Saturday May 25, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 25, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1410  192   402   61   13   25   177   40    6  119   176  .285
Los Angeles     1551  259   431   77   13   46   245   46   28  194   230  .278
Pittsburgh      1392  158   375   58   11   29   138   18   11  105   195  .269
Houston         1580  207   419   59   10   36   195   43   14  137   247  .265
Philadelphia    1447  184   378   63   11   25   173   31   15  114   228  .261
Cincinnati      1407  182   367   70   12   34   167   35   19  189   241  .261
Atlanta         1532  181   387   55   10   36   160   20   16  142   190  .253
New York        1441  180   362   47    3   38   167   14    9  156   195  .251
San Francisco   1564  205   385   66   13   31   184   18   18  158   264  .246
Chicago         1290  152   310   52    6   27   141   32   24  155   185  .240
Montreal        1167  153   278   38    6   13   139   25   14  157   199  .238
San Diego       1678  179   398   72    5   25   165   22   10  181   266  .237

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         45  196   27   76   9   6   5   21   4   9   10   16  .388
Reggie Smith (STL)       40  154   26   56   8   2   7   32   2   1   14   21  .364
Joe Morgan (CIN)         41  149   28   51   8   2   4   16  17   6   38   15  .342
Steve Garvey (LA)        44  184   31   62  14   0  11   42   1   2    7   17  .337
Ken Reitz (STL)          41  155   12   52   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   15  .336
Greg Gross (HOU)         42  130   23   43   5   1   0    8   3   2   20    6  .331
Rennie Stennett (PIT)    38  168   16   54  10   0   2   14   2   3    7   14  .321
Willie Davis (MON)       34  141   18   45   4   3   0   20   7   4    4   20  .319
Bill Buckner (LA)        41  160   21   51  10   1   1   17  10   5   12    6  .319
Garry Maddox (SF)        47  198   29   63  13   1   4   30   2   5    6   20  .318

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            45  196   27   76   9   6   5   21   4   9   10   16  .388
Marty Perez           27   72   12   26   4   0   2    9   0   0    9    7  .361
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           43  166   24   49   9   0   4   13   6   2   19   22  .295
Darrell Evans         42  147   19   37   6   2   4   18   2   0   28   18  .252
Johnny Oates          40  122   10   30   5   0   0   11   1   2   10   13  .246
Davey Johnson         40  132   21   32   5   0   6   19   0   0   23   14  .242
Hank Aaron            33   95   18   23   4   0   8   21   1   0   12    9  .242
Ivan Murrell          20   49    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2   10  .225
Craig Robinson        43  143   17   32   0   1   0   10   5   0   11   13  .224
Mike Lum              22   81   12   17   2   0   3   11   0   0    2   10  .210
Frank Tepedino        25   70    4   14   1   1   0   10   0   1    5    3  .200
Rowland Office        37   65    1   13   6   0   1   10   1   0    2   10  .200
Norm Miller           15   16    1    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .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          8   28    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .071

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Andre Thornton        12   17    2    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .353
Bill Madlock          21   79   15   25   4   1   2    9   5   3    5    8  .317
Rick Monday           35  132   22   41   7   0   4   12   3   2   25   24  .311
Jose Cardenal         35  135   20   39   9   0   3   17   6   3   11   11  .289
Don Kessinger         36  128   16   36   5   2   0    6   2   2   17   13  .281
Billy Williams        38  136   21   38   8   0   7   35   1   3   29   17  .279
Matt Alexander        18   22   10    6   0   1   0    0   6   0    4    4  .273
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         37  143   19   32   4   1   6   22   1   3   13   18  .224
Vic Harris            31  124   12   24   3   1   0    8   8   3   17   14  .194
George Mitterwald     34  116    5   22   3   0   3   15   0   2   10   20  .190
Dave Rosello          19   46    2    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .152
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            41  149   28   51   8   2   4   16  17   6   38   15  .342
Cesar Geronimo        32   67   12   20   3   3   0    6   0   0    9    8  .299
Johnny Bench          40  145   26   43   6   0   9   23   2   3   32   20  .297
Dan Driessen          38  125   17   37   6   3   1   17   4   2   15   19  .296
Terry Crowley         22   29    2    8   2   0   0    5   0   0    0    3  .276
Tony Perez            40  157   19   43   7   2   8   28   0   0   15   34  .274
Darrel Chaney         25   15    3    4   2   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .267
Pete Rose             41  170   29   44  13   1   1    9   0   1   25   17  .259
George Foster         31   82    7   21   4   0   2   10   1   1   10   23  .256
Phil Gagliano         14    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .250
Dave Concepcion       41  154   13   38  13   0   4   22   5   3   12   22  .247
Merv Rettenmund       28   95   15   22   1   0   5   15   4   1   12   16  .232
Andy Kosco            19   25    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .200
Bill Plummer          11   24    1    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
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            42  130   23   43   5   1   0    8   3   2   20    6  .331
Tommy Helms           44  149   13   47   6   1   2   19   1   1    2    9  .315
Bob Watson            45  157   23   49   3   1   3   21   0   3   20   13  .312
Cesar Cedeno          47  182   33   53  12   1   9   38  25   3   17   24  .291
Cliff Johnson         20   31    5    9   1   1   2    6   0   1    4   11  .290
Roger Metzger         30  118   16   34   5   2   0    5   5   0   12   13  .288
Larry Milbourne       29   18    7    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .278
Lee May               47  176   20   46   7   0   7   26   0   0    7   34  .261
Milt May              36  109   15   28   3   1   2   17   0   1   12    8  .257
Doug Rader            46  154   18   39   8   0   5   24   6   1   22   43  .253
Bob Gallagher         40   43    9    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    8  .209
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
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
Steve Yeager          17   68   10   25   7   0   2   11   1   1    5    8  .368
Steve Garvey          44  184   31   62  14   0  11   42   1   2    7   17  .337
Bill Buckner          41  160   21   51  10   1   1   17  10   5   12    6  .319
Jim Wynn              44  148   38   47   6   3  14   41   9   5   40   27  .318
Rick Auerbach         11   10    5    3   0   0   1    1   1   0    0    2  .300
Willie Crawford       42  152   29   43   7   2   3   20   4   3   26   30  .283
Ron Cey               45  165   30   46   7   0   3   31   0   0   24   21  .279
Ken McMullen          11   11    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .273
Bill Russell          45  163   22   44   7   4   4   27   2   3   18   16  .270
Lee Lacy              19   40    8   10   2   0   0    4   1   0    2    7  .250
Joe Ferguson          30   97   16   23   2   0   4   15   0   1   23   20  .237
Tom Paciorek          30   65    9   15   2   2   1   10   1   2    5   14  .231
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
Boots Day             10   12    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .333
Bob Stinson            3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Willie Davis          34  141   18   45   4   3   0   20   7   4    4   20  .319
Ken Singleton         36  126   16   37   5   1   1   21   1   1   28   23  .294
Bob Bailey            35  116   20   32   2   0   5   19   1   4   30   31  .276
Tim Foli              21   75    7   20   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    5  .267
Hal Breeden           19   54    5   14   6   0   0    7   0   0    8    6  .259
Jim Lyttle            24    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .250
Ron Fairly            23   70   11   16   3   0   4   15   0   1   14    7  .229
Jim Cox               35  126   14   28   5   0   1   12   1   1    9   16  .222
Ron Hunt              36  124   23   27   1   0   0    5   0   2   22    3  .218
Larry Lintz           23   57   12   12   4   1   0    2   9   0    5   13  .211
Barry Foote           28   87    9   18   5   0   2   12   0   1   11   19  .207
Terry Humphrey        12   32    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    7  .188
Ron Woods             16   19    2    3   0   0   0    2   3   0    4    4  .158
Pepe Frias            11   14    1    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    3  .143
Mike Jorgensen        19   15    5    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    7  .133

 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          42  161   17   50   3   0   1   10   2   0   14    6  .311
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           39  159   25   44   7   0   3   16   2   2   11   31  .277
Rusty Staub           42  162   27   44   7   0   8   26   0   0   20    9  .272
Bud Harrelson         37  120   17   32   6   0   0    5   3   2   34   15  .267
Jerry Grote           31  102   12   27   2   1   4   19   0   1   11   14  .265
Dave Schneck          37  118   11   30   4   0   5   17   4   1    9   16  .254
John Milner           42  161   23   39   4   0   7   26   2   1   19   21  .242
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         40  143   15   22   7   1   5   15   0   2   16   32  .154

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             35  113   20   39   4   1   3   21   1   1   15   16  .345
Dave Cash             43  175   30   53   7   3   1   17   2   3   14    8  .303
Mike Anderson         39  128   13   37   8   1   2   16   0   1   10   26  .289
Mike Schmidt          43  143   22   41   7   0   7   22   7   4   27   33  .287
Bill Robinson         32  106   12   30   5   0   2   11   0   1    2   23  .283
Larry Bowa            43  178   28   49   8   3   1   13  14   1    7   13  .275
Greg Luzinski         41  154   12   42   9   0   4   28   2   0   14   43  .273
Bob Boone             40  126   12   31   9   0   0   10   0   1    8    5  .246
Willie Montanez       29   87    6   21   3   1   1    8   0   2    4   16  .241
Tony Taylor           16   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .235
Tommy Hutton          32   81   15   17   2   2   3   17   2   0    6    4  .210
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             8   11    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Larry Cox              2    7    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       38  168   16   54  10   0   2   14   2   3    7   14  .321
Richie Zisk           34  105   11   33   7   0   3   13   0   1   16   22  .314
Richie Hebner         38  149   25   45   9   0   7   19   0   2   16   13  .302
Dave Parker           34  119   12   35   5   2   2   13   2   3    4   29  .294
Willie Stargell       38  138   21   39   8   1   6   26   0   0   18   23  .283
Al Oliver             39  170   22   47   7   5   4   17   5   0    2   13  .277
Frank Taveras         31   80    5   22   1   0   0    8   4   1    4    8  .275
Mario Mendoza         14   19    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .263
Manny Sanguillen      32  126    9   33   4   2   2   13   0   0    4    7  .262
Gene Clines           30   84    9   18   2   1   0    1   5   1    5    5  .214
Dal Maxvill            8   22    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Bob Robertson         20   41    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    8  .122
Paul Popovich         20   21    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .095
Mike Ryan              5   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .077
Kurt Bevacqua         10   10    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         19   34    0   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .382
Rich Morales          23   22    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .318
Johnny Grubb          42  147   18   43   6   1   2   15   0   0   16   18  .293
Derrel Thomas         48  189   21   55   8   2   2   16   1   3   15   18  .291
Bob Barton            10   31    3    9   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .290
Dave Winfield         43  147   19   40   7   1   6   22   1   0   11   26  .272
Bobby Tolan           39  129   18   34   6   0   1   14   2   5   13   17  .264
Willie McCovey        41  113   13   27  10   0   3   17   0   0   29   27  .239
Fred Kendall          44  149   14   35   7   0   3   16   0   0   15   10  .235
Enzo Hernandez        49  164   18   37   6   1   0   10  16   1   10   15  .226
Cito Gaston           39   83    6   18   7   0   0   10   0   0    5   17  .217
Matty Alou            37   65    6   14   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .215
Nate Colbert          43  137   22   29   4   0   7   28   2   1   21   39  .212
Dave Roberts          41  129   11   23   6   0   1    7   0   0   18   27  .178
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            10    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Garry Maddox          47  198   29   63  13   1   4   30   2   5    6   20  .318
Ed Goodson            18   36    3   11   4   0   0    7   0   0    3    1  .306
Bruce Miller          10   24    6    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .292
Steve Ontiveros       47  167   25   44   4   1   4   17   0   0   27   20  .264
Mike Phillips         34  103    3   27   3   0   1    9   1   2    3   12  .262
Dave Kingman          39  126   15   33   7   0   7   21   2   5   13   48  .262
Bobby Bonds           46  174   41   45  10   4   7   25   8   2   30   43  .259
Dave Rader            25   56    7   14   4   1   0    4   0   0    8    6  .250
Chris Speier          45  160   15   39   8   2   2   25   0   1   15   21  .244
Gary Matthews         47  174   29   41   5   2   5   22   3   1   21   19  .236
Ken Rudolph           26   74    5   16   1   0   0    4   0   0   10    7  .216
Gary Thomasson        30   44    9    9   1   1   0    4   2   0    9   10  .205
Tito Fuentes          19   62    5   12   2   0   0    5   0   1    1    9  .194
Chris Arnold          19   33    4    6   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    9  .182
John Boccabella       11   24    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .083
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          40  154   26   56   8   2   7   32   2   1   14   21  .364
Ken Reitz             41  155   12   52   7   1   1   21   0   0    4   15  .336
Lou Brock             41  173   34   55   7   1   2   15  30   2   15   22  .318
Bake McBride          38  121   24   37   4   0   4   16   5   0    8   15  .306
Ted Simmons           39  158   21   48  11   3   3   24   0   0   10    7  .304
Jim Hickman           25   30    4    9   0   0   2    3   0   0    4    3  .300
Joe Torre             37  125   14   37   9   0   2   12   0   0   19   16  .296
Ted Sizemore          36  137   19   40   7   0   1   19   2   2   19    5  .292
Luis Melendez         22   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
Tim McCarver          20   25    3    6   0   1   0    5   0   0    3    2  .240
Mike Tyson            39  106    7   21   3   1   0   11   0   0    7   23  .198
Jose Cruz             31   36    9    7   0   2   2    5   1   1    6    4  .194
Luis Alvarado         13   28    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .071
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)          198
  R. Garr (ATL)           196
  D. Thomas (SD)          189
  S. Garvey (LA)          184
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         182
  L. Bowa (PHI)           178
  L. May (HOU)            176
  D. Cash (PHI)           175
  B. Bonds (SF)           174
  G. Matthews (SF)        174

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            41
  J. Wynn (LA)             38
  L. Brock (STL)           34
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          33
  S. Garvey (LA)           31
  D. Cash (PHI)            30
  R. Cey (LA)              30
  W. Crawford (LA)         29
  G. Maddox (SF)           29
  G. Matthews (SF)         29

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            76
  G. Maddox (SF)           63
  S. Garvey (LA)           62
  R. Smith (STL)           56
  L. Brock (STL)           55
  D. Thomas (SD)           55
  R. Stennett (PIT)        54
  D. Cash (PHI)            53
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          53
  K. Reitz (STL)           52

Doubles:

  S. Garvey (LA)           14
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      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)           11
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  T. Perez (CIN)            8
  R. Staub (NY)             8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  N. Colbert (SD)           7
  R. Hebner (PIT)           7

RBI:

  S. Garvey (LA)           42
  J. Wynn (LA)             41
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          38
  B. Williams (CHI)        35
  R. Smith (STL)           32
  R. Cey (LA)              31
  G. Maddox (SF)           30
  N. Colbert (SD)          28
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        28
  T. Perez (CIN)           28

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           30
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  E. Hernandez (SD)        16
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  L. Bowa (PHI)            14
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  L. Lintz (MON)            9
  J. Wynn (LA)              9
  B. Bonds (SF)             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
  B. Bailey (MON)           4
  W. Davis (MON)            4

Walks:

  J. Wynn (LA)             40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          38
  B. Harrelson (NY)        34
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  B. Bailey (MON)          30
  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  W. McCovey (SD)          29
  B. Williams (CHI)        29
  D. Evans (ATL)           28
  K. Singleton (MON)       28

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          48
  B. Bonds (SF)            43
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        43
  D. Rader (HOU)           43
  N. Colbert (SD)          39
  L. May (HOU)             34
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         33
  W. Garrett (NY)          32
  B. Bailey (MON)          31

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