Saturday June 2, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 2, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1681  217   473   82   24   34   208   38   19  131   236  .281
Cincinnati      1804  240   493   94   12   37   223   45   13  190   302  .273
Pittsburgh      1647  225   449   90   19   48   200   41   20  131   243  .273
Los Angeles     1861  257   503   87   11   63   251   34   18  190   266  .270
Philadelphia    1682  216   449   88   12   38   205   43   18  179   238  .267
Montreal        1565  204   412   91   10   41   190   31   16  130   271  .263
Chicago         1639  208   431   75    9   52   191   13   10  155   225  .263
Atlanta         1714  223   440   79    5   49   207   20   23  172   279  .257
Houston         1817  218   462   74   14   25   207   57   27  163   241  .254
San Francisco   1767  252   437   53   15   38   230   42   20  182   274  .247
New York        1635  187   403   72   10   27   179   45   22  160   244  .247
San Diego       1840  223   453   67   16   36   207   18   21  189   227  .246

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       55  209   34   74  13   5  13   43   2   3   23   20  .354
Pete Rose (PHI)          50  194   29   68  19   1   1   24   7   3   26   12  .351
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        47  183   31   64  14   1   5   26  14   3   24   19  .350
Dale Murphy (ATL)        39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
George Hendrick (STL)    46  157   22   53  13   1   5   25   2   0   16   22  .338
Omar Moreno (PIT)        47  198   32   66   5   6   2   24  21   8   13   24  .333
Ray Knight (CIN)         50  189   20   63  12   0   1   18   3   2   19   18  .333
George Foster (CIN)      42  157   24   52   7   2   7   36   0   1   19   39  .331
Warren Cromartie (MON)   46  191   31   62  15   3   4   19   2   2    8   20  .325
Dusty Baker (LA)         52  202   33   64  15   1   6   26   3   2   17   21  .317

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Charlie Spikes        24   26    7    9   4   0   2    8   0   0    4    7  .346
Bob Horner            16   60    8   19   3   0   5   16   0   0    7    8  .317
Jerry Royster         49  185   35   58  10   1   0   16   8   3   21   23  .314
Joe Nolan             16   26    2    8   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .308
Gary Matthews         50  203   35   61  15   2  11   33   5   3   19   28  .301
Barry Bonnell         46  160   21   44   6   1   8   24   1   1    8   20  .275
Rowland Office        44   52    9   14   2   0   2    9   1   0    6    8  .269
Pepe Frias            46  140   10   36   8   0   1   12   2   2    7   12  .257
Jeff Burroughs        50  181   21   41   7   0   4   17   0   2   30   31  .227
Glenn Hubbard         49  178   19   40   5   0   2   14   0   6   16   22  .225
Mike Lum              43  113   12   25   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   17  .221
Bruce Benedict        19   63    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   2    9    4  .191
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         22   39    6    4   2   0   0    4   1   1    6   16  .103
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         29   54    6   18   4   0   0    8   0   1    2    6  .333
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Mike Vail             24   39    6   12   1   1   2    8   0   0    5    6  .308
Larry Biittner        20   20    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .300
Steve Ontiveros       42  158   18   47   8   0   2   15   0   1   18   18  .298
Dave Kingman          47  175   35   51   6   0  18   43   0   0   23   50  .291
Bill Buckner          47  206   24   57  14   4   5   26   3   1    7   12  .277
Jerry Martin          45  166   22   45  11   0   7   25   0   0    9   18  .271
Bobby Murcer          43  141   18   38   3   1   7   18   0   3   24   14  .270
Ted Sizemore          46  161   19   42   9   0   2   14   1   0   16   16  .261
Ivan DeJesus          45  186   29   48   8   1   2   11   7   4   16   25  .258
Mick Kelleher         15   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Barry Foote           43  149    9   31   5   0   6   14   1   0    9   26  .208
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tim Blackwell         13   23    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    9    5  .174
Sam Mejias            16    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
Steve Dillard         15    9    4    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    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
Ray Knight            50  189   20   63  12   0   1   18   3   2   19   18  .333
George Foster         42  157   24   52   7   2   7   36   0   1   19   39  .331
Joe Morgan            38  120   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   27   14  .317
Dave Concepcion       49  206   37   64   8   3   5   26  11   2   20   17  .311
Vic Correll           13   34    5   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .294
Junior Kennedy        26   89   11   26   4   0   0    5   2   1    5    9  .292
Ken Griffey           50  217   31   62  13   1   6   21  10   2   18   24  .286
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Johnny Bench          44  150   21   39   7   0   3   23   3   0   30   26  .260
Dan Driessen          47  159   19   41   8   1   7   32   3   2   19   27  .258
Cesar Geronimo        47  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            16   32    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .125

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       39   90   12   29   3   2   0   13   4   3    9   21  .322
Enos Cabell           50  196   21   59  11   0   4   30  14   6   10   21  .301
Jose Cruz             53  190   29   57  11   4   4   34  12   2   27   20  .300
Denny Walling         21   20    4    6   1   1   0    5   0   0    5    2  .300
Craig Reynolds        50  205   27   60   7   2   0   15   6   2    5   13  .293
Julio Gonzalez        20   55    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    3  .291
Terry Puhl            53  208   36   56   7   2   5   16   8  10   21   18  .269
Cesar Cedeno          47  153   23   41  12   0   4   22  11   2   31   15  .268
Bob Watson            46  160   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .244
Alan Ashby            44  146    9   33   6   1   1   19   0   0   10   29  .226
Bruce Bochy           17   46    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .217
Art Howe              46  149   13   30   4   2   2   15   0   0   10   12  .201
Rafael Landestoy      41   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          25   22    6    8   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    2  .364
Von Joshua            32   50    9   18   3   1   3    7   0   1    0    7  .360
Manny Mota            15   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Dusty Baker           52  202   33   64  15   1   6   26   3   2   17   21  .317
Steve Garvey          54  221   32   70  12   0   9   37   2   4   10   18  .317
Bill Russell          54  231   27   71  12   1   3   25   1   5    8   15  .307
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Derrel Thomas         45  115   14   34   6   2   1   14   4   1   15   13  .296
Ron Cey               44  146   20   42   7   0   9   25   3   1   25   28  .288
Gary Thomasson        43  136   14   39   3   1   5   21   2   0   19   22  .287
Reggie Smith          29   91   19   24   3   0   4   18   3   0   15   21  .264
Davey Lopes           54  217   49   57  13   4  12   26  14   3   30   32  .263
Pedro Guerrero         9   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .200
Joe Ferguson          39  123   14   24   4   0   6   26   0   0   27   26  .195
Steve Yeager          35   95    9   16   2   1   4   12   0   0   11   17  .168
Johnny Oates           8    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
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          14   23    4   10   4   0   1    6   0   0    8   10  .435
Dave Cash              9    7    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .429
Warren Cromartie      46  191   31   62  15   3   4   19   2   2    8   20  .325
Gary Carter           42  149   27   46  10   0   9   28   1   1   16   18  .309
Tony Perez            41  153   21   44   9   1   5   26   1   0   12   28  .288
Larry Parrish         42  144   13   39  15   0   1   11   3   1   11   32  .271
Andre Dawson          45  186   32   49  10   4  11   27   7   3    8   35  .263
Jerry White           25   47    5   12   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .255
Ellis Valentine       42  157   17   40   5   1   5   29   4   3   11   21  .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          44  142   12   34   8   0   2   12   0   0   19   18  .239
Rodney Scott          46  181   23   40   5   0   1   16  10   4   22   27  .221
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          16   33    4   13   3   1   0    6   0   0    3    4  .394
Lee Mazzilli          47  183   31   64  14   1   5   26  14   3   24   19  .350
Joel Youngblood       45  151   23   46   9   1   9   22   6   6   17   17  .305
Richie Hebner         42  156   19   47   8   1   4   32   1   1   22   18  .301
Steve Henderson       45  166   22   45   6   2   2   18   8   2   22   29  .271
Bruce Boisclair       27   37    5   10   2   1   0    0   0   2    0   11  .270
Gil Flores            20   21    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    6  .238
Willie Montanez       44  169   18   38  10   0   2   16   0   1   17   19  .225
Elliott Maddox        19   36    3    8   2   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .222
Frank Taveras         38  157   22   34   3   1   0    4  13   2   11   23  .217
John Stearns          45  156   20   33   8   0   3   20   3   3   16   19  .212
Doug Flynn            47  163   10   34   3   1   1   18   0   1    7   15  .209
Ed Kranepool          22   31    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    4  .161
Ron Hodges            22   25    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .160
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             50  194   29   68  19   1   1   24   7   3   26   12  .351
Del Unser             31   59   11   19   3   0   1   11   2   0    3    8  .322
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          45  165   31   49  11   2   7   24  10   3    5   21  .297
Bud Harrelson          6   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .273
Greg Luzinski         44  149   14   40   9   0   6   28   1   2   21   29  .269
Mike Anderson         18   19    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .263
Bob Boone             42  137   14   36   8   1   3   19   0   2   17   12  .263
Mike Schmidt          50  173   32   45   9   0  15   34   2   2   35   42  .260
Tim McCarver          22   44    1   11   3   1   0    3   0   0    5    5  .250
Greg Gross            33   30    2    7   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    2  .233
Bake McBride          48  181   26   41   4   3   4   18   9   2   14   23  .227
Rudy Meoli            25   60    2   12   4   1   0    6   1   0    7   13  .200
Jose Cardenal         11   20    3    3   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .150
Dave Rader             7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
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
Omar Moreno           47  198   32   66   5   6   2   24  21   8   13   24  .333
Willie Stargell       33  121   17   39   7   0  10   28   0   0   11   31  .322
Dave Parker           47  187   34   57  14   3   8   24   8   1   18   32  .305
Tim Foli              31  125   17   38   6   1   0   18   1   1    7    3  .304
Phil Garner           44  156   25   43  14   2   3   10   2   4   15   30  .276
Mike Easler           16   11    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    5    1  .273
Ed Ott                33  118   13   32   7   1   3   12   0   1    4   12  .271
Bill Robinson         42  133   21   36   7   1  10   27   2   1    7   21  .271
Steve Nicosia         22   68    8   18   5   0   3    7   0   0    5    4  .265
Manny Sanguillen      16   19    4    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .263
John Milner           37   98   13   25   5   1   6   20   2   1   17   11  .255
Rennie Stennett       35  125   12   31   6   1   0    8   1   1    9   12  .248
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
Dale Berra            30   79    8   15   4   0   1    7   0   0    9   13  .190

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         55  209   34   74  13   5  13   43   2   3   23   20  .354
Fred Kendall          15   23    6    8   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    0  .348
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         51  193   32   55   8   2   2   17   5   4   19   17  .285
Jerry Turner          53  193   20   52   9   1   4   27   0   0   14   22  .269
Dan Briggs            33   66   13   17   3   1   2   12   0   1    7   10  .258
Gene Tenace           48  138   20   35   4   2   6   21   0   2   34   28  .254
Bill Fahey            19   48    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    4  .250
Fernando Gonzalez     48  158   15   39   7   1   5   16   0   0    8   15  .247
Kurt Bevacqua         39   90    7   21   3   1   0   11   0   3   14    7  .233
Bill Almon            36   65    9   15   2   0   0    2   2   1    5   17  .231
Barry Evans           48  140    7   28   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .200
Mike Hargrove         47  120   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   13  .200
Ozzie Smith           53  190   23   32   3   1   0   10   8   3   17   10  .168

 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
Johnnie Lemaster      21   60   12   20   2   0   1    9   4   0    6    9  .333
Larry Herndon         40   73   10   23   4   3   2   14   3   1    7   15  .315
Terry Whitfield       51  188   26   56   8   2   2   26   2   2   15   21  .298
Willie McCovey        35  100   12   29   4   0   5   17   0   0    6   15  .290
Jack Clark            52  200   28   56   9   1   6   30   2   1   24   35  .280
Rob Andrews           26   29    4    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .276
Darrell Evans         53  191   32   51   5   1   5   21   3   3   22   19  .267
Billy North           49  150   36   37   3   1   1   13  15   9   39   29  .247
Mike Ivie             39  122   13   30   1   1   6   24   2   0   10   26  .246
Bill Madlock          50  190   30   45   7   1   5   31   5   3   14   13  .237
Roger Metzger         41  125   14   26   3   4   0   17   4   0   10   12  .208
Mike Sadek            22   40    4    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    8  .200
John Tamargo          27   52    5    9   2   0   2    6   0   0    3    8  .173
Marc Hill             34  101   12   17   0   0   1    8   0   0   13   14  .168
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
George Hendrick       46  157   22   53  13   1   5   25   2   0   16   22  .338
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
Keith Hernandez       47  192   34   60  15   4   6   35   1   2   17   22  .313
Garry Templeton       45  186   25   57   4   5   1   12   8   4    4   30  .307
Mike Phillips         17   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
Dane Iorg             27   65    6   19   2   1   1    7   1   1    6    7  .292
Tony Scott            46  191   23   55   6   7   0   22  16   3    9   27  .288
Ken Reitz             47  183   11   46  15   0   2   27   1   0    8   24  .251
Jerry Mumphrey        31   45   11   11   1   0   0    1   2   2    3    7  .244
Mike Tyson            37  101    8   24   7   1   2   13   2   1    6   16  .238
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Steve Swisher         12   19    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    4  .158
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

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         231
  S. Garvey (LA)          221
  K. Griffey (CIN)        217
  D. Lopes (LA)           217
  D. Winfield (SD)        209
  T. Puhl (HOU)           208
  B. Buckner (CHI)        206
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     206
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       205
  G. Matthews (ATL)       203

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            49
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      37
  B. North (SF)            36
  T. Puhl (HOU)            36
  D. Kingman (CHI)         35
  G. Matthews (ATL)        35
  J. Royster (ATL)         35
  K. Hernandez (STL)       34
  D. Parker (PIT)          34
  D. Winfield (SD)         34

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         74
  B. Russell (LA)          71
  S. Garvey (LA)           70
  P. Rose (PHI)            68
  O. Moreno (PIT)          66
  D. Baker (LA)            64
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      64
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         64
  R. Knight (CIN)          63
  W. Cromartie (MON)       62

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            19
  D. Baker (LA)            15
  W. Cromartie (MON)       15
  K. Hernandez (STL)       15
  G. Matthews (ATL)        15
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  K. Reitz (STL)           15
  B. Buckner (CHI)         14
  P. Garner (PIT)          14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         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)         18
  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. Kingman (CHI)         43
  D. Winfield (SD)         43
  S. Garvey (LA)           37
  G. Foster (CIN)          36
  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  K. Hernandez (STL)       35
  J. Cruz (HOU)            34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Matthews (ATL)        33
  D. Driessen (CIN)        32

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  T. Scott (STL)           16
  B. North (SF)            15
  F. Taveras (NY)          15
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  D. Lopes (LA)            14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      11

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            10
  B. North (SF)             9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          6
  J. Youngblood (NY)        6
  B. Russell (LA)           5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            39
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  G. Tenace (SD)           34
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          31
  T. Simmons (STL)         31
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       30
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  J. Cruz (HOU)            27
  J. Ferguson (LA)         27

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         50
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         42
  G. Foster (CIN)          39
  J. Clark (SF)            35
  A. Dawson (MON)          35
  D. Lopes (LA)            32
  D. Parker (PIT)          32
  L. Parrish (MON)         32
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       31
  W. Stargell (PIT)        31


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