Thursday May 16, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1154  157   338   53   11   19   145   31    5   89   132  .293
Los Angeles     1234  217   354   58   12   37   205   42   22  165   180  .287
Pittsburgh      1125  131   307   43    9   27   116   14    8   84   150  .273
Houston         1308  177   350   50   10   28   165   35   11  120   205  .268
Philadelphia    1156  148   307   50   11   19   137   25   11   93   188  .266
Cincinnati      1072  134   273   55    8   28   124   32   12  146   185  .255
Atlanta         1246  154   317   46    8   31   138   17   14  126   159  .254
New York        1142  143   283   36    2   34   131   10    8  131   157  .248
Montreal         853  119   204   27    4   12   109   15    9  121   137  .239
San Diego       1318  133   314   52    5   18   125   18    9  131   221  .238
San Francisco   1214  154   286   48   10   25   136   11   14  123   216  .236
Chicago         1019  116   240   41    5   20   106   22   21  132   150  .236

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith (STL)       33  133   22   51   7   2   7   30   2   1   12   16  .384
Ralph Garr (ATL)         37  163   19   59   8   4   2   17   4   8    8   13  .362
Ken Reitz (STL)          33  128   11   45   7   1   1   16   0   0    4   10  .352
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
Ted Sizemore (STL)       29  111   17   37   7   0   0   17   1   2   14    4  .333
Steve Garvey (LA)        35  146   24   48  12   0   8   31   1   2    6   12  .329
Felix Millan (NY)        34  134   16   44   2   0   1    9   2   0   12    5  .328
Richie Hebner (PIT)      30  123   20   40   8   0   6   17   0   2   10    9  .325

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Marty Perez           21   51   11   20   4   0   2    8   0   0    5    5  .392
Ralph Garr            37  163   19   59   8   4   2   17   4   8    8   13  .362
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           35  131   21   41   8   0   4   11   5   1   18   16  .313
Darrell Evans         34  115   17   31   3   2   4   15   2   0   26   15  .270
Hank Aaron            26   78   16   21   3   0   8   19   1   0    9    9  .269
Craig Robinson        35  116   14   28   0   1   0   10   5   0   10   11  .241
Davey Johnson         34  110   19   26   5   0   5   15   0   0   21   12  .236
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
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        33   62    1   11   5   0   1   10   0   0    2    9  .177
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          5   18    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .056

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
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         8   13    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .308
Chris Ward            19   23    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    3  .304
Rick Monday           29  110   18   32   6   0   3    9   1   1   21   21  .291
Billy Williams        30  105   18   30   7   0   5   23   1   3   24   13  .286
Carmen Fanzone        12   38    3    9   2   0   0    6   0   1    6    5  .237
George Mitterwald     27   93    4   21   3   0   3   15   0   2    9   13  .226
Don Kessinger         28   93   10   20   3   2   0    4   1   1   16   11  .215
Vic Harris            27  107   11   23   3   1   0    8   6   3   16   12  .215
Jerry Morales         29  113   14   24   2   1   3   10   1   3   13   15  .212
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
Jim Tyrone             5    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Adrian Garrett        10    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Matt Alexander        11    5    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    3  .000
Gonzalo Marquez        4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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          25  107   12   33   3   1   0   13   5   2    4   15  .308
Ken Singleton         26   88   14   26   4   1   1   15   1   0   25   18  .296
Hal Breeden           14   40    5   11   5   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .275
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Bob Bailey            26   89   15   23   1   0   4   11   1   2   22   25  .258
Ron Fairly            18   54   10   13   3   0   4   15   0   1    9    4  .241
Larry Lintz           13   26    4    6   2   1   0    0   5   0    1    4  .231
Ron Hunt              26   96   19   22   0   0   0    5   0   2   18    2  .229
Terry Humphrey         8   22    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .227
Barry Foote           21   66    8   14   3   0   2    9   0   1    9   14  .212
Jim Cox               25   91   13   19   3   0   1   11   1   1    8   12  .209
Pepe Frias             6    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
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             11   10    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .100
Bob Stinson            1    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          34  134   16   44   2   0   1    9   2   0   12    5  .328
Don Hahn              19   38    5   12   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    4  .316
Ed Kranepool          10   17    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .294
Bud Harrelson         32  103   15   28   5   0   0    5   3   2   31   11  .272
Cleon Jones           31  127   19   34   5   0   2   13   2   2    8   24  .268
Rusty Staub           34  137   21   36   6   0   7   21   0   0   14    6  .263
Ron Hodges            10   31    4    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .258
Duffy Dyer             2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Dave Schneck          29   94    8   23   2   0   5   15   2   1    6   13  .245
Jerry Grote           26   88   10   21   2   1   4   16   0   0   10   13  .239
John Milner           34  127   15   29   4   0   6   22   1   1   18   19  .228
Ted Martinez          10   14    3    3   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .214
Wayne Garrett         32  111   15   18   4   1   5   10   0   2   16   31  .162
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
Del Unser             28   88   16   29   3   1   1   12   1   0   12   10  .330
Mike Schmidt          34  113   17   36   4   0   6   20   6   4   22   25  .319
Dave Cash             34  143   23   43   6   3   1   16   2   2    8    8  .301
Bill Robinson         26   90   11   26   5   0   1    8   0   1    2   22  .289
Mike Anderson         31   97   12   28   6   1   2   12   0   1   10   21  .289
Larry Bowa            34  142   22   39   6   3   1   10  11   1    7   11  .275
Tony Taylor           15   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Tommy Hutton          23   53   12   14   1   2   3   15   1   0    4    4  .264
Bob Boone             34  105   11   27   8   0   0    9   0   0    8    4  .257
Greg Luzinski         33  126    9   31   7   0   2   19   1   0   10   38  .246
Willie Montanez       26   81    6   19   3   1   1    8   0   1    4   15  .235
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
Mario Mendoza          9    8    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .375
Richie Hebner         30  123   20   40   8   0   6   17   0   2   10    9  .325
Rennie Stennett       30  134   14   42   6   0   2   12   2   3    6    9  .313
Richie Zisk           29   92   11   28   4   0   3    9   0   1   15   18  .304
Dave Parker           29  106   10   32   5   1   2   13   2   2    2   27  .302
Al Oliver             31  140   18   40   5   4   4   16   4   0    2   10  .286
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      24   95    6   23   3   2   2   11   0   0    2    6  .242
Dal Maxvill            8   22    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Gene Clines           22   53    5    9   2   1   0    1   2   0    3    3  .170
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

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Glenn Beckert         12   28    0   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .464
Rich Morales          17    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         38  150   17   46   5   2   2   12   1   2    9   17  .307
Johnny Grubb          33  112   16   34   5   1   1   11   0   0   11   13  .304
Dave Winfield         34  118   14   32   3   1   6   19   1   0    8   22  .271
Fred Kendall          38  132   13   32   5   0   3   14   0   0   13    9  .242
Cito Gaston           29   62    4   15   6   0   0    9   0   0    3   14  .242
Bobby Tolan           33   98   11   23   3   0   0    9   2   5   10   14  .235
Enzo Hernandez        39  125   14   28   6   1   0    9  12   1    7   12  .224
Matty Alou            31   58    5   12   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .207
Willie McCovey        34   93    8   19   6   0   1    8   0   0   25   25  .204
Nate Colbert          33  105   13   21   3   0   4   19   2   1   14   31  .200
Dave Roberts          32  100    9   19   5   0   1    7   0   0   14   21  .190
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             3    3    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        5    6    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .500
Reggie Smith          33  133   22   51   7   2   7   30   2   1   12   16  .384
Ken Reitz             33  128   11   45   7   1   1   16   0   0    4   10  .352
Ted Sizemore          29  111   17   37   7   0   0   17   1   2   14    4  .333
Jim Hickman           20   27    3    9   0   0   2    3   0   0    2    3  .333
Lou Brock             33  140   30   44   4   1   2   15  23   1   12   16  .314
Luis Melendez         16   33    4   10   1   2   0    2   0   0    2    1  .303
Bake McBride          31   94   16   27   3   0   2   10   4   0    7    9  .287
Ted Simmons           31  127   13   36   9   2   2   18   0   0    8    7  .284
Joe Torre             29  104   12   29   8   0   1   10   0   0   11   14  .279
Stan Papi              8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Jose Cruz             24   25    6    6   0   2   1    4   1   1    2    1  .240
Tim McCarver          15   18    3    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    0  .222
Mike Tyson            31   92    7   18   3   1   0    7   0   0    7   19  .196
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)           163
  G. Maddox (SF)          154
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         150
  D. Thomas (SD)          150
  S. Garvey (LA)          146
  D. Cash (PHI)           143
  L. May (HOU)            143
  L. Bowa (PHI)           142
  L. Brock (STL)          140
  A. Oliver (PIT)         140

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)            59
  R. Smith (STL)           51
  G. Maddox (SF)           49
  S. Garvey (LA)           48
  D. Thomas (SD)           46
  K. Reitz (STL)           45
  L. Brock (STL)           44
  B. Buckner (LA)          44
  F. Millan (NY)           44
  D. Cash (PHI)            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)           30
  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
  V. Harris (CHI)           3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3

Walks:

  J. Wynn (LA)             32
  B. Harrelson (NY)        31
  D. Evans (ATL)           26
  W. McCovey (SD)          25
  K. Singleton (MON)       25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  B. Williams (CHI)        24
  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
  N. Colbert (SD)          31
  W. Garrett (NY)          31
  D. Parker (PIT)          27
  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  L. May (HOU)             26
  B. Bailey (MON)          25

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