Thursday May 23, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1343  187   386   58   12   25   174   37    6  114   160  .287
Los Angeles     1473  243   405   72   13   42   230   46   26  188   216  .275
Pittsburgh      1321  151   354   53   11   29   131   18    9  102   188  .268
Houston         1512  202   401   58   10   35   190   42   12  134   241  .265
Philadelphia    1352  174   357   57   11   23   163   30   14  109   211  .264
Cincinnati      1335  164   344   66    9   33   150   35   18  173   231  .258
Atlanta         1469  177   368   51   10   34   156   20   14  140   184  .251
New York        1369  175   343   45    3   35   162   13    9  153   189  .251
San Francisco   1498  191   369   63   12   30   170   18   17  152   257  .246
Chicago         1231  147   299   50    6   26   137   29   23  152   178  .243
Montreal        1073  144   260   35    6   13   130   20   13  140   176  .242
San Diego       1614  172   385   71    5   25   161   22   10  172   258  .239

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith (STL)       38  145   26   56   8   2   7   32   2   1   14   17  .386
Ralph Garr (ATL)         43  190   25   70   9   6   3   19   4   8    9   16  .368
Ken Reitz (STL)          39  151   12   52   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   14  .344
Willie Davis (MON)       31  131   18   44   3   3   0   19   7   4    4   18  .336
Greg Gross (HOU)         40  123   23   41   5   1   0    8   3   2   19    6  .333
Joe Morgan (CIN)         39  143   24   47   8   1   4   16  17   6   35   13  .329
Rennie Stennett (PIT)    36  159   16   52  10   0   2   14   2   3    7   13  .327
Steve Garvey (LA)        42  175   29   57  13   0  10   39   1   2    7   16  .326
Bob Watson (HOU)         43  149   23   48   3   1   3   21   0   3   19   13  .322
Rick Monday (CHI)        33  125   21   40   7   0   4   12   1   2   24   24  .320

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            43  190   25   70   9   6   3   19   4   8    9   16  .368
Marty Perez           26   68   12   24   4   0   2    9   0   0    9    7  .353
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           41  158   24   46   9   0   4   11   6   1   19   20  .291
Hank Aaron            31   89   18   23   4   0   8   21   1   0   11    9  .258
Davey Johnson         38  125   21   32   5   0   6   19   0   0   23   12  .256
Darrell Evans         40  140   18   35   4   2   4   18   2   0   28   17  .250
Johnny Oates          38  118   10   29   4   0   0   11   1   2   10   13  .246
Ivan Murrell          20   49    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2   10  .225
Craig Robinson        41  137   17   30   0   1   0   10   5   0   11   13  .219
Mike Lum              21   77   12   16   2   0   3   11   0   0    2   10  .208
Frank Tepedino        24   69    4   14   1   1   0   10   0   1    5    3  .203
Norm Miller           14   15    1    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Rowland Office        36   64    1   12   5   0   1   10   1   0    2   10  .188
Leo Foster            16   11    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   1    1    2  .182
Vic Correll           11   21    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .095
Paul Casanova          7   25    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .080

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Matt Alexander        16   16    9    6   0   1   0    0   5   0    3    4  .375
Andre Thornton        11   17    2    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .353
Rick Monday           33  125   21   40   7   0   4   12   1   2   24   24  .320
Bill Madlock          21   79   15   25   4   1   2    9   5   3    5    8  .317
Jose Cardenal         33  127   20   37   9   0   3   17   6   2   11   11  .291
Billy Williams        36  129   20   37   8   0   6   32   1   3   28   16  .287
Don Kessinger         34  120   15   34   5   2   0    6   2   2   17   13  .283
Carmen Fanzone        16   48    4   13   2   0   1    7   0   1    6    5  .271
Chris Ward            22   30    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    4    3  .233
Jerry Morales         35  138   18   31   3   1   6   22   1   3   13   17  .225
George Mitterwald     33  113    5   22   3   0   3   15   0   2   10   19  .195
Vic Harris            31  124   12   24   3   1   0    8   8   3   17   14  .194
Dave Rosello          17   40    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .125
Jim Tyrone             7   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .091
Tom Lundstedt         11   15    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
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
Joe Morgan            39  143   24   47   8   1   4   16  17   6   35   13  .329
Cesar Geronimo        30   59   11   19   3   3   0    5   0   0    8    6  .322
Johnny Bench          38  137   23   42   6   0   8   20   2   3   30   18  .307
Dan Driessen          36  117   14   34   6   2   1   15   4   2   12   19  .291
Tony Perez            38  150   19   42   7   1   8   26   0   0   15   34  .280
Pete Rose             39  164   26   44  13   1   1    8   0   1   21   17  .268
Phil Gagliano         14    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .250
Dave Concepcion       39  151   12   37  13   0   4   21   5   2   10   22  .245
George Foster         29   79    7   19   3   0   2    8   1   1   10   23  .241
Merv Rettenmund       28   95   15   22   1   0   5   15   4   1   12   16  .232
Andy Kosco            18   24    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .208
Terry Crowley         20   22    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .182
Bill Plummer          10   23    1    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .174
Ken Griffey           19   57    2    9   0   1   0    5   2   1    5   14  .158
Darrel Chaney         23   10    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    5  .100
Hal King               2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Greg Gross            40  123   23   41   5   1   0    8   3   2   19    6  .333
Bob Watson            43  149   23   48   3   1   3   21   0   3   19   13  .322
Tommy Helms           42  142   12   42   5   1   2   19   1   1    2    8  .296
Roger Metzger         28  110   15   32   5   2   0    4   5   0   12   12  .291
Cliff Johnson         20   31    5    9   1   1   2    6   0   1    4   11  .290
Cesar Cedeno          45  173   32   50  12   1   8   35  24   2   17   24  .289
Larry Milbourne       28   18    6    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .278
Lee May               45  167   20   46   7   0   7   26   0   0    7   32  .275
Milt May              34  103   15   27   3   1   2   17   0   1   11    7  .262
Doug Rader            44  147   18   37   8   0   5   24   6   0   22   42  .252
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         38   41    8    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
Manny Mota            22   19    4    7   1   0   0    7   0   0    4    1  .368
Steve Yeager          17   68   10   25   7   0   2   11   1   1    5    8  .368
Steve Garvey          42  175   29   57  13   0  10   39   1   2    7   16  .326
Bill Buckner          40  155   20   49  10   1   0   14  10   5   12    6  .316
Jim Wynn              42  140   36   44   6   3  14   41   9   4   38   26  .314
Willie Crawford       40  144   28   41   6   2   3   20   4   3   25   28  .285
Ron Cey               43  156   28   43   6   0   3   29   0   0   23   20  .276
Ken McMullen          11   11    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .273
Lee Lacy              18   37    8   10   2   0   0    4   1   0    2    5  .270
Bill Russell          43  155   19   41   7   4   3   24   2   3   18   14  .265
Tom Paciorek          28   60    8   14   2   2   1   10   1   1    4   12  .233
Joe Ferguson          28   88   15   20   1   0   4   13   0   1   22   19  .227
Davey Lopes           40  131   25   25   4   1   0    6  16   6   22   25  .191
Von Joshua            14   17    2    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .177

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Davis          31  131   18   44   3   3   0   19   7   4    4   18  .336
Boots Day              9   12    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .333
Ken Singleton         33  115   14   34   5   1   1   18   1   1   27   22  .296
Hal Breeden           18   51    5   14   6   0   0    7   0   0    6    6  .275
Bob Bailey            32  107   20   29   2   0   5   17   1   3   26   29  .271
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Ron Fairly            21   64   11   15   3   0   4   15   0   1   12    5  .234
Larry Lintz           20   47   11   11   4   1   0    1   8   0    4    8  .234
Terry Humphrey        10   26    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .231
Jim Cox               32  114   13   25   4   0   1   12   1   1    9   15  .219
Ron Hunt              33  121   21   26   0   0   0    5   0   2   20    3  .215
Barry Foote           27   84    9   18   5   0   2   12   0   1   11   19  .214
Jim Lyttle            21    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             14   16    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .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
Duffy Dyer             4    6    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Ed Kranepool          13   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          40  152   17   47   2   0   1   10   2   0   14    6  .309
Ken Boswell           20   36    6   11   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .306
Ron Hodges            14   41    5   12   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    2  .293
Cleon Jones           37  151   24   42   7   0   2   14   2   2   10   29  .278
Rusty Staub           40  153   26   41   7   0   8   26   0   0   20    9  .268
Jerry Grote           30   98   12   26   2   1   4   19   0   1   11   13  .265
John Milner           40  152   22   38   4   0   6   24   2   1   19   21  .250
Bud Harrelson         36  116   16   29   5   0   0    5   3   2   33   15  .250
Ted Martinez          16   28    5    7   1   1   1    9   1   0    3    5  .250
George Theodore       14   16    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dave Schneck          36  114   11   28   4   0   5   17   3   1    8   16  .246
Wayne Garrett         38  134   15   22   7   1   5   15   0   2   16   31  .164

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             32  102   18   36   4   1   3   19   1   1   14   11  .353
Dave Cash             40  165   28   51   7   3   1   17   2   3   12    8  .309
Mike Anderson         37  121   13   37   8   1   2   16   0   1   10   24  .306
Mike Schmidt          40  133   22   38   4   0   7   22   7   4   27   30  .286
Bill Robinson         30  102   12   29   5   0   2   11   0   1    2   22  .284
Larry Bowa            40  166   26   45   8   3   1   13  13   1    7   13  .271
Greg Luzinski         38  143   10   37   7   0   2   21   2   0   13   42  .259
Bob Boone             40  126   12   31   9   0   0   10   0   1    8    5  .246
Willie Montanez       27   82    6   20   3   1   1    8   0   1    4   15  .244
Tony Taylor           16   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .235
Tommy Hutton          29   73   15   16   1   2   3   16   2   0    6    4  .219
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        25   30    5   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    8    5  .333
Rennie Stennett       36  159   16   52  10   0   2   14   2   3    7   13  .327
Richie Hebner         36  141   24   43   8   0   7   18   0   2   16   12  .305
Richie Zisk           32   97   11   29   4   0   3    9   0   1   16   20  .299
Dave Parker           34  119   12   35   5   2   2   13   2   3    4   29  .294
Al Oliver             37  161   20   45   7   5   4   17   5   0    2   13  .280
Willie Stargell       36  133   19   36   7   1   6   25   0   0   18   23  .271
Manny Sanguillen      30  119    9   32   4   2   2   13   0   0    3    7  .269
Frank Taveras         29   72    5   19   1   0   0    7   4   0    4    8  .264
Mario Mendoza         14   19    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .263
Gene Clines           28   77    7   15   2   1   0    1   5   0    4    4  .195
Dal Maxvill            8   22    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Bob Robertson         19   39    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    6  .128
Paul Popovich         19   20    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .100
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
Glenn Beckert         17   33    0   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .394
Rich Morales          21   19    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .368
Johnny Grubb          40  139   18   42   6   1   2   15   0   0   16   17  .302
Derrel Thomas         46  183   20   54   8   2   2   16   1   3   15   18  .295
Bob Barton             8   25    2    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .280
Dave Winfield         42  146   19   40   7   1   6   22   1   0   11   26  .274
Bobby Tolan           38  124   17   32   6   0   1   12   2   5   13   17  .258
Willie McCovey        39  107   12   25   9   0   3   17   0   0   28   27  .234
Fred Kendall          43  147   14   34   7   0   3   16   0   0   15   10  .231
Enzo Hernandez        47  159   18   36   6   1   0   10  16   1    8   14  .226
Matty Alou            35   62    6   14   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .226
Cito Gaston           37   78    5   17   7   0   0    9   0   0    5   17  .218
Nate Colbert          41  134   21   29   4   0   7   28   2   1   19   37  .216
Dave Roberts          39  122   10   21   6   0   1    7   0   0   17   24  .172
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             8    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
Garry Maddox          45  190   27   60  12   1   4   29   2   5    6   20  .316
Ed Goodson            17   35    3   11   4   0   0    7   0   0    3    1  .314
Bruce Miller          10   24    6    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .292
Mike Phillips         32   95    2   26   3   0   1    9   1   2    3   11  .274
Dave Rader            23   52    6   14   4   1   0    3   0   0    7    6  .269
Bobby Bonds           44  166   40   43   9   4   7   23   8   2   30   41  .259
Dave Kingman          37  120   12   31   7   0   7   20   2   4   11   46  .258
Steve Ontiveros       45  160   23   41   4   1   3   14   0   0   26   20  .256
Gary Matthews         45  167   27   40   5   2   5   22   3   1   20   19  .240
Chris Speier          43  153   14   36   7   1   2   20   0   1   14   21  .235
Ken Rudolph           26   74    5   16   1   0   0    4   0   0   10    7  .216
Gary Thomasson        29   43    9    9   1   1   0    4   2   0    9   10  .209
Tito Fuentes          18   61    5   12   2   0   0    5   0   1    1    9  .197
Chris Arnold          18   32    4    6   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    9  .188
John Boccabella       10   22    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .091
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          38  145   26   56   8   2   7   32   2   1   14   17  .386
Ken Reitz             39  151   12   52   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   14  .344
Lou Brock             39  165   34   52   6   1   2   15  28   2   14   19  .315
Jim Hickman           23   29    4    9   0   0   2    3   0   0    4    3  .310
Bake McBride          36  114   22   35   4   0   4   16   4   0    8   13  .307
Ted Sizemore          34  129   19   39   7   0   1   19   2   2   18    5  .302
Ted Simmons           37  149   19   45  10   3   3   24   0   0   10    7  .302
Joe Torre             35  120   13   33   8   0   2   11   0   0   17   16  .275
Luis Melendez         21   38    5   10   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .263
Tom Heintzelman       10   12    4    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .250
Stan Papi              8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Mike Tyson            37  105    7   21   3   1   0   11   0   0    7   22  .200
Jose Cruz             29   35    9    7   0   2   2    5   1   1    5    3  .200
Tim McCarver          18   20    3    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .200
Luis Alvarado         11   25    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .080
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)           190
  G. Maddox (SF)          190
  D. Thomas (SD)          183
  S. Garvey (LA)          175
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         173
  G. Matthews (SF)        167
  L. May (HOU)            167
  B. Bonds (SF)           166
  L. Bowa (PHI)           166
  L. Brock (STL)          165

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            40
  J. Wynn (LA)             36
  L. Brock (STL)           34
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          32
  S. Garvey (LA)           29
  D. Cash (PHI)            28
  R. Cey (LA)              28
  W. Crawford (LA)         28
  G. Maddox (SF)           27
  G. Matthews (SF)         27

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            70
  G. Maddox (SF)           60
  S. Garvey (LA)           57
  R. Smith (STL)           56
  D. Thomas (SD)           54
  L. Brock (STL)           52
  K. Reitz (STL)           52
  R. Stennett (PIT)        52
  D. Cash (PHI)            51
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          50

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  R. Garr (ATL)             6
  A. Oliver (PIT)           5
  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  B. Russell (LA)           4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  D. Cash (PHI)             3
  W. Davis (MON)            3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  T. Simmons (STL)          3
  J. Wynn (LA)              3

Home Runs:

  J. Wynn (LA)             14
  S. Garvey (LA)           10
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  J. Bench (CIN)            8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  T. Perez (CIN)            8
  R. Staub (NY)             8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  N. Colbert (SD)           7
  R. Hebner (PIT)           7

RBI:

  J. Wynn (LA)             41
  S. Garvey (LA)           39
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          35
  R. Smith (STL)           32
  B. Williams (CHI)        32
  R. Cey (LA)              29
  G. Maddox (SF)           29
  N. Colbert (SD)          28
  L. May (HOU)             26
  T. Perez (CIN)           26

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           28
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  E. Hernandez (SD)        16
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  L. Bowa (PHI)            13
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  J. Wynn (LA)              9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  V. Harris (CHI)           8

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)             38
  J. Morgan (CIN)          35
  B. Harrelson (NY)        33
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  D. Evans (ATL)           28
  W. McCovey (SD)          28
  B. Williams (CHI)        28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  K. Singleton (MON)       27

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          46
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        42
  D. Rader (HOU)           42
  B. Bonds (SF)            41
  N. Colbert (SD)          37
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  L. May (HOU)             32
  W. Garrett (NY)          31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  B. Bailey (MON)          29

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