Wednesday May 15, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 15, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1121  153   328   51   11   19   141   31    5   86   131  .293
Los Angeles     1234  217   354   58   12   37   205   42   22  165   180  .287
Pittsburgh      1090  126   294   43    9   27   113   14    7   82   147  .270
Houston         1308  177   350   50   10   28   165   35   11  120   205  .268
Philadelphia    1121  142   296   49   11   17   131   25   11   91   183  .264
Cincinnati      1072  134   273   55    8   28   124   32   12  146   185  .255
Atlanta         1207  143   301   44    8   28   127   17   14  123   156  .249
New York        1108  137   275   33    2   33   125   10    8  125   153  .248
Montreal         818  116   197   26    4   12   107   15    9  118   132  .241
San Diego       1288  132   308   52    4   18   124   18    9  127   216  .239
San Francisco   1214  154   286   48   10   25   136   11   14  123   216  .236
Chicago          985  114   231   41    5   20   104   22   20  129   143  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith (STL)       32  129   21   49   7   2   7   29   2   1   12   16  .380
Ken Reitz (STL)          32  124   11   44   7   1   1   16   0   0    4   10  .355
Ralph Garr (ATL)         36  158   16   56   8   4   2   17   4   8    8   13  .354
Greg Gross (HOU)         35  106   20   37   4   1   0    7   3   2   17    6  .349
Bill Buckner (LA)        34  131   17   44   8   1   0   14   9   4   12    6  .336
Bob Watson (HOU)         37  128   22   43   2   1   3   19   0   3   17    9  .336
Felix Millan (NY)        33  130   15   43   2   0   1    9   2   0   11    5  .331
Mike Schmidt (PHI)       33  109   17   36   4   0   6   20   6   4   22   25  .330
Steve Garvey (LA)        35  146   24   48  12   0   8   31   1   2    6   12  .329
Ted Sizemore (STL)       28  107   15   35   6   0   0   17   1   2   14    4  .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            36  158   16   56   8   4   2   17   4   8    8   13  .354
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           34  127   21   40   8   0   4   11   5   1   17   16  .315
Darrell Evans         33  111   17   29   3   2   4   15   2   0   25   15  .261
Hank Aaron            25   74   15   19   2   0   8   17   1   0    9    9  .257
Johnny Oates          33  100    9   23   4   0   0    9   0   2   10   11  .230
Ivan Murrell          19   48    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .229
Davey Johnson         33  105   17   24   5   0   3   12   0   0   21   11  .229
Craig Robinson        34  111   12   25   0   1   0   10   5   0   10   11  .225
Mike Lum              15   56   10   12   1   0   3    9   0   0    1    8  .214
Frank Tepedino        20   58    4   12   1   1   0    9   0   1    5    1  .207
Leo Foster            14   11    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   1    1    2  .182
Rowland Office        32   61    1   11   5   0   1   10   0   0    2    9  .180
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
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
Andre Thornton         7   10    1    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .300
Rick Monday           29  110   18   32   6   0   3    9   1   1   21   21  .291
Billy Williams        29  102   18   29   7   0   5   23   1   3   23   13  .284
George Mitterwald     26   89    4   20   3   0   3   14   0   2    9   13  .225
Jerry Morales         28  109   13   24   2   1   3   10   1   3   13   15  .220
Don Kessinger         27   88   10   19   3   2   0    4   1   1   16   10  .216
Carmen Fanzone        11   35    3    7   2   0   0    6   0   1    5    5  .200
Vic Harris            26  103   11   20   3   1   0    7   6   2   16   12  .194
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
Jim Tyrone             4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Gonzalo Marquez        3    3    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        25   47   10   15   3   3   0    5   0   0    6    6  .319
Joe Morgan            32  119   16   36   6   1   2   11  15   4   24   12  .303
Pete Rose             32  129   23   38  12   1   1    8   0   1   21   13  .295
Tony Perez            31  118   16   34   5   1   7   23   0   0   14   27  .288
Johnny Bench          31  108   17   29   4   0   7   14   2   2   24   14  .269
Dan Driessen          29  102   12   26   4   1   1   12   4   0   11   17  .255
George Foster         23   59    6   15   2   0   2    6   1   1    9   15  .254
Dave Concepcion       32  126   12   32  13   0   4   20   4   1    7   20  .254
Merv Rettenmund       22   74   13   18   1   0   4   11   4   1   11   11  .243
Andy Kosco            17   21    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .238
Bill Plummer           6   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Terry Crowley         17   17    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .177
Ken Griffey           19   57    2    9   0   1   0    5   2   1    5   14  .158
Darrel Chaney         20    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            35  106   20   37   4   1   0    7   3   2   17    6  .349
Bob Watson            37  128   22   43   2   1   3   19   0   3   17    9  .336
Cliff Johnson         15   21    3    7   1   1   1    3   0   1    3    5  .333
Roger Metzger         22   85   13   26   5   2   0    3   3   0   11    9  .306
Tommy Helms           36  119   10   36   5   1   1   16   1   1    2    7  .303
Lee May               39  143   18   41   7   0   6   24   0   0    7   26  .287
Larry Milbourne       25   18    5    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .278
Cesar Cedeno          39  150   28   41  10   1   7   32  20   1   15   20  .273
Milt May              29   89   13   23   3   1   0    8   0   1    9    7  .258
Doug Rader            38  128   14   32   6   0   4   23   5   0   18   36  .250
Ollie Brown           17   50    7   10   1   0   3    5   0   0    3   10  .200
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         34   39    7    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    8  .180
Mick Kelleher         16   52    3    9   0   0   0    2   1   1    4    9  .173
Mike Easler            6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Denis Menke           18   18    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .111

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Auerbach          8    3    3    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .667
Manny Mota            19   17    4    7   1   0   0    7   0   0    3    1  .412
Steve Yeager          14   58    8   22   5   0   2   11   1   1    4    7  .379
Ken McMullen           8    8    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .375
Bill Buckner          34  131   17   44   8   1   0   14   9   4   12    6  .336
Steve Garvey          35  146   24   48  12   0   8   31   1   2    6   12  .329
Jim Wynn              36  120   32   38   4   2  12   35   7   3   32   21  .317
Willie Crawford       33  118   23   36   5   2   2   18   3   3   21   25  .305
Ron Cey               36  133   26   39   5   0   3   27   0   0   20   17  .293
Bill Russell          36  130   19   38   6   4   3   22   2   2   15   11  .292
Lee Lacy              13   24    6    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    4  .292
Tom Paciorek          22   47    7   12   1   2   1   10   1   0    2   10  .255
Davey Lopes           35  117   24   23   3   1   0    6  16   6   22   20  .197
Joe Ferguson          23   72   15   13   0   0   4   10   0   1   21   18  .181
Von Joshua            10   13    2    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .154

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Davis          24  102   11   32   3   1   0   13   5   2    4   13  .314
Ken Singleton         25   84   14   25   4   1   1   15   1   0   25   17  .298
Hal Breeden           13   38    5   11   5   0   0    6   0   0    3    5  .290
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Bob Bailey            25   84   14   21   1   0   4   11   1   2   22   24  .250
Ron Fairly            18   54   10   13   3   0   4   15   0   1    9    4  .241
Ron Hunt              25   91   19   21   0   0   0    5   0   2   18    2  .231
Larry Lintz           13   26    4    6   2   1   0    0   5   0    1    4  .231
Terry Humphrey         7   22    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .227
Barry Foote           20   63    8   14   3   0   2    8   0   1    9   14  .222
Jim Cox               24   87   12   18   3   0   1   11   1   1    8   12  .207
Jim Lyttle            17    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Mike Jorgensen        15   11    5    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .182
Boots Day              7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Ron Woods             10    9    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .111
Pepe Frias             5    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           16   25    4   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .400
Felix Millan          33  130   15   43   2   0   1    9   2   0   11    5  .331
Don Hahn              18   35    4   11   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .314
Ed Kranepool          10   17    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .294
Cleon Jones           30  123   18   33   4   0   2   12   2   2    7   24  .268
Bud Harrelson         31   99   14   26   4   0   0    5   3   2   30   11  .263
Ron Hodges            10   31    4    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .258
Rusty Staub           33  132   20   34   6   0   7   20   0   0   14    6  .258
Duffy Dyer             2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Jerry Grote           25   85    9   21   2   1   4   16   0   0    9   12  .247
Dave Schneck          28   94    8   23   2   0   5   15   2   1    6   13  .245
John Milner           33  124   15   29   4   0   6   22   1   1   17   18  .234
Ted Martinez           9   11    3    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .182
Wayne Garrett         31  110   15   18   4   1   5   10   0   2   16   31  .164
George Theodore        9    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          33  109   17   36   4   0   6   20   6   4   22   25  .330
Del Unser             27   85   14   27   2   1   1   12   1   0   11   10  .318
Mike Anderson         30   93   12   28   6   1   2   12   0   1   10   19  .301
Dave Cash             33  138   23   41   6   3   1   15   2   2    8    8  .297
Bill Robinson         26   90   11   26   5   0   1    8   0   1    2   22  .289
Larry Bowa            33  138   22   39   6   3   1   10  11   1    7   10  .283
Tony Taylor           15   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Bob Boone             33  101   10   25   8   0   0    9   0   0    8    4  .248
Greg Luzinski         32  123    8   30   7   0   2   19   1   0    9   38  .244
Willie Montanez       26   81    6   19   3   1   1    8   0   1    4   15  .235
Tommy Hutton          22   49   10   11   1   2   1   10   1   0    4    4  .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        21   24    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .375
Richie Hebner         29  119   18   38   8   0   6   17   0   2   10    9  .319
Rennie Stennett       29  130   14   40   6   0   2   12   2   3    6    9  .308
Dave Parker           28  101   10   31   5   1   2   13   2   2    2   25  .307
Richie Zisk           28   88   11   27   4   0   3    9   0   0   15   18  .307
Al Oliver             30  136   18   38   5   4   4   15   4   0    2   10  .279
Frank Taveras         26   68    5   19   1   0   0    5   4   0    4    7  .279
Willie Stargell       30  111   17   31   6   1   5   20   0   0   16   18  .279
Manny Sanguillen      23   91    6   23   3   2   2   11   0   0    2    6  .253
Dal Maxvill            8   22    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Gene Clines           21   50    5    9   2   1   0    1   2   0    1    2  .180
Bob Robertson         17   34    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .118
Paul Popovich         16   18    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .111
Mike Ryan              5   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .077
Kurt Bevacqua          7    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000
Mario Mendoza          8    4    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
Glenn Beckert         11   24    0   11   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .458
Rich Morales          16    9    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .444
Bob Barton             3    8    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .375
Derrel Thomas         37  146   17   45   5   2   2   12   1   2    9   17  .308
Johnny Grubb          33  112   16   34   5   1   1   11   0   0   11   13  .304
Dave Winfield         33  116   13   31   3   0   6   19   1   0    6   22  .267
Fred Kendall          37  128   13   32   5   0   3   13   0   0   13    9  .250
Bobby Tolan           32   95   11   23   3   0   0    9   2   5    9   13  .242
Cito Gaston           29   62    4   15   6   0   0    9   0   0    3   14  .242
Enzo Hernandez        38  123   14   28   6   1   0    9  12   1    6   12  .228
Nate Colbert          32  101   13   21   3   0   4   19   2   1   14   29  .208
Willie McCovey        34   93    8   19   6   0   1    8   0   0   25   25  .204
Dave Roberts          32  100    9   19   5   0   1    7   0   0   14   21  .190
Matty Alou            30   54    5   10   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .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
Rod Gaspar             2    2    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          37  154   22   49  10   1   3   23   2   4    5   15  .318
Bruce Miller          10   24    6    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .292
Dave Rader            17   35    5   10   4   1   0    2   0   0    5    4  .286
Mike Phillips         29   89    1   23   3   0   0    6   0   2    3   11  .258
Dave Kingman          34  109   11   28   7   0   6   18   2   3   10   40  .257
Steve Ontiveros       37  127   18   32   3   1   3   13   0   0   22   13  .252
Chris Arnold          13   21    3    5   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    8  .238
Gary Matthews         37  134   23   31   3   2   4   19   3   1   16   15  .231
Gary Thomasson        24   39    8    9   1   1   0    4   2   0    8   10  .231
Ken Rudolph           24   68    5   15   1   0   0    3   0   0   10    6  .221
Bobby Bonds           36  137   31   30   7   3   6   18   2   2   21   38  .219
Chris Speier          36  128   13   27   5   0   2   15   0   0   10   19  .211
Tito Fuentes          10   36    2    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    4  .194
Ed Goodson             9   12    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .167
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          3    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        4    5    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .600
Reggie Smith          32  129   21   49   7   2   7   29   2   1   12   16  .380
Ken Reitz             32  124   11   44   7   1   1   16   0   0    4   10  .355
Luis Melendez         15   30    4   10   1   2   0    2   0   0    2    1  .333
Ted Sizemore          28  107   15   35   6   0   0   17   1   2   14    4  .327
Lou Brock             32  136   30   43   4   1   2   14  23   1   12   16  .316
Jim Hickman           19   26    3    8   0   0   2    3   0   0    2    3  .308
Bake McBride          30   94   16   27   3   0   2   10   4   0    6    9  .287
Ted Simmons           30  123   13   35   9   2   2   17   0   0    8    7  .285
Joe Torre             28  101   12   28   8   0   1    9   0   0   10   14  .277
Jose Cruz             23   24    6    6   0   2   1    4   1   1    2    1  .250
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
Mike Tyson            30   89    6   17   2   1   0    7   0   0    7   19  .191
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)           158
  G. Maddox (SF)          154
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         150
  S. Garvey (LA)          146
  D. Thomas (SD)          146
  L. May (HOU)            143
  L. Bowa (PHI)           138
  D. Cash (PHI)           138
  B. Bonds (SF)           137
  L. Brock (STL)          136

Runs Scored:

  J. Wynn (LA)             32
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  L. Brock (STL)           30
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          28
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  S. Garvey (LA)           24
  D. Lopes (LA)            24
  D. Cash (PHI)            23
  W. Crawford (LA)         23
  G. Matthews (SF)         23

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            56
  G. Maddox (SF)           49
  R. Smith (STL)           49
  S. Garvey (LA)           48
  D. Thomas (SD)           45
  B. Buckner (LA)          44
  K. Reitz (STL)           44
  L. Brock (STL)           43
  F. Millan (NY)           43
  B. Watson (HOU)          43

Doubles:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  S. Garvey (LA)           12
  P. Rose (CIN)            12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  G. Maddox (SF)           10
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  D. Baker (ATL)            8
  B. Boone (PHI)            8
  B. Buckner (LA)           8
  R. Garr (ATL)             8

Triples:

  R. Garr (ATL)             4
  A. Oliver (PIT)           4
  B. Russell (LA)           4
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  D. Cash (PHI)             3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  W. Crawford (LA)          2
  J. Cruz (STL)             2
  D. Evans (ATL)            2

Home Runs:

  J. Wynn (LA)             12
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  S. Garvey (LA)            8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           7
  T. Perez (CIN)            7
  R. Smith (STL)            7
  R. Staub (NY)             7
  B. Bonds (SF)             6
  R. Hebner (PIT)           6

RBI:

  J. Wynn (LA)             35
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          32
  S. Garvey (LA)           31
  R. Smith (STL)           29
  R. Cey (LA)              27
  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)           23
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          20
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  E. Hernandez (SD)        12
  L. Bowa (PHI)            11
  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. Tolan (SD)             5
  B. Buckner (LA)           4
  G. Maddox (SF)            4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          4
  W. Crawford (LA)          3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3
  B. Madlock (CHI)          3

Walks:

  J. Wynn (LA)             32
  B. Harrelson (NY)        30
  D. Evans (ATL)           25
  W. McCovey (SD)          25
  K. Singleton (MON)       25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  B. Williams (CHI)        23
  B. Bailey (MON)          22
  D. Lopes (LA)            22

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          40
  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        38
  D. Rader (HOU)           36
  W. Garrett (NY)          31
  N. Colbert (SD)          29
  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  L. May (HOU)             26
  W. Crawford (LA)         25
  W. McCovey (SD)          25


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