1981 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW

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Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Mike Schmidt	3B	Retired	Philadelphia	102	354	78	112	19	2	31	91	12	4	73	71	4	0	3	9	.316	.435	.644	1079
2	Andre Dawson	OF-RF	Retired	Montreal	103	394	71	119	21	3	24	64	26	4	35	50	7	0	5	6	.302	.365	.553	918
3	George Foster	OF	Retired	Cincinnati	108	414	64	122	23	2	22	90	4	0	51	75	3	0	4	12	.295	.373	.519	892
4	Bill Buckner	1B-OF	LAA Minors [AAA]	Chi Cubs	106	421	45	131	35	3	10	75	5	2	26	16	1	0	5	17	.311	.349	.480	829
5	Pete Rose	OF-1B	Retired	Philadelphia	107	431	73	140	18	5	0	33	4	4	46	26	3	1	3	8	.325	.391	.390	781
6	Keith Hernandez	1B	Retired	St. Louis	103	376	65	115	27	4	8	48	12	5	61	45	2	0	5	9	.306	.401	.463	864
7	Dave Concepcion	SS	Retired	Cincinnati	106	421	57	129	28	0	5	67	4	5	37	61	1	2	7	13	.306	.358	.409	767
8	Gary Matthews	OF	Retired	Philadelphia	101	359	62	108	21	3	9	67	15	2	59	42	3	1	6	8	.301	.398	.451	849
9	George Hendrick	OF	First Base Coach - Tampa Bay Rays (2013)	St. Louis	101	394	67	112	19	3	18	61	4	2	41	44	4	0	2	10	.284	.356	.485	841
10	Omar Moreno	OF	Retired	Pittsburgh	103	434	62	120	18	8	1	35	39	14	26	76	3	1	4	1	.276	.319	.362	681
11	Steve Garvey	1B	Retired	LA Dodgers	110	431	63	122	23	1	10	64	3	5	25	49	1	1	3	8	.283	.322	.411	733
12	Tim Raines	LF-OF	Minor League outfield and baserunning coordinator - Toronto Blue Jays (2013)	Montreal	88	313	61	95	13	7	5	37	71	11	45	31	2	0	3	7	.304	.391	.438	829
13	Dusty Baker	OF	Manager - Cincinnati Reds (2013)	LA Dodgers	103	400	48	128	17	3	9	49	10	7	29	43	1	3	5	9	.320	.363	.445	808
14	Ozzie Smith	SS	Retired	San Diego	110	450	53	100	11	2	0	21	22	12	41	37	5	10	1	8	.222	.294	.256	550
15	Jose Cruz	OF-CF	Retired	Houston	107	409	53	109	16	5	13	55	5	7	35	49	0	0	7	7	.267	.319	.425	744
16	Jack Clark	OF-1B	Retired	SF Giants	99	385	60	103	19	2	17	53	1	1	45	45	1	0	6	12	.268	.341	.460	801
17	Ken Griffey	OF	Manager - Bakersfield (2012)	Cincinnati	101	396	65	123	21	6	2	34	12	4	39	42	1	2	4	9	.311	.370	.409	779
18	Ivan DeJesus	SS	Manager - Lexington (2012)	Chi Cubs	106	403	49	78	8	4	0	13	21	9	46	61	0	10	1	2	.194	.276	.233	509
19	Chris Chambliss	1B	Hitting Coach - Seattle Mariners (2012)	Atlanta	107	404	44	110	25	2	8	51	4	1	44	41	1	2	3	11	.272	.343	.403	746
20	Dave Kingman	OF-1B	Retired	NY Mets	100	353	40	78	11	3	22	59	6	0	55	105	1	1	2	9	.221	.326	.456	782
21	Gene Richards	OF	Retired	San Diego	104	393	47	113	14	12	3	42	20	8	53	44	1	5	1	6	.288	.373	.407	780
22	Luis Salazar	3B	Manager - Lynchburg (2012)	San Diego	109	400	37	121	19	6	3	38	11	8	16	72	1	5	2	7	.302	.329	.402	731
23	Ruppert Jones	OF	Retired	San Diego	105	397	53	99	34	1	4	39	7	9	43	66	0	4	7	7	.249	.318	.370	688
24	Gary Carter	C	Deceased	Montreal	100	374	48	94	20	2	16	68	1	5	35	35	1	3	6	6	.251	.312	.444	756
25	Darrell Evans	3B-1B	Retired	SF Giants	102	357	51	92	13	4	12	48	2	3	54	33	2	3	3	4	.258	.356	.417	773
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
26	Joe Morgan	2B	Retired	SF Giants	90	308	47	74	16	1	8	31	14	5	66	37	0	1	3	3	.240	.371	.377	748
27	Ron Cey	3B	Retired	LA Dodgers	85	312	42	90	15	2	13	50	0	2	40	55	3	1	3	7	.288	.372	.474	846
28	Tom Herr	2B	Retired	St. Louis	103	411	50	110	14	9	0	46	23	7	39	30	1	6	5	9	.268	.329	.345	674
29	Dave Collins	OF	Retired	Cincinnati	95	360	63	98	18	6	3	23	26	10	41	41	6	3	2	6	.272	.355	.381	736
30	Rodney Scott	2B-SS	Retired	Montreal	95	336	43	69	9	3	0	26	30	7	50	35	1	13	2	7	.205	.308	.250	558
31	Pedro Guerrero	OF-3B	Retired	LA Dodgers	98	347	46	104	17	2	12	48	5	9	34	57	2	3	1	12	.300	.365	.464	829
32	Tim Foli	SS	Retired	Pittsburgh	86	316	32	78	12	2	0	20	7	7	17	10	1	14	3	2	.247	.285	.297	582
33	Warren Cromartie	OF-1B	Retired	Montreal	99	358	41	109	19	2	6	42	2	3	39	27	0	0	3	8	.304	.370	.419	789
34	Ron Oester	2B	Retired	Cincinnati	105	354	45	96	16	7	5	42	2	5	42	49	0	5	7	8	.271	.342	.398	740
35	Mookie Wilson	OF-CF	First Base Coach - New York Mets (2011)	NY Mets	92	328	49	89	8	8	3	14	24	12	20	59	2	0	0	3	.271	.317	.372	689
36	Hubie Brooks	RF-3B	Retired	NY Mets	98	358	34	110	21	2	4	38	9	5	23	65	1	1	6	9	.307	.345	.411	756
37	Dale Murphy	OF-RF	Retired	Atlanta	104	369	43	91	12	1	13	50	14	5	44	72	0	1	2	10	.247	.325	.390	715
38	Steve Henderson	OF	Hitting Coach - Philadelphia Phillies (2013)	Chi Cubs	82	287	32	84	9	5	5	35	5	7	42	61	2	2	4	7	.293	.382	.411	793
39	Milt May	C	Assistant Coach - Gulf Coast Orioles (2013)	SF Giants	97	316	20	98	17	0	2	33	1	4	34	29	0	3	1	7	.310	.376	.383	759
40	Leon Durham	1B-OF	Hitting Coach - Toledo (2012)	Chi Cubs	87	328	42	95	14	6	10	35	25	11	27	53	0	0	0	6	.290	.344	.460	804
41	Art Howe	3B-2B	Retired	Houston	103	361	43	107	22	4	3	36	1	3	41	23	0	1	3	8	.296	.365	.404	769
42	Terry Puhl	OF	Retired	Houston	96	350	43	88	19	4	3	28	22	4	31	49	4	4	5	3	.251	.315	.354	669
43	Craig Reynolds	SS	Retired	Houston	87	323	43	84	10	12	4	31	3	3	12	31	0	18	1	6	.260	.286	.402	688
44	Ray Knight	3B-1B	Retired	Cincinnati	106	386	43	100	23	1	6	34	2	4	33	51	4	3	3	18	.259	.322	.370	692
45	Claudell Washington	OF	Retired	Atlanta	85	320	37	93	22	3	5	37	12	6	15	47	4	8	2	6	.291	.328	.425	753
46	Bob Horner	3B-1B	Retired	Atlanta	79	300	42	83	10	0	15	42	2	3	32	39	1	0	3	6	.277	.345	.460	805
47	Terry Kennedy	C	Manager - Tucson (2012)	San Diego	101	382	32	115	24	1	2	41	0	2	22	53	2	4	2	7	.301	.341	.385	726
48	Garry Templeton	SS	Retired	St. Louis	80	333	47	96	16	8	1	33	8	12	14	55	0	1	2	4	.288	.315	.393	708
49	Jason Thompson	1B	Retired	Pittsburgh	86	223	36	54	13	0	15	42	0	0	59	49	0	0	3	6	.242	.396	.502	898
50	Rafael Ramirez	SS	Retired	Atlanta	95	307	30	67	16	2	2	20	7	3	24	47	1	9	1	3	.218	.276	.303	579
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
51	Tony Scott	OF	Retired	St. Louis	45	176	21	40	5	2	2	17	10	7	5	22	1	2	0	3	.227	.253	.312	565
		OF	Retired	Houston	55	225	28	66	13	2	2	22	8	3	15	32	0	3	0	1	.293	.337	.396	733
52	Lonnie Smith	LF-OF	Retired	Philadelphia	62	176	40	57	14	3	2	11	21	10	18	14	5	3	0	1	.324	.402	.472	874
53	Ken Reitz	3B	Retired	Chi Cubs	82	260	10	56	9	1	2	28	0	0	15	56	3	2	6	9	.215	.261	.281	542
54	Lee Mazzilli	OF-1B	Retired	NY Mets	95	324	36	74	14	5	6	34	17	7	46	53	2	0	4	5	.228	.324	.358	682
55	Chris Speier	SS	Bench Coach - Cincinnati Reds (2013)	Montreal	96	307	33	69	10	2	2	25	1	2	38	29	0	6	0	9	.225	.310	.290	600
56	Ken Oberkfell	3B-2B	Manager - Newark (2012)	St. Louis	102	376	43	110	12	6	2	45	13	5	37	28	0	3	4	11	.293	.353	.372	725
57	Mike Easler	OF	Hitting Coach - Buffalo (2011)	Pittsburgh	95	339	43	97	18	5	7	42	4	7	24	45	0	0	6	10	.286	.328	.431	759
58	Doug Flynn	2B-SS	Retired	NY Mets	105	325	24	72	12	4	1	20	1	2	11	19	0	7	0	12	.222	.247	.292	539
59	Bill Madlock	3B	Retired	Pittsburgh	82	279	35	95	23	1	6	45	18	6	34	17	3	0	4	5	.341	.412	.495	907
60	Garry Maddox	OF	Retired	Philadelphia	94	323	37	85	7	1	5	40	9	4	17	42	1	1	8	6	.263	.295	.337	632
61	Larry Herndon	OF	Hitting Coach - Lakeland (2013)	SF Giants	96	364	48	105	15	8	5	41	15	6	20	55	1	3	3	12	.288	.325	.415	740
62	Eddie Miller	OF	Retired	Atlanta	50	134	29	31	3	1	0	7	23	5	7	29	3	2	0	1	.231	.285	.269	554
63	Billy North	OF	Retired	SF Giants	46	131	22	29	7	0	1	12	26	8	26	28	1	3	0	1	.221	.354	.298	652
64	Joe Niekro	P	Deceased	Houston	24	51	1	9	1	0	0	6	0	0	2	10	0	11	0	0	.176	.208	.196	404
65	Larry Parrish	3B-OF	Manager - West Michigan (2013)	Montreal	97	349	41	85	19	3	8	44	0	0	28	73	0	5	3	10	.244	.297	.384	681
66	Larry Bowa	SS	Retired	Philadelphia	103	360	34	102	14	3	0	31	16	7	26	17	0	4	1	8	.283	.331	.339	670
67	Juan Bonilla	2B	Retired	San Diego	99	369	30	107	13	2	1	25	4	9	25	23	2	9	2	7	.290	.337	.344	681
68	Gene Tenace	C-1B	Retired	St. Louis	58	129	26	30	7	0	5	22	0	0	38	26	4	1	2	1	.233	.416	.403	819
69	Bruce Benedict	C	Retired	Atlanta	90	295	26	78	12	1	5	35	1	1	33	21	3	5	3	8	.264	.341	.363	704
70	Enos Cabell	3B-1B	Retired	SF Giants	96	396	41	101	20	1	2	36	6	7	10	47	1	4	2	6	.255	.274	.326	600
71	Glenn Hubbard	2B	Retired	Atlanta	99	361	39	85	13	5	6	33	4	2	33	59	2	3	1	7	.235	.302	.349	651
72	Lee Lacy	OF-2B	Retired	Pittsburgh	78	213	31	57	11	4	2	10	24	3	11	29	1	1	0	1	.268	.307	.385	692
73	Eddie Whitson	P	Retired	SF Giants	22	33	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	13	0	9	0	0	.091	.167	.091	258
74	Tim Wallach	3B	Third Base Coach - Los Angeles Dodgers (2013)	Montreal	71	212	19	50	9	1	4	13	0	1	15	37	4	0	0	3	.236	.299	.344	643
75	Mike Scioscia	C	Manager - Los Angeles Angels (2013)	LA Dodgers	93	290	27	80	10	0	2	29	0	2	36	18	1	4	4	8	.276	.353	.331	684
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
76	Mike LaCoss	P	Pitching Coach - San Rafael (2012)	Cincinnati	20	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	7	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
77	Johnnie LeMaster	SS	Retired	SF Giants	104	324	27	82	9	1	0	28	3	7	24	46	1	4	1	9	.253	.306	.287	593
78	Ray Burris	P	Pitching Coach - Erie (2012)	Montreal	22	37	4	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	12	0	7	1	0	.189	.262	.189	451
79	John Stearns	C	Retired	NY Mets	80	273	25	74	12	1	1	24	12	2	24	17	0	7	1	10	.271	.329	.333	662
80	Ken Landreaux	OF	Retired	LA Dodgers	99	390	48	98	16	4	7	41	18	4	25	42	1	3	1	6	.251	.297	.367	664
81	Dave Lopes	2B	First Base Coach - Los Angeles Dodgers (2013)	LA Dodgers	58	214	35	44	2	0	5	17	20	2	22	35	3	4	0	7	.206	.289	.285	574
82	Derrel Thomas	2B-OF	Retired	LA Dodgers	80	218	25	54	4	0	4	24	7	2	25	23	0	7	2	2	.248	.322	.321	643
83	Dave Parker	OF	Retired	Pittsburgh	67	240	29	62	14	3	9	48	6	2	9	25	2	0	3	5	.258	.287	.454	741
84	Bob Welch	P	Retired	LA Dodgers	23	45	3	10	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	16	0	7	0	0	.222	.239	.267	506
85	Rick Monday	OF	Retired	LA Dodgers	66	130	24	41	1	2	11	25	1	2	24	42	1	0	1	0	.315	.423	.608	1031
86	Ellis Valentine	OF	Retired	NY Mets	48	169	15	35	8	1	5	21	0	3	5	38	0	0	2	2	.207	.227	.355	582
		OF	Retired	Montreal	22	76	8	16	3	0	3	15	0	1	6	11	0	0	3	2	.211	.259	.368	627
87	Jerry Reuss	P	Retired	LA Dodgers	22	51	3	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	18	0	7	0	0	.196	.196	.196	392
88	Jerry Martin	OF	Hitting Coach - Erie (2012)	SF Giants	72	241	23	58	5	3	4	25	6	2	21	52	3	1	1	9	.241	.308	.336	644
89	Cesar Cedeno	OF	Hitting Coach - Greeneville (2013)	Houston	82	306	42	83	19	0	5	34	12	7	24	31	1	2	5	6	.271	.321	.382	703
90	John Martin	P	Retired	St. Louis	18	33	2	7	2	1	0	8	0	0	2	14	0	7	0	0	.212	.257	.333	590
91	Burt Hooton	P	Pitching Coach - Fort Wayne (2013)	LA Dodgers	23	42	3	8	3	0	0	3	0	0	4	13	0	7	0	0	.190	.261	.262	523
92	Manny Trillo	2B	Retired	Philadelphia	94	349	37	100	14	3	6	36	10	4	26	37	3	5	4	6	.287	.338	.395	733
93	Mario Soto	P	Retired	Cincinnati	25	59	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	0	6	0	0	.068	.083	.068	151
94	Darrell Porter	C	Deceased	St. Louis	61	174	22	39	10	2	6	31	1	2	39	32	1	0	3	3	.224	.364	.408	772

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