Tuesday May 29, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 29, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1677  229   462   91   12   35   215   42   12  176   289  .276
Philadelphia    1550  212   419   83   12   36   201   42   16  172   220  .270
Montreal        1447  198   390   85   10   40   184   31   16  124   250  .270
Pittsburgh      1498  202   401   78   17   45   178   38   19  119   224  .268
St. Louis       1524  181   408   74   21   25   174   33   18  118   220  .268
Los Angeles     1714  227   455   75   10   56   221   34   17  175   246  .266
Chicago         1502  189   396   70    9   44   174   11   10  141   205  .264
Atlanta         1572  209   401   71    5   47   193   19   19  159   251  .255
Houston         1695  204   426   71   11   22   193   54   26  152   230  .251
San Diego       1708  199   416   59   16   30   184   17   19  179   211  .244
New York        1477  167   356   63    9   24   161   40   22  151   220  .241
San Francisco   1616  227   386   52   14   34   206   34   18  168   253  .239

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          46  178   28   65  18   1   1   23   7   3   26   11  .365
Dave Winfield (SD)       51  195   29   68  13   5   9   34   2   3   21   18  .349
Dale Murphy (ATL)        39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        43  168   29   57  13   1   5   26  11   3   21   16  .339
Ray Knight (CIN)         46  175   19   58  12   0   1   17   3   1   17   17  .331
George Foster (CIN)      39  149   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   38  .329
Omar Moreno (PIT)        43  180   28   58   5   6   2   23  18   8   12   23  .322
Gary Carter (MON)        38  135   26   43  10   0   8   26   1   1   16   15  .319
Dave Parker (PIT)        43  170   32   54  13   3   7   20   8   1   17   27  .318
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    38  145   18   46   8   0   2   14   0   1   17   15  .317

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        21   24    7    9   4   0   2    8   0   0    3    6  .375
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Joe Nolan             14   22    2    7   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .318
Jerry Royster         45  169   31   53   9   1   0   14   7   3   18   20  .314
Rowland Office        41   47    9   14   2   0   2    9   1   0    5    6  .298
Gary Matthews         46  184   31   53  13   2  11   31   5   3   19   24  .288
Barry Bonnell         43  148   20   40   6   1   7   20   1   1    8   17  .270
Bob Horner            14   52    7   13   1   0   4   12   0   0    5    8  .250
Brian Asselstine       1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Pepe Frias            42  129   10   32   6   0   1   12   2   2    7   11  .248
Mike Lum              40  103   12   25   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   14  .243
Jeff Burroughs        46  165   20   39   7   0   4   16   0   2   27   28  .236
Glenn Hubbard         45  165   19   38   5   0   2   13   0   4   16   22  .230
Bruce Benedict        16   50    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   1    8    2  .180
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         20   36    5    4   2   0   0    4   1   0    4   14  .111
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         27   49    6   18   4   0   0    7   0   1    1    5  .367
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          43  189   22   54  13   4   5   26   3   1    6   10  .286
Dave Kingman          43  161   30   46   5   0  14   35   0   0   23   46  .286
Mike Vail             21   36    6   10   1   1   2    7   0   0    5    5  .278
Mick Kelleher         12   29    4    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .276
Jerry Martin          42  156   20   43  11   0   5   22   0   0    8   18  .276
Larry Biittner        18   15    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .267
Bobby Murcer          39  126   16   33   3   1   6   17   0   3   22   14  .262
Ted Sizemore          43  149   16   39   7   0   2   13   1   0   16   14  .262
Ivan DeJesus          41  169   27   42   8   1   2   11   5   4   15   23  .249
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Barry Foote           39  136    9   27   5   0   6   14   1   0    6   25  .199
Tim Blackwell         11   22    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    9    5  .182
Steve Dillard         12    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            46  175   19   58  12   0   1   17   3   1   17   17  .331
George Foster         39  149   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   38  .329
Joe Morgan            37  120   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   26   14  .317
Junior Kennedy        22   73   11   23   4   0   0    5   1   1    4    8  .315
Dave Concepcion       46  196   35   60   8   3   5   26  10   2   18   17  .306
Ken Griffey           46  202   30   60  13   1   5   20  10   2   16   23  .297
Vic Correll           13   34    5   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .294
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Dan Driessen          43  149   19   41   8   1   7   31   3   2   18   26  .275
Johnny Bench          40  137   19   35   6   0   3   23   3   0   27   24  .256
Cesar Geronimo        43  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            14   25    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .120

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cruz             49  177   27   56  11   4   3   30  12   2   25   19  .316
Jeffrey Leonard       35   76   11   24   3   2   0   13   2   3    9   20  .316
Enos Cabell           50  196   21   59  11   0   4   30  14   6   10   21  .301
Craig Reynolds        46  190   25   54   6   2   0   15   6   2    4   13  .284
Cesar Cedeno          43  140   21   37  12   0   3   18  11   1   28   15  .264
Denny Walling         20   19    4    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    2  .263
Terry Puhl            49  194   33   51   6   1   4   14   8  10   20   16  .263
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            40  133    8   30   6   1   1   19   0   0    9   26  .226
Bruce Bochy           17   46    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .217
Art Howe              42  135   11   27   3   1   2   14   0   0    9   12  .200
Rafael Landestoy      39   33    8    6   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    3  .182
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            14   11    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .364
Von Joshua            29   47    8   17   3   0   3    7   0   1    0    7  .362
Dusty Baker           48  186   30   58  12   1   6   24   3   2   16   20  .312
Steve Garvey          50  203   28   63  10   0   8   33   2   4    9   17  .310
Bill Russell          50  215   24   66  10   1   3   23   1   5    8   13  .307
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               40  136   19   39   7   0   8   22   3   1   23   28  .287
Pedro Guerrero         7    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Derrel Thomas         41  106   12   30   6   2   1   12   4   1   12   12  .283
Gary Thomasson        40  125   14   35   2   1   5   20   2   0   19   22  .280
Reggie Smith          25   76   16   21   3   0   2   12   3   0   14   16  .276
Davey Lopes           50  204   41   48   9   4   9   18  14   2   25   31  .235
Joe Ferguson          36  111   12   21   4   0   6   25   0   0   26   25  .189
Steve Yeager          34   92    8   16   2   1   4   12   0   0   10   16  .174
Johnny Oates           6    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
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           38  135   26   43  10   0   8   26   1   1   16   15  .319
Warren Cromartie      42  178   28   56  12   3   4   18   2   2    7   20  .315
Jerry White           22   41    5   12   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .293
Tony Perez            38  143   20   41   8   1   5   25   1   0   12   27  .287
Larry Parrish         38  131   13   37  15   0   1   11   3   1   11   28  .282
Jim Mason              9   18    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    3  .278
Andre Dawson          42  174   31   47   9   4  11   27   7   3    8   31  .270
Tommy Hutton          20   15    6    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .267
Ellis Valentine       38  143   17   37   5   1   5   29   4   3   11   19  .259
Chris Speier          41  135   12   34   8   0   2   12   0   0   17   17  .252
Rodney Scott          42  167   23   39   5   0   1   16  10   4   22   26  .234
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          43  168   29   57  13   1   5   26  11   3   21   16  .339
Joel Youngblood       41  135   20   42   9   1   7   19   6   6   17   16  .311
Richie Hebner         38  141   16   41   6   1   3   28   1   1   19   16  .291
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       41  150   21   41   6   1   2   17   8   2   22   26  .273
Willie Montanez       40  154   16   33   9   0   2   13   0   1   14   16  .214
John Stearns          42  143   19   30   8   0   3   18   3   3   16   19  .210
Frank Taveras         34  139   20   28   2   1   0    2  11   2   11   22  .201
Doug Flynn            43  146    8   28   2   1   1   16   0   1    7   13  .192
Elliott Maddox        17   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
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             46  178   28   65  18   1   1   23   7   3   26   11  .365
Mike Anderson         17   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Ramon Aviles          19   49    7   16   2   0   0   12   0   0    6    7  .327
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          41  156   30   46  11   2   6   23  10   2    5   20  .295
Mike Schmidt          46  158   32   44   8   0  15   34   2   2   34   39  .279
Greg Luzinski         40  133   14   35   8   0   6   28   1   1   21   28  .263
Greg Gross            30   27    2    7   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .259
Bob Boone             39  127   14   32   7   1   3   18   0   2   16   11  .252
Bake McBride          44  169   25   39   3   3   4   18   9   2   12   18  .231
Tim McCarver          19   36    1    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    5    5  .222
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Rudy Meoli            22   59    2   11   4   1   0    6   1   0    7   13  .186
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          2    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       29  105   12   34   6   0   9   26   0   0    8   31  .324
Omar Moreno           43  180   28   58   5   6   2   23  18   8   12   23  .322
Dave Parker           43  170   32   54  13   3   7   20   8   1   17   27  .318
Mike Easler           14   10    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    4    1  .300
Tim Foli              27  105   14   31   5   0   0   14   1   1    7    3  .295
John Milner           33   87   12   24   5   1   6   20   2   1   17   10  .276
Bill Robinson         38  124   20   33   6   1   9   23   2   1    7   21  .266
Steve Nicosia         21   66    8   17   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           40  140   22   34  11   1   3    9   2   4   14   29  .243
Lee Lacy              23   45    2   10   1   2   0    3   1   0    8    9  .222
Dale Berra            26   65    8   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    9    9  .200
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         51  195   29   68  13   5   9   34   2   3   21   18  .349
Fred Kendall          12   18    4    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .333
Don Reynolds          20   26    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    4    4  .308
Broderick Perkins     37   59    6   18   0   0   0    8   0   0    4    7  .305
Gene Richards         47  177   29   49   7   2   2   14   5   3   18   17  .277
Jerry Turner          50  185   19   50   8   1   4   26   0   0   13   21  .270
Dan Briggs            29   58   12   15   3   1   2   12   0   1    6    9  .259
Bill Fahey            19   48    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    4  .250
Fernando Gonzalez     44  143   14   35   5   1   5   15   0   0    8   12  .245
Gene Tenace           44  128   17   31   1   2   5   17   0   2   32   27  .242
Kurt Bevacqua         35   76    6   18   2   1   0   10   0   2   13    6  .237
Bill Almon            35   65    8   15   2   0   0    2   2   1    5   17  .231
Barry Evans           45  136    7   28   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .206
Mike Hargrove         45  113   14   23   5   0   0    7   0   2   25   11  .204
Ozzie Smith           49  174   19   28   3   1   0    8   7   3   16    9  .161

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         36   58    8   21   4   3   2   11   2   1    4   12  .362
Max Venable           19    9    5    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .333
Johnnie Lemaster      18   52    9   16   2   0   1    6   2   0    6    7  .308
Terry Whitfield       48  178   24   50   8   2   2   24   2   2   14   21  .281
Jack Clark            48  182   26   50   9   1   5   27   1   1   23   34  .275
Willie McCovey        32   89   10   24   4   0   4   15   0   0    6   13  .270
Darrell Evans         49  178   29   47   5   1   5   21   3   3   20   18  .264
Rob Andrews           23   27    4    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .259
Mike Ivie             35  111   12   27   1   1   5   22   2   0    8   25  .243
Billy North           45  141   34   33   3   1   1   11  11   8   36   28  .234
Bill Madlock          46  172   25   37   6   1   4   27   5   3   13   12  .215
Roger Metzger         38  117   12   23   3   4   0   16   4   0   10   11  .197
Mike Sadek            19   32    4    6   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    6  .188
John Tamargo          25   51    5    9   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    7  .177
Marc Hill             32   95   11   15   0   0   1    8   0   0   12   13  .158
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             33  114   14   41   1   2   2   11   4   4    4   16  .360
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       42  141   18   42  13   1   3   19   1   0   13   21  .298
Ted Simmons           42  143   25   41   9   0   9   25   0   0   30    7  .287
Keith Hernandez       43  175   25   50  13   3   4   29   1   2   14   21  .286
Ken Oberkfell         26   53   11   15   2   1   1    4   1   0    5    6  .283
Tony Scott            42  174   21   49   6   7   0   20  15   2    8   24  .282
Dane Iorg             26   64    6   18   2   1   1    6   1   1    6    7  .281
Garry Templeton       41  165   19   46   3   3   0   10   6   4    4   30  .279
Ken Reitz             43  166    9   43  14   0   2   24   1   0    7   24  .259
Jerry Mumphrey        27   36    8    9   1   0   0    1   1   2    2    6  .250
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)         215
  D. Lopes (LA)           204
  S. Garvey (LA)          203
  K. Griffey (CIN)        202
  E. Cabell (HOU)         196
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     196
  D. Winfield (SD)        195
  T. Puhl (HOU)           194
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       190
  B. Buckner (CHI)        189

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            41
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      35
  B. North (SF)            34
  T. Puhl (HOU)            33
  D. Parker (PIT)          32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  A. Dawson (MON)          31
  G. Matthews (ATL)        31
  J. Royster (ATL)         31
  D. Baker (LA)            30

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         68
  B. Russell (LA)          66
  P. Rose (PHI)            65
  S. Garvey (LA)           63
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      60
  K. Griffey (CIN)         60
  E. Cabell (HOU)          59
  D. Baker (LA)            58
  R. Knight (CIN)          58
  O. Moreno (PIT)          58

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            18
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  K. Reitz (STL)           14
  B. Buckner (CHI)         13
  K. Griffey (CIN)         13
  G. Hendrick (STL)        13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  G. Matthews (ATL)        13
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         13
  J. Morgan (CIN)          13

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  B. Buckner (CHI)          4
  J. Cruz (HOU)             4
  A. Dawson (MON)           4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  R. Metzger (SF)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  W. Cromartie (MON)        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
  D. Winfield (SD)          9

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          18
  T. Scott (STL)           15
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  D. Lopes (LA)            14
  F. Taveras (NY)          13
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  B. North (SF)            11

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            36
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Tenace (SD)           32
  T. Simmons (STL)         30
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          28
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       27
  J. Ferguson (LA)         26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          26
  P. Rose (PHI)            26

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         46
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         39
  G. Foster (CIN)          38
  J. Clark (SF)            34
  A. Dawson (MON)          31
  D. Lopes (LA)            31
  W. Stargell (PIT)        31
  G. Templeton (STL)       30
  P. Garner (PIT)          29
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       28


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