Sunday May 27, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 27, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1597  225   445   89   12   34   211   41   10  171   277  .279
Philadelphia    1484  211   402   80   12   36   200   39   15  168   210  .271
Montreal        1412  189   378   80   10   39   175   31   16  122   243  .268
Chicago         1435  185   384   69    8   42   170   10   10  136   196  .268
St. Louis       1487  179   397   72   21   25   172   32   18  114   217  .267
Pittsburgh      1425  188   377   74   17   42   165   36   18  115   218  .265
Los Angeles     1628  219   430   71   10   53   213   33   17  164   236  .264
Atlanta         1475  200   383   68    5   45   188   18   17  155   235  .260
Houston         1632  198   411   70   10   22   187   51   25  148   221  .252
San Diego       1620  185   390   55   14   28   171   15   19  166   201  .241
New York        1407  160   335   58    9   24   154   39   21  146   209  .238
San Francisco   1544  221   365   49   13   34   200   33   18  164   236  .236

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          44  171   28   62  18   1   1   22   7   2   25   10  .363
Dale Murphy (ATL)        39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
George Foster (CIN)      38  145   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   36  .338
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        41  163   28   55  12   1   5   26  11   3   21   16  .337
Gary Carter (MON)        37  131   25   43  10   0   8   26   1   1   16   15  .328
Dave Winfield (SD)       48  184   26   60  13   5   8   30   2   3   20   18  .326
Ray Knight (CIN)         44  166   19   54  12   0   1   15   2   1   17   16  .325
Steve Garvey (LA)        48  194   28   62  10   0   8   33   2   4    8   16  .320
Jose Cruz (HOU)          47  170   26   54  11   3   3   29  12   2   24   18  .318
Omar Moreno (PIT)        41  170   27   54   5   6   2   21  18   7   12   22  .318

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        20   20    7    9   4   0   2    8   0   0    3    5  .450
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Joe Nolan             13   18    2    6   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .333
Jerry Royster         42  158   29   48   8   1   0   14   7   2   17   19  .304
Gary Matthews         44  177   30   53  13   2  11   31   4   3   18   22  .299
Rowland Office        39   44    8   13   2   0   2    9   1   0    5    6  .296
Bob Horner            11   40    6   11   0   0   4   11   0   0    5    6  .275
Barry Bonnell         41  140   18   38   5   1   6   19   1   1    8   17  .271
Pepe Frias            40  122   10   31   6   0   1   12   2   1    7   11  .254
Mike Lum              39  102   12   25   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   13  .245
Jeff Burroughs        44  158   19   38   7   0   4   16   0   2   26   26  .241
Glenn Hubbard         42  153   18   36   5   0   1   10   0   4   16   19  .235
Bruce Benedict        14   43    2    8   2   0   0    3   0   1    8    2  .186
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         19   33    5    3   2   0   0    4   1   0    4   14  .091
Bob Beall             12    9    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Scot Thompson         26   48    6   18   4   0   0    7   0   1    1    4  .375
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Steve Ontiveros       38  145   18   46   8   0   2   14   0   1   17   15  .317
Mick Kelleher         10   23    4    7   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .304
Dave Kingman          41  154   30   46   5   0  14   35   0   0   22   44  .299
Mike Vail             20   35    6   10   1   1   2    7   0   0    5    5  .286
Larry Biittner        17   14    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .286
Bill Buckner          41  181   22   51  12   3   5   25   3   1    6   10  .282
Jerry Martin          40  149   19   41  11   0   5   22   0   0    7   16  .275
Ted Sizemore          41  142   16   38   7   0   2   13   1   0   15   13  .268
Bobby Murcer          37  119   14   31   3   1   4   14   0   3   21   13  .261
Ivan DeJesus          39  161   26   41   8   1   2   11   4   4   14   23  .255
Barry Foote           37  128    9   26   5   0   6   14   1   0    6   25  .203
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tim Blackwell         11   22    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    9    5  .182
Steve Dillard         11    7    4    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .143
Sam Mejias            14    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Miguel Dilone          1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Harry Spilman          1    4    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ken Henderson          2    2    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Dave Collins          24   42    5   16   1   0   1    6   0   1    2    9  .381
George Foster         38  145   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   36  .338
Ray Knight            44  166   19   54  12   0   1   15   2   1   17   16  .325
Junior Kennedy        20   65   11   21   4   0   0    5   1   1    4    7  .323
Joe Morgan            36  118   25   37  13   1   3   11  11   0   26   14  .314
Dave Concepcion       44  186   34   58   8   3   5   26  10   2   18   16  .312
Ken Griffey           44  193   29   59  12   1   5   20  10   1   15   23  .306
Vic Correll           12   30    5    9   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .300
Dan Driessen          41  142   18   40   8   1   6   30   3   2   15   25  .282
Johnny Bench          38  132   18   32   5   0   3   23   3   0   27   24  .242
Cesar Geronimo        41  137   14   31   9   3   0   13   1   0    8   23  .226
Arturo DeFreitas      13   18    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .222
Champ Summers         27   60   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   13   15  .200
Rick Auerbach         16   25    3    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .160
Paul Blair            12   17    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .118

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       33   69   11   22   3   2   0   13   2   3    9   17  .319
Jose Cruz             47  170   26   54  11   3   3   29  12   2   24   18  .318
Enos Cabell           48  191   21   57  11   0   4   29  14   6   10   21  .298
Craig Reynolds        44  183   23   51   6   2   0   14   5   2    4   13  .279
Terry Puhl            47  187   31   50   5   1   4   14   7  10   19   16  .267
Cesar Cedeno          41  133   20   35  12   0   3   17  10   1   27   14  .263
Bob Watson            45  159   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .245
Julio Gonzalez        16   42    5   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .238
Denny Walling         18   17    4    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .235
Alan Ashby            39  130    8   30   6   1   1   19   0   0    9   26  .231
Bruce Bochy           16   42    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .214
Art Howe              40  133   11   27   3   1   2   14   0   0    9   12  .203
Rafael Landestoy      37   30    8    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .200
Jimmy Sexton          17   15    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .133
Jesus Alou            16   15    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Martinez          20   15    5    7   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .467
Manny Mota            12    9    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .444
Von Joshua            27   47    8   17   3   0   3    7   0   1    0    7  .362
Pedro Guerrero         6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Steve Garvey          48  194   28   62  10   0   8   33   2   4    8   16  .320
Bill Russell          48  204   23   64   9   1   3   23   1   5    7   13  .314
Dusty Baker           46  177   29   54  12   1   5   22   3   2   15   19  .305
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               38  129   18   37   7   0   7   20   3   1   23   27  .287
Gary Thomasson        38  119   14   33   2   1   5   20   2   0   18   21  .277
Derrel Thomas         39  100   11   27   5   2   1   12   4   1   12   11  .270
Reggie Smith          23   66   13   16   2   0   1   10   3   0   12   15  .242
Davey Lopes           48  193   40   45   8   4   9   17  13   2   24   30  .233
Joe Ferguson          34  104   12   21   4   0   6   25   0   0   24   23  .202
Johnny Oates           5    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Steve Yeager          33   91    8   15   2   1   4   11   0   0   10   16  .165
Vic Davalillo         15   13    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .077

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Cash              9    7    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .429
Tony Solaita          12   19    4    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    9  .421
Gary Carter           37  131   25   43  10   0   8   26   1   1   16   15  .328
Warren Cromartie      41  174   26   54  11   3   4   16   2   2    7   20  .310
Larry Parrish         37  127   12   36  15   0   1   11   3   1   11   27  .284
Jerry White           21   39    5   11   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .282
Jim Mason              9   18    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    3  .278
Andre Dawson          41  172   31   47   9   4  11   27   7   3    8   30  .273
Tony Perez            37  140   19   38   6   1   5   24   1   0   11   27  .271
Tommy Hutton          19   15    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .267
Chris Speier          40  131   12   33   7   0   2   10   0   0   17   16  .252
Ellis Valentine       37  139   16   35   4   1   4   25   4   3   11   18  .252
Rodney Scott          41  163   22   38   5   0   1   16  10   4   21   26  .233
Duffy Dyer             6   14    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .214
Ken Macha             11   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .077

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Trevino          13   24    3   10   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    3  .417
Lee Mazzilli          41  163   28   55  12   1   5   26  11   3   21   16  .337
Joel Youngblood       39  127   20   40   9   1   7   19   5   5   16   15  .315
Bruce Boisclair       22   31    4    9   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    9  .290
Richie Hebner         36  135   16   39   5   1   3   26   1   1   18   16  .289
Steve Henderson       39  143   20   40   5   1   2   16   8   2   21   26  .280
Gil Flores            19   18    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    5  .278
John Stearns          40  137   17   28   7   0   3   17   3   3   14   17  .204
Frank Taveras         32  129   18   26   2   1   0    2  11   2   11   19  .202
Willie Montanez       38  149   15   30   8   0   2   12   0   1   14   16  .201
Ed Kranepool          18   27    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .185
Elliott Maddox        15   27    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    5    6  .185
Ron Hodges            19   22    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .182
Doug Flynn            41  138    8   25   2   1   1   15   0   1    7   13  .181
Kelvin Chapman        20   47    4    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    5    7  .149
Tim Foli               3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ramon Aviles          17   43    7   16   2   0   0   12   0   0    6    6  .372
Pete Rose             44  171   28   62  18   1   1   22   7   2   25   10  .363
Mike Anderson         17   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Del Unser             27   49   10   15   3   0   0   10   1   0    3    7  .306
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            40  159   27   48   6   2   0    8   6   3   16    9  .302
Garry Maddox          39  150   29   43  11   2   6   23   8   2    5   19  .287
Mike Schmidt          44  152   32   42   8   0  15   34   2   2   32   39  .276
Greg Luzinski         38  125   14   33   7   0   6   28   1   1   21   27  .264
Bob Boone             37  119   14   30   7   1   3   18   0   2   16    9  .252
Greg Gross            28   25    2    6   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .240
Bake McBride          42  160   25   37   2   3   4   18   9   2   12   17  .231
Tim McCarver          17   34    1    7   2   1   0    3   0   0    5    5  .206
Rudy Meoli            20   54    2   11   4   1   0    6   1   0    6   11  .204
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Jose Cardenal         10   19    3    3   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .158
Lonnie Smith           5    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .000
Pete Mackanin          5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bud Harrelson          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Matt Alexander        15    3    4    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0  .667
Willie Stargell       28  100   12   32   6   0   9   25   0   0    8   29  .320
Omar Moreno           41  170   27   54   5   6   2   21  18   7   12   22  .318
Dave Parker           41  161   29   50  10   3   6   17   8   1   17   27  .311
Mike Easler           14   10    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    4    1  .300
Tim Foli              25   96   11   28   5   0   0   14   0   1    7    3  .292
John Milner           32   87   11   24   5   1   6   20   2   1   16   10  .276
Steve Nicosia         19   59    6   16   4   0   3    6   0   0    3    3  .271
Ed Ott                29  106   10   27   5   1   3   10   0   0    1   11  .255
Rennie Stennett       34  124   12   31   6   1   0    8   1   1    9   12  .250
Bill Robinson         36  117   18   29   5   1   8   20   1   1    6   21  .248
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Phil Garner           38  133   21   32  11   1   2    8   2   4   13   28  .241
Lee Lacy              22   42    2   10   1   2   0    3   1   0    8    9  .238
Dale Berra            24   57    7   12   3   0   1    4   0   0    9    9  .211
Manny Sanguillen      14   17    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .177

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Kendall          11   16    2    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Dave Winfield         48  184   26   60  13   5   8   30   2   3   20   18  .326
Broderick Perkins     35   56    6   18   0   0   0    8   0   0    4    7  .321
Don Reynolds          20   26    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    4    4  .308
Gene Richards         44  168   25   47   7   2   2   14   4   3   13   17  .280
Bill Fahey            18   45    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    3  .267
Jerry Turner          47  173   18   45   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   19  .260
Dan Briggs            28   58   11   15   3   1   2   12   0   1    6    9  .259
Fernando Gonzalez     43  140   14   35   5   1   5   15   0   0    8   12  .250
Kurt Bevacqua         33   69    6   17   2   1   0   10   0   2   13    5  .246
Gene Tenace           43  125   16   30   1   1   5   15   0   2   31   27  .240
Bill Almon            32   58    7   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    4   15  .224
Barry Evans           43  133    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .203
Mike Hargrove         43  107   13   21   4   0   0    6   0   2   23   10  .196
Ozzie Smith           46  163   19   26   3   1   0    7   7   3   15    8  .160

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           19    9    5    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .333
Johnnie Lemaster      16   48    9   15   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    7  .313
Larry Herndon         34   50    8   15   2   3   2   10   2   1    3   11  .300
Jack Clark            46  173   25   49   9   1   5   27   1   1   23   33  .283
Terry Whitfield       47  177   24   50   8   2   2   24   2   2   14   20  .283
Darrell Evans         47  169   28   46   5   1   5   21   3   3   20   15  .272
Willie McCovey        31   84    9   22   4   0   4   15   0   0    6   11  .262
Mike Ivie             33  106   12   25   1   1   5   20   2   0    8   23  .236
Billy North           43  136   32   30   3   0   1   10  11   8   35   27  .221
Rob Andrews           22   23    4    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .217
Bill Madlock          44  167   25   36   6   1   4   25   5   3   13   11  .216
Roger Metzger         37  115   12   23   3   4   0   16   4   0   10   10  .200
Mike Sadek            17   26    4    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    5  .192
John Tamargo          25   51    5    9   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    7  .177
Marc Hill             31   94   10   15   0   0   1    8   0   0   11   13  .160
Hector Cruz            9   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Brock             32  109   14   41   1   2   2   11   4   4    4   14  .376
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Mike Phillips         15   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
George Hendrick       41  136   17   41  12   1   3   19   1   0   13   21  .302
Ted Simmons           41  139   25   41   9   0   9   25   0   0   29    7  .295
Dane Iorg             25   63    6   18   2   1   1    6   1   1    6    7  .286
Ken Oberkfell         25   49   11   14   2   1   1    4   1   0    5    6  .286
Garry Templeton       40  161   19   45   3   3   0   10   6   4    3   29  .280
Tony Scott            41  170   20   47   6   7   0   20  14   2    7   24  .277
Keith Hernandez       42  171   25   47  12   3   4   29   1   2   13   21  .275
Jerry Mumphrey        27   36    8    9   1   0   0    1   1   2    2    6  .250
Ken Reitz             42  162    9   40  14   0   2   22   1   0    7   24  .247
Mike Tyson            34   92    8   22   7   1   2   12   2   1    6   15  .239
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Bernie Carbo          18   14    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .143
Roger Freed           14   10    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .100
Steve Swisher          9   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .077

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         204
  S. Garvey (LA)          194
  K. Griffey (CIN)        193
  D. Lopes (LA)           193
  E. Cabell (HOU)         191
  T. Puhl (HOU)           187
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     186
  D. Winfield (SD)        184
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       183
  B. Buckner (CHI)        181

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            40
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      34
  B. North (SF)            32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  A. Dawson (MON)          31
  T. Puhl (HOU)            31
  D. Kingman (CHI)         30
  G. Matthews (ATL)        30
  D. Baker (LA)            29
  K. Griffey (CIN)         29

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)          64
  S. Garvey (LA)           62
  P. Rose (PHI)            62
  D. Winfield (SD)         60
  K. Griffey (CIN)         59
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      58
  E. Cabell (HOU)          57
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         55
  D. Baker (LA)            54
  W. Cromartie (MON)       54

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            18
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  K. Reitz (STL)           14
  G. Matthews (ATL)        13
  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  D. Baker (LA)            12
  B. Buckner (CHI)         12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  A. Dawson (MON)           4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  R. Metzger (SF)           4
  B. Buckner (CHI)          3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  W. Cromartie (MON)        3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  D. Kingman (CHI)         14
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  G. Matthews (ATL)        11
  D. Lopes (LA)             9
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  W. Stargell (PIT)         9
  G. Carter (MON)           8
  S. Garvey (LA)            8

RBI:

  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  D. Kingman (CHI)         35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  S. Garvey (LA)           33
  G. Matthews (ATL)        31
  D. Driessen (CIN)        30
  D. Winfield (SD)         30
  E. Cabell (HOU)          29
  J. Cruz (HOU)            29

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          18
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  T. Scott (STL)           14
  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  F. Taveras (NY)          13
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  B. North (SF)            11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            10
  B. North (SF)             8
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  B. Russell (LA)           5
  J. Youngblood (NY)        5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  S. Garvey (LA)            4

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  G. Tenace (SD)           31
  T. Simmons (STL)         29
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          27
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          26
  P. Rose (PHI)            25
  J. Cruz (HOU)            24

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         44
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         39
  G. Foster (CIN)          36
  J. Clark (SF)            33
  A. Dawson (MON)          30
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  W. Stargell (PIT)        29
  G. Templeton (STL)       29
  P. Garner (PIT)          28
  R. Cey (LA)              27


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