Sunday May 21, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 21, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1313  203   373   71    4   38   193   29   10  155   185  .284
Cincinnati      1393  200   380   80   12   38   183   42   16  166   244  .273
Philadelphia    1191  174   319   57    6   30   167   31   16  151   198  .268
Houston         1218  146   324   53    8   25   140   35   11  111   150  .266
Montreal        1268  148   321   58    9   24   135   16    8  120   215  .253
San Diego       1269  132   319   47   11   19   116   35   23  133   198  .251
Pittsburgh      1240  153   308   43   14   26   140   57   22  118   207  .248
St. Louis       1368  151   338   70    6   20   143   20    9  106   172  .247
San Francisco   1249  143   308   51   12   27   136   21   13  128   205  .247
Chicago         1242  143   304   45   14   21   134   13   14  116   184  .245
Atlanta         1170  107   281   41    7   16    96   28   18  116   183  .240
New York        1356  146   317   55   10   18   139   24   24  163   228  .234

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     36  120   15   43  11   0   3   21   0   1   26   21  .358
Rick Monday (LA)         35  121   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   19   25  .347
Reggie Smith (LA)        37  141   28   47  12   1   7   30   3   1   20   26  .333
Ken Griffey (CIN)        40  169   25   56  12   3   2   12   8   2   12   22  .331
Dusty Baker (LA)         35  121   16   40   7   0   2   17   2   0   12   20  .331
George Foster (CIN)      40  163   27   53   6   4   7   30   3   1   15   40  .325
Terry Puhl (HOU)         34  140   22   45   6   2   2    9   6   3   13   12  .321
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        40  158   22   50  11   2   4   19   4   3   18   24  .317
Bill Almon (SD)          38  140   18   44   9   0   0    9   6   1   11   25  .314
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    38  140   18   44   9   1   2   17   5   4   13   25  .314

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        36  120   15   43  11   0   3   21   0   1   26   21  .358
Gary Matthews          9   27    7    9   0   0   5    8   0   0    4    4  .333
Tom Paciorek           5    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Darrel Chaney         20   44    6   14   3   0   1    6   1   0    9    7  .318
Jerry Royster         36  136   22   39   5   3   1    9  12   5   16   14  .287
Brian Asselstine      30   77    8   22   2   2   1    6   1   1   10   11  .286
Rowland Office        31   86    8   21   1   0   2    5   1   2    6   13  .244
Barry Bonnell         30   83    6   19   4   0   0    3   4   2    6    9  .229
Biff Pocoroba         34  110    3   25   4   0   0    9   0   1    7    7  .227
Dale Murphy           34  118   12   26   2   1   2   12   5   1   10   30  .220
Joe Nolan             18   23    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .217
Rod Gilbreath         29   88    5   19   6   1   0    6   2   2    5   15  .216
Cito Gaston           21   51    1    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .177
Bob Beall             24   31    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    5    6  .129
Pat Rockett           34   86    3   11   0   0   0    3   1   2    7   10  .128

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Wallis            17   37    5   12   1   1   1    4   0   1    2    9  .324
Bill Buckner          27  102   14   33   6   0   1   11   3   2    6    5  .324
Greg Gross            25   72    5   23   2   4   1   12   0   0    4    4  .319
Manny Trillo          33  124    7   34   6   1   0   15   0   2   12   17  .274
Gene Clines           23   55   12   15   1   0   0    5   2   2    5    5  .273
Ivan DeJesus          36  146   26   39   5   2   1    7   2   4   18   18  .267
Mick Kelleher         10   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .267
Bobby Murcer          36  133   17   35   5   4   2   18   2   1   20   20  .263
Larry Biittner        21   46    7   12   2   1   2   10   0   1    7    6  .261
Dave Kingman          30  109   14   27   5   0   9   24   2   1    9   36  .248
Dave Rader            27   84    9   20   5   1   1    8   1   0    7    7  .238
Hector Cruz           22   62    7   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    5  .210
Larry Cox             18   47    2    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .192
Steve Ontiveros       33  119   11   18   3   0   0    4   0   0   13   18  .151
Rudy Meoli            15    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .111

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           40  169   25   56  12   3   2   12   8   2   12   22  .331
George Foster         40  163   27   53   6   4   7   30   3   1   15   40  .325
Dave Concepcion       38  140   18   44   9   1   2   17   5   4   13   25  .314
Dan Driessen          38  142   25   44  10   1   7   26   9   1   22   18  .310
Pete Rose             39  169   27   50  13   2   3   16   3   0   16    9  .296
Cesar Geronimo        37  112    9   30   7   1   2   13   3   1   16   23  .268
Joe Morgan            37  131   28   34  11   0   7   31   8   4   29   14  .260
Junior Kennedy        25   24    3    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    7  .250
Ray Knight            16    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Dave Collins          26   29    5    7   0   0   0    4   1   2    6    7  .241
Johnny Bench          39  149   19   34   7   0   7   20   1   1   15   34  .228
Don Werner            13   23    2    5   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    5  .217
Rick Auerbach         14   17    4    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .177
Mike Lum              15   20    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .150
Mike Grace             5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ken Henderson          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jesus Alou            10   12    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Julio Gonzalez         8   12    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Terry Puhl            34  140   22   45   6   2   2    9   6   3   13   12  .321
Bob Watson            36  128   14   38   8   1   5   28   0   0   15   15  .297
Jose Cruz             34  133   16   39   7   1   1   16   5   1   11   18  .293
Cesar Cedeno          33  126   21   36   7   1   5   15  15   2   11   15  .286
Art Howe              36  127   17   36  13   0   3   11   1   1   12    4  .284
Denny Walling         19   25    4    7   0   0   1    6   1   0    0    3  .280
Wilbur Howard         21   36    3   10   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    2  .278
Enos Cabell           36  150   14   41   3   1   2   22   4   3    9   18  .273
Roger Metzger         32   96    9   23   4   1   0    6   0   0   10    6  .240
Joe Ferguson          31  101   15   24   3   0   5   16   0   0   19   16  .238
Jimmy Sexton          17   21    2    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    4  .191
Ed Herrmann           11   25    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .120
Dave Bergman          16    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy North            3    7    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    1  .429
Jerry Grote           10   22    2    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .364
Rick Monday           35  121   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   19   25  .347
Reggie Smith          37  141   28   47  12   1   7   30   3   1   20   26  .333
Dusty Baker           35  121   16   40   7   0   2   17   2   0   12   20  .331
Lee Lacy              21   43    9   13   2   0   4    9   2   1    3    5  .302
Davey Lopes           36  138   29   41   8   1   4   13  12   1   26   15  .297
Manny Mota             9    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Ron Cey               36  138   22   39   6   0   4   26   1   0   23   23  .283
Johnny Oates           8   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .273
Bill Russell          38  166   21   45   8   1   1   15   3   1    7   10  .271
Steve Garvey          38  156   23   41   6   1   5   25   4   2   10   17  .263
Vic Davalillo         19   24    3    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .250
Steve Yeager          32  101    9   23   5   0   0   12   0   0   15   16  .228
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211
Ted Martinez          12    9    5    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    4  .111

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            18    3    2    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Dave Cash             37  147   21   44   9   2   1    8   4   1   14    8  .299
Chris Speier          36  120   11   34   5   1   2   13   0   0   18   17  .283
Ellis Valentine       33  129   16   36   5   0   4   13   2   1    6   17  .279
Warren Cromartie      34  130   18   36   8   1   1   10   0   1   12   14  .277
Larry Parrish         35  130   14   35  12   1   2   19   0   1    6   26  .269
Andre Dawson          37  147   24   38   1   3   6   21   6   3   10   37  .259
Del Unser             31   47    4   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    8    8  .255
Bob Reece              4    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Perez            36  130   10   31   7   0   2   14   0   0   15   28  .239
Gary Carter           37  132   18   30   6   0   6   24   2   1   21   17  .227
Jerry White           18   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .200
Wayne Garrett         20   29    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .172
Stan Papi             10   12    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Sam Mejias            21    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli          40  158   22   50  11   2   4   19   4   3   18   24  .317
Bobby Valentine       26   76   10   22   2   0   1   13   0   1    8   11  .290
Steve Henderson       40  150   19   40   5   1   5   27   2   2   14   29  .267
Joel Youngblood       21   47    6   12   4   1   0    4   0   0    3    8  .255
Elliott Maddox        19   49    5   12   3   1   0    8   1   1   12    6  .245
John Stearns          37  124    8   30   5   0   2   12   7   2   19   15  .242
Willie Montanez       39  151   18   35   9   0   2   20   1   1   14   30  .232
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Doug Flynn            40  146    8   33   1   1   0    9   0   1    8   12  .226
Len Randle            39  129   19   29   6   4   0    6   6   7   34   20  .225
Tom Grieve            15   28    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    6  .214
Bruce Boisclair       31   74   10   15   2   0   1    6   1   3   12   14  .203
Ed Kranepool          18   29    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .172
Sergio Ferrer         16    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .167
Tim Foli              17   64    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .141
Ron Hodges             9   16    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .125

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim McCarver          14   32    5   13   4   0   0    3   0   0   10    6  .406
Jose Cardenal         12   25    3    9   4   0   0    6   0   1    2    2  .360
Larry Bowa            33  144   21   45   6   1   0    8   7   2    8   13  .313
Bake McBride          27  113   15   33   5   1   1    9   5   1   10   16  .292
Mike Schmidt          34  139   31   40   8   0   8   26   4   3   18   27  .288
Barry Foote            7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .286
Jerry Martin          27   46    8   13   2   0   2   11   1   1    6    6  .283
Richie Hebner         31   93   13   25   5   1   3   16   2   1   13   15  .269
Greg Luzinski         35  117   22   31   8   0   8   21   2   0   25   28  .265
Garry Maddox          34  122   11   32   6   0   0   14   9   2   13   18  .262
Bob Boone             31   89   16   23   2   2   4   21   0   2   17    6  .258
Bud Harrelson         18   30    2    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    6  .233
Jay Johnstone         23   36    3    8   2   0   0    4   0   2    5    6  .222
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jim Morrison          15   46    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    6    9  .174
Davey Johnson         14   30    4    4   0   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .133

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen      17   38    2   12   0   1   1    2   0   1    1    1  .316
Dave Parker           37  144   22   45   4   2   7   24   6   3   13   24  .313
Rennie Stennett       33  121   16   34   4   1   2   17   0   0    3    8  .281
Frank Taveras         36  141   13   39   6   1   0    7  12   7    6   16  .277
Steve Brye            23   47    8   13   3   0   1    3   1   0    5    4  .277
Duffy Dyer            15   45    2   12   4   1   0    6   1   0    5    6  .267
Bill Robinson         26   90   16   23   4   1   3   17   6   2   11   23  .256
Mario Mendoza         17   20    3    5   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    2  .250
Phil Garner           35  128   14   31   4   4   2   19   4   5   10   22  .242
Willie Stargell       32   88   11   21   2   0   6   17   2   0   14   22  .239
Omar Moreno           37  127   27   30   5   2   1    8  21   3   25   26  .236
Ed Ott                27   84   10   19   2   1   2    9   0   0    7    9  .226
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
John Milner           20   39    4    7   3   0   0    5   1   0    8    4  .180
Jim Fregosi           13   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    6  .143

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chuck Baker           17   25    7    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .360
Don Reynolds          12   15    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Bill Almon            38  140   18   44   9   0   0    9   6   1   11   25  .314
Gene Richards         36  139   21   40   5   3   2   13  11   6   20   17  .288
Dave Winfield         36  141   12   40   5   1   6   22   4   4    8   20  .284
Ozzie Smith           38  138   10   35   3   3   0   14   7   3    5    8  .254
Rick Sweet            28   68    5   17   1   0   1    3   0   3   13   12  .250
Derrel Thomas         38  120    9   29   5   0   0    5   3   2   10   10  .242
George Hendrick       34  104    9   25   3   0   3    8   1   1   11   15  .240
Bob Davis             17   35    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .229
Mike Champion         18   22    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    5  .227
Jerry Turner          26   40    4    9   3   0   2    5   0   0    2    8  .225
Gene Tenace           32   86   15   19   5   2   3   11   3   1   27   21  .221
Oscar Gamble          35  109   12   23   2   1   2   13   0   1   16   16  .211
Tucker Ashford         5    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             23   56    8   20   2   0   2   13   1   0    2    7  .357
Bill Madlock          28  105   16   33   4   0   4   14   3   0   15   15  .314
Jack Clark            37  143   25   44  11   4   5   18   3   1   14   23  .308
Terry Whitfield       36  131   23   39   4   2   4    8   2   4    8   20  .298
Mike Sadek            11   36    4   10   0   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .278
Larry Herndon         35  130   13   36   5   2   0   10   4   4   15   19  .277
Darrell Evans         37  129   17   34   7   0   4   15   1   1   26   19  .264
Rob Andrews           17   43    6   10   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    4  .233
Johnnie Lemaster      34  114    6   23   3   1   0    4   3   1    6   23  .202
Willie McCovey        33  107    6   21   5   2   3   27   0   0   11   13  .196
Marc Hill             29   99    5   19   3   0   2    8   1   2   13   12  .192
Tom Heintzelman       13   17    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    3  .177
Skip James            26   16    4    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .125
Vic Harris            17   31    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .032

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Phillips         14   21    2    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    2  .333
Ted Simmons           40  141   21   44  16   0   4   20   0   0   22    7  .312
Keith Hernandez       40  153   20   46  13   0   3   21   2   2   22   15  .301
Mike Tyson            38  122   10   34   6   0   3   15   1   0    7   13  .279
Lou Brock             30  107   13   28   4   0   0    4   7   2   10   12  .262
Roger Freed           15   27    2    7   3   0   2   12   0   0    1    4  .259
Ken Reitz             40  150   16   38   6   0   4   24   1   0    5   16  .253
Garry Templeton       40  172   18   40   8   1   0    8   4   1    2   26  .233
Jerry Morales         39  152   17   33   6   2   3   18   3   1   13   16  .217
Tony Scott            26   74   11   16   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   14  .216
Jim Dwyer             21   37    5    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .216
Dane Iorg             13   25    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .200
Jerry Mumphrey        27   77    7   14   2   0   0    8   1   1    8    9  .182
Gary Sutherland       10    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Steve Swisher          6   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .100

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      172
  K. Griffey (CIN)        169
  P. Rose (CIN)           169
  B. Russell (LA)         166
  G. Foster (CIN)         163
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        158
  S. Garvey (LA)          156
  K. Hernandez (STL)      153
  J. Morales (STL)        152
  W. Montanez (NY)        151

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  D. Lopes (LA)            29
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  R. Smith (LA)            28
  G. Foster (CIN)          27
  O. Moreno (PIT)          27
  P. Rose (CIN)            27
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         26
  J. Clark (SF)            25
  D. Driessen (CIN)        25

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         56
  G. Foster (CIN)          53
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         50
  P. Rose (CIN)            50
  R. Smith (LA)            47
  K. Hernandez (STL)       46
  L. Bowa (PHI)            45
  D. Parker (PIT)          45
  T. Puhl (HOU)            45
  B. Russell (LA)          45

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         16
  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  A. Howe (HOU)            13
  P. Rose (CIN)            13
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12
  L. Parrish (MON)         12
  R. Smith (LA)            12
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       11
  J. Clark (SF)            11
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         11

Triples:

  J. Clark (SF)             4
  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  G. Gross (CHI)            4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           4
  L. Randle (NY)            4
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  K. Griffey (CIN)          3
  G. Richards (SD)          3
  J. Royster (ATL)          3

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)           11
  D. Kingman (CHI)          9
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         8
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  G. Foster (CIN)           7
  J. Morgan (CIN)           7
  D. Parker (PIT)           7
  R. Smith (LA)             7

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           33
  J. Morgan (CIN)          31
  G. Foster (CIN)          30
  R. Smith (LA)            30
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  S. Henderson (NY)        27
  W. McCovey (SF)          27
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  D. Driessen (CIN)        26
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         26

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          15
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  F. Taveras (PIT)         12
  G. Richards (SD)         11
  D. Driessen (CIN)         9
  G. Maddox (PHI)           9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8
  J. Morgan (CIN)           8

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            7
  F. Taveras (PIT)          7
  G. Richards (SD)          6
  P. Garner (PIT)           5
  J. Royster (ATL)          5
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  L. Herndon (SF)           4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  T. Whitfield (SF)         4

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           34
  J. Morgan (CIN)          29
  G. Tenace (SD)           27
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       26
  D. Evans (SF)            26
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        25
  O. Moreno (PIT)          25
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  D. Driessen (CIN)        22

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          40
  A. Dawson (MON)          37
  D. Kingman (CHI)         36
  J. Bench (CIN)           34
  W. Montanez (NY)         30
  D. Murphy (ATL)          30
  S. Henderson (NY)        29
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        28
  T. Perez (MON)           28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27


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