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Standings

East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Philadelphia Phillies9072.556--Danny Ozark
Pittsburgh Pirates8873.5471.5Chuck Tanner
Chicago Cubs7983.48811.0Herman Franks
Montreal Expos7686.46914.0Dick Williams
St. Louis Cardinals6993.42621.0Jack Krol
Ken Boyer
Vern Rapp
New York Mets6696.40724.0Joe Torre
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Los Angeles Dodgers9567.586--Tom Lasorda
Cincinnati Reds9269.5712.5Sparky Anderson
San Francisco Giants8973.5496.0Joe Altobelli
San Diego Padres8478.51911.0Roger Craig
Houston Astros7488.45721.0Bill Virdon
Atlanta Braves6993.42626.0Bobby Cox

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Dave Parker - Pittsburgh Pirates (.334)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Jeff Burroughs - Atlanta Braves (.432)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Dave Parker - Pittsburgh Pirates (.585)
At Bats:   Enos Cabell - Houston Astros (660)
Runs:   Ivan DeJesus - Chicago Cubs (104)
Hits:   Steve Garvey - Los Angeles Dodgers (202)
Doubles:   Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds (51)
Triples:   Garry Templeton - St. Louis Cardinals (13)
Home Runs:   George Foster - Cincinnati Reds (40)
Runs Batted In:   George Foster - Cincinnati Reds (120)
Total Bases:   Dave Parker - Pittsburgh Pirates (340)
Walks:   Jeff Burroughs - Atlanta Braves (117)
Strikeouts:   Dale Murphy - Atlanta Braves (145)
Stolen Bases:   Omar Moreno - Pittsburgh Pirates (71)
Hit by Pitch:   Andre Dawson - Montreal Expos (12)

Wins:   Gaylord Perry - San Diego Padres (21)
Losses:   Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves (18)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Craig Swan - New York Mets (2.43)
Games:   Kent Tekulve - Pittsburgh Pirates (91)
Complete Games:   Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves (22)
Shutouts:   Bob Knepper - San Francisco Giants (6)
Saves:   Rollie Fingers - San Diego Padres (37)
Innings Pitched:   Phil Niekro - Atlanta Braves (334.1)
Walks:   J.R. Richard - Houston Astros (141)
Strikeouts:   J.R. Richard - Houston Astros (303)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Ed Halicki - San Francisco Giants (1.06)
Hits/9 Ip:   J.R. Richard - Houston Astros (6.28)
HR/9 Ip:   Randy Jones - San Diego Padres (0.21)
Walks/9 Ip:   Larry Christenson - Philadelphia Phillies (1.86)
SO/9 Ip:   J.R. Richard - Houston Astros (9.90)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Atlanta Braves904,494
Chicago Cubs1,525,311
Cincinnati Reds2,532,497
Houston Astros1,126,145
Los Angeles Dodgers3,347,845
Montreal Expos1,427,007
New York Mets1,007,328
Philadelphia Phillies2,583,389
Pittsburgh Pirates964,106
San Diego Padres1,670,107
San Francisco Giants1,740,477
St. Louis Cardinals1,278,215