Friday May 15, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 15, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1087  145   307   54   11   18   133   30   13  102   121  .282
Cincinnati      1068  140   284   53   10   19   128   19   16  108   177  .266
New York         968   93   254   40   10   16    89   18   11   91   153  .262
St. Louis        908  131   232   51   18   14   122   23   12  111   135  .256
Los Angeles     1113  128   281   45    7   27   123   23   18   96   179  .253
Montreal        1028  127   259   38    8   26   113   57   11  109   138  .252
Pittsburgh       948  106   234   33    9   15   103   29   11   70   137  .247
San Diego       1144  118   282   49   10   13   107   28   23   94   200  .247
Atlanta         1130  138   278   50    6   17   127   37   18  106   177  .246
San Francisco   1190  129   284   51    7   17   125   41   21  108   159  .239
Houston         1135  105   269   46    6   20    98   23   14  124   178  .237
Chicago         1002   78   217   39    8   11    75   23   12   91   173  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Raines (MON)         30  110   23   40   3   3   2    8  32   3   20   11  .364
Larry Herndon (SFN)      32  119   16   43   8   3   0   14   7   2    5   20  .361
Art Howe (HOU)           34  123   14   43   9   1   3    9   0   1   13   12  .350
Dave Collins (CIN)       32  124   28   43   6   4   2   10   9   6   17   16  .347
Pete Rose (PHI)          32  132   21   44   9   2   0    5   1   2   13    6  .333
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       28   96   10   32   4   1   0    5   1   3    3   15  .333
Gary Matthews (PHI)      29  106   17   35   7   2   2   19   3   0   13   11  .330
Manny Trillo (PHI)       29  107   16   34   3   1   2   11   4   1   11   10  .318
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    27  105   19   33  11   2   2   15   3   0   16   10  .314
Terry Kennedy (SDN)      29  112   10   35   6   0   0   10   0   1    6   23  .313

 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        30   92   10   27   4   1   3   19   0   1   13    9  .294
Claudell Washington   31  118   15   34  10   2   0   13   6   3    7   16  .288
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Brian Asselstine       9    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Luis Gomez            10    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .286
Chris Chambliss       33  122   18   34   9   0   2   19   1   0   21    8  .279
Glenn Hubbard         30  112   11   30   6   2   2   14   1   0   10   21  .268
Biff Pocoroba         21   42    3   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    5    5  .262
Terry Harper          16   30    4    7   1   0   0    4   2   1    2    5  .233
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Dale Murphy           33  129   13   29   5   0   5   21   7   3   10   27  .225
Rafael Ramirez        32  102   12   22   5   0   0    2   4   2   13   19  .216
Jerry Royster         21   24    7    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Rufino Linares        17   42    5    6   0   0   1    3   1   1    2    5  .143
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Bill Nahorodny         2    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
Joe Strain            13   33    1   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .303
Bill Buckner          30  121   14   35  12   0   4   16   0   0    7    3  .289
Steve Henderson       29  105    8   30   3   2   1   13   2   3   15   28  .286
Leon Durham           28  106   10   30   2   4   2    9  11   3    7   18  .283
Hector Cruz           17   38    5    9   3   0   2    4   1   2    7    5  .237
Jody Davis             5   14    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Jim Tracy             20   24    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .208
Mike Tyson            19   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Steve Dillard         12   15    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .200
Ken Reitz             26   81    2   14   2   1   1    8   0   0    4   23  .173
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Scot Thompson         25   76    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    4  .171
Ivan DeJesus          30  112   11   17   3   0   0    2   7   3   13   16  .152
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
Sam Mejias            17   10    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .400
Larry Biittner        14   14    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .357
Dave Collins          32  124   28   43   6   4   2   10   9   6   17   16  .347
Mike Vail              9    9    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Dave Concepcion       32  122   19   38  11   0   2   29   0   4   15   15  .312
George Foster         32  125   17   37   6   0   7   24   1   0   15   22  .296
Ron Oester            30   98   13   29   4   3   0   13   0   1    9   18  .296
Johnny Bench          20   68    4   20   3   0   2    7   0   1    7   16  .294
Joe Nolan             23   60    8   16   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    7  .267
Ken Griffey           31  135   20   35   7   2   0    7   5   1    5   19  .259
Ray Knight            32  111   11   26   3   0   2    6   2   2   11   12  .234
Dan Driessen          24   66   12   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   15   13  .197
Mike O'Berry          16   27    1    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .185
Junior Kennedy         7   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Harry Spilman         14   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              34  123   14   43   9   1   3    9   0   1   13   12  .350
Cesar Cedeno          27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311
Danny Heep            15   50    4   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    8  .280
Kiko Garcia           14   45    2   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .267
Denny Walling         18   39    7   10   1   0   3    5   1   1    9    3  .256
Craig Reynolds        30  119   16   30   4   2   3    7   2   0    5   11  .252
Terry Puhl            34  121   13   30   6   2   2    8   6   1   14   20  .248
Jose Cruz             34  130   16   32   5   0   7   24   2   4   13   20  .246
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Alan Ashby            29   83    5   19   4   0   0   10   0   1   16   13  .229
Dave Roberts          12   23    0    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .217
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
Rafael Landestoy      20   37    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   1    7    5  .135
Dickie Thon           21   48    4    6   1   0   0    1   4   0    8    6  .125
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           32  127   13   39   5   3   1   12   3   2   10   15  .307
Ken Landreaux         32  130   21   39   7   2   4   20   6   3   13   19  .300
Ron Cey               33  122   16   36   7   0   6   21   0   1   16   19  .295
Reggie Smith           9    7    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .286
Mike Scioscia         28   80    8   22   2   0   1    4   0   2   11    8  .275
Steve Garvey          33  136   15   37   9   1   3   27   0   4    7   18  .272
Pedro Guerrero        29  101   12   27   5   0   7   14   2   3    9   23  .267
Steve Yeager          14   29    3    7   1   0   2    2   0   0    3    2  .241
Bill Russell          30  102    7   21   2   0   0    6   1   1    2   11  .206
Derrel Thomas         15   24    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Davey Lopes           32  121   22   20   2   0   2    6  11   1   15   22  .165
Joe Ferguson           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Rick Monday           11   22    2    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    3    7  .136
Jay Johnstone         13   20    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .100
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            30  110   23   40   3   3   2    8  32   3   20   11  .364
Bobby Ramos            7   14    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .357
Andre Dawson          30  114   20   33   5   0   8   16  10   2    7   13  .290
Warren Cromartie      28  103    9   28   3   1   2   12   0   0    5   10  .272
Gary Carter           28  108   16   28   4   1   4   17   1   3   12    9  .259
Tim Wallach           18   47    4   12   1   1   2    3   0   0    4   10  .255
Chris Speier          29   98   12   25   5   1   1    5   1   0   13    7  .255
Jerry White           16   42    2   10   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    4  .238
Tommy Hutton          10    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .222
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          26   80    7   16   1   0   0    9  13   1   17    6  .200
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
Mike Phillips          3    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Rowland Office         8   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .133
Chris Smith            2    2    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       23   77    7   28   5   1   2   12   2   3    8    8  .364
Hubie Brooks          28   96   10   32   4   1   0    5   1   3    3   15  .333
Doug Flynn            29   99   13   31   7   4   1   10   0   1    4    5  .313
Rusty Staub           24   75    5   23   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .307
John Stearns          15   47    6   14   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    2  .298
Mike Jorgensen        21   33    4    9   1   0   3    8   0   0    2    6  .273
Alex Trevino          27   89    9   24   1   0   0    7   1   0    7    8  .270
Bob Bailor            13   24    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    5  .250
Frank Taveras         24   97   12   22   5   1   0    3   6   0    4   12  .227
Mookie Wilson         24   64    4   14   1   1   0    2   2   2    3   11  .219
Dave Kingman          28   91    7   17   4   0   5   14   1   0   23   28  .187
Lee Mazzilli          26   93    6   17   3   1   2    8   3   2   10   19  .183
Wally Backman         14   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Mike Cubbage          17   13    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .154

 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
Bake McBride          17   68   10   24   9   0   0    8   0   0    5    8  .353
Pete Rose             32  132   21   44   9   2   0    5   1   2   13    6  .333
Gary Matthews         29  106   17   35   7   2   2   19   3   0   13   11  .330
Manny Trillo          29  107   16   34   3   1   2   11   4   1   11   10  .318
Garry Maddox          31  115   14   35   3   1   1   13   3   2    7   12  .304
Greg Gross            25   46    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    2  .304
Mike Schmidt          29  110   25   31   7   1  10   27   6   0   18   18  .282
Larry Bowa            31  116    9   32   3   0   0   13   7   3    5    3  .276
Keith Moreland        14   40    2    9   1   0   2    9   0   1    3    5  .225
Bob Boone             29   89    8   18   2   0   1    8   1   1    9    9  .202
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           15   45    6   19   3   0   1    7   1   2    5    6  .422
Bill Madlock          20   68    8   24   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    3  .353
Mike Easler           24   87   12   29   5   1   2   14   2   0    5   12  .333
Tony Pena             13   38    4   12   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .316
Lee Lacy              22   46   10   14   1   2   0    2   7   1    1    7  .304
Kurt Bevacqua         10    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Dale Berra            23   59    4   16   3   0   1   11   2   0    4   10  .271
Dave Parker           24   91    8   24   3   1   4   15   2   0    1    9  .264
Tim Foli              27   96   10   21   4   0   0    9   1   1    5    7  .219
Omar Moreno           27  115   14   24   3   2   0    6   9   3    8   19  .209
John Milner           19   26    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .192
Willie Stargell       12   21    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .191
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        21   64   11    9   0   0   4    8   0   0   14   15  .141
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     26   75   16   31   9   2   2   17   0   1    4    6  .413
Terry Kennedy         29  112   10   35   6   0   0   10   0   1    6   23  .313
Juan Bonilla          26   81    8   25   6   0   0    9   0   3    4    6  .309
Barry Evans           22   33    5   10   1   0   0    3   1   1    4    4  .303
Jerry Turner          12   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .286
Luis Salazar          33  126    5   33   3   2   1    5   1   3    2   28  .262
Gene Richards         34  133   16   33   6   4   0   13   9   3   20   16  .248
Ozzie Smith           34  140   16   33   2   0   0   11   9   5   10   15  .236
Joe Lefebvre          31   86    9   20   4   1   4   11   3   1   13   13  .233
Steve Swisher          8   18    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .222
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           8    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Dave Edwards          18   37    3    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    2   10  .108

 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
Milt May              31  101    5   29   6   0   0    9   1   2   10    5  .287
Jim Wohlford          16   25    2    7   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .280
Enos Cabell           32  131   17   36   9   0   1   18   2   5    3   10  .275
Jerry Martin          19   57    6   14   0   1   1    6   2   1    4   11  .246
Johnnie Lemaster      33   94   10   23   3   0   0    6   2   3    8   13  .245
Billy North           27   92   17   22   6   0   1   10  18   5   17   14  .239
Darrell Evans         35  126   16   29   4   1   5   18   1   2   15   11  .230
Rennie Stennett       17   42    4    9   0   0   1    3   1   1    1    2  .214
Jack Clark            33  122   14   26   4   2   3   14   1   0   15   14  .213
Joe Morgan            29   95   10   19   4   0   2   11   4   0   16   14  .200
Dave Bergman          13   25    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .160
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
Joe Pettini            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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        4    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .333
Keith Hernandez       27  105   19   33  11   2   2   15   3   0   16   10  .314
Ken Oberkfell         27   99   17   28   5   0   0   10   3   0    8    5  .283
Tony Scott            27  114   15   31   4   2   2   12   7   6    5   16  .272
Garry Templeton       26  114   18   30   7   5   0    8   3   5    7   25  .263
Sixto Lezcano         25   73   12   19   3   1   2   10   0   0   19    8  .260
George Hendrick       26  100   19   26   7   1   5   18   3   0   11   12  .260
Tom Herr              27   90    8   22   3   6   0   21   1   1   12    7  .244
Dane Iorg             12   25    1    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .240
Gene Tenace           13   35    9    8   4   0   1    7   0   0   10    7  .229
Steve Braun            5    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Darrell Porter        20   51    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   19   10  .177
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)          140
  S. Garvey (LAN)         136
  K. Griffey (CIN)        135
  G. Richards (SDN)       133
  P. Rose (PHI)           132
  E. Cabell (SFN)         131
  J. Cruz (HOU)           130
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      130
  D. Murphy (ATL)         129
  D. Baker (LAN)          127

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  T. Raines (MON)          23
  D. Lopes (LAN)           22
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       21
  P. Rose (PHI)            21
  A. Dawson (MON)          20
  K. Griffey (CIN)         20
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      19
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        19

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            44
  D. Collins (CIN)         43
  L. Herndon (SFN)         43
  A. Howe (HOU)            43
  T. Raines (MON)          40
  D. Baker (LAN)           39
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       39
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      38
  G. Foster (CIN)          37
  S. Garvey (LAN)          37

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         12
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      11
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       11
  C. Washington (ATL)      10
  E. Cabell (SFN)           9
  C. Chambliss (ATL)        9
  S. Garvey (LAN)           9
  A. Howe (HOU)             9
  R. Jones (SDN)            9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9

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
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         7
  R. Cey (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)          27
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  J. Cruz (HOU)            24
  G. Foster (CIN)          24
  R. Cey (LAN)             21
  T. Herr (SLN)            21
  D. Murphy (ATL)          21
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       20
  B. Benedict (ATL)        19

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          32
  B. North (SFN)           18
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  R. Scott (MON)           13
  L. Durham (CHN)          11
  D. Lopes (LAN)           11
  A. Dawson (MON)          10
  D. Collins (CIN)          9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           9
  G. Richards (SDN)         9

Caught Stealing:

  D. Collins (CIN)          6
  T. Scott (SLN)            6
  E. Cabell (SFN)           5
  R. Jones (SDN)            5
  B. North (SFN)            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
  T. Raines (MON)          20
  G. Richards (SDN)        20
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         19
  D. Porter (SLN)          19
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         18
  D. Collins (CIN)         17
  B. North (SFN)           17
  R. Scott (MON)           17

Strikeouts:

  R. Jones (SDN)           29
  S. Henderson (CHN)       28
  D. Kingman (NYN)         28
  L. Salazar (SDN)         28
  D. Murphy (ATL)          27
  G. Templeton (SLN)       25
  L. Parrish (MON)         24
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        23
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         23
  K. Reitz (CHN)           23

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