Monday June 11, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 11, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1965  270   570  101   30   44   258   46   25  158   272  .290
Cincinnati      2106  282   575  111   13   51   263   48   15  227   355  .273
Philadelphia    1999  256   538  104   17   44   242   55   21  214   287  .269
Los Angeles     2117  294   568  101   12   77   288   39   21  222   317  .268
Pittsburgh      1865  251   500   97   20   59   226   44   24  148   273  .268
Chicago         1851  239   496   88   12   56   222   18   14  176   248  .268
Montreal        1851  240   480  103   11   44   221   39   17  149   315  .259
Atlanta         1999  263   509   93    7   54   244   24   25  201   324  .255
Houston         2071  242   524   81   15   26   228   65   31  186   268  .253
San Francisco   2010  289   504   67   17   49   265   53   23  208   317  .251
New York        1902  218   473   91   12   30   208   54   27  183   291  .249
San Diego       2071  251   504   78   19   42   232   23   22  207   262  .243

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          59  229   32   82  21   1   2   26   7   3   31   15  .358
Dave Winfield (SD)       62  237   39   84  16   7  14   50   4   3   25   23  .354
George Hendrick (STL)    54  187   28   66  17   1   6   29   2   1   21   24  .353
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        55  213   33   73  18   1   5   30  14   4   27   24  .343
Garry Templeton (STL)    53  222   34   74   7   7   1   16  11   6    7   32  .333
George Foster (CIN)      51  193   30   64   9   2  12   47   0   1   21   49  .332
Omar Moreno (PIT)        54  227   37   73   5   6   3   25  23   8   13   28  .322
Ted Simmons (STL)        53  184   37   59  13   0  16   45   0   0   33   10  .321
Keith Hernandez (STL)    55  226   42   72  15   4   7   41   1   2   21   26  .319
Ray Knight (CIN)         59  221   24   70  14   0   1   18   3   2   23   24  .317

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba          5   16    3    7   3   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .438
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Gary Matthews         58  235   40   74  16   2  11   37   5   4   23   31  .315
Bob Horner            24   96   13   30   5   0   8   25   0   1    7   12  .313
Jerry Royster         57  223   42   67  12   1   0   19   9   3   22   27  .300
Barry Bonnell         52  176   22   46   8   1   8   25   1   1   11   24  .261
Pepe Frias            54  169   14   44   9   1   1   18   3   2    9   14  .260
Joe Nolan             23   39    6   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    8    7  .256
Charlie Spikes        29   36    7    9   4   0   2    9   0   0    4   10  .250
Rowland Office        50   66   12   16   2   0   2    9   2   0    9   11  .242
Mike Lum              49  127   14   30   6   0   2   14   0   2   10   19  .236
Jeff Burroughs        56  204   24   45   7   1   5   22   0   2   34   37  .221
Glenn Hubbard         55  198   21   43   6   0   2   15   0   6   17   27  .217
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         25   41    6    4   2   0   0    4   1   1    6   17  .098
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         31   56    6   18   4   0   0    8   0   1    2    7  .321
Mike Vail             25   39    6   12   1   1   2    9   0   0    5    6  .308
Dave Kingman          54  197   43   60   7   1  20   48   2   0   28   53  .305
Larry Biittner        23   23    2    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .304
Jerry Martin          52  191   23   57  14   0   7   32   0   1   10   23  .298
Steve Ontiveros       49  182   19   53   8   1   2   17   0   1   19   21  .291
Bill Buckner          54  233   29   67  17   5   6   33   3   2    8   13  .288
Steve Dillard         18   11    6    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .273
Bobby Murcer          50  163   18   43   3   1   7   20   1   3   28   16  .264
Ted Sizemore          53  187   22   49  10   0   2   16   2   1   19   17  .262
Mick Kelleher         16   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Ivan DeJesus          52  213   34   54   9   1   2   12   8   5   17   30  .254
Barry Foote           50  168   13   36   7   0   7   17   1   0   14   27  .214
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tim Blackwell         14   23    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    9    5  .174
Sam Mejias            18    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          33   61    7   23   1   0   1    8   1   1    3   11  .377
George Foster         51  193   30   64   9   2  12   47   0   1   21   49  .332
Ray Knight            59  221   24   70  14   0   1   18   3   2   23   24  .317
Dave Concepcion       58  242   41   73  11   3   7   33  12   2   24   20  .302
Joe Morgan            40  128   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   28   15  .297
Vic Correll           17   44    5   13   4   0   1    5   0   0    6    9  .296
Ken Griffey           58  246   33   70  16   1   6   21  11   4   23   27  .285
Dan Driessen          56  194   27   53   9   1  11   38   4   2   22   33  .273
Junior Kennedy        35  115   17   31   4   0   0    5   2   1   11   11  .270
Cesar Geronimo        54  168   19   44  13   3   1   19   1   0   12   25  .262
Johnny Bench          51  172   25   44   7   0   4   24   3   0   34   31  .256
Ken Henderson          5    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .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
Paul Blair            20   42    2    7   1   1   1    7   0   0    3    9  .167
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       46  117   14   37   5   2   0   17   4   3   10   23  .316
Enos Cabell           56  220   24   66  11   0   4   30  17   7   10   23  .300
Craig Reynolds        57  231   31   69   8   2   0   19   6   3    5   16  .299
Jose Cruz             61  220   31   62  12   5   4   38  15   3   28   24  .282
Denny Walling         23   25    5    7   1   1   1    8   0   0    5    2  .280
Terry Puhl            61  239   39   66   8   2   5   17   8  11   25   19  .276
Julio Gonzalez        22   58    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    3    3  .276
Cesar Cedeno          55  181   25   48  12   0   4   23  13   2   37   17  .265
Bob Watson            49  163   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   23  .239
Alan Ashby            51  163   11   36   6   1   1   21   0   0   13   32  .221
Art Howe              54  176   17   38   6   2   2   15   0   0   13   14  .216
Bruce Bochy           20   52    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .192
Rafael Landestoy      47   42   10    7   0   0   0    4   1   1    7    4  .167
Jimmy Sexton          19   15    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .133
Jesus Alou            18   16    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .063

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Mota            16   13    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .385
Ted Martinez          31   27    7   10   3   0   0    0   1   1    0    4  .370
Von Joshua            37   58    9   19   3   1   3    7   0   1    0    9  .328
Dusty Baker           59  226   36   71  17   1   7   30   3   2   21   24  .314
Steve Garvey          62  250   37   78  15   0  11   45   2   4   13   24  .312
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Bill Russell          61  260   28   77  15   1   3   26   1   6    8   19  .296
Davey Lopes           62  247   57   70  13   4  17   34  18   3   34   36  .283
Derrel Thomas         51  126   14   35   7   2   1   14   5   1   18   16  .278
Ron Cey               51  167   24   46   7   0  11   29   3   1   31   33  .275
Reggie Smith          37  119   26   32   5   1   5   21   3   2   20   28  .269
Gary Thomasson        49  156   16   41   3   1   6   25   2   0   22   28  .263
Joe Ferguson          45  142   17   30   4   0   8   30   0   0   30   27  .211
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
Dave Cash             12    9    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .444
Tony Solaita          19   30    4   10   4   0   1    6   0   0    9   12  .333
Warren Cromartie      54  225   34   70  16   3   4   23   2   2    9   24  .311
Tommy Hutton          27   20    6    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .300
Larry Parrish         50  174   18   51  17   0   3   16   3   1   13   38  .293
Gary Carter           50  180   30   51  10   0  10   32   1   1   17   20  .283
Jerry White           30   54    6   15   1   1   1    9   3   0    1    5  .278
Tony Perez            49  181   25   49  10   2   5   30   1   0   14   36  .271
Ellis Valentine       50  187   23   49   9   1   5   33   4   4   12   22  .262
Andre Dawson          52  218   34   57  10   4  11   31  10   3    9   43  .262
Jim Mason             12   25    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   1    3    5  .240
Duffy Dyer             8   17    0    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .235
Chris Speier          51  165   14   38   9   0   2   12   0   0   21   20  .230
Rodney Scott          54  210   28   46   6   0   1   18  15   4   27   31  .219
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          22   47    5   18   5   1   0    8   0   0    6    6  .383
Lee Mazzilli          55  213   33   73  18   1   5   30  14   4   27   24  .343
Richie Hebner         44  165   21   51   8   1   4   34   1   1   23   20  .309
Joel Youngblood       53  184   31   53  11   1  10   24   8   7   21   22  .288
Steve Henderson       53  194   25   53  10   2   3   22   9   3   24   36  .273
Bruce Boisclair       31   41    6   10   2   1   0    0   0   2    0   12  .244
Frank Taveras         46  192   30   46   7   1   0    8  16   2   12   26  .240
Gil Flores            21   21    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .238
Elliott Maddox        25   48    3   11   3   0   0    2   0   1    5   10  .229
John Stearns          53  182   24   41   9   0   3   25   6   5   22   23  .225
Doug Flynn            55  191   11   41   4   3   1   20   0   1    8   17  .215
Willie Montanez       52  201   19   43  10   0   3   20   0   1   17   25  .214
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             59  229   32   82  21   1   2   26   7   3   31   15  .358
Larry Bowa            43  173   29   54   7   3   0   11   6   3   16   10  .312
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Bud Harrelson         15   44    4   13   2   0   0    3   3   1    7    9  .296
Del Unser             37   68   12   20   3   0   1   12   2   0    3   12  .294
Garry Maddox          54  204   36   59  13   2   7   27  14   5    6   24  .289
Mike Anderson         22   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            10   15    1    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .267
Greg Gross            38   34    4    9   2   2   0    1   1   0    2    2  .265
Mike Schmidt          59  206   38   54  10   1  17   38   3   2   41   50  .262
Bob Boone             48  159   17   41   9   1   4   22   0   2   21   14  .258
Greg Luzinski         52  180   16   46   9   0   6   30   1   2   25   37  .256
Tim McCarver          27   51    4   13   4   1   0    5   0   0    7    5  .255
Bake McBride          55  214   29   51   6   4   5   24  13   2   14   25  .238
Jose Cardenal         17   31    3    6   2   0   0    7   1   0    6    6  .194
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           54  227   37   73   5   6   3   25  23   8   13   28  .322
Willie Stargell       37  132   18   42   8   0  11   30   0   0   13   32  .318
Tim Foli              36  140   20   43   6   1   0   19   1   1    8    3  .307
Dave Parker           54  209   39   64  15   3  12   33   8   2   23   37  .306
Bill Robinson         49  161   26   45   8   2  14   36   2   2    7   25  .280
Ed Ott                35  125   13   34   7   1   3   12   0   1    4   12  .272
Steve Nicosia         27   82    9   22   5   0   3    8   0   1    8    6  .268
Phil Garner           51  178   27   47  16   2   3   10   2   5   19   33  .264
Mike Easler           18   12    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    6    1  .250
John Milner           40  101   13   25   5   1   6   20   2   1   17   12  .248
Lee Lacy              30   61    4   15   3   2   1    5   2   0    9    9  .246
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Manny Sanguillen      19   22    5    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .227
Rennie Stennett       42  150   13   34   6   1   0    9   1   1    9   13  .227
Dale Berra            33   89    8   17   5   0   1    8   0   0   10   13  .191

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         62  237   39   84  16   7  14   50   4   3   25   23  .354
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          60  213   22   57  10   1   5   31   0   0   16   26  .268
Gene Richards         58  222   34   59   9   2   2   19   5   4   21   20  .266
Gene Tenace           55  161   23   42   6   2   7   23   0   2   39   33  .261
Bill Fahey            22   51    3   13   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    5  .255
Fernando Gonzalez     53  166   16   40   7   1   6   17   0   0    8   16  .241
Bill Almon            42   80   13   19   3   0   0    4   2   1    6   20  .238
Kurt Bevacqua         43  100    7   23   3   1   0   11   0   3   15    9  .230
Dan Briggs            40   89   16   20   3   1   4   17   1   1    9   13  .225
Barry Evans           53  154    9   33   5   0   1   13   0   2    5   16  .214
Mike Hargrove         52  125   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   15  .192
Ozzie Smith           60  218   28   38   4   2   0   10  10   4   18   11  .174

 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         46   91   15   29   5   3   3   15   4   1    9   18  .319
Terry Whitfield       56  205   29   63   9   3   3   28   2   2   16   23  .307
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
Jack Clark            59  230   32   66  12   1   9   38   2   3   26   41  .287
Willie McCovey        42  120   15   33   5   0   7   23   0   0    8   22  .275
Darrell Evans         60  216   35   56   6   1   5   23   4   3   27   25  .259
Bill Madlock          57  211   35   54   8   2   7   35   7   3   17   14  .256
Billy North           56  176   40   45   5   1   1   15  21  10   43   32  .256
Mike Ivie             44  134   14   33   3   1   7   30   2   0   11   28  .246
Roger Metzger         46  134   14   27   3   4   0   18   4   0   10   13  .202
John Tamargo          30   60    7   12   3   0   2    6   0   0    4    8  .200
Mike Sadek            23   40    4    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    8  .200
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             42  135   21   48   1   2   4   17   4   4    5   17  .356
George Hendrick       54  187   28   66  17   1   6   29   2   1   21   24  .353
Garry Templeton       53  222   34   74   7   7   1   16  11   6    7   32  .333
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Ted Simmons           53  184   37   59  13   0  16   45   0   0   33   10  .321
Ken Oberkfell         34   69   14   22   5   2   1    6   1   0    7    8  .319
Keith Hernandez       55  226   42   72  15   4   7   41   1   2   21   26  .319
Jerry Mumphrey        39   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            54  222   27   63   8   7   0   26  21   5   13   32  .284
Ken Reitz             55  215   15   60  18   1   3   36   1   0    9   27  .279
Dane Iorg             32   73    6   20   3   1   1    7   1   1    6    8  .274
Mike Tyson            44  121   11   29   8   1   3   15   2   1    8   19  .240
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)         260
  S. Garvey (LA)          250
  D. Lopes (LA)           247
  K. Griffey (CIN)        246
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     242
  T. Puhl (HOU)           239
  F. Taveras (NY)         237
  D. Winfield (SD)        237
  G. Matthews (ATL)       235
  B. Buckner (CHI)        233

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            57
  D. Kingman (CHI)         43
  K. Hernandez (STL)       42
  J. Royster (ATL)         42
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      41
  G. Matthews (ATL)        40
  B. North (SF)            40
  D. Parker (PIT)          39
  T. Puhl (HOU)            39
  D. Winfield (SD)         39

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         84
  P. Rose (PHI)            82
  S. Garvey (LA)           78
  B. Russell (LA)          77
  G. Matthews (ATL)        74
  G. Templeton (STL)       74
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      73
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         73
  O. Moreno (PIT)          73
  K. Hernandez (STL)       72

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            21
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         18
  K. Reitz (STL)           18
  D. Baker (LA)            17
  B. Buckner (CHI)         17
  G. Hendrick (STL)        17
  L. Parrish (MON)         17
  W. Cromartie (MON)       16
  P. Garner (PIT)          16
  K. Griffey (CIN)         16

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         20
  D. Lopes (LA)            17
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         17
  T. Simmons (STL)         16
  B. Robinson (PIT)        14
  D. Winfield (SD)         14
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  G. Foster (CIN)          12
  D. Parker (PIT)          12
  R. Cey (LA)              11

RBI:

  D. Winfield (SD)         50
  D. Kingman (CHI)         48
  G. Foster (CIN)          47
  S. Garvey (LA)           45
  T. Simmons (STL)         45
  K. Hernandez (STL)       41
  J. Clark (SF)            38
  J. Cruz (HOU)            38
  D. Driessen (CIN)        38
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         38

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          23
  B. North (SF)            21
  T. Scott (STL)           21
  D. Lopes (LA)            18
  F. Taveras (NY)          18
  E. Cabell (HOU)          17
  J. Cruz (HOU)            15
  R. Scott (MON)           15
  G. Maddox (PHI)          14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            43
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         41
  G. Tenace (SD)           39
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          37
  J. Bench (CIN)           34
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       34
  D. Lopes (LA)            34
  T. Simmons (STL)         33
  R. Cey (LA)              31
  P. Rose (PHI)            31

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         53
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         50
  G. Foster (CIN)          49
  A. Dawson (MON)          43
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  L. Parrish (MON)         38
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       37
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        37
  D. Parker (PIT)          37
  S. Henderson (NY)        36


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