Wednesday May 27, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 27, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1463  180   396   69   13   23   167   39   16  133   178  .271
Cincinnati      1445  187   384   80   12   25   171   26   19  149   241  .266
New York        1339  135   352   53   14   23   128   31   14  127   209  .263
St. Louis       1282  181   332   66   21   16   170   40   20  150   184  .259
Pittsburgh      1290  152   329   50   15   20   146   49   18   95   183  .255
Los Angeles     1504  182   382   60    8   41   175   30   21  146   237  .254
San Diego       1520  151   384   63   12   16   139   34   31  122   251  .253
Montreal        1408  171   354   58   11   33   154   78   15  146   188  .251
San Francisco   1561  160   381   66   11   21   154   52   28  139   221  .244
Atlanta         1435  162   349   65    8   22   150   39   19  131   212  .243
Houston         1507  151   363   59   17   22   142   37   17  168   225  .241
Chicago         1363  123   310   54   10   17   116   33   17  132   230  .227

 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
Joel Youngblood (NYN)    34  121   14   44   8   2   4   23   2   4   10   16  .364
Mike Easler (PIT)        34  127   23   45   8   2   5   22   2   2    7   15  .354
Hubie Brooks (NYN)       39  138   12   47   7   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)      42  162   23   54   9   4   1   17  10   2    8   28  .333
Tim Raines (MON)         41  156   29   51   7   3   3   15  40   4   25   17  .327
Dave Collins (CIN)       41  160   33   51   8   4   2   14  11   6   20   21  .319
Keith Hernandez (SLN)    38  143   27   45  13   2   3   22   7   2   26   13  .315
Bill Buckner (CHN)       41  156   17   49  16   1   4   28   0   1   10    3  .314

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Claudell Washington   40  146   16   44  11   2   1   17   6   3    7   17  .301
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          23   50    7   14   1   0   2    7   3   1    4    7  .280
Bruce Benedict        39  122   12   33   5   1   3   19   0   1   17   10  .271
Chris Chambliss       42  159   21   43  11   1   2   20   1   0   22    9  .270
Dale Murphy           42  159   15   39   5   0   5   23   8   3   15   31  .245
Glenn Hubbard         39  141   14   34   6   3   2   14   1   0   14   27  .241
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        41  126   15   27   9   0   0    4   4   2   14   23  .214
Biff Pocoroba         30   78    3   15   2   0   0    6   0   0    7    9  .192
Rufino Linares        25   64    8   12   1   0   3    8   1   1    3    9  .188
Jerry Royster         23   24    7    4   1   1   0    3   2   4    2    5  .167
Bill Nahorodny         9    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091

 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               7    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .333
Bill Buckner          41  156   17   49  16   1   4   28   0   1   10    3  .314
Leon Durham           39  150   16   46   4   4   4   15  14   4   10   28  .307
Steve Henderson       39  138   13   39   3   2   3   16   2   5   19   32  .283
Jerry Morales         30   89    8   25   1   1   0    6   0   1   10    9  .281
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
Jim Tracy             27   35    3    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    6   11  .229
Steve Dillard         18   22    4    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .227
Scot Thompson         33   90    6   18   5   0   0    8   2   0    6    7  .200
Mike Tyson            20   45    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .200
Tim Blackwell         32   93   12   18   6   1   1    6   1   0   15   19  .194
Joe Strain            23   73    6   14   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .192
Ken Reitz             35  113    4   21   5   1   1   11   0   0    4   28  .186
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Ivan DeJesus          41  151   17   24   4   0   0    3  12   4   21   23  .159
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            27   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .353
Johnny Bench          27   96    8   32   8   0   2   10   0   2   11   18  .333
Larry Biittner        18   24    1    8   3   0   0    7   0   0    2    1  .333
Dave Collins          41  160   33   51   8   4   2   14  11   6   20   21  .319
Dave Concepcion       42  165   21   48  13   0   2   33   2   4   16   22  .291
Ron Oester            41  137   19   39   7   3   0   15   0   1   17   25  .285
Ken Griffey           42  176   25   50   8   4   1   13   8   1    8   23  .284
George Foster         43  171   23   47  10   0   9   29   1   0   17   32  .275
Joe Nolan             32   83   11   22   6   0   0    5   1   1    8    9  .265
Ray Knight            43  156   18   40   8   0   4   13   2   3   15   19  .256
Mike Vail             12   12    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .250
Mike O'Berry          24   40    3    8   1   1   0    2   0   0    7    8  .200
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           14   18    1    7   0   1   0    1   1   1    2    2  .389
Art Howe              44  159   21   58  12   2   3   14   1   1   19   13  .365
Cesar Cedeno          33  126   14   37   7   0   1   14   6   4   10   12  .294
Jose Cruz             45  179   22   47   7   1   7   29   2   5   14   22  .263
Alan Ashby            37  110    8   28   6   0   0   14   0   1   20   15  .255
Terry Puhl            45  166   21   42   8   3   2   12  13   2   20   30  .253
Craig Reynolds        39  152   19   38   4   7   3   15   2   0    5   13  .250
Dave Roberts          15   33    3    8   2   0   1    3   1   0    1    4  .242
Mike Ivie             14   38    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2   10  .237
Kiko Garcia           20   63    5   14   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    9  .222
Danny Heep            20   63    5   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    9    9  .222
Luis Pujols           13   39    2    8   0   1   1    7   1   0    2    5  .205
Denny Walling         27   66    9   13   1   0   3    6   1   1   17    8  .197
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      31   69    4   11   1   1   0    4   3   1   15    9  .159
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
Pedro Guerrero        40  142   20   43   8   1   8   22   2   4   11   29  .303
Dusty Baker           42  167   19   50   6   3   3   20   4   3   15   21  .299
Mike Scioscia         37  106   10   31   2   0   1    6   0   2   17    8  .293
Ron Cey               44  160   21   46  10   0   9   29   0   2   23   26  .288
Steve Garvey          44  183   25   51  12   1   5   33   1   4   11   22  .279
Ken Landreaux         42  175   23   48   7   2   4   22   7   3   15   24  .274
Reggie Smith          13   11    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .273
Rick Monday           20   39    7    9   0   1   3    5   0   0    5   13  .231
Derrel Thomas         26   59    5   12   3   0   1    6   1   0    8    8  .203
Steve Yeager          20   40    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    5    4  .200
Bill Russell          40  139    9   27   4   0   0   10   2   1    8   14  .194
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            41  156   29   51   7   3   3   15  40   4   25   17  .327
Jerry White           22   55    7   16   3   1   1    6   4   2    5    6  .291
Warren Cromartie      36  134   13   37   8   1   2   15   0   1    8   12  .276
Chris Speier          40  132   15   34   7   1   2   13   1   0   18   10  .258
Tim Wallach           28   83    8   21   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           39  150   18   35   5   1   5   20   1   4   18   12  .233
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          37  127   14   26   1   1   0   11  19   1   22    9  .205
Larry Parrish         35  128   11   25   7   1   1    7   0   0    9   32  .195
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               3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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       34  121   14   44   8   2   4   23   2   4   10   16  .364
Hubie Brooks          39  138   12   47   7   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            40  137   15   39   7   4   1   11   0   1    7    5  .285
Alex Trevino          33   96   10   27   1   0   0    8   1   0    8    9  .281
John Stearns          26   87    9   24   3   1   0    8   3   0    7    6  .276
Wally Backman         22   34    4    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    6  .265
Mike Jorgensen        29   47    4   12   2   0   3    8   1   0    3    9  .255
Mookie Wilson         32   90   10   21   1   2   0    5   5   2    6   14  .233
Dave Kingman          39  130   13   28   4   0   9   22   1   0   27   38  .215
Frank Taveras         30  112   16   24   7   1   0    3   6   0    7   13  .214
Lee Mazzilli          37  131   14   27   5   2   3   11   7   3   19   24  .206
Bob Bailor            18   35    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .200
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
Pete Rose             43  175   26   54  11   2   0    9   1   2   16    7  .309
Gary Matthews         39  143   19   44   8   2   2   23   5   1   20   18  .308
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
Del Unser             23   24    3    7   3   0   0    6   0   0    7    3  .292
Mike Schmidt          40  151   33   43   9   1  14   34   6   1   25   31  .285
Greg Gross            34   53    8   15   4   1   0    5   1   2    6    2  .283
Larry Bowa            42  157   10   39   5   0   0   14   8   3    6    5  .248
Bob Boone             37  118   10   28   5   0   1   11   1   1   12   11  .237
Keith Moreland        18   52    3   12   2   0   2   10   0   1    3    6  .231
Lonnie Smith          27   72   14   16   4   1   0    2   8   0    6    8  .222
Luis Aguayo           11   19    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .105
Ramon Aviles          12   10    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .100
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           34  127   23   45   8   2   5   22   2   2    7   15  .354
Phil Garner           25   82   12   27   4   2   1   12   2   5    7   12  .329
Tony Pena             18   46    4   15   1   1   1    8   0   2    4    6  .326
Bill Madlock          30  106   11   34   9   0   1   13   6   1    9    6  .321
Dale Berra            28   67    5   19   4   0   1   12   4   0    5   12  .284
Lee Lacy              30   82   13   22   3   2   0    3  14   2    3   12  .268
Dave Parker           24   91    8   24   3   1   4   15   2   0    1    9  .264
Omar Moreno           37  157   18   39   4   4   0   14  12   3    8   24  .248
Tim Foli              35  126   13   31   5   0   0   11   4   1    7    7  .246
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         15   11    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .182
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        31   99   14   15   1   0   5   11   0   0   22   23  .152
Bill Robinson          5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Matt Alexander         4    1    2    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     37  117   18   39  11   2   2   20   0   2    7   10  .333
Barry Evans           32   49    7   16   2   0   0    3   1   1    5    5  .327
Terry Kennedy         40  154   12   48   9   0   0   15   0   1    8   29  .312
Juan Bonilla          35  115   11   32   6   0   1   11   0   4    6    9  .278
Luis Salazar          44  156    9   42   4   3   1    9   2   3    2   33  .269
Gene Richards         45  177   22   47   6   5   2   20  10   3   26   22  .266
Ozzie Smith           45  187   22   47   2   0   0   13  13   8   15   17  .251
Jerry Turner          15   16    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    1  .250
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
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
Steve Swisher         10   20    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .200
Craig Stimac           9    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .111
Dave Edwards          21   40    4    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    2   11  .100

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         42  162   23   54   9   4   1   17  10   2    8   28  .333
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Milt May              40  132    6   38   7   0   0   12   1   2   13    9  .288
Dave Bergman          21   46    3   13   5   0   0    3   0   0    6   10  .283
Jim Wohlford          22   32    3    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    5  .281
Enos Cabell           42  176   20   47  10   0   1   20   3   7    3   17  .267
Johnnie Lemaster      43  125   11   33   3   1   0    7   2   5   11   17  .264
Jerry Martin          25   85    8   22   0   2   1    8   3   1    6   16  .259
Billy North           35  106   17   26   7   0   1   11  19   6   18   18  .245
Darrell Evans         43  151   18   36   4   2   6   23   1   3   19   14  .238
Joe Morgan            37  126   16   28   7   0   2   12   8   0   22   16  .222
Rennie Stennett       23   55    4   12   0   0   1    4   2   1    2    3  .218
Jack Clark            41  160   17   34   7   2   5   20   1   1   16   21  .213
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            9   21    4    9   1   0   0    2   2   0    1    3  .429
Orlando Sanchez        9   19    2    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .316
Keith Hernandez       38  143   27   45  13   2   3   22   7   2   26   13  .315
Ken Oberkfell         38  137   22   41   6   1   0   17   4   1   15    7  .299
George Hendrick       37  142   29   41   8   1   6   23   4   0   16   16  .289
Tom Herr              38  133   14   37   6   6   0   24   7   3   18    8  .278
Garry Templeton       36  152   22   39   7   7   0   14   4   7    8   29  .257
Sixto Lezcano         32   91   14   23   4   1   2   12   0   0   22   10  .253
Tony Scott            38  163   21   40   5   2   2   17  10   7    5   19  .245
Dane Iorg             21   49    3   12   1   0   0    8   0   0    1    2  .245
Gene Tenace           20   55   12   12   6   0   1   10   0   0   14   14  .218
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          20   12    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .083
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)          187
  S. Garvey (LAN)         183
  J. Cruz (HOU)           179
  G. Richards (SDN)       177
  E. Cabell (SFN)         176
  K. Griffey (CIN)        176
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      175
  P. Rose (PHI)           175
  G. Foster (CIN)         171
  D. Baker (LAN)          167

Runs Scored:

  D. Collins (CIN)         33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         33
  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)         54
  P. Rose (PHI)            54
  D. Collins (CIN)         51
  S. Garvey (LAN)          51
  T. Raines (MON)          51
  D. Baker (LAN)           50
  K. Griffey (CIN)         50
  B. Buckner (CHN)         49
  A. Dawson (MON)          49

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         16
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  K. Hernandez (SLN)       13
  S. Garvey (LAN)          12
  A. Howe (HOU)            12
  R. Jones (SDN)           12
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       11
  B. Perkins (SDN)         11
  P. Rose (PHI)            11
  C. Washington (ATL)      11

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
  D. Kingman (NYN)          9
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         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)      33
  S. Garvey (LAN)          33
  R. Cey (LAN)             29
  J. Cruz (HOU)            29
  G. Foster (CIN)          29
  B. Buckner (CHN)         28
  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
  L. Lacy (PIT)            14
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  D. Lopes (LAN)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          13
  T. Puhl (HOU)            13
  O. Smith (SDN)           13

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
  B. North (SFN)            6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  P. Garner (PIT)           5
  S. Henderson (CHN)        5

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         38
  R. Jones (SDN)           36
  L. Salazar (SDN)         33
  G. Foster (CIN)          32
  S. Henderson (CHN)       32
  L. Parrish (MON)         32
  D. Murphy (ATL)          31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  T. Puhl (HOU)            30
  P. Guerrero (LAN)        29

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