Monday June 4, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 4, 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      1915  258   527  102   12   43   239   46   13  203   321  .275
Pittsburgh      1708  234   463   91   19   54   209   41   22  136   248  .271
Los Angeles     1928  265   518   93   11   66   259   36   19  195   283  .269
Philadelphia    1778  224   472   93   13   41   213   44   20  190   260  .266
Montreal        1635  216   431   93   10   43   200   33   16  136   277  .264
Chicago         1669  210   439   75    9   53   193   14   11  157   229  .263
Houston         1878  226   479   77   15   25   215   58   29  166   251  .255
Atlanta         1780  228   450   79    6   49   211   20   23  178   287  .253
New York        1711  202   430   77   12   30   193   50   25  168   258  .251
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)        49  189   32   67  15   1   5   28  14   4   26   19  .355
Pete Rose (PHI)          53  206   30   72  20   1   2   25   7   3   27   12  .350
Dave Winfield (SD)       56  212   34   74  13   5  13   43   3   3   24   21  .349
George Hendrick (STL)    47  161   22   54  13   1   5   25   2   0   16   23  .335
George Foster (CIN)      45  170   27   56   8   2  10   41   0   1   20   45  .329
Ray Knight (CIN)         53  201   22   66  13   0   1   18   3   2   20   19  .328
Omar Moreno (PIT)        49  206   33   67   5   6   3   25  21   8   13   25  .325
Warren Cromartie (MON)   48  199   32   64  15   3   4   20   2   2    9   21  .322
Garry Templeton (STL)    46  190   28   61   4   6   1   13  10   4    5   30  .321
Keith Hernandez (STL)    48  197   34   62  15   4   6   36   1   2   17   22  .315

 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
Joe Nolan             18   30    4   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    6    6  .333
Charlie Spikes        26   28    7    9   4   0   2    8   0   0    4    7  .321
Gary Matthews         52  210   35   64  15   2  11   33   5   3   20   29  .305
Jerry Royster         51  194   35   59  10   1   0   17   8   3   21   23  .304
Bob Horner            18   68    8   19   3   0   5   16   0   0    7    9  .279
Barry Bonnell         47  164   21   44   6   1   8   24   1   1    8   20  .268
Pepe Frias            48  148   10   37   8   1   1   14   2   2    7   13  .250
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         51  186   21   42   5   0   2   14   0   6   16   24  .226
Jeff Burroughs        52  188   21   41   7   0   4   17   0   2   31   33  .218
Bruce Benedict        20   64    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   2    9    4  .188
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          30   59    7   22   1   0   1    8   1   1    2   11  .373
George Foster         45  170   27   56   8   2  10   41   0   1   20   45  .329
Ray Knight            53  201   22   66  13   0   1   18   3   2   20   19  .328
Vic Correll           15   38    5   12   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    8  .316
Joe Morgan            40  128   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   28   15  .297
Dave Concepcion       52  219   38   65   8   3   5   27  12   2   22   18  .297
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Ken Griffey           52  225   31   64  15   1   6   21  10   2   19   24  .284
Dan Driessen          50  171   23   47   9   1   9   34   3   2   21   29  .275
Junior Kennedy        29   95   12   26   4   0   0    5   2   1    6   10  .274
Johnny Bench          46  157   23   42   7   0   3   23   3   0   32   27  .268
Cesar Geronimo        50  157   18   40  12   3   0   17   1   0   11   24  .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       41   97   13   31   5   2   0   15   4   3    9   22  .320
Jose Cruz             55  198   30   60  11   5   4   36  12   3   27   21  .303
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
Craig Reynolds        52  213   29   63   7   2   0   17   6   3    5   15  .296
Julio Gonzalez        20   55    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    3  .291
Terry Puhl            55  215   37   58   8   2   5   16   8  10   22   18  .270
Cesar Cedeno          49  161   24   42  12   0   4   22  12   2   31   17  .261
Bob Watson            46  160   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .244
Alan Ashby            46  151    9   34   6   1   1   20   0   0   11   30  .225
Bruce Bochy           17   46    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .217
Art Howe              48  156   14   32   4   2   2   15   0   0   10   13  .205
Rafael Landestoy      43   41   10    7   0   0   0    4   1   1    7    4  .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          26   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
Steve Garvey          56  229   32   72  14   0   9   38   2   4   10   19  .314
Dusty Baker           53  204   34   64  15   1   6   26   3   2   19   21  .314
Bill Russell          56  239   27   73  14   1   3   26   1   5    8   17  .305
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Derrel Thomas         47  121   14   34   6   2   1   14   5   1   17   14  .281
Ron Cey               45  150   20   42   7   0   9   25   3   1   25   29  .280
Gary Thomasson        44  140   14   39   3   1   5   21   2   0   19   25  .279
Davey Lopes           56  226   52   61  13   4  13   29  15   3   30   33  .270
Reggie Smith          31   98   19   25   3   0   4   18   3   1   16   25  .255
Joe Ferguson          41  131   17   27   4   0   8   29   0   0   27   26  .206
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      48  199   32   64  15   3   4   20   2   2    9   21  .322
Gary Carter           44  158   28   49  10   0  10   31   1   1   16   19  .310
Tony Perez            43  159   22   44   9   1   5   27   1   0   14   30  .277
Larry Parrish         44  152   14   42  15   0   2   12   3   1   12   32  .276
Jerry White           26   48    5   13   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .271
Andre Dawson          47  195   33   52  10   4  11   29   7   3    8   36  .267
Ellis Valentine       44  164   19   42   6   1   5   30   4   3   12   21  .256
Jim Mason             10   20    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .250
Chris Speier          46  150   13   36   8   0   2   12   0   0   19   18  .240
Tommy Hutton          23   17    6    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .235
Rodney Scott          48  189   25   42   6   0   1   17  12   4   23   27  .222
Duffy Dyer             6   14    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .214
Ken Macha             12   14    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .071

 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          49  189   32   67  15   1   5   28  14   4   26   19  .355
Richie Hebner         44  165   21   51   8   1   4   34   1   1   23   20  .309
Joel Youngblood       47  160   27   49  10   1  10   23   7   7   19   17  .306
Steve Henderson       47  174   23   48   8   2   3   20   9   3   23   30  .276
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        21   38    3    9   2   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .237
John Stearns          47  164   22   37   9   0   3   23   4   3   17   21  .226
Willie Montanez       46  178   19   40  10   0   3   19   0   1   17   21  .225
Frank Taveras         40  167   26   37   3   1   0    5  15   2   11   25  .222
Doug Flynn            49  172   10   38   3   3   1   18   0   1    7   16  .221
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
Pete Rose             53  206   30   72  20   1   2   25   7   3   27   12  .350
Bud Harrelson          9   23    2    8   2   0   0    1   1   1    2    6  .348
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
Garry Maddox          48  178   32   51  11   2   7   24  11   4    5   23  .287
Ramon Aviles          24   60    7   17   2   0   0   12   0   0    7    8  .283
Mike Schmidt          53  185   33   50   9   1  16   36   2   2   35   45  .270
Greg Luzinski         46  157   14   41   9   0   6   28   1   2   22   33  .261
Bob Boone             44  141   15   36   8   1   3   19   0   2   21   12  .255
Greg Gross            35   32    3    8   2   1   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Mike Anderson         19   20    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .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         12   23    3    3   1   0   0    4   1   0    6    5  .130
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           49  206   33   67   5   6   3   25  21   8   13   25  .325
Willie Stargell       34  125   17   40   8   0  10   28   0   0   11   31  .320
Dave Parker           49  193   37   60  14   3  10   27   8   1   20   33  .311
Tim Foli              33  132   19   41   6   1   0   18   1   1    8    3  .311
Phil Garner           46  162   25   44  14   2   3   10   2   4   16   31  .272
Steve Nicosia         23   70    8   19   5   0   3    7   0   1    6    4  .271
Bill Robinson         44  141   23   38   7   1  12   31   2   2    7   21  .270
Manny Sanguillen      16   19    4    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .263
Ed Ott                34  122   13   32   7   1   3   12   0   1    4   12  .262
John Milner           38   99   13   25   5   1   6   20   2   1   17   11  .253
Mike Easler           17   12    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    5    1  .250
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Rennie Stennett       37  132   12   32   6   1   0    8   1   1    9   12  .242
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)         239
  S. Garvey (LA)          229
  D. Lopes (LA)           226
  K. Griffey (CIN)        225
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     219
  T. Puhl (HOU)           215
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       213
  F. Taveras (NY)         212
  D. Winfield (SD)        212
  B. Buckner (CHI)        210

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            52
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      38
  D. Kingman (CHI)         37
  D. Parker (PIT)          37
  T. Puhl (HOU)            37
  B. North (SF)            36
  G. Matthews (ATL)        35
  J. Royster (ATL)         35
  D. Baker (LA)            34
  K. Hernandez (STL)       34

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         74
  B. Russell (LA)          73
  S. Garvey (LA)           72
  P. Rose (PHI)            72
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         67
  O. Moreno (PIT)          67
  R. Knight (CIN)          66
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      65
  D. Baker (LA)            64
  W. Cromartie (MON)       64

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  G. Templeton (STL)        6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  B. Buckner (CHI)          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. Carter (MON)          10

RBI:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         44
  D. Winfield (SD)         43
  G. Foster (CIN)          41
  S. Garvey (LA)           38
  J. Cruz (HOU)            36
  K. Hernandez (STL)       36
  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         36
  D. Driessen (CIN)        34
  R. Hebner (NY)           34

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  T. Scott (STL)           18
  F. Taveras (NY)          17
  D. Lopes (LA)            15
  B. North (SF)            15
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      12
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12

Caught Stealing:

  B. North (SF)            10
  T. Puhl (HOU)            10
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  J. Youngblood (NY)        7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          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)           32
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       31
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          31
  T. Simmons (STL)         31
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  J. Cruz (HOU)            27

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         50
  G. Foster (CIN)          45
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         45
  J. Clark (SF)            37
  A. Dawson (MON)          36
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       33
  D. Lopes (LA)            33
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        33
  D. Parker (PIT)          33
  L. Parrish (MON)         32


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