Saturday June 9, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 9, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1899  258   552   99   30   40   246   44   24  152   265  .291
Cincinnati      2044  277   561  106   13   50   258   48   14  219   342  .275
Philadelphia    1936  249   524  101   15   43   236   52   21  205   279  .271
Los Angeles     2050  284   550   95   11   74   278   39   21  215   304  .268
Pittsburgh      1829  247   490   94   19   59   222   42   23  146   267  .268
Chicago         1819  229   486   87   11   54   212   18   14  174   245  .267
Montreal        1773  232   462   99   10   44   214   39   16  145   295  .261
Atlanta         1918  248   485   86    6   52   231   23   25  190   307  .253
Houston         2002  235   503   79   15   26   223   62   30  179   262  .251
San Francisco   1972  282   491   63   16   48   258   52   22  204   309  .249
New York        1837  212   457   86   12   30   202   53   27  175   276  .249
San Diego       2039  249   498   76   19   42   231   22   22  204   259  .244

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          57  223   31   80  20   1   2   26   7   3   29   14  .359
Dave Winfield (SD)       61  233   39   83  16   7  14   50   3   3   25   23  .356
George Hendrick (STL)    52  181   27   63  16   1   6   29   2   0   18   24  .348
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        53  205   33   70  17   1   5   28  14   4   26   21  .342
George Foster (CIN)      49  186   30   63   9   2  12   46   0   1   21   48  .339
Garry Templeton (STL)    51  213   32   72   6   7   1   16  11   6    7   31  .338
Omar Moreno (PIT)        53  222   36   71   5   6   3   25  22   8   13   27  .320
Steve Garvey (LA)        60  243   36   77  14   0  11   43   2   4   11   23  .317
Keith Hernandez (STL)    53  219   40   69  15   4   7   39   1   2   19   25  .315
Warren Cromartie (MON)   52  216   33   68  15   3   4   23   2   2    9   22  .315

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba          3    7    1    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .714
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Bob Horner            22   85   11   28   4   0   7   23   0   1    7   10  .329
Gary Matthews         56  226   38   71  15   2  11   37   5   4   22   31  .314
Jerry Royster         55  211   41   63  12   1   0   18   9   3   22   24  .299
Barry Bonnell         50  169   21   46   8   1   8   24   1   1    8   21  .272
Charlie Spikes        28   35    7    9   4   0   2    9   0   0    4    9  .257
Joe Nolan             22   39    6   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    8    7  .256
Rowland Office        48   66   12   16   2   0   2    9   2   0    9   11  .242
Pepe Frias            52  161   10   38   8   1   1   15   2   2    7   14  .236
Mike Lum              47  119   13   27   6   0   1   11   0   2    9   17  .227
Jeff Burroughs        54  197   22   43   7   0   5   20   0   2   31   35  .218
Glenn Hubbard         54  197   21   43   6   0   2   15   0   6   17   26  .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       7    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .111
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
Mike Vail             25   39    6   12   1   1   2    9   0   0    5    6  .308
Larry Biittner        23   23    2    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .304
Jerry Martin          51  188   23   57  14   0   7   32   0   1   10   21  .303
Dave Kingman          53  194   41   58   7   1  19   46   2   0   27   52  .299
Steve Ontiveros       48  179   19   53   8   1   2   16   0   1   19   21  .296
Bill Buckner          53  229   27   64  17   4   5   28   3   2    8   13  .280
Ted Sizemore          52  183   22   49  10   0   2   15   2   1   19   17  .268
Bobby Murcer          49  159   18   42   3   1   7   19   1   3   28   16  .264
Mick Kelleher         16   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Ivan DeJesus          51  208   31   51   9   1   2   12   8   5   17   30  .245
Barry Foote           49  165   12   36   7   0   7   17   1   0   13   27  .218
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         49  186   30   63   9   2  12   46   0   1   21   48  .339
Vic Correll           16   41    5   13   4   0   1    5   0   0    5    8  .317
Ray Knight            57  213   23   67  13   0   1   18   3   2   23   22  .315
Dave Concepcion       56  235   41   70   9   3   7   31  12   2   23   18  .298
Joe Morgan            40  128   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   28   15  .297
Ken Henderson          4    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Dan Driessen          54  186   27   53   9   1  11   38   4   2   22   32  .285
Ken Griffey           56  240   32   68  15   1   6   21  11   3   21   25  .283
Junior Kennedy        33  108   16   29   4   0   0    5   2   1   10   11  .269
Johnny Bench          50  169   25   44   7   0   4   24   3   0   33   31  .260
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
Paul Blair            19   39    2    7   1   1   1    7   0   0    3    8  .180
Rick Auerbach         19   31    4    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .161

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       44  108   14   34   5   2   0   16   4   3   10   23  .315
Enos Cabell           54  211   23   64  11   0   4   30  16   6   10   22  .303
Jose Cruz             59  213   31   61  11   5   4   37  13   3   27   23  .286
Craig Reynolds        55  224   29   64   8   2   0   17   6   3    5   16  .286
Denny Walling         23   25    5    7   1   1   1    8   0   0    5    2  .280
Julio Gonzalez        22   58    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    3    3  .276
Terry Puhl            59  230   37   63   8   2   5   17   8  11   24   19  .274
Cesar Cedeno          53  174   25   45  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            50  160   10   36   6   1   1   21   0   0   12   31  .225
Art Howe              52  169   16   35   5   2   2   15   0   0   12   14  .207
Bruce Bochy           19   49    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .204
Rafael Landestoy      46   42   10    7   0   0   0    4   1   1    7    4  .167
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            36   57    9   19   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          60  243   36   77  14   0  11   43   2   4   11   23  .317
Dusty Baker           57  218   34   67  15   1   6   29   3   2   21   24  .307
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Bill Russell          60  255   27   76  14   1   3   26   1   6    8   19  .298
Davey Lopes           60  239   56   67  13   4  16   33  18   3   34   35  .280
Derrel Thomas         49  122   14   34   6   2   1   14   5   1   17   14  .279
Ron Cey               49  160   22   44   7   0  10   27   3   1   30   30  .275
Gary Thomasson        48  152   16   41   3   1   6   24   2   0   22   28  .270
Reggie Smith          35  112   24   29   5   0   5   19   3   2   18   28  .259
Joe Ferguson          43  136   17   30   4   0   8   29   0   0   29   26  .221
Pedro Guerrero         9   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .200
Steve Yeager          38  102    9   16   2   1   4   12   0   0   11   19  .157
Vic Davalillo         18   16    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .125
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      52  216   33   68  15   3   4   23   2   2    9   22  .315
Larry Parrish         48  165   16   48  16   0   3   15   3   1   13   35  .291
Gary Carter           48  173   30   50  10   0  10   31   1   1   17   19  .289
Tony Perez            47  175   24   47   9   1   5   28   1   0   14   35  .269
Andre Dawson          51  213   34   57  10   4  11   31  10   3    8   41  .268
Duffy Dyer             7   15    0    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .267
Ellis Valentine       48  178   21   47   8   1   5   33   4   3   12   21  .264
Tommy Hutton          25   19    6    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .263
Jerry White           29   50    6   13   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .260
Jim Mason             11   21    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    3    4  .238
Chris Speier          50  160   14   37   9   0   2   12   0   0   21   19  .231
Rodney Scott          52  202   27   44   6   0   1   17  15   4   26   29  .218
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          20   41    5   15   4   1   0    6   0   0    4    5  .366
Lee Mazzilli          53  205   33   70  17   1   5   28  14   4   26   21  .342
Richie Hebner         44  165   21   51   8   1   4   34   1   1   23   20  .309
Joel Youngblood       51  176   30   52  11   1  10   24   8   7   20   19  .296
Steve Henderson       51  186   24   50   9   2   3   22   9   3   24   35  .269
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          51  175   23   41   9   0   3   23   6   5   21   22  .234
Elliott Maddox        24   47    3   11   3   0   0    2   0   1    5    9  .234
Frank Taveras         44  184   28   42   5   1   0    8  15   2   11   26  .228
Doug Flynn            53  185   11   41   4   3   1   20   0   1    7   17  .222
Willie Montanez       50  193   19   42  10   0   3   20   0   1   17   22  .218
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             57  223   31   80  20   1   2   26   7   3   29   14  .359
Larry Bowa            41  164   29   50   6   2   0    9   6   3   16    9  .305
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Del Unser             36   67   12   20   3   0   1   12   2   0    3   12  .299
Garry Maddox          52  196   36   58  12   2   7   26  14   5    6   24  .296
Bud Harrelson         13   38    2   11   2   0   0    2   2   1    5    8  .290
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          57  199   37   53  10   1  17   38   2   2   40   49  .266
Bob Boone             47  155   17   41   9   1   4   22   0   2   21   13  .265
Greg Luzinski         50  174   16   46   9   0   6   30   1   2   23   35  .264
Tim McCarver          26   50    4   13   4   1   0    5   0   0    7    5  .260
Greg Gross            37   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
Jose Cardenal         16   30    3    6   2   0   0    7   1   0    6    6  .200
Rudy Meoli            30   73    2   13   4   1   0    6   2   0    9   15  .178
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
Omar Moreno           53  222   36   71   5   6   3   25  22   8   13   27  .320
Willie Stargell       37  132   18   42   8   0  11   30   0   0   13   32  .318
Dave Parker           53  205   39   64  15   3  12   33   8   2   23   36  .312
Tim Foli              36  140   20   43   6   1   0   19   1   1    8    3  .307
Bill Robinson         48  157   26   43   8   1  14   34   2   2    7   25  .274
Ed Ott                35  125   13   34   7   1   3   12   0   1    4   12  .272
Steve Nicosia         26   78    9   21   5   0   3    7   0   1    8    5  .269
Phil Garner           50  174   26   45  15   2   3   10   2   4   18   33  .259
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       41  146   12   34   6   1   0    9   1   1    9   12  .233
Lee Lacy              29   58    3   13   2   2   1    5   1   0    9    9  .224
Dale Berra            32   86    8   16   4   0   1    7   0   0    9   13  .186

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         61  233   39   83  16   7  14   50   3   3   25   23  .356
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
Jerry Turner          59  211   22   57  10   1   5   31   0   0   14   26  .270
Gene Richards         57  218   34   58   8   2   2   19   5   4   21   20  .266
Gene Tenace           54  158   23   41   6   2   7   23   0   2   38   32  .260
Bill Fahey            22   51    3   13   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    5  .255
Fernando Gonzalez     52  165   16   40   7   1   6   17   0   0    8   16  .242
Dan Briggs            39   85   16   20   3   1   4   16   1   1    9   13  .235
Bill Almon            41   77   12   18   3   0   0    4   2   1    6   19  .234
Kurt Bevacqua         42   99    7   23   3   1   0   11   0   3   15    9  .232
Barry Evans           52  151    9   32   5   0   1   13   0   2    5   16  .212
Mike Hargrove         51  124   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   15  .194
Ozzie Smith           59  214   27   37   3   2   0   10  10   4   18   11  .173

 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         45   90   15   29   5   3   3   15   4   1    9   17  .322
Terry Whitfield       55  200   29   62   9   3   3   28   2   2   16   22  .310
Johnnie Lemaster      26   72   13   22   2   0   1   10   4   0    7   12  .306
Rob Andrews           28   37    7   11   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    1  .297
Willie McCovey        41  117   14   33   5   0   7   23   0   0    6   20  .282
Jack Clark            58  225   30   63  11   1   8   36   2   2   26   40  .280
Bill Madlock          56  206   33   52   8   1   7   34   7   3   17   13  .252
Darrell Evans         59  211   34   53   5   1   5   21   4   3   27   24  .251
Billy North           55  172   39   43   4   1   1   15  20  10   42   32  .250
Mike Ivie             43  134   14   33   3   1   7   29   2   0   10   28  .246
Roger Metzger         45  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             40  120   14   21   1   0   2    9   0   0   15   18  .175
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             40  128   19   47   1   2   3   16   4   4    5   16  .367
George Hendrick       52  181   27   63  16   1   6   29   2   0   18   24  .348
Garry Templeton       51  213   32   72   6   7   1   16  11   6    7   31  .338
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Ken Oberkfell         34   69   14   22   5   2   1    6   1   0    7    8  .319
Keith Hernandez       53  219   40   69  15   4   7   39   1   2   19   25  .315
Ted Simmons           51  176   34   55  13   0  13   37   0   0   33   10  .313
Jerry Mumphrey        37   64   15   20   2   2   0    6   2   3    5    9  .313
Mike Phillips         17   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Tony Scott            52  214   27   62   8   7   0   25  19   5   12   31  .290
Ken Reitz             53  207   15   58  18   1   3   36   1   0    9   26  .280
Dane Iorg             31   72    6   20   3   1   1    7   1   1    6    8  .278
Mike Tyson            42  113   10   27   8   1   3   15   2   1    8   18  .239
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)         255
  S. Garvey (LA)          243
  K. Griffey (CIN)        240
  D. Lopes (LA)           239
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     235
  D. Winfield (SD)        233
  T. Puhl (HOU)           230
  B. Buckner (CHI)        229
  F. Taveras (NY)         229
  G. Matthews (ATL)       226

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            56
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      41
  D. Kingman (CHI)         41
  J. Royster (ATL)         41
  K. Hernandez (STL)       40
  B. North (SF)            39
  D. Parker (PIT)          39
  D. Winfield (SD)         39
  G. Matthews (ATL)        38
  T. Puhl (HOU)            37

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         83
  P. Rose (PHI)            80
  S. Garvey (LA)           77
  B. Russell (LA)          76
  G. Templeton (STL)       72
  G. Matthews (ATL)        71
  O. Moreno (PIT)          71
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      70
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         70
  K. Hernandez (STL)       69

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            20
  K. Reitz (STL)           18
  B. Buckner (CHI)         17
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         17
  G. Hendrick (STL)        16
  L. Parrish (MON)         16
  D. Winfield (SD)         16
  D. Baker (LA)            15
  W. Cromartie (MON)       15
  P. Garner (PIT)          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)            16
  B. Robinson (PIT)        14
  D. Winfield (SD)         14
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  T. Simmons (STL)         13
  G. Foster (CIN)          12
  D. Parker (PIT)          12
  A. Dawson (MON)          11

RBI:

  D. Winfield (SD)         50
  G. Foster (CIN)          46
  D. Kingman (CHI)         46
  S. Garvey (LA)           43
  K. Hernandez (STL)       39
  D. Driessen (CIN)        38
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         38
  J. Cruz (HOU)            37
  G. Matthews (ATL)        37
  T. Simmons (STL)         37

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  B. North (SF)            20
  T. Scott (STL)           19
  D. Lopes (LA)            18
  F. Taveras (NY)          17
  E. Cabell (HOU)          16
  R. Scott (MON)           15
  G. Maddox (PHI)          14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14
  C. Cedeno (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)         40
  G. Tenace (SD)           38
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          35
  D. Lopes (LA)            34
  J. Bench (CIN)           33
  T. Simmons (STL)         33
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       31
  R. Cey (LA)              30
  J. Ferguson (LA)         29

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         52
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         49
  G. Foster (CIN)          48
  A. Dawson (MON)          41
  J. Clark (SF)            40
  D. Parker (PIT)          36
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       35
  S. Henderson (NY)        35
  D. Lopes (LA)            35
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        35


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