Monday May 25, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 25, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1386  172   376   63   13   23   160   38   16  126   164  .271
Cincinnati      1415  184   377   77   12   25   168   26   18  144   234  .266
New York        1278  127   338   52   14   20   120   29   13  124   199  .265
St. Louis       1222  177   318   64   21   16   166   38   16  139   175  .260
San Diego       1458  151   373   63   12   16   139   32   30  117   240  .256
Los Angeles     1473  180   375   59    8   41   174   30   21  142   232  .255
Pittsburgh      1219  143   309   46   15   20   138   46   17   92   168  .254
Montreal        1347  163   337   55   11   33   146   75   13  142   183  .250
San Francisco   1530  158   373   64   11   21   152   49   27  136   214  .244
Atlanta         1409  159   342   64    8   21   147   39   19  130   210  .243
Houston         1452  149   352   59   15   22   140   35   17  165   215  .242
Chicago         1299  117   293   52   10   17   111   31   16  126   219  .226

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe (HOU)           43  158   21   58  12   2   3   14   1   1   19   13  .367
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       37  131   11   45   6   1   0    9   3   4    6   21  .344
Andre Dawson (MON)       38  146   27   49   8   0  11   22  13   2   10   14  .336
Larry Herndon (SFN)      41  158   23   53   9   4   1   17   9   2    8   27  .335
Tim Raines (MON)         39  149   28   49   6   3   3   13  40   4   25   17  .329
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    36  137   27   44  12   2   3   21   7   0   24   13  .321
Dave Collins (CIN)       40  156   32   49   7   4   2   13  11   6   20   21  .314
Terry Kennedy (SDN)      38  147   12   46   9   0   0   15   0   1    7   27  .313
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       31  119   14   37   7   0   1   14   6   4   10   11  .311
Dusty Baker (LAN)        41  164   19   50   6   3   3   20   4   3   14   20  .305

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Claudell Washington   39  145   16   43  10   2   1   16   6   3    7   17  .297
Bob Horner            29  115   15   33   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   16  .287
Bob Porter             9    7    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .286
Terry Harper          22   46    6   13   1   0   1    6   3   1    4    7  .283
Chris Chambliss       41  156   21   42  11   1   2   20   1   0   22    9  .269
Bruce Benedict        38  120   11   32   5   1   3   19   0   1   16   10  .267
Dale Murphy           41  156   15   39   5   0   5   23   8   3   15   31  .250
Glenn Hubbard         38  138   14   34   6   3   2   14   1   0   14   27  .246
Eddie Miller          25   95   19   22   2   0   0    4  13   1    6   19  .232
Brian Asselstine      17   26    1    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .231
Luis Gomez            15   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    4    2  .231
Rafael Ramirez        40  124   14   26   9   0   0    4   4   2   14   22  .210
Rufino Linares        24   61    8   12   1   0   3    8   1   1    3    8  .197
Biff Pocoroba         29   75    3   14   2   0   0    5   0   0    7    9  .187
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         8    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .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               5    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Bill Buckner          39  149   17   45  16   1   4   23   0   1   10    3  .302
Leon Durham           37  143   16   43   4   4   4   15  13   4    9   26  .301
Jerry Morales         28   81    7   24   1   1   0    6   0   1   10    8  .296
Steve Henderson       37  131   13   38   3   2   3   16   2   4   18   31  .290
Jim Tracy             25   33    3    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    6   10  .242
Jody Davis             7   17    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .235
Hector Cruz           24   52    6   12   3   0   3    7   1   2    7    8  .231
Steve Dillard         17   18    4    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .222
Joe Strain            22   69    6   14   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .203
Scot Thompson         31   89    6   18   5   0   0    8   2   0    6    7  .202
Mike Tyson            20   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Ken Reitz             33  107    4   21   5   1   1   11   0   0    4   26  .196
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Tim Blackwell         30   87   10   14   4   1   1    6   1   0   15   19  .161
Ivan DeJesus          39  144   15   23   4   0   0    3  11   4   19   21  .160
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            26   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .353
Johnny Bench          26   93    8   31   8   0   2    9   0   1   10   18  .333
Larry Biittner        18   24    1    8   3   0   0    7   0   0    2    1  .333
Dave Collins          40  156   32   49   7   4   2   13  11   6   20   21  .314
Ron Oester            40  134   19   39   7   3   0   15   0   1   16   24  .291
Ken Griffey           41  173   25   50   8   4   1   13   8   1    7   22  .289
George Foster         42  168   23   47  10   0   9   29   1   0   16   31  .280
Dave Concepcion       41  161   20   45  12   0   2   32   2   4   16   21  .280
Joe Nolan             32   83   11   22   6   0   0    5   1   1    8    9  .265
Ray Knight            42  152   17   39   7   0   4   13   2   3   15   18  .257
Mike Vail             12   12    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .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              43  158   21   58  12   2   3   14   1   1   19   13  .367
Cesar Cedeno          31  119   14   37   7   0   1   14   6   4   10   11  .311
Jose Cruz             43  172   22   47   7   1   7   29   2   5   14   21  .273
Craig Reynolds        38  149   19   38   4   7   3   15   2   0    5   12  .255
Alan Ashby            36  107    7   27   6   0   0   14   0   1   20   15  .252
Joe Pittman           12   12    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .250
Terry Puhl            43  158   21   39   8   2   2   12  13   2   20   27  .247
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Kiko Garcia           19   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         25   63    9   13   1   0   3    6   1   1   17    7  .206
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      29   65    4   10   1   1   0    4   3   1   14    9  .154
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
Pepe Frias             9    6    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Dusty Baker           41  164   19   50   6   3   3   20   4   3   14   20  .305
Pedro Guerrero        39  138   20   42   8   1   8   22   2   4   11   28  .304
Mike Scioscia         36  102   10   30   2   0   1    6   0   2   17    8  .294
Ron Cey               43  156   21   45   9   0   9   29   0   2   23   25  .289
Steve Garvey          43  179   25   50  12   1   5   32   1   4   11   21  .279
Ken Landreaux         41  171   22   47   7   2   4   22   7   3   15   24  .275
Reggie Smith          13   11    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .273
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         25   57    5   11   3   0   1    6   1   0    6    8  .193
Davey Lopes           33  123   25   21   2   0   3    7  13   1   16   22  .171
Jay Johnstone         21   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

 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
Andre Dawson          38  146   27   49   8   0  11   22  13   2   10   14  .336
Tim Raines            39  149   28   49   6   3   3   13  40   4   25   17  .329
Warren Cromartie      34  126   12   35   7   1   2   14   0   1    8   12  .278
Jerry White           20   49    4   13   3   1   1    6   2   1    3    5  .265
Chris Speier          38  127   15   33   7   1   2   12   1   0   18   10  .260
Tim Wallach           26   75    7   19   2   1   3    5   0   0    8   18  .253
Mike Phillips          5    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gary Carter           37  142   18   33   5   1   5   20   1   3   18   11  .232
Ellis Valentine       22   76    8   16   3   0   3   15   0   1    6   11  .211
Rodney Scott          35  120   13   25   1   1   0   10  18   1   21    9  .208
Jerry Manuel          11   24    5    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .208
Larry Parrish         33  121   11   23   6   1   1    6   0   0    9   30  .190
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       32  113   13   41   8   2   3   19   2   3   10   14  .363
Hubie Brooks          37  131   11   45   6   1   0    9   3   4    6   21  .344
Rusty Staub           28   79    5   24   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .304
Doug Flynn            38  130   15   39   7   4   1   11   0   1    7    5  .300
Alex Trevino          32   95   10   27   1   0   0    8   1   0    8    9  .284
John Stearns          24   81    9   23   3   1   0    8   3   0    7    5  .284
Wally Backman         21   33    4    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    6  .273
Mike Jorgensen        28   47    4   12   2   0   3    8   1   0    3    9  .255
Frank Taveras         29  109   15   24   7   1   0    3   6   0    6   13  .220
Mookie Wilson         30   82    8   18   1   2   0    5   4   2    6   11  .220
Lee Mazzilli          35  126   13   27   5   2   3   11   6   3   17   24  .214
Dave Kingman          37  123   11   25   4   0   7   20   1   0   27   36  .203
Bob Bailor            17   31    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .194
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             21   19    3    7   3   0   0    6   0   0    7    3  .368
Bake McBride          18   71   10   26   9   0   0    8   1   0    5    9  .366
Dick Davis            12   17    1    6   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    2  .353
Garry Maddox          39  141   15   43   4   1   1   17   3   3    8   17  .305
Pete Rose             41  166   24   50  11   2   0    8   1   2   15    7  .301
Manny Trillo          38  144   20   43   3   2   3   15   4   1   11   15  .299
Mike Schmidt          38  142   32   42   8   1  14   33   6   1   24   27  .296
Gary Matthews         37  136   18   40   7   2   2   21   5   1   17   17  .294
Greg Gross            32   51    7   14   4   1   0    5   1   2    6    2  .275
Larry Bowa            40  149   10   38   4   0   0   14   8   3    5    5  .255
Bob Boone             36  113   10   26   5   0   1   11   1   1   12   11  .230
Keith Moreland        16   48    3   10   1   0   2   10   0   1    3    6  .208
Lonnie Smith          25   63   12   13   2   1   0    1   7   0    5    7  .206
Ramon Aviles          11    7    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .143
Luis Aguayo           10   19    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .105
John Vukovich          5    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           32  119   21   43   7   2   5   22   2   2    6   15  .361
Phil Garner           23   74   11   26   4   2   1   11   2   5    7   10  .351
Bill Madlock          28   99   11   32   8   0   1   12   6   1    9    6  .323
Tony Pena             16   42    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .310
Dale Berra            26   62    5   18   3   0   1   12   4   0    5   10  .290
Lee Lacy              28   74   13   21   3   2   0    3  12   1    2    8  .284
Dave Parker           24   91    8   24   3   1   4   15   2   0    1    9  .264
Omar Moreno           35  148   18   35   3   4   0   11  12   3    8   23  .237
Tim Foli              34  122   12   28   5   0   0   11   3   1    7    7  .230
John Milner           22   33    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .212
Steve Nicosia         25   78   13   16   4   1   0    5   2   0    8    8  .205
Kurt Bevacqua         14   10    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Willie Stargell       15   23    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .174
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        29   91   14   14   1   0   5   11   0   0   21   21  .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           7   12    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Broderick Perkins     35  110   18   39  11   2   2   20   0   2    6    8  .355
Barry Evans           30   45    7   15   2   0   0    3   1   1    5    5  .333
Terry Kennedy         38  147   12   46   9   0   0   15   0   1    7   27  .313
Juan Bonilla          33  107   11   32   6   0   1   11   0   4    6    9  .299
Luis Salazar          42  149    9   40   4   3   1    9   1   3    2   32  .269
Gene Richards         43  170   22   45   6   5   2   20  10   3   25   22  .265
Ozzie Smith           43  180   22   45   2   0   0   13  12   8   14   17  .250
Jerry Turner          15   16    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    1  .250
Joe Lefebvre          40  114   12   26   6   1   4   12   3   2   18   16  .228
Ruppert Jones         41  159   16   35  12   0   1   16   4   5   18   35  .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            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         41  158   23   53   9   4   1   17   9   2    8   27  .335
Milt May              39  128    6   38   7   0   0   12   1   2   13    8  .297
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Jim Wohlford          22   32    3    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    5  .281
Dave Bergman          20   44    3   12   5   0   0    3   0   0    4    9  .273
Enos Cabell           41  172   19   46  10   0   1   20   2   7    3   17  .267
Johnnie Lemaster      42  122   11   32   3   1   0    7   2   5   11   17  .262
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           34  102   17   24   6   0   1   11  19   5   18   16  .235
Rennie Stennett       22   54    4   12   0   0   1    4   2   1    2    3  .222
Joe Morgan            36  123   15   27   7   0   2   11   7   0   21   16  .220
Jack Clark            40  156   17   33   6   2   5   19   1   1   16   19  .212
Mike Sadek            15   26    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    5  .154
Billy Smith           17   36    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    2   10  .139
Chili Davis            8   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .133
Joe Pettini            8    3    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            8   20    4    9   1   0   0    2   2   0    1    3  .450
Orlando Sanchez        8   17    2    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .353
Keith Hernandez       36  137   27   44  12   2   3   21   7   0   24   13  .321
Ken Oberkfell         36  131   21   39   6   1   0   17   4   1   13    7  .298
George Hendrick       35  136   28   38   8   1   6   23   3   0   14   15  .279
Garry Templeton       34  144   22   39   7   7   0   13   4   7    7   27  .271
Tom Herr              36  125   12   33   5   6   0   24   6   1   17    8  .264
Tony Scott            36  155   21   40   5   2   2   17  10   7    5   17  .258
Sixto Lezcano         30   85   14   21   4   1   2   12   0   0   20    9  .247
Dane Iorg             20   48    3   11   1   0   0    6   0   0    1    2  .229
Gene Tenace           19   53   12   12   6   0   1   10   0   0   13   13  .226
Darrell Porter        21   52    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   19   11  .173
Steve Braun           10    8    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .125
Tito Landrum          19   11    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .091
Glenn Brummer          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          180
  S. Garvey (LAN)         179
  K. Griffey (CIN)        173
  E. Cabell (SFN)         172
  J. Cruz (HOU)           172
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      171
  G. Richards (SDN)       170
  G. Foster (CIN)         168
  P. Rose (PHI)           166
  D. Baker (LAN)          164

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            58
  L. Herndon (SFN)         53
  D. Baker (LAN)           50
  S. Garvey (LAN)          50
  K. Griffey (CIN)         50
  P. Rose (PHI)            50
  D. Collins (CIN)         49
  A. Dawson (MON)          49
  T. Raines (MON)          49
  J. Cruz (HOU)            47

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         16
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      12
  S. Garvey (LAN)          12
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       12
  A. Howe (HOU)            12
  R. Jones (SDN)           12
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       11
  B. Perkins (SDN)         11
  P. Rose (PHI)            11
  E. Cabell (SFN)          10

Triples:

  C. Reynolds (HOU)         7
  G. Templeton (SLN)        7
  T. Herr (SLN)             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
  O. Moreno (PIT)           4

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         14
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  R. Cey (LAN)              9
  G. Foster (CIN)           9
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         8
  J. Cruz (HOU)             7
  D. Kingman (NYN)          7
  D. Evans (SFN)            6
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         6
  G. Carter (MON)           5

RBI:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         33
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      32
  S. Garvey (LAN)          32
  R. Cey (LAN)             29
  J. Cruz (HOU)            29
  G. Foster (CIN)          29
  T. Herr (SLN)            24
  B. Buckner (CHN)         23
  D. Evans (SFN)           23
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        23

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          40
  B. North (SFN)           19
  R. Scott (MON)           18
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  L. Durham (CHN)          13
  D. Lopes (LAN)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  T. Puhl (HOU)            13
  L. Lacy (PIT)            12
  O. Moreno (PIT)          12

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)        25
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  R. Cey (LAN)             23
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       22
  J. Morgan (SFN)          21
  R. Scott (MON)           21
  J. Thompson (PIT)        21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         36
  R. Jones (SDN)           35
  L. Salazar (SDN)         32
  G. Foster (CIN)          31
  S. Henderson (CHN)       31
  D. Murphy (ATL)          31
  L. Parrish (MON)         30
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        28
  L. Herndon (SFN)         27
  G. Hubbard (ATL)         27

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