Tuesday May 12, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 12, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia     980  138   277   52   11   18   128   26   13   87   112  .283
New York         871   82   228   36    9   14    79   16    9   84   142  .262
Cincinnati       967  122   251   49   10   18   113   16   16   98   164  .260
St. Louis        804  121   208   46   18   14   113   23   10  100   119  .259
Montreal         926  117   235   37    8   23   104   55   10  103   123  .254
Pittsburgh       871   98   216   30    9   13    95   25    9   63   127  .248
Los Angeles     1005  111   249   38    6   23   106   23   18   93   163  .248
Atlanta         1044  122   253   46    5   16   112   35   16   98   168  .242
San Diego       1047  102   251   43    7   13    93   25   21   87   183  .240
San Francisco   1106  119   265   48    5   15   115   40   18  101   149  .240
Houston         1045   91   245   42    6   19    85   21   14  106   161  .234
Chicago          905   74   202   34    8   10    71   21   12   81   160  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          29  119   20   43   9   2   0    5   1   2   11    6  .361
Larry Herndon (SFN)      30  114   15   41   8   3   0   14   7   2    4   20  .360
Tim Raines (MON)         28  107   23   38   3   3   2    8  30   2   19   11  .355
Dave Collins (CIN)       29  113   25   40   5   4   2    9   7   6   15   14  .354
Gary Matthews (PHI)      26   94   16   32   7   2   2   18   3   0   12    9  .340
Art Howe (HOU)           31  113    9   38   8   1   2    5   0   1   11   12  .336
Doug Flynn (NYN)         26   88   12   29   7   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .330
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    24   92   16   29   9   2   2   13   3   0   15   10  .315
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    29  109   18   34   9   0   2   27   0   4   15   14  .312
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba         19   35    3   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    5  .314
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Bruce Benedict        28   85    8   24   4   0   2   14   0   1   12    9  .282
Chris Chambliss       31  111   15   31   8   0   2   18   1   0   21    7  .279
Glenn Hubbard         28  102   10   28   5   2   2   10   1   0   10   19  .275
Terry Harper          14   19    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    4  .263
Claudell Washington   29  108   13   28   8   2   0   11   5   2    5   15  .259
Dale Murphy           31  121   11   29   5   0   5   21   7   3    8   26  .240
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Rafael Ramirez        30   95   12   19   5   0   0    2   4   2   12   19  .200
Jerry Royster         19   24    5    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Rufino Linares        15   39    4    6   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    5  .154
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       27  100    8   30   3   2   1   13   2   3   15   27  .300
Steve Dillard         10   10    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .300
Hector Cruz           14   31    5    9   3   0   2    4   1   2    6    2  .290
Bill Buckner          27  110   13   31  10   0   4   15   0   0    6    2  .282
Leon Durham           25   97    9   27   2   4   1    7   9   3    4   18  .278
Joe Strain            11   27    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .259
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         22   65    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    4    3  .200
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          27   99   10   16   2   0   0    2   7   3   13   15  .162
Tim Blackwell         21   61    6    9   3   0   0    3   0   0   12   15  .148
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        12   14    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .357
Dave Collins          29  113   25   40   5   4   2    9   7   6   15   14  .354
Johnny Bench          18   60    4   19   3   0   2    7   0   1    7   13  .317
Dave Concepcion       29  109   18   34   9   0   2   27   0   4   15   14  .312
Ron Oester            27   89   11   27   4   3   0   11   0   1    6   17  .303
George Foster         29  114   14   30   6   0   6   20   1   0   14   22  .263
Ken Griffey           28  120   17   30   7   2   0    6   4   1    5   18  .250
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
Joe Nolan             20   49    6   12   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    6  .245
Ray Knight            29  101   11   22   3   0   2    6   2   2   11   12  .218
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         12   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .154

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              31  113    9   38   8   1   2    5   0   1   11   12  .336
Cesar Cedeno          27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311
Denny Walling         16   33    6    9   1   0   3    5   1   1    9    1  .273
Kiko Garcia           12   37    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .270
Danny Heep            13   45    3   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    7  .267
Craig Reynolds        29  114   16   30   4   2   3    7   2   0    5   11  .263
Jose Cruz             31  120   14   31   5   0   7   24   2   4   11   15  .258
Terry Puhl            31  113   12   28   6   2   2    6   4   1   10   18  .248
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Alan Ashby            27   81    4   17   3   0   0    8   0   1   14   13  .210
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
Joe Pittman            6    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Rafael Landestoy      17   30    1    4   0   0   0    0   1   1    3    4  .133
Dickie Thon           20   48    4    6   1   0   0    1   4   0    8    6  .125
Luis Pujols            8   21    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .095
Gary Woods            16   30    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    8  .033

 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         29  117   19   36   6   1   4   18   6   3   13   19  .308
Dusty Baker           29  115   12   35   5   3   1   11   3   2    9   14  .304
Ron Cey               30  108   15   31   6   0   5   18   0   1   16   15  .287
Pedro Guerrero        26   89   10   25   5   0   5   12   2   3    9   20  .281
Mike Scioscia         25   74    8   20   1   0   1    4   0   2   10    8  .270
Steve Garvey          30  123   14   31   8   1   3   19   0   4    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         12   20    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .150
Davey Lopes           29  109   15   16   1   0   2    6  11   1   15   19  .147
Rick Monday           10   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         12   19    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .105
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            28  107   23   38   3   3   2    8  30   2   19   11  .355
Tim Wallach           15   37    4   12   1   1   2    3   0   0    2    8  .324
Bobby Ramos            6   13    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .308
Andre Dawson          27  101   16   29   5   0   6   13  10   2    7   12  .287
Jerry White           13   29    1    8   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    2  .276
Warren Cromartie      25   91    9   24   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    8  .264
Gary Carter           25   95   15   24   3   1   4   14   1   3   12    9  .253
Tommy Hutton           9    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Chris Speier          27   92   10   21   5   1   0    4   1   0   11    7  .228
Rodney Scott          23   69    7   15   1   0   0    8  13   1   16    5  .217
Ellis Valentine       20   71    8   15   3   0   3   14   0   1    6   10  .211
Jerry Manuel          11   24    5    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .208
Larry Parrish         25   89   10   18   4   0   1    4   0   0    8   22  .202
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             4   12    1    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .417
Joel Youngblood       20   69    6   25   5   1   1    9   1   2    5    7  .362
Doug Flynn            26   88   12   29   7   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .330
Hubie Brooks          25   85    9   28   4   1   0    5   1   3    3   14  .329
Rusty Staub           24   75    5   23   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .307
Mike Jorgensen        20   29    4    8   1   0   3    8   0   0    2    5  .276
Alex Trevino          25   84    9   23   1   0   0    7   1   0    6    8  .274
Bob Bailor            11   22    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .273
Frank Taveras         21   84   10   19   3   1   0    3   6   0    3   10  .226
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
Dave Kingman          25   80    7   16   3   0   5   14   1   0   22   22  .200
Wally Backman         13   11    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .182
Mike Cubbage          16   12    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .167
Lee Mazzilli          23   82    4   13   3   1   1    4   3   1   10   19  .159

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             15    9    1    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    2  .556
Pete Rose             29  119   20   43   9   2   0    5   1   2   11    6  .361
Gary Matthews         26   94   16   32   7   2   2   18   3   0   12    9  .340
Dick Davis             7   12    1    4   0   1   0    1   1   0    2    2  .333
Bake McBride          15   58    9   19   9   0   0    8   0   0    5    8  .328
Greg Gross            24   45    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    2  .311
Manny Trillo          26   95   14   29   3   1   2   11   4   1    9   10  .305
Garry Maddox          28  105   14   31   2   1   1   13   3   2    5   11  .295
Larry Bowa            28  105    8   29   3   0   0   12   6   3    3    2  .276
Keith Moreland        12   33    2    9   1   0   2    9   0   1    2    5  .273
Mike Schmidt          26   96   24   26   7   1  10   25   4   0   17   16  .271
Ramon Aviles           8    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Bob Boone             26   86    8   18   2   0   1    8   1   1    8    9  .209
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           13   36    4   15   3   0   1    7   0   2    4    4  .417
Bill Madlock          20   68    8   24   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    3  .353
Tony Pena             11   29    4   10   1   1   1    4   0   1    4    2  .345
Mike Easler           22   79    9   25   4   1   1   13   2   0    3   11  .317
Lee Lacy              20   43   10   13   1   2   0    2   5   1    1    7  .302
Kurt Bevacqua          9    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Dale Berra            21   51    2   14   3   0   0    8   2   0    3   10  .275
Dave Parker           23   87    8   23   3   1   4   15   2   0    1    9  .264
Tim Foli              25   86   10   20   3   0   0    9   1   1    5    7  .233
John Milner           17   22    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    0  .227
Omar Moreno           25  107   14   22   2   2   0    5   8   2    7   19  .206
Willie Stargell       10   15    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .200
Steve Nicosia         18   56   10   10   3   0   0    1   1   0    6    6  .179
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        19   59   10    9   0   0   4    8   0   0   13   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     23   64   13   27   8   2   2   16   0   1    3    5  .422
Barry Evans           19   28    5    9   0   0   0    3   1   1    4    4  .321
Terry Kennedy         27  105   10   32   6   0   0    8   0   1    6   22  .305
Juan Bonilla          23   73    5   22   5   0   0    8   0   2    1    5  .301
Jerry Turner          12   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .286
Luis Salazar          30  116    5   31   3   1   1    4   1   3    2   26  .267
Steve Swisher          7   15    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .267
Ozzie Smith           31  126   14   29   1   0   0   10   7   5   10   13  .230
Gene Richards         31  122   14   27   6   3   0   10   9   2   18   14  .221
Mike Phillips         14   29    1    6   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .207
Randy Bass            21   61    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   10  .197
Joe Lefebvre          29   78    6   15   3   0   4   10   2   1   13   13  .192
Ruppert Jones         30  110   12   20   8   0   1   11   4   5   15   27  .182
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         30  114   15   41   8   3   0   14   7   2    4   20  .360
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Jim Wohlford          15   24    2    7   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .292
Milt May              28   93    5   26   5   0   0    5   1   1    9    3  .280
Enos Cabell           30  123   16   34   9   0   1   18   2   4    3    9  .276
Billy North           24   81   16   21   5   0   1   10  17   5   16   12  .259
Johnnie Lemaster      30   86   10   21   3   0   0    6   2   2    7   13  .244
Darrell Evans         32  116   14   27   4   1   4   14   1   2   15   11  .233
Jerry Martin          18   53    4   12   0   0   0    5   2   1    4   11  .226
Jack Clark            30  111   12   24   4   1   3   13   1   0   14   13  .216
Rennie Stennett       17   42    4    9   0   0   1    3   1   1    1    2  .214
Dave Bergman          11   21    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .191
Joe Morgan            26   87    9   16   3   0   2   11   4   0   14   14  .184
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
Orlando Sanchez        2    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Mike Ramsey            3    5    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .400
Keith Hernandez       24   92   16   29   9   2   2   13   3   0   15   10  .315
Ken Oberkfell         24   90   17   26   5   0   0    9   3   0    7    4  .289
Sixto Lezcano         23   66   12   19   3   1   2   10   0   0   18    7  .288
Garry Templeton       23  100   17   28   7   5   0    8   3   5    7   21  .280
Tony Scott            24  101   13   27   4   2   2   12   7   4    4   14  .267
Tom Herr              24   81    7   21   3   6   0   20   1   1   10    7  .259
Gene Tenace           10   28    9    7   4   0   1    7   0   0    7    5  .250
Steve Braun            4    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
George Hendrick       23   87   17   20   4   1   5   14   3   0   10   11  .230
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
Tito Landrum          11    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          126
  E. Cabell (SFN)         123
  S. Garvey (LAN)         123
  G. Richards (SDN)       122
  D. Murphy (ATL)         121
  J. Cruz (HOU)           120
  K. Griffey (CIN)        120
  P. Rose (PHI)           119
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      117
  D. Evans (SFN)          116

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         25
  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
  K. Oberkfell (SLN)       17

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            43
  L. Herndon (SFN)         41
  D. Collins (CIN)         40
  A. Howe (HOU)            38
  T. Raines (MON)          38
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       36
  D. Baker (LAN)           35
  E. Cabell (SFN)          34
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      34
  B. Horner (ATL)          33

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         10
  E. Cabell (SFN)           9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  K. Hernandez (SLN)        9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9
  P. Rose (PHI)             9
  C. Chambliss (ATL)        8
  S. Garvey (LAN)           8
  L. Herndon (SFN)          8
  A. Howe (HOU)             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
  J. Cruz (HOU)             7
  A. Dawson (MON)           6
  G. Foster (CIN)           6
  R. Cey (LAN)              5
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         5
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         5
  D. Kingman (NYN)          5
  D. Murphy (ATL)           5
  B. Buckner (CHN)          4

RBI:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      27
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  J. Cruz (HOU)            24
  D. Murphy (ATL)          21
  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  T. Herr (SLN)            20
  S. Garvey (LAN)          19
  E. Cabell (SFN)          18
  R. Cey (LAN)             18
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       18

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          30
  B. North (SFN)           17
  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
  G. Templeton (SLN)        5
  E. Cabell (SFN)           4
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  J. Cruz (HOU)             4
  S. Garvey (LAN)           4

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         22
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       21
  T. Raines (MON)          19
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         18
  D. Porter (SLN)          18
  G. Richards (SDN)        18
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         17
  R. Cey (LAN)             16
  B. North (SFN)           16
  R. Scott (MON)           16

Strikeouts:

  S. Henderson (CHN)       27
  R. Jones (SDN)           27
  D. Murphy (ATL)          26
  L. Salazar (SDN)         26
  K. Reitz (CHN)           23
  G. Foster (CIN)          22
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         22
  D. Kingman (NYN)         22
  L. Parrish (MON)         22
  G. Templeton (SLN)       21

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