Thursday May 21, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 21, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1250  161   340   60   12   21   149   34   14  119   149  .272
Cincinnati      1239  164   328   67   10   24   152   23   18  127   203  .265
St. Louis       1094  162   287   57   20   15   152   30   15  119   158  .262
New York        1136  100   296   45   10   18    96   25   11  107   185  .261
Los Angeles     1282  148   322   52    7   33   143   28   19  109   205  .251
San Diego       1316  130   329   55   10   14   119   30   25  103   223  .250
Pittsburgh      1079  120   266   38    9   18   115   32   13   76   153  .247
Montreal        1207  146   296   46    8   29   130   67   13  129   165  .245
Houston         1313  134   319   53   13   21   125   31   15  145   194  .243
Atlanta         1262  144   302   57    6   17   133   38   18  114   191  .239
San Francisco   1363  144   324   56    8   21   138   45   23  121   186  .238
Chicago         1159   92   250   43    9   13    88   29   14  115   203  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe (HOU)           39  144   18   53  10   1   3   13   1   1   15   12  .368
Larry Herndon (SFN)      37  139   19   49   8   3   1   16   8   2    7   22  .353
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       33  115   10   40   5   1   0    6   3   3    4   18  .348
Tim Raines (MON)         35  132   25   44   5   3   2   11  34   4   23   15  .333
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    32  125   23   41  11   2   2   19   5   0   19   11  .328
Dave Collins (CIN)       36  140   31   44   7   4   2   12   9   6   19   18  .314
Pete Rose (PHI)          37  151   24   47  10   2   0    7   1   2   15    6  .311
Andre Dawson (MON)       35  135   26   42   8   0  10   20  13   2    8   13  .311
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    36  139   20   43  12   0   2   32   2   4   16   18  .309
Garry Maddox (PHI)       35  130   15   40   4   1   1   16   3   2    7   16  .308

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Porter             5    4    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .500
Luis Gomez            13   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .300
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Chris Chambliss       37  138   20   39  11   0   2   19   1   0   21    8  .283
Claudell Washington   35  134   15   37  10   2   0   13   6   3    7   16  .276
Bruce Benedict        34  106   10   28   4   1   3   19   0   1   14   10  .264
Glenn Hubbard         34  123   12   31   6   2   2   14   1   0   12   26  .252
Terry Harper          19   42    4   10   1   0   0    4   3   1    3    6  .238
Dale Murphy           37  142   14   33   5   0   5   22   7   3   12   28  .232
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Biff Pocoroba         25   57    3   13   2   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .228
Rafael Ramirez        36  115   13   24   7   0   0    4   4   2   13   20  .209
Jerry Royster         21   24    7    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Brian Asselstine      13   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Rufino Linares        20   45    5    6   0   0   1    3   1   1    2    6  .133
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Bill Nahorodny         4    3    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
Gene Krug              7    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .400
Mike Lum               3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Bill Buckner          35  138   17   40  13   0   4   18   0   0   10    3  .290
Leon Durham           33  125   13   36   3   4   3   13  12   3    9   24  .288
Steve Henderson       33  116    8   32   3   2   1   14   2   4   16   30  .276
Jerry Morales         24   67    3   18   0   1   0    3   0   1    6    7  .269
Jody Davis             6   16    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Hector Cruz           21   49    6   12   3   0   3    7   1   2    7    8  .245
Jim Tracy             24   33    3    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    5   10  .242
Joe Strain            18   53    3   12   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .226
Mike Tyson            19   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Steve Dillard         15   16    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .188
Ken Reitz             29   92    2   17   3   1   1    8   0   0    4   25  .185
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Scot Thompson         28   81    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    7  .161
Tim Blackwell         26   75    7   12   4   1   0    3   1   0   14   18  .160
Ivan DeJesus          35  127   13   19   3   0   0    2  10   4   18   18  .150
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        15   18    1    7   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .389
Sam Mejias            21   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          36  140   31   44   7   4   2   12   9   6   19   18  .314
Dave Concepcion       36  139   20   43  12   0   2   32   2   4   16   18  .309
Ron Oester            35  116   16   34   7   3   0   14   0   1   13   20  .293
Johnny Bench          22   77    4   22   4   0   2    7   0   1    7   18  .286
George Foster         37  145   19   41   9   0   8   27   1   0   16   27  .283
Joe Nolan             27   72   10   20   6   0   0    5   1   1    7    8  .278
Ken Griffey           36  152   24   42   7   2   1    9   7   1    6   19  .276
Ray Knight            37  132   15   34   4   0   4   11   2   3   12   14  .258
Harry Spilman         17   19    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .211
Mike O'Berry          19   32    1    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    5  .188
Junior Kennedy         8   16    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .188
Dan Driessen          27   75   13   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   19   14  .173

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              39  144   18   53  10   1   3   13   1   1   15   12  .368
Cesar Cedeno          27  103   12   32   6   0   1   11   5   4    8    9  .311
Jose Cruz             39  153   20   42   7   1   7   27   2   5   13   20  .275
Craig Reynolds        34  135   18   37   4   6   3   13   2   0    5   12  .274
Terry Puhl            39  141   16   35   7   2   2   12  10   1   17   22  .248
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Kiko Garcia           16   55    5   13   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    7  .236
Dave Roberts          14   30    2    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .233
Alan Ashby            33   95    7   22   4   0   0   10   0   1   20   14  .232
Danny Heep            18   62    5   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    8    9  .226
Denny Walling         21   49    9   11   1   0   3    6   1   1   13    4  .225
Joe Pittman           10   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Luis Pujols           11   33    1    6   0   1   0    5   1   0    2    4  .182
Rafael Landestoy      25   54    3    9   1   1   0    3   3   1   11    7  .167
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
Gary Woods            23   45    5    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    7   11  .133
Dickie Thon           22   48    4    6   1   0   0    1   4   0    8    6  .125

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dusty Baker           37  145   16   44   6   3   2   16   3   2   12   17  .303
Pedro Guerrero        34  120   16   36   8   0   8   17   2   4   10   26  .300
Ron Cey               38  140   18   40   8   0   8   26   0   1   19   24  .286
Ken Landreaux         36  146   21   41   7   2   4   20   7   3   13   23  .281
Steve Garvey          38  156   18   41   9   1   3   28   1   4    8   20  .263
Mike Scioscia         31   88    9   23   2   0   1    4   0   2   14    8  .261
Rick Monday           15   27    3    7   0   1   2    4   0   0    3    7  .259
Steve Yeager          17   35    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    5    3  .229
Reggie Smith          11    9    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .222
Bill Russell          35  121    8   24   3   0   0    8   1   1    2   13  .198
Davey Lopes           33  123   25   21   2   0   3    7  13   1   16   22  .171
Derrel Thomas         20   42    2    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .167
Joe Ferguson           9    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .111
Jay Johnstone         17   23    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .087
Pepe Frias             5    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            35  132   25   44   5   3   2   11  34   4   23   15  .333
Andre Dawson          35  135   26   42   8   0  10   20  13   2    8   13  .311
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           33  127   17   31   4   1   5   19   1   3   16   10  .244
Chris Speier          34  113   13   26   5   1   1    6   1   0   16   10  .230
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
Tim Wallach           22   60    4   13   1   1   2    3   0   0    6   14  .217
Rodney Scott          31  102   12   22   1   0   0    9  17   1   20    7  .216
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       15   29    1    6   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .207
Larry Parrish         32  117   11   22   6   0   1    5   0   0    9   30  .188
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       28   98    9   35   7   1   3   15   2   3    8   13  .357
Hubie Brooks          33  115   10   40   5   1   0    6   3   3    4   18  .348
Rusty Staub           28   79    5   24   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .304
Doug Flynn            34  114   13   33   7   4   1   10   0   1    7    5  .290
Alex Trevino          30   93   10   26   1   0   0    8   1   0    8    9  .280
Mike Jorgensen        25   45    4   12   2   0   3    8   1   0    3    9  .267
John Stearns          20   66    6   17   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    4  .258
Wally Backman         18   24    3    6   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .250
Frank Taveras         26  101   12   22   5   1   0    3   6   0    4   12  .218
Mookie Wilson         26   65    4   14   1   1   0    2   2   2    3   11  .215
Dave Kingman          33  111    8   23   4   0   6   16   1   0   24   33  .207
Bob Bailor            15   30    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .200
Lee Mazzilli          31  111    7   22   4   1   2    8   6   2   15   23  .198
Mike Cubbage          20   16    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .125

 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
Bake McBride          18   71   10   26   9   0   0    8   1   0    5    9  .366
Dick Davis            10   14    1    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    2  .357
Pete Rose             37  151   24   47  10   2   0    7   1   2   15    6  .311
Garry Maddox          35  130   15   40   4   1   1   16   3   2    7   16  .308
Manny Trillo          34  127   17   38   3   1   2   12   4   1   11   13  .299
Gary Matthews         34  123   17   36   7   2   2   20   4   1   17   16  .293
Greg Gross            29   48    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    2  .292
Mike Schmidt          34  127   30   36   7   1  13   30   6   0   23   22  .284
Larry Bowa            36  134    9   35   4   0   0   14   7   3    5    3  .261
Bob Boone             32   99    9   22   4   0   1   10   1   1   11   10  .222
Keith Moreland        16   48    3   10   1   0   2   10   0   1    3    6  .208
Lonnie Smith          21   48   10    9   2   1   0    0   5   0    4    6  .188
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
Mike Easler           28  103   17   35   6   1   5   20   2   0    5   12  .340
Phil Garner           19   60    7   20   3   0   1    7   1   3    5    9  .333
Bill Madlock          24   84    8   27   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    5  .321
Tony Pena             15   42    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .310
Lee Lacy              24   55   10   16   2   2   0    3   8   1    1    8  .291
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              31  111   12   26   4   0   0   10   3   1    6    7  .234
Kurt Bevacqua         13    9    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .222
John Milner           21   33    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .212
Omar Moreno           31  131   14   27   3   2   0    7   9   3    8   21  .206
Steve Nicosia         21   63   12   12   4   0   0    3   1   0    7    7  .191
Willie Stargell       13   21    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .191
Jason Thompson        25   77   12   12   0   0   4    8   0   0   16   18  .156
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           3    8    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Broderick Perkins     31   93   16   33   9   2   2   17   0   1    5    7  .355
Barry Evans           26   40    6   14   1   0   0    3   1   1    4    4  .350
Juan Bonilla          29   91    9   29   6   0   1   11   0   4    5    7  .319
Terry Kennedy         34  132   10   39   7   0   0   12   0   1    6   26  .296
Luis Salazar          38  140    7   36   4   2   1    6   1   3    2   30  .257
Jerry Turner          15   16    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    1  .250
Ozzie Smith           39  161   19   40   2   0   0   12  11   5   12   15  .248
Gene Richards         39  153   17   37   6   4   0   15   9   3   22   22  .242
Joe Lefebvre          36  103   10   23   5   1   4   12   3   1   14   15  .223
Ruppert Jones         37  139   14   31  11   0   1   15   4   5   17   31  .223
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            23   63    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   10  .191
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         37  139   19   49   8   3   1   16   8   2    7   22  .353
Jim Wohlford          20   29    2    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    0    4  .310
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Milt May              35  113    6   33   7   0   0   10   1   2   12    7  .292
Enos Cabell           37  151   17   39   9   0   1   18   2   6    3   13  .258
Jerry Martin          22   70    8   17   0   2   1    6   2   1    4   12  .243
Johnnie Lemaster      38  107   10   25   3   0   0    7   2   3    9   15  .234
Billy North           30  100   17   23   6   0   1   10  19   5   17   16  .230
Darrell Evans         40  141   17   32   4   1   6   20   1   3   17   13  .227
Joe Morgan            33  111   13   25   6   0   2   11   5   0   19   15  .225
Jack Clark            38  145   16   31   5   2   5   17   1   0   15   17  .214
Rennie Stennett       20   47    4   10   0   0   1    4   2   1    1    3  .213
Dave Bergman          16   34    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    8  .177
Mike Sadek            14   23    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .174
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
Keith Hernandez       32  125   23   41  11   2   2   19   5   0   19   11  .328
Orlando Sanchez        6   13    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .308
Ken Oberkfell         32  119   19   34   5   0   0   13   3   1    9    7  .286
Garry Templeton       31  138   22   39   7   7   0   13   4   7    7   26  .283
Tony Scott            32  137   20   38   4   2   2   16   9   6    5   17  .277
George Hendrick       31  120   24   33   7   1   6   22   3   0   13   13  .275
Sixto Lezcano         27   75   13   20   4   1   2   12   0   0   19    8  .267
Dane Iorg             17   42    3   11   1   0   0    6   0   0    1    2  .262
Tom Herr              32  111   12   29   5   6   0   23   3   1   12    8  .261
Gene Tenace           16   46   11   10   5   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .217
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          17   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .100

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          161
  S. Garvey (LAN)         156
  J. Cruz (HOU)           153
  G. Richards (SDN)       153
  K. Griffey (CIN)        152
  E. Cabell (SFN)         151
  P. Rose (PHI)           151
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      146
  D. Baker (LAN)          145
  J. Clark (SFN)          145

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  A. Dawson (MON)          26
  D. Lopes (LAN)           25
  T. Raines (MON)          25
  K. Griffey (CIN)         24
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        24
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       23
  G. Templeton (SLN)       22

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            53
  L. Herndon (SFN)         49
  P. Rose (PHI)            47
  D. Baker (LAN)           44
  D. Collins (CIN)         44
  T. Raines (MON)          44
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      43
  J. Cruz (HOU)            42
  A. Dawson (MON)          42
  K. Griffey (CIN)         42

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         13
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      12
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       11
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       11
  R. Jones (SDN)           11
  A. Howe (HOU)            10
  P. Rose (PHI)            10
  C. Washington (ATL)      10
  E. Cabell (SFN)           9
  G. Foster (CIN)           9

Triples:

  G. Templeton (SLN)        7
  T. Herr (SLN)             6
  C. Reynolds (HOU)         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)         13
  A. Dawson (MON)          10
  R. Cey (LAN)              8
  G. Foster (CIN)           8
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         8
  J. Cruz (HOU)             7
  D. Evans (SFN)            6
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         6
  D. Kingman (NYN)          6
  G. Carter (MON)           5

RBI:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  S. Garvey (LAN)          28
  J. Cruz (HOU)            27
  G. Foster (CIN)          27
  R. Cey (LAN)             26
  T. Herr (SLN)            23
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        22
  D. Murphy (ATL)          22
  A. Dawson (MON)          20

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          34
  B. North (SFN)           19
  R. Scott (MON)           17
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  D. Lopes (LAN)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  L. Durham (CHN)          12
  O. Smith (SDN)           11
  I. DeJesus (CHN)         10
  T. Puhl (HOU)            10

Caught Stealing:

  G. Templeton (SLN)        7
  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
  J. Bonilla (SDN)          4
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         24
  T. Raines (MON)          23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23
  G. Richards (SDN)        22
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       21
  A. Ashby (HOU)           20
  R. Scott (MON)           20
  R. Cey (LAN)             19
  D. Collins (CIN)         19
  D. Driessen (CIN)        19

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         33
  R. Jones (SDN)           31
  S. Henderson (CHN)       30
  L. Parrish (MON)         30
  L. Salazar (SDN)         30
  D. Murphy (ATL)          28
  G. Foster (CIN)          27
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        26
  G. Hubbard (ATL)         26
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         26

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