Sunday May 12, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 12, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1048  140   302   50    8   15   128   30    5   82   124  .288
Los Angeles     1099  187   311   54   11   33   177   40   19  143   166  .283
Pittsburgh      1015  122   281   41    8   27   110   13    6   78   138  .277
Houston         1172  164   320   48    9   24   153   30   11  112   180  .273
Philadelphia    1057  136   281   47   10   17   125   22   11   85   169  .266
Cincinnati       981  126   252   50    7   26   116   29   12  139   179  .257
New York        1039  131   259   32    2   30   119   10    8  118   141  .249
Atlanta         1102  130   268   40    6   26   115   14   13  114   144  .243
San Francisco   1116  146   269   47    7   21   128   10   13  115   202  .241
San Diego       1187  125   286   49    4   15   118   18    8  118   203  .241
Chicago          900  105   210   36    5   20    96   21   19  118   129  .233
Montreal         753  102   174   24    2   11    94   13    8  104   125  .231

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith (STL)       30  121   19   45   7   1   6   27   2   1   11   16  .372
Greg Gross (HOU)         32   96   19   35   4   1   0    7   3   2   15    6  .365
Ken Reitz (STL)          30  116   11   41   7   1   1   15   0   0    4   10  .353
Mike Schmidt (PHI)       31  104   17   36   4   0   6   20   6   4   20   23  .346
Bill Buckner (LA)        30  114   15   39   7   1   0   12   9   4   11    5  .342
Bob Watson (HOU)         35  123   22   42   2   1   3   18   0   3   16    9  .342
Ralph Garr (ATL)         33  145   12   49   7   3   1   15   4   8    7   12  .338
Lou Brock (STL)          30  127   29   42   4   1   2   13  22   1   12   14  .331
Steve Garvey (LA)        31  127   20   42  11   0   7   29   0   2    6   11  .331
Richie Hebner (PIT)      27  112   17   37   8   0   6   16   0   2   10    9  .330

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Marty Perez           20   46    9   17   3   0   1    2   0   0    5    5  .370
Ralph Garr            33  145   12   49   7   3   1   15   4   8    7   12  .338
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           31  114   20   35   8   0   3    7   4   1   16   15  .307
Darrell Evans         30   99   16   25   3   1   4   14   1   0   23   15  .253
Johnny Oates          30   88    9   22   4   0   0    9   0   2   10    9  .250
Hank Aaron            24   72   14   18   2   0   8   17   1   0    8    9  .250
Ivan Murrell          18   47    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .234
Craig Robinson        31   99   10   22   0   1   0    8   4   0   10    8  .222
Davey Johnson         30   96   15   21   5   0   3   12   0   0   18   11  .219
Mike Lum              14   55   10   12   1   0   3    9   0   0    1    8  .218
Leo Foster            14   11    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   1    1    2  .182
Norm Miller           11   12    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Frank Tepedino        17   45    3    7   0   1   0    7   0   0    4    1  .156
Rowland Office        29   52    1    8   3   0   1    9   0   0    2    8  .154
Vic Correll           11   21    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .095
Paul Casanova          4   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .077

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Andre Thornton         6    5    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Chris Ward            18   22    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    3  .318
Bill Madlock          21   79   15   25   4   1   2    9   5   3    5    8  .317
Jose Cardenal         26   99   15   29   6   0   3   12   5   2    8    8  .293
Rick Monday           27  105   17   30   6   0   3    8   1   1   20   19  .286
Billy Williams        27   93   17   26   6   0   5   23   1   3   21   11  .280
George Mitterwald     24   79    4   19   3   0   3   14   0   2    8   12  .241
Carmen Fanzone         9   25    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   1    5    4  .240
Jerry Morales         26   99   13   22   2   1   3    9   1   3   12   15  .222
Vic Harris            24   95   10   18   3   1   0    7   5   2   13   12  .190
Don Kessinger         25   77    8   14   3   2   0    3   1   0   15    9  .182
Dave Rosello          12   32    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .125
Tom Lundstedt          9   13    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .000
Adrian Garrett        10    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Matt Alexander        10    5    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    3  .000
Gonzalo Marquez        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Tyrone             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Phil Gagliano         11    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .333
Cesar Geronimo        23   41    8   13   2   3   0    5   0   0    5    6  .317
Joe Morgan            29  107   16   32   6   1   2   10  13   4   24   12  .299
Pete Rose             29  118   20   35   9   1   1    6   0   1   20   12  .297
Tony Perez            29  110   15   32   5   0   7   23   0   0   14   27  .291
Dave Concepcion       29  116   12   31  13   0   4   20   4   1    6   19  .267
Merv Rettenmund       19   64   13   17   1   0   4   10   4   1   10   11  .266
Dan Driessen          27   94   12   24   4   1   1   12   4   0   11   16  .255
Johnny Bench          28   99   15   25   3   0   5   10   1   2   22   14  .253
George Foster         22   56    6   14   2   0   2    6   1   1    9   15  .250
Bill Plummer           5    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Terry Crowley         16   13    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .231
Andy Kosco            16   20    1    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .200
Ken Griffey           19   57    2    9   0   1   0    5   2   1    5   14  .158
Darrel Chaney         18    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Greg Gross            32   96   19   35   4   1   0    7   3   2   15    6  .365
Bob Watson            35  123   22   42   2   1   3   18   0   3   16    9  .342
Tommy Helms           32  102    8   32   5   1   1   14   1   1    2    6  .314
Roger Metzger         22   85   13   26   5   2   0    3   3   0   11    9  .306
Lee May               35  128   18   38   7   0   6   24   0   0    7   24  .297
Larry Milbourne       23   17    5    5   0   1   0    2   0   0    4    4  .294
Cesar Cedeno          35  133   26   37   9   1   5   27  17   1   15   18  .278
Milt May              26   80   12   22   3   1   0    8   0   1    9    6  .275
Cliff Johnson         12   15    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    3    4  .267
Doug Rader            34  115   13   29   6   0   3   22   4   0   16   30  .252
Johnny Edwards        15   47    3   10   2   1   1    5   0   1    3    2  .213
Ollie Brown           14   43    5    9   1   0   2    3   0   0    2    6  .209
Dave Campbell          9   10    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Bob Gallagher         31   30    6    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    5  .167
Denis Menke           17   15    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .133
Mick Kelleher         12   42    2    5   0   0   0    2   1   1    3    9  .119
Mike Easler            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Auerbach          7    3    3    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .667
Manny Mota            18   16    3    7   1   0   0    7   0   0    3    1  .438
Ken McMullen           8    8    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .375
Steve Yeager          11   46    8   17   5   0   2   10   1   0    3    7  .370
Bill Buckner          30  114   15   39   7   1   0   12   9   4   11    5  .342
Steve Garvey          31  127   20   42  11   0   7   29   0   2    6   11  .331
Jim Wynn              32  108   29   35   4   2  12   31   7   3   26   18  .324
Willie Crawford       30  109   18   33   5   2   1   16   2   3   17   24  .303
Ron Cey               32  119   19   35   3   0   3   24   0   0   16   15  .294
Lee Lacy              12   24    6    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .292
Bill Russell          32  114   17   32   6   3   3   15   2   1   15   11  .281
Tom Paciorek          19   42    7   11   1   2   1    9   1   0    2    8  .262
Davey Lopes           31  103   23   19   3   1   0    6  16   5   19   17  .185
Von Joshua             9   13    1    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .154
Joe Ferguson          22   68   12   10   0   0   2    5   0   1   21   18  .147

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Hal Breeden           12   37    5   11   5   0   0    6   0   0    3    5  .297
Ken Singleton         23   77   11   22   4   0   1   11   1   0   22   16  .286
Willie Davis          22   93    8   26   3   1   0   12   4   1    3   13  .280
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Bob Bailey            23   76   13   18   1   0   4    9   1   2   20   23  .237
Terry Humphrey         7   22    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .227
Ron Hunt              23   84   16   19   0   0   0    5   0   2   16    2  .226
Barry Foote           18   55    8   12   3   0   2    6   0   1    9   11  .218
Larry Lintz           11   19    3    4   2   0   0    0   4   0    1    3  .211
Ron Fairly            16   48    8   10   2   0   3   12   0   1    8    4  .208
Jim Cox               22   80   11   16   2   0   1   10   1   1    7   11  .200
Jim Lyttle            15    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Mike Jorgensen        14   11    5    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .182
Boots Day              7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Ron Woods              9    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .125
Pepe Frias             4    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Boswell           14   20    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .350
Felix Millan          31  125   15   41   2   0   1    9   2   0   11    5  .328
Don Hahn              17   35    4   11   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .314
Ed Kranepool           9   16    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .313
Rusty Staub           31  125   20   34   6   0   7   20   0   0   12    6  .272
Cleon Jones           28  115   17   31   4   0   1    9   2   2    7   22  .270
Dave Schneck          26   86    7   22   1   0   5   15   2   1    6   10  .256
Jerry Grote           23   79    8   20   2   1   3   14   0   0    8   11  .253
Bud Harrelson         29   91   13   23   4   0   0    5   3   2   29    9  .253
Duffy Dyer             2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Ron Hodges             9   30    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .233
John Milner           31  117   14   27   4   0   5   21   1   1   15   17  .231
Ted Martinez           8   11    3    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .182
Wayne Garrett         29  103   15   17   4   1   5   10   0   2   15   30  .165
George Theodore        8    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Schmidt          31  104   17   36   4   0   6   20   6   4   20   23  .346
Del Unser             25   78   13   26   2   1   1   12   1   0   10    8  .333
Mike Anderson         28   87   11   27   5   1   2   12   0   1    9   18  .310
Bill Robinson         25   88   11   26   5   0   1    8   0   1    2   22  .296
Dave Cash             31  129   21   37   6   3   1   15   2   2    8    7  .287
Tony Taylor           15   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Larry Bowa            31  129   21   34   6   2   1    8   9   1    7   10  .264
Bob Boone             31   95    9   24   8   0   0    9   0   0    8    3  .253
Greg Luzinski         30  115    8   28   6   0   2   16   1   0    9   34  .244
Tommy Hutton          20   46   10   11   1   2   1   10   0   0    2    4  .239
Willie Montanez       24   76    6   18   3   1   1    7   0   1    4   14  .237
Billy Grabarkewitz    14    5    4    1   0   0   1    1   3   0    1    1  .200
Mike Rogodzinski       9    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .143
Jim Essian             6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Terry Harmon           5    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick        20   23    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    7    3  .348
Richie Hebner         27  112   17   37   8   0   6   16   0   2   10    9  .330
Dave Parker           26   91    9   30   5   1   2   13   2   2    2   23  .330
Richie Zisk           26   84   10   26   4   0   3    9   0   0   14   16  .310
Al Oliver             28  127   18   38   5   4   4   15   3   0    1   10  .299
Frank Taveras         24   64    5   19   1   0   0    5   4   0    4    7  .297
Rennie Stennett       27  122   14   36   5   0   2   12   2   2    5    8  .295
Willie Stargell       28  103   16   28   5   0   5   19   0   0   16   17  .272
Manny Sanguillen      21   84    6   22   3   2   2   11   0   0    1    4  .262
Gene Clines           20   44    5    8   2   1   0    1   2   0    1    2  .182
Dal Maxvill            8   22    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Bob Robertson         15   32    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .125
Paul Popovich         14   16    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .125
Mike Ryan              5   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .077
Kurt Bevacqua          6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Mario Mendoza          7    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rich Morales          14    4    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Glenn Beckert          8   20    0    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .400
Bob Barton             3    8    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .375
Johnny Grubb          30  100   16   33   5   1   1   11   0   0   11   13  .330
Derrel Thomas         34  138   16   42   5   2   2   11   1   2    9   17  .304
Dave Winfield         30  102   12   28   2   0   5   18   1   0    6   17  .275
Cito Gaston           27   60    4   15   6   0   0    9   0   0    3   13  .250
Enzo Hernandez        35  114   14   28   6   1   0    9  12   1    6   11  .246
Bobby Tolan           29   82    9   20   2   0   0    8   2   4    9   10  .244
Fred Kendall          34  117   12   28   4   0   3   13   0   0   12    9  .239
Willie McCovey        31   85    7   18   6   0   0    6   0   0   20   24  .212
Nate Colbert          32  101   13   21   3   0   4   19   2   1   14   29  .208
Matty Alou            28   52    5   10   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .192
Dave Roberts          29   92    8   17   5   0   0    6   0   0   11   21  .185
Bernie Williams       14   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .133
Dave Hilton           16   31    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .097

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Garry Maddox          34  143   21   45   9   1   2   21   2   4    4   15  .315
Bruce Miller          10   24    6    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .292
Dave Rader            15   31    3    9   4   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .290
Mike Phillips         27   82    1   23   3   0   0    6   0   2    3   11  .281
Dave Kingman          31  102   11   28   7   0   6   18   2   3   10   37  .275
Steve Ontiveros       34  115   18   31   3   1   3   13   0   0   22   11  .270
Chris Arnold          12   20    3    5   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    8  .250
Gary Matthews         34  122   22   29   3   1   3   18   3   1   16   13  .238
Tito Fuentes           7   26    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .231
Ken Rudolph           22   63    5   14   1   0   0    3   0   0   10    6  .222
Bobby Bonds           34  131   30   29   7   3   5   16   2   2   20   35  .221
Chris Speier          34  121   12   26   5   0   1   14   0   0   10   19  .215
Gary Thomasson        22   32    6    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    7    9  .188
John Boccabella        7   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .133
Ed Goodson             7    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Jim Howarth            4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Damaso Blanco          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Heintzelman        3    4    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Reggie Smith          30  121   19   45   7   1   6   27   2   1   11   16  .372
Ken Reitz             30  116   11   41   7   1   1   15   0   0    4   10  .353
Lou Brock             30  127   29   42   4   1   2   13  22   1   12   14  .331
Luis Melendez         13   25    4    8   1   2   0    2   0   0    2    1  .320
Ted Sizemore          26  100   14   31   6   0   0   16   1   2   13    3  .310
Bake McBride          28   90   16   27   3   0   2   10   4   0    6    9  .300
Ted Simmons           28  115   10   32   9   2   0   13   0   0    7    7  .278
Jim Hickman           17   22    3    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    3  .273
Joe Torre             27  100   12   27   8   0   1    9   0   0   10   14  .270
Tim McCarver          13   15    3    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .267
Stan Papi              8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Mike Tyson            29   85    6   16   2   1   0    7   0   0    7   19  .188
Jose Cruz             21   22    4    4   0   0   1    3   1   1    2    1  .182
Luis Alvarado          7   20    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .050
Jim Dwyer             10    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)           145
  G. Maddox (SF)          143
  D. Thomas (SD)          138
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         133
  B. Bonds (SF)           131
  L. Bowa (PHI)           129
  D. Cash (PHI)           129
  L. May (HOU)            128
  L. Brock (STL)          127
  S. Garvey (LA)          127

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  L. Brock (STL)           29
  J. Wynn (LA)             29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          26
  D. Lopes (LA)            23
  G. Matthews (SF)         22
  B. Watson (HOU)          22
  L. Bowa (PHI)            21
  D. Cash (PHI)            21
  G. Maddox (SF)           21

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            49
  G. Maddox (SF)           45
  R. Smith (STL)           45
  L. Brock (STL)           42
  S. Garvey (LA)           42
  D. Thomas (SD)           42
  B. Watson (HOU)          42
  F. Millan (NY)           41
  K. Reitz (STL)           41
  B. Buckner (LA)          39

Doubles:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  G. Maddox (SF)            9
  P. Rose (CIN)             9
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  D. Baker (ATL)            8
  B. Boone (PHI)            8
  R. Hebner (PIT)           8
  J. Torre (STL)            8

Triples:

  A. Oliver (PIT)           4
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  D. Cash (PHI)             3
  R. Garr (ATL)             3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  B. Russell (LA)           3
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  W. Crawford (LA)          2
  T. Hutton (PHI)           2
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        2

Home Runs:

  J. Wynn (LA)             12
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  S. Garvey (LA)            7
  T. Perez (CIN)            7
  R. Staub (NY)             7
  R. Hebner (PIT)           6
  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  L. May (HOU)              6
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          6
  R. Smith (STL)            6

RBI:

  J. Wynn (LA)             31
  S. Garvey (LA)           29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          27
  R. Smith (STL)           27
  R. Cey (LA)              24
  L. May (HOU)             24
  T. Perez (CIN)           23
  B. Williams (CHI)        23
  D. Rader (HOU)           22
  G. Maddox (SF)           21

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          17
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  E. Hernandez (SD)        12
  L. Bowa (PHI)             9
  B. Buckner (LA)           9
  J. Wynn (LA)              7
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         5

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  D. Lopes (LA)             5
  B. Buckner (LA)           4
  G. Maddox (SF)            4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          4
  B. Tolan (SD)             4
  W. Crawford (LA)          3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3
  B. Madlock (CHI)          3

Walks:

  B. Harrelson (NY)        29
  J. Wynn (LA)             26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  D. Evans (ATL)           23
  J. Bench (CIN)           22
  S. Ontiveros (SF)        22
  K. Singleton (MON)       22
  J. Ferguson (LA)         21
  B. Williams (CHI)        21
  B. Bailey (MON)          20

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          37
  B. Bonds (SF)            35
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        34
  W. Garrett (NY)          30
  D. Rader (HOU)           30
  N. Colbert (SD)          29
  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  W. Crawford (LA)         24
  L. May (HOU)             24
  W. McCovey (SD)          24


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