Thursday May 7, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 7, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia     832  114   229   47    6   14   105   22   12   74    95  .275
New York         740   72   195   30    8   14    70   11    7   70   121  .264
Montreal         771  107   202   32    7   21    94   43    8   84   108  .262
St. Louis        672   98   174   35   13   13    91   20    9   87   102  .259
Cincinnati       801  102   207   42    8   15    96   14   14   84   138  .258
Los Angeles      873   96   224   33    6   18    92   23   16   77   140  .257
Atlanta          864  105   215   40    5   13    98   29   10   83   137  .249
Pittsburgh       697   84   173   27    9   11    81   22    7   53   110  .248
San Francisco    939   98   219   40    4   12    95   33   15   92   136  .233
San Diego        911   78   208   32    6   10    71   19   19   71   153  .228
Houston          871   72   198   35    5   16    67   19   13   88   144  .227
Chicago          758   58   169   28    8    6    55   16   10   64   125  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Raines (MON)         23   91   18   34   3   2   2    8  22   2   14    8  .374
Pete Rose (PHI)          25  103   15   38   9   1   0    5   1   2    8    6  .369
Dave Collins (CIN)       24   93   22   34   4   3   2    8   7   5   12   10  .366
Larry Herndon (SFN)      26  100   13   35   7   2   0   12   6   1    3   18  .350
Doug Flynn (NYN)         22   75   11   26   7   3   1   10   0   0    3    4  .347
Steve Henderson (CHN)    23   84    7   29   3   2   0   10   2   3   12   21  .345
Ken Landreaux (LAN)      25  101   18   33   6   1   4   17   6   2   11   14  .327
Gary Matthews (PHI)      22   77   13   25   6   2   1   13   3   0   12    8  .325
Art Howe (HOU)           26   93    9   30   6   1   2    4   0   1   10   10  .323
Dusty Baker (LAN)        25  100   11   32   4   3   1    9   3   2    7   10  .320

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba         14   24    2    8   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .333
Bruce Benedict        24   70    8   22   3   0   2   12   0   1   10    8  .314
Glenn Hubbard         23   81    8   25   5   2   0    8   1   0    9   13  .309
Terry Harper          12   17    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .294
Bob Horner            26  100   13   29   5   0   4   13   0   2    9   14  .290
Chris Chambliss       26   92   12   26   7   0   2   17   1   0   17    5  .283
Claudell Washington   24   87   11   24   8   2   0    8   4   1    4   15  .276
Eddie Miller          20   73   16   18   2   0   0    4  11   0    6   13  .247
Dale Murphy           26   98    9   21   4   0   4   16   6   2    8   20  .214
Rafael Ramirez        25   82   12   16   4   0   0    2   2   1    8   16  .195
Jerry Royster         17   24    5    4   1   1   0    3   2   2    2    5  .167
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       4    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Luis Gomez             7    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       23   84    7   29   3   2   0   10   2   3   12   21  .345
Jerry Morales         15   47    2   16   0   1   0    2   0   1    3    4  .340
Jody Davis             2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Steve Dillard          8   10    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .300
Joe Strain             9   21    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .286
Bill Buckner          23   94   10   26   9   0   3   10   0   0    3    1  .277
Leon Durham           21   78    8   21   1   4   1    7   6   2    4   13  .269
Hector Cruz           12   27    4    6   2   0   1    2   0   1    5    2  .222
Ken Reitz             21   62    1   12   2   1   0    5   0   0    4   16  .194
Mike Tyson            13   33    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    6  .182
Scott Fletcher         9   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Scot Thompson         18   49    0    8   3   0   0    5   1   0    4    2  .163
Tim Blackwell         17   51    5    8   3   0   0    3   0   0    7   15  .157
Ivan DeJesus          23   85    7   13   1   0   0    1   7   3    9   13  .153
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

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Biittner        10   12    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    0  .417
Dave Collins          24   93   22   34   4   3   2    8   7   5   12   10  .366
Dave Concepcion       24   89   15   28   8   0   2   25   0   4   13   11  .315
Joe Nolan             15   31    4    9   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .290
Johnny Bench          13   39    3   11   3   0   1    5   0   1    7   10  .282
Ron Oester            22   71    8   20   3   3   0   11   0   1    5   14  .282
George Foster         24   94   10   25   5   0   5   16   0   0   12   18  .266
Ken Griffey           23   99   15   25   5   1   0    4   4   1    3   15  .253
Sam Mejias            13    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Vail              8    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ray Knight            24   86   10   19   3   0   2    4   2   1    8   11  .221
Dan Driessen          22   66   10   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   15   13  .197
Mike O'Berry          14   27    0    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .185
Junior Kennedy         6   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Harry Spilman         10   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              26   93    9   30   6   1   2    4   0   1   10   10  .323
Cesar Cedeno          22   88    8   26   5   0   1    7   5   4    7    8  .296
Kiko Garcia           10   34    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .294
Denny Walling         15   32    6    9   1   0   3    5   1   1    9    1  .281
Danny Heep             8   27    3    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .259
Craig Reynolds        24   95   12   24   2   1   3    7   2   0    5   10  .253
Jose Cruz             26  101   11   25   5   0   5   17   1   4    8   15  .248
Mike Ivie             11   35    1    8   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    9  .229
Terry Puhl            26   93    8   20   5   2   1    5   4   0    6   17  .215
Alan Ashby            23   67    3   14   3   0   0    7   0   1   12   11  .209
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            13   24    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    7  .042

 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
Ken Landreaux         25  101   18   33   6   1   4   17   6   2   11   14  .327
Dusty Baker           25  100   11   32   4   3   1    9   3   2    7   10  .320
Mike Scioscia         22   66    8   19   1   0   1    4   0   2    9    7  .288
Pedro Guerrero        22   73    8   20   4   0   3    8   2   3    8   17  .274
Ron Cey               26   92   12   25   6   0   3   14   0   1   15   13  .272
Steve Garvey          26  108   12   28   7   1   3   18   0   3    4   16  .259
Bill Russell          26   88    7   20   1   0   0    6   1   1    2    9  .227
Steve Yeager          10   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
Rick Monday            8   20    2    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    3    7  .150
Davey Lopes           25   95   12   14   0   0   1    5  11   1   11   17  .147
Joe Ferguson           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
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            23   91   18   34   3   2   2    8  22   2   14    8  .374
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
Gary Carter           20   77   15   23   3   1   4   13   1   3   11    8  .299
Andre Dawson          22   82   14   24   4   0   5   10   8   1    6   10  .293
Warren Cromartie      20   72    9   21   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    7  .292
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          23   79   10   18   5   1   0    4   1   0    9    5  .228
Larry Parrish         21   83   10   18   4   0   1    4   0   0    5   19  .217
Ellis Valentine       18   67    8   14   2   0   3   13   0   1    5   10  .209
Jerry Manuel          11   24    5    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .208
Willie Montanez       11   15    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .200
Rodney Scott          18   52    6    9   0   0   0    4  11   0   12    5  .173
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       16   53    5   19   4   1   1    7   0   2    4    4  .359
Doug Flynn            22   75   11   26   7   3   1   10   0   0    3    4  .347
Bob Bailor             7   18    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .333
Rusty Staub           20   64    5   20   3   0   2    7   1   0    8    8  .313
Hubie Brooks          21   72    8   22   2   1   0    3   1   2    1   13  .306
Mike Jorgensen        17   23    4    7   0   0   3    7   0   0    1    3  .304
Alex Trevino          21   70    8   21   1   0   0    6   1   0    6    7  .300
Mookie Wilson         20   55    2   12   1   1   0    2   1   2    1   10  .218
Frank Taveras         17   70    7   15   1   0   0    0   4   0    2   10  .214
Dave Kingman          22   72    7   15   3   0   5   14   1   0   21   18  .208
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          19   72    4   11   3   1   1    4   2   1    8   18  .153
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
Dick Davis             4    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .500
Pete Rose             25  103   15   38   9   1   0    5   1   2    8    6  .369
Bake McBride          13   48    8   16   9   0   0    7   0   0    5    7  .333
Gary Matthews         22   77   13   25   6   2   1   13   3   0   12    8  .325
Greg Gross            21   40    7   12   4   1   0    4   1   2    4    1  .300
Manny Trillo          22   82   11   23   3   0   2    7   3   1    7    9  .281
Garry Maddox          25   93   12   26   2   0   0   11   2   2    4   11  .280
Larry Bowa            25   93    7   25   2   0   0   11   5   3    2    2  .269
Mike Schmidt          22   79   20   21   6   1   8   20   3   0   15   14  .266
Keith Moreland        10   28    2    7   1   0   2    8   0   1    2    4  .250
Bob Boone             23   74    8   16   2   0   1    8   1   0    7    8  .216
Luis Aguayo            7   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Lonnie Smith          14   26    6    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    3  .115
Ramon Aviles           6    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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            8   17    2    8   3   0   1    5   0   2    3    4  .471
Mike Easler           19   66    8   23   4   1   1   12   2   0    3    8  .349
Bill Madlock          18   63    8   21   4   0   1    8   3   1    5    2  .333
Tony Pena              7   15    2    5   1   1   0    2   0   1    3    2  .333
Lee Lacy              15   34    9   11   1   2   0    2   4   1    1    5  .324
Dale Berra            16   37    1   11   2   0   0    7   1   0    3    6  .297
John Milner           13   14    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .286
Dave Parker           18   67    6   17   2   1   3   12   1   0    0    8  .254
Kurt Bevacqua          6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Tim Foli              20   65    8   15   3   0   0    6   1   0    4    7  .231
Omar Moreno           20   85   13   19   2   2   0    5   8   1    6   17  .224
Willie Stargell        8   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .182
Steve Nicosia         17   53   10    9   3   0   0    1   1   0    6    6  .170
Jason Thompson        17   55   10    9   0   0   4    8   0   0   12   11  .164
Vance Law             16   44    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   12  .159
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     19   48    9   19   6   1   1   11   0   1    2    3  .396
Steve Swisher          6   12    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .333
Barry Evans           15   19    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .316
Terry Kennedy         24   92    8   28   5   0   0    7   0   1    5   21  .304
Jerry Turner          11   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .286
Luis Salazar          27  105    5   29   3   1   1    2   1   3    2   25  .276
Juan Bonilla          19   58    4   13   2   0   0    5   0   1    1    4  .224
Ozzie Smith           27  107   10   23   1   0   0    8   4   5   10   10  .215
Mike Phillips         14   29    1    6   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .207
Randy Bass            20   61    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    7   10  .197
Gene Richards         27  107   11   21   2   3   0    9   8   2   14   11  .196
Ruppert Jones         27   98   10   19   8   0   0    9   4   5   14   21  .194
Joe Lefebvre          25   69    3   12   2   0   3    6   1   1    8   12  .174
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         26  100   13   35   7   2   0   12   6   1    3   18  .350
Milt May              24   79    4   24   5   0   0    5   1   1    8    3  .304
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Enos Cabell           25  101   13   28   7   0   0   14   2   4    3    6  .277
Darrell Evans         27   97   13   23   4   1   3   12   1   2   14   10  .237
Jerry Martin          16   47    4   11   0   0   0    5   2   1    4   11  .234
Johnnie Lemaster      26   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           20   66   12   14   4   0   0    3  11   3   14   10  .212
Dave Bergman           9   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .211
Jack Clark            26   94   10   19   3   1   3   12   1   0   14   13  .202
Rennie Stennett       15   37    4    7   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    2  .189
Joe Morgan            22   74    7   13   3   0   2   10   4   0   13   14  .176
Billy Smith           12   22    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .136
Chili Davis            8   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .133
Mike Sadek             8   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
Orlando Sanchez        2    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Tito Landrum           7    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Sixto Lezcano         19   53   10   17   2   1   1    7   0   0   16    6  .321
Keith Hernandez       20   78   12   23   8   0   2   12   2   0   12    8  .295
Tony Scott            20   84   11   23   3   1   2    9   7   4    4   10  .274
Garry Templeton       19   84   14   23   6   4   0    6   2   4    5   19  .274
Ken Oberkfell         20   78   14   21   4   0   0    7   2   0    6    4  .269
Tom Herr              20   67    5   18   2   5   0   14   1   1    9    7  .269
Dane Iorg              7   15    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .267
George Hendrick       20   76   16   19   4   1   5   13   3   0    9   10  .250
Steve Braun            4    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gene Tenace            6   14    4    3   1   0   1    6   0   0    4    2  .214
Darrell Porter        17   49    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   18   10  .184

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Garvey (LAN)         108
  G. Richards (SDN)       107
  O. Smith (SDN)          107
  L. Salazar (SDN)        105
  P. Rose (PHI)           103
  E. Cabell (SFN)         101
  J. Cruz (HOU)           101
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      101
  D. Baker (LAN)          100
  L. Herndon (SFN)        100

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         22
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         20
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       18
  T. Raines (MON)          18
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        16
  E. Miller (ATL)          16
  G. Carter (MON)          15
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      15
  K. Griffey (CIN)         15
  P. Rose (PHI)            15

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            38
  L. Herndon (SFN)         35
  D. Collins (CIN)         34
  T. Raines (MON)          34
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       33
  D. Baker (LAN)           32
  A. Howe (HOU)            30
  S. Henderson (CHN)       29
  B. Horner (ATL)          29
  L. Salazar (SDN)         29

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)          9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9
  P. Rose (PHI)             9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       8
  K. Hernandez (SLN)        8
  R. Jones (SDN)            8
  C. Washington (ATL)       8
  E. Cabell (SFN)           7
  C. Chambliss (ATL)        7
  D. Flynn (NYN)            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
  R. Oester (CIN)           3
  G. Richards (SDN)         3
  S. Henderson (CHN)        2
  L. Herndon (SFN)          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
  S. Garvey (LAN)          18
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       17
  J. Cruz (HOU)            17
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       17
  G. Foster (CIN)          16
  D. Murphy (ATL)          16
  E. Cabell (SFN)          14
  R. Cey (LAN)             14

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          22
  D. Lopes (LAN)           11
  E. Miller (ATL)          11
  B. North (SFN)           11
  R. Scott (MON)           11
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  G. Richards (SDN)         8
  D. Collins (CIN)          7
  I. DeJesus (CHN)          7

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         21
  D. Porter (SLN)          18
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       17
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         16
  R. Cey (LAN)             15
  D. Driessen (CIN)        15
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  J. Clark (SFN)           14
  D. Evans (SFN)           14
  R. Jones (SDN)           14

Strikeouts:

  L. Salazar (SDN)         25
  S. Henderson (CHN)       21
  R. Jones (SDN)           21
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         21
  D. Murphy (ATL)          20
  L. Parrish (MON)         19
  G. Templeton (SLN)       19
  G. Foster (CIN)          18
  L. Herndon (SFN)         18
  D. Kingman (NYN)         18

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