Sunday June 11, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 11, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1965  296   545  106   10   52   277   47   16  218   274  .277
Cincinnati      2029  285   543  111   15   56   268   56   22  241   355  .268
Montreal        1941  256   506   91   10   40   230   27   12  162   312  .261
Philadelphia    1768  247   461   78    8   46   233   63   20  201   306  .261
Houston         1807  205   463   74   11   35   195   51   16  150   229  .256
Chicago         1841  235   467   75   25   31   221   19   20  185   268  .254
San Francisco   1841  215   459   84   18   35   203   35   20  198   308  .249
San Diego       1861  194   461   68   15   29   173   49   32  194   308  .248
New York        2012  225   494   85   16   31   212   33   31  217   331  .246
Pittsburgh      1849  215   452   79   16   30   194   69   32  168   295  .245
Atlanta         1799  178   432   63   15   28   162   39   27  192   283  .240
St. Louis       2039  212   487   97   11   25   201   31   13  156   277  .239

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey (CIN)        59  241   39   80  15   4   3   18  10   2   20   35  .332
Ted Simmons (STL)        60  203   34   66  22   1   6   26   0   1   32   12  .325
George Foster (CIN)      59  237   40   76  10   4  13   47   3   1   23   55  .321
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     55  182   24   58  14   2   4   27   1   1   44   35  .319
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Terry Puhl (HOU)         52  213   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .315
Bill Madlock (SF)        46  179   27   56   9   1   5   17  10   3   23   21  .313
Jack Clark (SF)          55  210   34   65  16   5   6   31   6   2   21   33  .310
Larry Bowa (PHI)         50  217   30   67   9   1   0   13  13   2    9   19  .309
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    57  218   27   67  16   2   2   27   7   6   16   40  .307

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Paciorek           5    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Jeff Burroughs        55  182   24   58  14   2   4   27   1   1   44   35  .319
Jerry Royster         52  203   29   58   7   3   1   13  15   7   21   17  .286
Gary Matthews         28  100   17   28   4   2   8   17   0   1   13   18  .280
Darrel Chaney         35   95   12   26   4   0   1    8   1   0   14   17  .274
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         51  162   11   44   6   0   3   20   0   3   16    7  .272
Rowland Office        48  110   11   28   2   0   2    5   1   5    7   17  .255
Joe Nolan             27   36    4    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .222
Barry Bonnell         45  133   11   29   5   2   0    9   8   2   10   13  .218
Rod Gilbreath         46  134    8   29   6   1   2   11   3   2   11   20  .216
Bob Beall             33   51    6   10   1   0   0    2   1   1    8   10  .196
Cito Gaston           28   57    2   11   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .193
Dale Murphy           52  180   20   34   2   1   4   21   6   2   20   47  .189
Jerry Maddox           6   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .154
Pat Rockett           44  105    3   14   2   0   0    4   1   2   10   11  .133

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          38  135   15   44   8   0   1   17   4   2    7    6  .326
Greg Gross            39  109   12   34   5   5   1   20   0   0   14    5  .312
Joe Wallis            28   55    7   17   2   1   1    6   0   2    5   13  .309
Manny Trillo          51  188   16   54   8   3   2   24   0   2   20   25  .287
Gene Clines           38   95   19   27   5   1   0    7   2   2    8   10  .284
Larry Biittner        34   94   14   26   3   1   3   20   0   1   12   11  .277
Ivan DeJesus          53  214   39   57   7   4   2   12   4   5   28   27  .266
Dave Rader            43  138   15   34   8   2   1   19   1   0   11   11  .246
Bobby Murcer          52  188   24   46   7   4   3   22   5   2   23   25  .245
Hector Cruz           28   74    8   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    6  .243
Dave Kingman          47  165   27   39   5   1  14   39   2   4   18   58  .236
Larry Cox             24   56    5   13   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    7  .232
Mick Kelleher         13   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .211
Steve Ontiveros       50  175   22   35   7   2   0    8   0   0   21   25  .200
Rudy Meoli            20   13    4    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    3  .077

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           59  241   39   80  15   4   3   18  10   2   20   35  .332
George Foster         59  237   40   76  10   4  13   47   3   1   23   55  .321
Dave Concepcion       57  218   27   67  16   2   2   27   7   6   16   40  .307
Dan Driessen          53  192   33   59  12   1   8   35  12   2   32   24  .307
Mike Lum              32   57    8   16   3   0   3   11   0   0   12    6  .281
Pete Rose             58  248   40   67  17   2   4   19   4   1   23   14  .270
Cesar Geronimo        52  131   11   34   9   1   3   17   3   1   20   28  .260
Junior Kennedy        33   43    5   11   1   0   0    2   2   1    9   12  .256
Joe Morgan            52  182   32   46  13   0   8   39  12   4   39   16  .253
Dave Collins          41   46    6   11   0   0   0    5   1   3    8    9  .239
Johnny Bench          46  165   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .230
Don Werner            31   78    5   13   2   1   0    8   1   0   11   20  .167
Ray Knight            31   30    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .167
Rick Auerbach         21   19    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    4  .158
Ken Henderson          3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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
Terry Puhl            52  213   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .315
Art Howe              50  175   22   51  16   1   4   20   1   1   16   15  .291
Enos Cabell           54  222   25   64   6   1   4   28   7   5    9   26  .288
Jose Cruz             52  199   24   56  11   3   3   30   9   2   19   25  .281
Cesar Cedeno          44  171   29   48   8   1   6   16  21   2   13   22  .281
Wilbur Howard         21   36    3   10   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    2  .278
Jesus Alou            21   30    1    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    0  .267
Bob Watson            51  173   22   46   8   1   8   35   0   0   22   23  .266
Denny Walling         33   47    6   12   1   0   1    9   1   0    5    4  .255
Julio Gonzalez        14   28    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Joe Ferguson          37  116   16   26   3   0   5   16   0   0   21   22  .224
Roger Metzger         44  122   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    8  .221
Reggie Baldwin        12   38    3    8   4   0   0    6   0   0    0    2  .211
Jimmy Sexton          29   56    4    9   0   0   0    0   3   0    4   10  .161
Ed Herrmann           16   36    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .111
Dave Bergman          28   24    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    8  .083

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates          12   18    1    8   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .444
Manny Mota            16   14    0    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .357
Rick Monday           46  144   27   47  12   1  11   36   1   1   23   31  .326
Lee Lacy              37   97   17   31   9   3   6   13   3   2   10   12  .320
Reggie Smith          53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Davey Lopes           47  171   34   52   9   1   5   18  16   1   28   18  .304
Jerry Grote           20   43    4   13   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    4  .302
Ron Cey               55  207   33   58  11   0   8   41   1   1   35   32  .280
Dusty Baker           54  193   21   54  10   0   2   23   3   0   14   32  .280
Billy North           22   65   17   18   5   0   0    1   8   3   17   10  .277
Steve Garvey          57  235   31   65  10   3   6   35   5   2   12   23  .277
Bill Russell          56  244   36   66  11   1   2   24   4   2    9   14  .271
Vic Davalillo         30   34    7    9   1   0   0    7   0   1    3    1  .265
Ted Martinez          20   17    6    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    6  .235
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211
Steve Yeager          46  136   13   27   5   0   1   14   0   0   22   19  .199

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            35    6    3    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Stan Papi             22   49    6   15   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .306
Chris Speier          50  165   17   48   6   1   3   17   0   0   26   20  .291
Larry Parrish         55  196   26   56  16   1   7   34   0   1   11   40  .286
Warren Cromartie      54  212   29   59  11   2   2   21   3   2   12   24  .278
Dave Cash             57  229   30   63  12   2   1   13   5   3   17   10  .275
Andre Dawson          57  218   40   59   4   3   9   33  12   3   16   51  .271
Ellis Valentine       53  201   27   54  11   0   7   29   2   2   11   25  .269
Tony Perez            54  198   23   52  13   0   5   28   0   0   18   43  .263
Sam Mejias            26   12    5    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Wayne Garrett         29   38    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .237
Gary Carter           57  203   31   48   7   0   6   30   3   1   28   26  .237
Del Unser             49   61    7   14   2   0   0    5   1   0    8   11  .230
Jerry White           18   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .200
Bob Reece              7    7    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .143

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli          59  235   34   71  15   3   4   23   8   6   25   38  .302
Willie Montanez       58  222   29   62  13   0   9   42   1   1   23   42  .279
Bobby Valentine       33   83   10   23   2   0   1   13   0   1    9   13  .277
Elliott Maddox        36  111   13   30   6   2   0   12   1   3   24   13  .270
Steve Henderson       59  224   34   59   8   1   6   32   4   3   21   49  .263
Joel Youngblood       35   70    8   18   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   11  .257
John Stearns          50  162   15   41   8   0   3   19   8   2   24   19  .253
Ron Hodges            20   50    3   12   2   1   0    4   1   1    6    7  .240
Len Randle            46  152   21   36   7   4   1   10   7   7   35   24  .237
Tom Grieve            24   55    3   13   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   11  .236
Doug Flynn            59  211   12   48   3   2   0   15   0   1    9   17  .228
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       46  105   15   23   2   1   3   11   1   3   14   18  .219
Tim Foli              34  133   10   26   7   0   0    8   1   2    5    7  .196
Ed Kranepool          27   38    3    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .184
Sergio Ferrer         16    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .167

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cardenal         22   41    6   14   6   0   1    9   0   1    4    3  .342
Larry Bowa            50  217   30   67   9   1   0   13  13   2    9   19  .309
Garry Maddox          51  187   20   57  11   0   3   24  18   2   17   31  .305
Jerry Martin          40   64   14   19   2   1   3   13   3   1    9    9  .297
Tim McCarver          24   48    5   14   5   0   0    3   0   0   11   10  .292
Bake McBride          42  173   26   50   6   2   2   11  14   2   15   23  .289
Richie Hebner         46  140   19   39   7   1   4   23   2   2   18   25  .279
Bob Boone             45  141   21   39   5   2   6   28   1   3   17    9  .277
Mike Schmidt          48  186   37   50   9   0   8   31   7   3   31   41  .269
Greg Luzinski         52  175   30   41   9   0  12   36   4   0   37   46  .234
Bud Harrelson         27   41    6    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    7  .220
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jay Johnstone         34   55    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   2    6    9  .182
Barry Foote           12   11    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .182
Jim Morrison          30   82   10   14   0   1   3   10   0   1    8   14  .171
Davey Johnson         22   47    6    7   0   0   2   12   0   0    4   10  .149

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Macha              5    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Steve Brye            29   61   11   18   5   0   1    4   1   0    6    5  .295
Dave Parker           53  211   30   62   8   4   8   31   8   3   15   30  .294
Duffy Dyer            23   69    3   19   6   1   0    7   1   0   10    8  .275
Manny Sanguillen      28   69    5   19   0   1   2    4   0   1    1    1  .275
John Milner           36   82   10   22   4   0   1   10   1   0   12    7  .268
Frank Taveras         53  208   22   55  11   1   0   15  16  10   11   24  .264
Mario Mendoza         25   31    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .258
Ed Ott                39  125   14   32   5   1   2   12   0   0    9   15  .256
Rennie Stennett       48  180   21   46   5   1   2   21   0   1    6   14  .256
Bill Robinson         37  137   22   35  10   1   3   23   6   3   12   30  .256
Willie Stargell       42  124   16   31   5   0   7   25   2   0   20   30  .250
Phil Garner           53  189   17   45   8   4   2   23   6   6   20   27  .238
Jim Fregosi           20   20    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    8  .200
Omar Moreno           55  181   32   35   6   2   1    9  25   7   31   40  .193
Fernando Gonzalez      9   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .191

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Almon            56  207   22   61  14   0   0   12   8   2   14   40  .295
Chuck Baker           26   38    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .290
Dave Winfield         54  205   24   58   7   1   9   34   7   5   14   29  .283
Don Reynolds          18   29    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    4  .276
Gene Richards         53  198   26   54   6   5   2   16  13   7   25   26  .273
Derrel Thomas         55  171   14   44   5   0   1   14   6   5   12   15  .257
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Fernando Gonzalez      4    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ozzie Smith           54  195   15   48   5   3   0   14   9   4    8   15  .246
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Oscar Gamble          48  154   20   37   4   2   4   20   0   1   18   22  .240
Dave Roberts           7   21    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .238
Jerry Turner          34   52    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   12  .231
Rick Sweet            40  102    7   23   1   0   1    5   0   3   18   18  .226
Gene Tenace           50  142   29   32   8   3   6   18   4   3   45   37  .225
Tucker Ashford        18   46    1   10   4   0   1    6   0   0    3    6  .217
Bob Davis             19   40    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    5  .200

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             36   93   10   32   2   1   3   20   2   0    5   12  .344
Bill Madlock          46  179   27   56   9   1   5   17  10   3   23   21  .313
Jack Clark            55  210   34   65  16   5   6   31   6   2   21   33  .310
Terry Whitfield       53  173   29   48   8   2   4   10   2   5   11   28  .278
Darrell Evans         55  195   33   54  11   1   6   23   2   1   40   26  .277
Mike Sadek            21   64    9   17   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .266
Larry Herndon         53  196   21   52   6   3   0   13   5   4   22   30  .265
Willie McCovey        50  167   15   39  11   2   5   41   1   0   18   26  .234
Rob Andrews           20   48    6   11   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    7  .229
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Marc Hill             39  132    6   28   6   0   2   12   1   2   18   14  .212
Johnnie Lemaster      46  147    8   31   6   2   0    5   3   3    9   25  .211
Skip James            32   18    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .111
Vic Harris            31   62    2    4   0   0   1    7   0   0    4   14  .065

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           60  203   34   66  22   1   6   26   0   1   32   12  .325
Keith Hernandez       60  220   28   61  13   2   4   29   3   3   29   25  .277
Mike Tyson            54  170   10   44   6   0   3   17   1   0    9   20  .259
Ken Reitz             60  221   18   56   8   0   5   34   1   0    9   25  .253
Garry Templeton       60  251   24   59   9   2   0   13   7   2    5   41  .235
Jerry Morales         59  217   25   51  11   3   3   28   3   1   17   24  .235
Mike Phillips         28   52    4   12   2   1   0    5   0   0    2    8  .231
Roger Freed           23   39    2    9   4   0   2   13   0   0    4    6  .231
Steve Swisher         12   22    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .227
Tony Scott            33   81   11   18   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   14  .222
Lou Brock             43  154   17   34   4   0   0    6  11   2   11   19  .221
Jim Dwyer             32   63    8   13   2   0   1    4   1   0    9    3  .206
Jerry Mumphrey        37  109   12   19   3   0   0    8   2   2   10   12  .174
George Hendrick       14   54    6    9   5   0   1    8   0   0    4   13  .167
Gary Sutherland       10    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Dane Iorg             19   35    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .143
Bob Coluccio           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      251
  P. Rose (CIN)           248
  B. Russell (LA)         244
  K. Griffey (CIN)        241
  G. Foster (CIN)         237
  S. Garvey (LA)          235
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        235
  D. Cash (MON)           229
  S. Henderson (NY)       224
  E. Cabell (HOU)         222

Runs Scored:

  A. Dawson (MON)          40
  G. Foster (CIN)          40
  P. Rose (CIN)            40
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         39
  K. Griffey (CIN)         39
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  R. Smith (LA)            37
  B. Russell (LA)          36
  J. Clark (SF)            34
  S. Henderson (NY)        34

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         80
  G. Foster (CIN)          76
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         71
  L. Bowa (PHI)            67
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      67
  T. Puhl (HOU)            67
  P. Rose (CIN)            67
  B. Russell (LA)          66
  T. Simmons (STL)         66
  J. Clark (SF)            65

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         22
  P. Rose (CIN)            17
  J. Clark (SF)            16
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16
  A. Howe (HOU)            16
  L. Parrish (MON)         16
  K. Griffey (CIN)         15
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         15
  B. Almon (SD)            14
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       14

Triples:

  J. Clark (SF)             5
  G. Gross (CHI)            5
  G. Richards (SD)          5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  K. Griffey (CIN)          4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           4
  D. Parker (PIT)           4
  L. Randle (NY)            4

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         14
  G. Foster (CIN)          13
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        12
  R. Monday (LA)           11
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  A. Dawson (MON)           9
  W. Montanez (NY)          9
  D. Winfield (SD)          9
  R. Cey (LA)               8

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          47
  W. Montanez (NY)         42
  R. Cey (LA)              41
  W. McCovey (SF)          41
  R. Smith (LA)            41
  D. Kingman (CHI)         39
  J. Morgan (CIN)          39
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        36
  R. Monday (LA)           36
  D. Driessen (CIN)        35

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          25
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          21
  G. Maddox (PHI)          18
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  F. Taveras (PIT)         16
  J. Royster (ATL)         15
  B. McBride (PHI)         14
  L. Bowa (PHI)            13
  G. Richards (SD)         13
  A. Dawson (MON)          12

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)         10
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  L. Randle (NY)            7
  G. Richards (SD)          7
  J. Royster (ATL)          7
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  P. Garner (PIT)           6
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          5

Walks:

  G. Tenace (SD)           45
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       44
  D. Evans (SF)            40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          39
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        37
  R. Cey (LA)              35
  L. Randle (NY)           35
  D. Driessen (CIN)        32
  T. Simmons (STL)         32
  O. Moreno (PIT)          31

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         58
  G. Foster (CIN)          55
  A. Dawson (MON)          51
  S. Henderson (NY)        49
  D. Murphy (ATL)          47
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        46
  T. Perez (MON)           43
  W. Montanez (NY)         42
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         41
  G. Templeton (STL)       41

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