Sunday May 24, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 24, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1352  169   369   62   13   23   157   37   16  123   157  .273
Cincinnati      1385  178   366   75   12   24   162   25   18  142   230  .264
St. Louis       1189  174   310   62   21   16   163   38   16  136   171  .261
New York        1242  114   323   50   13   19   107   28   13  120   196  .260
San Diego       1425  148   363   63   12   16   136   31   30  114   238  .255
Pittsburgh      1174  134   296   42   13   20   129   40   16   86   163  .252
Los Angeles     1438  173   362   57    8   40   168   29   20  134   226  .252
Montreal        1314  158   326   51    9   32   141   74   13  139   180  .248
San Francisco   1495  155   365   60   11   21   149   48   27  136   207  .244
Atlanta         1373  158   335   63    8   21   146   39   19  126   205  .244
Houston         1424  143   345   59   14   22   134   33   17  159   209  .242
Chicago         1255  107   278   49   10   15   103   30   15  120   215  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe (HOU)           42  155   21   58  12   2   3   13   1   1   19   13  .374
Larry Herndon (SFN)      40  154   22   52   8   4   1   17   9   2    8   26  .338
Tim Raines (MON)         38  145   28   49   6   3   3   13  40   4   25   16  .338
Andre Dawson (MON)       38  146   27   49   8   0  11   22  13   2   10   14  .336
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       36  126   10   42   6   1   0    7   3   4    6   21  .333
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    35  134   26   43  11   2   3   21   7   0   23   13  .321
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       30  117   13   37   7   0   1   13   6   4    9   10  .316
Dave Collins (CIN)       40  156   32   49   7   4   2   13  11   6   20   21  .314
Terry Kennedy (SDN)      37  144   11   45   9   0   0   15   0   1    6   27  .313
Garry Maddox (PHI)       38  140   15   43   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             8    6    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .333
Claudell Washington   38  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
Brian Asselstine      16   21    1    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .286
Terry Harper          22   46    6   13   1   0   1    6   3   1    4    7  .283
Chris Chambliss       40  152   21   42  11   1   2   20   1   0   21    9  .276
Bruce Benedict        37  116   11   31   5   1   3   19   0   1   16   10  .267
Glenn Hubbard         37  135   13   34   6   3   2   14   1   0   13   27  .252
Dale Murphy           40  152   15   38   5   0   5   23   8   3   15   29  .250
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Luis Gomez            15   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    4    2  .231
Rafael Ramirez        39  121   14   25   8   0   0    4   4   2   13   22  .207
Rufino Linares        23   57    8   11   1   0   3    8   1   1    2    8  .193
Biff Pocoroba         28   70    3   13   2   0   0    5   0   0    7    9  .186
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         7    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .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          38  148   17   44  15   1   4   21   0   1   10    3  .297
Leon Durham           36  137   14   40   4   4   4   15  12   3    9   26  .292
Jerry Morales         27   78    5   22   0   1   0    6   0   1    7    8  .282
Steve Henderson       36  126   10   35   3   2   1   14   2   4   17   31  .278
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            21   64    6   14   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .219
Ken Reitz             32  102    4   21   5   1   1   11   0   0    4   26  .206
Mike Tyson            20   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Scot Thompson         30   84    5   15   5   0   0    6   2   0    6    7  .179
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Tim Blackwell         29   83    8   14   4   1   1    5   1   0   14   19  .169
Ivan DeJesus          38  138   15   21   3   0   0    3  11   4   19   21  .152
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            25   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .353
Larry Biittner        17   20    1    7   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .350
Johnny Bench          25   90    7   30   8   0   2    8   0   1    9   18  .333
Dave Collins          40  156   32   49   7   4   2   13  11   6   20   21  .314
Ron Oester            39  130   18   38   7   3   0   15   0   1   16   24  .292
Dave Concepcion       40  157   20   45  12   0   2   32   2   4   16   21  .287
Ken Griffey           40  170   24   48   8   4   1   12   7   1    7   22  .282
Mike Vail             11   11    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .273
George Foster         41  164   21   44  10   0   8   27   1   0   16   31  .268
Joe Nolan             31   81   11   21   6   0   0    5   1   1    7    8  .259
Ray Knight            41  148   16   37   6   0   4   13   2   3   15   17  .250
Mike O'Berry          23   37    3    8   1   1   0    2   0   0    6    7  .216
Harry Spilman         19   21    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .191
Junior Kennedy         8   16    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .188
Dan Driessen          30   80   13   14   5   0   3   12   1   1   20   17  .175

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              42  155   21   58  12   2   3   13   1   1   19   13  .374
Cesar Cedeno          30  117   13   37   7   0   1   13   6   4    9   10  .316
Jose Cruz             42  168   21   46   7   1   7   28   2   5   14   21  .274
Craig Reynolds        37  145   18   37   4   6   3   13   2   0    5   12  .255
Joe Pittman           12   12    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .250
Alan Ashby            35  103    7   25   6   0   0   14   0   1   20   14  .243
Terry Puhl            42  154   19   37   8   2   2   12  11   2   19   25  .240
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Kiko Garcia           18   60    5   14   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    7  .233
Dave Roberts          14   30    2    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .233
Danny Heep            19   63    5   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    8    9  .222
Denny Walling         24   61    9   13   1   0   3    6   1   1   15    6  .213
Luis Pujols           12   36    2    7   0   1   1    6   1   0    2    5  .194
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      28   63    3    9   1   1   0    3   3   1   12    9  .143
Gary Woods            25   45    5    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    9   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
Pedro Guerrero        38  134   20   41   8   1   8   21   2   4   11   28  .306
Dusty Baker           40  161   17   48   6   3   3   19   3   2   12   20  .298
Ron Cey               42  153   20   45   9   0   9   28   0   2   21   24  .294
Mike Scioscia         35   99   10   28   2   0   1    6   0   2   15    8  .283
Reggie Smith          13   11    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .273
Ken Landreaux         40  166   21   45   7   2   4   22   7   3   15   24  .271
Steve Garvey          42  174   23   47  11   1   4   29   1   4   11   21  .270
Rick Monday           19   38    7    9   0   1   3    5   0   0    5   13  .237
Steve Yeager          20   40    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    5    4  .200
Bill Russell          39  136    8   27   4   0   0   10   2   1    7   14  .199
Derrel Thomas         24   53    4   10   3   0   1    6   1   0    5    6  .189
Davey Lopes           33  123   25   21   2   0   3    7  13   1   16   22  .171
Jay Johnstone         20   28    4    4   0   0   2    3   0   1    4    3  .143
Joe Ferguson          12   11    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .091
Pepe Frias             8    1    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            38  145   28   49   6   3   3   13  40   4   25   16  .338
Andre Dawson          38  146   27   49   8   0  11   22  13   2   10   14  .336
Warren Cromartie      33  123   12   34   6   1   2   14   0   1    7   12  .276
Chris Speier          37  124   14   31   7   1   1    9   1   0   17   10  .250
Tim Wallach           25   72    6   18   1   1   3    5   0   0    7   18  .250
Mike Phillips          5    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gary Carter           36  138   18   32   4   1   5   19   1   3   18   11  .232
Jerry White           19   45    2   10   2   0   1    6   1   1    3    5  .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          34  116   12   24   1   1   0   10  18   1   21    9  .207
Larry Parrish         32  117   11   22   6   0   1    5   0   0    9   30  .188
Tommy Hutton          13   11    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .182
Willie Montanez       18   41    2    7   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .171
Rowland Office         8   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .133
Chris Smith            5    5    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       31  110   11   38   8   2   3   17   2   3   10   14  .346
Hubie Brooks          36  126   10   42   6   1   0    7   3   4    6   21  .333
Rusty Staub           28   79    5   24   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .304
Doug Flynn            37  126   14   38   7   4   1   11   0   1    7    5  .302
Alex Trevino          31   94   10   27   1   0   0    8   1   0    8    9  .287
John Stearns          23   77    9   22   3   1   0    7   3   0    7    4  .286
Wally Backman         20   33    4    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    6  .273
Mike Jorgensen        27   46    4   12   2   0   3    8   1   0    3    9  .261
Frank Taveras         28  106   13   23   6   1   0    3   6   0    4   13  .217
Mookie Wilson         29   79    5   16   1   1   0    3   3   2    4   11  .203
Dave Kingman          36  120    9   24   4   0   6   16   1   0   27   36  .200
Bob Bailor            16   30    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .200
Lee Mazzilli          34  122   11   24   4   2   3    9   6   3   17   24  .197
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             20   15    2    6   3   0   0    6   0   0    7    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
Garry Maddox          38  140   15   43   4   1   1   17   3   3    7   16  .307
Pete Rose             40  164   24   50  11   2   0    8   1   2   15    6  .305
Manny Trillo          37  140   19   42   3   2   3   15   4   1   11   13  .300
Mike Schmidt          37  139   32   41   7   1  14   32   6   1   24   26  .295
Gary Matthews         36  132   18   38   7   2   2   20   5   1   17   16  .288
Greg Gross            31   50    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    6    2  .280
Larry Bowa            39  146   10   38   4   0   0   14   8   3    5    5  .260
Bob Boone             35  110   10   25   5   0   1   10   1   1   11   10  .227
Lonnie Smith          24   60   11   13   2   1   0    1   6   0    4    7  .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           31  113   20   40   7   2   5   21   2   1    6   15  .354
Phil Garner           22   68    9   24   3   1   1    9   2   5    7    9  .353
Bill Madlock          27   95    9   31   7   0   1   11   4   1    7    6  .326
Tony Pena             15   42    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .310
Lee Lacy              27   68   12   21   3   2   0    3  10   1    2    8  .309
Dale Berra            26   62    5   18   3   0   1   12   4   0    5   10  .290
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
Omar Moreno           34  143   16   32   3   3   0   10  11   3    8   22  .224
John Milner           22   33    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .212
Kurt Bevacqua         14   10    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Steve Nicosia         24   73   13   14   4   1   0    4   1   0    8    8  .192
Willie Stargell       14   22    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .182
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        28   88   13   13   0   0   5    9   0   0   18   19  .148
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           6   11    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .546
Broderick Perkins     34  107   18   37  11   2   2   18   0   2    6    8  .346
Barry Evans           29   44    7   15   2   0   0    3   1   1    5    5  .341
Terry Kennedy         37  144   11   45   9   0   0   15   0   1    6   27  .313
Juan Bonilla          32  103   11   32   6   0   1   11   0   4    6    9  .311
Luis Salazar          41  146    9   39   4   3   1    8   1   3    2   32  .267
Gene Richards         42  166   22   43   6   5   2   20  10   3   24   22  .259
Jerry Turner          15   16    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    1  .250
Ozzie Smith           42  175   20   43   2   0   0   13  11   8   14   17  .246
Joe Lefebvre          39  112   12   26   6   1   4   12   3   2   17   15  .232
Ruppert Jones         40  154   16   33  12   0   1   16   4   5   18   34  .214
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            25   65    4   13   2   0   2    9   0   0    8   11  .200
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         40  154   22   52   8   4   1   17   9   2    8   26  .338
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Milt May              38  124    6   36   7   0   0   11   1   2   13    7  .290
Jim Wohlford          21   31    3    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    5  .290
Enos Cabell           40  168   19   45  10   0   1   20   2   7    3   16  .268
Johnnie Lemaster      41  120   11   32   3   1   0    7   2   5   11   17  .267
Jerry Martin          25   85    8   22   0   2   1    8   3   1    6   16  .259
Darrell Evans         42  150   18   36   4   2   6   23   1   3   19   14  .240
Billy North           33  101   17   23   6   0   1   10  19   5   18   16  .228
Joe Morgan            35  119   14   27   7   0   2   11   6   0   21   16  .227
Dave Bergman          19   40    2    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    9  .225
Rennie Stennett       22   54    4   12   0   0   1    4   2   1    2    3  .222
Jack Clark            39  152   17   33   6   2   5   19   1   1   16   18  .217
Billy Smith           16   32    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .156
Mike Sadek            15   26    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    5  .154
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            7   19    4    9   1   0   0    2   2   0    1    2  .474
Keith Hernandez       35  134   26   43  11   2   3   21   7   0   23   13  .321
Orlando Sanchez        7   16    2    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .313
Ken Oberkfell         35  128   21   38   6   1   0   17   4   1   12    7  .297
Garry Templeton       33  140   22   39   7   7   0   13   4   7    7   27  .279
George Hendrick       34  132   27   36   8   1   6   22   3   0   14   15  .273
Tom Herr              35  120   12   32   5   6   0   24   6   1   17    8  .267
Sixto Lezcano         29   82   14   21   4   1   2   12   0   0   20    8  .256
Tony Scott            35  151   21   38   4   2   2   16  10   7    5   17  .252
Dane Iorg             19   47    3   11   1   0   0    6   0   0    1    2  .234
Gene Tenace           18   52   11   12   6   0   1   10   0   0   12   13  .231
Darrell Porter        21   52    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   19   11  .173
Steve Braun            9    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .143
Tito Landrum          18   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .100

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          175
  S. Garvey (LAN)         174
  K. Griffey (CIN)        170
  E. Cabell (SFN)         168
  J. Cruz (HOU)           168
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      166
  G. Richards (SDN)       166
  G. Foster (CIN)         164
  P. Rose (PHI)           164
  D. Baker (LAN)          161

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  T. Raines (MON)          28
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        27
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       26
  D. Lopes (LAN)           25
  K. Griffey (CIN)         24
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  S. Garvey (LAN)          23

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            58
  L. Herndon (SFN)         52
  P. Rose (PHI)            50
  D. Collins (CIN)         49
  A. Dawson (MON)          49
  T. Raines (MON)          49
  D. Baker (LAN)           48
  K. Griffey (CIN)         48
  S. Garvey (LAN)          47
  J. Cruz (HOU)            46

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         15
  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
  P. Rose (PHI)            11
  E. Cabell (SFN)          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
  K. Griffey (CIN)          4
  L. Herndon (SFN)          4
  D. Baker (LAN)            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
  D. Murphy (ATL)          23
  A. Dawson (MON)          22

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          40
  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
  O. Moreno (PIT)          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)          25
  G. Richards (SDN)        24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       23
  R. Cey (LAN)             21
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       21
  J. Morgan (SFN)          21
  R. Scott (MON)           21
  A. Ashby (HOU)           20

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         36
  R. Jones (SDN)           34
  L. Salazar (SDN)         32
  G. Foster (CIN)          31
  S. Henderson (CHN)       31
  L. Parrish (MON)         30
  D. Murphy (ATL)          29
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        28
  G. Hubbard (ATL)         27
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         27


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