Sunday May 17, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1153  152   324   59   12   19   140   32   13  110   129  .281
Cincinnati      1136  148   302   61   10   21   136   19   17  115   190  .266
New York        1036   94   272   41   10   16    90   18   11   94   161  .263
St. Louis        982  141   254   52   18   15   132   23   13  111   138  .259
Los Angeles     1182  143   303   50    7   30   138   25   19  101   188  .256
San Diego       1211  123   301   50   10   14   112   29   24   99   211  .249
Montreal        1105  136   274   43    8   26   120   62   12  115   150  .248
Atlanta         1200  143   295   57    6   17   132   38   18  112   183  .246
Pittsburgh      1012  109   246   33    9   16   105   30   12   72   145  .243
Houston         1198  117   288   46    9   20   110   26   14  138   185  .240
San Francisco   1260  134   296   52    7   17   128   41   22  116   167  .235
Chicago         1062   80   228   41    8   11    77   26   13  103   186  .215

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Raines (MON)         32  120   25   44   5   3   2   11  33   3   21   12  .367
Art Howe (HOU)           36  132   16   47   9   1   3   10   0   1   13   12  .356
Larry Herndon (SFN)      34  127   17   45   8   3   0   15   7   2    6   21  .354
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       30  104   10   36   4   1   0    6   1   3    3   15  .346
Dave Collins (CIN)       34  131   30   44   7   4   2   11   9   6   19   17  .336
Pete Rose (PHI)          34  140   22   45  10   2   0    6   1   2   14    6  .321
Garry Maddox (PHI)       32  119   15   38   3   1   1   13   3   2    7   12  .319
Terry Kennedy (SDN)      31  120   10   38   7   0   0   12   0   1    6   25  .317
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    29  114   21   36  11   2   2   16   3   0   16   10  .316
Manny Trillo (PHI)       31  115   16   36   3   1   2   12   4   1   11   10  .313

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Porter             3    3    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .667
Luis Gomez            12    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Claudell Washington   33  127   15   36  10   2   0   13   6   3    7   16  .284
Bruce Benedict        32   99   10   28   4   1   3   19   0   1   14    9  .283
Chris Chambliss       35  131   19   37  11   0   2   19   1   0   21    8  .282
Glenn Hubbard         32  116   12   30   6   2   2   14   1   0   12   23  .259
Biff Pocoroba         23   50    3   12   2   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .240
Terry Harper          18   38    4    9   1   0   0    4   3   1    3    6  .237
Dale Murphy           35  136   14   32   5   0   5   22   7   3   11   27  .235
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Brian Asselstine      11    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .222
Rafael Ramirez        34  109   13   24   7   0   0    3   4   2   13   19  .220
Jerry Royster         21   24    7    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Rufino Linares        19   44    5    6   0   0   1    3   1   1    2    6  .136
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Bill Nahorodny         3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Lum               1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Gene Krug              7    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .400
Jerry Morales         21   56    2   17   0   1   0    2   0   1    4    7  .304
Bill Buckner          32  127   14   37  13   0   4   18   0   0    8    3  .291
Steve Henderson       31  112    8   30   3   2   1   13   2   3   16   30  .268
Leon Durham           30  114   10   30   2   4   2    9  11   3    7   21  .263
Hector Cruz           19   40    5   10   3   0   2    4   1   2    7    5  .250
Joe Strain            15   40    1   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .250
Jody Davis             6   16    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Mike Tyson            19   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Jim Tracy             22   26    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .192
Steve Dillard         14   16    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .188
Ken Reitz             28   89    2   16   3   1   1    8   0   0    4   25  .180
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Scot Thompson         26   79    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    5  .165
Ivan DeJesus          32  116   13   19   3   0   0    2   9   4   18   16  .164
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            19   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          34  131   30   44   7   4   2   11   9   6   19   17  .336
Mike Vail              9    9    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Ron Oester            32  103   15   32   6   3   0   14   0   1   12   18  .311
Dave Concepcion       34  130   19   40  11   0   2   30   0   4   16   18  .308
George Foster         34  133   17   39   8   0   7   25   1   0   15   24  .293
Johnny Bench          22   77    4   22   4   0   2    7   0   1    7   18  .286
Joe Nolan             24   64    8   17   4   0   0    5   1   1    4    8  .266
Ken Griffey           33  140   21   37   7   2   1    9   5   1    5   19  .264
Ray Knight            34  120   13   29   4   0   3    7   2   2   11   12  .242
Dan Driessen          24   66   12   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   15   13  .197
Mike O'Berry          18   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              36  132   16   47   9   1   3   10   0   1   13   12  .356
Cesar Cedeno          27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311
Craig Reynolds        32  129   17   35   4   5   3   13   2   0    5   12  .271
Kiko Garcia           14   45    2   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .267
Jose Cruz             36  139   17   36   5   0   7   24   2   4   13   20  .259
Terry Puhl            36  127   14   32   6   2   2   11   8   1   17   21  .252
Danny Heep            17   57    5   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    8    8  .246
Alan Ashby            31   88    6   21   4   0   0   10   0   1   19   14  .239
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Denny Walling         20   45    8   10   1   0   3    6   1   1   12    3  .222
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      22   43    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   1    9    7  .140
Dickie Thon           21   48    4    6   1   0   0    1   4   0    8    6  .125
Gary Woods            20   37    4    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    6    9  .081

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dusty Baker           34  135   15   42   6   3   1   15   3   2   10   16  .311
Ron Cey               35  130   18   40   8   0   8   26   0   1   17   22  .308
Ken Landreaux         33  134   21   39   7   2   4   20   6   3   13   19  .291
Pedro Guerrero        31  108   14   31   6   0   7   15   2   4   10   24  .287
Reggie Smith           9    7    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .286
Mike Scioscia         29   83    9   22   2   0   1    4   0   2   12    8  .265
Steve Garvey          35  144   17   38   9   1   3   28   0   4    8   19  .264
Steve Yeager          15   33    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    3    3  .242
Bill Russell          32  109    8   23   3   0   0    7   1   1    2   11  .211
Derrel Thomas         17   32    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .188
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
Joe Ferguson           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Jay Johnstone         15   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            32  120   25   44   5   3   2   11  33   3   21   12  .367
Bobby Ramos            7   14    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .357
Andre Dawson          32  122   21   35   5   0   8   17  12   2    7   13  .287
Warren Cromartie      30  111   10   30   4   1   2   13   0   1    6   11  .270
Mike Phillips          5    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gary Carter           30  115   16   28   4   1   4   17   1   3   14   10  .244
Chris Speier          31  104   13   25   5   1   1    5   1   0   14    7  .240
Willie Montanez       13   21    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .238
Tim Wallach           20   51    4   12   1   1   2    3   0   0    5   12  .235
Jerry White           17   43    2   10   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    5  .233
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
Larry Parrish         29  106   11   21   6   0   1    5   0   0    8   26  .198
Rodney Scott          28   91    8   18   1   0   0    9  15   1   17    7  .198
Rowland Office         8   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .133
Chris Smith            3    3    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       25   85    7   31   5   1   2   12   2   3    8    9  .365
Hubie Brooks          30  104   10   36   4   1   0    6   1   3    3   15  .346
Doug Flynn            31  105   13   32   7   4   1   10   0   1    5    5  .305
Rusty Staub           25   76    5   23   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .303
John Stearns          17   54    6   16   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    2  .296
Alex Trevino          28   92   10   26   1   0   0    7   1   0    8    8  .283
Mike Jorgensen        22   36    4    9   1   0   3    8   0   0    2    7  .250
Wally Backman         15   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .231
Frank Taveras         25  101   12   22   5   1   0    3   6   0    4   12  .218
Mookie Wilson         25   65    4   14   1   1   0    2   2   2    3   11  .215
Bob Bailor            14   29    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    5  .207
Lee Mazzilli          28  102    6   20   4   1   2    8   3   2   10   21  .196
Dave Kingman          30   99    7   18   4   0   5   14   1   0   23   31  .182
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             17   12    2    6   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    3  .500
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             34  140   22   45  10   2   0    6   1   2   14    6  .321
Garry Maddox          32  119   15   38   3   1   1   13   3   2    7   12  .319
Manny Trillo          31  115   16   36   3   1   2   12   4   1   11   10  .313
Gary Matthews         31  112   17   35   7   2   2   19   4   0   15   12  .313
Greg Gross            27   47    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    2  .298
Mike Schmidt          31  117   27   33   7   1  11   28   6   0   20   20  .282
Larry Bowa            33  124    9   34   4   0   0   14   7   3    5    3  .274
Keith Moreland        14   40    2    9   1   0   2    9   0   1    3    5  .225
Bob Boone             31   96    9   20   4   0   1    9   1   1   10   10  .208
Ramon Aviles           9    5    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Lonnie Smith          18   38    8    7   2   1   0    0   3   0    2    5  .184
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         6   13    3    6   1   1   1    4   0   0    1    4  .462
Phil Garner           17   52    6   19   3   0   1    7   1   2    5    8  .365
Bill Madlock          22   76    8   26   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    4  .342
Mike Easler           26   95   13   30   5   1   3   16   2   0    5   12  .316
Tony Pena             15   42    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .310
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
Tim Foli              29  104   11   24   4   0   0    9   2   1    5    7  .231
Kurt Bevacqua         12    9    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .222
John Milner           21   33    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .212
Omar Moreno           29  123   14   25   3   2   0    6   9   3    8   20  .203
Willie Stargell       13   21    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .191
Steve Nicosia         19   57   10   10   3   0   0    1   1   0    6    6  .175
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        23   70   11   10   0   0   4    8   0   0   15   16  .143
Bill Robinson          5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Matt Alexander         2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Broderick Perkins     28   82   16   32   9   2   2   17   0   1    5    7  .390
Juan Bonilla          28   87    9   28   6   0   1   10   0   4    5    6  .322
Terry Kennedy         31  120   10   38   7   0   0   12   0   1    6   25  .317
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
Gene Richards         36  140   17   35   6   4   0   14   9   3   21   18  .250
Luis Salazar          35  132    5   33   3   2   1    5   1   3    2   29  .250
Ozzie Smith           36  149   18   36   2   0   0   11  10   5   10   15  .242
Joe Lefebvre          33   93    9   21   4   1   4   12   3   1   14   14  .226
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         34  128   14   26   9   0   1   13   4   5   16   31  .203
Randy Bass            22   62    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   10  .194
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         34  127   17   45   8   3   0   15   7   2    6   21  .354
Jim Wohlford          18   27    2    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    0    2  .333
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Milt May              32  104    6   30   6   0   0    9   1   2   11    5  .289
Enos Cabell           34  138   17   38   9   0   1   18   2   5    3   11  .275
Jerry Martin          20   62    7   15   0   1   1    6   2   1    4   11  .242
Johnnie Lemaster      35   99   10   23   3   0   0    6   2   3    8   14  .232
Billy North           29   96   17   22   6   0   1   10  18   5   17   14  .229
Darrell Evans         37  133   16   30   4   1   5   18   1   3   17   12  .226
Jack Clark            35  132   14   27   4   2   3   15   1   0   15   15  .205
Joe Morgan            30  100   11   20   5   0   2   11   4   0   17   14  .200
Rennie Stennett       19   46    4    9   0   0   1    3   1   1    1    3  .196
Mike Sadek            11   22    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    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            3    1    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       29  114   21   36  11   2   2   16   3   0   16   10  .316
Ken Oberkfell         29  107   18   32   5   0   0   12   3   1    8    5  .299
Tony Scott            29  123   18   34   4   2   2   12   7   6    5   16  .276
George Hendrick       28  108   21   29   7   1   6   21   3   0   11   12  .269
Sixto Lezcano         25   73   12   19   3   1   2   10   0   0   19    8  .260
Garry Templeton       28  124   18   32   7   5   0    8   3   5    7   25  .258
Dane Iorg             14   32    2    8   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .250
Tom Herr              29   98    8   24   3   6   0   22   1   1   12    7  .245
Gene Tenace           14   37    9    8   4   0   1    7   0   0   10    7  .216
Darrell Porter        21   52    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   19   11  .173
Steve Braun            6    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Tito Landrum          14    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          149
  S. Garvey (LAN)         144
  K. Griffey (CIN)        140
  G. Richards (SDN)       140
  P. Rose (PHI)           140
  J. Cruz (HOU)           139
  E. Cabell (SFN)         138
  D. Murphy (ATL)         136
  D. Baker (LAN)          135
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      134

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         30
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  D. Lopes (LAN)           25
  T. Raines (MON)          25
  P. Rose (PHI)            22
  A. Dawson (MON)          21
  K. Griffey (CIN)         21
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        21
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       21
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       21

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            47
  L. Herndon (SFN)         45
  P. Rose (PHI)            45
  D. Collins (CIN)         44
  T. Raines (MON)          44
  D. Baker (LAN)           42
  R. Cey (LAN)             40
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      40
  G. Foster (CIN)          39
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       39

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         13
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       11
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      11
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       11
  P. Rose (PHI)            10
  C. Washington (ATL)      10
  E. Cabell (SFN)           9
  S. Garvey (LAN)           9
  A. Howe (HOU)             9
  R. Jones (SDN)            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)         11
  R. Cey (LAN)              8
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  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)         28
  R. Cey (LAN)             26
  G. Foster (CIN)          25
  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)          33
  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
  T. Raines (MON)          21
  G. Richards (SDN)        21
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         20
  A. Ashby (HOU)           19
  D. Collins (CIN)         19
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         19
  D. Porter (SLN)          19
  I. DeJesus (CHN)         18

Strikeouts:

  R. Jones (SDN)           31
  D. Kingman (NYN)         31
  S. Henderson (CHN)       30
  L. Salazar (SDN)         29
  D. Murphy (ATL)          27
  L. Parrish (MON)         26
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         25
  K. Reitz (CHN)           25
  G. Templeton (SLN)       25
  G. Foster (CIN)          24

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