Saturday May 18, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 18, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1223  177   365   54   11   22   164   33    5   99   138  .298
Los Angeles     1324  221   373   64   13   37   209   44   23  171   195  .282
Philadelphia    1195  157   325   52   11   21   146   27   11   96   191  .272
Pittsburgh      1155  133   314   45   10   28   117   15    9   90   155  .272
Houston         1378  185   369   54   10   31   173   37   11  123   215  .268
Cincinnati      1146  145   294   60    8   30   132   34   14  153   197  .257
Atlanta         1331  159   335   48    8   31   142   17   14  132   168  .252
New York        1201  154   300   39    2   35   142   11    9  139   169  .250
Chicago         1093  126   261   43    6   21   116   24   21  137   158  .239
San Francisco   1282  161   306   53   10   26   143   13   16  129   223  .239
San Diego       1386  142   330   54    5   21   134   20   10  139   234  .238
Montreal         915  119   213   29    4   12   109   15    9  125   159  .233

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith (STL)       35  136   25   54   7   2   7   31   2   1   14   16  .397
Ken Reitz (STL)          35  136   12   49   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   10  .360
Ralph Garr (ATL)         39  174   20   62   8   4   2   18   4   8    8   16  .356
Greg Gross (HOU)         37  112   21   39   5   1   0    8   3   2   17    6  .348
Bill Buckner (LA)        36  143   19   49  10   1   0   14  10   5   12    6  .343
Richie Hebner (PIT)      31  124   21   41   8   0   6   17   0   2   13    9  .331
Bob Watson (HOU)         39  134   22   44   2   1   3   19   0   3   18    9  .328
Ted Sizemore (STL)       31  119   19   39   7   0   1   19   1   2   15    4  .328
Felix Millan (NY)        36  137   17   44   2   0   1    9   2   0   13    5  .321
Jim Wynn (LA)            38  128   32   41   5   3  12   37   8   3   34   22  .320

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Marty Perez           23   60   11   22   4   0   2    9   0   0    8    5  .367
Ralph Garr            39  174   20   62   8   4   2   18   4   8    8   16  .356
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           37  142   21   43   9   0   4   11   5   1   18   17  .303
Hank Aaron            28   81   16   21   3   0   8   19   1   0   11    9  .259
Darrell Evans         36  125   17   32   3   2   4   15   2   0   26   17  .256
Davey Johnson         35  115   19   28   5   0   5   15   0   0   21   12  .244
Johnny Oates          35  107   10   26   4   0   0    9   0   2   10   12  .243
Craig Robinson        37  124   16   29   0   1   0   10   5   0   11   11  .234
Ivan Murrell          19   48    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .229
Mike Lum              17   62   10   13   2   0   3   11   0   0    1    8  .210
Frank Tepedino        22   64    4   13   1   1   0    9   0   1    5    3  .203
Leo Foster            15   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           12   13    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .154
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
Matt Alexander        13    9    4    4   0   1   0    0   3   0    0    3  .444
Bill Madlock          21   79   15   25   4   1   2    9   5   3    5    8  .317
Andre Thornton        10   16    2    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .313
Billy Williams        32  114   19   34   8   0   6   29   1   3   24   14  .298
Jose Cardenal         29  111   17   33   7   0   3   13   5   2    9   11  .297
Rick Monday           29  110   18   32   6   0   3    9   1   1   21   21  .291
Don Kessinger         30  102   12   26   4   2   0    6   1   1   16   11  .255
Chris Ward            21   29    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    4    3  .241
Carmen Fanzone        14   43    3   10   2   0   0    6   0   1    6    5  .233
George Mitterwald     29   98    5   22   3   0   3   15   0   2   10   15  .225
Jerry Morales         31  122   15   26   2   1   3   12   1   3   13   16  .213
Vic Harris            29  116   12   24   3   1   0    8   7   3   16   13  .207
Dave Rosello          13   32    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .125
Tom Lundstedt         10   15    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .000
Jim Tyrone             6   10    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        6    7    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
Cesar Geronimo        27   50   10   17   3   3   0    5   0   0    7    6  .340
Phil Gagliano         11    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .333
Joe Morgan            34  126   19   39   8   1   2   11  16   5   27   12  .310
Pete Rose             34  139   26   42  12   1   1    8   0   1   21   14  .302
Johnny Bench          33  117   19   33   5   0   8   19   2   2   25   16  .282
Tony Perez            33  127   16   35   6   1   7   23   0   0   14   29  .276
Dan Driessen          31  105   13   28   5   1   1   12   4   1   12   17  .267
Dave Concepcion       34  134   12   33  13   0   4   20   5   1    8   20  .246
Merv Rettenmund       24   82   14   20   1   0   5   14   4   1   11   12  .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         18   18    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .167
Ken Griffey           19   57    2    9   0   1   0    5   2   1    5   14  .158
Darrel Chaney         21    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            37  112   21   39   5   1   0    8   3   2   17    6  .348
Cliff Johnson         17   23    3    8   1   1   1    4   0   1    3    5  .348
Bob Watson            39  134   22   44   2   1   3   19   0   3   18    9  .328
Lee May               41  151   18   44   7   0   6   24   0   0    7   27  .291
Tommy Helms           38  127   11   37   5   1   2   18   1   1    2    7  .291
Roger Metzger         24   94   13   27   5   2   0    3   3   0   11   12  .287
Cesar Cedeno          41  157   30   44  11   1   8   34  21   1   16   22  .280
Larry Milbourne       26   18    5    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .278
Doug Rader            40  135   18   35   7   0   5   24   6   0   19   38  .259
Milt May              31   95   13   24   3   1   0    9   0   1    9    7  .253
Ollie Brown           18   54    7   11   1   0   3    5   0   0    3   11  .204
Bob Gallagher         35   40    7    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    8  .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
Mick Kelleher         16   52    3    9   0   0   0    2   1   1    4    9  .173
Mike Easler            8    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Denis Menke           19   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          9    4    3    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .500
Steve Yeager          14   58    8   22   5   0   2   11   1   1    4    7  .379
Manny Mota            21   19    4    7   1   0   0    7   0   0    3    1  .368
Bill Buckner          36  143   19   49  10   1   0   14  10   5   12    6  .343
Jim Wynn              38  128   32   41   5   3  12   37   8   3   34   22  .320
Steve Garvey          37  157   24   49  12   0   8   32   1   2    6   13  .312
Ken McMullen          10   10    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .300
Lee Lacy              13   24    6    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    4  .292
Willie Crawford       35  128   23   37   5   2   2   18   3   3   21   28  .289
Bill Russell          38  139   19   40   7   4   3   23   2   2   16   12  .288
Ron Cey               38  140   27   40   5   0   3   27   0   0   22   18  .286
Tom Paciorek          24   49    7   12   1   2   1   10   1   0    2   10  .245
Joe Ferguson          25   81   15   17   1   0   4   10   0   1   22   19  .210
Davey Lopes           37  128   25   25   4   1   0    6  16   6   22   23  .195
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         28   96   14   27   4   1   1   15   1   0   25   21  .281
Hal Breeden           15   44    5   12   6   0   0    6   0   0    5    6  .273
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Terry Humphrey         9   23    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .261
Bob Bailey            28   94   15   24   1   0   4   11   1   2   24   28  .255
Ron Fairly            19   58   10   14   3   0   4   15   0   1    9    5  .241
Ron Hunt              28  103   19   23   0   0   0    5   0   2   18    2  .223
Barry Foote           23   72    8   15   4   0   2    9   0   1   10   18  .208
Jim Cox               27   95   13   19   3   0   1   11   1   1    9   14  .200
Larry Lintz           15   32    4    6   2   1   0    0   5   0    1    6  .188
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
Ron Woods             12   14    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .143
Boots Day              8    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .125
Pepe Frias             8    8    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Bob Stinson            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Boswell           17   29    5   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .345
Felix Millan          36  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          12   17    3    5   1   0   1    7   1   0    2    3  .294
Don Hahn              21   42    5   12   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    5  .286
Rusty Staub           36  143   24   40   6   0   8   25   0   0   16    7  .280
Cleon Jones           33  134   22   37   6   0   2   13   2   2    9   24  .276
Bud Harrelson         34  110   15   29   5   0   0    5   3   2   31   14  .264
Dave Schneck          31   98    8   25   3   0   5   16   2   1    6   14  .255
Ron Hodges            11   32    4    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    0  .250
Duffy Dyer             2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Jerry Grote           27   90   10   22   2   1   4   17   0   1   10   13  .244
John Milner           35  131   17   31   4   0   6   22   1   1   18   19  .237
Wayne Garrett         33  115   15   19   5   1   5   12   0   2   16   31  .165
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             29   92   17   32   4   1   2   15   1   0   13   10  .348
Mike Schmidt          35  116   20   37   4   0   7   22   7   4   24   25  .319
Dave Cash             35  148   24   46   6   3   1   17   2   2    8    8  .311
Mike Anderson         32  101   12   31   6   1   2   14   0   1   10   21  .307
Bill Robinson         26   90   11   26   5   0   1    8   0   1    2   22  .289
Bob Boone             35  110   12   31   9   0   0    9   0   0    8    4  .282
Tommy Hutton          24   58   13   16   1   2   3   15   1   0    4    4  .276
Larry Bowa            35  147   23   40   6   3   1   11  12   1    7   11  .272
Tony Taylor           15   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Greg Luzinski         34  131    9   32   7   0   2   19   1   0   10   41  .244
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
Mario Mendoza         10   11    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .364
Ed Kirkpatrick        22   25    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .360
Richie Hebner         31  124   21   41   8   0   6   17   0   2   13    9  .331
Dave Parker           30  109   10   34   5   2   2   13   2   3    3   27  .312
Rennie Stennett       31  138   14   42   6   0   2   12   2   3    6   10  .304
Richie Zisk           29   92   11   28   4   0   3    9   0   1   15   18  .304
Al Oliver             32  144   18   41   6   4   4   16   5   0    2   11  .285
Willie Stargell       31  114   18   32   6   1   6   21   0   0   16   19  .281
Frank Taveras         26   68    5   19   1   0   0    5   4   0    4    7  .279
Manny Sanguillen      25   98    6   24   3   2   2   11   0   0    3    6  .245
Dal Maxvill            8   22    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Gene Clines           23   58    5    9   2   1   0    1   2   0    3    4  .155
Bob Robertson         18   35    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .114
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         13   29    0   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .448
Rich Morales          17    9    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .444
Johnny Grubb          34  115   16   36   5   1   1   11   0   0   12   13  .313
Bob Barton             5   13    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .308
Derrel Thomas         40  157   19   47   5   2   2   12   1   3   11   17  .299
Dave Winfield         36  125   15   33   4   1   6   20   1   0    9   26  .264
Fred Kendall          38  132   13   32   5   0   3   14   0   0   13    9  .242
Enzo Hernandez        41  134   15   32   6   1   0   10  14   1    7   12  .239
Bobby Tolan           34  103   11   24   3   0   0    9   2   5   10   15  .233
Cito Gaston           31   66    5   15   6   0   0    9   0   0    5   14  .227
Matty Alou            32   59    5   13   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .220
Willie McCovey        35   97    9   20   6   0   2    9   0   0   25   25  .206
Nate Colbert          35  113   15   23   3   0   6   24   2   1   15   33  .204
Dave Roberts          34  107    9   20   6   0   1    7   0   0   14   23  .187
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             4    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          39  161   22   51  10   1   3   24   2   5    6   15  .317
Bruce Miller          10   24    6    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .292
Mike Phillips         30   93    2   25   3   0   1    9   0   2    3   11  .269
Steve Ontiveros       39  136   19   35   4   1   3   13   0   0   22   15  .257
Dave Kingman          34  109   11   28   7   0   6   18   2   3   10   40  .257
Dave Rader            18   39    5   10   4   1   0    2   0   0    5    4  .256
Bobby Bonds           38  145   32   36   9   3   6   20   4   2   22   38  .248
Gary Matthews         39  142   24   33   3   2   4   19   3   1   17   15  .232
Chris Arnold          14   22    3    5   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    8  .227
Ken Rudolph           25   72    5   16   1   0   0    4   0   0   10    7  .222
Gary Thomasson        26   41    8    9   1   1   0    4   2   0    8   10  .220
Chris Speier          37  130   14   28   6   0   2   15   0   1   12   19  .215
Tito Fuentes          12   44    2    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    7  .159
Ed Goodson            11   19    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .158
John Boccabella        8   16    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Jim Howarth            5    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        7    7    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .429
Reggie Smith          35  136   25   54   7   2   7   31   2   1   14   16  .397
Ken Reitz             35  136   12   49   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   10  .360
Jim Hickman           20   27    3    9   0   0   2    3   0   0    2    3  .333
Ted Sizemore          31  119   19   39   7   0   1   19   1   2   15    4  .328
Bake McBride          33  103   20   33   4   0   3   13   4   0    8   10  .320
Ted Simmons           33  135   18   42   9   2   3   22   0   0    9    7  .311
Lou Brock             35  149   32   46   4   1   2   15  25   1   13   17  .309
Luis Melendez         18   33    5   10   1   2   0    2   0   0    2    1  .303
Joe Torre             31  110   12   30   8   0   1   10   0   0   13   15  .273
Stan Papi              8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Tim McCarver          15   18    3    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    0  .222
Mike Tyson            33   99    7   21   3   1   0   11   0   0    7   20  .212
Jose Cruz             26   29    8    6   0   2   1    4   1   1    3    1  .207
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)           174
  G. Maddox (SF)          161
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         157
  S. Garvey (LA)          157
  D. Thomas (SD)          157
  L. May (HOU)            151
  L. Brock (STL)          149
  D. Cash (PHI)           148
  L. Bowa (PHI)           147
  B. Bonds (SF)           145

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            32
  L. Brock (STL)           32
  J. Wynn (LA)             32
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          30
  R. Cey (LA)              27
  P. Rose (CIN)            26
  D. Lopes (LA)            25
  R. Smith (STL)           25
  D. Cash (PHI)            24
  S. Garvey (LA)           24

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            62
  R. Smith (STL)           54
  G. Maddox (SF)           51
  B. Buckner (LA)          49
  S. Garvey (LA)           49
  K. Reitz (STL)           49
  D. Thomas (SD)           47
  L. Brock (STL)           46
  D. Cash (PHI)            46
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          44

Doubles:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  S. Garvey (LA)           12
  P. Rose (CIN)            12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  G. Maddox (SF)           10
  D. Baker (ATL)            9
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  B. Boone (PHI)            9
  T. Simmons (STL)          9

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
  J. Bench (CIN)            8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  S. Garvey (LA)            8
  R. Staub (NY)             8
  T. Perez (CIN)            7
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          7
  R. Smith (STL)            7
  B. Bonds (SF)             6

RBI:

  J. Wynn (LA)             37
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          34
  S. Garvey (LA)           32
  R. Smith (STL)           31
  B. Williams (CHI)        29
  R. Cey (LA)              27
  R. Staub (NY)            25
  N. Colbert (SD)          24
  G. Maddox (SF)           24
  L. May (HOU)             24

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           25
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          21
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  E. Hernandez (SD)        14
  L. Bowa (PHI)            12
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  J. Wynn (LA)              8
  V. Harris (CHI)           7
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          7

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  D. Lopes (LA)             6
  B. Buckner (LA)           5
  G. Maddox (SF)            5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  B. Tolan (SD)             5
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          4
  W. Crawford (LA)          3
  V. Harris (CHI)           3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3

Walks:

  J. Wynn (LA)             34
  B. Harrelson (NY)        31
  J. Morgan (CIN)          27
  D. Evans (ATL)           26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  W. McCovey (SD)          25
  K. Singleton (MON)       25
  B. Bailey (MON)          24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  B. Williams (CHI)        24

Strikeouts:

  G. Luzinski (PHI)        41
  D. Kingman (SF)          40
  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  D. Rader (HOU)           38
  N. Colbert (SD)          33
  W. Garrett (NY)          31
  T. Perez (CIN)           29
  B. Bailey (MON)          28
  W. Crawford (LA)         28
  L. May (HOU)             27

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