Tuesday May 14, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 14, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1083  143   312   51    9   15   131   30    5   84   127  .288
Los Angeles     1166  196   331   55   11   33   186   41   20  151   172  .284
Pittsburgh      1046  123   285   42    9   27   111   13    6   78   141  .273
Houston         1238  168   332   48    9   27   157   33   11  116   195  .268
Philadelphia    1088  138   287   47   10   17   127   22   11   86   172  .264
Cincinnati      1042  130   266   52    8   27   120   32   12  145   184  .255
New York        1075  136   269   33    2   32   124   10    8  122   144  .250
Atlanta         1173  140   293   43    7   27   124   15   14  121   152  .250
San Diego       1259  132   305   52    4   18   124   18    8  125   209  .242
San Francisco   1183  151   284   48   10   23   133   11   14  119   212  .240
Montreal         789  111   189   25    3   12   102   13    8  110   129  .240
Chicago          936  112   223   39    5   20   102   22   19  123   135  .238

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith (STL)       31  125   19   47   7   1   6   27   2   1   11   16  .376
Ken Reitz (STL)          31  120   11   43   7   1   1   16   0   0    4   10  .358
Ralph Garr (ATL)         35  154   14   54   8   4   1   16   4   8    8   12  .351
Greg Gross (HOU)         34  103   19   36   4   1   0    7   3   2   16    6  .350
Bob Watson (HOU)         35  123   22   42   2   1   3   18   0   3   16    9  .342
Mike Schmidt (PHI)       32  106   17   36   4   0   6   20   6   4   21   23  .340
Steve Garvey (LA)        33  136   21   46  11   0   7   30   1   2    6   11  .338
Bill Buckner (LA)        32  122   16   41   7   1   0   12   9   4   12    5  .336
Felix Millan (NY)        32  126   15   42   2   0   1    9   2   0   11    5  .333
Garry Maddox (SF)        36  150   22   49  10   1   3   23   2   4    5   15  .327

 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            35  154   14   54   8   4   1   16   4   8    8   12  .351
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           33  124   21   40   8   0   4   11   4   1   16   16  .323
Darrell Evans         32  108   17   28   3   1   4   14   2   0   24   15  .259
Hank Aaron            25   74   15   19   2   0   8   17   1   0    9    9  .257
Davey Johnson         32  101   17   24   5   0   3   12   0   0   21   11  .238
Ivan Murrell          18   47    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .234
Johnny Oates          32   96    9   22   4   0   0    9   0   2   10   10  .229
Mike Lum              14   55   10   12   1   0   3    9   0   0    1    8  .218
Craig Robinson        33  107   11   23   0   1   0    9   4   0   10   11  .215
Frank Tepedino        19   54    4   11   1   1   0    9   0   1    5    1  .204
Leo Foster            14   11    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   1    1    2  .182
Rowland Office        31   57    1   10   4   0   1   10   0   0    2    8  .175
Norm Miller           11   12    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
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         27  103   17   32   7   0   3   13   5   2    8    9  .311
Rick Monday           28  108   18   32   6   0   3    9   1   1   21   19  .296
Billy Williams        28   97   18   28   7   0   5   23   1   3   22   12  .289
George Mitterwald     25   84    4   20   3   0   3   14   0   2    8   13  .238
Jerry Morales         27  104   13   24   2   1   3   10   1   3   12   15  .231
Carmen Fanzone        10   29    2    6   1   0   0    5   0   1    5    5  .207
Vic Harris            25   98   11   20   3   1   0    7   6   2   15   12  .204
Don Kessinger         26   81    9   14   3   2   0    4   1   0   16    9  .173
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             3    2    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        24   45    9   14   2   3   0    5   0   0    5    6  .311
Joe Morgan            31  115   16   35   6   1   2   11  15   4   24   12  .304
Pete Rose             31  126   21   37  11   1   1    7   0   1   21   13  .294
Tony Perez            31  118   16   34   5   1   7   23   0   0   14   27  .288
Dave Concepcion       31  122   12   32  13   0   4   20   4   1    7   19  .262
Johnny Bench          30  105   16   27   3   0   6   11   2   2   24   14  .257
Dan Driessen          28   98   12   25   4   1   1   12   4   0   11   17  .255
George Foster         23   59    6   15   2   0   2    6   1   1    9   15  .254
Merv Rettenmund       21   70   13   17   1   0   4   11   4   1   11   11  .243
Andy Kosco            17   21    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .238
Terry Crowley         16   13    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .231
Bill Plummer           6   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Ken Griffey           19   57    2    9   0   1   0    5   2   1    5   14  .158
Darrel Chaney         19    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            34  103   19   36   4   1   0    7   3   2   16    6  .350
Bob Watson            35  123   22   42   2   1   3   18   0   3   16    9  .342
Tommy Helms           34  110    9   34   5   1   1   14   1   1    2    7  .309
Roger Metzger         22   85   13   26   5   2   0    3   3   0   11    9  .306
Lee May               37  136   18   40   7   0   6   24   0   0    7   26  .294
Larry Milbourne       24   17    5    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .294
Cesar Cedeno          37  141   27   38   9   1   6   28  18   1   15   20  .270
Milt May              28   85   12   22   3   1   0    8   0   1    9    7  .259
Doug Rader            36  122   14   31   6   0   4   23   5   0   17   32  .254
Cliff Johnson         13   16    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    3    5  .250
Mike Easler            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ollie Brown           15   44    6   10   1   0   3    5   0   0    2    6  .227
Dave Campbell          9   10    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Johnny Edwards        16   51    3   10   2   1   1    5   0   1    3    4  .196
Bob Gallagher         33   37    6    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    8  .162
Denis Menke           17   15    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .133
Mick Kelleher         14   46    2    5   0   0   0    2   1   1    4    9  .109

 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          13   54    8   20   5   0   2   11   1   0    3    7  .370
Steve Garvey          33  136   21   46  11   0   7   30   1   2    6   11  .338
Bill Buckner          32  122   16   41   7   1   0   12   9   4   12    5  .336
Jim Wynn              34  114   31   37   4   2  12   34   7   3   28   20  .325
Willie Crawford       31  112   18   33   5   2   1   16   2   3   18   24  .295
Lee Lacy              12   24    6    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .292
Ron Cey               34  126   21   36   4   0   3   25   0   0   18   16  .286
Bill Russell          34  121   18   34   6   3   3   16   2   1   15   11  .281
Tom Paciorek          21   47    7   12   1   2   1   10   1   0    2   10  .255
Davey Lopes           33  110   24   21   3   1   0    6  16   6   21   18  .191
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
Willie Davis          23   98   10   29   3   1   0   13   4   1    3   13  .296
Ken Singleton         24   80   13   23   4   0   1   12   1   0   24   17  .288
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Bob Bailey            24   80   14   20   1   0   4   11   1   2   21   24  .250
Ron Hunt              24   88   17   21   0   0   0    5   0   2   17    2  .239
Barry Foote           19   60    8   14   3   0   2    7   0   1    9   12  .233
Ron Fairly            17   52    9   12   2   0   4   14   0   1    8    4  .231
Terry Humphrey         7   22    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .227
Larry Lintz           12   23    4    5   2   1   0    0   4   0    1    4  .217
Jim Cox               23   85   12   18   3   0   1   11   1   1    7   11  .212
Jim Lyttle            16    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           15   24    4   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .417
Felix Millan          32  126   15   42   2   0   1    9   2   0   11    5  .333
Don Hahn              18   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
Cleon Jones           29  119   18   32   4   0   2   12   2   2    7   23  .269
Rusty Staub           32  128   20   34   6   0   7   20   0   0   14    6  .266
Bud Harrelson         30   96   14   25   4   0   0    5   3   2   29    9  .260
Jerry Grote           24   82    9   21   2   1   4   16   0   0    9   11  .256
Dave Schneck          27   90    8   23   2   0   5   15   2   1    6   11  .256
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           32  121   14   28   4   0   5   21   1   1   16   17  .231
Ted Martinez           8   11    3    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .182
Wayne Garrett         30  107   15   17   4   1   5   10   0   2   15   31  .159
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          32  106   17   36   4   0   6   20   6   4   21   23  .340
Del Unser             26   82   13   27   2   1   1   12   1   0   10    8  .329
Mike Anderson         29   90   11   27   5   1   2   12   0   1    9   18  .300
Bill Robinson         26   90   11   26   5   0   1    8   0   1    2   22  .289
Dave Cash             32  133   21   38   6   3   1   15   2   2    8    8  .286
Larry Bowa            32  133   22   36   6   2   1    9   9   1    7   10  .271
Tony Taylor           15   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Bob Boone             32   98   10   25   8   0   0    9   0   0    8    3  .255
Greg Luzinski         31  118    8   29   6   0   2   17   1   0    9   35  .246
Tommy Hutton          21   47   10   11   1   2   1   10   0   0    2    4  .234
Willie Montanez       25   80    6   18   3   1   1    7   0   1    4   15  .225
Billy Grabarkewitz    14    5    4    1   0   0   1    1   3   0    1    1  .200
Mike Rogodzinski      10    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .125
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         28  115   17   37   8   0   6   17   0   2   10    9  .322
Dave Parker           27   95    9   30   5   1   2   13   2   2    2   23  .316
Rennie Stennett       28  126   14   39   6   0   2   12   2   2    5    8  .310
Richie Zisk           27   87   10   26   4   0   3    9   0   0   14   18  .299
Al Oliver             29  131   18   38   5   4   4   15   3   0    1   10  .290
Frank Taveras         25   67    5   19   1   0   0    5   4   0    4    7  .284
Willie Stargell       29  107   17   29   5   1   5   19   0   0   16   17  .271
Manny Sanguillen      22   87    6   22   3   2   2   11   0   0    1    5  .253
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         16   33    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .121
Paul Popovich         15   17    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .118
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          16    9    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .444
Glenn Beckert         10   23    0   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .435
Bob Barton             3    8    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .375
Derrel Thomas         36  143   17   45   5   2   2   12   1   2    9   17  .315
Johnny Grubb          32  109   16   34   5   1   1   11   0   0   11   13  .312
Dave Winfield         32  112   13   31   3   0   6   19   1   0    6   19  .277
Fred Kendall          36  126   13   31   5   0   3   13   0   0   12    9  .246
Cito Gaston           29   62    4   15   6   0   0    9   0   0    3   14  .242
Bobby Tolan           31   91   11   22   3   0   0    9   2   4    9   12  .242
Enzo Hernandez        37  120   14   28   6   1   0    9  12   1    6   11  .233
Willie McCovey        33   89    8   19   6   0   1    8   0   0   25   24  .214
Nate Colbert          32  101   13   21   3   0   4   19   2   1   14   29  .208
Dave Roberts          31   98    9   19   5   0   1    7   0   0   13   21  .194
Matty Alou            29   53    5   10   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .189
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
Rod Gaspar             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Garry Maddox          36  150   22   49  10   1   3   23   2   4    5   15  .327
Bruce Miller          10   24    6    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .292
Dave Rader            16   35    4   10   4   1   0    2   0   0    3    4  .286
Mike Phillips         28   86    1   23   3   0   0    6   0   2    3   11  .267
Dave Kingman          33  107   11   28   7   0   6   18   2   3   10   40  .262
Steve Ontiveros       36  123   18   32   3   1   3   13   0   0   22   12  .260
Gary Thomasson        23   36    8    9   1   1   0    4   2   0    8    9  .250
Gary Matthews         36  130   23   31   3   2   4   19   3   1   16   14  .239
Chris Arnold          13   21    3    5   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    8  .238
Ken Rudolph           23   66    5   15   1   0   0    3   0   0   10    6  .227
Bobby Bonds           35  134   30   29   7   3   5   16   2   2   21   37  .216
Chris Speier          35  124   12   26   5   0   1   14   0   0   10   19  .210
Tito Fuentes           9   35    2    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    4  .200
Ed Goodson             8   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
John Boccabella        7   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .133
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          31  125   19   47   7   1   6   27   2   1   11   16  .376
Ken Reitz             31  120   11   43   7   1   1   16   0   0    4   10  .358
Luis Melendez         14   26    4    9   1   2   0    2   0   0    2    1  .346
Lou Brock             31  132   29   42   4   1   2   14  22   1   12   16  .318
Ted Sizemore          27  104   14   33   6   0   0   17   1   2   13    3  .317
Bake McBride          29   94   16   27   3   0   2   10   4   0    6    9  .287
Ted Simmons           29  118   11   33   9   2   0   13   0   0    8    7  .280
Joe Torre             27  100   12   27   8   0   1    9   0   0   10   14  .270
Jim Hickman           18   23    3    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    3  .261
Stan Papi              8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Tim McCarver          14   18    3    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .222
Jose Cruz             22   23    5    5   0   1   1    3   1   1    2    1  .217
Mike Tyson            29   85    6   16   2   1   0    7   0   0    7   19  .188
Luis Alvarado          8   23    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .087
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)           154
  G. Maddox (SF)          150
  D. Thomas (SD)          143
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         141
  S. Garvey (LA)          136
  L. May (HOU)            136
  B. Bonds (SF)           134
  L. Bowa (PHI)           133
  D. Cash (PHI)           133
  L. Brock (STL)          132

Runs Scored:

  J. Wynn (LA)             31
  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  L. Brock (STL)           29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          27
  D. Lopes (LA)            24
  G. Matthews (SF)         23
  L. Bowa (PHI)            22
  G. Maddox (SF)           22
  B. Watson (HOU)          22
  D. Baker (ATL)           21

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            54
  G. Maddox (SF)           49
  R. Smith (STL)           47
  S. Garvey (LA)           46
  D. Thomas (SD)           45
  K. Reitz (STL)           43
  L. Brock (STL)           42
  F. Millan (NY)           42
  B. Watson (HOU)          42
  B. Buckner (LA)          41

Doubles:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  P. Rose (CIN)            11
  G. Maddox (SF)           10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  D. Baker (ATL)            8
  B. Boone (PHI)            8
  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  R. Hebner (PIT)           8

Triples:

  R. Garr (ATL)             4
  A. Oliver (PIT)           4
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  D. Cash (PHI)             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
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  R. Hebner (PIT)           6
  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  L. May (HOU)              6

RBI:

  J. Wynn (LA)             34
  S. Garvey (LA)           30
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          28
  R. Smith (STL)           27
  R. Cey (LA)              25
  L. May (HOU)             24
  G. Maddox (SF)           23
  T. Perez (CIN)           23
  D. Rader (HOU)           23
  B. Williams (CHI)        23

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          18
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  E. Hernandez (SD)        12
  L. Bowa (PHI)             9
  B. Buckner (LA)           9
  J. Wynn (LA)              7
  V. Harris (CHI)           6
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          6

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  D. Lopes (LA)             6
  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)             28
  W. McCovey (SD)          25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  D. Evans (ATL)           24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  K. Singleton (MON)       24
  S. Ontiveros (SF)        22
  B. Williams (CHI)        22
  B. Bailey (MON)          21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          40
  B. Bonds (SF)            37
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        35
  D. Rader (HOU)           32
  W. Garrett (NY)          31
  N. Colbert (SD)          29
  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  L. May (HOU)             26
  B. Bailey (MON)          24
  W. Crawford (LA)         24


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