Thursday May 14, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 14, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1049  143   296   53   11   18   131   29   13  100   117  .282
Cincinnati      1037  136   277   53   10   19   125   19   16  104   171  .267
New York         933   88   244   39   10   14    84   17   11   89   146  .262
St. Louis        872  128   221   49   18   14   120   23   11  107   128  .253
Montreal         996  125   252   38    8   26   112   56   10  107   131  .253
Pittsburgh       917  105   229   33    9   15   102   27   10   68   129  .250
Los Angeles     1076  122   268   41    6   25   117   23   18   94   174  .249
San Diego       1116  117   277   47    9   13   106   28   22   90   191  .248
Atlanta         1095  127   267   47    6   16   117   36   17  102   175  .244
San Francisco   1162  125   278   51    5   16   121   40   21  106   153  .239
Houston         1104  100   260   44    6   20    93   22   14  119   172  .236
Chicago          972   78   213   39    8   11    75   23   12   89   171  .219

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon (SFN)      32  119   16   43   8   3   0   14   7   2    5   20  .361
Dave Collins (CIN)       31  121   28   43   6   4   2   10   9   6   16   15  .355
Tim Raines (MON)         29  107   23   38   3   3   2    8  31   2   19   11  .355
Art Howe (HOU)           33  120   12   42   8   1   3    8   0   1   12   12  .350
Pete Rose (PHI)          31  127   21   44   9   2   0    5   1   2   13    6  .347
Gary Matthews (PHI)      28  102   17   34   7   2   2   19   3   0   13   10  .333
Doug Flynn (NYN)         28   95   13   31   7   4   1   10   0   1    4    5  .326
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       27   92    9   30   4   1   0    5   1   3    3   14  .326
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    31  118   19   38  11   0   2   29   0   4   15   14  .322
Manny Trillo (PHI)       28  102   15   32   3   1   2   11   4   1   11   10  .314

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Porter             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bruce Benedict        29   88    9   26   4   1   2   16   0   1   13    9  .296
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Chris Chambliss       32  118   16   33   8   0   2   18   1   0   21    8  .280
Claudell Washington   30  115   13   32   9   2   0   12   6   2    5   16  .278
Biff Pocoroba         20   40    3   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    5    5  .275
Glenn Hubbard         29  108   10   28   5   2   2   10   1   0   10   21  .259
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Terry Harper          15   26    2    6   1   0   0    4   1   1    2    5  .231
Dale Murphy           32  126   12   29   5   0   5   21   7   3    9   26  .230
Rafael Ramirez        31   98   12   20   5   0   0    2   4   2   13   19  .204
Luis Gomez             9    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Jerry Royster         20   24    6    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Brian Asselstine       8    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .167
Rufino Linares        16   40    4    6   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    5  .150
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Bill Nahorodny         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Krug              7    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .400
Jerry Morales         19   52    2   16   0   1   0    2   0   1    3    7  .308
Bill Buckner          29  118   14   35  12   0   4   16   0   0    6    2  .297
Steve Henderson       29  105    8   30   3   2   1   13   2   3   15   28  .286
Leon Durham           27  102   10   29   2   4   2    9  11   3    7   18  .284
Jim Tracy             19   20    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .250
Jody Davis             4   12    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Hector Cruz           16   37    5    9   3   0   2    4   1   2    7    5  .243
Joe Strain            12   29    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .241
Mike Tyson            18   44    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .205
Steve Dillard         12   15    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .200
Ken Reitz             25   78    2   14   2   1   1    8   0   0    4   23  .180
Scot Thompson         24   73    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    4  .178
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Ivan DeJesus          29  108   11   17   3   0   0    2   7   3   13   15  .157
Tim Blackwell         22   64    6    9   3   0   0    3   0   0   12   17  .141
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        13   14    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .357
Dave Collins          31  121   28   43   6   4   2   10   9   6   16   15  .355
Sam Mejias            16    9    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Mike Vail              9    9    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Dave Concepcion       31  118   19   38  11   0   2   29   0   4   15   14  .322
Johnny Bench          19   65    4   20   3   0   2    7   0   1    7   14  .308
Ron Oester            29   94   13   28   4   3   0   12   0   1    9   17  .298
George Foster         31  122   16   35   6   0   7   24   1   0   14   22  .287
Joe Nolan             22   57    7   15   4   0   0    5   1   0    3    6  .263
Ken Griffey           30  130   20   34   7   2   0    7   5   1    5   19  .262
Ray Knight            31  109   11   25   3   0   2    6   2   2   11   12  .229
Dan Driessen          23   66   11   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   15   13  .197
Mike O'Berry          15   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         13   16    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              33  120   12   42   8   1   3    8   0   1   12   12  .350
Cesar Cedeno          27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311
Kiko Garcia           14   45    2   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .267
Denny Walling         17   34    6    9   1   0   3    5   1   1    9    2  .265
Craig Reynolds        29  114   16   30   4   2   3    7   2   0    5   11  .263
Danny Heep            14   46    3   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    7  .261
Jose Cruz             33  126   16   32   5   0   7   24   2   4   13   18  .254
Terry Puhl            33  119   13   29   6   2   2    6   5   1   13   19  .244
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Dave Roberts          12   23    0    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .217
Alan Ashby            28   81    4   17   3   0   0    8   0   1   15   13  .210
Luis Pujols           10   28    0    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .179
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            7    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Dickie Thon           21   48    4    6   1   0   0    1   4   0    8    6  .125
Rafael Landestoy      19   35    1    4   0   0   0    0   1   1    5    5  .114
Gary Woods            18   36    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    5    9  .083

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dusty Baker           31  123   13   38   5   3   1   11   3   2    9   14  .309
Ken Landreaux         31  126   20   37   7   1   4   20   6   3   13   19  .294
Reggie Smith           9    7    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .286
Ron Cey               32  117   16   33   6   0   6   20   0   1   16   18  .282
Mike Scioscia         27   80    8   22   2   0   1    4   0   2   11    8  .275
Pedro Guerrero        28   97   11   26   5   0   6   13   2   3    9   21  .268
Steve Garvey          32  132   15   35   8   1   3   25   0   4    6   18  .265
Steve Yeager          13   26    2    6   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    2  .231
Bill Russell          30  102    7   21   2   0   0    6   1   1    2   11  .206
Davey Lopes           31  116   19   18   1   0   2    6  11   1   15   22  .155
Derrel Thomas         14   20    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .150
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
Bobby Ramos            7   14    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .357
Tim Raines            29  107   23   38   3   3   2    8  31   2   19   11  .355
Andre Dawson          29  110   19   32   5   0   8   16  10   2    7   12  .291
Warren Cromartie      27   99    9   27   3   1   2   12   0   0    5    9  .273
Tim Wallach           17   44    4   12   1   1   2    3   0   0    3    9  .273
Jerry White           15   38    2   10   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    3  .263
Chris Speier          29   98   12   25   5   1   1    5   1   0   13    7  .255
Gary Carter           27  104   16   26   4   1   4   16   1   3   12    9  .250
Tommy Hutton           9    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
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
Rodney Scott          25   77    7   16   1   0   0    9  13   1   17    6  .208
Larry Parrish         27   97   10   19   4   0   1    4   0   0    8   24  .196
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          2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Chris Smith            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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       22   75    6   27   5   1   1   11   1   3    6    7  .360
Doug Flynn            28   95   13   31   7   4   1   10   0   1    4    5  .326
Hubie Brooks          27   92    9   30   4   1   0    5   1   3    3   14  .326
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          27   89    9   24   1   0   0    7   1   0    7    8  .270
Bob Bailor            12   23    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    5  .261
John Stearns          14   43    5   11   2   1   0    2   1   0    4    2  .256
Mookie Wilson         24   64    4   14   1   1   0    2   2   2    3   11  .219
Frank Taveras         23   92   11   20   4   1   0    3   6   0    4   11  .217
Dave Kingman          27   87    7   17   4   0   5   14   1   0   23   25  .195
Lee Mazzilli          25   89    5   16   3   1   1    6   3   2   10   19  .180
Wally Backman         14   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Mike Cubbage          16   12    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .167

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             16    9    1    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    4    2  .556
Dick Davis             8   13    1    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    2    2  .385
Pete Rose             31  127   21   44   9   2   0    5   1   2   13    6  .347
Gary Matthews         28  102   17   34   7   2   2   19   3   0   13   10  .333
Bake McBride          16   63    9   20   9   0   0    8   0   0    5    8  .318
Manny Trillo          28  102   15   32   3   1   2   11   4   1   11   10  .314
Greg Gross            25   46    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    2  .304
Garry Maddox          30  111   14   33   2   1   1   13   3   2    7   12  .297
Mike Schmidt          28  105   25   30   7   1  10   25   5   0   18   17  .286
Larry Bowa            30  113    9   31   3   0   0   13   7   3    4    3  .274
Keith Moreland        14   40    2    9   1   0   2    9   0   1    3    5  .225
Bob Boone             28   86    8   18   2   0   1    8   1   1    8    9  .209
Ramon Aviles           9    5    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Lonnie Smith          17   33    7    6   2   0   0    0   3   0    2    4  .182
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           14   41    5   18   3   0   1    7   1   2    5    5  .439
Bill Madlock          20   68    8   24   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    3  .353
Mike Easler           23   83   12   27   5   1   2   14   2   0    5   11  .325
Tony Pena             12   35    4   11   1   1   1    6   0   1    4    3  .314
Lee Lacy              21   46   10   14   1   2   0    2   6   1    1    7  .304
Dale Berra            22   56    4   16   3   0   1   11   2   0    4   10  .286
Kurt Bevacqua         10    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Dave Parker           24   91    8   24   3   1   4   15   2   0    1    9  .264
Tim Foli              26   92   10   21   4   0   0    9   1   1    5    7  .228
John Milner           18   23    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    0  .217
Omar Moreno           26  112   14   24   3   2   0    6   8   3    7   19  .214
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        20   60   11    9   0   0   4    8   0   0   14   13  .150
Willie Stargell       11   20    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .150
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     25   72   15   30   9   2   2   17   0   1    3    5  .417
Juan Bonilla          25   79    8   25   6   0   0    9   0   2    2    5  .317
Terry Kennedy         29  112   10   35   6   0   0   10   0   1    6   23  .313
Barry Evans           21   29    5    9   0   0   0    3   1   1    4    4  .310
Jerry Turner          12   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .286
Steve Swisher          7   15    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .267
Luis Salazar          32  123    5   32   3   1   1    4   1   3    2   28  .260
Gene Richards         33  130   16   32   6   4   0   13   9   3   19   15  .246
Ozzie Smith           33  136   16   32   1   0   0   11   9   5   10   13  .235
Joe Lefebvre          31   86    9   20   4   1   4   11   3   1   13   13  .233
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
Ruppert Jones         32  119   13   22   9   0   1   13   4   5   16   29  .185
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         32  119   16   43   8   3   0   14   7   2    5   20  .361
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              30   98    5   28   6   0   0    8   1   2   10    3  .286
Enos Cabell           32  131   17   36   9   0   1   18   2   5    3   10  .275
Billy North           26   89   16   22   6   0   1   10  17   5   16   12  .247
Johnnie Lemaster      32   91   10   22   3   0   0    6   2   3    8   13  .242
Darrell Evans         34  123   16   29   4   1   5   17   1   2   15   11  .236
Jerry Martin          18   53    4   12   0   0   0    5   2   1    4   11  .226
Rennie Stennett       17   42    4    9   0   0   1    3   1   1    1    2  .214
Jack Clark            32  118   13   25   4   1   3   13   1   0   15   14  .212
Joe Morgan            28   93   10   18   4   0   2   11   4   0   15   14  .194
Dave Bergman          12   22    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .182
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            4    7    3    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .429
Orlando Sanchez        3    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .400
Keith Hernandez       26  100   18   31  10   2   2   15   3   0   16   10  .310
Ken Oberkfell         26   96   17   26   5   0   0    9   3   0    7    5  .271
Tony Scott            26  109   15   29   4   2   2   12   7   5    5   15  .266
Garry Templeton       25  109   18   29   7   5   0    8   3   5    7   23  .266
Sixto Lezcano         25   73   12   19   3   1   2   10   0   0   19    8  .260
Tom Herr              26   87    8   22   3   6   0   20   1   1   11    7  .253
George Hendrick       25   96   17   24   6   1   5   18   3   0   10   12  .250
Gene Tenace           12   33    9    8   4   0   1    7   0   0    9    6  .242
Steve Braun            5    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Dane Iorg             11   21    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .191
Darrell Porter        19   50    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   19   10  .180
Tito Landrum          12    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          136
  S. Garvey (LAN)         132
  E. Cabell (SFN)         131
  K. Griffey (CIN)        130
  G. Richards (SDN)       130
  P. Rose (PHI)           127
  J. Cruz (HOU)           126
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      126
  D. Murphy (ATL)         126
  D. Baker (LAN)          123

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  T. Raines (MON)          23
  P. Rose (PHI)            21
  K. Griffey (CIN)         20
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       20
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      19
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  D. Lopes (LAN)           19
  E. Miller (ATL)          19

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            44
  D. Collins (CIN)         43
  L. Herndon (SFN)         43
  A. Howe (HOU)            42
  D. Baker (LAN)           38
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      38
  T. Raines (MON)          38
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       37
  E. Cabell (SFN)          36
  B. Buckner (CHN)         35

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         12
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      11
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       10
  E. Cabell (SFN)           9
  R. Jones (SDN)            9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9
  B. Perkins (SDN)          9
  P. Rose (PHI)             9
  C. Washington (ATL)       9
  C. Chambliss (ATL)        8

Triples:

  T. Herr (SLN)             6
  G. Templeton (SLN)        5
  D. Collins (CIN)          4
  L. Durham (CHN)           4
  D. Flynn (NYN)            4
  G. Richards (SDN)         4
  D. Baker (LAN)            3
  L. Herndon (SFN)          3
  R. Oester (CIN)           3
  T. Raines (MON)           3

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         10
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  J. Cruz (HOU)             7
  G. Foster (CIN)           7
  R. Cey (LAN)              6
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         6
  D. Evans (SFN)            5
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         5
  D. Kingman (NYN)          5
  D. Murphy (ATL)           5

RBI:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      29
  S. Garvey (LAN)          25
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  J. Cruz (HOU)            24
  G. Foster (CIN)          24
  D. Murphy (ATL)          21
  R. Cey (LAN)             20
  T. Herr (SLN)            20
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       20
  G. Matthews (PHI)        19

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          31
  B. North (SFN)           17
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  R. Scott (MON)           13
  L. Durham (CHN)          11
  D. Lopes (LAN)           11
  A. Dawson (MON)          10
  D. Collins (CIN)          9
  G. Richards (SDN)         9
  O. Smith (SDN)            9

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         23
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       21
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         19
  D. Porter (SLN)          19
  T. Raines (MON)          19
  G. Richards (SDN)        19
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         18
  R. Scott (MON)           17
  R. Cey (LAN)             16
  D. Collins (CIN)         16

Strikeouts:

  R. Jones (SDN)           29
  S. Henderson (CHN)       28
  L. Salazar (SDN)         28
  D. Murphy (ATL)          26
  D. Kingman (NYN)         25
  L. Parrish (MON)         24
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         23
  K. Reitz (CHN)           23
  G. Templeton (SLN)       23
  G. Foster (CIN)          22

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