Wednesday May 6, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 6, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia     801  113   223   45    6   14   104   22   11   74    91  .278
New York         710   69   188   30    8   12    67   11    7   68   117  .265
Montreal         743  105   196   31    7   20    92   40    7   80   104  .264
St. Louis        636   95   167   35   13   13    88   17    9   83    95  .263
Cincinnati       739  100   193   41    6   15    94   14   13   80   128  .261
Los Angeles      839   94   214   31    6   18    90   22   15   74   139  .255
Atlanta          831  101   206   36    5   13    95   24    9   77   134  .248
Pittsburgh       630   74   153   21    8   10    71   20    5   46    97  .243
San Francisco    906   96   212   39    4   12    94   33   15   91   132  .234
San Diego        880   77   204   32    6    9    70   18   19   70   149  .232
Houston          837   66   189   34    3   16    62   18   13   82   136  .226
Chicago          727   58   163   28    8    6    55   16   10   62   120  .224

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          24   99   15   37   8   1   0    5   1   2    8    6  .374
Dave Collins (CIN)       22   86   22   32   4   3   2    7   7   5   11    9  .372
Tim Raines (MON)         22   87   17   32   3   2   1    7  21   2   14    8  .368
Larry Herndon (SFN)      25   96   13   34   7   2   0   11   6   1    3   17  .354
Doug Flynn (NYN)         21   72   10   25   7   3   0    9   0   0    3    4  .347
Steve Henderson (CHN)    22   81    7   28   3   2   0   10   2   3   11   21  .346
Gary Matthews (PHI)      21   73   13   25   6   2   1   13   3   0   12    7  .343
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    22   83   15   27   8   0   2   25   0   3   11    9  .325
Dusty Baker (LAN)        24   97   11   31   3   3   1    8   3   2    6   10  .320
Art Howe (HOU)           25   88    9   28   6   1   2    3   0   1   10   10  .318

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba         13   24    2    8   0   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .333
Bruce Benedict        23   66    7   20   1   0   2   11   0   1   10    7  .303
Chris Chambliss       25   88   12   26   7   0   2   17   1   0   16    5  .296
Glenn Hubbard         22   78    7   23   5   2   0    8   1   0    8   13  .295
Terry Harper          12   17    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .294
Bob Horner            25   96   13   28   5   0   4   13   0   2    9   14  .292
Claudell Washington   23   82   11   23   7   2   0    8   4   1    4   15  .281
Eddie Miller          19   69   16   17   2   0   0    3  10   0    6   12  .246
Dale Murphy           25   96    9   20   4   0   4   16   4   1    6   20  .208
Rafael Ramirez        24   79   11   15   3   0   0    2   2   1    8   16  .190
Jerry Royster         16   23    4    4   1   1   0    3   0   2    2    5  .174
Rufino Linares        13   37    3    5   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    5  .135
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Brian Asselstine       3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Luis Gomez             6    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Krug              3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Steve Henderson       22   81    7   28   3   2   0   10   2   3   11   21  .346
Jerry Morales         15   47    2   16   0   1   0    2   0   1    3    4  .340
Bill Buckner          22   90   10   26   9   0   3   10   0   0    3    1  .289
Joe Strain             9   21    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .286
Leon Durham           20   74    8   20   1   4   1    7   6   2    4   12  .270
Hector Cruz           11   26    4    6   2   0   1    2   0   1    5    2  .231
Steve Dillard          7    9    4    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .222
Ken Reitz             20   59    1   12   2   1   0    5   0   0    3   15  .203
Mike Tyson            12   30    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    6  .200
Scot Thompson         17   45    0    8   3   0   0    5   1   0    4    1  .178
Scott Fletcher         9   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Tim Blackwell         17   51    5    8   3   0   0    3   0   0    7   15  .157
Ivan DeJesus          22   81    7   12   1   0   0    1   7   3    9   12  .148
Jim Tracy             15   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .143
Barry Foote            9   22    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .000
Jody Davis             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Biittner         8    7    1    3   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    0  .429
Sam Mejias            12    5    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Dave Collins          22   86   22   32   4   3   2    7   7   5   11    9  .372
Dave Concepcion       22   83   15   27   8   0   2   25   0   3   11    9  .325
Johnny Bench          12   36    3   11   3   0   1    5   0   1    6   10  .306
George Foster         22   86   10   25   5   0   5   16   0   0   12   16  .291
Joe Nolan             13   26    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .269
Ken Griffey           22   95   15   25   5   1   0    4   4   1    3   15  .263
Ron Oester            20   64    7   16   2   2   0   10   0   1    5   14  .250
Ray Knight            22   81   10   19   3   0   2    4   2   1    8    8  .235
Dan Driessen          21   66   10   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   15   13  .197
Junior Kennedy         6   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Mike O'Berry          13   25    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .160
Mike Vail              7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Harry Spilman          9    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Kiko Garcia            9   30    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .333
Art Howe              25   88    9   28   6   1   2    3   0   1   10   10  .318
Cesar Cedeno          22   88    8   26   5   0   1    7   5   4    7    8  .296
Denny Walling         15   32    6    9   1   0   3    5   1   1    9    1  .281
Jose Cruz             25   99   11   24   5   0   5   15   1   4    7   14  .242
Craig Reynolds        23   91   10   22   2   0   3    6   2   0    4   10  .242
Mike Ivie             11   35    1    8   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    9  .229
Danny Heep             7   22    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .227
Alan Ashby            22   64    3   14   3   0   0    7   0   1   11   10  .219
Terry Puhl            25   90    5   19   5   1   1    5   3   0    4   16  .211
Joe Pittman            4    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Jeffrey Leonard        7   18    1    3   1   1   0    3   1   0    0    4  .167
Dave Bergman           6    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Dave Roberts           8   14    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Rafael Landestoy      15   29    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    4  .138
Luis Pujols            7   16    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .125
Dickie Thon           16   34    3    4   1   0   0    0   4   0    6    5  .118
Gary Woods            12   20    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .050

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith           8    6    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .333
Dusty Baker           24   97   11   31   3   3   1    8   3   2    6   10  .320
Ken Landreaux         24   99   16   31   5   1   4   17   5   2    9   14  .313
Mike Scioscia         21   63    8   19   1   0   1    4   0   2    9    7  .302
Ron Cey               25   88   12   25   6   0   3   14   0   1   15   13  .284
Pedro Guerrero        21   69    8   19   4   0   3    8   2   3    8   17  .275
Steve Garvey          25  104   12   26   7   1   3   17   0   2    4   16  .250
Bill Russell          25   84    7   19   1   0   0    6   1   1    2    9  .226
Steve Yeager           9   18    1    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Derrel Thomas         10   14    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .214
Joe Ferguson           6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Rick Monday            8   20    2    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    3    7  .150
Davey Lopes           24   90   12   13   0   0   1    5  11   1   11   17  .144
Jay Johnstone         10   17    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .118
Pepe Frias             3    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Gates             1    2    1    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Tim Raines            22   87   17   32   3   2   1    7  21   2   14    8  .368
Bobby Ramos            5   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Tommy Hutton           7    6    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Andre Dawson          21   78   14   24   4   0   5   10   8   1    6   10  .308
Gary Carter           19   74   15   22   3   1   4   13   1   2   10    8  .297
Warren Cromartie      19   68    9   20   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    6  .294
Tim Wallach           10   24    3    6   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    7  .250
Jerry White           10   20    1    5   1   0   1    5   0   1    2    2  .250
Chris Speier          22   76   10   17   5   1   0    4   1   0    9    5  .224
Larry Parrish         20   81   10   18   4   0   1    4   0   0    4   18  .222
Jerry Manuel          11   24    5    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .208
Ellis Valentine       17   63    8   13   1   0   3   12   0   1    5   10  .206
Willie Montanez       11   15    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .200
Rodney Scott          17   50    5    9   0   0   0    4   9   0   10    5  .180
Rowland Office         7   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Hodges             3   11    1    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .455
Joel Youngblood       15   49    5   19   4   1   1    7   0   2    4    4  .388
Doug Flynn            21   72   10   25   7   3   0    9   0   0    3    4  .347
Bob Bailor             6   15    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .333
Rusty Staub           20   64    5   20   3   0   2    7   1   0    8    8  .313
Hubie Brooks          20   69    8   21   2   1   0    3   1   2    1   13  .304
Alex Trevino          20   67    8   20   1   0   0    6   1   0    6    6  .299
Mookie Wilson         19   55    2   12   1   1   0    2   1   2    1   10  .218
Dave Kingman          21   69    7   15   3   0   5   14   1   0   20   18  .217
Frank Taveras         17   70    7   15   1   0   0    0   4   0    2   10  .214
Mike Jorgensen        16   19    3    4   0   0   2    5   0   0    1    2  .211
John Stearns           9   30    3    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    2  .200
Mike Cubbage          15   11    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .182
Lee Mazzilli          18   68    4   11   3   1   1    4   2   1    8   18  .162
Wally Backman         10    9    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .111

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             12    8    0    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .500
Pete Rose             24   99   15   37   8   1   0    5   1   2    8    6  .374
Gary Matthews         21   73   13   25   6   2   1   13   3   0   12    7  .343
Bake McBride          13   48    8   16   9   0   0    7   0   0    5    7  .333
Greg Gross            21   40    7   12   4   1   0    4   1   2    4    1  .300
Garry Maddox          24   90   12   26   2   0   0   11   2   2    4   11  .289
Manny Trillo          21   78   11   22   3   0   2    7   3   1    7    8  .282
Larry Bowa            24   90    7   25   2   0   0   11   5   3    2    2  .278
Mike Schmidt          21   75   19   20   5   1   8   20   3   0   15   13  .267
Keith Moreland        10   28    2    7   1   0   2    8   0   1    2    4  .250
Bob Boone             22   71    8   16   2   0   1    8   1   0    7    8  .225
Luis Aguayo            7   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Lonnie Smith          13   25    6    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .120
Ramon Aviles           6    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dick Davis             3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .000
John Vukovich          3    0    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
Gary Alexander         4    8    2    4   1   1   1    4   0   0    1    2  .500
Phil Garner            6    9    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   2    2    2  .444
Mike Easler           17   57    7   19   3   0   1   11   2   0    3    8  .333
Lee Lacy              13   33    8   11   1   2   0    2   4   0    0    4  .333
Bill Madlock          16   56    5   18   4   0   1    8   2   1    5    2  .321
John Milner           11   14    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .286
Tony Pena              6   11    2    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    3    2  .273
Dale Berra            15   34    1    9   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    5  .265
Dave Parker           16   60    6   15   1   1   3   12   1   0    0    7  .250
Kurt Bevacqua          6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Tim Foli              18   61    8   15   3   0   0    6   1   0    4    7  .246
Omar Moreno           18   76   12   18   2   2   0    5   7   1    6   13  .237
Jason Thompson        16   54   10    9   0   0   4    8   0   0   10   10  .167
Steve Nicosia         16   50    8    8   2   0   0    0   1   0    5    5  .160
Vance Law             16   44    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   12  .159
Willie Stargell        7    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Bill Robinson          5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Broderick Perkins     18   44    9   18   6   1   1   11   0   1    2    3  .409
Steve Swisher          6   12    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .333
Terry Kennedy         23   88    8   28   5   0   0    7   0   1    5   20  .318
Barry Evans           15   19    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .316
Jerry Turner          11   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .286
Luis Salazar          26  102    4   27   3   1   0    1   1   3    2   25  .265
Juan Bonilla          18   55    4   13   2   0   0    5   0   1    1    3  .236
Ozzie Smith           26  103   10   23   1   0   0    8   4   5   10   10  .223
Mike Phillips         14   29    1    6   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .207
Ruppert Jones         26   94   10   19   8   0   0    9   4   5   14   19  .202
Randy Bass            20   61    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    7   10  .197
Gene Richards         26  104   11   20   2   3   0    9   7   2   13   11  .192
Joe Lefebvre          24   66    3   12   2   0   3    6   1   1    8   12  .182
Craig Stimac           6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Dave Edwards          15   29    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .103

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         25   96   13   34   7   2   0   11   6   1    3   17  .354
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Milt May              23   75    4   22   5   0   0    5   1   1    8    3  .293
Enos Cabell           24   97   12   27   7   0   0   14   2   4    3    6  .278
Jerry Martin          15   43    4   11   0   0   0    5   2   1    4    9  .256
Darrell Evans         26   94   13   22   4   1   3   12   1   2   13   10  .234
Johnnie Lemaster      25   72    7   16   2   0   0    5   2   2    6   12  .222
Jim Wohlford          12   18    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .222
Billy North           19   65   12   14   4   0   0    3  11   3   14   10  .215
Jack Clark            25   90   10   19   3   1   3   12   1   0   14   12  .211
Rennie Stennett       14   34    4    7   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    2  .206
Joe Morgan            21   73    7   13   3   0   2   10   4   0   13   14  .178
Dave Bergman           8   18    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .167
Billy Smith           11   20    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .150
Chili Davis            8   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .133
Mike Sadek             7   17    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .118

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ramsey            2    4    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .500
Steve Braun            3    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Tito Landrum           6    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Keith Hernandez       19   74   12   23   8   0   2   12   2   0   11    8  .311
Sixto Lezcano         18   52   10   16   2   1   1    7   0   0   16    6  .308
Dane Iorg              6   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .300
Tony Scott            19   79   10   23   3   1   2    9   6   4    4   10  .291
Garry Templeton       18   79   14   23   6   4   0    6   2   4    5   17  .291
Ken Oberkfell         19   74   13   20   4   0   0    6   2   0    6    4  .270
George Hendrick       19   73   15   19   4   1   5   13   2   0    9    8  .260
Tom Herr              19   66    5   17   2   5   0   14   1   1    6    7  .258
Gene Tenace            6   14    4    3   1   0   1    6   0   0    4    2  .214
Darrell Porter        16   48    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   18    9  .188
Orlando Sanchez        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Garvey (LAN)         104
  G. Richards (SDN)       104
  O. Smith (SDN)          103
  L. Salazar (SDN)        102
  J. Cruz (HOU)            99
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       99
  P. Rose (PHI)            99
  D. Baker (LAN)           97
  E. Cabell (SFN)          97
  L. Herndon (SFN)         96

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         22
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         19
  T. Raines (MON)          17
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       16
  E. Miller (ATL)          16
  G. Carter (MON)          15
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      15
  K. Griffey (CIN)         15
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        15
  P. Rose (PHI)            15

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            37
  L. Herndon (SFN)         34
  D. Collins (CIN)         32
  T. Raines (MON)          32
  D. Baker (LAN)           31
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       31
  S. Henderson (CHN)       28
  B. Horner (ATL)          28
  A. Howe (HOU)            28
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         28

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)          9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       8
  K. Hernandez (SLN)        8
  R. Jones (SDN)            8
  P. Rose (PHI)             8
  E. Cabell (SFN)           7
  C. Chambliss (ATL)        7
  D. Flynn (NYN)            7
  S. Garvey (LAN)           7

Triples:

  T. Herr (SLN)             5
  L. Durham (CHN)           4
  G. Templeton (SLN)        4
  D. Baker (LAN)            3
  D. Collins (CIN)          3
  D. Flynn (NYN)            3
  G. Richards (SDN)         3
  S. Henderson (CHN)        2
  L. Herndon (SFN)          2
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          2

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)          8
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  A. Dawson (MON)           5
  G. Foster (CIN)           5
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         5
  D. Kingman (NYN)          5
  G. Carter (MON)           4
  B. Horner (ATL)           4
  K. Landreaux (LAN)        4
  D. Murphy (ATL)           4

RBI:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      25
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         20
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       17
  S. Garvey (LAN)          17
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       17
  G. Foster (CIN)          16
  D. Murphy (ATL)          16
  J. Cruz (HOU)            15
  E. Cabell (SFN)          14
  R. Cey (LAN)             14

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          21
  D. Lopes (LAN)           11
  B. North (SFN)           11
  E. Miller (ATL)          10
  R. Scott (MON)            9
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  D. Collins (CIN)          7
  I. DeJesus (CHN)          7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  G. Richards (SDN)         7

Caught Stealing:

  D. Collins (CIN)          5
  R. Jones (SDN)            5
  O. Smith (SDN)            5
  E. Cabell (SFN)           4
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  J. Cruz (HOU)             4
  T. Scott (SLN)            4
  G. Templeton (SLN)        4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         20
  D. Porter (SLN)          18
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       16
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         16
  R. Cey (LAN)             15
  D. Driessen (CIN)        15
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  J. Clark (SFN)           14
  R. Jones (SDN)           14
  B. North (SFN)           14

Strikeouts:

  L. Salazar (SDN)         25
  S. Henderson (CHN)       21
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         20
  D. Murphy (ATL)          20
  R. Jones (SDN)           19
  D. Kingman (NYN)         18
  L. Mazzilli (NYN)        18
  L. Parrish (MON)         18
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        17
  L. Herndon (SFN)         17

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