Tuesday May 19, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1214  159   332   60   12   20   147   33   14  116   142  .274
Cincinnati      1170  153   311   64   10   21   141   19   17  120   196  .266
St. Louis       1024  156   272   55   19   15   147   24   13  113   142  .266
New York        1101   96   287   42   10   17    92   23   11  103   178  .261
Los Angeles     1249  145   316   50    7   31   140   28   19  107   197  .253
San Diego       1281  128   321   53   10   14   117   29   25   99   220  .251
Montreal        1173  140   290   46    8   27   124   65   13  121   158  .247
Pittsburgh      1046  114   257   37    9   16   110   30   13   72   148  .246
Houston         1240  129   304   52   11   20   120   29   15  141   189  .245
Atlanta         1228  143   296   57    6   17   132   38   18  112   186  .241
San Francisco   1325  141   315   55    8   20   135   43   23  118   177  .238
Chicago         1092   80   232   41    8   11    77   27   13  108   194  .213

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe (HOU)           37  135   18   50  10   1   3   12   0   1   15   12  .370
Larry Herndon (SFN)      36  135   18   47   8   3   0   15   7   2    6   21  .348
Tim Raines (MON)         34  127   25   44   5   3   2   11  34   4   23   14  .347
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       32  111   10   38   4   1   0    6   2   3    4   17  .342
Dave Collins (CIN)       35  135   30   44   7   4   2   11   9   6   19   17  .326
Pete Rose (PHI)          36  147   24   47  10   2   0    7   1   2   15    6  .320
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    30  119   21   38  11   2   2   18   3   0   16   10  .319
Ron Oester (CIN)         33  108   16   34   7   3   0   14   0   1   12   20  .315
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311
Garry Maddox (PHI)       34  126   15   39   4   1   1   16   3   2    7   15  .310

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Porter             4    4    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
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   34  130   15   36  10   2   0   13   6   3    7   16  .277
Chris Chambliss       36  134   19   37  11   0   2   19   1   0   21    8  .276
Bruce Benedict        33  102   10   28   4   1   3   19   0   1   14    9  .275
Glenn Hubbard         33  119   12   30   6   2   2   14   1   0   12   24  .252
Terry Harper          19   42    4   10   1   0   0    4   3   1    3    6  .238
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Dale Murphy           36  139   14   32   5   0   5   22   7   3   11   28  .230
Biff Pocoroba         24   53    3   12   2   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .226
Rafael Ramirez        35  111   13   24   7   0   0    3   4   2   13   20  .216
Brian Asselstine      12   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
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               2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Gene Krug              7    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .400
Jerry Morales         22   60    2   18   0   1   0    2   0   1    4    7  .300
Bill Buckner          33  130   14   37  13   0   4   18   0   0    9    3  .285
Steve Henderson       31  112    8   30   3   2   1   13   2   3   16   30  .268
Leon Durham           31  118   10   31   2   4   2    9  11   3    7   22  .263
Hector Cruz           20   44    5   11   3   0   2    4   1   2    7    6  .250
Jody Davis             6   16    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Joe Strain            16   44    1   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .227
Jim Tracy             23   29    2    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    8  .207
Mike Tyson            19   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
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         27   80    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    6  .163
Ivan DeJesus          33  120   13   19   3   0   0    2   9   4   18   18  .158
Tim Blackwell         24   68    6   10   3   0   0    3   1   0   14   18  .147
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        14   14    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .357
Sam Mejias            20   14    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .357
Mike Vail              9    9    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Dave Collins          35  135   30   44   7   4   2   11   9   6   19   17  .326
Ron Oester            33  108   16   34   7   3   0   14   0   1   12   20  .315
Dave Concepcion       34  130   19   40  11   0   2   30   0   4   16   18  .308
George Foster         35  136   17   39   8   0   7   25   1   0   16   25  .287
Johnny Bench          22   77    4   22   4   0   2    7   0   1    7   18  .286
Joe Nolan             25   67    9   19   5   0   0    5   1   1    5    8  .284
Ken Griffey           34  145   22   39   7   2   1    9   5   1    5   19  .269
Ray Knight            35  124   14   30   4   0   3    9   2   2   11   13  .242
Mike O'Berry          18   31    1    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    4  .194
Dan Driessen          25   68   12   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   17   13  .191
Junior Kennedy         8   16    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .188
Harry Spilman         15   17    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .177

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              37  135   18   50  10   1   3   12   0   1   15   12  .370
Cesar Cedeno          27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311
Craig Reynolds        33  130   18   36   4   6   3   13   2   0    5   12  .277
Jose Cruz             37  144   18   39   6   0   7   26   2   5   13   20  .271
Terry Puhl            37  132   16   34   7   2   2   12   9   1   17   21  .258
Kiko Garcia           15   51    5   13   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    7  .255
Joe Pittman            8    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
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          13   27    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .222
Luis Pujols           11   33    1    6   0   1   0    5   1   0    2    4  .182
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
Rafael Landestoy      23   47    3    7   1   0   0    1   3   1   10    7  .149
Dickie Thon           22   48    4    6   1   0   0    1   4   0    8    6  .125
Gary Woods            21   42    5    5   2   0   0    2   1   0    6   11  .119

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dusty Baker           36  141   16   43   6   3   2   16   3   2   12   16  .305
Ron Cey               37  136   18   40   8   0   8   26   0   1   19   24  .294
Ken Landreaux         35  142   21   41   7   2   4   20   7   3   13   20  .289
Pedro Guerrero        33  116   15   32   6   0   7   15   2   4   10   26  .276
Steve Garvey          37  152   17   41   9   1   3   28   1   4    8   20  .270
Mike Scioscia         31   88    9   23   2   0   1    4   0   2   14    8  .261
Reggie Smith          10    8    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .250
Steve Yeager          16   33    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    3    3  .242
Rick Monday           14   26    2    6   0   1   1    3   0   0    3    7  .231
Bill Russell          34  117    8   24   3   0   0    8   1   1    2   12  .205
Derrel Thomas         19   40    2    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .175
Davey Lopes           33  123   25   21   2   0   3    7  13   1   16   22  .171
Joe Ferguson           8    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Jay Johnstone         17   23    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .087
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
Bobby Ramos            7   14    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .357
Tim Raines            34  127   25   44   5   3   2   11  34   4   23   14  .347
Andre Dawson          34  131   22   40   8   0   8   18  13   2    7   13  .305
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           32  123   17   29   4   1   5   18   1   3   15   10  .236
Chris Speier          33  111   13   26   5   1   1    5   1   0   14    9  .234
Jerry White           19   45    2   10   2   0   1    6   1   1    3    5  .222
Tommy Hutton          10    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .222
Rodney Scott          30  100   10   22   1   0   0    9  15   1   17    7  .220
Tim Wallach           21   55    4   12   1   1   2    3   0   0    6   12  .218
Ellis Valentine       22   76    8   16   3   0   3   15   0   1    6   11  .211
Jerry Manuel          11   24    5    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .208
Willie Montanez       14   25    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .200
Larry Parrish         31  113   11   22   6   0   1    5   0   0    9   29  .195
Rowland Office         8   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .133
Chris Smith            4    4    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             5   13    1    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .385
Joel Youngblood       27   93    8   33   6   1   3   14   2   3    8   13  .355
Hubie Brooks          32  111   10   38   4   1   0    6   2   3    4   17  .342
Rusty Staub           27   78    5   24   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .308
Doug Flynn            33  110   13   33   7   4   1   10   0   1    7    5  .300
Alex Trevino          29   93   10   26   1   0   0    7   1   0    8    9  .280
John Stearns          19   62    6   17   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    3  .274
Mike Jorgensen        24   42    4   11   1   0   3    8   1   0    3    9  .262
Wally Backman         17   21    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .238
Frank Taveras         26  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          30  108    6   22   4   1   2    8   6   2   13   22  .204
Dave Kingman          32  107    7   20   4   0   5   14   1   0   23   33  .187
Mike Cubbage          19   15    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .133

 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             36  147   24   47  10   2   0    7   1   2   15    6  .320
Garry Maddox          34  126   15   39   4   1   1   16   3   2    7   15  .310
Gary Matthews         33  118   17   36   7   2   2   20   4   1   17   14  .305
Manny Trillo          33  122   16   36   3   1   2   12   4   1   11   12  .295
Greg Gross            29   48    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    2  .292
Mike Schmidt          33  123   29   34   7   1  12   29   6   0   22   21  .276
Larry Bowa            35  130    9   35   4   0   0   14   7   3    5    3  .269
Bob Boone             31   96    9   20   4   0   1    9   1   1   10   10  .208
Keith Moreland        16   48    3   10   1   0   2   10   0   1    3    6  .208
Lonnie Smith          20   44   10    8   2   1   0    0   4   0    3    6  .182
Ramon Aviles          10    6    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .167
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           18   56    7   20   3   0   1    7   1   3    5    8  .357
Bill Madlock          23   80    8   26   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    5  .325
Mike Easler           27   99   15   32   5   1   3   16   2   0    5   12  .323
Tony Pena             15   42    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .310
Lee Lacy              23   50   10   15   2   2   0    3   7   1    1    8  .300
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              30  108   11   25   4   0   0    9   2   1    5    7  .232
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           30  127   14   26   3   2   0    7   9   3    8   20  .205
Willie Stargell       13   21    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .191
Steve Nicosia         20   60   11   11   4   0   0    3   1   0    6    6  .183
Jason Thompson        24   74   11   12   0   0   4    8   0   0   15   17  .162
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
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
Tim Flannery           2    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Broderick Perkins     30   89   16   33   9   2   2   17   0   1    5    7  .371
Juan Bonilla          29   91    9   29   6   0   1   11   0   4    5    7  .319
Barry Evans           25   36    5   11   1   0   0    3   1   1    4    4  .306
Terry Kennedy         33  128   10   39   7   0   0   12   0   1    6   26  .305
Luis Salazar          37  139    7   36   4   2   1    6   1   3    2   30  .259
Jerry Turner          15   16    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    1  .250
Gene Richards         38  149   17   37   6   4   0   14   9   3   21   21  .248
Ozzie Smith           38  158   18   38   2   0   0   12  10   5   10   15  .241
Joe Lefebvre          35   99   10   23   5   1   4   12   3   1   14   14  .232
Ruppert Jones         36  135   14   30  10   0   1   15   4   5   16   31  .222
Steve Swisher          9   19    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .211
Mike Phillips         14   29    1    6   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .207
Randy Bass            22   62    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   10  .194
Craig Stimac           9    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .111
Dave Edwards          19   37    4    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         36  135   18   47   8   3   0   15   7   2    6   21  .348
Jim Wohlford          19   28    2    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    0    3  .321
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Milt May              34  110    6   32   7   0   0   10   1   2   12    6  .291
Jerry Martin          21   65    8   17   0   2   1    6   2   1    4   12  .262
Enos Cabell           36  146   17   38   9   0   1   18   2   6    3   12  .260
Billy North           30  100   17   23   6   0   1   10  19   5   17   16  .230
Johnnie Lemaster      37  105   10   24   3   0   0    7   2   3    8   15  .229
Darrell Evans         39  141   17   32   4   1   6   20   1   3   17   13  .227
Joe Morgan            32  107   12   24   6   0   2   11   5   0   18   14  .224
Jack Clark            37  140   16   31   5   2   5   17   1   0   15   15  .221
Rennie Stennett       19   46    4    9   0   0   1    3   1   1    1    3  .196
Mike Sadek            13   22    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .182
Dave Bergman          15   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            5    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       30  119   21   38  11   2   2   18   3   0   16   10  .319
Ken Oberkfell         30  112   19   33   5   0   0   13   3   1    8    6  .295
Tony Scott            30  128   20   37   4   2   2   16   8   6    5   16  .289
George Hendrick       29  113   22   32   7   1   6   22   3   0   11   12  .283
Garry Templeton       29  129   21   35   7   6   0   12   3   5    7   25  .271
Sixto Lezcano         26   74   13   20   4   1   2   12   0   0   19    8  .270
Dane Iorg             15   34    3    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .265
Tom Herr              30  103   11   27   4   6   0   23   1   1   12    7  .262
Gene Tenace           15   41   11    9   5   0   1    7   0   0   11    8  .220
Darrell Porter        21   52    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   19   11  .173
Steve Braun            7    6    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Tito Landrum          15   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .100

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          158
  S. Garvey (LAN)         152
  G. Richards (SDN)       149
  P. Rose (PHI)           147
  E. Cabell (SFN)         146
  K. Griffey (CIN)        145
  J. Cruz (HOU)           144
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      142
  D. Baker (LAN)          141
  D. Evans (SFN)          141

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         30
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29
  D. Lopes (LAN)           25
  T. Raines (MON)          25
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  A. Dawson (MON)          22
  K. Griffey (CIN)         22
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        22
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       21
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       21

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            50
  L. Herndon (SFN)         47
  P. Rose (PHI)            47
  D. Collins (CIN)         44
  T. Raines (MON)          44
  D. Baker (LAN)           43
  S. Garvey (LAN)          41
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       41
  R. Cey (LAN)             40
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      40

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         13
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       11
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      11
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       11
  A. Howe (HOU)            10
  R. Jones (SDN)           10
  P. Rose (PHI)            10
  C. Washington (ATL)      10
  E. Cabell (SFN)           9
  S. Garvey (LAN)           9

Triples:

  T. Herr (SLN)             6
  C. Reynolds (HOU)         6
  G. Templeton (SLN)        6
  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)         12
  R. Cey (LAN)              8
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  J. Cruz (HOU)             7
  G. Foster (CIN)           7
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         7
  D. Evans (SFN)            6
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         6
  G. Carter (MON)           5
  J. Clark (SFN)            5

RBI:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      30
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29
  S. Garvey (LAN)          28
  R. Cey (LAN)             26
  J. Cruz (HOU)            26
  G. Foster (CIN)          25
  T. Herr (SLN)            23
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        22
  D. Murphy (ATL)          22
  D. Evans (SFN)           20

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          34
  B. North (SFN)           19
  R. Scott (MON)           15
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  D. Lopes (LAN)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  L. Durham (CHN)          11
  O. Smith (SDN)           10
  D. Collins (CIN)          9
  I. DeJesus (CHN)          9

Caught Stealing:

  E. Cabell (SFN)           6
  D. Collins (CIN)          6
  T. Scott (SLN)            6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             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

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         23
  T. Raines (MON)          23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         22
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       21
  G. Richards (SDN)        21
  A. Ashby (HOU)           19
  R. Cey (LAN)             19
  D. Collins (CIN)         19
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         19
  D. Porter (SLN)          19

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         33
  R. Jones (SDN)           31
  S. Henderson (CHN)       30
  L. Salazar (SDN)         30
  L. Parrish (MON)         29
  D. Murphy (ATL)          28
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        26
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         26
  G. Foster (CIN)          25
  K. Reitz (CHN)           25

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