Wednesday May 10, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 10, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      957  150   277   48    4   28   144   20    6  113   127  .289
Cincinnati      1021  159   285   57    7   32   146   36   13  117   187  .279
Philadelphia     804  133   221   42    4   22   127   23   12  122   128  .275
Montreal         939  126   250   47    9   20   115    6    6   82   152  .266
St. Louis        969  117   249   57    6   14   111   18    5   83   131  .257
Atlanta          881   86   221   29    4   14    76   25   14   87   125  .251
Houston          903   93   223   38    5   20    91   27    7   75   112  .247
Pittsburgh       897  114   219   31   12   16   104   48   15   97   148  .244
Chicago          919   91   221   35    6   11    84    9   12   77   130  .241
San Diego        894   85   215   33    7   16    76   25   14   90   144  .241
New York        1024  109   230   40    6   16   103   19   18  125   174  .225
San Francisco    896   86   199   33    7   14    83   14   10   95   150  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     27   89   13   37   9   0   3   18   0   1   21   11  .416
Rick Monday (LA)         28   96   20   35   7   0   9   26   1   1   16   18  .365
Ellis Valentine (MON)    23   88   13   29   4   0   3   11   1   1    5   11  .330
Dan Driessen (CIN)       28  107   20   35   5   1   6   21   9   1   15   15  .327
Dusty Baker (LA)         28  102   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .324
Dave Parker (PIT)        27  106   16   34   4   2   6   21   4   1    8   15  .321
Bill Almon (SD)          27   97   11   31   6   0   0    6   3   1    9   19  .320
Larry Bowa (PHI)         24  104   16   33   5   1   0    5   5   2    8    8  .317
Reggie Smith (LA)        28  104   21   33  11   1   6   22   0   0   14   18  .317
Davey Lopes (LA)         28  108   24   34   7   1   3   11  11   1   23   10  .315

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        27   89   13   37   9   0   3   18   0   1   21   11  .416
Gary Matthews          6   21    6    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    3    3  .381
Tom Paciorek           4    8    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .375
Darrel Chaney         14   26    4    9   2   0   1    4   1   0    6    4  .346
Jerry Royster         27  100   19   31   3   1   1    4  12   3   14    7  .310
Rowland Office        23   68    6   20   1   0   2    4   1   2    4    9  .294
Brian Asselstine      22   56    5   15   2   1   0    4   1   1    5    9  .268
Biff Pocoroba         25   81    2   20   3   0   0    9   0   1    5    3  .247
Rod Gilbreath         20   58    4   13   4   1   0    2   2   1    3    9  .224
Barry Bonnell         24   70    6   15   3   0   0    3   2   2    5    6  .214
Dale Murphy           27   95   11   20   2   1   2   12   5   1    9   25  .211
Cito Gaston           17   40    1    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .150
Pat Rockett           26   72    2   10   0   0   0    3   1   1    5    8  .139
Joe Nolan             13   17    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .118
Bob Beall             19   18    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    5  .111

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Greg Gross            18   46    2   16   1   1   1   10   0   0    2    0  .348
Joe Wallis            14   26    3    9   1   1   0    3   0   1    1    6  .346
Bill Buckner          18   63    6   21   4   0   1    6   2   1    3    4  .333
Bobby Murcer          27  101   13   28   5   2   1   14   0   1   12   17  .277
Ivan DeJesus          27  113   15   30   4   0   0    5   2   3   10   11  .266
Larry Biittner        16   42    6   11   1   1   2    7   0   1    6    5  .262
Manny Trillo          24   85    5   22   4   1   0    8   0   2   10    8  .259
Dave Rader            20   65    6   16   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .246
Gene Clines           18   46    8   11   1   0   0    5   2   2    4    4  .239
Hector Cruz           18   54    7   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    4  .222
Larry Cox             13   32    1    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    5  .219
Mick Kelleher          9   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .214
Dave Kingman          23   82    6   17   5   0   3    8   1   1    5   28  .207
Steve Ontiveros       24   82    7   12   3   0   0    4   0   0    9   12  .146
Rudy Meoli            12    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dan Driessen          28  107   20   35   5   1   6   21   9   1   15   15  .327
Ken Griffey           29  124   19   39   8   2   2    9   8   1    9   18  .315
Pete Rose             28  124   20   39   9   1   3   16   2   0    8    4  .315
George Foster         29  121   20   38   4   2   5   18   1   1   10   32  .314
Cesar Geronimo        29   93    9   28   6   1   2   13   3   1   14   19  .301
Joe Morgan            27  100   24   29  10   0   5   23   7   3   20   11  .290
Dave Concepcion       28  101   15   28   5   0   2   14   4   3   10   19  .277
Johnny Bench          28  104   17   28   6   0   6   17   1   1   13   23  .269
Don Werner             9   13    2    3   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .231
Rick Auerbach         12   15    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .200
Ray Knight            10    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Junior Kennedy        19   16    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    5    4  .188
Dave Collins          18   17    2    3   0   0   0    3   0   2    3    6  .177
Mike Lum              11   12    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .083
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             7    9    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Cesar Cedeno          26  101   16   30   6   1   5   13  12   1    8   11  .297
Jose Cruz             25   94   10   27   6   0   0    6   4   0    9   10  .287
Art Howe              27   96   12   27   8   0   3    8   0   1    7    2  .281
Wilbur Howard         18   32    3    9   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    1  .281
Bob Watson            27   97   12   27   7   0   4   19   0   0   12   12  .278
Terry Puhl            25  104   10   28   4   1   1    6   5   3    7    9  .269
Enos Cabell           27  110    6   27   2   1   1   11   3   1    8   16  .246
Denny Walling         14   14    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .214
Joe Ferguson          23   78   12   16   2   0   5   13   0   0   11   15  .205
Roger Metzger         23   65    6   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    7    5  .200
Jimmy Sexton          15   20    2    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    4  .200
Julio Gonzalez         6    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Ed Herrmann            8   17    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .118
Dave Bergman          11    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates           3    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Lee Lacy              11   17    5    7   1   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .412
Rick Monday           28   96   20   35   7   0   9   26   1   1   16   18  .365
Jerry Grote            6   14    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .357
Glenn Burke           12   12    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .333
Dusty Baker           28  102   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .324
Reggie Smith          28  104   21   33  11   1   6   22   0   0   14   18  .317
Davey Lopes           28  108   24   34   7   1   3   11  11   1   23   10  .315
Ron Cey               26  100   15   30   3   0   2   17   1   0   15   13  .300
Bill Russell          28  120   15   32   5   1   1   10   2   1    5    7  .267
Steve Garvey          28  117   17   31   4   1   3   19   2   2    6   14  .265
Steve Yeager          24   80    6   18   2   0   0   10   0   0    9   12  .225
Vic Davalillo         11   11    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .182
Ted Martinez           8    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .000
Manny Mota             4    3    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            16    3    2    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Ellis Valentine       23   88   13   29   4   0   3   11   1   1    5   11  .330
Dave Cash             27  106   20   32   7   2   1    8   1   1   11    7  .302
Andre Dawson          27  107   21   32   1   3   6   19   2   2    8   24  .299
Chris Speier          26   88    9   26   3   1   2   12   0   0   13   12  .296
Larry Parrish         26  100   13   29   9   1   2   17   0   0    4   19  .290
Jerry White           11    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Gary Carter           27  100   15   26   5   0   5   22   1   1   12   10  .260
Del Unser             24   39    3   10   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    5  .256
Bob Reece              4    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Warren Cromartie      24   88   14   21   6   1   0    4   0   1    9   10  .239
Tony Perez            27  103    9   24   7   0   1   10   0   0    9   21  .233
Stan Papi              8   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Sam Mejias            19    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Wayne Garrett         13   18    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .111

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       19   60    8   18   2   0   1   10   0   1    7    8  .300
Lee Mazzilli          31  122   14   35   9   1   4   14   4   2   10   18  .287
Elliott Maddox        13   35    4   10   2   0   0    7   1   1   10    5  .286
Joel Youngblood       14   22    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .273
Tom Grieve            11   19    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .263
Doug Flynn            31  110    8   28   1   1   0    6   0   1    6    9  .255
John Stearns          29   91    7   22   5   0   1    9   6   1   17   12  .242
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       22   53    8   12   1   0   1    6   1   1    9   10  .226
Steve Henderson       31  115   13   26   2   1   4   18   2   2    8   24  .226
Willie Montanez       30  114   13   23   6   0   2   10   1   1   10   22  .202
Ed Kranepool          13   25    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .200
Len Randle            30   88   12   15   4   3   0    5   3   5   29   13  .171
Ron Hodges             7   14    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .143
Tim Foli              17   64    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .141
Sergio Ferrer          9    2    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
Bud Harrelson          9    5    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Barry Foote            5    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Larry Bowa            24  104   16   33   5   1   0    5   5   2    8    8  .317
Mike Schmidt          24   97   25   29   6   0   5   17   3   3   15   17  .299
Tim McCarver           8   17    4    5   1   0   0    0   0   0   10    6  .294
Greg Luzinski         24   82   17   24   7   0   6   18   2   0   19   19  .293
Bake McBride          19   82   12   24   5   0   1    9   3   1    8   10  .293
Jim Morrison           9   28    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    5    8  .286
Garry Maddox          24   89    9   25   6   0   0   13   7   2   10   12  .281
Richie Hebner         20   62    9   17   3   0   2   11   2   1   12   10  .274
Jerry Martin          18   26    3    7   1   0   1    7   0   1    3    2  .269
Jose Cardenal          6   15    0    4   3   0   0    6   0   1    2    0  .267
Bob Boone             21   56   15   14   1   2   3   14   0   1   15    6  .250
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Davey Johnson         12   27    3    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .111
Jay Johnstone         14   13    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .077

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker           27  106   16   34   4   2   6   21   4   1    8   15  .321
Steve Brye            15   22    6    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .318
Rennie Stennett       24   85   13   25   3   1   1    9   0   0    3    8  .294
Mario Mendoza         14   15    3    4   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    1  .267
Omar Moreno           27   87   20   23   3   0   0    6  19   2   22   19  .264
Bill Robinson         25   88   14   22   3   1   3   16   6   2   10   22  .250
Duffy Dyer             8   24    1    6   3   1   0    5   1   0    3    4  .250
Manny Sanguillen      10   24    1    6   0   1   1    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Frank Taveras         26  101    9   25   5   1   0    6   9   5    2   10  .248
Ed Ott                21   69    9   16   1   1   2    9   0   0    7    7  .232
Phil Garner           25   91   10   20   2   4   0   14   4   4    7   15  .220
Willie Stargell       23   61    6   13   2   0   2    8   2   0   13   14  .213
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Jim Fregosi           12   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .154
John Milner           14   25    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    7    2  .120

 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            9   14    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .357
Bill Almon            27   97   11   31   6   0   0    6   3   1    9   19  .320
Dave Winfield         26  102   11   29   4   1   6   18   2   3    5   13  .284
Ozzie Smith           27   96    7   27   2   2   0    6   6   2    2    6  .281
Oscar Gamble          25   89   10   22   2   1   2   13   0   0    9   12  .247
Derrel Thomas         27   81    6   20   4   0   0    3   3   1    7    6  .247
Gene Richards         25   93   12   22   3   1   1    6   9   3   14   11  .237
Mike Champion         18   22    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    5  .227
Jerry Turner          20   35    4    7   3   0   2    4   0   0    1    8  .200
George Hendrick       25   76    6   15   2   0   3    5   0   0    9   11  .197
Gene Tenace           22   57    9   11   4   1   2    4   2   1   17   15  .193
Rick Sweet            19   42    2    7   0   0   0    1   0   3    8    9  .167
Bob Davis             14   28    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .143
Tucker Ashford         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             16   30    3   10   1   0   1    6   0   0    0    5  .333
Mike Sadek             8   23    1    6   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .261
Terry Whitfield       26   95   12   24   0   2   2    5   1   3    6   15  .253
Jack Clark            27  103   13   25   8   0   2    8   2   0   11   20  .243
Larry Herndon         25   92    9   22   3   2   0    5   2   3   12   14  .239
Rob Andrews           15   39    6    9   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    4  .231
Bill Madlock          18   66    9   15   2   0   2    6   1   0    9   11  .227
Darrell Evans         27   97   10   22   5   0   1    9   1   1   18   15  .227
Johnnie Lemaster      26   86    5   19   2   1   0    2   3   1    5   16  .221
Willie McCovey        27   88    4   19   5   1   3   24   0   0    9   11  .216
Marc Hill             21   71    4   15   2   0   1    5   1   2   11    9  .211
Tom Heintzelman        9   11    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    3  .182
Skip James            21   14    4    1   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    2  .071
Vic Harris            13   18    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           29   99   15   31  12   0   1   14   0   0   17    5  .313
Keith Hernandez       29  109   15   34  11   0   3   18   2   1   15   10  .312
Ken Reitz             29  103   13   30   4   0   4   18   1   0    5   13  .291
Lou Brock             22   76   10   22   3   0   0    3   6   1    9    8  .290
Mike Tyson            27   84    5   23   4   0   1   11   1   0    4    9  .274
Tony Scott            17   44    9   12   0   1   0    1   1   2    4   10  .273
Mike Phillips         11   15    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    2  .267
Roger Freed           10   23    2    6   2   0   2    9   0   0    1    3  .261
Gary Sutherland        7    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Dwyer             16   29    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .241
Jerry Morales         29  109   14   25   5   2   2   15   3   0   13   13  .229
Garry Templeton       29  127   14   28   8   1   0    7   4   0    2   18  .221
Dane Iorg              8   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Steve Swisher          4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Jerry Mumphrey        20   58    6    8   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    9  .138

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      127
  K. Griffey (CIN)        124
  P. Rose (CIN)           124
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        122
  G. Foster (CIN)         121
  B. Russell (LA)         120
  S. Garvey (LA)          117
  S. Henderson (NY)       115
  W. Montanez (NY)        114
  I. DeJesus (CHI)        113

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  D. Lopes (LA)            24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  A. Dawson (MON)          21
  R. Smith (LA)            21
  D. Cash (MON)            20
  D. Driessen (CIN)        20
  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  R. Monday (LA)           20
  O. Moreno (PIT)          20

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         39
  P. Rose (CIN)            39
  G. Foster (CIN)          38
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       37
  D. Driessen (CIN)        35
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         35
  R. Monday (LA)           35
  K. Hernandez (STL)       34
  D. Lopes (LA)            34
  D. Parker (PIT)          34

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       11
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        9
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          9
  L. Parrish (MON)          9
  P. Rose (CIN)             9
  J. Clark (SF)             8
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8

Triples:

  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  L. Randle (NY)            3
  B. Boone (PHI)            2
  D. Cash (MON)             2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  J. Morales (STL)          2
  B. Murcer (CHI)           2

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)            9
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  A. Dawson (MON)           6
  D. Driessen (CIN)         6
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         6
  D. Parker (PIT)           6
  R. Smith (LA)             6
  D. Winfield (SD)          6
  G. Carter (MON)           5
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           5

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           26
  W. McCovey (SF)          24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          23
  G. Carter (MON)          22
  R. Smith (LA)            22
  D. Driessen (CIN)        21
  D. Parker (PIT)          21
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  S. Garvey (LA)           19
  B. Watson (HOU)          19

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          19
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  D. Lopes (LA)            11
  D. Driessen (CIN)         9
  G. Richards (SD)          9
  F. Taveras (PIT)          9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8
  G. Maddox (PHI)           7
  J. Morgan (CIN)           7

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            5
  F. Taveras (PIT)          5
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  L. Herndon (SF)           3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  T. Puhl (HOU)             3
  G. Richards (SD)          3
  J. Royster (ATL)          3

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           29
  D. Lopes (LA)            23
  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       21
  J. Morgan (CIN)          20
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        19
  D. Evans (SF)            18
  T. Simmons (STL)         17
  J. Stearns (NY)          17
  G. Tenace (SD)           17

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          32
  D. Kingman (CHI)         28
  D. Murphy (ATL)          25
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  S. Henderson (NY)        24
  J. Bench (CIN)           23
  W. Montanez (NY)         22
  B. Robinson (PIT)        22
  T. Perez (MON)           21
  J. Clark (SF)            20

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