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Tuesday June 5, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 5, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1748  228   498   88   26   35   217   42   21  139   243  .285
Cincinnati      1948  264   536  102   12   45   245   47   13  211   328  .275
Pittsburgh      1740  237   471   92   19   55   212   41   22  138   253  .271
Philadelphia    1821  232   489   95   13   42   221   46   20  193   262  .269
Los Angeles     1959  266   525   93   11   67   260   38   19  202   288  .268
Montreal        1666  217   437   94   10   43   201   34   16  138   280  .262
Chicago         1700  213   445   76   10   54   196   14   11  160   232  .262
Atlanta         1808  232   456   79    6   50   215   21   23  183   291  .252
Houston         1905  226   480   77   15   25   215   58   29  170   255  .252
New York        1743  203   436   80   12   30   194   50   25  169   263  .250
San Francisco   1830  257   450   55   15   40   234   47   22  188   288  .246
San Diego       1907  234   465   71   17   38   217   21   21  195   238  .244

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          54  211   30   75  20   1   2   26   7   3   27   12  .356
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        50  193   32   68  16   1   5   28  14   4   26   20  .352
Dave Winfield (SD)       57  217   36   76  14   6  13   44   3   3   24   22  .350
George Hendrick (STL)    48  164   22   55  13   1   5   25   2   0   17   23  .335
George Foster (CIN)      46  174   28   57   8   2  10   42   0   1   21   46  .328
Ray Knight (CIN)         54  203   22   66  13   0   1   18   3   2   22   20  .325
Garry Templeton (STL)    47  195   29   63   5   6   1   13  10   5    5   30  .323
Warren Cromartie (MON)   49  203   32   65  15   3   4   21   2   2    9   21  .320
Omar Moreno (PIT)        50  210   33   67   5   6   3   25  21   8   13   26  .319
Keith Hernandez (STL)    49  201   34   63  15   4   6   36   1   2   18   23  .313

 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
Gary Matthews         53  213   37   66  15   2  11   33   5   3   21   30  .310
Jerry Royster         52  198   36   60  10   1   0   17   9   3   21   23  .303
Joe Nolan             19   33    4   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    7    6  .303
Bob Horner            19   72    9   21   3   0   6   19   0   0    7    9  .292
Charlie Spikes        27   31    7    9   4   0   2    9   0   0    4    8  .290
Barry Bonnell         48  164   21   44   6   1   8   24   1   1    8   20  .268
Pepe Frias            49  151   10   37   8   1   1   14   2   2    7   13  .245
Rowland Office        46   58   10   14   2   0   2    9   1   0    8    9  .241
Mike Lum              45  115   12   27   6   0   1   11   0   2    8   17  .235
Glenn Hubbard         52  189   21   42   5   0   2   14   0   6   17   25  .222
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       44  165   19   50   8   1   2   16   0   1   18   19  .303
Dave Kingman          49  183   37   54   6   0  19   44   1   0   23   51  .295
Larry Biittner        21   21    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .286
Jerry Martin          47  174   22   49  11   0   7   26   0   1    9   19  .282
Bill Buckner          49  214   25   58  15   4   5   26   3   1    7   12  .271
Bobby Murcer          45  146   18   39   3   1   7   18   0   3   26   16  .267
Mick Kelleher         15   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Ted Sizemore          48  169   19   43   9   0   2   14   1   0   16   16  .254
Ivan DeJesus          47  193   29   48   8   1   2   11   7   4   17   26  .249
Barry Foote           45  153   10   32   5   0   7   16   1   0   11   27  .209
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         46  174   28   57   8   2  10   42   0   1   21   46  .328
Ray Knight            54  203   22   66  13   0   1   18   3   2   22   20  .325
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       53  223   39   66   8   3   6   30  12   2   23   18  .296
Ken Griffey           53  229   32   66  15   1   6   21  11   2   20   24  .288
Junior Kennedy        30   98   14   28   4   0   0    5   2   1    8   11  .286
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Dan Driessen          51  175   24   49   9   1  10   36   3   2   21   30  .280
Johnny Bench          47  162   23   43   7   0   3   23   3   0   32   28  .265
Cesar Geronimo        51  160   18   40  12   3   0   17   1   0   12   24  .250
Arturo DeFreitas      16   23    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    9  .217
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       42  100   13   32   5   2   0   15   4   3   10   22  .320
Denny Walling         21   20    4    6   1   1   0    5   0   0    5    2  .300
Jose Cruz             56  201   30   60  11   5   4   36  12   3   27   22  .299
Enos Cabell           51  199   21   59  11   0   4   30  14   6   10   21  .297
Craig Reynolds        53  216   29   63   7   2   0   17   6   3    5   16  .292
Julio Gonzalez        21   56    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    3  .286
Terry Puhl            56  219   37   58   8   2   5   16   8  10   22   19  .265
Cesar Cedeno          50  163   24   42  12   0   4   22  12   2   33   17  .258
Bob Watson            47  161   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .242
Alan Ashby            47  153    9   34   6   1   1   20   0   0   11   30  .222
Bruce Bochy           18   47    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .213
Art Howe              49  159   14   32   4   2   2   15   0   0   10   13  .201
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            17   15    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Martinez          27   22    6    8   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    2  .364
Von Joshua            34   55    9   19   3   1   3    7   0   1    0    9  .346
Manny Mota            15   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Steve Garvey          57  232   32   72  14   0   9   38   2   4   11   19  .310
Dusty Baker           54  207   34   64  15   1   6   26   3   2   20   22  .309
Bill Russell          57  244   27   74  14   1   3   26   1   5    8   17  .303
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               46  153   20   43   7   0   9   25   3   1   26   29  .281
Derrel Thomas         47  121   14   34   6   2   1   14   5   1   17   14  .281
Gary Thomasson        45  143   15   40   3   1   6   22   2   0   20   25  .280
Davey Lopes           57  230   52   63  13   4  13   29  17   3   31   33  .274
Reggie Smith          32  102   19   25   3   0   4   18   3   1   16   28  .245
Joe Ferguson          42  134   17   28   4   0   8   29   0   0   28   26  .209
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         16   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .071

 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          15   24    4   10   4   0   1    6   0   0    8   10  .417
Warren Cromartie      49  203   32   65  15   3   4   21   2   2    9   21  .320
Gary Carter           45  162   28   49  10   0  10   31   1   1   16   19  .303
Larry Parrish         45  155   14   43  15   0   2   12   3   1   13   32  .277
Jerry White           26   48    5   13   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .271
Tony Perez            44  163   22   44   9   1   5   27   1   0   14   31  .270
Andre Dawson          48  199   33   53  10   4  11   29   7   3    8   37  .266
Ellis Valentine       45  168   19   43   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          47  153   13   37   9   0   2   12   0   0   19   18  .242
Tommy Hutton          23   17    6    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .235
Rodney Scott          49  191   26   43   6   0   1   17  13   4   24   28  .225
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          17   34    4   14   3   1   0    6   0   0    3    4  .412
Lee Mazzilli          50  193   32   68  16   1   5   28  14   4   26   20  .352
Richie Hebner         44  165   21   51   8   1   4   34   1   1   23   20  .309
Joel Youngblood       48  164   27   49  10   1  10   23   7   7   19   18  .299
Steve Henderson       48  177   24   49   9   2   3   20   9   3   23   31  .277
Bruce Boisclair       28   38    5   10   2   1   0    0   0   2    0   12  .263
Elliott Maddox        22   42    3   10   3   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .238
Gil Flores            20   21    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    6  .238
John Stearns          48  167   22   38   9   0   3   23   4   3   18   21  .228
Doug Flynn            50  175   10   39   3   3   1   19   0   1    7   17  .223
Willie Montanez       47  182   19   40  10   0   3   19   0   1   17   21  .220
Frank Taveras         41  171   26   37   3   1   0    5  15   2   11   25  .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
Pete Rose             54  211   30   75  20   1   2   26   7   3   27   12  .356
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             34   64   11   19   3   0   1   12   2   0    3   12  .297
Bud Harrelson         10   27    2    8   2   0   0    1   1   1    3    7  .296
Garry Maddox          49  183   33   53  11   2   7   24  12   4    5   23  .290
Mike Anderson         20   21    4    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .286
Ramon Aviles          25   60    7   17   2   0   0   12   0   0    7    8  .283
Mike Schmidt          54  189   36   52   9   1  17   37   2   2   36   45  .275
Greg Luzinski         47  161   15   43   9   0   6   28   1   2   22   33  .267
Tim McCarver          25   50    3   13   4   1   0    5   0   0    6    5  .260
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
Bake McBride          51  196   27   45   6   3   5   22   9   2   14   24  .230
Dave Rader             8   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Rudy Meoli            28   67    2   13   4   1   0    6   2   0    9   14  .194
Jose Cardenal         13   24    3    4   1   0   0    5   1   0    6    5  .167
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       35  128   17   41   8   0  10   28   0   0   12   31  .320
Omar Moreno           50  210   33   67   5   6   3   25  21   8   13   26  .319
Dave Parker           50  197   38   61  14   3  11   29   8   1   20   35  .310
Tim Foli              34  136   20   42   6   1   0   18   1   1    8    3  .309
Bill Robinson         45  145   24   40   8   1  12   31   2   2    7   21  .276
Ed Ott                35  125   13   34   7   1   3   12   0   1    4   12  .272
Steve Nicosia         23   70    8   19   5   0   3    7   0   1    6    4  .271
Phil Garner           47  165   25   44  14   2   3   10   2   4   17   31  .267
Manny Sanguillen      16   19    4    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .263
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       38  136   12   33   6   1   0    9   1   1    9   12  .243
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         57  217   36   76  14   6  13   44   3   3   24   22  .350
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         53  202   32   56   8   2   2   18   5   4   19   18  .277
Jerry Turner          55  198   21   53   9   1   4   28   0   0   14   24  .268
Gene Tenace           50  143   22   37   5   2   7   22   0   2   37   29  .259
Dan Briggs            35   72   15   18   3   1   3   15   1   1    8   10  .250
Bill Fahey            20   49    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    5  .245
Fernando Gonzalez     49  161   15   39   7   1   5   16   0   0    8   16  .242
Bill Almon            38   71   11   17   3   0   0    3   2   1    5   18  .239
Kurt Bevacqua         39   90    7   21   3   1   0   11   0   3   14    7  .233
Barry Evans           50  148    8   31   5   0   1   13   0   2    4   15  .210
Mike Hargrove         48  121   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   13  .198
Ozzie Smith           55  198   24   32   3   1   0   10   9   3   17   10  .162

 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      22   60   12   20   2   0   1    9   4   0    6    9  .333
Larry Herndon         42   81   11   25   5   3   2   14   4   1    8   16  .309
Terry Whitfield       52  188   26   56   8   2   2   26   2   2   16   21  .298
Jack Clark            54  208   28   58  10   1   6   32   2   2   24   37  .279
Rob Andrews           26   29    4    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .276
Willie McCovey        37  108   12   29   4   0   5   17   0   0    6   19  .269
Darrell Evans         55  197   32   52   5   1   5   21   4   3   23   19  .264
Billy North           51  157   37   39   3   1   1   13  17  10   40   30  .248
Mike Ivie             40  123   13   30   1   1   6   24   2   0   10   27  .244
Bill Madlock          52  197   31   48   7   1   6   32   6   3   15   13  .244
Roger Metzger         43  131   14   27   3   4   0   17   4   0   10   13  .206
Mike Sadek            23   40    4    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    8  .200
Marc Hill             36  106   13   18   0   0   2    9   0   0   14   16  .170
John Tamargo          28   53    5    9   2   0   2    6   0   0    3    8  .170
Hector Cruz           11   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .067

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Brock             37  123   18   46   1   2   3   16   4   4    5   16  .374
George Hendrick       48  164   22   55  13   1   5   25   2   0   17   23  .335
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Garry Templeton       47  195   29   63   5   6   1   13  10   5    5   30  .323
Keith Hernandez       49  201   34   63  15   4   6   36   1   2   18   23  .313
Ken Oberkfell         31   64   13   20   4   1   1    6   1   0    6    8  .313
Ted Simmons           47  163   31   50  12   0  12   33   0   0   32    9  .307
Mike Phillips         17   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Tony Scott            48  197   24   57   6   7   0   23  18   4   11   28  .289
Jerry Mumphrey        33   50   12   14   2   1   0    3   2   2    3    7  .280
Dane Iorg             28   69    6   19   2   1   1    7   1   1    6    7  .275
Ken Reitz             49  190   12   49  17   0   2   28   1   0    9   24  .258
Mike Tyson            38  104    8   25   7   1   2   13   2   1    6   17  .240
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Steve Swisher         13   20    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    5  .150
Bernie Carbo          18   14    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .143
Roger Freed           15   10    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    3  .100

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         244
  S. Garvey (LA)          232
  D. Lopes (LA)           230
  K. Griffey (CIN)        229
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     223
  T. Puhl (HOU)           219
  D. Winfield (SD)        217
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       216
  F. Taveras (NY)         216
  B. Buckner (CHI)        214

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            52
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      39
  D. Parker (PIT)          38
  D. Kingman (CHI)         37
  G. Matthews (ATL)        37
  B. North (SF)            37
  T. Puhl (HOU)            37
  J. Royster (ATL)         36
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         36
  D. Winfield (SD)         36

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         76
  P. Rose (PHI)            75
  B. Russell (LA)          74
  S. Garvey (LA)           72
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         68
  O. Moreno (PIT)          67
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      66
  K. Griffey (CIN)         66
  R. Knight (CIN)          66
  G. Matthews (ATL)        66

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            20
  K. Reitz (STL)           17
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         16
  D. Baker (LA)            15
  B. Buckner (CHI)         15
  W. Cromartie (MON)       15
  K. Griffey (CIN)         15
  K. Hernandez (STL)       15
  G. Matthews (ATL)        15
  L. Parrish (MON)         15

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  G. Templeton (STL)        6
  D. Winfield (SD)          6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             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)         17
  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  B. Robinson (PIT)        12
  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  G. Matthews (ATL)        11
  D. Parker (PIT)          11

RBI:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         44
  D. Winfield (SD)         44
  G. Foster (CIN)          42
  S. Garvey (LA)           38
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  J. Cruz (HOU)            36
  D. Driessen (CIN)        36
  K. Hernandez (STL)       36
  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  R. Hebner (NY)           34

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  T. Scott (STL)           18
  D. Lopes (LA)            17
  B. North (SF)            17
  F. Taveras (NY)          17
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14
  R. Scott (MON)           13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      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
  G. Templeton (STL)        5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            40
  G. Tenace (SD)           37
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         36
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          33
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  T. Simmons (STL)         32
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       31
  D. Lopes (LA)            31
  J. Ferguson (LA)         28
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         51
  G. Foster (CIN)          46
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         45
  J. Clark (SF)            37
  A. Dawson (MON)          37
  D. Parker (PIT)          35
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       33
  D. Lopes (LA)            33
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        33
  L. Parrish (MON)         32


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