Monday May 28, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 28, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1643  228   454   90   12   35   214   42   12  176   283  .276
Philadelphia    1518  212   413   83   12   36   201   41   16  171   214  .272
Montreal        1412  189   378   80   10   39   175   31   16  122   243  .268
St. Louis       1487  179   397   72   21   25   172   32   18  114   217  .267
Chicago         1470  189   391   70    9   44   174   11   10  138   199  .266
Pittsburgh      1459  194   386   76   17   43   171   37   19  118   220  .265
Los Angeles     1677  221   442   74   10   54   215   33   17  170   241  .264
Atlanta         1507  204   389   69    5   46   192   19   18  158   239  .258
Houston         1666  202   419   71   10   22   191   52   25  149   226  .252
San Diego       1650  190   398   56   14   28   176   17   19  173   205  .241
New York        1441  161   342   58    9   24   155   40   21  150   216  .237
San Francisco   1578  222   373   52   13   34   201   34   18  165   243  .236

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          45  175   28   65  18   1   1   23   7   3   25   10  .371
Dale Murphy (ATL)        39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        42  164   28   55  12   1   5   26  11   3   21   16  .335
Dave Winfield (SD)       49  188   26   63  13   5   8   33   2   3   20   18  .335
Ray Knight (CIN)         45  171   19   57  12   0   1   17   3   1   17   16  .333
George Foster (CIN)      39  149   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   38  .329
Gary Carter (MON)        37  131   25   43  10   0   8   26   1   1   16   15  .328
Omar Moreno (PIT)        42  175   27   56   5   6   2   21  18   8   12   22  .320
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    38  145   18   46   8   0   2   14   0   1   17   15  .317
Joe Morgan (CIN)         37  120   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   26   14  .317

 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         43  162   29   50   8   1   0   14   7   2   17   19  .309
Rowland Office        40   44    8   13   2   0   2    9   1   0    5    6  .296
Gary Matthews         45  180   31   53  13   2  11   31   5   3   19   23  .294
Barry Bonnell         42  144   19   39   6   1   6   19   1   1    8   17  .271
Bob Horner            12   44    6   11   0   0   4   12   0   0    5    7  .250
Pepe Frias            41  126   10   31   6   0   1   12   2   2    7   11  .246
Mike Lum              39  102   12   25   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   13  .245
Jeff Burroughs        45  161   20   39   7   0   4   16   0   2   27   27  .242
Glenn Hubbard         43  157   19   37   5   0   2   13   0   4   16   20  .236
Bruce Benedict        15   47    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   1    8    2  .192
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
Bill Buckner          42  185   22   54  13   4   5   26   3   1    6   10  .292
Dave Kingman          42  158   30   46   5   0  14   35   0   0   22   44  .291
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
Jerry Martin          41  152   20   42  11   0   5   22   0   0    8   17  .276
Bobby Murcer          38  123   16   33   3   1   6   17   0   3   21   14  .268
Ted Sizemore          42  145   16   38   7   0   2   13   1   0   16   13  .262
Mick Kelleher         11   27    4    7   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .259
Ivan DeJesus          40  166   27   41   8   1   2   11   5   4   14   23  .247
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Barry Foote           38  132    9   26   5   0   6   14   1   0    6   25  .197
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            15    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
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
Dave Collins          24   42    5   16   1   0   1    6   0   1    2    9  .381
Ray Knight            45  171   19   57  12   0   1   17   3   1   17   16  .333
Ken Henderson          3    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
George Foster         39  149   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   38  .329
Junior Kennedy        21   69   11   22   4   0   0    5   1   1    4    8  .319
Joe Morgan            37  120   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   26   14  .317
Dave Concepcion       45  192   35   59   8   3   5   26  10   2   18   16  .307
Ken Griffey           45  198   30   60  13   1   5   20  10   2   16   23  .303
Vic Correll           13   34    5   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .294
Dan Driessen          42  145   19   41   8   1   7   31   3   2   18   25  .283
Johnny Bench          39  133   18   32   5   0   3   23   3   0   27   24  .241
Cesar Geronimo        42  139   14   31   9   3   0   13   1   0    8   23  .223
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            13   22    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .091

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cruz             48  174   27   55  11   3   3   29  12   2   24   19  .316
Jeffrey Leonard       34   73   11   23   3   2   0   13   2   3    9   19  .315
Enos Cabell           49  195   21   59  11   0   4   30  14   6   10   21  .303
Craig Reynolds        45  186   24   52   6   2   0   15   5   2    4   13  .280
Terry Puhl            48  190   33   51   6   1   4   14   8  10   20   16  .268
Cesar Cedeno          42  137   20   35  12   0   3   18  10   1   27   14  .256
Julio Gonzalez        17   45    5   11   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .244
Bob Watson            46  160   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .244
Alan Ashby            39  130    8   30   6   1   1   19   0   0    9   26  .231
Denny Walling         19   18    4    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .222
Bruce Bochy           17   46    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .217
Art Howe              41  133   11   27   3   1   2   14   0   0    9   12  .203
Rafael Landestoy      38   31    8    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .194
Jimmy Sexton          18   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          21   16    5    7   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .438
Manny Mota            13   10    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .400
Von Joshua            28   47    8   17   3   0   3    7   0   1    0    7  .362
Steve Garvey          49  199   28   62  10   0   8   33   2   4    8   17  .312
Bill Russell          49  211   23   65  10   1   3   23   1   5    7   13  .308
Dusty Baker           47  181   29   55  12   1   5   22   3   2   16   19  .304
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               39  133   18   38   7   0   7   20   3   1   23   27  .286
Pedro Guerrero         7    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Derrel Thomas         40  102   12   29   6   2   1   12   4   1   12   11  .284
Gary Thomasson        39  124   14   34   2   1   5   20   2   0   19   22  .274
Reggie Smith          24   72   14   19   2   0   2   11   3   0   13   16  .264
Davey Lopes           49  200   40   47   9   4   9   18  13   2   24   30  .235
Joe Ferguson          35  108   12   21   4   0   6   25   0   0   25   24  .194
Johnny Oates           6    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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          14   27    3   10   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    4  .370
Lee Mazzilli          42  164   28   55  12   1   5   26  11   3   21   16  .335
Joel Youngblood       40  131   20   40   9   1   7   19   6   5   16   15  .305
Richie Hebner         37  138   16   40   5   1   3   26   1   1   19   16  .290
Bruce Boisclair       23   32    4    9   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    9  .281
Gil Flores            19   18    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    5  .278
Steve Henderson       40  146   20   40   5   1   2   16   8   2   22   26  .274
John Stearns          41  139   18   29   7   0   3   17   3   3   16   18  .209
Willie Montanez       39  150   15   31   8   0   2   12   0   1   14   16  .207
Frank Taveras         33  134   18   26   2   1   0    2  11   2   11   22  .194
Elliott Maddox        16   32    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .188
Ed Kranepool          18   27    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .185
Doug Flynn            42  142    8   26   2   1   1   15   0   1    7   13  .183
Ron Hodges            19   22    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .182
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
Pete Rose             45  175   28   65  18   1   1   23   7   3   25   10  .371
Ramon Aviles          18   46    7   16   2   0   0   12   0   0    6    6  .348
Mike Anderson         17   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Del Unser             28   51   10   16   3   0   0   10   2   0    3    8  .314
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          40  153   30   45  11   2   6   23   9   2    5   20  .294
Mike Schmidt          45  154   32   43   8   0  15   34   2   2   34   39  .279
Greg Luzinski         39  129   14   34   8   0   6   28   1   1   21   28  .264
Bob Boone             38  123   14   31   7   1   3   18   0   2   16    9  .252
Greg Gross            29   26    2    6   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .231
Bake McBride          43  165   25   38   3   3   4   18   9   2   12   18  .230
Tim McCarver          18   35    1    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    5    5  .229
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Rudy Meoli            21   56    2   11   4   1   0    6   1   0    7   11  .196
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
Omar Moreno           42  175   27   56   5   6   2   21  18   8   12   22  .320
Willie Stargell       28  100   12   32   6   0   9   25   0   0    8   29  .320
Dave Parker           42  165   30   51  11   3   6   17   8   1   17   27  .309
Mike Easler           14   10    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    4    1  .300
Tim Foli              26  100   12   29   5   0   0   14   1   1    7    3  .290
John Milner           33   87   12   24   5   1   6   20   2   1   17   10  .276
Bill Robinson         37  121   20   32   6   1   9   23   1   1    6   21  .265
Steve Nicosia         20   62    7   16   4   0   3    6   0   0    4    4  .258
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
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Phil Garner           39  136   21   32  11   1   2    8   2   4   14   28  .235
Lee Lacy              23   45    2   10   1   2   0    3   1   0    8    9  .222
Dale Berra            25   61    7   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    9    9  .213
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
Dave Winfield         49  188   26   63  13   5   8   33   2   3   20   18  .335
Fred Kendall          12   18    4    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .333
Broderick Perkins     36   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         45  171   27   48   7   2   2   14   5   3   15   17  .281
Bill Fahey            18   45    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    3  .267
Jerry Turner          48  177   18   46   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   20  .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
Gene Tenace           43  125   16   30   1   1   5   15   0   2   31   27  .240
Kurt Bevacqua         34   73    6   17   2   1   0   10   0   2   13    6  .233
Bill Almon            33   62    7   14   2   0   0    2   2   1    4   16  .226
Barry Evans           44  133    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .203
Mike Hargrove         44  109   14   21   4   0   0    6   0   2   25   10  .193
Ozzie Smith           47  167   19   27   3   1   0    7   7   3   16    8  .162

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         35   54    8   19   4   3   2   10   2   1    3   11  .352
Max Venable           19    9    5    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .333
Johnnie Lemaster      17   51    9   16   2   0   1    6   2   0    6    7  .314
Terry Whitfield       47  177   24   50   8   2   2   24   2   2   14   20  .283
Jack Clark            47  177   25   49   9   1   5   27   1   1   23   33  .277
Darrell Evans         48  173   28   46   5   1   5   21   3   3   20   17  .266
Willie McCovey        31   84    9   22   4   0   4   15   0   0    6   11  .262
Mike Ivie             34  110   12   26   1   1   5   21   2   0    8   25  .236
Billy North           44  137   33   31   3   0   1   10  11   8   35   27  .226
Rob Andrews           22   23    4    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .217
Bill Madlock          45  171   25   36   6   1   4   25   5   3   13   12  .211
Roger Metzger         37  115   12   23   3   4   0   16   4   0   10   10  .200
John Tamargo          25   51    5    9   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    7  .177
Mike Sadek            18   30    4    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    6  .167
Marc Hill             31   94   10   15   0   0   1    8   0   0   11   13  .160
Hector Cruz           10   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .071

 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)         211
  D. Lopes (LA)           200
  S. Garvey (LA)          199
  K. Griffey (CIN)        198
  E. Cabell (HOU)         195
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     192
  T. Puhl (HOU)           190
  D. Winfield (SD)        188
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       186
  B. Buckner (CHI)        185

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            40
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      35
  B. North (SF)            33
  T. Puhl (HOU)            33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  A. Dawson (MON)          31
  G. Matthews (ATL)        31
  K. Griffey (CIN)         30
  D. Kingman (CHI)         30
  G. Maddox (PHI)          30

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            65
  B. Russell (LA)          65
  D. Winfield (SD)         63
  S. Garvey (LA)           62
  K. Griffey (CIN)         60
  E. Cabell (HOU)          59
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      59
  R. Knight (CIN)          57
  O. Moreno (PIT)          56
  D. Baker (LA)            55

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  B. Buckner (CHI)          4
  A. Dawson (MON)           4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  R. Metzger (SF)           4
  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
  B. Robinson (PIT)         9
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  W. Stargell (PIT)         9
  G. Carter (MON)           8

RBI:

  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  D. Kingman (CHI)         35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  S. Garvey (LA)           33
  D. Winfield (SD)         33
  D. Driessen (CIN)        31
  G. Matthews (ATL)        31
  E. Cabell (HOU)          30
  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
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  B. North (SF)             8
  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)         34
  G. Tenace (SD)           31
  T. Simmons (STL)         29
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       27
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          27
  J. Morgan (CIN)          26
  J. Ferguson (LA)         25
  M. Hargrove (SD)         25

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         44
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         39
  G. Foster (CIN)          38
  J. Clark (SF)            33
  A. Dawson (MON)          30
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  W. Stargell (PIT)        29
  G. Templeton (STL)       29
  P. Garner (PIT)          28
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        28

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