Monday May 20, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1286  184   380   56   12   24   171   35    5  104   151  .296
Los Angeles     1383  228   386   66   13   40   216   44   24  175   203  .279
Pittsburgh      1254  139   337   50   10   29   123   16    9   96   171  .269
Philadelphia    1292  163   347   54   11   21   152   28   14   99   203  .269
Houston         1448  192   385   55   10   33   180   39   11  127   227  .266
Cincinnati      1212  155   309   65    8   32   141   34   16  161   209  .255
Atlanta         1365  163   343   49    8   32   145   19   14  137   174  .251
New York        1297  159   319   41    2   35   147   13    9  147   182  .246
San Francisco   1364  176   333   59   11   28   155   15   17  142   239  .244
Montreal        1011  135   245   34    5   12   123   18   13  136   170  .242
San Diego       1502  162   362   63    5   24   152   20   10  159   247  .241
Chicago         1155  133   276   46    6   22   123   26   22  146   166  .239

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith (STL)       36  137   26   55   7   2   7   31   2   1   14   16  .402
Ralph Garr (ATL)         40  178   22   65   9   4   3   19   4   8    9   16  .365
Ken Reitz (STL)          37  144   12   52   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   11  .361
Greg Gross (HOU)         38  117   22   41   5   1   0    8   3   2   17    6  .350
Willie Davis (MON)       29  124   17   42   3   2   0   16   7   4    4   17  .339
Jim Wynn (LA)            39  131   34   43   5   3  14   41   8   4   35   23  .328
Bill Buckner (LA)        38  150   20   49  10   1   0   14  10   5   12    6  .327
Richie Hebner (PIT)      34  133   24   43   8   0   7   18   0   2   15   10  .323
Rennie Stennett (PIT)    34  150   16   48   9   0   2   12   2   3    7   10  .320
Bob Watson (HOU)         41  141   22   45   2   1   3   19   0   3   19   12  .319

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            40  178   22   65   9   4   3   19   4   8    9   16  .365
Marty Perez           24   61   11   22   4   0   2    9   0   0    8    6  .361
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           38  146   22   45   9   0   4   11   6   1   19   19  .308
Hank Aaron            29   85   17   22   3   0   8   20   1   0   11    9  .259
Darrell Evans         37  129   17   32   3   2   4   15   2   0   27   17  .248
Davey Johnson         36  117   19   29   5   0   5   16   0   0   23   12  .248
Johnny Oates          36  110   10   26   4   0   0    9   0   2   10   12  .236
Ivan Murrell          19   48    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .229
Craig Robinson        38  127   16   29   0   1   0   10   5   0   11   11  .228
Mike Lum              18   66   10   14   2   0   3   11   0   0    1    9  .212
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        35   63    1   11   5   0   1   10   1   0    2   10  .175
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
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
Matt Alexander        15   13    6    4   0   1   0    0   3   0    1    4  .308
Rick Monday           31  116   18   35   6   0   3   10   1   2   23   23  .302
Jose Cardenal         31  120   18   36   9   0   3   16   6   2    9   11  .300
Billy Williams        34  120   19   35   8   0   6   31   1   3   27   14  .292
Don Kessinger         32  110   14   30   4   2   0    6   1   1   17   11  .273
Carmen Fanzone        15   44    3   11   2   0   0    6   0   1    6    5  .250
Chris Ward            22   30    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    4    3  .233
George Mitterwald     31  105    5   22   3   0   3   15   0   2   10   17  .210
Jerry Morales         33  129   16   27   2   1   4   13   1   3   13   16  .209
Vic Harris            30  119   12   24   3   1   0    8   8   3   17   13  .202
Dave Rosello          15   36    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .139
Tom Lundstedt         11   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        7    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Geronimo        28   52   10   17   3   3   0    5   0   0    7    6  .327
Joe Morgan            36  130   21   41   8   1   3   14  16   6   32   12  .315
Phil Gagliano         12    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .286
Pete Rose             36  148   26   42  12   1   1    8   0   1   21   15  .284
Tony Perez            35  135   18   38   7   1   8   24   0   0   14   31  .282
Johnny Bench          35  125   20   35   6   0   8   20   2   3   26   18  .280
Dan Driessen          33  108   14   30   6   1   1   13   4   1   12   17  .278
George Foster         26   70    7   17   3   0   2    8   1   1   10   20  .243
Merv Rettenmund       26   87   15   21   1   0   5   14   4   1   12   13  .241
Andy Kosco            17   21    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .238
Dave Concepcion       36  143   12   34  13   0   4   20   5   1    8   21  .238
Bill Plummer           9   20    1    4   2   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         22    5    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Greg Gross            38  117   22   41   5   1   0    8   3   2   17    6  .350
Cliff Johnson         19   28    4    9   1   1   2    6   0   1    3    8  .321
Bob Watson            41  141   22   45   2   1   3   19   0   3   19   12  .319
Tommy Helms           40  134   12   40   5   1   2   19   1   1    2    7  .299
Cesar Cedeno          43  165   31   48  12   1   8   35  23   1   17   23  .291
Lee May               43  159   20   45   7   0   7   25   0   0    7   28  .283
Roger Metzger         26  103   14   29   5   2   0    3   3   0   11   12  .282
Larry Milbourne       26   18    5    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .278
Doug Rader            42  140   18   36   7   0   5   24   6   0   21   40  .257
Milt May              32  100   13   25   3   1   0   11   0   1    9    7  .250
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         36   41    7    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    8  .195
Ollie Brown           19   58    7   11   1   0   3    5   0   0    3   12  .190
Mick Kelleher         16   52    3    9   0   0   0    2   1   1    4    9  .173
Denis Menke           20   19    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .105
Mike Easler           10   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .100

 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          15   61    8   23   5   0   2   11   1   1    5    8  .377
Manny Mota            21   19    4    7   1   0   0    7   0   0    3    1  .368
Jim Wynn              39  131   34   43   5   3  14   41   8   4   35   23  .328
Bill Buckner          38  150   20   49  10   1   0   14  10   5   12    6  .327
Lee Lacy              15   28    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   0    1    4  .321
Steve Garvey          39  165   25   51  12   0   8   32   1   2    6   15  .309
Willie Crawford       37  134   25   39   6   2   3   20   3   3   23   28  .291
Bill Russell          40  146   19   41   7   4   3   23   2   2   16   12  .281
Ron Cey               40  147   27   41   5   0   3   28   0   0   22   19  .279
Ken McMullen          11   11    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .273
Tom Paciorek          26   53    7   13   1   2   1   10   1   0    2   10  .245
Joe Ferguson          26   84   15   17   1   0   4   10   0   1   22   19  .202
Von Joshua            12   15    2    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .200
Davey Lopes           39  131   25   25   4   1   0    6  16   6   22   25  .191

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Davis          29  124   17   42   3   2   0   16   7   4    4   17  .339
Ken Singleton         31  108   14   33   5   1   1   18   1   1   26   22  .306
Hal Breeden           17   47    5   14   6   0   0    7   0   0    6    6  .298
Bob Bailey            31  104   19   28   2   0   4   15   1   3   25   29  .269
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Ron Fairly            20   60   11   14   3   0   4   15   0   1   12    5  .233
Terry Humphrey        10   26    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .231
Ron Hunt              31  113   20   25   0   0   0    5   0   2   20    2  .221
Barry Foote           25   77    9   17   4   0   2   10   0   1   11   18  .221
Jim Cox               30  107   13   23   4   0   1   12   1   1    9   14  .215
Larry Lintz           18   42    7    8   4   1   0    1   6   0    2    8  .191
Jim Lyttle            20    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Mike Jorgensen        18   15    5    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .133
Ron Woods             13   15    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .133
Boots Day              8    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .125
Pepe Frias             9    9    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .111
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
Ed Kranepool          12   22    2    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .318
Don Hahn              22   45    5   14   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    5  .311
Felix Millan          38  144   17   44   2   0   1    9   2   0   14    6  .306
Ken Boswell           20   36    6   11   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .306
Ron Hodges            12   36    4   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    0  .278
Cleon Jones           35  142   22   39   6   0   2   14   2   2    9   27  .275
Rusty Staub           39  149   25   40   6   0   8   25   0   0   19    8  .269
Jerry Grote           29   95   10   24   2   1   4   18   0   1   11   13  .253
Bud Harrelson         36  116   16   29   5   0   0    5   3   2   33   15  .250
Dave Schneck          34  108    9   27   3   0   5   16   3   1    6   16  .250
Ted Martinez          14   21    3    5   1   0   1    7   1   0    2    4  .238
John Milner           38  144   18   34   4   0   6   23   2   1   18   21  .236
George Theodore       12   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Duffy Dyer             3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Wayne Garrett         36  125   15   21   6   1   5   14   0   2   16   31  .168

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             31   99   17   34   4   1   2   16   1   1   13   11  .343
Dave Cash             38  158   25   49   6   3   1   17   2   3   10    8  .310
Mike Anderson         35  113   13   35   7   1   2   14   0   1   10   22  .310
Mike Schmidt          38  128   20   38   4   0   7   22   7   4   24   29  .297
Bill Robinson         29   98   11   28   5   0   1    8   0   1    2   22  .286
Larry Bowa            38  159   24   43   7   3   1   13  12   1    7   13  .270
Bob Boone             38  119   12   31   9   0   0    9   0   1    8    4  .261
Greg Luzinski         36  139    9   36   7   0   2   19   1   0   10   42  .259
Willie Montanez       27   82    6   20   3   1   1    8   0   1    4   15  .244
Tommy Hutton          27   66   14   16   1   2   3   16   2   0    5    4  .242
Tony Taylor           16   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .235
Billy Grabarkewitz    16    6    5    1   0   0   1    1   3   0    1    1  .167
Mike Rogodzinski      10    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .125
Jim Essian             7    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Terry Harmon           6    1    2    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        24   27    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    4  .333
Richie Hebner         34  133   24   43   8   0   7   18   0   2   15   10  .323
Rennie Stennett       34  150   16   48   9   0   2   12   2   3    7   10  .320
Richie Zisk           31   96   11   29   4   0   3    9   0   1   16   19  .302
Dave Parker           33  117   10   34   5   2   2   13   2   3    3   29  .291
Willie Stargell       34  125   18   35   7   1   6   24   0   0   17   21  .280
Frank Taveras         27   68    5   19   1   0   0    5   4   0    4    7  .279
Al Oliver             35  156   18   43   6   4   4   16   5   0    2   13  .276
Manny Sanguillen      28  110    7   29   4   2   2   12   0   0    3    6  .264
Mario Mendoza         13   19    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .263
Dal Maxvill            8   22    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Gene Clines           26   70    5   12   2   1   0    1   3   0    3    4  .171
Bob Robertson         18   35    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .114
Paul Popovich         17   19    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .105
Mike Ryan              5   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .077
Kurt Bevacqua          9    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
Rich Morales          19   14    3    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .429
Glenn Beckert         15   31    0   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .419
Johnny Grubb          37  127   17   40   6   1   2   15   0   0   14   14  .315
Bob Barton             6   17    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .294
Derrel Thomas         43  172   19   50   6   2   2   13   1   3   12   18  .291
Dave Winfield         39  136   17   38   5   1   6   20   1   0   10   26  .279
Willie McCovey        37  104   12   25   9   0   3   17   0   0   26   26  .240
Fred Kendall          41  142   14   34   7   0   3   16   0   0   15   10  .239
Bobby Tolan           36  113   15   27   4   0   1   12   2   5   13   17  .239
Matty Alou            33   60    6   14   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .233
Enzo Hernandez        44  146   16   33   6   1   0   10  14   1    8   14  .226
Cito Gaston           34   72    5   16   6   0   0    9   0   0    5   15  .222
Nate Colbert          38  122   19   26   3   0   6   24   2   1   17   35  .213
Dave Roberts          36  115   10   21   6   0   1    7   0   0   16   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             6    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Goodson            13   25    2    8   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .320
Garry Maddox          41  173   23   53  11   1   3   25   2   5    6   19  .306
Bruce Miller          10   24    6    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .292
Mike Phillips         31   94    2   26   3   0   1    9   1   2    3   11  .277
Bobby Bonds           40  154   37   40   9   4   7   23   5   2   25   39  .260
Dave Kingman          35  113   11   29   7   0   6   18   2   4   11   42  .257
Dave Rader            20   43    6   11   4   1   0    2   0   0    7    4  .256
Steve Ontiveros       41  145   20   37   4   1   3   13   0   0   24   18  .255
Gary Matthews         41  151   25   35   4   2   5   22   3   1   19   18  .232
Chris Arnold          15   26    4    6   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    8  .231
Chris Speier          39  139   14   31   7   0   2   16   0   1   13   20  .223
Gary Thomasson        27   41    9    9   1   1   0    4   2   0    9   10  .220
Ken Rudolph           26   74    5   16   1   0   0    4   0   0   10    7  .216
Tito Fuentes          14   50    5   10   2   0   0    5   0   1    1    7  .200
John Boccabella        8   16    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Jim Howarth            6    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Damaso Blanco          4    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
Reggie Smith          36  137   26   55   7   2   7   31   2   1   14   16  .402
Ken Reitz             37  144   12   52   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   11  .361
Jim Hickman           21   28    3    9   0   0   2    3   0   0    2    3  .321
Lou Brock             37  157   33   50   5   1   2   15  27   1   13   18  .319
Ted Sizemore          32  123   19   39   7   0   1   19   1   2   15    5  .317
Ted Simmons           35  143   19   45  10   3   3   23   0   0    9    7  .315
Bake McBride          35  110   22   34   4   0   4   16   4   0    8   13  .309
Luis Melendez         19   36    5   10   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    1  .278
Joe Torre             33  117   13   32   8   0   2   11   0   0   14   16  .274
Tom Heintzelman        9   11    4    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .273
Stan Papi              8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Tim McCarver          16   18    3    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    0  .222
Mike Tyson            35  103    7   21   3   1   0   11   0   0    7   21  .204
Jose Cruz             27   31    8    6   0   2   1    4   1   1    5    2  .194
Luis Alvarado         10   23    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    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)           178
  G. Maddox (SF)          173
  D. Thomas (SD)          172
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         165
  S. Garvey (LA)          165
  L. Bowa (PHI)           159
  L. May (HOU)            159
  D. Cash (PHI)           158
  L. Brock (STL)          157
  A. Oliver (PIT)         156

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            37
  J. Wynn (LA)             34
  L. Brock (STL)           33
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          31
  R. Cey (LA)              27
  P. Rose (CIN)            26
  R. Smith (STL)           26
  D. Cash (PHI)            25
  W. Crawford (LA)         25
  S. Garvey (LA)           25

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            65
  R. Smith (STL)           55
  G. Maddox (SF)           53
  K. Reitz (STL)           52
  S. Garvey (LA)           51
  L. Brock (STL)           50
  D. Thomas (SD)           50
  B. Buckner (LA)          49
  D. Cash (PHI)            49
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          48

Doubles:

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

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  J. Wynn (LA)             14
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  J. Bench (CIN)            8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  S. Garvey (LA)            8
  T. Perez (CIN)            8
  R. Staub (NY)             8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  R. Hebner (PIT)           7
  L. May (HOU)              7

RBI:

  J. Wynn (LA)             41
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          35
  S. Garvey (LA)           32
  R. Smith (STL)           31
  B. Williams (CHI)        31
  R. Cey (LA)              28
  G. Maddox (SF)           25
  L. May (HOU)             25
  R. Staub (NY)            25
  N. Colbert (SD)          24

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           27
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  E. Hernandez (SD)        14
  L. Bowa (PHI)            12
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  V. Harris (CHI)           8
  J. Wynn (LA)              8
  W. Davis (MON)            7

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  D. Lopes (LA)             6
  J. Morgan (CIN)           6
  B. Buckner (LA)           5
  G. Maddox (SF)            5
  B. Tolan (SD)             5
  W. Davis (MON)            4
  D. Kingman (SF)           4
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          4
  J. Wynn (LA)              4

Walks:

  J. Wynn (LA)             35
  B. Harrelson (NY)        33
  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  D. Evans (ATL)           27
  B. Williams (CHI)        27
  J. Bench (CIN)           26
  W. McCovey (SD)          26
  K. Singleton (MON)       26
  B. Bailey (MON)          25
  B. Bonds (SF)            25

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          42
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        42
  D. Rader (HOU)           40
  B. Bonds (SF)            39
  N. Colbert (SD)          35
  W. Garrett (NY)          31
  T. Perez (CIN)           31
  B. Bailey (MON)          29
  D. Parker (PIT)          29
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29

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