Thursday May 31, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 31, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1595  197   440   78   23   29   189   38   18  123   230  .276
Pittsburgh      1577  215   431   84   18   47   191   39   19  126   237  .273
Cincinnati      1742  232   475   92   12   35   217   44   13  182   294  .273
Los Angeles     1785  245   480   82   11   59   239   34   17  183   255  .269
Philadelphia    1613  212   431   87   12   36   201   42   17  175   231  .267
Montreal        1500  201   398   86   10   41   187   31   16  125   257  .265
Chicago         1570  194   409   71    9   47   178   12   10  148   215  .261
Houston         1759  213   445   71   12   24   202   57   26  157   237  .253
Atlanta         1631  212   410   72    5   47   196   19   19  162   265  .251
New York        1555  176   384   69    9   25   170   43   22  155   229  .247
San Diego       1772  212   435   65   16   32   197   18   19  183   219  .246
San Francisco   1693  242   414   52   14   35   221   38   19  175   267  .245

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          48  186   28   66  19   1   1   23   7   3   26   12  .355
Dave Winfield (SD)       53  201   31   71  13   5  11   41   2   3   22   18  .353
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        45  174   29   61  14   1   5   26  12   3   23   16  .351
Dale Murphy (ATL)        39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Ray Knight (CIN)         48  182   19   60  12   0   1   17   3   2   18   18  .330
George Foster (CIN)      40  150   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   38  .327
Omar Moreno (PIT)        45  190   29   62   5   6   2   24  19   8   12   23  .326
George Hendrick (STL)    44  149   19   48  13   1   4   21   2   0   13   21  .322
Steve Garvey (LA)        52  212   31   67  11   0   9   37   2   4    9   17  .316
Warren Cromartie (MON)   44  184   28   58  12   3   4   19   2   2    7   20  .315

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        22   25    7    9   4   0   2    8   0   0    3    6  .360
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Joe Nolan             15   25    2    8   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .320
Jerry Royster         47  176   32   55  10   1   0   15   7   3   19   21  .313
Gary Matthews         48  192   32   56  13   2  11   31   5   3   19   26  .292
Rowland Office        42   51    9   14   2   0   2    9   1   0    5    8  .275
Barry Bonnell         44  152   20   41   6   1   7   21   1   1    8   18  .270
Bob Horner            14   52    7   13   1   0   4   12   0   0    5    8  .250
Pepe Frias            44  135   10   33   6   0   1   12   2   2    7   12  .244
Mike Lum              42  110   12   25   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   17  .227
Jeff Burroughs        48  172   20   39   7   0   4   16   0   2   28   29  .227
Glenn Hubbard         47  171   19   38   5   0   2   14   0   4   16   22  .222
Brian Asselstine       2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Bruce Benedict        17   53    3   10   2   0   0    3   0   1    9    3  .189
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         28   53    6   18   4   0   0    7   0   1    2    6  .340
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Larry Biittner        19   19    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .316
Steve Ontiveros       40  150   18   47   8   0   2   14   0   1   18   17  .313
Mike Vail             22   37    6   11   1   1   2    8   0   0    5    5  .297
Dave Kingman          45  166   31   47   5   0  15   36   0   0   23   48  .283
Bill Buckner          45  197   22   54  13   4   5   26   3   1    7   11  .274
Jerry Martin          43  159   20   43  11   0   5   22   0   0    9   18  .270
Bobby Murcer          41  135   17   35   3   1   7   18   0   3   22   14  .259
Mick Kelleher         14   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Ted Sizemore          44  153   16   39   7   0   2   13   1   0   16   16  .255
Ivan DeJesus          43  177   27   44   8   1   2   11   6   4   15   23  .249
Barry Foote           41  144    9   30   5   0   6   14   1   0    6   25  .208
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tim Blackwell         12   23    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    9    5  .174
Sam Mejias            15    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
Steve Dillard         14    9    4    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    3  .111
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          26   50    6   17   1   0   1    6   1   1    2   10  .340
Ray Knight            48  182   19   60  12   0   1   17   3   2   18   18  .330
George Foster         40  150   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   38  .327
Joe Morgan            37  120   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   26   14  .317
Dave Concepcion       47  200   35   61   8   3   5   26  10   2   18   17  .305
Junior Kennedy        24   80   11   24   4   0   0    5   2   1    5    8  .300
Vic Correll           13   34    5   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .294
Ken Griffey           48  208   30   60  13   1   5   20  10   2   18   23  .289
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Arturo DeFreitas      14   19    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .263
Dan Driessen          45  156   19   41   8   1   7   31   3   2   19   26  .263
Johnny Bench          42  145   20   37   6   0   3   23   3   0   27   26  .255
Cesar Geronimo        45  146   15   34  10   3   0   15   1   0    9   23  .233
Champ Summers         27   60   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   13   15  .200
Rick Auerbach         18   30    3    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .167
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
Jeffrey Leonard       37   84   12   29   3   2   0   13   4   3    9   21  .345
Jose Cruz             51  185   28   57  11   4   4   33  12   2   25   20  .308
Enos Cabell           50  196   21   59  11   0   4   30  14   6   10   21  .301
Craig Reynolds        48  198   26   56   6   2   0   15   6   2    4   13  .283
Cesar Cedeno          45  146   23   39  12   0   4   21  11   1   30   15  .267
Julio Gonzalez        18   49    5   13   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .265
Denny Walling         20   19    4    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    2  .263
Terry Puhl            51  202   34   52   6   1   4   15   8  10   20   17  .257
Bob Watson            46  160   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .244
Alan Ashby            42  140    9   32   6   1   1   19   0   0    9   27  .229
Bruce Bochy           17   46    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .217
Art Howe              44  142   12   29   3   2   2   15   0   0   10   12  .204
Rafael Landestoy      40   35    9    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    6    3  .171
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          23   19    6    8   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .421
Von Joshua            30   48    9   18   3   1   3    7   0   1    0    7  .375
Manny Mota            14   11    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .364
Steve Garvey          52  212   31   67  11   0   9   37   2   4    9   17  .316
Dusty Baker           50  194   32   61  14   1   6   26   3   2   17   21  .314
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Bill Russell          52  222   25   67  10   1   3   23   1   5    8   14  .302
Derrel Thomas         43  113   14   34   6   2   1   14   4   1   14   12  .301
Ron Cey               42  140   20   41   7   0   9   25   3   1   25   28  .293
Gary Thomasson        41  127   14   35   2   1   5   20   2   0   19   22  .276
Reggie Smith          27   82   17   21   3   0   2   13   3   0   15   19  .256
Davey Lopes           52  212   44   53  13   4  10   22  14   2   26   32  .250
Pedro Guerrero         8    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Joe Ferguson          38  119   14   24   4   0   6   26   0   0   27   25  .202
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
Warren Cromartie      44  184   28   58  12   3   4   19   2   2    7   20  .315
Gary Carter           40  141   27   44  10   0   9   28   1   1   16   15  .312
Tony Perez            40  149   21   42   8   1   5   25   1   0   12   28  .282
Jim Mason              9   18    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    3  .278
Larry Parrish         40  137   13   38  15   0   1   11   3   1   11   29  .277
Andre Dawson          43  177   32   48  10   4  11   27   7   3    8   33  .271
Jerry White           23   45    5   12   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .267
Tommy Hutton          20   15    6    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .267
Ellis Valentine       40  149   17   38   5   1   5   29   4   3   11   19  .255
Chris Speier          43  140   12   34   8   0   2   12   0   0   18   17  .243
Rodney Scott          44  173   23   40   5   0   1   16  10   4   22   26  .231
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          15   29    4   11   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    4  .379
Lee Mazzilli          45  174   29   61  14   1   5   26  12   3   23   16  .351
Joel Youngblood       43  141   21   43   9   1   8   21   6   6   17   17  .305
Richie Hebner         40  147   16   44   7   1   3   30   1   1   21   16  .299
Bruce Boisclair       25   35    5   10   2   1   0    0   0   2    0   10  .286
Steve Henderson       43  158   21   43   6   1   2   18   8   2   22   27  .272
Gil Flores            20   21    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    6  .238
Willie Montanez       42  163   17   37  10   0   2   14   0   1   14   18  .227
Elliott Maddox        19   36    3    8   2   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .222
Frank Taveras         36  147   21   32   3   1   0    3  13   2   11   23  .218
John Stearns          44  151   20   32   8   0   3   19   3   3   16   19  .212
Doug Flynn            45  154    9   32   3   1   1   17   0   1    7   13  .208
Ron Hodges            20   23    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .174
Ed Kranepool          20   29    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .172
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
Sergio Ferrer          1    1    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             48  186   28   66  19   1   1   23   7   3   26   12  .355
Del Unser             29   54   10   17   3   0   0   10   2   0    3    8  .315
Ramon Aviles          21   56    7   17   2   0   0   12   0   0    6    8  .304
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          43  157   30   46  11   2   6   23  10   3    5   20  .293
Mike Schmidt          48  166   32   45   9   0  15   34   2   2   34   41  .271
Greg Luzinski         42  141   14   38   9   0   6   28   1   1   21   29  .270
Bob Boone             41  133   14   35   8   1   3   18   0   2   17   11  .263
Mike Anderson         18   19    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .263
Greg Gross            31   28    2    7   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .250
Tim McCarver          20   37    1    9   3   1   0    3   0   0    5    5  .243
Bake McBride          46  176   25   39   3   3   4   18   9   2   13   22  .222
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Rudy Meoli            24   59    2   11   4   1   0    6   1   0    7   13  .186
Jose Cardenal         11   20    3    3   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .150
Bud Harrelson          4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
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

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Matt Alexander        16    3    4    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0  .667
Willie Stargell       31  112   16   38   7   0  10   28   0   0   11   31  .339
Omar Moreno           45  190   29   62   5   6   2   24  19   8   12   23  .326
Dave Parker           45  178   33   56  14   3   7   21   8   1   18   30  .315
Tim Foli              29  116   15   35   6   1   0   15   1   1    7    3  .302
Mike Easler           15   10    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    5    1  .300
Bill Robinson         40  127   21   35   6   1  10   26   2   1    7   21  .276
Ed Ott                31  115   13   31   6   1   3   12   0   0    2   12  .270
John Milner           35   94   13   25   5   1   6   20   2   1   17   11  .266
Phil Garner           42  148   23   39  12   1   3   10   2   4   15   29  .264
Steve Nicosia         21   66    8   17   4   0   3    6   0   0    4    4  .258
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
Lee Lacy              24   46    2   11   2   2   0    3   1   0    8    9  .239
Manny Sanguillen      15   18    3    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Dale Berra            28   73    8   14   3   0   1    7   0   0    9   13  .192

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         53  201   31   71  13   5  11   41   2   3   22   18  .353
Fred Kendall          13   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         49  186   31   53   8   2   2   16   5   3   18   17  .285
Dan Briggs            31   63   13   17   3   1   2   12   0   1    6    9  .270
Jerry Turner          52  188   19   50   8   1   4   26   0   0   14   22  .266
Fernando Gonzalez     46  150   15   38   7   1   5   16   0   0    8   12  .253
Bill Fahey            19   48    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    4  .250
Gene Tenace           46  134   19   33   3   2   5   19   0   2   33   28  .246
Bill Almon            35   65    8   15   2   0   0    2   2   1    5   17  .231
Kurt Bevacqua         37   83    7   19   3   1   0   10   0   2   13    7  .229
Barry Evans           46  136    7   28   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .206
Mike Hargrove         47  120   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   13  .200
Ozzie Smith           51  182   22   30   3   1   0    8   8   3   17   10  .165

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         38   64   10   23   4   3   2   14   3   1    7   12  .359
Johnnie Lemaster      20   57   11   19   2   0   1    9   3   0    6    9  .333
Max Venable           21   10    5    3   0   0   0    0   2   1    1    2  .300
Terry Whitfield       49  183   25   53   8   2   2   24   2   2   15   21  .290
Rob Andrews           24   28    4    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .286
Jack Clark            50  192   26   54   9   1   5   28   2   1   23   35  .281
Willie McCovey        34   95   11   26   4   0   4   15   0   0    6   15  .274
Darrell Evans         51  187   32   50   5   1   5   21   3   3   20   19  .267
Mike Ivie             37  116   12   28   1   1   5   22   2   0    8   26  .241
Billy North           47  146   35   34   3   1   1   13  12   8   37   29  .233
Bill Madlock          48  181   28   42   6   1   5   31   5   3   14   12  .232
Roger Metzger         39  120   13   24   3   4   0   17   4   0   10   12  .200
John Tamargo          26   51    5    9   2   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .177
Marc Hill             33   98   12   17   0   0   1    8   0   0   13   13  .174
Mike Sadek            20   35    4    6   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    8  .171
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             35  118   16   45   1   2   3   15   4   4    5   16  .381
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Ken Oberkfell         28   58   12   19   4   1   1    5   1   0    6    6  .328
George Hendrick       44  149   19   48  13   1   4   21   2   0   13   21  .322
Mike Phillips         16   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Keith Hernandez       45  183   28   55  14   4   5   33   1   2   15   21  .301
Ted Simmons           44  150   27   44  10   0  10   28   0   0   31    9  .293
Garry Templeton       43  175   23   51   3   4   0   10   8   4    4   30  .291
Tony Scott            44  181   22   52   6   7   0   21  16   2    8   26  .287
Dane Iorg             26   64    6   18   2   1   1    6   1   1    6    7  .281
Jerry Mumphrey        29   39   10   10   1   0   0    1   2   2    3    7  .256
Ken Reitz             45  174    9   44  14   0   2   24   1   0    7   24  .253
Mike Tyson            35   94    8   22   7   1   2   12   2   1    6   15  .234
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         10   14    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .071

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         222
  S. Garvey (LA)          212
  D. Lopes (LA)           212
  K. Griffey (CIN)        208
  T. Puhl (HOU)           202
  D. Winfield (SD)        201
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     200
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       198
  B. Buckner (CHI)        197
  E. Cabell (HOU)         196

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            44
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      35
  B. North (SF)            35
  T. Puhl (HOU)            34
  D. Parker (PIT)          33
  D. Baker (LA)            32
  A. Dawson (MON)          32
  D. Evans (SF)            32
  G. Matthews (ATL)        32
  J. Royster (ATL)         32

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         71
  S. Garvey (LA)           67
  B. Russell (LA)          67
  P. Rose (PHI)            66
  O. Moreno (PIT)          62
  D. Baker (LA)            61
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      61
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         61
  K. Griffey (CIN)         60
  R. Knight (CIN)          60

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            19
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  D. Baker (LA)            14
  K. Hernandez (STL)       14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14
  D. Parker (PIT)          14
  K. Reitz (STL)           14
  B. Buckner (CHI)         13
  K. Griffey (CIN)         13
  G. Hendrick (STL)        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
  K. Hernandez (STL)        4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  R. Metzger (SF)           4
  G. Templeton (STL)        4

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         15
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  G. Matthews (ATL)        11
  D. Winfield (SD)         11
  D. Lopes (LA)            10
  B. Robinson (PIT)        10
  T. Simmons (STL)         10
  W. Stargell (PIT)        10

RBI:

  D. Winfield (SD)         41
  S. Garvey (LA)           37
  D. Kingman (CHI)         36
  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  J. Cruz (HOU)            33
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  K. Hernandez (STL)       33
  D. Driessen (CIN)        31
  B. Madlock (SF)          31

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          19
  T. Scott (STL)           16
  F. Taveras (NY)          15
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  D. Lopes (LA)            14
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         12
  B. North (SF)            12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          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)            37
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Tenace (SD)           33
  T. Simmons (STL)         31
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          30
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       28
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  J. Ferguson (LA)         27
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          26

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         48
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         41
  G. Foster (CIN)          38
  J. Clark (SF)            35
  A. Dawson (MON)          33
  D. Lopes (LA)            32
  W. Stargell (PIT)        31
  D. Parker (PIT)          30
  G. Templeton (STL)       30
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       29

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