Friday June 8, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 8, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1865  251   542   98   29   39   239   43   24  150   263  .291
Cincinnati      2009  270   551  103   12   47   251   48   14  218   336  .274
Pittsburgh      1799  245   485   93   19   59   220   42   23  141   261  .270
Los Angeles     2020  281   542   94   11   73   275   39   20  211   301  .268
Philadelphia    1894  240   506   97   14   43   228   51   21  202   273  .267
Chicago         1789  224   476   86   11   54   207   14   14  167   241  .266
Montreal        1742  231   459   99   10   44   213   38   16  145   290  .264
Atlanta         1883  245   477   85    6   51   228   22   25  189   303  .253
Houston         1968  235   496   78   15   26   223   61   30  179   259  .252
New York        1809  208   452   85   12   30   199   52   27  173   271  .250
San Francisco   1937  276   481   59   16   46   252   51   22  200   304  .248
San Diego       2007  245   490   75   19   41   227   21   21  203   253  .244

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       60  229   38   82  15   7  14   49   3   3   25   22  .358
Pete Rose (PHI)          56  219   30   78  20   1   2   26   7   3   28   13  .356
George Hendrick (STL)    51  177   26   61  15   1   6   28   2   0   18   24  .345
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        52  201   32   69  17   1   5   28  14   4   26   21  .343
Garry Templeton (STL)    50  209   32   71   6   7   1   15  11   6    7   30  .340
George Foster (CIN)      48  182   29   60   8   2  11   44   0   1   21   48  .330
Omar Moreno (PIT)        52  218   35   70   5   6   3   25  22   8   13   27  .321
Warren Cromartie (MON)   51  212   33   68  15   3   4   23   2   2    9   22  .321
Steve Garvey (LA)        59  240   36   76  14   0  11   42   2   4   11   22  .317
Ray Knight (CIN)         56  209   22   66  13   0   1   18   3   2   23   21  .316

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba          2    4    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .750
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Bob Horner            21   81   10   26   3   0   7   23   0   1    7   10  .321
Gary Matthews         55  222   37   70  15   2  11   37   5   4   22   31  .315
Jerry Royster         54  207   41   63  12   1   0   18   9   3   22   24  .304
Barry Bonnell         50  169   21   46   8   1   8   24   1   1    8   21  .272
Joe Nolan             21   38    6   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    8    7  .263
Rowland Office        47   62   12   16   2   0   2    9   2   0    9   10  .258
Charlie Spikes        28   35    7    9   4   0   2    9   0   0    4    9  .257
Pepe Frias            51  157   10   37   8   1   1   15   2   2    7   14  .236
Mike Lum              46  115   13   27   6   0   1   11   0   2    9   17  .235
Glenn Hubbard         54  197   21   43   6   0   2   15   0   6   17   26  .218
Jeff Burroughs        53  193   21   41   7   0   4   17   0   2   31   34  .212
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       6    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Darrel Chaney         24   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
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Scot Thompson         30   55    6   18   4   0   0    8   0   1    2    7  .327
Larry Biittner        22   22    2    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .318
Mike Vail             25   39    6   12   1   1   2    9   0   0    5    6  .308
Dave Kingman          52  191   39   57   7   1  19   45   1   0   26   52  .298
Jerry Martin          50  185   23   55  13   0   7   29   0   1    9   21  .297
Steve Ontiveros       47  176   19   52   8   1   2   16   0   1   18   20  .296
Bill Buckner          52  224   26   62  17   4   5   27   3   2    8   13  .277
Bobby Murcer          48  156   18   41   3   1   7   19   0   3   27   16  .263
Ted Sizemore          51  180   20   47  10   0   2   15   1   1   17   17  .261
Mick Kelleher         16   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Ivan DeJesus          50  204   31   51   9   1   2   12   7   5   17   28  .250
Barry Foote           48  162   12   36   7   0   7   17   1   0   12   27  .222
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Steve Dillard         17   10    5    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .200
Tim Blackwell         14   23    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    9    5  .174
Sam Mejias            17    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
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          31   60    7   23   1   0   1    8   1   1    2   11  .383
George Foster         48  182   29   60   8   2  11   44   0   1   21   48  .330
Vic Correll           16   41    5   13   4   0   1    5   0   0    5    8  .317
Ray Knight            56  209   22   66  13   0   1   18   3   2   23   21  .316
Joe Morgan            40  128   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   28   15  .297
Dave Concepcion       55  231   39   68   8   3   6   30  12   2   23   18  .294
Ken Griffey           55  236   32   68  15   1   6   21  11   3   21   25  .288
Dan Driessen          53  182   26   52   9   1  11   38   4   2   22   31  .286
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Junior Kennedy        32  104   16   29   4   0   0    5   2   1   10   11  .279
Johnny Bench          49  166   23   43   7   0   3   23   3   0   32   30  .259
Cesar Geronimo        52  163   18   41  12   3   0   17   1   0   12   24  .252
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            18   35    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    6  .143

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Denny Walling         22   21    5    7   1   1   1    8   0   0    5    2  .333
Jeffrey Leonard       44  108   14   34   5   2   0   16   4   3   10   23  .315
Enos Cabell           53  207   23   62  11   0   4   30  15   6   10   22  .300
Jose Cruz             58  209   31   61  11   5   4   37  13   3   27   22  .292
Craig Reynolds        54  220   29   63   7   2   0   17   6   3    5   16  .286
Julio Gonzalez        22   58    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    3    3  .276
Terry Puhl            58  226   37   61   8   2   5   17   8  11   24   19  .270
Cesar Cedeno          52  170   25   44  12   0   4   22  13   2   35   17  .259
Bob Watson            48  162   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   23  .241
Alan Ashby            49  157   10   35   6   1   1   21   0   0   12   31  .223
Art Howe              51  165   16   35   5   2   2   15   0   0   12   13  .212
Bruce Bochy           19   49    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .204
Rafael Landestoy      45   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          29   22    7    8   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    2  .364
Von Joshua            35   56    9   19   3   1   3    7   0   1    0    9  .339
Manny Mota            15   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Steve Garvey          59  240   36   76  14   0  11   42   2   4   11   22  .317
Dusty Baker           56  214   34   67  15   1   6   29   3   2   21   23  .313
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Bill Russell          59  252   27   76  14   1   3   26   1   6    8   18  .302
Ron Cey               48  156   22   44   7   0  10   27   3   1   30   30  .282
Derrel Thomas         48  121   14   34   6   2   1   14   5   1   17   14  .281
Davey Lopes           59  236   55   65  13   4  15   32  18   3   33   35  .275
Gary Thomasson        47  150   15   41   3   1   6   24   2   0   20   28  .273
Reggie Smith          34  108   23   27   4   0   5   19   3   1   18   28  .250
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          37  102    9   16   2   1   4   12   0   0   11   19  .157
Vic Davalillo         17   15    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .133
Johnny Oates           8    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Solaita          17   26    4   10   4   0   1    6   0   0    8   10  .385
Dave Cash             10    8    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .375
Warren Cromartie      51  212   33   68  15   3   4   23   2   2    9   22  .321
Larry Parrish         47  162   16   47  16   0   3   14   3   1   13   34  .290
Gary Carter           47  170   29   49  10   0  10   31   1   1   17   19  .288
Tony Perez            46  171   24   47   9   1   5   28   1   0   14   33  .275
Andre Dawson          50  209   34   57  10   4  11   31  10   3    8   39  .273
Ellis Valentine       47  175   21   47   8   1   5   33   4   3   12   21  .269
Duffy Dyer             7   15    0    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .267
Jerry White           28   49    6   13   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .265
Tommy Hutton          25   19    6    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .263
Jim Mason             11   21    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    3    4  .238
Chris Speier          49  157   14   37   9   0   2   12   0   0   21   19  .236
Rodney Scott          51  198   27   43   6   0   1   17  14   4   26   29  .217
Ken Macha             13   16    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .063

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Trevino          19   38    5   15   4   1   0    6   0   0    4    4  .395
Lee Mazzilli          52  201   32   69  17   1   5   28  14   4   26   21  .343
Richie Hebner         44  165   21   51   8   1   4   34   1   1   23   20  .309
Joel Youngblood       50  173   29   52  11   1  10   24   7   7   19   19  .301
Steve Henderson       50  183   24   49   9   2   3   20   9   3   24   34  .268
Bruce Boisclair       30   40    5   10   2   1   0    0   0   2    0   12  .250
Gil Flores            20   21    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    6  .238
John Stearns          50  173   23   41   9   0   3   23   6   5   20   21  .237
Elliott Maddox        24   47    3   11   3   0   0    2   0   1    5    9  .234
Doug Flynn            52  182   11   41   4   3   1   20   0   1    7   17  .225
Frank Taveras         43  180   26   40   4   1   0    8  15   2   11   26  .222
Willie Montanez       49  190   19   41  10   0   3   19   0   1   17   22  .216
Ron Hodges            23   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             56  219   30   78  20   1   2   26   7   3   28   13  .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             36   67   12   20   3   0   1   12   2   0    3   12  .299
Garry Maddox          51  191   34   55  11   2   7   24  13   5    6   24  .288
Mike Anderson         21   21    4    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .286
Ramon Aviles          26   60    7   17   2   0   0   12   0   0    8    8  .283
Dave Rader             9   11    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .273
Mike Schmidt          56  195   36   52   9   1  17   37   2   2   39   48  .267
Bud Harrelson         12   34    2    9   2   0   0    2   2   1    4    8  .265
Greg Luzinski         49  169   15   44   9   0   6   29   1   2   23   34  .260
Bob Boone             46  150   17   39   8   1   4   21   0   2   21   13  .260
Tim McCarver          26   50    4   13   4   1   0    5   0   0    7    5  .260
Greg Gross            36   33    3    8   2   1   0    1   1   0    1    2  .242
Bake McBride          53  206   28   49   6   4   5   24  12   2   14   25  .238
Rudy Meoli            30   73    2   13   4   1   0    6   2   0    9   15  .178
Jose Cardenal         15   25    3    4   1   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .160
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        18    3    4    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0  .667
Willie Stargell       36  129   18   42   8   0  11   30   0   0   12   31  .326
Omar Moreno           52  218   35   70   5   6   3   25  22   8   13   27  .321
Dave Parker           52  203   39   63  14   3  12   31   8   2   21   36  .310
Tim Foli              36  140   20   43   6   1   0   19   1   1    8    3  .307
Bill Robinson         47  153   26   43   8   1  14   34   2   2    7   22  .281
Steve Nicosia         25   75    9   21   5   0   3    7   0   1    7    5  .280
Ed Ott                35  125   13   34   7   1   3   12   0   1    4   12  .272
Phil Garner           49  171   25   45  15   2   3   10   2   4   17   32  .263
John Milner           39  100   13   25   5   1   6   20   2   1   17   12  .250
Mike Easler           18   12    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    6    1  .250
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Manny Sanguillen      18   21    5    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .238
Rennie Stennett       40  142   12   33   6   1   0    9   1   1    9   12  .232
Lee Lacy              28   57    3   13   2   2   1    5   1   0    9    9  .228
Dale Berra            31   82    8   15   4   0   1    7   0   0    9   13  .183

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         60  229   38   82  15   7  14   49   3   3   25   22  .358
Fred Kendall          17   27    6    9   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    0  .333
Don Reynolds          20   26    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    4    4  .308
Broderick Perkins     41   67    6   19   0   0   0    8   0   0    4    9  .284
Gene Richards         56  215   33   58   8   2   2   19   5   4   20   19  .270
Jerry Turner          58  207   21   55  10   1   4   28   0   0   14   25  .266
Bill Fahey            21   50    3   13   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    5  .260
Gene Tenace           53  154   23   39   6   2   7   23   0   2   38   32  .253
Dan Briggs            38   81   16   20   3   1   4   16   1   1    9   12  .247
Bill Almon            40   74   12   18   3   0   0    4   2   1    6   19  .243
Fernando Gonzalez     52  165   16   40   7   1   6   17   0   0    8   16  .242
Kurt Bevacqua         41   96    7   23   3   1   0   11   0   3   15    8  .240
Barry Evans           52  151    9   32   5   0   1   13   0   2    5   16  .212
Mike Hargrove         50  123   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   14  .195
Ozzie Smith           58  210   26   34   3   2   0   10   9   3   18   11  .162

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           23   12    5    5   0   1   0    0   2   1    1    2  .417
Larry Herndon         44   87   14   28   5   3   3   15   4   1    9   17  .322
Johnnie Lemaster      25   69   13   22   2   0   1   10   4   0    7   11  .319
Terry Whitfield       54  198   28   60   9   3   3   28   2   2   16   22  .303
Rob Andrews           28   37    7   11   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    1  .297
Jack Clark            57  222   30   62  10   1   8   35   2   2   25   40  .279
Willie McCovey        40  116   13   32   5   0   6   20   0   0    6   20  .276
Darrell Evans         58  208   33   53   5   1   5   21   4   3   26   22  .255
Billy North           54  167   39   42   3   1   1   15  19  10   42   32  .252
Mike Ivie             42  129   14   32   2   1   7   29   2   0   10   27  .248
Bill Madlock          55  203   31   50   7   1   6   32   7   3   16   13  .246
Roger Metzger         44  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
John Tamargo          29   55    7   10   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    8  .182
Marc Hill             39  116   14   20   1   0   2    9   0   0   15   18  .172
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             39  124   19   46   1   2   3   16   4   4    5   16  .371
George Hendrick       51  177   26   61  15   1   6   28   2   0   18   24  .345
Garry Templeton       50  209   32   71   6   7   1   15  11   6    7   30  .340
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Ken Oberkfell         33   67   13   21   5   1   1    6   1   0    7    8  .313
Jerry Mumphrey        36   64   15   20   2   2   0    6   2   3    5    9  .313
Ted Simmons           50  173   32   54  13   0  12   35   0   0   32   10  .312
Keith Hernandez       52  215   38   67  15   4   7   39   1   2   19   25  .312
Mike Phillips         17   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Tony Scott            51  210   26   61   8   7   0   24  18   5   12   31  .291
Ken Reitz             52  203   15   57  18   1   3   34   1   0    9   26  .281
Dane Iorg             31   72    6   20   3   1   1    7   1   1    6    8  .278
Mike Tyson            41  112   10   27   8   1   3   15   2   1    7   18  .241
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Bernie Carbo          19   15    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .133
Steve Swisher         15   23    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    7  .130
Roger Freed           17   12    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    3  .083

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         252
  S. Garvey (LA)          240
  K. Griffey (CIN)        236
  D. Lopes (LA)           236
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     231
  D. Winfield (SD)        229
  T. Puhl (HOU)           226
  F. Taveras (NY)         225
  B. Buckner (CHI)        224
  J. Clark (SF)           222

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            55
  J. Royster (ATL)         41
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      39
  D. Kingman (CHI)         39
  B. North (SF)            39
  D. Parker (PIT)          39
  K. Hernandez (STL)       38
  D. Winfield (SD)         38
  G. Matthews (ATL)        37
  T. Puhl (HOU)            37

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         82
  P. Rose (PHI)            78
  S. Garvey (LA)           76
  B. Russell (LA)          76
  G. Templeton (STL)       71
  G. Matthews (ATL)        70
  O. Moreno (PIT)          70
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         69
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      68
  W. Cromartie (MON)       68

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            20
  K. Reitz (STL)           18
  B. Buckner (CHI)         17
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         17
  L. Parrish (MON)         16
  D. Baker (LA)            15
  W. Cromartie (MON)       15
  P. Garner (PIT)          15
  K. Griffey (CIN)         15
  G. Hendrick (STL)        15

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            7
  G. Templeton (STL)        7
  D. Winfield (SD)          7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  B. Buckner (CHI)          4
  A. Dawson (MON)           4
  K. Hernandez (STL)        4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  B. McBride (PHI)          4

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         19
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         17
  D. Lopes (LA)            15
  B. Robinson (PIT)        14
  D. Winfield (SD)         14
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  D. Parker (PIT)          12
  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  D. Driessen (CIN)        11

RBI:

  D. Winfield (SD)         49
  D. Kingman (CHI)         45
  G. Foster (CIN)          44
  S. Garvey (LA)           42
  K. Hernandez (STL)       39
  D. Driessen (CIN)        38
  J. Cruz (HOU)            37
  G. Matthews (ATL)        37
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  D. Murphy (ATL)          36

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  B. North (SF)            19
  D. Lopes (LA)            18
  T. Scott (STL)           18
  F. Taveras (NY)          17
  E. Cabell (HOU)          15
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14
  R. Scott (MON)           14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          13
  J. Cruz (HOU)            13

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            11
  B. North (SF)            10
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  J. Youngblood (NY)        7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          6
  B. Russell (LA)           6
  G. Templeton (STL)        6
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          5
  G. Maddox (PHI)           5

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            42
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         39
  G. Tenace (SD)           38
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          35
  D. Lopes (LA)            33
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  T. Simmons (STL)         32
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       31
  R. Cey (LA)              30
  J. Ferguson (LA)         28

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         52
  G. Foster (CIN)          48
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         48
  J. Clark (SF)            40
  A. Dawson (MON)          39
  D. Parker (PIT)          36
  D. Lopes (LA)            35
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       34
  S. Henderson (NY)        34
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        34


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