Friday May 24, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 24, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1373  188   391   60   12   25   174   38    6  117   169  .285
Los Angeles     1512  250   418   75   13   43   236   46   27  191   221  .277
Pittsburgh      1355  155   365   56   11   29   135   18   10  104   190  .269
Philadelphia    1386  176   364   60   11   23   165   31   14  111   220  .263
Houston         1543  202   404   58   10   35   190   43   12  135   245  .262
Cincinnati      1370  170   354   67   12   33   155   35   18  176   238  .258
Atlanta         1500  180   378   55   10   36   159   20   16  141   187  .252
New York        1400  176   349   45    3   36   163   13    9  154   190  .249
San Francisco   1530  200   378   65   12   31   179   18   18  156   261  .247
Chicago         1260  147   304   51    6   26   137   30   23  153   181  .241
Montreal        1102  148   265   37    6   13   134   20   13  144   182  .241
San Diego       1647  175   393   72    5   25   163   22   10  175   263  .239

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         44  193   27   73   9   6   5   21   4   9   10   16  .378
Reggie Smith (STL)       39  149   26   56   8   2   7   32   2   1   14   19  .376
Ken Reitz (STL)          40  154   12   52   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   15  .338
Joe Morgan (CIN)         40  147   25   49   8   2   4   16  17   6   36   15  .333
Willie Davis (MON)       32  135   18   45   4   3   0   20   7   4    4   18  .333
Greg Gross (HOU)         41  127   23   42   5   1   0    8   3   2   19    6  .331
Rennie Stennett (PIT)    37  163   16   53  10   0   2   14   2   3    7   14  .325
Steve Garvey (LA)        43  179   29   58  13   0  10   40   1   2    7   16  .324
Garry Maddox (SF)        46  194   28   62  13   1   4   30   2   5    6   20  .320
Bill Buckner (LA)        41  160   21   51  10   1   1   17  10   5   12    6  .319

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            44  193   27   73   9   6   5   21   4   9   10   16  .378
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           42  162   24   47   9   0   4   12   6   2   19   22  .290
Darrell Evans         41  144   19   37   6   2   4   18   2   0   28   17  .257
Davey Johnson         39  128   21   32   5   0   6   19   0   0   23   13  .250
Hank Aaron            32   92   18   23   4   0   8   21   1   0   11    9  .250
Johnny Oates          39  121   10   30   5   0   0   11   1   2   10   13  .248
Ivan Murrell          20   49    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2   10  .225
Craig Robinson        42  140   17   31   0   1   0   10   5   0   11   13  .221
Mike Lum              22   81   12   17   2   0   3   11   0   0    2   10  .210
Frank Tepedino        24   69    4   14   1   1   0   10   0   1    5    3  .203
Rowland Office        37   65    1   13   6   0   1   10   1   0    2   10  .200
Norm Miller           14   15    1    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .200
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
Andre Thornton        11   17    2    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .353
Rick Monday           34  129   21   41   7   0   4   12   2   2   24   24  .318
Bill Madlock          21   79   15   25   4   1   2    9   5   3    5    8  .317
Matt Alexander        17   19    9    6   0   1   0    0   5   0    3    4  .316
Jose Cardenal         34  131   20   38   9   0   3   17   6   2   11   11  .290
Don Kessinger         35  124   15   35   5   2   0    6   2   2   17   13  .282
Billy Williams        37  132   20   37   8   0   6   32   1   3   29   17  .280
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         36  140   18   31   3   1   6   22   1   3   13   17  .221
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          18   43    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .140
Jim Tyrone             7   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .091
Tom Lundstedt         12   18    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .056
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            40  147   25   49   8   2   4   16  17   6   36   15  .333
Cesar Geronimo        31   62   12   19   3   3   0    5   0   0    9    7  .307
Dan Driessen          37  121   16   36   6   3   1   16   4   2   13   19  .298
Johnny Bench          39  142   23   42   6   0   8   20   2   3   30   20  .296
Tony Perez            39  153   19   43   7   2   8   26   0   0   15   34  .281
Pete Rose             40  168   26   44  13   1   1    9   0   1   21   17  .262
Phil Gagliano         14    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .250
Dave Concepcion       40  151   13   37  13   0   4   22   5   2   10   22  .245
George Foster         30   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
Terry Crowley         21   26    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .231
Darrel Chaney         24   14    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .214
Andy Kosco            18   24    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .208
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
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            41  127   23   42   5   1   0    8   3   2   19    6  .331
Bob Watson            44  153   23   48   3   1   3   21   0   3   19   13  .314
Tommy Helms           43  145   12   43   5   1   2   19   1   1    2    9  .297
Cliff Johnson         20   31    5    9   1   1   2    6   0   1    4   11  .290
Cesar Cedeno          46  177   32   51  12   1   8   35  25   2   17   24  .288
Roger Metzger         29  114   15   32   5   2   0    4   5   0   12   13  .281
Larry Milbourne       28   18    6    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .278
Lee May               46  171   20   46   7   0   7   26   0   0    7   33  .269
Milt May              35  105   15   27   3   1   2   17   0   1   12    7  .257
Doug Rader            45  150   18   37   8   0   5   24   6   0   22   43  .247
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         39   42    8    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    8  .191
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           11   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .091

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Mota            23   20    4    8   2   0   0    8   0   0    4    1  .400
Rick Auerbach         10    5    4    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .400
Steve Yeager          17   68   10   25   7   0   2   11   1   1    5    8  .368
Steve Garvey          43  179   29   58  13   0  10   40   1   2    7   16  .324
Bill Buckner          41  160   21   51  10   1   1   17  10   5   12    6  .319
Jim Wynn              43  143   36   44   6   3  14   41   9   5   40   27  .308
Willie Crawford       41  148   28   42   7   2   3   20   4   3   26   29  .284
Ron Cey               44  161   29   45   6   0   3   29   0   0   23   20  .280
Ken McMullen          11   11    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .273
Bill Russell          44  159   21   43   7   4   3   24   2   3   18   14  .270
Lee Lacy              19   40    8   10   2   0   0    4   1   0    2    7  .250
Joe Ferguson          29   93   16   22   2   0   4   14   0   1   22   19  .237
Tom Paciorek          29   61    8   14   2   2   1   10   1   1    4   13  .230
Von Joshua            15   18    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .222
Davey Lopes           40  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          32  135   18   45   4   3   0   20   7   4    4   18  .333
Boots Day              9   12    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .333
Ken Singleton         34  119   15   35   5   1   1   19   1   1   27   22  .294
Hal Breeden           18   51    5   14   6   0   0    7   0   0    6    6  .275
Bob Bailey            33  110   20   30   2   0   5   18   1   3   27   29  .273
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Larry Lintz           21   50   12   12   4   1   0    2   8   0    4    9  .240
Ron Fairly            22   66   11   15   3   0   4   15   0   1   14    6  .227
Ron Hunt              34  123   23   27   1   0   0    5   0   2   21    3  .220
Barry Foote           27   84    9   18   5   0   2   12   0   1   11   19  .214
Jim Cox               33  118   13   25   4   0   1   12   1   1    9   15  .212
Terry Humphrey        11   29    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .207
Jim Lyttle            22    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            10   10    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .100
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
Don Hahn              23   48    6   16   2   0   3    7   0   0    4    5  .333
Ed Kranepool          13   22    2    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .318
Felix Millan          41  156   17   49   2   0   1   10   2   0   14    6  .314
Ken Boswell           20   36    6   11   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .306
George Theodore       15   17    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .294
Ron Hodges            14   41    5   12   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    2  .293
Cleon Jones           38  154   24   42   7   0   2   14   2   2   11   30  .273
Rusty Staub           41  157   26   42   7   0   8   26   0   0   20    9  .268
Jerry Grote           30   98   12   26   2   1   4   19   0   1   11   13  .265
Bud Harrelson         36  116   16   29   5   0   0    5   3   2   33   15  .250
Dave Schneck          36  114   11   28   4   0   5   17   3   1    8   16  .246
John Milner           41  156   22   38   4   0   6   24   2   1   19   21  .244
Ted Martinez          17   31    5    7   1   1   1    9   1   0    3    5  .226
Duffy Dyer             5   10    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Wayne Garrett         39  138   15   22   7   1   5   15   0   2   16   31  .159

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             33  105   20   36   4   1   3   19   1   1   15   13  .343
Dave Cash             41  169   28   51   7   3   1   17   2   3   12    8  .302
Mike Anderson         38  125   13   37   8   1   2   16   0   1   10   26  .296
Mike Schmidt          41  137   22   39   5   0   7   22   7   4   27   32  .285
Larry Bowa            41  170   26   48   8   3   1   13  14   1    7   13  .282
Bill Robinson         31  103   12   29   5   0   2   11   0   1    2   22  .282
Greg Luzinski         39  147   10   39   8   0   2   22   2   0   13   43  .265
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          30   77   15   17   2   2   3   17   2   0    6    4  .221
Billy Grabarkewitz    17    6    5    1   0   0   1    1   3   0    2    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
Larry Cox              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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       37  163   16   53  10   0   2   14   2   3    7   14  .325
Richie Hebner         37  145   25   45   9   0   7   19   0   2   16   12  .310
Richie Zisk           33  101   11   31   5   0   3   10   0   1   16   21  .307
Dave Parker           34  119   12   35   5   2   2   13   2   3    4   29  .294
Al Oliver             38  165   21   46   7   5   4   17   5   0    2   13  .279
Willie Stargell       37  137   21   38   8   1   6   26   0   0   18   23  .277
Frank Taveras         30   76    5   21   1   0   0    8   4   0    4    8  .276
Mario Mendoza         14   19    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .263
Manny Sanguillen      31  122    9   32   4   2   2   13   0   0    4    7  .262
Gene Clines           29   80    7   16   2   1   0    1   5   1    5    4  .200
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         18   33    0   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .394
Rich Morales          22   19    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .368
Johnny Grubb          41  143   18   43   6   1   2   15   0   0   16   18  .301
Derrel Thomas         47  188   21   55   8   2   2   16   1   3   15   18  .293
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
Bob Barton             9   28    2    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .250
Willie McCovey        40  110   13   27  10   0   3   17   0   0   29   27  .246
Fred Kendall          44  149   14   35   7   0   3   16   0   0   15   10  .235
Matty Alou            36   62    6   14   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .226
Enzo Hernandez        48  162   18   36   6   1   0   10  16   1    8   15  .222
Cito Gaston           38   82    6   18   7   0   0   10   0   0    5   17  .220
Nate Colbert          42  137   21   29   4   0   7   28   2   1   20   39  .212
Dave Roberts          40  126   10   23   6   0   1    7   0   0   17   25  .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             9    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          46  194   28   62  13   1   4   30   2   5    6   20  .320
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         33   99    3   27   3   0   1    9   1   2    3   12  .273
Bobby Bonds           45  170   41   45  10   4   7   25   8   2   30   42  .265
Steve Ontiveros       46  164   25   43   4   1   4   17   0   0   26   20  .262
Dave Rader            24   55    7   14   4   1   0    4   0   0    8    6  .255
Dave Kingman          38  122   13   31   7   0   7   20   2   5   13   47  .254
Chris Speier          44  156   14   37   7   1   2   22   0   1   15   21  .237
Gary Matthews         46  171   28   40   5   2   5   22   3   1   20   19  .234
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          39  149   26   56   8   2   7   32   2   1   14   19  .376
Ken Reitz             40  154   12   52   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   15  .338
Lou Brock             40  168   34   53   6   1   2   15  29   2   15   21  .316
Jim Hickman           24   29    4    9   0   0   2    3   0   0    4    3  .310
Ted Simmons           38  153   20   47  11   3   3   24   0   0   10    7  .307
Bake McBride          37  117   22   35   4   0   4   16   4   0    8   14  .299
Ted Sizemore          35  133   19   39   7   0   1   19   2   2   18    5  .293
Joe Torre             36  122   13   35   9   0   2   11   0   0   18   16  .287
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
Jose Cruz             30   35    9    7   0   2   2    5   1   1    6    3  .200
Mike Tyson            38  106    7   21   3   1   0   11   0   0    7   23  .198
Tim McCarver          19   21    3    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .191
Luis Alvarado         12   27    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .074
Jim Dwyer             10    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Maddox (SF)          194
  R. Garr (ATL)           193
  D. Thomas (SD)          188
  S. Garvey (LA)          179
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         177
  G. Matthews (SF)        171
  L. May (HOU)            171
  B. Bonds (SF)           170
  L. Bowa (PHI)           170
  D. Cash (PHI)           169

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            41
  J. Wynn (LA)             36
  L. Brock (STL)           34
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          32
  R. Cey (LA)              29
  S. Garvey (LA)           29
  D. Cash (PHI)            28
  W. Crawford (LA)         28
  G. Maddox (SF)           28
  G. Matthews (SF)         28

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            73
  G. Maddox (SF)           62
  S. Garvey (LA)           58
  R. Smith (STL)           56
  D. Thomas (SD)           55
  L. Brock (STL)           53
  R. Stennett (PIT)        53
  K. Reitz (STL)           52
  B. Buckner (LA)          51
  D. Cash (PHI)            51

Doubles:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  S. Garvey (LA)           13
  G. Maddox (SF)           13
  P. Rose (CIN)            13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  T. Simmons (STL)         11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  W. McCovey (SD)          10
  R. Stennett (PIT)        10

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
  D. Driessen (CIN)         3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  T. Simmons (STL)          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)           40
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          35
  R. Smith (STL)           32
  B. Williams (CHI)        32
  G. Maddox (SF)           30
  R. Cey (LA)              29
  N. Colbert (SD)          28
  L. May (HOU)             26
  T. Perez (CIN)           26

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  E. Hernandez (SD)        16
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  L. Bowa (PHI)            14
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  J. Wynn (LA)              9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  V. Harris (CHI)           8

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  D. Lopes (LA)             6
  J. Morgan (CIN)           6
  B. Buckner (LA)           5
  D. Kingman (SF)           5
  G. Maddox (SF)            5
  B. Tolan (SD)             5
  J. Wynn (LA)              5
  W. Davis (MON)            4
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          4

Walks:

  J. Wynn (LA)             40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          36
  B. Harrelson (NY)        33
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  W. McCovey (SD)          29
  B. Williams (CHI)        29
  D. Evans (ATL)           28
  B. Bailey (MON)          27
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          47
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        43
  D. Rader (HOU)           43
  B. Bonds (SF)            42
  N. Colbert (SD)          39
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  L. May (HOU)             33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  W. Garrett (NY)          31
  C. Jones (NY)            30

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