Wednesday June 13, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 13, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       2041  281   594  103   30   46   269   46   25  166   285  .291
Cincinnati      2172  292   594  115   13   52   273   49   16  236   364  .274
Los Angeles     2188  312   597  105   12   79   305   40   22  231   330  .273
Chicago         1927  244   519   89   12   57   227   20   16  188   261  .269
Pittsburgh      1936  256   518  100   21   60   230   45   24  154   288  .268
Philadelphia    2058  263   550  105   19   45   247   56   23  223   298  .267
Montreal        1883  244   490  104   11   44   223   42   17  152   319  .260
Atlanta         2028  264   515   93    7   54   245   24   25  203   330  .254
Houston         2140  246   543   82   15   27   232   68   32  191   276  .254
San Francisco   2078  298   518   71   19   52   273   56   23  220   330  .249
New York        1967  231   487   94   13   31   220   56   27  195   298  .248
San Diego       2136  260   525   79   19   44   241   25   23  215   267  .246

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       64  244   40   86  16   7  15   54   4   4   27   25  .353
Pete Rose (PHI)          61  236   33   83  21   1   2   26   7   4   33   15  .352
George Hendrick (STL)    56  196   29   67  17   1   6   30   2   1   21   26  .342
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        57  217   35   74  19   1   5   31  15   4   32   24  .341
Garry Templeton (STL)    55  232   34   77   7   7   1   18  11   6    7   33  .332
George Foster (CIN)      53  201   31   66   9   2  13   50   0   1   21   52  .328
Keith Hernandez (STL)    57  234   44   75  15   4   7   42   1   2   23   27  .321
Steve Garvey (LA)        64  259   39   82  16   0  11   45   2   5   14   24  .317
Omar Moreno (PIT)        56  234   37   74   5   6   3   25  24   8   15   28  .316
Ted Simmons (STL)        55  190   37   60  13   0  16   45   0   0   35   12  .316

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba          6   17    3    7   3   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .412
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Gary Matthews         59  239   40   75  16   2  11   37   5   4   23   32  .314
Bob Horner            25  100   13   31   5   0   8   25   0   1    7   13  .310
Jerry Royster         58  226   43   67  12   1   0   19   9   3   23   29  .297
Pepe Frias            55  172   14   45   9   1   1   18   3   2    9   14  .262
Barry Bonnell         52  176   22   46   8   1   8   25   1   1   11   24  .261
Charlie Spikes        29   36    7    9   4   0   2    9   0   0    4   10  .250
Rowland Office        51   69   12   17   2   0   2    9   2   0    9   11  .246
Mike Lum              50  129   14   30   6   0   2   14   0   2   11   19  .233
Joe Nolan             24   43    6   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    8    7  .233
Jeff Burroughs        57  208   24   47   7   1   5   23   0   2   34   39  .226
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       8   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .100
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
Steve Dillard         20   12    6    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    3  .333
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Mike Vail             27   41    6   13   1   1   2    9   0   0    5    6  .317
Scot Thompson         32   57    6   18   4   0   0    8   0   1    2    7  .316
Jerry Martin          54  197   24   60  14   0   8   35   0   1   14   23  .305
Larry Biittner        23   23    2    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .304
Steve Ontiveros       51  189   20   56   8   1   2   17   0   1   20   22  .296
Dave Kingman          56  206   44   61   7   1  20   48   3   1   29   56  .296
Bill Buckner          56  243   30   70  17   5   6   33   3   2    8   13  .288
Ted Sizemore          55  195   23   52  10   0   2   17   2   2   20   17  .267
Bobby Murcer          52  171   18   45   4   1   7   20   1   3   30   18  .263
Ivan DeJesus          54  222   34   58   9   1   2   12   9   5   18   32  .261
Mick Kelleher         17   31    5    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .258
Barry Foote           51  170   13   36   7   0   7   17   1   0   14   27  .212
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tim Blackwell         16   30    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0   10    7  .133
Sam Mejias            19    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
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          35   69    9   27   1   0   1    8   1   1    4   12  .391
George Foster         53  201   31   66   9   2  13   50   0   1   21   52  .328
Ray Knight            60  222   25   70  14   0   1   18   3   2   26   24  .315
Dave Concepcion       60  250   41   75  11   3   7   33  12   2   24   21  .300
Joe Morgan            40  128   25   38  13   1   3   11  11   1   28   15  .297
Vic Correll           19   51    5   15   5   0   1    8   0   0    6    9  .294
Ken Griffey           59  247   33   71  17   1   6   21  11   4   23   27  .287
Dan Driessen          58  201   28   56  10   1  11   39   5   3   23   33  .279
Junior Kennedy        37  123   18   33   4   0   0    7   2   1   13   11  .268
Cesar Geronimo        56  173   21   46  14   3   1   19   1   0   12   25  .266
Johnny Bench          51  172   25   44   7   0   4   24   3   0   34   31  .256
Ken Henderson          6    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Arturo DeFreitas      17   24    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0   10  .208
Champ Summers         27   60   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   13   15  .200
Paul Blair            21   45    3    8   1   1   1    8   0   0    3   10  .178
Rick Auerbach         20   33    5    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .152

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       48  125   14   38   5   2   0   17   5   3   11   23  .304
Craig Reynolds        59  240   31   72   8   2   0   19   6   3    5   17  .300
Enos Cabell           58  229   24   67  11   0   4   30  17   7   10   24  .293
Terry Puhl            63  247   41   70   8   2   5   17  10  11   25   19  .283
Jose Cruz             63  227   31   64  12   5   4   38  15   4   30   25  .282
Julio Gonzalez        23   58    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    3    3  .276
Cesar Cedeno          57  189   25   51  12   0   4   26  13   2   38   17  .270
Denny Walling         24   26    5    7   1   1   1    8   0   0    5    2  .269
Bob Watson            49  163   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   23  .239
Alan Ashby            53  170   12   39   7   1   1   21   0   0   13   34  .229
Art Howe              56  182   18   40   6   2   3   16   0   0   14   14  .220
Bruce Bochy           20   52    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .192
Rafael Landestoy      49   43   10    7   0   0   0    4   1   1    7    4  .163
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          33   27    7   10   3   0   0    0   1   1    1    4  .370
Von Joshua            38   59    9   19   3   1   3    7   0   1    0    9  .322
Steve Garvey          64  259   39   82  16   0  11   45   2   5   14   24  .317
Dusty Baker           61  235   37   73  17   1   7   32   3   2   21   26  .311
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Bill Russell          63  270   31   81  15   1   3   26   1   6    8   20  .300
Davey Lopes           64  256   59   74  13   4  18   38  19   3   35   39  .289
Ron Cey               53  174   28   50   7   0  12   33   3   1   32   35  .287
Reggie Smith          39  126   27   36   6   1   5   22   3   2   22   29  .286
Derrel Thomas         52  128   14   35   7   2   1   14   5   1   18   16  .273
Gary Thomasson        51  161   18   43   4   1   6   25   2   0   23   30  .267
Joe Ferguson          47  148   20   33   5   0   8   32   0   0   32   28  .223
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      55  228   35   71  16   3   4   23   3   2   10   24  .311
Tommy Hutton          27   20    6    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .300
Larry Parrish         51  178   18   52  17   0   3   17   3   1   13   39  .292
Gary Carter           51  184   30   53  10   0  10   33   2   1   17   20  .288
Tony Perez            50  185   26   52  10   2   5   30   1   0   14   36  .281
Jerry White           30   54    6   15   1   1   1    9   3   0    1    5  .278
Ellis Valentine       51  191   24   51   9   1   5   33   5   4   12   23  .267
Andre Dawson          53  222   34   57  10   4  11   31  10   3    9   44  .257
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          52  168   14   39  10   0   2   12   0   0   22   20  .232
Rodney Scott          55  213   29   46   6   0   1   18  15   4   27   32  .216
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          57  217   35   74  19   1   5   31  15   4   32   24  .341
Richie Hebner         46  171   22   53   8   1   4   37   1   1   25   20  .310
Joel Youngblood       55  194   32   55  11   1  10   24   9   7   21   23  .284
Steve Henderson       55  199   27   55  10   2   3   23   9   3   27   36  .276
Bruce Boisclair       31   41    6   10   2   1   0    0   0   2    0   12  .244
Gil Flores            21   21    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .238
Frank Taveras         48  202   32   48   8   1   0   10  16   2   12   27  .238
Elliott Maddox        25   48    3   11   3   0   0    2   0   1    5   10  .229
John Stearns          55  189   25   42  10   0   3   25   6   5   22   23  .222
Doug Flynn            57  199   13   44   4   4   2   23   0   1    8   17  .221
Willie Montanez       54  209   20   43  10   0   3   21   0   1   17   28  .206
Ron Hodges            24   25    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    5  .160
Ed Kranepool          24   33    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .152
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          2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose             61  236   33   83  21   1   2   26   7   4   33   15  .352
Larry Bowa            45  181   29   57   8   4   0   11   6   3   17   10  .315
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Del Unser             38   69   12   20   3   0   1   12   2   0    3   12  .290
Mike Anderson         23   21    5    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
Garry Maddox          56  213   36   60  13   2   7   27  14   5    6   24  .282
Bud Harrelson         17   50    4   14   2   0   0    3   3   1    8   11  .280
Mike Schmidt          61  212   42   57  10   2  18   40   3   2   42   51  .269
Dave Rader            10   15    1    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .267
Greg Gross            39   35    4    9   2   2   0    1   1   0    2    3  .257
Bob Boone             50  165   17   42   9   1   4   24   0   2   22   16  .255
Tim McCarver          28   52    4   13   4   1   0    5   0   0    7    5  .250
Greg Luzinski         54  186   17   46   9   0   6   30   1   2   26   40  .247
Bake McBride          57  219   29   53   6   4   5   25  14   3   15   26  .242
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
Willie Stargell       39  138   18   45   9   0  11   30   0   0   13   35  .326
Omar Moreno           56  234   37   74   5   6   3   25  24   8   15   28  .316
Dave Parker           56  218   40   68  15   3  13   36   8   2   23   38  .312
Tim Foli              38  149   20   45   7   1   0   19   1   1    8    3  .302
Mike Easler           20   14    5    4   0   0   2    3   0   1    6    2  .286
Steve Nicosia         27   82    9   22   5   0   3    8   0   1    8    6  .268
Lee Lacy              32   64    5   17   4   3   1    5   2   0   11    9  .266
Bill Robinson         51  170   26   45   8   2  14   36   2   2    7   28  .265
Ed Ott                37  130   13   34   7   1   3   12   0   1    4   14  .262
Phil Garner           53  186   28   48  16   2   3   11   2   5   19   36  .258
John Milner           42  102   14   26   5   1   6   20   2   1   18   12  .255
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Manny Sanguillen      20   25    5    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .240
Rennie Stennett       44  157   14   36   6   1   0    9   1   1    9   13  .229
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         64  244   40   86  16   7  15   54   4   4   27   25  .353
Fred Kendall          18   31    6   10   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    0  .323
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          62  219   23   60  10   1   5   33   1   0   18   26  .274
Gene Richards         60  230   37   61   9   2   2   19   6   4   22   21  .265
Fernando Gonzalez     55  174   17   46   7   1   7   20   0   0    8   16  .264
Gene Tenace           57  164   24   42   6   2   7   23   0   2   41   34  .256
Bill Fahey            23   55    3   14   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    6  .255
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            41   92   16   21   3   1   4   17   1   1    9   13  .228
Barry Evans           55  161    9   34   5   0   1   13   0   2    5   16  .211
Mike Hargrove         52  125   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   15  .192
Ozzie Smith           62  227   30   40   5   2   0   10  10   4   18   11  .176

 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         47   96   17   31   6   3   3   15   4   1    9   19  .323
Terry Whitfield       57  209   30   64   9   3   3   29   3   2   17   24  .306
Rob Andrews           29   37    7   11   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    1  .297
Jack Clark            61  237   34   70  13   2  10   41   3   3   29   42  .295
Johnnie Lemaster      27   75   13   22   2   0   1   10   4   0    8   12  .293
Willie McCovey        43  125   15   33   5   0   7   23   0   0    8   24  .264
Billy North           58  184   42   47   6   1   2   16  21  10   45   34  .255
Bill Madlock          59  220   35   56   9   2   7   35   8   3   17   15  .255
Darrell Evans         62  222   36   56   6   1   5   23   4   3   29   25  .252
Mike Ivie             46  140   15   34   3   1   8   33   2   0   11   30  .243
Roger Metzger         47  137   14   28   3   5   0   18   4   0   10   13  .204
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             42  125   14   22   1   0   2    9   0   0   18   19  .176
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             44  144   23   53   2   2   4   18   4   4    5   18  .368
George Hendrick       56  196   29   67  17   1   6   30   2   1   21   26  .342
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Garry Templeton       55  232   34   77   7   7   1   18  11   6    7   33  .332
Keith Hernandez       57  234   44   75  15   4   7   42   1   2   23   27  .321
Jerry Mumphrey        41   66   16   21   2   2   0    6   2   3    6   10  .318
Ted Simmons           55  190   37   60  13   0  16   45   0   0   35   12  .316
Mike Phillips         18   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Ken Oberkfell         36   76   16   23   5   2   1    6   1   0    9    8  .303
Tony Scott            56  231   28   68   8   7   1   31  21   5   13   33  .294
Ken Reitz             57  223   16   62  19   1   3   36   1   0   10   29  .278
Dane Iorg             34   75    6   20   3   1   1    7   1   1    6    8  .267
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
Roger Freed           18   13    2    2   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    3  .154
Steve Swisher         17   24    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    8  .125
Bernie Carbo          21   17    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .118

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         270
  S. Garvey (LA)          259
  D. Lopes (LA)           256
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     250
  K. Griffey (CIN)        247
  T. Puhl (HOU)           247
  F. Taveras (NY)         247
  D. Winfield (SD)        244
  B. Buckner (CHI)        243
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       240

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            59
  K. Hernandez (STL)       44
  D. Kingman (CHI)         44
  J. Royster (ATL)         43
  B. North (SF)            42
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         42
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      41
  T. Puhl (HOU)            41
  G. Matthews (ATL)        40
  D. Parker (PIT)          40

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         86
  P. Rose (PHI)            83
  S. Garvey (LA)           82
  B. Russell (LA)          81
  G. Templeton (STL)       77
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      75
  K. Hernandez (STL)       75
  G. Matthews (ATL)        75
  D. Lopes (LA)            74
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         74

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            21
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         19
  K. Reitz (STL)           19
  D. Baker (LA)            17
  B. Buckner (CHI)         17
  K. Griffey (CIN)         17
  G. Hendrick (STL)        17
  L. Parrish (MON)         17
  W. Cromartie (MON)       16
  P. Garner (PIT)          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
  R. Metzger (SF)           5
  L. Bowa (PHI)             4
  A. Dawson (MON)           4
  D. Flynn (NY)             4

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         20
  D. Lopes (LA)            18
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         18
  T. Simmons (STL)         16
  D. Winfield (SD)         15
  B. Robinson (PIT)        14
  G. Foster (CIN)          13
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  D. Parker (PIT)          13
  R. Cey (LA)              12

RBI:

  D. Winfield (SD)         54
  G. Foster (CIN)          50
  D. Kingman (CHI)         48
  S. Garvey (LA)           45
  T. Simmons (STL)         45
  K. Hernandez (STL)       42
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         40
  D. Driessen (CIN)        39
  J. Cruz (HOU)            38

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          24
  B. North (SF)            21
  T. Scott (STL)           21
  D. Lopes (LA)            19
  F. Taveras (NY)          18
  E. Cabell (HOU)          17
  J. Cruz (HOU)            15
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         15
  R. Scott (MON)           15
  G. Maddox (PHI)          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)            45
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         42
  G. Tenace (SD)           41
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          38
  D. Lopes (LA)            35
  T. Simmons (STL)         35
  J. Bench (CIN)           34
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       34
  P. Rose (PHI)            33
  R. Cey (LA)              32

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         56
  G. Foster (CIN)          52
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         51
  A. Dawson (MON)          44
  J. Clark (SF)            42
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        40
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       39
  D. Lopes (LA)            39
  L. Parrish (MON)         39
  D. Parker (PIT)          38


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