Friday May 22, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 22, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1281  162   346   60   12   22   150   35   15  120   150  .270
Cincinnati      1285  166   340   70   10   24   154   23   18  130   210  .265
New York        1172  109   306   46   11   18   103   26   11  114   191  .261
St. Louis       1125  165   292   57   21   15   155   32   15  124   164  .260
San Diego       1347  135   339   58   10   14   124   30   29  107   231  .252
Los Angeles     1325  152   332   54    7   34   147   28   19  114   211  .251
Montreal        1244  152   307   48    8   30   136   68   13  134   170  .247
Pittsburgh      1104  123   270   38   10   18   118   33   13   79   155  .245
Houston         1362  137   330   56   13   21   128   32   17  151   199  .242
San Francisco   1423  150   343   57   11   21   144   46   26  129   191  .241
Atlanta         1297  146   311   58    6   18   135   38   18  119   197  .240
Chicago         1193   95   259   45    9   14    91   29   14  116   206  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe (HOU)           40  148   19   55  11   1   3   13   1   1   17   12  .372
Larry Herndon (SFN)      38  147   21   52   8   4   1   16   8   2    7   24  .354
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       34  119   10   40   5   1   0    7   3   3    5   21  .336
Tim Raines (MON)         36  136   25   45   5   3   2   11  35   4   24   15  .331
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    33  126   24   41  11   2   2   19   7   0   22   12  .325
Andre Dawson (MON)       36  140   27   45   8   0  11   21  13   2    8   14  .321
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       28  110   13   35   7   0   1   11   6   4    8    9  .318
Dave Collins (CIN)       37  146   31   46   7   4   2   13   9   6   19   18  .315
Dusty Baker (LAN)        38  151   17   46   6   3   3   19   3   2   12   18  .305
Pete Rose (PHI)          38  155   24   47  10   2   0    7   1   2   15    6  .303

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Porter             6    4    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .500
Luis Gomez            13   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .300
Claudell Washington   36  139   16   40  10   2   1   15   6   3    7   16  .288
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Chris Chambliss       38  143   20   40  11   0   2   19   1   0   21    8  .280
Bruce Benedict        35  108   10   30   4   1   3   19   0   1   16   10  .278
Glenn Hubbard         35  127   12   32   6   2   2   14   1   0   12   27  .252
Dale Murphy           38  146   14   34   5   0   5   22   7   3   12   29  .233
Terry Harper          20   43    4   10   1   0   0    4   3   1    4    7  .233
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Biff Pocoroba         26   61    3   13   2   0   0    5   0   0    7    7  .213
Rafael Ramirez        37  119   13   24   7   0   0    4   4   2   13   22  .202
Brian Asselstine      14   17    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .177
Jerry Royster         21   24    7    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Rufino Linares        21   46    5    6   0   0   1    3   1   1    2    6  .130
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Bill Nahorodny         5    4    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
Bill Buckner          36  142   17   41  13   0   4   18   0   0   10    3  .289
Leon Durham           34  129   13   37   4   4   3   13  12   3    9   25  .287
Steve Henderson       34  120    9   34   3   2   1   14   2   4   16   30  .283
Jerry Morales         25   70    3   19   0   1   0    3   0   1    7    7  .271
Jody Davis             6   16    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Mike Lum               4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jim Tracy             24   33    3    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    5   10  .242
Hector Cruz           22   50    6   12   3   0   3    7   1   2    7    8  .240
Joe Strain            19   57    3   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .228
Mike Tyson            20   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Ken Reitz             30   96    3   19   4   1   1    9   0   0    4   25  .198
Steve Dillard         15   16    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .188
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Tim Blackwell         27   78    8   13   4   1   1    5   1   0   14   18  .167
Scot Thompson         29   82    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    7  .159
Ivan DeJesus          36  131   13   19   3   0   0    2  10   4   18   19  .145
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            22   15    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Dave Collins          37  146   31   46   7   4   2   13   9   6   19   18  .315
Dave Concepcion       37  145   20   44  12   0   2   32   2   4   16   18  .303
Johnny Bench          23   83    4   25   5   0   2    7   0   1    7   18  .301
Mike Vail             10   10    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .300
Ron Oester            36  120   17   35   7   3   0   14   0   1   14   22  .292
Ken Griffey           37  158   24   44   7   2   1    9   7   1    6   20  .279
George Foster         38  151   20   42  10   0   8   27   1   0   16   29  .278
Joe Nolan             28   73   10   20   6   0   0    5   1   1    7    8  .274
Ray Knight            38  138   15   35   5   0   4   12   2   3   12   15  .254
Mike O'Berry          20   33    1    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    5    5  .212
Harry Spilman         17   19    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .211
Junior Kennedy         8   16    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .188
Dan Driessen          28   76   13   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   19   15  .171

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              40  148   19   55  11   1   3   13   1   1   17   12  .372
Cesar Cedeno          28  110   13   35   7   0   1   11   6   4    8    9  .318
Joe Pittman           11   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .273
Jose Cruz             40  159   20   43   7   1   7   28   2   5   14   20  .270
Craig Reynolds        35  141   18   37   4   6   3   13   2   0    5   12  .262
Terry Puhl            40  147   17   36   7   2   2   12  10   2   18   23  .245
Denny Walling         22   54    9   13   1   0   3    6   1   1   14    4  .241
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Dave Roberts          14   30    2    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .233
Alan Ashby            34   99    7   23   5   0   0   12   0   1   20   14  .232
Kiko Garcia           17   57    5   13   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    7  .228
Danny Heep            19   63    5   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    8    9  .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      26   58    3    9   1   1   0    3   3   1   11    9  .155
Gary Woods            24   45    5    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    8   11  .133
Dickie Thon           23   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           38  151   17   46   6   3   3   19   3   2   12   18  .305
Pedro Guerrero        35  124   16   37   8   0   8   18   2   4   10   27  .298
Ron Cey               39  144   18   42   9   0   8   26   0   1   20   24  .292
Ken Landreaux         37  150   21   42   7   2   4   20   7   3   15   24  .280
Rick Monday           16   29    4    8   0   1   2    4   0   0    3    8  .276
Steve Garvey          39  162   19   43  10   1   3   28   1   4    8   20  .265
Mike Scioscia         32   92    9   24   2   0   1    4   0   2   14    8  .261
Steve Yeager          18   36    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    5    3  .222
Reggie Smith          11    9    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .222
Bill Russell          36  125    8   24   3   0   0    8   1   1    3   13  .192
Davey Lopes           33  123   25   21   2   0   3    7  13   1   16   22  .171
Derrel Thomas         21   46    3    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    5  .152
Joe Ferguson          10   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .100
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            36  136   25   45   5   3   2   11  35   4   24   15  .331
Andre Dawson          36  140   27   45   8   0  11   21  13   2    8   14  .321
Warren Cromartie      31  115   12   32   5   1   2   14   0   1    7   11  .278
Mike Phillips          5    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gary Carter           34  130   18   32   4   1   5   19   1   3   18   10  .246
Chris Speier          35  116   13   28   6   1   1    9   1   0   17   10  .241
Tim Wallach           23   65    5   15   1   1   2    4   0   0    6   16  .231
Jerry White           19   45    2   10   2   0   1    6   1   1    3    5  .222
Tommy Hutton          11    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .222
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
Rodney Scott          32  107   12   22   1   0   0    9  17   1   20    8  .206
Larry Parrish         32  117   11   22   6   0   1    5   0   0    9   30  .188
Willie Montanez       16   33    2    6   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .182
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
Bob Pate               1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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       29  103   11   37   8   2   3   17   2   3    8   13  .359
Hubie Brooks          34  119   10   40   5   1   0    7   3   3    5   21  .336
Rusty Staub           28   79    5   24   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .304
Doug Flynn            35  118   14   35   7   4   1   11   0   1    7    5  .297
John Stearns          21   70    7   20   2   1   0    6   1   0    6    4  .286
Alex Trevino          30   93   10   26   1   0   0    8   1   0    8    9  .280
Mike Jorgensen        26   46    4   12   2   0   3    8   1   0    3    9  .261
Wally Backman         19   29    4    7   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .241
Frank Taveras         26  101   12   22   5   1   0    3   6   0    4   12  .218
Mookie Wilson         27   69    5   15   1   1   0    2   3   2    4   11  .217
Dave Kingman          34  113    9   23   4   0   6   16   1   0   26   35  .204
Bob Bailor            16   30    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .200
Lee Mazzilli          32  114    9   22   4   1   2    8   6   2   17   23  .193
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             18   15    2    6   3   0   0    6   0   0    6    3  .400
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             38  155   24   47  10   2   0    7   1   2   15    6  .303
Garry Maddox          36  133   15   40   4   1   1   16   3   2    7   16  .301
Manny Trillo          35  131   18   39   3   1   3   13   4   1   11   13  .298
Gary Matthews         34  123   17   36   7   2   2   20   4   1   17   16  .293
Greg Gross            30   49    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    5    2  .286
Mike Schmidt          35  131   30   37   7   1  13   30   6   1   23   23  .282
Larry Bowa            37  137    9   35   4   0   0   14   7   3    5    3  .256
Bob Boone             33  102    9   23   4   0   1   10   1   1   11   10  .226
Lonnie Smith          22   52   10   11   2   1   0    0   6   0    4    6  .212
Keith Moreland        16   48    3   10   1   0   2   10   0   1    3    6  .208
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           29  106   19   37   6   2   5   21   2   0    5   12  .349
Phil Garner           20   61    7   20   3   0   1    8   1   3    6    9  .328
Bill Madlock          25   87    9   28   5   0   1    8   4   1    5    5  .322
Tony Pena             15   42    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .310
Dale Berra            24   59    4   16   3   0   1   11   2   0    4   10  .271
Lee Lacy              25   59   10   16   2   2   0    3   8   1    1    8  .271
Dave Parker           24   91    8   24   3   1   4   15   2   0    1    9  .264
Tim Foli              32  115   12   26   4   0   0   10   3   1    6    7  .226
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           32  134   14   28   3   2   0    8   9   3    8   21  .209
Willie Stargell       13   21    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .191
Steve Nicosia         22   66   12   12   4   0   0    3   1   0    7    8  .182
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        26   78   12   12   0   0   4    8   0   0   18   18  .154
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           4    9    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .556
Broderick Perkins     32   96   17   35  11   2   2   17   0   2    6    7  .365
Barry Evans           27   40    6   14   1   0   0    3   1   1    4    4  .350
Juan Bonilla          30   95    9   30   6   0   1   11   0   4    5    8  .316
Terry Kennedy         35  136   10   40   8   0   0   14   0   1    6   27  .294
Luis Salazar          39  143    8   37   4   2   1    7   1   3    2   32  .259
Ozzie Smith           40  166   19   42   2   0   0   13  11   7   12   17  .253
Jerry Turner          15   16    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    1  .250
Gene Richards         40  155   18   37   6   4   0   15   9   3   24   22  .239
Joe Lefebvre          37  106   12   24   5   1   4   12   3   2   15   15  .226
Ruppert Jones         38  144   14   32  11   0   1   15   4   5   17   32  .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            24   64    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   11  .188
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         38  147   21   52   8   4   1   16   8   2    7   24  .354
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              36  116    6   33   7   0   0   10   1   2   12    7  .285
Jerry Martin          23   76    8   21   0   2   1    8   3   1    6   12  .276
Enos Cabell           38  159   18   42   9   0   1   18   2   6    3   14  .264
Johnnie Lemaster      39  112   10   27   3   1   0    7   2   5   11   15  .241
Darrell Evans         41  148   18   34   4   2   6   22   1   3   18   14  .230
Billy North           31  101   17   23   6   0   1   10  19   5   17   16  .228
Joe Morgan            33  111   13   25   6   0   2   11   5   0   19   15  .225
Jack Clark            39  152   17   33   6   2   5   19   1   1   16   18  .217
Rennie Stennett       21   53    4   11   0   0   1    4   2   1    2    3  .208
Dave Bergman          17   34    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    8  .177
Mike Sadek            15   26    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    5  .154
Billy Smith           14   26    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .154
Chili Davis            8   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .133
Joe Pettini            6    2    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            5   11    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .364
Keith Hernandez       33  126   24   41  11   2   2   19   7   0   22   12  .325
Orlando Sanchez        7   16    2    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .313
Ken Oberkfell         33  123   19   36   5   1   0   15   3   1    9    7  .293
Garry Templeton       32  139   22   39   7   7   0   13   4   7    7   27  .281
Tony Scott            33  141   20   38   4   2   2   16   9   6    5   17  .270
George Hendrick       32  123   25   33   7   1   6   22   3   0   14   15  .268
Sixto Lezcano         28   79   13   21   4   1   2   12   0   0   19    8  .266
Dane Iorg             18   43    3   11   1   0   0    6   0   0    1    2  .256
Tom Herr              33  115   12   29   5   6   0   24   3   1   12    8  .252
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            8    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
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)          166
  S. Garvey (LAN)         162
  E. Cabell (SFN)         159
  J. Cruz (HOU)           159
  K. Griffey (CIN)        158
  G. Richards (SDN)       155
  P. Rose (PHI)           155
  J. Clark (SFN)          152
  D. Baker (LAN)          151
  G. Foster (CIN)         151

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        25
  D. Lopes (LAN)           25
  T. Raines (MON)          25
  K. Griffey (CIN)         24
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       24
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  G. Templeton (SLN)       22

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            55
  L. Herndon (SFN)         52
  P. Rose (PHI)            47
  D. Baker (LAN)           46
  D. Collins (CIN)         46
  A. Dawson (MON)          45
  T. Raines (MON)          45
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         44
  J. Cruz (HOU)            43

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         13
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      12
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       11
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       11
  A. Howe (HOU)            11
  R. Jones (SDN)           11
  B. Perkins (SDN)         11
  G. Foster (CIN)          10
  S. Garvey (LAN)          10
  P. Rose (PHI)            10

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
  L. Herndon (SFN)          4
  G. Richards (SDN)         4
  D. Baker (LAN)            3
  R. Oester (CIN)           3

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         13
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  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
  J. Cruz (HOU)            28
  S. Garvey (LAN)          28
  G. Foster (CIN)          27
  R. Cey (LAN)             26
  T. Herr (SLN)            24
  D. Evans (SFN)           22
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        22
  D. Murphy (ATL)          22

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          35
  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:

  O. Smith (SDN)            7
  G. Templeton (SLN)        7
  E. Cabell (SFN)           6
  D. Collins (CIN)          6
  T. Scott (SLN)            6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  R. Jones (SDN)            5
  J. Lemaster (SFN)         5
  B. North (SFN)            5
  J. Bonilla (SDN)          4

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         26
  T. Raines (MON)          24
  G. Richards (SDN)        24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       22
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       21
  A. Ashby (HOU)           20
  R. Cey (LAN)             20
  R. Scott (MON)           20
  D. Collins (CIN)         19

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         35
  R. Jones (SDN)           32
  L. Salazar (SDN)         32
  S. Henderson (CHN)       30
  L. Parrish (MON)         30
  G. Foster (CIN)          29
  D. Murphy (ATL)          29
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        27
  G. Hubbard (ATL)         27
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         27


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