Saturday May 9, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 9, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia     906  134   256   51   10   18   124   25   13   84   101  .283
New York         802   79   213   32    9   14    76   16    9   81   136  .266
St. Louis        739  116   195   42   18   14   108   21    9   98   110  .264
Cincinnati       866  115   226   45    9   17   108   15   15   89   143  .261
Montreal         834  112   214   35    7   22    99   51    9   95   114  .257
Los Angeles      940  101   238   37    6   21    97   23   17   83   154  .253
Pittsburgh       763   88   192   29    9   12    85   22    9   55   115  .252
Atlanta          937  112   232   40    5   14   104   33   12   85   148  .248
San Francisco   1012  110   242   44    4   13   106   36   16   96   138  .239
San Diego        982   91   228   36    7   11    82   21   19   78   172  .232
Houston          935   77   214   39    5   16    71   19   14   98   151  .229
Chicago          826   68   187   31    8    8    65   19   11   74   135  .226

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Raines (MON)         25   97   21   36   3   2   2    8  28   2   17    9  .371
Pete Rose (PHI)          27  111   19   41   9   1   0    5   1   2    9    6  .369
Doug Flynn (NYN)         24   81   12   29   7   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .358
Dave Collins (CIN)       26  101   23   36   4   4   2    8   7   5   13   11  .356
Gary Matthews (PHI)      24   85   14   30   7   2   2   18   3   0   12    9  .353
Larry Herndon (SFN)      27  104   14   36   7   2   0   12   6   1    3   19  .346
Art Howe (HOU)           28  100    9   33   7   1   2    4   0   1   11   10  .330
Steve Henderson (CHN)    25   91    8   30   3   2   1   12   2   3   15   22  .330
Dusty Baker (LAN)        27  109   11   35   5   3   1   10   3   2    7   12  .321
Ken Landreaux (LAN)      27  109   19   35   6   1   4   17   6   3   12   17  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Biff Pocoroba         16   29    2    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .310
Bruce Benedict        25   73    8   22   3   0   2   12   0   1   11    8  .301
Terry Harper          12   17    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .294
Bob Horner            28  109   14   32   5   0   4   14   0   2    9   15  .294
Glenn Hubbard         25   90    9   26   5   2   1    9   1   0    9   14  .289
Claudell Washington   26   95   12   27   8   2   0   10   5   2    4   15  .284
Chris Chambliss       28  100   13   27   7   0   2   18   1   0   18    6  .270
Eddie Miller          22   82   18   20   2   0   0    4  12   0    6   15  .244
Dale Murphy           28  107    9   24   4   0   4   17   7   2    8   22  .224
Rafael Ramirez        27   89   12   18   4   0   0    2   3   1    8   17  .202
Jerry Royster         18   24    5    4   1   1   0    3   2   3    2    5  .167
Rufino Linares        14   38    4    6   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    5  .158
Mike Lum              10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Brian Asselstine       6    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Luis Gomez             7    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Krug              4    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Jody Davis             2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Steve Henderson       25   91    8   30   3   2   1   12   2   3   15   22  .330
Jerry Morales         17   50    2   16   0   1   0    2   0   1    3    6  .320
Steve Dillard          9   10    4    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .300
Joe Strain             9   21    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .286
Leon Durham           23   87    9   24   1   4   1    7   9   3    4   13  .276
Bill Buckner          25  102   11   28  10   0   3   13   0   0    4    2  .275
Mike Tyson            15   40    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .225
Hector Cruz           12   27    4    6   2   0   1    2   0   1    5    2  .222
Ken Reitz             23   71    2   13   2   1   1    7   0   0    4   19  .183
Scot Thompson         20   56    0   10   4   0   0    6   1   0    4    3  .179
Scott Fletcher        10   35    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .171
Ivan DeJesus          25   90   10   15   2   0   0    2   7   3   11   13  .167
Tim Blackwell         19   56    6    9   3   0   0    3   0   0   11   15  .161
Jim Tracy             16   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .133
Barry Foote            9   22    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Biittner        10   12    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    0  .417
Dave Collins          26  101   23   36   4   4   2    8   7   5   13   11  .356
Dave Concepcion       26   97   17   31   9   0   2   26   0   4   14   11  .320
Joe Nolan             17   37    6   11   2   0   0    5   1   0    2    4  .297
Ron Oester            24   78   10   22   3   3   0   11   0   1    5   16  .282
Johnny Bench          15   48    4   13   3   0   2    7   0   1    7   10  .271
George Foster         26  102   13   27   6   0   5   18   0   0   13   19  .265
Ken Griffey           25  106   16   28   6   1   0    5   4   1    5   15  .264
Sam Mejias            14    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Vail              8    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ray Knight            26   93   10   21   3   0   2    6   2   2    8   11  .226
Dan Driessen          22   66   10   13   5   0   3   12   1   1   15   13  .197
Mike O'Berry          14   27    0    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .185
Junior Kennedy         6   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Harry Spilman         10   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Howe              28  100    9   33   7   1   2    4   0   1   11   10  .330
Cesar Cedeno          24   94    8   27   5   0   1    9   5   4    7    9  .287
Denny Walling         15   32    6    9   1   0   3    5   1   1    9    1  .281
Danny Heep            10   33    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    6  .273
Kiko Garcia           11   37    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .270
Craig Reynolds        26  101   12   25   3   1   3    7   2   0    5   10  .248
Mike Ivie             13   37    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   1    2    9  .243
Jose Cruz             28  108   11   26   5   0   5   17   1   4   10   15  .241
Terry Puhl            28  100    9   24   6   2   1    5   4   1    8   17  .240
Alan Ashby            25   75    4   17   3   0   0    7   0   1   12   13  .227
Joe Pittman            5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Jeffrey Leonard        7   18    1    3   1   1   0    3   1   0    0    4  .167
Dave Bergman           6    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Rafael Landestoy      16   30    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    4  .133
Dave Roberts           9   15    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .133
Luis Pujols            7   16    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .125
Dickie Thon           17   37    4    4   1   0   0    0   4   0    7    5  .108
Gary Woods            14   28    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    8  .036

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith           8    6    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .333
Dusty Baker           27  109   11   35   5   3   1   10   3   2    7   12  .321
Ken Landreaux         27  109   19   35   6   1   4   17   6   3   12   17  .321
Pedro Guerrero        24   80   10   23   5   0   5   11   2   3    9   18  .288
Ron Cey               28   99   12   27   6   0   3   14   0   1   16   15  .273
Steve Yeager          11   22    1    6   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .273
Mike Scioscia         24   70    8   19   1   0   1    4   0   2   10    7  .271
Steve Garvey          28  115   13   29   8   1   3   18   0   3    5   17  .252
Derrel Thomas         10   14    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .214
Bill Russell          28   95    7   20   1   0   0    6   1   1    2   10  .211
Rick Monday            8   20    2    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    3    7  .150
Davey Lopes           27  103   13   15   0   0   2    6  11   1   12   19  .146
Joe Ferguson           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Jay Johnstone         11   18    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .111
Pepe Frias             3    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Gates             1    2    1    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Tim Raines            25   97   21   36   3   2   2    8  28   2   17    9  .371
Tommy Hutton           7    6    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Bobby Ramos            6   13    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .308
Andre Dawson          24   89   16   26   4   0   6   12   8   2    7   11  .292
Tim Wallach           12   28    3    8   1   1   1    2   0   0    2    7  .286
Jerry White           12   25    1    7   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    2  .280
Gary Carter           22   83   15   23   3   1   4   14   1   3   12    8  .277
Warren Cromartie      22   80    9   21   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    7  .263
Chris Speier          25   87   10   20   5   1   0    4   1   0    9    7  .230
Ellis Valentine       19   70    8   15   3   0   3   14   0   1    6   10  .214
Larry Parrish         23   86   10   18   4   0   1    4   0   0    7   21  .209
Jerry Manuel          11   24    5    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .208
Willie Montanez       12   16    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .188
Rodney Scott          20   59    6   10   0   0   0    5  13   0   14    5  .170
Rowland Office         7   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Hodges             3   11    1    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .455
Doug Flynn            24   81   12   29   7   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .358
Joel Youngblood       18   61    5   21   4   1   1    8   1   2    5    6  .344
Hubie Brooks          23   77    9   26   3   1   0    4   1   3    3   13  .338
Rusty Staub           22   68    5   21   3   0   2    7   1   0    9    8  .309
Mike Jorgensen        18   26    4    8   1   0   3    7   0   0    2    4  .308
Alex Trevino          23   78    9   23   1   0   0    7   1   0    6    8  .295
Bob Bailor             9   21    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .286
Mookie Wilson         21   60    3   14   1   1   0    2   2   2    1   11  .233
Frank Taveras         19   75    8   16   1   1   0    3   6   0    3   10  .213
Dave Kingman          23   76    7   15   3   0   5   14   1   0   21   21  .197
John Stearns          11   33    3    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    2  .182
Mike Cubbage          15   11    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .182
Lee Mazzilli          21   76    4   12   3   1   1    4   3   1   10   19  .158
Wally Backman         11    9    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .111

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             14    9    1    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    2  .556
Pete Rose             27  111   19   41   9   1   0    5   1   2    9    6  .369
Dick Davis             6   11    1    4   0   1   0    1   1   0    2    2  .364
Gary Matthews         24   85   14   30   7   2   2   18   3   0   12    9  .353
Bake McBride          13   48    8   16   9   0   0    7   0   0    5    7  .333
Mike Schmidt          24   87   24   26   7   1  10   25   4   0   17   14  .299
Garry Maddox          27  101   14   30   2   1   1   13   3   2    5   11  .297
Greg Gross            22   41    7   12   4   1   0    4   1   2    5    1  .293
Manny Trillo          24   88   14   25   3   1   2   10   4   1    9    9  .284
Larry Bowa            27  101    8   26   3   0   0   12   5   3    3    2  .257
Ramon Aviles           8    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Keith Moreland        11   29    2    7   1   0   2    8   0   1    2    4  .241
Bob Boone             25   82    8   17   2   0   1    8   1   1    8    9  .207
Luis Aguayo            8   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Lonnie Smith          15   28    7    4   1   0   0    0   2   0    1    3  .143
John Vukovich          4    0    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
Gary Alexander         5   12    3    6   1   1   1    4   0   0    1    3  .500
Phil Garner           10   24    2   10   3   0   1    5   0   2    3    4  .417
Bill Madlock          19   67    8   24   5   0   1    8   3   1    5    2  .358
Mike Easler           20   70    8   24   4   1   1   12   2   0    3    8  .343
Lee Lacy              17   39   10   13   1   2   0    2   4   1    1    5  .333
Tony Pena              8   18    3    6   1   1   1    4   0   1    3    2  .333
Kurt Bevacqua          8    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Dale Berra            18   40    1   12   3   0   0    7   1   0    3    7  .300
John Milner           14   14    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .286
Dave Parker           20   74    6   18   2   1   3   12   1   0    0    8  .243
Omar Moreno           22   94   13   22   2   2   0    5   8   2    6   17  .234
Tim Foli              22   72    8   16   3   0   0    7   1   1    5    7  .222
Steve Nicosia         18   56   10   10   3   0   0    1   1   0    6    6  .179
Willie Stargell        9   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Vance Law             17   45    1    7   0   1   0    3   1   1    1   13  .156
Jason Thompson        18   59   10    9   0   0   4    8   0   0   12   13  .153
Bill Robinson          5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Broderick Perkins     21   56   11   21   6   2   1   13   0   1    2    5  .375
Terry Kennedy         25   96    9   30   5   0   0    7   0   1    6   21  .313
Barry Evans           17   24    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .292
Jerry Turner          11   14    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .286
Luis Salazar          29  112    5   31   3   1   1    4   1   3    2   26  .277
Juan Bonilla          21   66    4   18   5   0   0    8   0   1    1    4  .273
Steve Swisher          7   15    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .267
Ozzie Smith           29  117   12   25   1   0   0    8   5   5   10   12  .214
Mike Phillips         14   29    1    6   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .207
Gene Richards         29  115   11   23   2   3   0    9   9   2   16   14  .200
Randy Bass            21   61    4   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   10  .197
Ruppert Jones         28  102   12   20   8   0   1   11   4   5   15   23  .196
Joe Lefebvre          27   73    5   14   3   0   3    7   1   1    9   12  .192
Craig Stimac           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Dave Edwards          17   34    3    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    2   10  .118

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Herndon         27  104   14   36   7   2   0   12   6   1    3   19  .346
Milt May              26   86    5   26   5   0   0    5   1   1    9    3  .302
Mike Ivie              7   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Enos Cabell           27  110   14   31   8   0   0   15   2   4    3    7  .282
Johnnie Lemaster      28   79    9   20   3   0   0    6   2   2    7   12  .253
Billy North           22   74   14   18   5   0   1   10  14   4   15   10  .243
Darrell Evans         29  106   13   25   4   1   3   13   1   2   14   10  .236
Jerry Martin          18   53    4   12   0   0   0    5   2   1    4   11  .226
Jim Wohlford          13   19    1    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .211
Dave Bergman           9   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .211
Jack Clark            28  103   11   21   4   1   3   12   1   0   14   13  .204
Joe Morgan            24   82    9   16   3   0   2   10   4   0   13   14  .195
Rennie Stennett       15   37    4    7   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    2  .189
Billy Smith           12   22    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .136
Chili Davis            8   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .133
Mike Sadek             8   17    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .118

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Julio Gonzalez         1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Mike Ramsey            2    4    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .500
Orlando Sanchez        2    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Tito Landrum           9    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Sixto Lezcano         21   60   11   18   2   1   2    9   0   0   17    7  .300
Keith Hernandez       22   84   14   25   8   2   2   13   2   0   15    9  .298
Ken Oberkfell         22   85   16   25   5   0   0    8   2   0    7    4  .294
Garry Templeton       21   92   17   26   7   5   0    7   3   4    6   20  .283
Tony Scott            22   93   13   26   4   2   2   12   7   4    4   11  .280
Tom Herr              22   75    7   20   3   6   0   19   1   1   10    7  .267
George Hendrick       21   79   17   20   4   1   5   14   3   0   10   11  .253
Gene Tenace            8   20    8    5   3   0   1    6   0   0    7    3  .250
Steve Braun            4    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dane Iorg              9   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .211
Darrell Porter        17   49    6    9   3   1   2    8   1   0   18   10  .184

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  O. Smith (SDN)          117
  S. Garvey (LAN)         115
  G. Richards (SDN)       115
  L. Salazar (SDN)        112
  P. Rose (PHI)           111
  E. Cabell (SFN)         110
  D. Baker (LAN)          109
  B. Horner (ATL)         109
  K. Landreaux (LAN)      109
  J. Cruz (HOU)           108

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  D. Collins (CIN)         23
  T. Raines (MON)          21
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       19
  P. Rose (PHI)            19
  E. Miller (ATL)          18
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      17
  G. Hendrick (SLN)        17
  G. Templeton (SLN)       17
  A. Dawson (MON)          16

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            41
  D. Collins (CIN)         36
  L. Herndon (SFN)         36
  T. Raines (MON)          36
  D. Baker (LAN)           35
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       35
  A. Howe (HOU)            33
  B. Horner (ATL)          32
  E. Cabell (SFN)          31
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      31

Doubles:

  B. Buckner (CHN)         10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9
  P. Rose (PHI)             9
  E. Cabell (SFN)           8
  S. Garvey (LAN)           8
  K. Hernandez (SLN)        8
  R. Jones (SDN)            8
  C. Washington (ATL)       8
  C. Chambliss (ATL)        7

Triples:

  T. Herr (SLN)             6
  G. Templeton (SLN)        5
  D. Collins (CIN)          4
  L. Durham (CHN)           4
  D. Baker (LAN)            3
  D. Flynn (NYN)            3
  R. Oester (CIN)           3
  G. Richards (SDN)         3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  S. Henderson (CHN)        2

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         10
  A. Dawson (MON)           6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  G. Foster (CIN)           5
  P. Guerrero (LAN)         5
  G. Hendrick (SLN)         5
  D. Kingman (NYN)          5
  G. Carter (MON)           4
  B. Horner (ATL)           4
  K. Landreaux (LAN)        4

RBI:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      26
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  T. Herr (SLN)            19
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       18
  G. Foster (CIN)          18
  S. Garvey (LAN)          18
  G. Matthews (PHI)        18
  J. Cruz (HOU)            17
  K. Landreaux (LAN)       17
  D. Murphy (ATL)          17

Stolen Bases:

  T. Raines (MON)          28
  B. North (SFN)           14
  R. Scott (MON)           13
  E. Miller (ATL)          12
  D. Lopes (LAN)           11
  L. Durham (CHN)           9
  G. Richards (SDN)         9
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  D. Collins (CIN)          7

Caught Stealing:

  D. Collins (CIN)          5
  R. Jones (SDN)            5
  O. Smith (SDN)            5
  E. Cabell (SFN)           4
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  J. Cruz (HOU)             4
  B. North (SFN)            4
  T. Scott (SLN)            4
  G. Templeton (SLN)        4

Walks:

  D. Kingman (NYN)         21
  C. Chambliss (ATL)       18
  D. Porter (SLN)          18
  S. Lezcano (SLN)         17
  T. Raines (MON)          17
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         17
  R. Cey (LAN)             16
  G. Richards (SDN)        16
  D. Driessen (CIN)        15
  S. Henderson (CHN)       15

Strikeouts:

  L. Salazar (SDN)         26
  R. Jones (SDN)           23
  S. Henderson (CHN)       22
  D. Murphy (ATL)          22
  T. Kennedy (SDN)         21
  D. Kingman (NYN)         21
  L. Parrish (MON)         21
  G. Templeton (SLN)       20
  G. Foster (CIN)          19
  L. Herndon (SFN)         19

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