Friday May 17, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1189  166   352   53   11   20   154   32    5   94   134  .296
Los Angeles     1279  220   367   62   13   37   208   43   22  167   186  .287
Pittsburgh      1125  131   307   43    9   27   116   14    8   84   150  .273
Houston         1343  179   359   52   10   29   167   35   11  121   210  .267
Philadelphia    1156  148   307   50   11   19   137   25   11   93   188  .266
Atlanta         1287  159   330   47    8   31   142   17   14  129   163  .256
Cincinnati      1111  138   283   57    8   28   125   34   12  149   193  .255
New York        1169  148   290   37    2   35   136   11    9  136   163  .248
Chicago         1059  124   254   43    6   21   114   22   21  136   154  .240
San Diego       1353  140   323   52    5   19   132   19    9  135   228  .239
San Francisco   1252  157   297   50   10   25   139   12   15  126   221  .237
Montreal         885  119   209   28    4   12   109   15    9  121   150  .236

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith (STL)       34  136   24   54   7   2   7   31   2   1   13   16  .397
Ralph Garr (ATL)         38  169   20   61   8   4   2   18   4   8    8   15  .361
Ken Reitz (STL)          34  132   12   47   7   1   1   18   0   0    4   10  .356
Bill Buckner (LA)        35  137   19   48  10   1   0   14  10   4   12    6  .350
Greg Gross (HOU)         36  107   20   37   4   1   0    7   3   2   17    6  .346
Bob Watson (HOU)         38  132   22   44   2   1   3   19   0   3   17    9  .333
Ted Sizemore (STL)       30  115   18   38   7   0   0   17   1   2   15    4  .330
Jim Wynn (LA)            37  125   32   41   5   3  12   37   7   3   32   21  .328
Richie Hebner (PIT)      30  123   20   40   8   0   6   17   0   2   10    9  .325
Felix Millan (NY)        35  137   17   44   2   0   1    9   2   0   13    5  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Marty Perez           22   55   11   22   4   0   2    9   0   0    7    5  .400
Ralph Garr            38  169   20   61   8   4   2   18   4   8    8   15  .361
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           36  136   21   42   8   0   4   11   5   1   18   16  .309
Darrell Evans         35  120   17   32   3   2   4   15   2   0   26   17  .267
Hank Aaron            27   81   16   21   3   0   8   19   1   0   10    9  .259
Johnny Oates          34  102   10   25   4   0   0    9   0   2   10   11  .245
Davey Johnson         35  115   19   28   5   0   5   15   0   0   21   12  .244
Craig Robinson        36  120   16   29   0   1   0   10   5   0   10   11  .242
Ivan Murrell          19   48    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .229
Mike Lum              16   57   10   13   2   0   3   11   0   0    1    8  .228
Frank Tepedino        21   59    4   12   1   1   0    9   0   1    5    1  .203
Leo Foster            14   11    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   1    1    2  .182
Rowland Office        34   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
Paul Casanova          6   21    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .095
Vic Correll           11   21    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .095

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Andre Thornton         9   15    2    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .333
Bill Madlock          21   79   15   25   4   1   2    9   5   3    5    8  .317
Jose Cardenal         28  107   17   33   7   0   3   13   5   2    9    9  .308
Rick Monday           29  110   18   32   6   0   3    9   1   1   21   21  .291
Billy Williams        31  110   19   32   8   0   6   27   1   3   24   14  .291
Chris Ward            20   25    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    4    3  .280
Don Kessinger         29   98   12   24   4   2   0    6   1   1   16   11  .245
Carmen Fanzone        13   42    3   10   2   0   0    6   0   1    6    5  .238
George Mitterwald     28   97    5   22   3   0   3   15   0   2   10   15  .227
Jerry Morales         30  118   15   26   2   1   3   12   1   3   13   15  .220
Vic Harris            28  112   12   24   3   1   0    8   6   3   16   13  .214
Matt Alexander        12    6    3    1   0   1   0    0   2   0    0    3  .167
Dave Rosello          13   32    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    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
Gonzalo Marquez        5    6    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        26   47   10   15   3   3   0    5   0   0    6    6  .319
Joe Morgan            33  123   17   38   7   1   2   11  16   4   25   12  .309
Pete Rose             33  134   25   40  12   1   1    8   0   1   21   14  .299
Tony Perez            32  123   16   35   6   1   7   23   0   0   14   28  .285
Johnny Bench          32  112   17   31   4   0   7   15   2   2   25   15  .277
Dan Driessen          30  102   12   26   4   1   1   12   4   0   11   17  .255
Dave Concepcion       33  130   12   32  13   0   4   20   5   1    8   20  .246
Merv Rettenmund       23   78   13   19   1   0   4   11   4   1   11   11  .244
Andy Kosco            17   21    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .238
George Foster         24   64    6   15   2   0   2    6   1   1    9   18  .234
Bill Plummer           7   15    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
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
Cliff Johnson         16   22    3    8   1   1   1    4   0   1    3    5  .364
Greg Gross            36  107   20   37   4   1   0    7   3   2   17    6  .346
Bob Watson            38  132   22   44   2   1   3   19   0   3   17    9  .333
Roger Metzger         23   89   13   27   5   2   0    3   3   0   11   11  .303
Tommy Helms           37  123   10   36   5   1   1   16   1   1    2    7  .293
Lee May               40  147   18   43   7   0   6   24   0   0    7   26  .293
Larry Milbourne       25   18    5    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .278
Cesar Cedeno          40  153   28   41  10   1   7   32  20   1   16   21  .268
Doug Rader            39  132   16   34   7   0   5   24   5   0   18   37  .258
Milt May              30   92   13   23   3   1   0    8   0   1    9    7  .250
Ollie Brown           18   54    7   11   1   0   3    5   0   0    3   11  .204
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            7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
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            20   18    4    7   1   0   0    7   0   0    3    1  .389
Steve Yeager          14   58    8   22   5   0   2   11   1   1    4    7  .379
Bill Buckner          35  137   19   48  10   1   0   14  10   4   12    6  .350
Ken McMullen           9    9    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Jim Wynn              37  125   32   41   5   3  12   37   7   3   32   21  .328
Steve Garvey          36  151   24   48  12   0   8   31   1   2    6   12  .318
Willie Crawford       34  123   23   37   5   2   2   18   3   3   21   27  .301
Bill Russell          37  135   19   40   7   4   3   23   2   2   15   11  .296
Ron Cey               37  136   27   40   5   0   3   27   0   0   22   18  .294
Lee Lacy              13   24    6    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    4  .292
Tom Paciorek          23   48    7   12   1   2   1   10   1   0    2   10  .250
Joe Ferguson          24   77   15   15   0   0   4   10   0   1   21   19  .195
Davey Lopes           36  122   24   23   3   1   0    6  16   6   22   21  .189
Von Joshua            11   14    2    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .143

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Davis          26  111   12   34   3   1   0   13   5   2    4   16  .306
Ken Singleton         27   92   14   27   4   1   1   15   1   0   25   19  .294
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            27   92   15   23   1   0   4   11   1   2   22   27  .250
Ron Fairly            19   58   10   14   3   0   4   15   0   1    9    5  .241
Ron Hunt              27  100   19   23   0   0   0    5   0   2   18    2  .230
Terry Humphrey         8   22    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .227
Barry Foote           22   69    8   15   4   0   2    9   0   1    9   16  .217
Larry Lintz           14   29    4    6   2   1   0    0   5   0    1    6  .207
Jim Cox               26   94   13   19   3   0   1   11   1   1    8   13  .202
Pepe Frias             7    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Mike Jorgensen        16   12    5    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .167
Jim Lyttle            18    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Boots Day              8    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .125
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          35  137   17   44   2   0   1    9   2   0   13    5  .321
Ed Kranepool          10   17    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .294
Ted Martinez          11   17    3    5   1   0   1    7   1   0    2    3  .294
Don Hahn              20   42    5   12   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    5  .286
Cleon Jones           32  130   21   36   6   0   2   13   2   2    9   24  .277
Rusty Staub           35  140   22   37   6   0   8   23   0   0   15    7  .264
Bud Harrelson         33  106   15   28   5   0   0    5   3   2   31   13  .264
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          30   94    8   23   2   0   5   15   2   1    6   13  .245
Jerry Grote           27   90   10   22   2   1   4   17   0   1   10   13  .244
John Milner           34  127   15   29   4   0   6   22   1   1   18   19  .228
Wayne Garrett         32  111   15   18   4   1   5   10   0   2   16   31  .162
George Theodore       10    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111

 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             4   11    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .364
Johnny Grubb          34  115   16   36   5   1   1   11   0   0   12   13  .313
Derrel Thomas         39  155   19   47   5   2   2   12   1   2    9   17  .303
Dave Winfield         35  121   15   32   3   1   6   20   1   0    9   24  .265
Fred Kendall          38  132   13   32   5   0   3   14   0   0   13    9  .242
Enzo Hernandez        40  130   15   31   6   1   0   10  13   1    7   12  .239
Bobby Tolan           33   98   11   23   3   0   0    9   2   5   10   14  .235
Cito Gaston           30   66    5   15   6   0   0    9   0   0    4   14  .227
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          34  109   14   22   3   0   5   23   2   1   15   32  .202
Dave Roberts          33  104    9   19   5   0   1    7   0   0   14   23  .183
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          38  159   22   50  10   1   3   23   2   4    5   15  .315
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       38  132   18   32   3   1   3   13   0   0   22   15  .242
Bobby Bonds           37  142   31   34   8   3   6   20   3   2   21   38  .239
Gary Matthews         38  139   23   33   3   2   4   19   3   1   16   15  .237
Chris Arnold          14   22    3    5   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    8  .227
Gary Thomasson        25   40    8    9   1   1   0    4   2   0    8   10  .225
Ken Rudolph           25   72    5   16   1   0   0    4   0   0   10    7  .222
Chris Speier          37  130   14   28   6   0   2   15   0   1   12   19  .215
Ed Goodson            10   15    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .200
Tito Fuentes          11   41    2    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    6  .171
John Boccabella        8   16    1    2   0   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          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        6    6    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .500
Reggie Smith          34  136   24   54   7   2   7   31   2   1   13   16  .397
Ken Reitz             34  132   12   47   7   1   1   18   0   0    4   10  .356
Jim Hickman           20   27    3    9   0   0   2    3   0   0    2    3  .333
Ted Sizemore          30  115   18   38   7   0   0   17   1   2   15    4  .330
Lou Brock             34  144   31   45   4   1   2   15  24   1   13   16  .313
Luis Melendez         17   33    5   10   1   2   0    2   0   0    2    1  .303
Bake McBride          32   98   17   29   3   0   2   11   4   0    8    9  .296
Ted Simmons           32  131   14   38   9   2   3   22   0   0    8    7  .290
Joe Torre             30  107   12   30   8   0   1   10   0   0   12   14  .280
Stan Papi              8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Jose Cruz             25   26    7    6   0   2   1    4   1   1    2    1  .231
Tim McCarver          15   18    3    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    0  .222
Mike Tyson            32   96    7   20   3   1   0    8   0   0    7   20  .208
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)           169
  G. Maddox (SF)          159
  D. Thomas (SD)          155
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         153
  S. Garvey (LA)          151
  L. May (HOU)            147
  L. Brock (STL)          144
  D. Cash (PHI)           143
  B. Bonds (SF)           142
  L. Bowa (PHI)           142

Runs Scored:

  J. Wynn (LA)             32
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  L. Brock (STL)           31
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          28
  R. Cey (LA)              27
  P. Rose (CIN)            25
  S. Garvey (LA)           24
  D. Lopes (LA)            24
  R. Smith (STL)           24
  D. Cash (PHI)            23

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            61
  R. Smith (STL)           54
  G. Maddox (SF)           50
  B. Buckner (LA)          48
  S. Garvey (LA)           48
  K. Reitz (STL)           47
  D. Thomas (SD)           47
  L. Brock (STL)           45
  F. Millan (NY)           44
  B. Watson (HOU)          44

Doubles:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  S. Garvey (LA)           12
  P. Rose (CIN)            12
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  G. Maddox (SF)           10
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  D. Baker (ATL)            8
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  B. Boone (PHI)            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
  J. Wynn (LA)              3
  W. Crawford (LA)          2
  J. Cruz (STL)             2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Wynn (LA)             37
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          32
  S. Garvey (LA)           31
  R. Smith (STL)           31
  R. Cey (LA)              27
  B. Williams (CHI)        27
  L. May (HOU)             24
  D. Rader (HOU)           24
  N. Colbert (SD)          23
  G. Maddox (SF)           23

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           24
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          20
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  E. Hernandez (SD)        13
  L. Bowa (PHI)            11
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  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
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  W. McCovey (SD)          25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          25
  K. Singleton (MON)       25
  B. Williams (CHI)        24
  B. Bailey (MON)          22
  R. Cey (LA)              22

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          40
  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        38
  D. Rader (HOU)           37
  N. Colbert (SD)          32
  W. Garrett (NY)          31
  T. Perez (CIN)           28
  B. Bailey (MON)          27
  W. Crawford (LA)         27
  D. Parker (PIT)          27


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