Tuesday May 26, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 26, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1429  179   390   66   13   23   166   39   16  133   171  .273
Cincinnati      1415  184   377   77   12   25   168   26   18  144   234  .266
New York        1311  132   346   52   14   22   125   29   13  126   205  .264
St. Louis       1253  180   326   65   21   16   169   38   18  142   179  .260
Pittsburgh      1257  149   320   48   15   20   143   48   17   94   177  .255
Los Angeles     1473  180   375   59    8   41   174   30   21  142   232  .255
San Diego       1487  151   378   63   12   16   139   33   31  121   246  .254
Montreal        1378  167   346   56   11   33   150   77   14  144   186  .251
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         1481  150   358   59   16   22   141   36   17  166   222  .242
Chicago         1331  121   301   53   10   17   114   33   16  129   224  .226

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe (HOU)           44  159   21   58  12   2   3   14   1   1   19   13  .365
Mike Easler (PIT)        33  124   22   44   8   2   5   22   2   2    6   15  .355
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       38  135   11   46   6   1   0   10   3   4    6   22  .341
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)         40  153   29   50   6   3   3   14  40   4   25   17  .327
Dave Collins (CIN)       40  156   32   49   7   4   2   13  11   6   20   21  .314
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    37  140   27   44  12   2   3   21   7   1   25   13  .314
Terry Kennedy (SDN)      39  150   12   47   9   0   0   15   0   1    8   28  .313
Pete Rose (PHI)          42  171   26   53  11   2   0    8   1   2   16    7  .310

 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               6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Bill Buckner          40  152   17   47  16   1   4   26   0   1   10    3  .309
Leon Durham           38  146   16   45   4   4   4   15  14   4   10   27  .308
Jerry Morales         29   85    8   25   1   1   0    6   0   1   10    8  .294
Steve Henderson       38  135   13   38   3   2   3   16   2   4   18   31  .282
Jim Tracy             26   34    3    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    6   10  .235
Jody Davis             7   17    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .235
Hector Cruz           25   52    6   12   3   0   3    7   1   2    8    8  .231
Steve Dillard         17   18    4    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .222
Scot Thompson         32   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
Joe Strain            23   73    6   14   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .192
Ken Reitz             34  110    4   21   5   1   1   11   0   0    4   27  .191
Tim Blackwell         31   90   11   16   5   1   1    6   1   0   15   19  .178
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Ivan DeJesus          40  147   16   23   4   0   0    3  12   4   20   23  .157
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
Joe Pittman           13   15    1    6   0   1   0    1   1   1    1    2  .400
Art Howe              44  159   21   58  12   2   3   14   1   1   19   13  .365
Cesar Cedeno          32  123   14   37   7   0   1   14   6   4   10   12  .301
Jose Cruz             44  176   22   47   7   1   7   29   2   5   14   21  .267
Alan Ashby            37  110    8   28   6   0   0   14   0   1   20   15  .255
Craig Reynolds        39  152   19   38   4   7   3   15   2   0    5   13  .250
Terry Puhl            44  162   21   40   8   2   2   12  13   2   20   30  .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            20   63    5   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    9    9  .222
Denny Walling         26   66    9   13   1   0   3    6   1   1   17    8  .197
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      30   67    4   11   1   1   0    4   3   1   14    9  .164
Gary Woods            25   45    5    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    9   11  .133
Dickie Thon           24   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            40  153   29   50   6   3   3   14  40   4   25   17  .327
Jerry White           21   52    6   15   3   1   1    6   3   2    4    5  .289
Warren Cromartie      35  130   12   37   8   1   2   15   0   1    8   12  .285
Chris Speier          39  129   15   33   7   1   2   12   1   0   18   10  .256
Tim Wallach           27   79    7   20   2   1   3    6   0   0    8   18  .253
Mike Phillips          5    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gary Carter           38  146   18   33   5   1   5   20   1   3   18   12  .226
Rodney Scott          36  123   14   26   1   1   0   10  19   1   22    9  .211
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
Larry Parrish         34  125   11   24   6   1   1    6   0   0    9   31  .192
Tommy Hutton          14   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               2    2    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       33  117   14   43   8   2   4   22   2   3   10   15  .368
Hubie Brooks          38  135   11   46   6   1   0   10   3   4    6   22  .341
Rusty Staub           28   79    5   24   3   0   2    7   1   0   10    8  .304
Doug Flynn            39  134   15   39   7   4   1   11   0   1    7    5  .291
John Stearns          25   84    9   24   3   1   0    8   3   0    7    5  .286
Alex Trevino          33   96   10   27   1   0   0    8   1   0    8    9  .281
Wally Backman         22   34    4    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    6  .265
Mike Jorgensen        28   47    4   12   2   0   3    8   1   0    3    9  .255
Mookie Wilson         31   86    9   20   1   2   0    5   4   2    6   13  .233
Frank Taveras         30  112   16   24   7   1   0    3   6   0    7   13  .214
Dave Kingman          38  127   12   27   4   0   8   21   1   0   27   37  .213
Lee Mazzilli          36  129   14   27   5   2   3   11   6   3   18   24  .209
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
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
Del Unser             22   20    3    7   3   0   0    6   0   0    7    3  .350
Pete Rose             42  171   26   53  11   2   0    8   1   2   16    7  .310
Gary Matthews         38  139   19   42   7   2   2   23   5   1   20   17  .302
Garry Maddox          40  146   15   44   4   1   1   17   3   3    8   18  .301
Manny Trillo          39  150   20   44   3   2   3   17   4   1   11   18  .293
Mike Schmidt          39  147   33   43   9   1  14   34   6   1   25   29  .293
Greg Gross            33   52    8   15   4   1   0    5   1   2    6    2  .289
Larry Bowa            41  153   10   39   5   0   0   14   8   3    6    5  .255
Bob Boone             37  118   10   28   5   0   1   11   1   1   12   11  .237
Lonnie Smith          26   68   13   15   3   1   0    2   8   0    6    7  .221
Keith Moreland        17   48    3   10   1   0   2   10   0   1    3    6  .208
Ramon Aviles          11    7    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .143
Luis Aguayo           11   19    2    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           33  124   22   44   8   2   5   22   2   2    6   15  .355
Phil Garner           24   78   12   27   4   2   1   12   2   5    7   12  .346
Bill Madlock          29  104   11   34   9   0   1   13   6   1    9    6  .327
Tony Pena             17   42    4   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    4    5  .310
Dale Berra            27   63    5   18   3   0   1   12   4   0    5   11  .286
Lee Lacy              29   78   13   21   3   2   0    3  13   1    3   11  .269
Dave Parker           24   91    8   24   3   1   4   15   2   0    1    9  .264
Tim Foli              35  126   13   31   5   0   0   11   4   1    7    7  .246
Omar Moreno           36  153   18   37   3   4   0   13  12   3    8   24  .242
Steve Nicosia         26   81   14   17   4   1   0    5   2   0    8    8  .210
Willie Stargell       16   24    0    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .208
John Milner           23   34    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .206
Kurt Bevacqua         14   10    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        30   95   14   14   1   0   5   11   0   0   22   22  .147
Bill Robinson          5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Matt Alexander         3    1    1    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     36  114   18   39  11   2   2   20   0   2    6    9  .342
Barry Evans           31   45    7   15   2   0   0    3   1   1    5    5  .333
Terry Kennedy         39  150   12   47   9   0   0   15   0   1    8   28  .313
Juan Bonilla          34  111   11   32   6   0   1   11   0   4    6    9  .288
Luis Salazar          43  152    9   41   4   3   1    9   2   3    2   32  .270
Gene Richards         44  173   22   46   6   5   2   20  10   3   26   22  .266
Jerry Turner          15   16    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    1  .250
Ozzie Smith           44  183   22   45   2   0   0   13  12   8   15   17  .246
Joe Lefebvre          41  117   12   27   6   1   4   12   3   2   18   16  .231
Ruppert Jones         42  162   16   36  12   0   1   16   4   6   19   36  .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            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          20   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        9   19    2    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .316
Keith Hernandez       37  140   27   44  12   2   3   21   7   1   25   13  .314
Ken Oberkfell         37  135   22   41   6   1   0   17   4   1   13    7  .304
George Hendrick       36  138   29   39   8   1   6   23   3   0   16   15  .283
Tom Herr              37  129   13   35   6   6   0   24   6   2   17    8  .271
Garry Templeton       35  148   22   39   7   7   0   14   4   7    7   27  .264
Tony Scott            37  159   21   40   5   2   2   17  10   7    5   18  .252
Sixto Lezcano         31   89   14   22   4   1   2   12   0   0   20   10  .247
Dane Iorg             21   49    3   12   1   0   0    8   0   0    1    2  .245
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          2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          183
  S. Garvey (LAN)         179
  J. Cruz (HOU)           176
  K. Griffey (CIN)        173
  G. Richards (SDN)       173
  E. Cabell (SFN)         172
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      171
  P. Rose (PHI)           171
  G. Foster (CIN)         168
  D. Baker (LAN)          164

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         33
  D. Collins (CIN)         32
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        29
  T. Raines (MON)          29
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       27
  P. Rose (PHI)            26
  S. Garvey (LAN)          25
  K. Griffey (CIN)         25
  D. Lopes (LAN)           25

Hits:

  A. Howe (HOU)            58
  L. Herndon (SFN)         53
  P. Rose (PHI)            53
  D. Baker (LAN)           50
  S. Garvey (LAN)          50
  K. Griffey (CIN)         50
  T. Raines (MON)          50
  D. Collins (CIN)         49
  A. Dawson (MON)          49
  B. Buckner (CHN)         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
  D. Kingman (NYN)          8
  J. Cruz (HOU)             7
  D. Evans (SFN)            6
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         6
  G. Carter (MON)           5

RBI:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      32
  S. Garvey (LAN)          32
  R. Cey (LAN)             29
  J. Cruz (HOU)            29
  G. Foster (CIN)          29
  B. Buckner (CHN)         26
  T. Herr (SLN)            24
  D. Evans (SFN)           23
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        23

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          40
  B. North (SFN)           19
  R. Scott (MON)           19
  L. Durham (CHN)          14
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  L. Lacy (PIT)            13
  D. Lopes (LAN)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  T. Puhl (HOU)            13
  I. DeJesus (CHN)         12

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         27
  G. Richards (SDN)        26
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       25
  T. Raines (MON)          25
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  R. Cey (LAN)             23
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       22
  R. Scott (MON)           22
  J. Thompson (PIT)        22
  J. Morgan (SFN)          21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         37
  R. Jones (SDN)           36
  L. Salazar (SDN)         32
  G. Foster (CIN)          31
  S. Henderson (CHN)       31
  D. Murphy (ATL)          31
  L. Parrish (MON)         31
  T. Puhl (HOU)            30
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        28

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