Friday June 1, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 1, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1643  205   459   79   24   31   197   38   19  128   233  .279
Pittsburgh      1617  224   445   89   19   48   199   41   19  130   242  .275
Cincinnati      1775  236   483   94   12   35   219   44   13  187   300  .272
Los Angeles     1828  252   493   84   11   62   246   34   17  188   262  .270
Philadelphia    1648  214   441   87   12   38   203   42   17  176   233  .268
Montreal        1531  203   405   89   10   41   189   31   16  127   265  .265
Chicago         1602  202   420   74    9   49   186   13   10  152   218  .262
Houston         1789  216   455   72   13   25   205   57   27  157   237  .254
Atlanta         1677  216   426   76    5   47   200   19   21  168   272  .254
New York        1601  181   396   70   10   26   175   43   22  157   238  .247
San Diego       1809  220   447   66   16   34   204   18   20  186   226  .247
San Francisco   1728  244   423   53   15   35   223   38   19  177   269  .245

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       54  205   33   73  13   5  13   43   2   3   23   19  .356
Dale Murphy (ATL)        39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Pete Rose (PHI)          49  190   28   66  19   1   1   23   7   3   26   12  .347
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        46  179   30   61  14   1   5   26  12   3   24   19  .341
George Foster (CIN)      41  154   23   51   7   2   6   34   0   1   18   38  .331
Omar Moreno (PIT)        46  194   32   64   5   6   2   24  21   8   13   24  .330
Ray Knight (CIN)         49  185   20   61  12   0   1   18   3   2   19   18  .330
George Hendrick (STL)    45  152   20   49  13   1   4   21   2   0   16   22  .322
Dusty Baker (LA)         51  199   33   64  15   1   6   26   3   2   17   21  .322
Warren Cromartie (MON)   45  187   30   60  14   3   4   19   2   2    8   20  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        23   25    7    9   4   0   2    8   0   0    4    6  .360
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Jerry Royster         48  180   34   57  10   1   0   15   7   3   21   22  .317
Joe Nolan             16   26    2    8   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .308
Gary Matthews         49  198   34   59  14   2  11   32   5   3   19   26  .298
Bob Horner            15   57    7   16   2   0   4   14   0   0    5    8  .281
Barry Bonnell         45  155   20   42   6   1   7   22   1   1    8   20  .271
Rowland Office        43   52    9   14   2   0   2    9   1   0    6    8  .269
Pepe Frias            45  140   10   36   8   0   1   12   2   2    7   12  .257
Glenn Hubbard         48  174   19   39   5   0   2   14   0   5   16   22  .224
Mike Lum              43  113   12   25   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   17  .221
Jeff Burroughs        49  177   20   39   7   0   4   16   0   2   29   31  .220
Bruce Benedict        18   59    3   11   2   0   0    3   0   1    9    3  .186
Brian Asselstine       3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         21   36    5    4   2   0   0    4   1   1    5   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
Mike Vail             23   38    6   12   1   1   2    8   0   0    5    5  .316
Larry Biittner        19   19    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .316
Steve Ontiveros       41  154   18   47   8   0   2   15   0   1   18   17  .305
Dave Kingman          46  170   34   50   6   0  17   42   0   0   23   48  .294
Bill Buckner          46  201   23   55  13   4   5   26   3   1    7   12  .274
Bobby Murcer          42  138   17   37   3   1   7   18   0   3   23   14  .268
Jerry Martin          44  162   20   43  11   0   5   22   0   0    9   18  .265
Ted Sizemore          45  158   19   41   9   0   2   14   1   0   16   16  .260
Mick Kelleher         14   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Ivan DeJesus          44  181   28   46   8   1   2   11   7   4   16   24  .254
Barry Foote           42  146    9   30   5   0   6   14   1   0    8   25  .206
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          27   51    6   18   1   0   1    6   1   1    2   10  .353
George Foster         41  154   23   51   7   2   6   34   0   1   18   38  .331
Ray Knight            49  185   20   61  12   0   1   18   3   2   19   18  .330
Joe Morgan            38  120   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   27   14  .317
Dave Concepcion       48  203   36   62   8   3   5   26  10   2   19   17  .305
Vic Correll           13   34    5   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .294
Ken Griffey           49  213   30   61  13   1   5   20  10   2   18   24  .286
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Junior Kennedy        25   85   11   24   4   0   0    5   2   1    5    9  .282
Dan Driessen          46  156   19   41   8   1   7   31   3   2   19   26  .263
Johnny Bench          43  147   20   38   7   0   3   23   3   0   29   26  .259
Cesar Geronimo        46  146   15   34  10   3   0   15   1   0    9   23  .233
Arturo DeFreitas      15   22    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    9  .227
Champ Summers         27   60   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   13   15  .200
Rick Auerbach         19   31    4    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .161
Paul Blair            15   29    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .103

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       38   87   12   29   3   2   0   13   4   3    9   21  .333
Jose Cruz             52  188   28   57  11   4   4   34  12   2   25   20  .303
Enos Cabell           50  196   21   59  11   0   4   30  14   6   10   21  .301
Julio Gonzalez        19   52    5   15   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .289
Craig Reynolds        49  202   27   58   7   2   0   15   6   2    4   13  .287
Cesar Cedeno          46  150   23   41  12   0   4   22  11   2   30   15  .273
Terry Puhl            52  206   36   55   6   2   5   16   8  10   20   17  .267
Denny Walling         20   19    4    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    2  .263
Bob Watson            46  160   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .244
Alan Ashby            43  143    9   33   6   1   1   19   0   0    9   27  .231
Bruce Bochy           17   46    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .217
Art Howe              45  145   12   29   3   2   2   15   0   0   10   12  .200
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          24   21    6    8   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    1  .381
Von Joshua            31   49    9   18   3   1   3    7   0   1    0    7  .367
Manny Mota            15   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Dusty Baker           51  199   33   64  15   1   6   26   3   2   17   21  .322
Steve Garvey          53  217   31   69  11   0   9   37   2   4   10   18  .318
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Bill Russell          53  228   26   69  11   1   3   24   1   5    8   15  .303
Derrel Thomas         44  113   14   34   6   2   1   14   4   1   15   12  .301
Ron Cey               43  144   20   41   7   0   9   25   3   1   25   28  .285
Gary Thomasson        42  132   14   37   2   1   5   20   2   0   19   22  .280
Davey Lopes           53  216   47   56  13   4  12   26  14   2   28   32  .259
Reggie Smith          28   88   18   22   3   0   3   15   3   0   15   21  .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          35   95    9   16   2   1   4   12   0   0   11   17  .168
Johnny Oates           7    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
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
Tony Solaita          13   23    4   10   4   0   1    6   0   0    7   10  .435
Dave Cash              9    7    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .429
Warren Cromartie      45  187   30   60  14   3   4   19   2   2    8   20  .321
Gary Carter           41  145   27   45  10   0   9   28   1   1   16   17  .310
Tony Perez            40  149   21   42   8   1   5   25   1   0   12   28  .282
Larry Parrish         41  140   13   38  15   0   1   11   3   1   11   30  .271
Andre Dawson          44  181   32   49  10   4  11   27   7   3    8   35  .271
Jerry White           24   46    5   12   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .261
Ellis Valentine       41  153   17   39   5   1   5   29   4   3   11   20  .255
Jim Mason             10   20    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .250
Tommy Hutton          21   16    6    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Chris Speier          43  140   12   34   8   0   2   12   0   0   18   17  .243
Rodney Scott          45  177   23   40   5   0   1   16  10   4   22   26  .226
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          46  179   30   61  14   1   5   26  12   3   24   19  .341
Joel Youngblood       44  147   22   46   9   1   9   22   6   6   17   17  .313
Richie Hebner         41  153   17   46   8   1   3   30   1   1   21   17  .301
Steve Henderson       44  162   22   45   6   2   2   18   8   2   22   27  .278
Bruce Boisclair       26   36    5   10   2   1   0    0   0   2    0   11  .278
Gil Flores            20   21    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    6  .238
Willie Montanez       43  167   17   38  10   0   2   15   0   1   15   18  .228
Elliott Maddox        19   36    3    8   2   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .222
Frank Taveras         37  153   21   33   3   1   0    4  13   2   11   23  .216
Doug Flynn            46  159   10   34   3   1   1   18   0   1    7   14  .214
John Stearns          45  156   20   33   8   0   3   20   3   3   16   19  .212
Ed Kranepool          21   30    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .167
Ron Hodges            21   24    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .167
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             49  190   28   66  19   1   1   23   7   3   26   12  .347
Del Unser             30   58   11   19   3   0   1   11   2   0    3    8  .328
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
Ramon Aviles          22   57    7   17   2   0   0   12   0   0    7    8  .298
Garry Maddox          44  161   31   48  11   2   7   24  10   3    5   20  .298
Greg Luzinski         43  145   14   39   9   0   6   28   1   1   21   29  .269
Tim McCarver          21   41    1   11   3   1   0    3   0   0    5    5  .268
Mike Schmidt          49  170   32   45   9   0  15   34   2   2   34   41  .265
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            32   29    2    7   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .241
Bake McBride          47  177   25   40   3   3   4   18   9   2   13   22  .226
Rudy Meoli            25   60    2   12   4   1   0    6   1   0    7   13  .200
Dave Rader             6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Jose Cardenal         11   20    3    3   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .150
Bud Harrelson          5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
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        17    3    4    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0  .667
Willie Stargell       32  117   17   39   7   0  10   28   0   0   11   31  .333
Omar Moreno           46  194   32   64   5   6   2   24  21   8   13   24  .330
Tim Foli              30  121   17   38   6   1   0   17   1   1    7    3  .314
Dave Parker           46  183   34   57  14   3   8   24   8   1   18   32  .312
Phil Garner           43  153   25   43  14   2   3   10   2   4   15   29  .281
Bill Robinson         41  132   21   36   7   1  10   27   2   1    7   21  .273
Mike Easler           16   11    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    5    1  .273
Ed Ott                32  116   13   31   6   1   3   12   0   0    3   12  .267
Steve Nicosia         22   68    8   18   5   0   3    7   0   0    5    4  .265
John Milner           36   95   13   25   5   1   6   20   2   1   17   11  .263
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              25   46    2   11   2   2   0    4   1   0    9    9  .239
Manny Sanguillen      15   18    3    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Dale Berra            29   77    8   15   4   0   1    7   0   0    9   13  .195

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         54  205   33   73  13   5  13   43   2   3   23   19  .356
Fred Kendall          14   21    5    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .333
Broderick Perkins     38   61    6   19   0   0   0    8   0   0    4    7  .312
Don Reynolds          20   26    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    4    4  .308
Gene Richards         50  189   32   55   8   2   2   17   5   4   19   17  .291
Jerry Turner          53  193   20   52   9   1   4   27   0   0   14   22  .269
Dan Briggs            32   66   13   17   3   1   2   12   0   1    6   10  .258
Bill Fahey            19   48    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    4  .250
Fernando Gonzalez     47  154   15   38   7   1   5   16   0   0    8   15  .247
Gene Tenace           47  135   19   33   3   2   5   19   0   2   33   28  .244
Bill Almon            36   65    9   15   2   0   0    2   2   1    5   17  .231
Kurt Bevacqua         38   87    7   20   3   1   0   11   0   2   14    7  .230
Barry Evans           47  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           52  186   23   32   3   1   0   10   8   3   17   10  .172

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           22   11    5    4   0   1   0    0   2   1    1    2  .364
Larry Herndon         39   68   10   23   4   3   2   14   3   1    7   13  .338
Johnnie Lemaster      20   57   11   19   2   0   1    9   3   0    6    9  .333
Terry Whitfield       50  187   26   55   8   2   2   24   2   2   15   21  .294
Jack Clark            51  196   26   55   9   1   5   29   2   1   23   35  .281
Rob Andrews           25   29    4    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .276
Willie McCovey        34   95   11   26   4   0   4   15   0   0    6   15  .274
Darrell Evans         52  190   32   51   5   1   5   21   3   3   21   19  .268
Mike Ivie             38  119   12   29   1   1   5   23   2   0    9   26  .244
Bill Madlock          49  185   29   43   7   1   5   31   5   3   14   12  .232
Billy North           48  147   35   34   3   1   1   13  12   8   37   29  .231
Roger Metzger         40  124   13   25   3   4   0   17   4   0   10   12  .202
Mike Sadek            21   39    4    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    8  .180
Marc Hill             33   98   12   17   0   0   1    8   0   0   13   13  .174
John Tamargo          27   52    5    9   2   0   2    6   0   0    3    8  .173
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             36  123   17   46   1   2   3   16   4   4    5   16  .374
Ken Oberkfell         29   60   12   20   4   1   1    6   1   0    6    7  .333
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       45  152   20   49  13   1   4   21   2   0   16   22  .322
Keith Hernandez       46  188   31   58  14   4   6   35   1   2   16   22  .309
Garry Templeton       44  181   24   55   3   5   0   10   8   4    4   30  .304
Mike Phillips         16   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Ted Simmons           45  156   29   46  10   0  11   30   0   0   31    9  .295
Tony Scott            45  187   22   55   6   7   0   22  16   3    8   26  .294
Dane Iorg             27   65    6   19   2   1   1    7   1   1    6    7  .292
Jerry Mumphrey        30   40   10   10   1   0   0    1   2   2    3    7  .250
Ken Reitz             46  179    9   44  14   0   2   24   1   0    8   24  .246
Mike Tyson            36   97    8   23   7   1   2   12   2   1    6   15  .237
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         11   15    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .067

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         228
  S. Garvey (LA)          217
  D. Lopes (LA)           216
  K. Griffey (CIN)        213
  T. Puhl (HOU)           206
  D. Winfield (SD)        205
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     203
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       202
  B. Buckner (CHI)        201
  D. Baker (LA)           199

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            47
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      36
  T. Puhl (HOU)            36
  B. North (SF)            35
  D. Kingman (CHI)         34
  G. Matthews (ATL)        34
  D. Parker (PIT)          34
  J. Royster (ATL)         34
  D. Baker (LA)            33
  D. Winfield (SD)         33

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         73
  S. Garvey (LA)           69
  B. Russell (LA)          69
  P. Rose (PHI)            66
  D. Baker (LA)            64
  O. Moreno (PIT)          64
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      62
  K. Griffey (CIN)         61
  R. Knight (CIN)          61
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         61

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            19
  D. Baker (LA)            15
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  W. Cromartie (MON)       14
  P. Garner (PIT)          14
  K. Hernandez (STL)       14
  G. Matthews (ATL)        14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14
  D. Parker (PIT)          14
  K. Reitz (STL)           14

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  G. Templeton (STL)        5
  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

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         17
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  G. Matthews (ATL)        11
  T. Simmons (STL)         11
  B. Robinson (PIT)        10
  W. Stargell (PIT)        10

RBI:

  D. Winfield (SD)         43
  D. Kingman (CHI)         42
  S. Garvey (LA)           37
  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  K. Hernandez (STL)       35
  J. Cruz (HOU)            34
  G. Foster (CIN)          34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Matthews (ATL)        32
  D. Driessen (CIN)        31

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  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
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          5
  B. Russell (LA)           5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            37
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Tenace (SD)           33
  T. Simmons (STL)         31
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          30
  J. Bench (CIN)           29
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       29
  D. Lopes (LA)            28
  J. Ferguson (LA)         27
  J. Morgan (CIN)          27

Strikeouts:

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

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