Saturday May 16, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1119  146   315   55   11   18   134   31   13  105   122  .282
Cincinnati      1103  144   293   59   10   19   132   19   16  115   186  .266
New York         999   93   260   40   10   16    89   18   11   92   158  .260
St. Louis        946  137   243   52   18   15   128   23   12  111   136  .257
Los Angeles     1150  137   294   47    7   29   132   25   18   99   183  .256
Montreal        1062  132   266   40    8   26   116   61   11  111   147  .251
San Diego       1179  120   294   49   10   13   109   29   24   98   208  .249
Atlanta         1166  140   288   54    6   17   129   38   18  106   181  .247
Pittsburgh       979  106   239   33    9   15   103   29   11   70   139  .244
Houston         1166  111   279   46    9   20   104   24   14  130   180  .239
San Francisco   1218  129   288   51    7   17   125   41   21  110   165  .237
Chicago         1032   79   223   40    8   11    76   26   13   96   181  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Raines (MON)         31  115   24   42   4   3   2   11  32   3   20   12  .365
Larry Herndon (SFN)      33  123   16   44   8   3   0   14   7   2    5   20  .358
Art Howe (HOU)           35  127   15   45   9   1   3    9   0   1   13   12  .354
Dave Collins (CIN)       33  127   29   43   6   4   2   10   9   6   19   16  .339
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       29   99   10   33   4   1   0    5   1   3    3   15  .333
Pete Rose (PHI)          33  136   21   44   9   2   0    5   1   2   13    6  .324
Garry Maddox (PHI)       32  119   15   38   3   1   1   13   3   2    7   12  .319
Gary Matthews (PHI)      30  110   17   35   7   2   2   19   3   0   13   11  .318
Manny Trillo (PHI)       30  111   16   35   3   1   2   11   4   1   11   10  .315
Dusty Baker (LAN)        33  131   14   41   5   3   1   14   3   2   10   15  .313

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Porter             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Luis Gomez            11    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Bruce Benedict        31   96   10   28   4   1   3   19   0   1   13    9  .292
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Claudell Washington   32  122   15   35  10   2   0   13   6   3    7   16  .287
Chris Chambliss       34  126   19   36  11   0   2   19   1   0   21    8  .286
Glenn Hubbard         31  114   11   30   6   2   2   14   1   0   10   23  .263
Biff Pocoroba         22   46    3   12   2   0   0    5   0   0    5    5  .261
Brian Asselstine      10    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Terry Harper          17   34    4    8   1   0   0    4   3   1    2    6  .235
Dale Murphy           34  133   13   31   5   0   5   22   7   3   10   27  .233
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Rafael Ramirez        33  106   12   23   6   0   0    3   4   2   13   19  .217
Jerry Royster         21   24    7    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Rufino Linares        18   43    5    6   0   0   1    3   1   1    2    6  .140
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         20   52    2   16   0   1   0    2   0   1    4    7  .308
Bill Buckner          31  123   14   36  12   0   4   17   0   0    8    3  .293
Steve Henderson       30  109    8   30   3   2   1   13   2   3   15   30  .275
Leon Durham           29  110   10   30   2   4   2    9  11   3    7   18  .273
Joe Strain            14   37    1   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .270
Hector Cruz           18   39    5    9   3   0   2    4   1   2    7    5  .231
Jody Davis             5   14    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Mike Tyson            19   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Jim Tracy             21   25    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .200
Steve Dillard         13   15    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .200
Ken Reitz             27   85    2   16   3   1   1    8   0   0    4   24  .188
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Ivan DeJesus          31  114   12   19   3   0   0    2   9   4   15   16  .167
Scot Thompson         26   79    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    5  .165
Tim Blackwell         23   67    6   10   3   0   0    3   1   0   12   18  .149
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            18   13    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .385
Larry Biittner        14   14    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .357
Dave Collins          33  127   29   43   6   4   2   10   9   6   19   16  .339
Mike Vail              9    9    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Dave Concepcion       33  126   19   39  11   0   2   30   0   4   16   18  .310
George Foster         33  129   17   39   8   0   7   25   1   0   15   23  .302
Ron Oester            31  100   14   30   5   3   0   14   0   1   12   18  .300
Johnny Bench          21   73    4   21   4   0   2    7   0   1    7   18  .288
Joe Nolan             23   60    8   16   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    7  .267
Ken Griffey           32  136   20   35   7   2   0    7   5   1    5   19  .257
Ray Knight            33  116   12   28   4   0   2    6   2   2   11   12  .241
Dan Driessen          24   66   12   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   15   13  .197
Mike O'Berry          17   31    1    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    4  .194
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              35  127   15   45   9   1   3    9   0   1   13   12  .354
Cesar Cedeno          27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311
Craig Reynolds        31  124   17   34   4   5   3   11   2   0    5   11  .274
Kiko Garcia           14   45    2   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .267
Danny Heep            16   54    4   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    8  .259
Terry Puhl            35  125   14   31   6   2   2    9   6   1   14   20  .248
Jose Cruz             35  134   16   33   5   0   7   24   2   4   13   20  .246
Denny Walling         19   41    7   10   1   0   3    6   1   1   11    3  .244
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Alan Ashby            30   86    5   20   4   0   0   10   0   1   17   13  .233
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
Dickie Thon           21   48    4    6   1   0   0    1   4   0    8    6  .125
Rafael Landestoy      21   40    2    5   0   0   0    0   2   1    8    6  .125
Gary Woods            19   36    4    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    6    9  .083

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dusty Baker           33  131   14   41   5   3   1   14   3   2   10   15  .313
Ken Landreaux         32  130   21   39   7   2   4   20   6   3   13   19  .300
Ron Cey               34  127   17   38   8   0   7   24   0   1   16   21  .299
Reggie Smith           9    7    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .286
Pedro Guerrero        30  104   13   29   5   0   7   15   2   3   10   23  .279
Mike Scioscia         28   80    8   22   2   0   1    4   0   2   11    8  .275
Steve Garvey          34  140   17   38   9   1   3   28   0   4    8   18  .271
Steve Yeager          15   33    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    3    3  .242
Bill Russell          31  106    7   22   3   0   0    6   1   1    2   11  .208
Davey Lopes           33  123   25   21   2   0   3    7  13   1   16   22  .171
Rick Monday           12   24    2    4   0   1   1    3   0   0    3    7  .167
Derrel Thomas         16   28    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
Joe Ferguson           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Jay Johnstone         14   21    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .095
Pepe Frias             4    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            31  115   24   42   4   3   2   11  32   3   20   12  .365
Bobby Ramos            7   14    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .357
Andre Dawson          31  117   20   34   5   0   8   16  12   2    7   13  .291
Warren Cromartie      29  106    9   28   3   1   2   12   0   0    6   11  .264
Gary Carter           29  112   16   28   4   1   4   17   1   3   12    9  .250
Chris Speier          30  100   13   25   5   1   1    5   1   0   14    7  .250
Mike Phillips          4    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jerry White           16   42    2   10   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    4  .238
Tim Wallach           19   51    4   12   1   1   2    3   0   0    4   12  .235
Tommy Hutton          10    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .222
Rodney Scott          27   85    8   18   1   0   0    9  15   1   17    7  .212
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         28  101   11   20   5   0   1    4   0   0    8   25  .198
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
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       24   81    7   29   5   1   2   12   2   3    8    9  .358
Hubie Brooks          29   99   10   33   4   1   0    5   1   3    3   15  .333
Rusty Staub           24   75    5   23   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .307
Doug Flynn            30  102   13   31   7   4   1   10   0   1    4    5  .304
John Stearns          16   50    6   15   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    2  .300
Alex Trevino          27   89    9   24   1   0   0    7   1   0    7    8  .270
Mike Jorgensen        22   36    4    9   1   0   3    8   0   0    2    7  .250
Bob Bailor            13   24    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    5  .250
Wally Backman         15   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .231
Mookie Wilson         24   64    4   14   1   1   0    2   2   2    3   11  .219
Frank Taveras         25  101   12   22   5   1   0    3   6   0    4   12  .218
Lee Mazzilli          27   97    6   18   3   1   2    8   3   2   10   21  .186
Dave Kingman          29   95    7   17   4   0   5   14   1   0   23   29  .179
Mike Cubbage          18   14    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .143

 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             9   13    1    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    2  .385
Bake McBride          18   71   10   26   9   0   0    8   1   0    5    9  .366
Pete Rose             33  136   21   44   9   2   0    5   1   2   13    6  .324
Garry Maddox          32  119   15   38   3   1   1   13   3   2    7   12  .319
Gary Matthews         30  110   17   35   7   2   2   19   3   0   13   11  .318
Manny Trillo          30  111   16   35   3   1   2   11   4   1   11   10  .315
Greg Gross            26   47    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    2  .298
Larry Bowa            32  120    9   33   3   0   0   13   7   3    5    3  .275
Mike Schmidt          30  113   25   31   7   1  10   27   6   0   19   18  .274
Keith Moreland        14   40    2    9   1   0   2    9   0   1    3    5  .225
Bob Boone             30   92    8   19   3   0   1    9   1   1   10    9  .207
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           16   48    6   19   3   0   1    7   1   2    5    7  .396
Bill Madlock          21   72    8   25   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    3  .347
Mike Easler           25   91   12   29   5   1   2   14   2   0    5   12  .319
Tony Pena             14   41    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .317
Lee Lacy              22   46   10   14   1   2   0    2   7   1    1    7  .304
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
Kurt Bevacqua         11    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Tim Foli              28  100   10   22   4   0   0    9   1   1    5    7  .220
Omar Moreno           28  119   14   25   3   2   0    6   9   3    8   19  .210
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
John Milner           20   29    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .172
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        22   67   11    9   0   0   4    8   0   0   14   15  .134
Bill Robinson          5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Matt Alexander         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Broderick Perkins     27   78   16   32   9   2   2   17   0   1    5    7  .410
Terry Kennedy         30  116   10   36   6   0   0   11   0   1    6   24  .310
Juan Bonilla          27   84    8   26   6   0   0    9   0   4    5    6  .310
Barry Evans           23   34    5   10   1   0   0    3   1   1    4    4  .294
Jerry Turner          13   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    1  .286
Luis Salazar          34  128    5   33   3   2   1    5   1   3    2   29  .258
Gene Richards         35  137   16   35   6   4   0   13   9   3   21   18  .256
Ozzie Smith           35  145   17   35   2   0   0   11  10   5   10   15  .241
Joe Lefebvre          32   90    9   21   4   1   4   12   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
Ruppert Jones         33  124   14   25   9   0   1   13   4   5   16   30  .202
Randy Bass            21   61    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   10  .197
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
Tim Flannery           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         33  123   16   44   8   3   0   14   7   2    5   20  .358
Jim Wohlford          17   26    2    8   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .308
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
Enos Cabell           33  132   17   36   9   0   1   18   2   5    3   11  .273
Jerry Martin          19   57    6   14   0   1   1    6   2   1    4   11  .246
Johnnie Lemaster      34   96   10   23   3   0   0    6   2   3    8   14  .240
Billy North           28   95   17   22   6   0   1   10  18   5   17   14  .232
Darrell Evans         36  130   16   30   4   1   5   18   1   2   15   11  .231
Jack Clark            34  126   14   26   4   2   3   14   1   0   15   15  .206
Joe Morgan            29   95   10   19   4   0   2   11   4   0   16   14  .200
Rennie Stennett       18   45    4    9   0   0   1    3   1   1    1    3  .200
Mike Sadek            10   22    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .182
Dave Bergman          14   29    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .138
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            2    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        5   10    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .400
Keith Hernandez       28  109   20   34  11   2   2   15   3   0   16   10  .312
Ken Oberkfell         28  103   18   29   5   0   0   10   3   0    8    5  .282
George Hendrick       27  104   20   28   7   1   6   21   3   0   11   12  .269
Tony Scott            28  119   17   32   4   2   2   12   7   6    5   16  .269
Garry Templeton       27  119   18   31   7   5   0    8   3   5    7   25  .261
Sixto Lezcano         25   73   12   19   3   1   2   10   0   0   19    8  .260
Dane Iorg             13   28    1    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .250
Tom Herr              28   94    8   23   3   6   0   22   1   1   12    7  .245
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          13    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          145
  S. Garvey (LAN)         140
  G. Richards (SDN)       137
  K. Griffey (CIN)        136
  P. Rose (PHI)           136
  J. Cruz (HOU)           134
  D. Murphy (ATL)         133
  E. Cabell (SFN)         132
  D. Baker (LAN)          131
  D. Evans (SFN)          130

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         29
  D. Lopes (LAN)           25
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  T. Raines (MON)          24
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       21
  P. Rose (PHI)            21
  A. Dawson (MON)          20
  K. Griffey (CIN)         20
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        20
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       20

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            45
  L. Herndon (SFN)         44
  P. Rose (PHI)            44
  D. Collins (CIN)         43
  T. Raines (MON)          42
  D. Baker (LAN)           41
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      39
  G. Foster (CIN)          39
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       39
  R. Cey (LAN)             38

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  T. Herr (SLN)             6
  C. Reynolds (HOU)         5
  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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      30
  S. Garvey (LAN)          28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  G. Foster (CIN)          25
  R. Cey (LAN)             24
  J. Cruz (HOU)            24
  T. Herr (SLN)            22
  D. Murphy (ATL)          22
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        21
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       20

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          32
  B. North (SFN)           18
  R. Scott (MON)           15
  D. Lopes (LAN)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  A. Dawson (MON)          12
  L. Durham (CHN)          11
  O. Smith (SDN)           10
  D. Collins (CIN)          9
  I. DeJesus (CHN)          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
  J. Bonilla (SDN)          4
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         23
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       21
  G. Richards (SDN)        21
  T. Raines (MON)          20
  D. Collins (CIN)         19
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         19
  D. Porter (SLN)          19
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         19
  A. Ashby (HOU)           17
  B. North (SFN)           17

Strikeouts:

  S. Henderson (CHN)       30
  R. Jones (SDN)           30
  D. Kingman (NYN)         29
  L. Salazar (SDN)         29
  D. Murphy (ATL)          27
  L. Parrish (MON)         25
  G. Templeton (SLN)       25
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         24
  K. Reitz (CHN)           24
  G. Foster (CIN)          23

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