Sunday May 10, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 10, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia     945  138   268   52   11   18   128   25   13   84   110  .284
New York         836   82   221   35    9   14    79   16    9   84   137  .264
Cincinnati       905  120   239   47   10   18   112   15   16   90   149  .264
St. Louis        770  118   201   45   18   14   110   21    9   99   115  .261
Pittsburgh       800   96   203   30    9   13    93   24    9   57   117  .254
Montreal         892  117   225   37    8   23   104   53   10   99   120  .252
Los Angeles      973  106   242   37    6   21   101   23   17   92   160  .249
Atlanta          982  117   239   42    5   15   109   34   14   90   157  .243
San Diego       1017   99   243   40    7   12    90   25   21   84   176  .239
San Francisco   1074  115   254   46    5   15   111   37   17  100   148  .237
Houston          975   84   227   40    6   17    78   20   14  100   157  .233
Chicago          874   73   197   32    8   10    70   20   11   78   150  .225

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          28  116   20   43   9   2   0    5   1   2    9    6  .371
Dave Collins (CIN)       27  105   24   38   5   4   2    9   7   6   14   12  .362
Tim Raines (MON)         27  104   23   37   3   3   2    8  28   2   18   10  .356
Gary Matthews (PHI)      25   90   16   32   7   2   2   18   3   0   12    9  .356
Larry Herndon (SFN)      29  110   15   39   7   3   0   13   7   1    4   20  .355
Doug Flynn (NYN)         25   85   12   29   7   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .341
Art Howe (HOU)           29  105    9   34   7   1   2    4   0   1   11   11  .324
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    27  102   18   33   9   0   2   26   0   4   14   11  .324
Ken Landreaux (LAN)      28  113   19   36   6   1   4   18   6   3   13   18  .319
Terry Kennedy (SDN)      26  101   10   32   6   0   0    8   0   1    6   21  .317

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba         17   29    2    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    5  .310
Terry Harper          13   17    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .294
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Bruce Benedict        26   78    8   22   3   0   2   13   0   1   11    8  .282
Chris Chambliss       29  105   14   29   8   0   2   18   1   0   19    7  .276
Glenn Hubbard         26   95    9   26   5   2   1    9   1   0    9   16  .274
Claudell Washington   27   99   12   27   8   2   0   11   5   2    5   15  .273
Eddie Miller          23   88   19   21   2   0   0    4  13   0    6   17  .239
Dale Murphy           29  113   10   26   4   0   5   20   7   2    8   24  .230
Rafael Ramirez        28   91   12   18   4   0   0    2   3   2    9   18  .198
Jerry Royster         19   24    5    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Rufino Linares        14   38    4    6   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    5  .158
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Brian Asselstine       7    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Luis Gomez             8    3    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              5    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Jerry Morales         18   51    2   16   0   1   0    2   0   1    3    7  .314
Steve Henderson       26   96    8   30   3   2   1   13   2   3   15   25  .313
Joe Strain            10   23    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .304
Steve Dillard         10   10    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .300
Bill Buckner          26  106   13   30  10   0   4   15   0   0    6    2  .283
Leon Durham           24   93    9   26   2   4   1    7   9   3    4   15  .280
Hector Cruz           13   28    5    7   2   0   2    3   0   1    5    2  .250
Jody Davis             3    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Mike Tyson            16   42    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    9  .214
Scot Thompson         21   61    2   12   4   0   0    6   2   0    4    3  .197
Ken Reitz             24   77    2   14   2   1   1    8   0   0    4   23  .182
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Ivan DeJesus          26   95   10   16   2   0   0    2   7   3   13   13  .168
Tim Blackwell         20   59    6    9   3   0   0    3   0   0   11   15  .153
Jim Tracy             17   16    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .125
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        11   13    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .385
Dave Collins          27  105   24   38   5   4   2    9   7   6   14   12  .362
Dave Concepcion       27  102   18   33   9   0   2   26   0   4   14   11  .324
Johnny Bench          16   52    4   16   3   0   2    7   0   1    7   10  .308
Ron Oester            25   82   11   25   4   3   0   11   0   1    5   16  .305
George Foster         27  107   14   29   6   0   6   20   0   0   13   21  .271
Joe Nolan             18   41    6   11   2   0   0    5   1   0    2    6  .268
Ken Griffey           26  111   17   29   6   2   0    6   4   1    5   15  .261
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            27   97   10   21   3   0   2    6   2   2    8   11  .217
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         11   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .154

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              29  105    9   34   7   1   2    4   0   1   11   11  .324
Cesar Cedeno          25   97    9   29   5   0   1   10   5   4    8    9  .299
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        27  106   15   28   4   2   3    7   2   0    5   11  .264
Danny Heep            11   38    3   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .263
Jose Cruz             29  112   12   28   5   0   5   20   2   4   10   15  .250
Terry Puhl            29  104   11   26   6   2   2    6   4   1    9   17  .250
Mike Ivie             13   37    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2    9  .243
Alan Ashby            25   75    4   17   3   0   0    7   0   1   12   13  .227
Joe Pittman            5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Dave Roberts          10   16    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .188
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
Rafael Landestoy      16   30    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    4  .133
Dickie Thon           18   42    4    5   1   0   0    1   4   0    7    5  .119
Luis Pujols            8   21    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .095
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
Ken Landreaux         28  113   19   36   6   1   4   18   6   3   13   18  .319
Dusty Baker           28  112   11   35   5   3   1   11   3   2    8   14  .313
Pedro Guerrero        25   85   10   24   5   0   5   11   2   3    9   20  .282
Mike Scioscia         24   70    8   19   1   0   1    4   0   2   10    7  .271
Ron Cey               29  104   13   28   6   0   3   14   0   1   16   15  .269
Steve Garvey          29  119   13   30   8   1   3   19   0   3    6   17  .252
Steve Yeager          12   25    2    6   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    2  .240
Bill Russell          28   95    7   20   1   0   0    6   1   1    2   10  .211
Derrel Thomas         11   17    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .177
Davey Lopes           28  105   14   15   0   0   2    6  11   1   15   19  .143
Rick Monday            9   21    2    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    3    7  .143
Joe Ferguson           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Jay Johnstone         11   18    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .111
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            27  104   23   37   3   3   2    8  28   2   18   10  .356
Bobby Ramos            6   13    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .308
Andre Dawson          26   97   16   28   5   0   6   13  10   2    7   11  .289
Tommy Hutton           8    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Jerry White           12   25    1    7   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    2  .280
Tim Wallach           14   33    4    9   1   1   2    3   0   0    2    8  .273
Warren Cromartie      24   87    9   23   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    7  .264
Gary Carter           24   91   15   24   3   1   4   14   1   3   12    9  .264
Chris Speier          26   89   10   20   5   1   0    4   1   0   10    7  .225
Ellis Valentine       19   70    8   15   3   0   3   14   0   1    6   10  .214
Jerry Manuel          11   24    5    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .208
Larry Parrish         24   89   10   18   4   0   1    4   0   0    7   22  .202
Rodney Scott          22   65    7   13   1   0   0    8  13   1   15    5  .200
Willie Montanez       12   16    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .188
Rowland Office         8   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .133
Mike Phillips          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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       19   65    6   24   5   1   1    9   1   2    5    6  .369
Doug Flynn            25   85   12   29   7   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .341
Hubie Brooks          24   81    9   27   3   1   0    5   1   3    3   13  .333
Rusty Staub           23   71    5   21   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .296
Mike Jorgensen        19   28    4    8   1   0   3    8   0   0    2    5  .286
Alex Trevino          24   81    9   23   1   0   0    7   1   0    6    8  .284
Bob Bailor            10   22    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .273
Frank Taveras         20   80   10   18   3   1   0    3   6   0    3   10  .225
Mookie Wilson         22   63    3   14   1   1   0    2   2   2    2   11  .222
John Stearns          12   34    3    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    2  .206
Wally Backman         12   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Dave Kingman          24   76    7   15   3   0   5   14   1   0   22   21  .197
Mike Cubbage          15   11    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .182
Lee Mazzilli          22   78    4   12   3   1   1    4   3   1   10   19  .154

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             14    9    1    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    2  .556
Pete Rose             28  116   20   43   9   2   0    5   1   2    9    6  .371
Gary Matthews         25   90   16   32   7   2   2   18   3   0   12    9  .356
Bake McBride          14   53    9   18   9   0   0    8   0   0    5    8  .340
Dick Davis             7   12    1    4   0   1   0    1   1   0    2    2  .333
Greg Gross            23   44    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    1  .318
Garry Maddox          27  101   14   30   2   1   1   13   3   2    5   11  .297
Manny Trillo          25   91   14   26   3   1   2   11   4   1    9   10  .286
Mike Schmidt          25   92   24   26   7   1  10   25   4   0   17   16  .283
Keith Moreland        12   33    2    9   1   0   2    9   0   1    2    5  .273
Larry Bowa            27  101    8   26   3   0   0   12   5   3    3    2  .257
Ramon Aviles           8    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Bob Boone             25   82    8   17   2   0   1    8   1   1    8    9  .207
Lonnie Smith          16   29    7    5   2   0   0    0   2   0    1    3  .172
Luis Aguayo            9   16    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .125
John Vukovich          4    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           11   27    4   11   3   0   1    6   0   2    4    4  .407
Tony Pena              9   22    4    8   1   1   1    4   0   1    3    2  .364
Bill Madlock          19   67    8   24   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    2  .358
Mike Easler           21   75    9   25   4   1   1   12   2   0    3    8  .333
Lee Lacy              18   39   10   13   1   2   0    2   5   1    1    5  .333
Kurt Bevacqua          8    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Dale Berra            19   43    2   13   3   0   0    8   2   0    3    8  .302
Dave Parker           21   79    7   22   3   1   4   15   1   0    0    9  .279
Omar Moreno           23   98   14   22   2   2   0    5   8   2    7   17  .225
Tim Foli              23   77    9   17   3   0   0    9   1   1    5    7  .221
John Milner           15   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .211
Steve Nicosia         18   56   10   10   3   0   0    1   1   0    6    6  .179
Willie Stargell        9   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        18   59   10    9   0   0   4    8   0   0   12   13  .153
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     22   60   12   24   7   2   1   13   0   1    3    5  .400
Barry Evans           18   27    5    9   0   0   0    3   1   1    4    4  .333
Terry Kennedy         26  101   10   32   6   0   0    8   0   1    6   21  .317
Juan Bonilla          22   70    5   20   5   0   0    8   0   2    1    4  .286
Jerry Turner          12   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .286
Luis Salazar          29  112    5   31   3   1   1    4   1   3    2   26  .277
Steve Swisher          7   15    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .267
Ozzie Smith           30  122   13   28   1   0   0   10   7   5   10   12  .230
Gene Richards         30  119   13   25   4   3   0   10   9   2   17   14  .210
Mike Phillips         14   29    1    6   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .207
Joe Lefebvre          28   76    6   15   3   0   4   10   2   1   11   12  .197
Randy Bass            21   61    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   10  .197
Ruppert Jones         29  107   12   20   8   0   1   11   4   5   15   26  .187
Craig Stimac           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Dave Edwards          17   34    3    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    2   10  .118

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         29  110   15   39   7   3   0   13   7   1    4   20  .355
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Milt May              27   89    5   26   5   0   0    5   1   1    9    3  .292
Jim Wohlford          15   24    2    7   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .292
Enos Cabell           29  119   15   32   8   0   1   17   2   4    3    9  .269
Johnnie Lemaster      29   83   10   21   3   0   0    6   2   2    7   12  .253
Darrell Evans         31  112   14   27   4   1   4   14   1   2   15   11  .241
Billy North           23   77   14   18   5   0   1   10  14   5   16   12  .234
Jerry Martin          18   53    4   12   0   0   0    5   2   1    4   11  .226
Jack Clark            29  107   11   21   4   1   3   12   1   0   14   13  .196
Rennie Stennett       16   41    4    8   0   0   1    3   1   1    1    2  .195
Dave Bergman          11   21    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .191
Joe Morgan            25   85    9   16   3   0   2   10   4   0   13   14  .188
Mike Sadek             9   21    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .143
Chili Davis            8   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .133
Billy Smith           13   25    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .120

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Julio Gonzalez         1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
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
Keith Hernandez       23   88   15   27   9   2   2   13   2   0   15    9  .307
Sixto Lezcano         22   63   12   19   3   1   2    9   0   0   18    7  .302
Ken Oberkfell         23   87   16   25   5   0   0    9   2   0    7    4  .287
Tony Scott            23   97   13   27   4   2   2   12   7   4    4   12  .278
Garry Templeton       22   96   17   26   7   5   0    7   3   4    6   21  .271
Tom Herr              23   78    7   20   3   6   0   19   1   1   10    7  .256
Gene Tenace            9   24    8    6   3   0   1    7   0   0    7    5  .250
Steve Braun            4    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tito Landrum          10    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
George Hendrick       22   83   17   20   4   1   5   14   3   0   10   11  .241
Dane Iorg             10   20    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Darrell Porter        17   49    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   18   10  .184

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          122
  E. Cabell (SFN)         119
  S. Garvey (LAN)         119
  G. Richards (SDN)       119
  P. Rose (PHI)           116
  B. Horner (ATL)         115
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      113
  D. Murphy (ATL)         113
  D. Baker (LAN)          112
  J. Cruz (HOU)           112

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  T. Raines (MON)          23
  P. Rose (PHI)            20
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       19
  E. Miller (ATL)          19
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      18
  K. Griffey (CIN)         17
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        17
  G. Templeton (SLN)       17

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            43
  L. Herndon (SFN)         39
  D. Collins (CIN)         38
  T. Raines (MON)          37
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       36
  D. Baker (LAN)           35
  A. Howe (HOU)            34
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      33
  B. Horner (ATL)          33
  E. Cabell (SFN)          32

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  K. Hernandez (SLN)        9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9
  P. Rose (PHI)             9
  E. Cabell (SFN)           8
  C. Chambliss (ATL)        8
  S. Garvey (LAN)           8
  R. Jones (SDN)            8
  C. Washington (ATL)       8

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
  L. Herndon (SFN)          3
  R. Oester (CIN)           3
  T. Raines (MON)           3
  G. Richards (SDN)         3

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         10
  A. Dawson (MON)           6
  G. Foster (CIN)           6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         5
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         5
  D. Kingman (NYN)          5
  D. Murphy (ATL)           5
  B. Buckner (CHN)          4
  G. Carter (MON)           4

RBI:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      26
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  J. Cruz (HOU)            20
  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  D. Murphy (ATL)          20
  S. Garvey (LAN)          19
  T. Herr (SLN)            19
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       18
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       18
  G. Matthews (PHI)        18

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          28
  B. North (SFN)           14
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  R. Scott (MON)           13
  D. Lopes (LAN)           11
  A. Dawson (MON)          10
  L. Durham (CHN)           9
  G. Richards (SDN)         9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  D. Collins (CIN)          7

Caught Stealing:

  D. Collins (CIN)          6
  R. Jones (SDN)            5
  B. North (SFN)            5
  O. Smith (SDN)            5
  E. Cabell (SFN)           4
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  J. Cruz (HOU)             4
  J. Royster (ATL)          4
  T. Scott (SLN)            4

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         22
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       19
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         18
  D. Porter (SLN)          18
  T. Raines (MON)          18
  G. Richards (SDN)        17
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         17
  R. Cey (LAN)             16
  B. North (SFN)           16
  D. Driessen (CIN)        15

Strikeouts:

  R. Jones (SDN)           26
  L. Salazar (SDN)         26
  S. Henderson (CHN)       25
  D. Murphy (ATL)          24
  K. Reitz (CHN)           23
  L. Parrish (MON)         22
  G. Foster (CIN)          21
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         21
  D. Kingman (NYN)         21
  G. Templeton (SLN)       21

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