Friday May 8, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 8, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia     872  125   243   48    8   16   115   25   12   78    98  .279
New York         772   72   202   30    8   14    70   14    8   75   132  .262
Cincinnati       832  106   215   43    9   16   100   14   15   85   141  .258
Montreal         802  110   207   34    7   21    97   49    8   92   111  .258
St. Louis        702  103   181   38   16   13    96   20    9   91   103  .258
Pittsburgh       731   88   186   28    9   12    85   22    9   55   111  .254
Los Angeles      905   97   229   35    6   18    93   23   17   79   148  .253
Atlanta          904  109   226   40    5   14   101   33   12   85   143  .250
San Francisco    975  102   230   40    4   12    99   36   15   92   137  .236
San Diego        946   85   219   33    6   11    77   20   19   75   161  .232
Houston          900   72   204   36    5   16    67   19   14   94   148  .227
Chicago          793   61   176   28    8    7    58   18   10   69   131  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Raines (MON)         24   94   20   35   3   2   2    8  26   2   16    9  .372
Dave Collins (CIN)       25   97   22   36   4   4   2    8   7   5   12   10  .371
Pete Rose (PHI)          26  107   17   39   9   1   0    5   1   2    9    6  .365
Larry Herndon (SFN)      27  104   14   36   7   2   0   12   6   1    3   19  .346
Doug Flynn (NYN)         23   79   11   27   7   3   1   10   0   0    3    5  .342
Gary Matthews (PHI)      23   82   13   28   7   2   1   14   3   0   12    9  .342
Art Howe (HOU)           27   96    9   32   7   1   2    4   0   1   11   10  .333
Steve Henderson (CHN)    24   88    7   29   3   2   0   10   2   3   13   21  .330
Dusty Baker (LAN)        26  104   11   34   5   3   1   10   3   2    7   11  .327
Ken Landreaux (LAN)      26  105   19   34   6   1   4   17   6   3   11   15  .324

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba         15   25    2    8   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .320
Glenn Hubbard         24   86    9   26   5   2   1    9   1   0    9   13  .302
Bruce Benedict        25   73    8   22   3   0   2   12   0   1   11    8  .301
Bob Horner            27  105   13   31   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   14  .295
Terry Harper          12   17    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .294
Claudell Washington   25   92   12   26   8   2   0    8   5   2    4   15  .283
Chris Chambliss       27   96   13   27   7   0   2   18   1   0   18    5  .281
Eddie Miller          21   78   17   19   2   0   0    4  12   0    6   15  .244
Dale Murphy           27  103    9   23   4   0   4   16   7   2    8   21  .223
Rafael Ramirez        26   86   12   18   4   0   0    2   3   1    8   16  .209
Jerry Royster         18   24    5    4   1   1   0    3   2   3    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       5    4    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              4    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Jody Davis             2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Steve Henderson       24   88    7   29   3   2   0   10   2   3   13   21  .330
Jerry Morales         16   49    2   16   0   1   0    2   0   1    3    6  .327
Steve Dillard          9   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
Leon Durham           22   83    9   23   1   4   1    7   8   2    4   13  .277
Bill Buckner          24   97   10   26   9   0   3   11   0   0    4    2  .268
Hector Cruz           12   27    4    6   2   0   1    2   0   1    5    2  .222
Ken Reitz             22   67    2   13   2   1   1    7   0   0    4   18  .194
Scot Thompson         19   52    0    9   3   0   0    5   1   0    4    2  .173
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Tim Blackwell         18   54    5    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    9   15  .167
Mike Tyson            14   36    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .167
Ivan DeJesus          24   87    8   13   1   0   0    1   7   3   10   13  .149
Jim Tracy             16   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .133
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          25   97   22   36   4   4   2    8   7   5   12   10  .371
Dave Concepcion       25   93   16   30   9   0   2   25   0   4   13   11  .323
Ron Oester            23   74    9   21   3   3   0   11   0   1    5   16  .284
Joe Nolan             16   34    4    9   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .265
George Foster         25   97   11   25   5   0   5   16   0   0   13   18  .258
Johnny Bench          14   43    3   11   3   0   1    5   0   1    7   10  .256
Ken Griffey           24  103   15   26   5   1   0    4   4   1    3   15  .252
Sam Mejias            14    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            25   89   10   20   3   0   2    6   2   2    8   11  .225
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              27   96    9   32   7   1   2    4   0   1   11   10  .333
Cesar Cedeno          23   89    8   26   5   0   1    7   5   4    7    8  .292
Denny Walling         15   32    6    9   1   0   3    5   1   1    9    1  .281
Kiko Garcia           11   37    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .270
Craig Reynolds        25   98   12   24   2   1   3    7   2   0    5   10  .245
Danny Heep             9   29    3    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    6  .241
Jose Cruz             27  104   11   25   5   0   5   17   1   4    9   15  .240
Terry Puhl            27   96    8   23   5   2   1    5   4   1    7   17  .240
Mike Ivie             12   36    1    8   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    9  .222
Alan Ashby            24   71    3   15   3   0   0    7   0   1   12   12  .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            14   28    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    8  .036

 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           26  104   11   34   5   3   1   10   3   2    7   11  .327
Ken Landreaux         26  105   19   34   6   1   4   17   6   3   11   15  .324
Pedro Guerrero        23   76    8   21   5   0   3    8   2   3    9   18  .276
Ron Cey               27   95   12   26   6   0   3   14   0   1   16   14  .274
Mike Scioscia         23   70    8   19   1   0   1    4   0   2    9    7  .271
Steve Garvey          27  112   12   28   7   1   3   18   0   3    4   17  .250
Steve Yeager          10   18    1    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Bill Russell          27   91    7   20   1   0   0    6   1   1    2    9  .220
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
Joe Ferguson           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Davey Lopes           26   99   12   14   0   0   1    5  11   1   11   18  .141
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            24   94   20   35   3   2   2    8  26   2   16    9  .372
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           21   80   15   23   3   1   4   13   1   3   12    8  .288
Andre Dawson          23   85   15   24   4   0   5   11   8   1    7   10  .282
Tim Wallach           11   25    3    7   1   1   1    2   0   0    1    7  .280
Warren Cromartie      21   76    9   21   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    7  .276
Jerry White           11   21    1    5   1   0   1    5   0   1    2    2  .238
Chris Speier          24   83   10   19   5   1   0    4   1   0    9    6  .229
Ellis Valentine       19   70    8   15   3   0   3   14   0   1    6   10  .214
Larry Parrish         22   85   10   18   4   0   1    4   0   0    7   20  .212
Jerry Manuel          11   24    5    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .208
Willie Montanez       12   16    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .188
Rodney Scott          19   56    6   10   0   0   0    5  13   0   13    5  .179
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       17   56    5   20   4   1   1    7   1   2    5    5  .357
Doug Flynn            23   79   11   27   7   3   1   10   0   0    3    5  .342
Hubie Brooks          22   75    8   25   2   1   0    3   1   3    2   13  .333
Rusty Staub           21   64    5   20   3   0   2    7   1   0    9    8  .313
Mike Jorgensen        17   23    4    7   0   0   3    7   0   0    1    3  .304
Alex Trevino          22   74    8   22   1   0   0    6   1   0    6    8  .297
Bob Bailor             8   21    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .286
Mookie Wilson         20   55    2   12   1   1   0    2   1   2    1   10  .218
Frank Taveras         18   72    7   15   1   0   0    0   5   0    2   10  .208
Dave Kingman          23   76    7   15   3   0   5   14   1   0   21   21  .197
John Stearns          10   33    3    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    2  .182
Mike Cubbage          15   11    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .182
Lee Mazzilli          20   76    4   12   3   1   1    4   3   1    9   19  .158
Wally Backman         11    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
Dick Davis             5    7    1    4   0   1   0    1   1   0    2    0  .571
Del Unser             13    8    0    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .500
Pete Rose             26  107   17   39   9   1   0    5   1   2    9    6  .365
Gary Matthews         23   82   13   28   7   2   1   14   3   0   12    9  .342
Bake McBride          13   48    8   16   9   0   0    7   0   0    5    7  .333
Mike Schmidt          23   84   23   25   6   1  10   25   4   0   15   14  .298
Greg Gross            22   41    7   12   4   1   0    4   1   2    5    1  .293
Manny Trillo          23   86   14   25   3   1   2   10   4   1    8    9  .291
Garry Maddox          26   98   12   28   2   0   0   12   3   2    4   11  .286
Larry Bowa            26   97    8   25   2   0   0   11   5   3    3    2  .258
Keith Moreland        11   29    2    7   1   0   2    8   0   1    2    4  .241
Bob Boone             24   79    8   16   2   0   1    8   1   0    7    9  .203
Luis Aguayo            8   12    1    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           7    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         5   12    3    6   1   1   1    4   0   0    1    3  .500
Phil Garner            9   21    2    9   3   0   1    5   0   2    3    4  .429
Bill Madlock          19   67    8   24   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    2  .358
Mike Easler           19   66    8   23   4   1   1   12   2   0    3    8  .349
Lee Lacy              16   38   10   13   1   2   0    2   4   1    1    5  .342
Tony Pena              8   18    3    6   1   1   1    4   0   1    3    2  .333
Dale Berra            17   37    1   11   2   0   0    7   1   0    3    6  .297
John Milner           14   14    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .286
Dave Parker           19   71    6   18   2   1   3   12   1   0    0    8  .254
Kurt Bevacqua          7    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Omar Moreno           21   90   13   21   2   2   0    5   8   2    6   17  .233
Tim Foli              21   69    8   16   3   0   0    7   1   1    5    7  .232
Steve Nicosia         17   53   10    9   3   0   0    1   1   0    6    6  .170
Willie Stargell        9   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
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     20   52   10   20   6   1   1   12   0   1    2    3  .385
Steve Swisher          6   12    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .333
Terry Kennedy         25   96    9   30   5   0   0    7   0   1    6   21  .313
Barry Evans           16   20    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .300
Jerry Turner          11   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .286
Luis Salazar          28  109    5   31   3   1   1    4   1   3    2   25  .284
Juan Bonilla          20   61    4   15   2   0   0    5   0   1    1    4  .246
Ozzie Smith           28  112   11   24   1   0   0    8   5   5   10   11  .214
Mike Phillips         14   29    1    6   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .207
Gene Richards         28  111   11   22   2   3   0    9   8   2   15   13  .198
Randy Bass            20   61    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    7   10  .197
Ruppert Jones         28  102   12   20   8   0   1   11   4   5   15   23  .196
Joe Lefebvre          26   71    4   13   3   0   3    7   1   1    9   12  .183
Craig Stimac           6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Dave Edwards          16   30    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .100

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         27  104   14   36   7   2   0   12   6   1    3   19  .346
Milt May              25   83    5   26   5   0   0    5   1   1    8    3  .313
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Enos Cabell           26  105   13   28   7   0   0   15   2   4    3    6  .267
Johnnie Lemaster      27   76    7   19   2   0   0    6   2   2    6   12  .250
Darrell Evans         28  101   13   24   4   1   3   12   1   2   14   10  .238
Jerry Martin          17   48    4   11   0   0   0    5   2   1    4   11  .229
Billy North           21   70   13   16   4   0   0    4  14   3   14   10  .229
Jim Wohlford          13   19    1    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .211
Dave Bergman           9   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .211
Jack Clark            27   98   10   19   3   1   3   12   1   0   14   13  .194
Joe Morgan            23   78    8   15   3   0   2   10   4   0   13   14  .192
Rennie Stennett       15   37    4    7   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    2  .189
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           8    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Sixto Lezcano         20   55   10   17   2   1   1    8   0   0   17    6  .309
Keith Hernandez       21   81   12   24   8   1   2   12   2   0   13    8  .296
Garry Templeton       20   88   16   25   7   5   0    7   2   4    5   19  .284
Tony Scott            21   88   11   24   4   1   2   10   7   4    4   10  .273
Ken Oberkfell         21   81   15   22   4   0   0    7   2   0    7    4  .272
Tom Herr              21   71    5   19   2   6   0   16   1   1    9    7  .268
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            7   17    6    4   2   0   1    6   0   0    5    3  .235
Dane Iorg              8   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .211
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)         112
  O. Smith (SDN)          112
  G. Richards (SDN)       111
  L. Salazar (SDN)        109
  P. Rose (PHI)           107
  E. Cabell (SFN)         105
  B. Horner (ATL)         105
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      105
  D. Baker (LAN)          104
  J. Cruz (HOU)           104

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23
  D. Collins (CIN)         22
  T. Raines (MON)          20
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       19
  E. Miller (ATL)          17
  P. Rose (PHI)            17
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        16
  G. Templeton (SLN)       16
  G. Carter (MON)          15

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            39
  D. Collins (CIN)         36
  L. Herndon (SFN)         36
  T. Raines (MON)          35
  D. Baker (LAN)           34
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       34
  A. Howe (HOU)            32
  B. Horner (ATL)          31
  L. Salazar (SDN)         31
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      30

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)          9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9
  P. Rose (PHI)             9
  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)             6
  G. Templeton (SLN)        5
  D. Collins (CIN)          4
  L. Durham (CHN)           4
  D. Baker (LAN)            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)         10
  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)         25
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       18
  S. Garvey (LAN)          18
  J. Cruz (HOU)            17
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       17
  G. Foster (CIN)          16
  T. Herr (SLN)            16
  D. Murphy (ATL)          16
  E. Cabell (SFN)          15

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          26
  B. North (SFN)           14
  R. Scott (MON)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          12
  D. Lopes (LAN)           11
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  L. Durham (CHN)           8
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  G. Richards (SDN)         8
  D. Collins (CIN)          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
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       18
  D. Porter (SLN)          18
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         17
  R. Cey (LAN)             16
  T. Raines (MON)          16
  D. Driessen (CIN)        15
  R. Jones (SDN)           15
  G. Richards (SDN)        15
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15

Strikeouts:

  L. Salazar (SDN)         25
  R. Jones (SDN)           23
  S. Henderson (CHN)       21
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         21
  D. Kingman (NYN)         21
  D. Murphy (ATL)          21
  L. Parrish (MON)         20
  L. Herndon (SFN)         19
  L. Mazzilli (NYN)        19
  G. Templeton (SLN)       19

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