Friday June 15, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 15, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       2089  287   604  105   30   46   273   47   27  169   297  .289
Cincinnati      2206  298   603  117   13   53   279   49   17  240   368  .273
Los Angeles     2221  314   603  105   12   80   307   42   22  236   336  .272
Chicago         1995  255   539   90   12   58   237   20   17  198   266  .270
Philadelphia    2088  266   556  105   21   45   250   57   24  227   304  .266
Pittsburgh      2019  263   535  101   22   60   236   50   25  162   311  .265
Montreal        1944  249   505  107   12   44   228   44   17  157   323  .260
Houston         2171  248   548   83   15   27   234   71   33  195   284  .252
Atlanta         2093  268   528   95    7   55   248   25   25  203   337  .252
San Francisco   2162  313   545   74   19   55   286   57   25  232   344  .252
New York        1997  233   496   94   14   31   222   58   28  198   303  .248
San Diego       2217  264   540   81   19   45   245   25   23  225   279  .244

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       66  252   40   88  16   7  15   55   4   4   30   27  .349
Pete Rose (PHI)          62  239   33   83  21   1   2   26   7   4   34   16  .347
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        58  221   35   76  19   1   5   33  16   4   32   24  .344
George Hendrick (STL)    57  201   29   68  17   1   6   30   2   1   22   26  .338
George Foster (CIN)      54  204   33   69   9   2  13   51   0   1   22   52  .338
Keith Hernandez (STL)    58  240   45   78  16   4   7   43   1   2   23   28  .325
Garry Templeton (STL)    56  237   35   77   7   7   1   18  11   6    8   36  .325
Steve Garvey (LA)        65  262   39   83  16   0  11   45   2   5   15   24  .317
Dave Parker (PIT)        58  229   40   72  16   3  13   38   9   2   23   39  .314
Ted Simmons (STL)        56  196   39   61  14   0  16   47   0   0   35   13  .311

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba          7   20    3    7   3   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .350
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Gary Matthews         61  248   40   76  16   2  11   37   5   4   23   33  .307
Bob Horner            27  107   13   32   5   0   8   26   0   1    7   16  .299
Jerry Royster         60  234   44   67  12   1   0   19   9   3   23   29  .286
Pepe Frias            57  179   14   48  10   1   1   19   3   2    9   15  .268
Barry Bonnell         53  180   23   46   8   1   8   25   2   1   11   24  .256
Rowland Office        52   72   12   18   2   0   2    9   2   0    9   11  .250
Charlie Spikes        29   36    7    9   4   0   2    9   0   0    4   10  .250
Jeff Burroughs        59  215   25   50   7   1   6   24   0   2   34   39  .233
Mike Lum              51  130   14   30   6   0   2   14   0   2   11   20  .231
Joe Nolan             25   44    6   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    8    7  .227
Glenn Hubbard         57  205   21   45   6   0   2   15   0   6   17   27  .220
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         26   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
Scot Thompson         34   59    6   20   5   0   0    8   0   1    2    7  .339
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
Steve Dillard         22   13    6    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    6    3  .308
Jerry Martin          56  204   26   61  14   0   8   35   0   1   16   25  .299
Steve Ontiveros       52  191   20   57   8   1   2   18   0   1   20   22  .298
Dave Kingman          58  213   45   63   7   1  21   50   3   1   29   58  .296
Larry Biittner        24   24    2    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .292
Mick Kelleher         19   38    6   11   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .290
Bill Buckner          58  251   31   71  17   5   6   33   3   2    9   13  .283
Ivan DeJesus          56  230   35   63   9   1   2   14   9   6   19   32  .274
Ted Sizemore          57  201   25   52  10   0   2   17   2   2   22   17  .259
Bobby Murcer          54  176   19   45   4   1   7   21   1   3   33   18  .256
Barry Foote           52  172   13   37   7   0   7   18   1   0   14   27  .215
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tim Blackwell         18   37    3    7   0   1   0    4   0   0   10    7  .189
Sam Mejias            21    8    3    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          36   73    9   28   1   0   1    8   1   2    5   12  .384
George Foster         54  204   33   69   9   2  13   51   0   1   22   52  .338
Ray Knight            61  226   25   70  14   0   1   19   3   2   26   24  .310
Dave Concepcion       61  254   42   76  12   3   7   33  12   2   25   23  .299
Joe Morgan            41  132   25   39  13   1   3   11  11   1   28   15  .296
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          59  205   29   57  10   1  11   39   5   3   23   33  .278
Junior Kennedy        37  123   18   33   4   0   0    7   2   1   13   11  .268
Cesar Geronimo        57  176   22   46  14   3   1   19   1   0   13   26  .261
Johnny Bench          52  176   26   45   7   0   5   26   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       49  125   14   38   5   2   0   17   5   3   11   23  .304
Craig Reynolds        60  244   31   72   8   2   0   19   6   3    5   17  .295
Enos Cabell           59  233   24   67  11   0   4   30  17   7   10   25  .288
Terry Puhl            64  251   41   71   8   2   5   17  10  12   25   19  .283
Jose Cruz             64  230   31   64  12   5   4   38  15   4   31   25  .278
Julio Gonzalez        23   58    5   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    3    3  .276
Denny Walling         25   29    6    8   1   1   1    9   0   0    6    3  .276
Cesar Cedeno          58  191   26   52  12   0   4   26  16   2   40   17  .272
Bob Watson            49  163   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   23  .239
Alan Ashby            54  173   12   40   7   1   1   21   0   0   13   34  .231
Art Howe              57  186   18   41   7   2   3   17   0   0   14   16  .220
Bruce Bochy           20   52    4   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .192
Rafael Landestoy      50   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
Steve Garvey          65  262   39   83  16   0  11   45   2   5   15   24  .317
Von Joshua            39   60    9   19   3   1   3    7   0   1    0   10  .317
Dusty Baker           62  238   37   73  17   1   7   32   4   2   22   26  .307
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Bill Russell          64  275   31   83  15   1   3   26   2   6    8   20  .302
Davey Lopes           65  261   59   75  13   4  18   38  19   3   35   39  .287
Ron Cey               54  178   28   50   7   0  12   33   3   1   32   36  .281
Reggie Smith          40  130   27   36   6   1   5   22   3   2   22   31  .277
Derrel Thomas         53  129   14   35   7   2   1   14   5   1   18   16  .271
Gary Thomasson        52  164   19   43   4   1   6   25   2   0   24   31  .262
Joe Ferguson          48  150   21   34   5   0   9   34   0   0   34   29  .227
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             13    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      57  234   35   71  16   3   4   23   3   2   11   24  .303
Larry Parrish         53  184   18   54  18   0   3   17   4   1   14   39  .294
Tony Perez            52  193   27   56  10   2   5   32   1   0   14   36  .290
Gary Carter           53  191   31   55  11   1  10   35   2   1   18   20  .288
Tommy Hutton          28   21    6    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .286
Jerry White           32   55    6   15   1   1   1    9   3   0    1    6  .273
Ellis Valentine       53  198   24   52   9   1   5   34   5   4   12   23  .263
Andre Dawson          55  230   36   59  11   4  11   31  11   3    9   47  .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          54  174   14   40  10   0   2   12   0   0   23   20  .230
Rodney Scott          57  220   30   48   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          58  221   35   76  19   1   5   33  16   4   32   24  .344
Richie Hebner         47  174   22   53   8   1   4   37   1   1   26   21  .305
Joel Youngblood       56  198   33   56  11   1  10   24   9   7   21   24  .283
Steve Henderson       56  203   27   57  10   2   3   23  10   3   27   37  .281
Bruce Boisclair       31   41    6   10   2   1   0    0   0   2    0   12  .244
Frank Taveras         49  204   33   49   8   2   0   10  16   3   13   27  .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
Doug Flynn            58  202   13   45   4   4   2   23   0   1    8   17  .223
John Stearns          56  193   25   43  10   0   3   25   6   5   22   23  .223
Willie Montanez       55  212   20   44  10   0   3   21   0   1   18   28  .208
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             62  239   33   83  21   1   2   26   7   4   34   16  .347
Larry Bowa            46  185   29   57   8   4   0   11   6   3   17   10  .308
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
Garry Maddox          57  217   36   62  13   2   7   27  14   6    6   24  .286
Mike Anderson         23   21    5    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .286
Ramon Aviles          27   61    7   17   2   0   0   12   0   0    8    8  .279
Bud Harrelson         18   51    4   14   2   0   0    4   3   1    8   11  .275
Mike Schmidt          62  215   43   57  10   2  18   40   3   2   43   53  .265
Bob Boone             51  168   17   43   9   1   4   24   0   2   23   16  .256
Greg Gross            40   36    4    9   2   2   0    1   1   0    2    4  .250
Dave Rader            11   16    1    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .250
Bake McBride          58  223   30   55   6   6   5   27  14   3   15   26  .247
Tim McCarver          29   53    4   13   4   1   0    5   0   0    7    5  .245
Greg Luzinski         55  189   18   46   9   0   6   30   1   2   27   42  .243
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           58  229   40   72  16   3  13   38   9   2   23   39  .314
Willie Stargell       41  149   18   46   9   0  11   30   0   0   13   41  .309
Omar Moreno           58  244   39   75   5   6   3   27  25   8   16   31  .307
Tim Foli              40  158   21   47   7   1   0   19   2   1   10    5  .298
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
Bill Robinson         53  175   27   46   8   2  14   37   3   2    7   29  .263
Lee Lacy              33   65    5   17   4   3   1    5   2   0   11    9  .262
Phil Garner           55  196   29   51  16   3   3   12   3   5   19   37  .260
John Milner           44  104   14   26   5   1   6   20   2   1   20   13  .250
Ed Ott                39  138   14   34   7   1   3   12   0   1    6   18  .246
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       46  166   14   39   6   1   0    9   1   2   10   15  .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         66  252   40   88  16   7  15   55   4   4   30   27  .349
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
Bill Fahey            25   60    3   16   2   1   1    7   0   0    5    6  .267
Jerry Turner          64  229   24   61  11   1   5   33   1   0   18   28  .266
Gene Richards         62  239   38   62   9   2   2   19   6   4   22   23  .259
Fernando Gonzalez     57  182   17   47   7   1   7   20   0   0    8   16  .258
Gene Tenace           59  169   24   42   6   2   7   23   0   2   42   36  .249
Kurt Bevacqua         45  109    7   26   3   1   0   11   0   3   16    9  .239
Dan Briggs            43   97   17   23   3   1   5   19   1   1    9   14  .237
Bill Almon            44   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           64  237   31   42   5   2   0   10  10   4   18   12  .177

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           24   13    5    5   0   1   0    0   2   1    1    2  .385
Larry Herndon         49  102   18   33   6   3   3   15   4   1    9   20  .324
Rob Andrews           30   44    7   14   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    1  .318
Terry Whitfield       59  219   32   68  11   3   3   29   3   2   17   25  .311
Jack Clark            63  244   35   72  13   2  10   44   3   3   32   43  .295
Johnnie Lemaster      29   82   13   24   2   0   1   11   4   0    9   13  .293
Willie McCovey        45  134   19   37   5   0  10   29   0   0   11   25  .276
Billy North           60  187   45   49   6   1   2   17  22  11   48   35  .262
Bill Madlock          61  226   35   57   9   2   7   35   8   3   17   15  .252
Darrell Evans         63  228   36   56   6   1   5   23   4   3   29   29  .246
Mike Ivie             48  141   15   34   3   1   8   33   2   0   11   30  .241
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
Marc Hill             44  130   16   25   2   0   2   11   0   1   19   19  .192
Mike Sadek            24   42    4    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    8  .191
Hector Cruz           13   21    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .143

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Brock             45  148   25   55   2   2   4   18   4   4    5   18  .372
George Hendrick       57  201   29   68  17   1   6   30   2   1   22   26  .338
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Keith Hernandez       58  240   45   78  16   4   7   43   1   2   23   28  .325
Garry Templeton       56  237   35   77   7   7   1   18  11   6    8   36  .325
Ken Oberkfell         37   77   16   24   5   2   1    6   1   1    9    8  .312
Ted Simmons           56  196   39   61  14   0  16   47   0   0   35   13  .311
Jerry Mumphrey        42   69   16   21   2   2   0    6   2   3    6   10  .304
Mike Phillips         19   34    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .294
Tony Scott            57  237   28   69   8   7   1   31  22   6   13   34  .291
Ken Reitz             58  227   16   63  19   1   3   37   1   0   10   30  .278
Dane Iorg             35   76    6   20   3   1   1    7   1   1    6    9  .263
Mike Tyson            45  123   11   29   8   1   3   15   2   1    9   19  .236
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Roger Freed           19   14    2    2   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    4  .143
Steve Swisher         17   24    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    8  .125
Bernie Carbo          22   18    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    7  .111

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         275
  S. Garvey (LA)          262
  D. Lopes (LA)           261
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     254
  D. Winfield (SD)        252
  B. Buckner (CHI)        251
  T. Puhl (HOU)           251
  F. Taveras (NY)         249
  G. Matthews (ATL)       248
  K. Griffey (CIN)        247

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            59
  K. Hernandez (STL)       45
  D. Kingman (CHI)         45
  B. North (SF)            45
  J. Royster (ATL)         44
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         43
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      42
  T. Puhl (HOU)            41
  G. Matthews (ATL)        40
  D. Parker (PIT)          40

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         88
  S. Garvey (LA)           83
  P. Rose (PHI)            83
  B. Russell (LA)          83
  K. Hernandez (STL)       78
  G. Templeton (STL)       77
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      76
  G. Matthews (ATL)        76
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         76
  D. Lopes (LA)            75

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
  B. McBride (PHI)          6
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  B. Buckner (CHI)          5
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  R. Metzger (SF)           5
  L. Bowa (PHI)             4
  A. Dawson (MON)           4

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         21
  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)          51
  D. Kingman (CHI)         50
  T. Simmons (STL)         47
  S. Garvey (LA)           45
  J. Clark (SF)            44
  K. Hernandez (STL)       43
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         40
  D. Driessen (CIN)        39
  J. Cruz (HOU)            38

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          25
  B. North (SF)            22
  T. Scott (STL)           22
  D. Lopes (LA)            19
  F. Taveras (NY)          18
  E. Cabell (HOU)          17
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          16
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         16
  J. Cruz (HOU)            15
  R. Scott (MON)           15

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            12
  B. North (SF)            11
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  E. Cabell (HOU)           7
  J. Youngblood (NY)        7
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          6
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          6
  G. Maddox (PHI)           6
  B. Russell (LA)           6
  T. Scott (STL)            6

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            48
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         43
  G. Tenace (SD)           42
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          40
  D. Lopes (LA)            35
  T. Simmons (STL)         35
  J. Bench (CIN)           34
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       34
  J. Ferguson (LA)         34
  P. Rose (PHI)            34

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         58
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         53
  G. Foster (CIN)          52
  A. Dawson (MON)          47
  J. Clark (SF)            43
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        42
  W. Stargell (PIT)        41
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       39
  D. Lopes (LA)            39
  D. Parker (PIT)          39


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