Monday May 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 1, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      684  112   198   31    1   21   108   16    5   82    83  .290
Cincinnati       782  120   218   44    6   25   109   27   12   96   151  .279
Philadelphia     618  102   170   34    3   14    97   21    8   93    94  .275
Houston          741   81   193   33    3   16    79   22    7   59    87  .261
Montreal         645   78   162   35    6    9    72    6    6   55   104  .251
St. Louis        734   91   184   38    6   11    86   15    3   65   102  .251
San Diego        663   64   164   25    3   10    58   18    7   70   102  .247
Chicago          679   70   165   26    4    9    63    7    8   61    91  .243
Atlanta          683   63   165   20    4   12    59   17   11   62    97  .242
Pittsburgh       653   90   152   21    9   14    80   26   11   77   109  .233
San Francisco    694   74   153   30    6   14    71    7    6   77   112  .221
New York         749   70   154   27    2   12    65   11   12   86   129  .206

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     21   69    8   28   6   0   2   14   0   1   16    9  .406
Rick Monday (LA)         20   68   14   24   4   0   8   22   1   1   11   11  .353
Dusty Baker (LA)         20   74   11   26   5   0   1   12   1   0    7   10  .351
Jerry Royster (ATL)      21   74   15   26   2   1   1    3  11   3   12    3  .351
Dave Parker (PIT)        20   77   14   26   3   1   5   14   4   1    7    8  .338
Steve Garvey (LA)        20   84   17   28   3   1   3   15   2   2    4    8  .333
Dave Cash (MON)          19   75   17   25   6   2   1    6   1   1    7    3  .333
Ken Griffey (CIN)        22   95   14   31   6   2   2    8   7   1    7   15  .326
Keith Hernandez (STL)    22   80   14   26   9   0   2   15   2   0   13    7  .325
Ted Simmons (STL)        22   77   11   25   9   0   1   12   0   0    9    5  .325

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        21   69    8   28   6   0   2   14   0   1   16    9  .406
Darrel Chaney         10   21    3    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .381
Gary Matthews          6   21    6    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    3    3  .381
Jerry Royster         21   74   15   26   2   1   1    3  11   3   12    3  .351
Brian Asselstine      16   34    3   11   2   1   0    2   1   1    4    4  .324
Tom Paciorek           3    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Rod Gilbreath         14   39    2   10   1   1   0    1   1   1    1    4  .256
Biff Pocoroba         19   56    1   14   3   0   0    6   0   1    4    2  .250
Rowland Office        18   48    4   12   1   0   2    4   0   1    2    5  .250
Barry Bonnell         20   68    6   13   3   0   0    3   2   1    5    6  .191
Dale Murphy           21   75    8   14   1   1   2   10   1   1    5   24  .187
Bob Beall             16   17    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .118
Cito Gaston           14   35    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .114
Pat Rockett           21   60    2    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    8  .100
Joe Nolan              9   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .077

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Greg Gross            14   41    2   15   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    0  .366
Joe Wallis            12   24    2    8   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .333
Bill Buckner          11   35    4   11   2   0   1    2   2   0    1    3  .314
Ivan DeJesus          20   84   10   26   4   0   0    5   1   3    9    9  .310
Larry Biittner        14   40    6   11   1   1   2    7   0   1    6    5  .275
Manny Trillo          17   58    4   15   2   1   0    6   0   1    7    5  .259
Hector Cruz           12   35    5    9   2   0   2    2   0   0    1    0  .257
Bobby Murcer          20   74   10   19   4   1   1   13   0   0   10   12  .257
Dave Rader            19   63    5   15   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .238
Mick Kelleher          8   13    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .231
Gene Clines           13   41    8    8   1   0   0    5   2   1    4    3  .195
Dave Kingman          16   57    5   11   2   0   2    6   1   1    4   19  .193
Steve Ontiveros       17   55    4    8   3   0   0    2   0   0    7    8  .146
Larry Cox              6    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Rudy Meoli             5    4    1    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           22   95   14   31   6   2   2    8   7   1    7   15  .326
George Foster         22   91   17   29   3   1   4   13   1   1    8   27  .319
Dan Driessen          21   85   14   27   4   1   3   13   7   1   12   13  .318
Cesar Geronimo        22   75    7   23   6   1   2   13   2   1   11   14  .307
Pete Rose             22   98   16   30   6   1   3   12   1   0    8    4  .306
Johnny Bench          21   80   13   24   4   0   5   13   1   1   12   18  .300
Don Werner             5    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .286
Dave Concepcion       21   74   10   20   3   0   1   10   3   3    8   14  .270
Joe Morgan            20   76   20   20   9   0   4   17   5   2   16    8  .263
Ray Knight             9    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Rick Auerbach         11   14    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .214
Dave Collins          14   12    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   2    2    6  .167
Junior Kennedy        14   12    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .083
Mike Lum               6    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Mike Grace             5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jesus Alou             6    8    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Wilbur Howard         14   24    3    8   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    1  .333
Art Howe              22   80   11   25   8   0   3    8   0   1    6    2  .313
Jose Cruz             20   76    9   23   4   0   0    6   3   0    8    8  .303
Denny Walling         10   10    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .300
Enos Cabell           22   95    5   27   2   1   1   11   3   1    2   10  .284
Bob Watson            22   78   10   22   7   0   3   16   0   0   10   11  .282
Terry Puhl            21   87    9   24   3   0   1    4   4   3    7    8  .276
Cesar Cedeno          21   82   11   22   4   0   2    8   9   1    6    8  .268
Roger Metzger         20   60    6   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    6    5  .217
Joe Ferguson          19   67   11   14   2   0   5   11   0   0   10   13  .209
Jimmy Sexton          11   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    0  .200
Ed Herrmann            6   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Dave Bergman          11    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Julio Gonzalez         5    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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           20   68   14   24   4   0   8   22   1   1   11   11  .353
Dusty Baker           20   74   11   26   5   0   1   12   1   0    7   10  .351
Steve Garvey          20   84   17   28   3   1   3   15   2   2    4    8  .333
Ron Cey               20   78   12   25   2   0   2   14   1   0   12    8  .321
Davey Lopes           20   77   18   24   5   0   3   11   8   1   17    7  .312
Glenn Burke            9   10    2    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .300
Reggie Smith          20   74   14   22   6   0   3   11   0   0   10   11  .297
Vic Davalillo          7    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Lee Lacy               5    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Bill Russell          20   84    8   20   3   0   1    7   2   0    3    5  .238
Steve Yeager          18   62    6   14   2   0   0    8   0   0    7   10  .226
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            11    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dave Cash             19   75   17   25   6   2   1    6   1   1    7    3  .333
Ellis Valentine       16   61    6   20   2   0   1    8   1   1    1    8  .328
Del Unser             17   31    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    5  .290
Chris Speier          19   64    5   18   2   1   2   10   0   0    6    8  .281
Larry Parrish         18   68    8   19   9   0   0   12   0   0    1   10  .279
Gary Carter           19   71   10   18   4   0   2   12   1   1    8    7  .254
Andre Dawson          19   72   14   18   1   2   3   11   2   2    8   19  .250
Tony Perez            19   70    4   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    8   14  .200
Warren Cromartie      16   57    8   11   4   1   0    2   0   1    7    7  .193
Wayne Garrett          8   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Sam Mejias            13    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Stan Papi              4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry White            6    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Reece              2    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
Joel Youngblood       10   13    4    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .385
Bobby Valentine       11   30    3   10   1   0   0    7   0   1    3    3  .333
Tom Grieve             8   16    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .313
Lee Mazzilli          23   85    7   22   9   1   2    7   1   0   10   16  .259
Doug Flynn            23   81    3   20   0   0   0    4   0   1    4    9  .247
Bruce Boisclair       18   48    8   11   1   0   1    5   1   1    9    9  .229
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Willie Montanez       22   80   10   16   3   0   2    6   1   0    7   17  .200
Ed Kranepool           9   20    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .200
Steve Henderson       23   83    9   16   1   1   4   15   1   1    5   18  .193
John Stearns          22   70    5   13   3   0   0    2   3   0    9   10  .186
Ron Hodges             6   11    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .182
Len Randle            22   71    4   11   3   0   0    3   3   5   17    8  .155
Elliott Maddox         5    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .143
Tim Foli              17   64    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .141
Sergio Ferrer          2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Barry Foote            5    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Tim McCarver           6   13    4    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    9    2  .385
Bud Harrelson          7    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Mike Schmidt          18   75   18   24   6   0   4   16   3   2   10   16  .320
Garry Maddox          18   67    8   21   5   0   0   10   6   1    8    5  .313
Jim Morrison           3   10    4    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .300
Greg Luzinski         18   64   11   19   5   0   3    8   2   0   14   16  .297
Richie Hebner         16   48    6   14   2   0   1    8   2   1    9    8  .292
Bob Boone             16   39   13   11   1   2   2   11   0   1   13    5  .282
Larry Bowa            18   82   10   23   4   1   0    5   4   1    4    8  .281
Bake McBride          14   63    9   16   4   0   0    7   3   0    6    6  .254
Jerry Martin          13   20    3    5   1   0   1    6   0   1    3    2  .250
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jose Cardenal          5   11    0    2   1   0   0    4   0   1    2    0  .182
Davey Johnson         11   26    3    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .115
Jay Johnstone         10    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker           20   77   14   26   3   1   5   14   4   1    7    8  .338
Omar Moreno           20   63   13   18   3   0   0    6  11   2   14   13  .286
Rennie Stennett       17   64   10   18   2   1   1    8   0   0    1    7  .281
Bill Robinson         20   68   12   19   3   1   3   14   4   2    9   14  .279
Duffy Dyer             4   11    0    3   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    2  .273
Steve Brye            11   15    6    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    5    3  .267
Ed Ott                17   57    7   14   1   1   1    8   0   0    6    5  .246
Willie Stargell       17   42    6    9   1   0   2    4   1   0   11   10  .214
Frank Taveras         19   72    5   14   2   1   0    6   2   3    1    7  .194
Phil Garner           18   63    7   12   1   3   0   10   2   2    7   13  .191
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Jim Fregosi           10   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .182
Mario Mendoza         11   11    3    2   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    1  .182
Manny Sanguillen       6   13    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .154
John Milner           10   20    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    1  .100

 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
Bill Almon            20   74    7   24   4   0   0    5   2   1    6   12  .324
Chuck Baker            8   13    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .308
Dave Winfield         20   79   10   24   3   1   6   17   2   0    3    9  .304
Mike Champion         13   10    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    4    2  .300
Ozzie Smith           20   65    5   19   2   0   0    4   4   1    2    6  .292
Oscar Gamble          19   62    8   16   1   0   1   10   0   0    9   10  .258
Gene Richards         18   64    9   15   1   0   0    4   7   2   11    9  .234
Derrel Thomas         20   66    3   15   3   0   0    3   2   1    7    5  .227
George Hendrick       20   65    5   14   2   0   2    4   0   0    7    9  .215
Gene Tenace           15   37    6    7   3   1   0    1   1   1   13    7  .189
Jerry Turner          16   28    3    5   3   0   1    2   0   0    1    7  .179
Bob Davis             12   24    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .167
Rick Sweet            14   31    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   1    4    7  .161

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             13   27    3   10   1   0   1    6   0   0    0    4  .370
Mike Sadek             6   18    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .278
Terry Whitfield       20   73    8   20   0   2   2    5   1   2    3   10  .274
Rob Andrews           13   30    5    8   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    3  .267
Jack Clark            21   78   11   19   7   0   2    8   1   0   10   15  .244
Willie McCovey        21   66    4   16   5   1   3   19   0   0    8    6  .242
Tom Heintzelman        7    9    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Larry Herndon         19   70    7   15   3   1   0    2   0   2    9   10  .214
Darrell Evans         21   75   10   15   4   0   1    8   1   0   15   13  .200
Marc Hill             16   55    4   11   2   0   1    5   0   2    8    7  .200
Johnnie Lemaster      20   66    4   13   1   1   0    1   2   0    3   10  .197
Bill Madlock          14   51    7   10   2   0   2    6   1   0    8   11  .196
Skip James            17   12    4    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .083
Vic Harris            10   17    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
Gary Sutherland        6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Keith Hernandez       22   80   14   26   9   0   2   15   2   0   13    7  .325
Ted Simmons           22   77   11   25   9   0   1   12   0   0    9    5  .325
Ken Reitz             22   77   10   23   2   0   3   14   1   0    5   10  .299
Lou Brock             16   54    8   16   2   0   0    2   5   0    7    4  .296
Roger Freed            8   18    2    5   2   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .278
Jim Dwyer             13   22    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .273
Mike Phillips         11   15    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    2  .267
Mike Tyson            20   58    4   14   3   0   1    9   0   0    4    6  .241
Jerry Morales         22   83   10   20   4   2   1   11   3   0    9    8  .241
Tony Scott            13   32    6    7   0   1   0    1   1   2    3    7  .219
Dane Iorg              8   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Steve Swisher          3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Garry Templeton       22   96   11   17   4   1   0    2   3   0    2   15  .177
Jerry Mumphrey        16   49    4    7   1   0   0    4   0   1    5    9  .143

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  P. Rose (CIN)            98
  G. Templeton (STL)       96
  E. Cabell (HOU)          95
  K. Griffey (CIN)         95
  G. Foster (CIN)          91
  T. Puhl (HOU)            87
  D. Driessen (CIN)        85
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         85
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         84
  S. Garvey (LA)           84

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          20
  D. Lopes (LA)            18
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         18
  D. Cash (MON)            17
  G. Foster (CIN)          17
  S. Garvey (LA)           17
  P. Rose (CIN)            16
  J. Royster (ATL)         15
  A. Dawson (MON)          14
  D. Driessen (CIN)        14

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         31
  P. Rose (CIN)            30
  G. Foster (CIN)          29
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       28
  S. Garvey (LA)           28
  E. Cabell (HOU)          27
  D. Driessen (CIN)        27
  D. Baker (LA)            26
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         26
  K. Hernandez (STL)       26

Doubles:

  K. Hernandez (STL)        9
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  L. Parrish (MON)          9
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  A. Howe (HOU)             8
  J. Clark (SF)             7
  B. Watson (HOU)           7
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        6
  D. Cash (MON)             6

Triples:

  P. Garner (PIT)           3
  B. Boone (PHI)            2
  D. Cash (MON)             2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  J. Morales (STL)          2
  T. Whitfield (SF)         2
  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  B. Asselstine (ATL)       1
  L. Biittner (CHI)         1

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)            8
  D. Winfield (SD)          6
  J. Bench (CIN)            5
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         5
  D. Parker (PIT)           5
  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  S. Henderson (NY)         4
  G. Matthews (ATL)         4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          4

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           22
  W. McCovey (SF)          19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  D. Winfield (SD)         17
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         16
  B. Watson (HOU)          16
  S. Garvey (LA)           15
  S. Henderson (NY)        15
  K. Hernandez (STL)       15
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       14

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          11
  J. Royster (ATL)         11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  D. Lopes (LA)             8
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  K. Griffey (CIN)          7
  G. Richards (SD)          7
  G. Maddox (PHI)           6
  L. Brock (STL)            5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            5
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  T. Puhl (HOU)             3
  J. Royster (ATL)          3
  F. Taveras (PIT)          3
  D. Collins (CIN)          2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  T. Foli (NY)              2
  P. Garner (PIT)           2

Walks:

  D. Lopes (LA)            17
  L. Randle (NY)           17
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  D. Evans (SF)            15
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        14
  O. Moreno (PIT)          14
  B. Boone (PHI)           13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  G. Tenace (SD)           13

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          27
  D. Murphy (ATL)          24
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  D. Kingman (CHI)         19
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  S. Henderson (NY)        18
  W. Montanez (NY)         17
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        16
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         16
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         16

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