Sunday April 23, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 23, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      510   87   151   23    1   16    84   10    4   67    51  .296
Cincinnati       567   90   158   35    4   15    82   21   10   72   109  .279
Houston          551   65   149   29    2   11    63   16    7   49    69  .270
Montreal         452   60   122   27    4    8    58    5    5   40    72  .270
Chicago          482   53   124   22    2    5    48    7    7   45    64  .257
San Diego        431   44   108   18    2    5    38   10    5   43    65  .251
Philadelphia     375   48    93   25    1    8    44   13    4   53    60  .248
St. Louis        502   62   124   24    5    7    59   12    2   48    74  .247
Pittsburgh       421   63    98   17    6   10    57   13    6   56    65  .233
Atlanta          456   32   100    9    0    9    30    9    7   40    62  .219
San Francisco    459   51    96   19    6    9    49    3    4   56    76  .209
New York         519   48   104   16    2   12    46    7   10   54    82  .200

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Monday (LA)         15   50   13   19   3   0   8   19   1   1    8    6  .380
Ron Cey (LA)             15   56    9   21   2   0   1   12   1   0   11    2  .375
Larry Parrish (MON)      12   45    6   16   7   0   0   11   0   0    0    6  .356
Dave Parker (PIT)        13   51   10   18   3   0   4    8   1   1    4    5  .353
Keith Hernandez (STL)    15   52    9   18   5   0   2   11   2   0   11    5  .346
Bill Almon (SD)          13   48    6   16   3   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .333
Steve Garvey (LA)        15   64   13   21   3   1   3   15   2   1    2    4  .328
Jose Cruz (HOU)          16   61    7   20   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    6  .328
Ken Griffey (CIN)        16   68   12   22   5   1   1    5   6   1    5   12  .324
Ted Simmons (STL)        15   53    8   17   6   0   1   10   0   0    5    3  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrel Chaney          5    9    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .444
Gary Matthews          6   21    6    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    3    3  .381
Jeff Burroughs        14   50    2   16   3   0   1    6   0   1    9    8  .320
Brian Asselstine      10   19    1    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .316
Jerry Royster         14   43    7   13   0   0   1    2   7   1   11    2  .302
Rod Gilbreath         10   27    1    7   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    2  .259
Biff Pocoroba         14   39    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    1  .256
Tom Paciorek           2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Barry Bonnell         13   51    3   10   2   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .196
Rowland Office        12   34    1    6   1   0   1    1   0   1    0    4  .177
Dale Murphy           14   50    5    8   1   0   1    3   0   1    4   15  .160
Pat Rockett           14   39    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .103
Cito Gaston           10   23    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .087
Bob Beall             13   14    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .071
Joe Nolan              6    5    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
Bill Buckner           8   24    4   10   2   0   1    2   2   0    1    2  .417
Joe Wallis             7   13    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .385
Manny Trillo          11   38    4   12   2   0   0    4   0   1    4    3  .316
Greg Gross            10   29    1    9   1   0   0    5   0   0    1    0  .310
Ivan DeJesus          14   59    6   18   4   0   0    4   1   2    7    7  .305
Hector Cruz            8   20    3    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .300
Bobby Murcer          14   51    8   15   2   1   0    8   0   0    8    9  .294
Dave Rader            14   52    3   14   3   0   0    5   1   0    3    3  .269
Larry Biittner        13   39    6   10   1   1   2    6   0   1    6    5  .256
Gene Clines            9   29    7    7   1   0   0    4   2   1    3    2  .241
Dave Kingman          13   46    5   10   1   0   2    6   1   1    4   14  .217
Mick Kelleher          5   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .182
Steve Ontiveros       11   33    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .121
Rudy Meoli             4    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Cox              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           16   68   12   22   5   1   1    5   6   1    5   12  .324
Cesar Geronimo        16   54    4   17   4   1   1   10   1   1    8    8  .315
Johnny Bench          16   61   12   19   4   0   4   12   1   1   10   17  .312
Dave Concepcion       15   49    7   15   3   0   0    9   2   2    7    8  .306
George Foster         16   66   13   20   2   0   3    8   1   1    6   20  .303
Pete Rose             16   70    8   20   4   1   0    6   0   0    7    2  .286
Dan Driessen          15   60   12   17   2   1   2   10   7   1   10   10  .283
Joe Morgan            16   60   15   17   9   0   3   14   3   2   12    7  .283
Rick Auerbach          9   12    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .250
Dave Collins           9    8    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   1    1    4  .250
Ray Knight             9    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Don Werner             4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Junior Kennedy         9    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Mike Lum               4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Mike Grace             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jesus Alou             4    4    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .750
Jose Cruz             16   61    7   20   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    6  .328
Bob Watson            16   58    7   18   6   0   1   11   0   0    6    7  .310
Wilbur Howard         10   13    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .308
Enos Cabell           16   72    4   22   2   1   1    9   2   1    1    8  .306
Cesar Cedeno          15   59    8   18   4   0   1    7   8   1    6    6  .305
Art Howe              16   58   10   17   6   0   3    7   0   1    6    2  .293
Terry Puhl            16   67    9   17   3   0   1    3   3   3    7    5  .254
Denny Walling          8    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Roger Metzger         16   50    4   12   2   1   0    5   0   0    4    4  .240
Joe Ferguson          15   53   10   10   2   0   4    9   0   0    9   12  .189
Ed Herrmann            4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Dave Bergman           9    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Julio Gonzalez         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jimmy Sexton           7    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates           1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Rick Monday           15   50   13   19   3   0   8   19   1   1    8    6  .380
Ron Cey               15   56    9   21   2   0   1   12   1   0   11    2  .375
Steve Garvey          15   64   13   21   3   1   3   15   2   1    2    4  .328
Dusty Baker           15   57    8   18   1   0   0    6   1   0    5    8  .316
Reggie Smith          15   54   12   17   5   0   2    8   0   0    7    6  .315
Davey Lopes           15   58   14   17   4   0   2    7   4   1   13    4  .293
Vic Davalillo          6    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Steve Yeager          13   43    3   12   2   0   0    6   0   0    7    6  .279
Lee Lacy               5    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Glenn Burke            7    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .222
Bill Russell          15   64    5   14   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    5  .219
Jerry Grote            2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .167
Ted Martinez           4    3    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .000
Manny Mota             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias             8    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ellis Valentine       10   38    4   15   2   0   1    8   1   1    0    7  .395
Larry Parrish         12   45    6   16   7   0   0   11   0   0    0    6  .356
Chris Speier          13   45    5   14   1   1   2    7   0   0    4    5  .311
Dave Cash             13   52   13   15   4   2   1    4   1   1    6    1  .289
Del Unser             12   28    3    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    4  .286
Gary Carter           13   51    8   14   3   0   2   10   0   1    7    6  .275
Andre Dawson          13   51   12   13   1   1   2    8   2   1    6   12  .255
Tony Perez            13   50    3   12   3   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .240
Warren Cromartie      10   36    3    6   3   0   0    2   0   1    3    5  .167
Wayne Garrett          5   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091
Sam Mejias            10    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Stan Papi              3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry White            5    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Reece              1    0    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
Bobby Valentine        4    4    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Tom Grieve             6   12    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .417
Doug Flynn            16   57    2   17   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    6  .298
Bruce Boisclair       11   32    5    9   0   0   1    4   1   1    5    3  .281
Joel Youngblood        6    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Lee Mazzilli          16   57    6   14   4   1   2    4   1   0    7    8  .246
Willie Montanez       15   52    9   12   3   0   2    4   0   0    5   11  .231
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Steve Henderson       16   54    8   10   1   1   4   12   0   0    3   16  .185
Ron Hodges             5   11    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .182
Tim Foli              16   60    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .150
Len Randle            16   56    1    8   2   0   0    3   2   5   13    5  .143
John Stearns          15   44    2    6   1   0   0    2   2   0    4    7  .136
Ed Kranepool           6   17    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .118

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Barry Foote            2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Mike Schmidt          11   47    9   15   4   0   2   10   2   0    4   10  .319
Garry Maddox          11   42    2   13   4   0   0    3   3   1    4    5  .310
Greg Luzinski         11   38    5   11   4   0   2    7   1   0   10   12  .290
Tim McCarver           4    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    0  .286
Larry Bowa            11   49    6   13   3   0   0    1   3   0    3    5  .265
Richie Hebner         10   27    3    7   2   0   1    4   1   1    4    5  .259
Bake McBride           9   37    6    8   3   0   0    1   2   0    5    2  .216
Bob Boone             10   25    7    5   0   1   2    5   0   1    7    5  .200
Jose Cardenal          3    5    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .200
Ted Sizemore          10   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jerry Martin           7   12    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .167
Davey Johnson          6   11    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .000
Jay Johnstone          7    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000
Bud Harrelson          4    1    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
Duffy Dyer             2    4    0    2   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .500
Dave Parker           13   51   10   18   3   0   4    8   1   1    4    5  .353
Steve Brye             9   12    6    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .333
Rennie Stennett       11   41    6   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    1    3  .293
Bill Robinson         13   42   11   12   3   1   3   11   3   1    8    7  .286
Willie Stargell       12   31    6    8   1   0   2    3   1   0    9    8  .258
Omar Moreno           13   39    7   10   2   0   0    4   6   2    9    7  .256
Ed Ott                11   38    4    9   1   1   0    6   0   0    4    4  .237
Frank Taveras         13   52    3   12   2   1   0    6   1   2    0    4  .231
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Jim Fregosi            7    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .167
Manny Sanguillen       3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Phil Garner           11   38    4    5   1   1   0    7   0   0    3   10  .132
John Milner            7   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .100
Mario Mendoza          7    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds           6    5    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .600
Chuck Baker            6    8    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .500
Bill Almon            13   48    6   16   3   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .333
Dave Winfield         13   54    6   17   2   1   3   12   1   0    3    7  .315
Derrel Thomas         13   48    3   14   3   0   0    2   2   1    5    4  .292
Mike Champion          8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
George Hendrick       13   45    3   11   2   0   1    3   0   0    5    6  .244
Ozzie Smith           13   39    4    9   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .231
Jerry Turner          10   13    2    3   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .231
Oscar Gamble          12   41    5    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .220
Gene Tenace            9   20    3    4   1   1   0    0   0   1    8    4  .200
Gene Richards         12   46    6    8   1   0   0    3   4   1    6    9  .174
Rick Sweet             8   18    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    3  .167
Bob Davis              7   16    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .125

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie              8   14    2    5   1   0   1    6   0   0    0    4  .357
Rob Andrews           10   25    5    7   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    3  .280
Tom Heintzelman        6    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Sadek             2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jack Clark            14   53    7   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    8    9  .245
Willie McCovey        14   42    3   10   2   1   2   10   0   0    4    3  .238
Terry Whitfield       14   48    4   11   0   2   2    5   1   0    3    8  .229
Larry Herndon         14   53    7   12   3   1   0    1   0   2    8    8  .226
Darrell Evans         14   49    6   10   3   0   1    6   0   0   10    7  .204
Marc Hill             13   47    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   2    4    4  .192
Bill Madlock           7   22    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .182
Johnnie Lemaster      14   43    4    7   1   1   0    1   1   0    3    7  .163
Skip James            11    8    4    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .125
Vic Harris             7   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Keith Hernandez       15   52    9   18   5   0   2   11   2   0   11    5  .346
Gary Sutherland        5    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ted Simmons           15   53    8   17   6   0   1   10   0   0    5    3  .321
Mike Phillips          8   13    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .308
Lou Brock             11   36    6   11   0   0   0    1   3   0    5    4  .306
Ken Reitz             15   51    6   14   1   0   1    7   1   0    5    8  .275
Jerry Morales         15   58    7   15   2   2   1    8   3   0    7    6  .259
Tony Scott            12   32    6    7   0   1   0    1   1   2    3    7  .219
Mike Tyson            13   37    2    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    5  .216
Roger Freed            7   15    1    3   2   0   1    6   0   0    0    2  .200
Garry Templeton       15   66    8   13   4   1   0    2   2   0    2    9  .197
Jim Dwyer             10   16    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .188
Dane Iorg              6    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .125
Jerry Mumphrey         9   24    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .083
Steve Swisher          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  E. Cabell (HOU)          72
  P. Rose (CIN)            70
  K. Griffey (CIN)         68
  T. Puhl (HOU)            67
  G. Foster (CIN)          66
  G. Templeton (STL)       66
  S. Garvey (LA)           64
  B. Russell (LA)          64
  J. Bench (CIN)           61
  J. Cruz (HOU)            61

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  D. Lopes (LA)            14
  D. Cash (MON)            13
  G. Foster (CIN)          13
  S. Garvey (LA)           13
  R. Monday (LA)           13
  J. Bench (CIN)           12
  A. Dawson (MON)          12
  D. Driessen (CIN)        12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12

Hits:

  E. Cabell (HOU)          22
  K. Griffey (CIN)         22
  R. Cey (LA)              21
  S. Garvey (LA)           21
  J. Cruz (HOU)            20
  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  P. Rose (CIN)            20
  J. Bench (CIN)           19
  R. Monday (LA)           19
  D. Baker (LA)            18

Doubles:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  L. Parrish (MON)          7
  A. Howe (HOU)             6
  T. Simmons (STL)          6
  B. Watson (HOU)           6
  K. Griffey (CIN)          5
  K. Hernandez (STL)        5
  R. Smith (LA)             5
  J. Bench (CIN)            4
  D. Cash (MON)             4

Triples:

  D. Cash (MON)             2
  J. Morales (STL)          2
  T. Whitfield (SF)         2
  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  L. Biittner (CHI)         1
  B. Boone (PHI)            1
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1
  A. Dawson (MON)           1
  D. Driessen (CIN)         1
  D. Dyer (PIT)             1

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)            8
  J. Bench (CIN)            4
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         4
  S. Henderson (NY)         4
  G. Matthews (ATL)         4
  D. Parker (PIT)           4
  G. Foster (CIN)           3
  S. Garvey (LA)            3
  A. Howe (HOU)             3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           19
  S. Garvey (LA)           15
  J. Morgan (CIN)          14
  J. Bench (CIN)           12
  R. Cey (LA)              12
  S. Henderson (NY)        12
  D. Winfield (SD)         12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       11
  L. Parrish (MON)         11
  B. Robinson (PIT)        11

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  J. Royster (ATL)          7
  K. Griffey (CIN)          6
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  G. Richards (SD)          4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  L. Brock (STL)            3
  G. Maddox (PHI)           3

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            5
  T. Puhl (HOU)             3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       2
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          2
  T. Foli (NY)              2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  M. Hill (SF)              2
  O. Moreno (PIT)           2
  J. Morgan (CIN)           2
  T. Scott (STL)            2

Walks:

  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  L. Randle (NY)           13
  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  R. Cey (LA)              11
  K. Hernandez (STL)       11
  J. Royster (ATL)         11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  D. Driessen (CIN)        10
  D. Evans (SF)            10
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        10

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  J. Bench (CIN)           17
  S. Henderson (NY)        16
  D. Murphy (ATL)          15
  D. Kingman (CHI)         14
  A. Dawson (MON)          12
  J. Ferguson (HOU)        12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        12
  W. Montanez (NY)         11

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