Saturday May 23, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1320  168   361   60   13   23   156   36   16  122   152  .274
Cincinnati      1321  172   350   73   10   24   157   25   18  136   216  .265
St. Louis       1156  173   304   61   21   15   162   36   16  131   166  .263
New York        1207  111   315   48   11   18   105   27   12  118   191  .261
San Diego       1391  141   355   61   12   15   130   30   30  109   234  .255
Los Angeles     1368  161   346   56    7   38   156   28   19  119   216  .253
Pittsburgh      1141  127   284   40   12   19   122   35   15   80   159  .249
Montreal        1279  156   317   49    9   31   139   72   13  136   177  .248
Houston         1394  142   340   59   13   21   133   33   17  157   203  .244
San Francisco   1460  153   356   58   11   21   147   47   27  134   197  .244
Atlanta         1336  153   324   62    7   19   141   38   18  123   199  .243
Chicago         1224  101   270   47    9   14    97   30   15  119   208  .221

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe (HOU)           41  151   21   57  12   1   3   13   1   1   19   12  .378
Larry Herndon (SFN)      39  152   21   52   8   4   1   16   8   2    7   25  .342
Tim Raines (MON)         37  141   27   48   5   3   3   13  38   4   24   15  .340
Andre Dawson (MON)       37  143   27   48   8   0  11   21  13   2    9   14  .336
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       35  122   10   40   5   1   0    7   3   3    6   21  .328
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    34  130   25   42  11   2   2   20   7   0   23   13  .323
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       29  114   13   36   7   0   1   13   6   4    8   10  .316
Dave Collins (CIN)       38  149   31   47   7   4   2   13  11   6   19   18  .315
Manny Trillo (PHI)       36  136   19   42   3   2   3   15   4   1   11   13  .309
Garry Maddox (PHI)       37  137   15   42   4   1   1   17   3   3    7   16  .307

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Porter             7    5    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .400
Claudell Washington   37  144   16   42  10   2   1   15   6   3    7   17  .292
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Chris Chambliss       39  147   20   41  11   0   2   19   1   0   21    8  .279
Bruce Benedict        36  112   11   31   5   1   3   19   0   1   16   10  .277
Luis Gomez            14   11    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .273
Glenn Hubbard         36  132   13   33   6   3   2   14   1   0   12   27  .250
Terry Harper          21   44    5   11   1   0   0    5   3   1    4    7  .250
Dale Murphy           39  149   15   35   5   0   5   22   7   3   14   29  .235
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Brian Asselstine      15   18    0    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .222
Rafael Ramirez        38  121   14   25   8   0   0    4   4   2   13   22  .207
Biff Pocoroba         27   65    3   13   2   0   0    5   0   0    7    8  .200
Rufino Linares        22   52    6    9   0   0   2    7   1   1    2    6  .173
Jerry Royster         22   24    7    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Bill Nahorodny         6    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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
Jerry Morales         26   74    5   22   0   1   0    5   0   1    7    7  .297
Bill Buckner          37  146   17   42  14   0   4   18   0   1   10    3  .288
Leon Durham           35  133   13   38   4   4   3   13  12   3    9   25  .286
Steve Henderson       35  123   10   35   3   2   1   14   2   4   17   30  .285
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           23   51    6   12   3   0   3    7   1   2    7    8  .235
Jody Davis             7   17    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .235
Steve Dillard         16   17    4    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .235
Joe Strain            20   60    4   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .217
Ken Reitz             31   99    4   21   5   1   1   11   0   0    4   25  .212
Mike Tyson            20   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Tim Blackwell         28   80    8   14   4   1   1    5   1   0   14   18  .175
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Scot Thompson         29   82    3   13   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    7  .159
Ivan DeJesus          37  134   14   20   3   0   0    3  11   4   19   20  .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
Larry Biittner        16   19    1    7   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .368
Johnny Bench          24   86    6   28   7   0   2    7   0   1    9   18  .326
Dave Collins          38  149   31   47   7   4   2   13  11   6   19   18  .315
Sam Mejias            23   16    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .313
Ron Oester            37  125   18   37   7   3   0   14   0   1   14   24  .296
Dave Concepcion       38  150   20   44  12   0   2   32   2   4   16   19  .293
George Foster         39  156   20   43  10   0   8   27   1   0   16   29  .276
Ken Griffey           38  161   24   44   7   2   1   10   7   1    7   21  .273
Mike Vail             11   11    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .273
Joe Nolan             29   74   10   20   6   0   0    5   1   1    7    8  .270
Ray Knight            39  142   15   36   6   0   4   13   2   3   13   16  .254
Mike O'Berry          21   35    3    8   1   1   0    2   0   0    6    5  .229
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          29   77   13   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   19   16  .169

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              41  151   21   57  12   1   3   13   1   1   19   12  .378
Cesar Cedeno          29  114   13   36   7   0   1   13   6   4    8   10  .316
Jose Cruz             41  164   21   45   7   1   7   28   2   5   14   20  .274
Joe Pittman           11   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .273
Craig Reynolds        36  144   18   37   4   6   3   13   2   0    5   12  .257
Terry Puhl            41  151   19   37   8   2   2   12  11   2   19   24  .245
Alan Ashby            35  103    7   25   6   0   0   14   0   1   20   14  .243
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
Kiko Garcia           17   57    5   13   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    7  .228
Denny Walling         23   57    9   13   1   0   3    6   1   1   15    5  .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      27   61    3    9   1   1   0    3   3   1   12    9  .148
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
Ron Cey               40  149   20   44   9   0   9   28   0   1   20   24  .295
Pedro Guerrero        36  129   17   38   8   0   8   18   2   4   10   27  .295
Dusty Baker           39  157   17   46   6   3   3   19   3   2   12   20  .293
Ken Landreaux         38  156   21   44   7   2   4   22   7   3   15   24  .282
Steve Garvey          40  166   21   46  11   1   4   29   1   4    9   20  .277
Rick Monday           17   30    4    8   0   1   2    4   0   0    3    9  .267
Mike Scioscia         33   95    9   25   2   0   1    4   0   2   14    8  .263
Steve Yeager          19   37    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    5    3  .216
Bill Russell          37  130    8   27   4   0   0    9   1   1    4   14  .208
Reggie Smith          12   10    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .200
Davey Lopes           33  123   25   21   2   0   3    7  13   1   16   22  .171
Derrel Thomas         22   48    4    8   2   0   1    2   1   0    3    5  .167
Jay Johnstone         18   24    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   1    1    3  .125
Joe Ferguson          11   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .100
Pepe Frias             6    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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            37  141   27   48   5   3   3   13  38   4   24   15  .340
Andre Dawson          37  143   27   48   8   0  11   21  13   2    9   14  .336
Warren Cromartie      32  119   12   32   5   1   2   14   0   1    7   11  .269
Mike Phillips          5    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Chris Speier          36  120   14   29   7   1   1    9   1   0   17   10  .242
Gary Carter           35  134   18   32   4   1   5   19   1   3   18   11  .239
Jerry White           19   45    2   10   2   0   1    6   1   1    3    5  .222
Tim Wallach           24   68    5   15   1   1   2    4   0   0    7   18  .221
Rodney Scott          33  112   12   24   1   1   0   10  18   1   20    8  .214
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
Tommy Hutton          12   10    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Willie Montanez       17   37    2    7   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .189
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
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       30  107   11   38   8   2   3   17   2   3    9   13  .355
Hubie Brooks          35  122   10   40   5   1   0    7   3   3    6   21  .328
Rusty Staub           28   79    5   24   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .304
Doug Flynn            36  122   14   37   7   4   1   11   0   1    7    5  .303
Alex Trevino          31   94   10   27   1   0   0    8   1   0    8    9  .287
John Stearns          22   74    8   21   2   1   0    6   2   0    6    4  .284
Wally Backman         20   33    4    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    6  .273
Mike Jorgensen        26   46    4   12   2   0   3    8   1   0    3    9  .261
Frank Taveras         27  102   13   23   6   1   0    3   6   0    4   12  .226
Mookie Wilson         28   74    5   16   1   1   0    3   3   2    4   11  .216
Bob Bailor            16   30    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .200
Dave Kingman          35  116    9   23   4   0   6   16   1   0   27   35  .198
Lee Mazzilli          33  118    9   22   4   1   2    8   6   3   17   23  .186
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             19   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            11   15    1    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    2  .333
Manny Trillo          36  136   19   42   3   2   3   15   4   1   11   13  .309
Garry Maddox          37  137   15   42   4   1   1   17   3   3    7   16  .307
Pete Rose             39  160   24   48  10   2   0    7   1   2   15    6  .300
Mike Schmidt          36  135   32   40   7   1  14   32   6   1   24   23  .296
Gary Matthews         35  128   18   37   7   2   2   20   4   1   17   16  .289
Greg Gross            31   50    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    6    2  .280
Larry Bowa            38  142   10   37   4   0   0   14   8   3    5    4  .261
Lonnie Smith          23   56   11   13   2   1   0    1   6   0    4    7  .232
Bob Boone             34  106    9   23   4   0   1   10   1   1   11   10  .217
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           30  110   20   39   7   2   5   21   2   0    5   14  .355
Phil Garner           21   65    7   22   3   0   1    9   1   5    6    9  .339
Bill Madlock          26   91    9   30   6   0   1    9   4   1    6    5  .330
Tony Pena             15   42    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .310
Lee Lacy              26   64   11   19   2   2   0    3   9   1    1    8  .297
Dale Berra            25   59    4   16   3   0   1   11   3   0    4   10  .271
Dave Parker           24   91    8   24   3   1   4   15   2   0    1    9  .264
Tim Foli              33  118   12   27   4   0   0   10   3   1    6    7  .229
John Milner           22   33    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .212
Omar Moreno           33  138   15   29   3   3   0    8   9   3    8   21  .210
Steve Nicosia         23   70   12   14   4   1   0    4   1   0    7    8  .200
Kurt Bevacqua         14   10    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Willie Stargell       14   22    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .182
Jason Thompson        27   83   13   13   0   0   5    9   0   0   18   18  .157
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           5   10    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Broderick Perkins     33  102   17   37  11   2   2   18   0   2    6    7  .363
Barry Evans           28   42    6   14   1   0   0    3   1   1    4    5  .333
Juan Bonilla          31  100   10   31   6   0   1   11   0   4    5    8  .310
Terry Kennedy         36  141   10   43   8   0   0   15   0   1    6   27  .305
Luis Salazar          40  146    9   39   4   3   1    8   1   3    2   32  .267
Ozzie Smith           41  170   20   43   2   0   0   13  11   8   14   17  .253
Jerry Turner          15   16    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    1  .250
Gene Richards         41  161   20   40   6   5   1   17   9   3   24   22  .248
Joe Lefebvre          38  110   12   26   6   1   4   12   3   2   15   15  .236
Ruppert Jones         39  150   15   33  12   0   1   16   4   5   17   33  .220
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         39  152   21   52   8   4   1   16   8   2    7   25  .342
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Jim Wohlford          21   31    3    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    5  .290
Milt May              37  120    6   34   7   0   0   10   1   2   13    7  .283
Enos Cabell           39  163   19   45  10   0   1   20   2   7    3   14  .276
Jerry Martin          24   81    8   22   0   2   1    8   3   1    6   14  .272
Johnnie Lemaster      40  116   11   30   3   1   0    7   2   5   11   16  .259
Darrell Evans         42  150   18   36   4   2   6   23   1   3   19   14  .240
Billy North           32  101   17   23   6   0   1   10  19   5   18   16  .228
Rennie Stennett       22   54    4   12   0   0   1    4   2   1    2    3  .222
Dave Bergman          18   36    2    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    8  .222
Joe Morgan            34  115   13   25   6   0   2   11   6   0   20   16  .217
Jack Clark            39  152   17   33   6   2   5   19   1   1   16   18  .217
Mike Sadek            15   26    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    5  .154
Billy Smith           15   28    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .143
Chili Davis            8   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .133
Joe Pettini            7    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            6   15    4    7   1   0   0    2   2   0    1    1  .467
Keith Hernandez       34  130   25   42  11   2   2   20   7   0   23   13  .323
Orlando Sanchez        7   16    2    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .313
Ken Oberkfell         34  125   21   37   5   1   0   17   3   1   11    7  .296
Garry Templeton       32  139   22   39   7   7   0   13   4   7    7   27  .281
George Hendrick       33  128   27   35   8   1   6   22   3   0   14   15  .273
Tom Herr              34  117   12   31   5   6   0   24   5   1   15    8  .265
Tony Scott            34  146   21   38   4   2   2   16  10   7    5   17  .260
Sixto Lezcano         29   82   14   21   4   1   2   12   0   0   20    8  .256
Dane Iorg             18   43    3   11   1   0   0    6   0   0    1    2  .256
Gene Tenace           17   49   11   12   6   0   1   10   0   0   11   10  .245
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)          170
  S. Garvey (LAN)         166
  J. Cruz (HOU)           164
  E. Cabell (SFN)         163
  K. Griffey (CIN)        161
  G. Richards (SDN)       161
  P. Rose (PHI)           160
  D. Baker (LAN)          157
  G. Foster (CIN)         156
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      156

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  D. Collins (CIN)         31
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        27
  T. Raines (MON)          27
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       25
  D. Lopes (LAN)           25
  K. Griffey (CIN)         24
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  G. Templeton (SLN)       22

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            57
  L. Herndon (SFN)         52
  A. Dawson (MON)          48
  T. Raines (MON)          48
  P. Rose (PHI)            48
  D. Collins (CIN)         47
  D. Baker (LAN)           46
  S. Garvey (LAN)          46
  E. Cabell (SFN)          45
  J. Cruz (HOU)            45

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         14
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      12
  A. Howe (HOU)            12
  R. Jones (SDN)           12
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       11
  S. Garvey (LAN)          11
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       11
  B. Perkins (SDN)         11
  E. Cabell (SFN)          10
  G. Foster (CIN)          10

Triples:

  G. Templeton (SLN)        7
  T. Herr (SLN)             6
  C. Reynolds (HOU)         6
  G. Richards (SDN)         5
  D. Collins (CIN)          4
  L. Durham (CHN)           4
  D. Flynn (NYN)            4
  L. Herndon (SFN)          4
  D. Baker (LAN)            3
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          3

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         14
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  R. Cey (LAN)              9
  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)         32
  S. Garvey (LAN)          29
  R. Cey (LAN)             28
  J. Cruz (HOU)            28
  G. Foster (CIN)          27
  T. Herr (SLN)            24
  D. Evans (SFN)           23
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        22
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       22

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          38
  B. North (SFN)           19
  R. Scott (MON)           18
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  D. Lopes (LAN)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  L. Durham (CHN)          12
  D. Collins (CIN)         11
  I. DeJesus (CHN)         11
  T. Puhl (HOU)            11

Caught Stealing:

  O. Smith (SDN)            8
  E. Cabell (SFN)           7
  T. Scott (SLN)            7
  G. Templeton (SLN)        7
  D. Collins (CIN)          6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  P. Garner (PIT)           5
  R. Jones (SDN)            5
  J. Lemaster (SFN)         5
  B. North (SFN)            5

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         27
  T. Raines (MON)          24
  G. Richards (SDN)        24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       23
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       21
  A. Ashby (HOU)           20
  R. Cey (LAN)             20
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         20
  J. Morgan (SFN)          20

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         35
  R. Jones (SDN)           33
  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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