Sunday June 3, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 3, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1715  223   485   85   25   34   213   42   19  133   239  .283
Cincinnati      1882  256   521  101   12   41   237   45   13  201   314  .277
Pittsburgh      1678  232   459   90   19   53   207   41   21  133   246  .274
Los Angeles     1895  261   510   90   11   65   255   34   18  191   278  .269
Philadelphia    1745  224   466   92   12   41   213   44   20  189   256  .267
Montreal        1599  208   421   91   10   42   193   31   16  130   272  .263
Chicago         1669  210   439   75    9   53   193   14   11  157   229  .263
Houston         1848  223   472   75   14   25   212   58   28  165   247  .255
Atlanta         1748  227   446   79    6   49   211   20   23  175   286  .255
New York        1674  196   418   75   12   28   187   47   24  165   250  .250
San Francisco   1796  253   441   54   15   39   231   42   22  185   281  .246
San Diego       1868  223   454   68   16   36   207   19   21  191   233  .243

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        48  184   32   65  14   1   5   26  14   4   26   19  .353
Pete Rose (PHI)          52  202   30   71  20   1   2   25   7   3   27   12  .352
Dave Winfield (SD)       56  212   34   74  13   5  13   43   3   3   24   21  .349
Dale Murphy (ATL)        39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
George Foster (CIN)      44  166   27   56   8   2  10   41   0   1   20   43  .337
George Hendrick (STL)    47  161   22   54  13   1   5   25   2   0   16   23  .335
Omar Moreno (PIT)        48  202   33   67   5   6   3   25  21   8   13   25  .332
Ray Knight (CIN)         52  197   22   65  13   0   1   18   3   2   20   18  .330
Warren Cromartie (MON)   47  195   31   63  15   3   4   19   2   2    8   20  .323
Garry Templeton (STL)    46  190   28   61   4   6   1   13  10   4    5   30  .321

 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        25   27    7    9   4   0   2    8   0   0    4    7  .333
Joe Nolan             17   28    4    9   3   0   0    1   0   0    5    6  .321
Jerry Royster         50  190   35   59  10   1   0   17   8   3   21   23  .311
Gary Matthews         51  206   35   62  15   2  11   33   5   3   20   29  .301
Bob Horner            17   64    8   19   3   0   5   16   0   0    7    9  .297
Barry Bonnell         46  160   21   44   6   1   8   24   1   1    8   20  .275
Pepe Frias            47  144   10   37   8   1   1   14   2   2    7   13  .257
Rowland Office        45   56   10   14   2   0   2    9   1   0    6    9  .250
Mike Lum              44  114   12   26   6   0   1   11   0   2    8   17  .228
Glenn Hubbard         50  182   20   41   5   0   2   14   0   6   16   23  .225
Jeff Burroughs        51  185   21   41   7   0   4   17   0   2   30   33  .222
Bruce Benedict        19   63    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   2    9    4  .191
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Brian Asselstine       4    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Darrel Chaney         23   40    6    4   2   0   0    4   1   1    6   16  .100
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
Steve Ontiveros       43  161   18   49   8   0   2   16   0   1   18   19  .304
Dave Kingman          48  179   37   54   6   0  19   44   1   0   23   50  .302
Larry Biittner        20   20    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .300
Jerry Martin          46  170   22   47  11   0   7   25   0   1    9   19  .277
Bill Buckner          48  210   24   57  14   4   5   26   3   1    7   12  .271
Bobby Murcer          44  144   18   38   3   1   7   18   0   3   24   15  .264
Ted Sizemore          47  165   19   43   9   0   2   14   1   0   16   16  .261
Mick Kelleher         15   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Ivan DeJesus          46  190   29   48   8   1   2   11   7   4   16   26  .253
Barry Foote           44  150    9   31   5   0   6   14   1   0   11   26  .207
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          29   58    7   22   1   0   1    8   1   1    2   11  .379
George Foster         44  166   27   56   8   2  10   41   0   1   20   43  .337
Ray Knight            52  197   22   65  13   0   1   18   3   2   20   18  .330
Vic Correll           15   38    5   12   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    8  .316
Joe Morgan            39  124   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   28   15  .307
Dave Concepcion       51  215   38   65   8   3   5   27  11   2   22   17  .302
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Ken Griffey           51  222   31   63  14   1   6   21  10   2   18   24  .284
Dan Driessen          49  167   22   46   9   1   8   33   3   2   21   28  .275
Junior Kennedy        28   95   12   26   4   0   0    5   2   1    6   10  .274
Johnny Bench          45  154   23   41   7   0   3   23   3   0   31   26  .266
Cesar Geronimo        49  153   18   39  12   3   0   17   1   0   11   23  .255
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            17   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       40   94   12   30   4   2   0   15   4   3    9   21  .319
Enos Cabell           50  196   21   59  11   0   4   30  14   6   10   21  .301
Denny Walling         21   20    4    6   1   1   0    5   0   0    5    2  .300
Jose Cruz             54  194   30   58  11   4   4   35  12   2   27   21  .299
Craig Reynolds        51  209   28   62   7   2   0   16   6   3    5   15  .297
Julio Gonzalez        20   55    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    3  .291
Terry Puhl            54  212   36   57   7   2   5   16   8  10   21   18  .269
Cesar Cedeno          48  157   24   42  12   0   4   22  12   2   31   17  .268
Bob Watson            46  160   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .244
Alan Ashby            45  148    9   33   6   1   1   19   0   0   11   30  .223
Bruce Bochy           17   46    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .217
Art Howe              47  153   14   32   4   2   2   15   0   0   10   12  .209
Rafael Landestoy      42   38   10    7   0   0   0    4   1   1    7    3  .184
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            33   54    9   18   3   1   3    7   0   1    0    9  .333
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          55  225   32   70  12   0   9   37   2   4   10   19  .311
Bill Russell          55  235   27   72  13   1   3   25   1   5    8   16  .306
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               44  146   20   42   7   0   9   25   3   1   25   28  .288
Derrel Thomas         46  119   14   34   6   2   1   14   4   1   15   14  .286
Gary Thomasson        44  140   14   39   3   1   5   21   2   0   19   25  .279
Davey Lopes           55  221   50   58  13   4  13   29  14   3   30   33  .262
Reggie Smith          30   94   19   24   3   0   4   18   3   0   16   24  .255
Joe Ferguson          40  127   16   26   4   0   7   27   0   0   27   26  .205
Pedro Guerrero         9   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .200
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      47  195   31   63  15   3   4   19   2   2    8   20  .323
Gary Carter           43  153   27   46  10   0   9   28   1   1   16   18  .301
Tony Perez            42  157   21   44   9   1   5   26   1   0   12   29  .280
Larry Parrish         43  148   14   41  15   0   2   12   3   1   11   32  .277
Jerry White           26   48    5   13   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .271
Andre Dawson          46  190   32   51  10   4  11   29   7   3    8   35  .268
Ellis Valentine       43  161   18   41   5   1   5   29   4   3   11   21  .255
Jim Mason             10   20    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .250
Chris Speier          45  145   13   36   8   0   2   12   0   0   19   18  .248
Tommy Hutton          22   17    6    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .235
Rodney Scott          47  185   23   40   5   0   1   16  10   4   22   27  .216
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          48  184   32   65  14   1   5   26  14   4   26   19  .353
Richie Hebner         43  160   21   48   8   1   4   33   1   1   23   19  .300
Joel Youngblood       46  157   24   47  10   1   9   22   6   6   17   17  .299
Steve Henderson       46  170   22   47   8   2   2   19   8   3   23   30  .277
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
Elliott Maddox        20   38    3    9   2   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .237
Willie Montanez       45  173   19   40  10   0   3   19   0   1   17   19  .231
John Stearns          46  160   22   36   8   0   3   23   4   3   17   19  .225
Doug Flynn            48  168   10   37   3   3   1   18   0   1    7   16  .220
Frank Taveras         39  162   24   35   3   1   0    4  14   2   11   24  .216
Ron Hodges            22   25    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .160
Ed Kranepool          23   32    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .156
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
Bud Harrelson          8   19    2    7   1   0   0    1   1   1    2    5  .368
Pete Rose             52  202   30   71  20   1   2   25   7   3   27   12  .352
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
Del Unser             33   63   11   19   3   0   1   12   2   0    3   12  .302
Ramon Aviles          23   57    7   17   2   0   0   12   0   0    7    8  .298
Garry Maddox          47  174   32   51  11   2   7   24  11   4    5   23  .293
Mike Schmidt          52  181   33   48   9   0  16   36   2   2   35   45  .265
Mike Anderson         18   19    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .263
Bob Boone             43  137   15   36   8   1   3   19   0   2   21   12  .263
Greg Luzinski         45  153   14   40   9   0   6   28   1   2   22   31  .261
Greg Gross            35   32    3    8   2   1   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Tim McCarver          24   46    1   11   3   1   0    3   0   0    5    5  .239
Bake McBride          50  190   27   43   5   3   5   21   9   2   14   24  .226
Rudy Meoli            27   64    2   13   4   1   0    6   1   0    9   14  .203
Dave Rader             8   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Jose Cardenal         11   20    3    3   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .150
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           48  202   33   67   5   6   3   25  21   8   13   25  .332
Willie Stargell       33  121   17   39   7   0  10   28   0   0   11   31  .322
Tim Foli              32  129   18   40   6   1   0   18   1   1    7    3  .310
Dave Parker           48  191   36   59  14   3   9   25   8   1   18   33  .309
Bill Robinson         43  137   23   38   7   1  12   31   2   1    7   21  .277
Mike Easler           16   11    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    5    1  .273
Steve Nicosia         23   70    8   19   5   0   3    7   0   1    6    4  .271
Ed Ott                33  118   13   32   7   1   3   12   0   1    4   12  .271
Phil Garner           45  159   25   43  14   2   3   10   2   4   16   30  .270
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       36  129   12   32   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              26   50    3   12   2   2   1    5   1   0    9    9  .240
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         56  212   34   74  13   5  13   43   3   3   24   21  .349
Fred Kendall          15   23    6    8   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    0  .348
Don Reynolds          20   26    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    4    4  .308
Broderick Perkins     39   64    6   19   0   0   0    8   0   0    4    8  .297
Gene Richards         52  197   32   55   8   2   2   17   5   4   19   17  .279
Jerry Turner          54  194   20   52   9   1   4   27   0   0   14   23  .268
Gene Tenace           49  140   20   35   4   2   6   21   0   2   35   29  .250
Bill Fahey            19   48    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    4  .250
Dan Briggs            34   69   13   17   3   1   2   12   0   1    7   10  .246
Fernando Gonzalez     49  161   15   39   7   1   5   16   0   0    8   16  .242
Kurt Bevacqua         39   90    7   21   3   1   0   11   0   3   14    7  .233
Bill Almon            37   66    9   15   2   0   0    2   2   1    5   17  .227
Barry Evans           49  143    7   29   5   0   1   11   0   2    4   15  .203
Mike Hargrove         48  121   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   13  .198
Ozzie Smith           54  193   23   32   3   1   0   10   8   3   17   10  .166

 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         41   77   10   24   5   3   2   14   3   1    7   16  .312
Terry Whitfield       51  188   26   56   8   2   2   26   2   2   15   21  .298
Jack Clark            53  204   28   57   9   1   6   30   2   2   24   37  .279
Willie McCovey        36  104   12   29   4   0   5   17   0   0    6   17  .279
Rob Andrews           26   29    4    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .276
Darrell Evans         54  193   32   51   5   1   5   21   3   3   23   19  .264
Mike Ivie             39  122   13   30   1   1   6   24   2   0   10   26  .246
Billy North           50  153   36   37   3   1   1   13  15  10   40   29  .242
Bill Madlock          51  193   30   45   7   1   5   31   5   3   15   13  .233
Roger Metzger         42  128   14   27   3   4   0   17   4   0   10   12  .211
Mike Sadek            22   40    4    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    8  .200
Marc Hill             35  104   13   18   0   0   2    9   0   0   13   15  .173
John Tamargo          28   53    5    9   2   0   2    6   0   0    3    8  .170
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       47  161   22   54  13   1   5   25   2   0   16   23  .335
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Garry Templeton       46  190   28   61   4   6   1   13  10   4    5   30  .321
Keith Hernandez       48  197   34   62  15   4   6   36   1   2   17   22  .315
Ken Oberkfell         30   64   13   20   4   1   1    6   1   0    6    8  .313
Mike Phillips         17   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Ted Simmons           46  159   29   48  12   0  11   32   0   0   31    9  .302
Tony Scott            47  194   24   56   6   7   0   23  18   3   10   28  .289
Dane Iorg             28   69    6   19   2   1   1    7   1   1    6    7  .275
Ken Reitz             48  187   12   47  16   0   2   27   1   0    8   24  .251
Jerry Mumphrey        32   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)         235
  S. Garvey (LA)          225
  K. Griffey (CIN)        222
  D. Lopes (LA)           221
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     215
  T. Puhl (HOU)           212
  D. Winfield (SD)        212
  B. Buckner (CHI)        210
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       209
  F. Taveras (NY)         207

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            50
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      38
  D. Kingman (CHI)         37
  B. North (SF)            36
  D. Parker (PIT)          36
  T. Puhl (HOU)            36
  G. Matthews (ATL)        35
  J. Royster (ATL)         35
  K. Hernandez (STL)       34
  D. Winfield (SD)         34

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         74
  B. Russell (LA)          72
  P. Rose (PHI)            71
  S. Garvey (LA)           70
  O. Moreno (PIT)          67
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      65
  R. Knight (CIN)          65
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         65
  D. Baker (LA)            64
  W. Cromartie (MON)       63

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            20
  K. Reitz (STL)           16
  D. Baker (LA)            15
  W. Cromartie (MON)       15
  K. Hernandez (STL)       15
  G. Matthews (ATL)        15
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  B. Buckner (CHI)         14
  P. Garner (PIT)          14
  K. Griffey (CIN)         14

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         19
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         16
  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  B. Robinson (PIT)        12
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  G. Matthews (ATL)        11
  T. Simmons (STL)         11
  G. Foster (CIN)          10

RBI:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         44
  D. Winfield (SD)         43
  G. Foster (CIN)          41
  S. Garvey (LA)           37
  K. Hernandez (STL)       36
  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         36
  J. Cruz (HOU)            35
  D. Driessen (CIN)        33
  R. Hebner (NY)           33

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  T. Scott (STL)           18
  F. Taveras (NY)          16
  B. North (SF)            15
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  D. Lopes (LA)            14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      11

Caught Stealing:

  B. North (SF)            10
  T. Puhl (HOU)            10
  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)            40
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  G. Tenace (SD)           35
  J. Bench (CIN)           31
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          31
  T. Simmons (STL)         31
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       30
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  J. Cruz (HOU)            27

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         50
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         45
  G. Foster (CIN)          43
  J. Clark (SF)            37
  A. Dawson (MON)          35
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       33
  D. Lopes (LA)            33
  D. Parker (PIT)          33
  L. Parrish (MON)         32
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        31


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