Thursday June 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 14, 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         1961  252   531   89   12   57   234   20   17  195   264  .271
Philadelphia    2058  263   550  105   19   45   247   56   23  223   298  .267
Pittsburgh      1982  257   525  101   22   60   231   47   25  159   300  .265
Montreal        1915  248   500  107   11   44   227   43   17  155   321  .261
Atlanta         2065  267   526   95    7   54   247   25   25  203   330  .255
Houston         2140  246   543   82   15   27   232   68   32  191   276  .254
San Francisco   2115  304   531   72   19   53   277   56   24  224   335  .251
New York        1967  231   487   94   13   31   220   56   27  195   298  .248
San Diego       2183  262   533   79   19   44   243   25   23  224   275  .244

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          61  236   33   83  21   1   2   26   7   4   33   15  .352
Dave Winfield (SD)       65  248   40   87  16   7  15   55   4   4   30   26  .351
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
Dave Parker (PIT)        57  224   40   71  16   3  13   36   8   2   23   38  .317
Steve Garvey (LA)        64  259   39   82  16   0  11   45   2   5   14   24  .317
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         60  244   40   76  16   2  11   37   5   4   23   32  .312
Bob Horner            26  104   13   32   5   0   8   26   0   1    7   13  .308
Jerry Royster         59  230   44   67  12   1   0   19   9   3   23   29  .291
Pepe Frias            56  176   14   48  10   1   1   19   3   2    9   14  .273
Barry Bonnell         53  180   23   46   8   1   8   25   2   1   11   24  .256
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
Jeff Burroughs        58  212   24   49   7   1   5   23   0   2   34   39  .231
Joe Nolan             25   44    6   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    8    7  .227
Glenn Hubbard         56  202   21   45   6   0   2   15   0   6   17   27  .223
Bruce Benedict        21   68    3   13   2   0   0    3   0   2    9    4  .191
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
Mike Vail             28   42    6   14   1   1   2    9   0   0    5    6  .333
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Scot Thompson         33   58    6   19   4   0   0    8   0   1    2    7  .328
Steve Dillard         21   13    6    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    3  .308
Mick Kelleher         18   36    6   11   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .306
Larry Biittner        23   23    2    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .304
Jerry Martin          55  201   25   60  14   0   8   35   0   1   15   24  .299
Steve Ontiveros       51  189   20   56   8   1   2   17   0   1   20   22  .296
Dave Kingman          57  209   44   61   7   1  20   49   3   1   29   58  .292
Bill Buckner          57  247   31   71  17   5   6   33   3   2    9   13  .287
Ivan DeJesus          55  226   35   61   9   1   2   14   9   6   18   32  .270
Ted Sizemore          56  198   25   52  10   0   2   17   2   2   22   17  .263
Bobby Murcer          53  172   19   45   4   1   7   21   1   3   33   18  .262
Barry Foote           51  170   13   36   7   0   7   17   1   0   14   27  .212
Tim Blackwell         17   35    3    7   0   1   0    4   0   0   10    7  .200
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Sam Mejias            20    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      56  231   35   71  16   3   4   23   3   2   10   24  .307
Tommy Hutton          27   20    6    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .300
Larry Parrish         52  181   18   53  18   0   3   17   3   1   14   39  .293
Tony Perez            51  189   27   55  10   2   5   32   1   0   14   36  .291
Gary Carter           52  187   30   54  11   0  10   35   2   1   18   20  .289
Jerry White           31   55    6   15   1   1   1    9   3   0    1    6  .273
Ellis Valentine       52  195   24   51   9   1   5   33   5   4   12   23  .262
Andre Dawson          54  226   36   59  11   4  11   31  11   3    9   45  .261
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          53  172   14   40  10   0   2   12   0   0   22   20  .233
Rodney Scott          56  216   30   47   6   0   1   18  15   4   28   32  .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          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
Dave Parker           57  224   40   71  16   3  13   36   8   2   23   38  .317
Willie Stargell       40  144   18   45   9   0  11   30   0   0   13   38  .313
Omar Moreno           57  239   38   74   5   6   3   25  24   8   16   29  .310
Tim Foli              39  154   20   45   7   1   0   19   2   1    9    4  .292
Mike Easler           20   14    5    4   0   0   2    3   0   1    6    2  .286
Steve Nicosia         28   83    9   22   5   0   3    8   0   1    8    7  .265
Lee Lacy              33   65    5   17   4   3   1    5   2   0   11    9  .262
Phil Garner           54  192   28   50  16   3   3   11   3   5   19   37  .260
Bill Robinson         52  174   26   45   8   2  14   37   2   2    7   29  .259
John Milner           43  102   14   26   5   1   6   20   2   1   19   12  .255
Ed Ott                38  135   13   34   7   1   3   12   0   1    5   17  .252
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       45  162   14   38   6   1   0    9   1   2   10   14  .235
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         65  248   40   87  16   7  15   55   4   4   30   26  .351
Fred Kendall          19   33    6   10   0   0   1    1   0   0    6    0  .303
Don Reynolds          21   27    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    4    4  .296
Broderick Perkins     42   69    6   19   0   0   0    8   0   0    5   10  .275
Jerry Turner          63  225   23   60  10   1   5   33   1   0   18   27  .267
Fernando Gonzalez     56  178   17   47   7   1   7   20   0   0    8   16  .264
Gene Richards         61  236   38   62   9   2   2   19   6   4   22   23  .263
Gene Tenace           58  168   24   42   6   2   7   23   0   2   42   36  .250
Bill Fahey            24   56    3   14   1   1   1    7   0   0    5    6  .250
Dan Briggs            42   93   16   22   3   1   4   17   1   1    9   13  .237
Kurt Bevacqua         44  106    7   25   3   1   0   11   0   3   15    9  .236
Bill Almon            43   81   13   19   3   0   0    4   2   1    7   21  .235
Barry Evans           56  162    9   35   5   0   1   14   0   2    5   16  .216
Mike Hargrove         52  125   15   24   5   0   0    8   0   2   25   15  .192
Ozzie Smith           63  233   31   41   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         48   99   17   32   6   3   3   15   4   1    9   20  .323
Terry Whitfield       58  213   31   65  10   3   3   29   3   2   17   24  .305
Rob Andrews           29   37    7   11   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    1  .297
Jack Clark            62  241   34   71  13   2  10   42   3   3   29   42  .295
Johnnie Lemaster      28   77   13   22   2   0   1   10   4   0    8   12  .286
Willie McCovey        44  128   16   35   5   0   8   25   0   0   10   24  .273
Billy North           59  186   43   48   6   1   2   16  21  10   45   35  .258
Bill Madlock          60  225   35   57   9   2   7   35   8   3   17   15  .253
Darrell Evans         62  222   36   56   6   1   5   23   4   3   29   25  .252
Mike Ivie             47  140   15   34   3   1   8   33   2   0   11   30  .243
Roger Metzger         48  139   15   29   3   5   0   18   4   0   11   13  .209
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             43  128   15   24   1   0   2   10   0   1   19   19  .188
Hector Cruz           12   20    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .150

 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
  D. Winfield (SD)        248
  B. Buckner (CHI)        247
  K. Griffey (CIN)        247
  T. Puhl (HOU)           247
  F. Taveras (NY)         247
  G. Matthews (ATL)       244

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         87
  P. Rose (PHI)            83
  S. Garvey (LA)           82
  B. Russell (LA)          81
  G. Templeton (STL)       77
  G. Matthews (ATL)        76
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      75
  K. Hernandez (STL)       75
  D. Lopes (LA)            74
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         74

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            21
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         19
  K. Reitz (STL)           19
  L. Parrish (MON)         18
  D. Baker (LA)            17
  B. Buckner (CHI)         17
  K. Griffey (CIN)         17
  G. Hendrick (STL)        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)         55
  G. Foster (CIN)          50
  D. Kingman (CHI)         49
  S. Garvey (LA)           45
  T. Simmons (STL)         45
  J. Clark (SF)            42
  K. Hernandez (STL)       42
  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
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          6
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          6
  B. Russell (LA)           6
  G. Templeton (STL)        6
  P. Garner (PIT)           5

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            45
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         42
  G. Tenace (SD)           42
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          38
  D. Lopes (LA)            35
  T. Simmons (STL)         35
  J. Bench (CIN)           34
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       34
  B. Murcer (CHI)          33
  P. Rose (PHI)            33

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         58
  G. Foster (CIN)          52
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         51
  A. Dawson (MON)          45
  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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