Friday May 31, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 31, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1588  218   458   79   15   30   200   42    8  139   197  .288
Los Angeles     1737  294   497   87   13   49   276   54   35  213   255  .286
Pittsburgh      1564  193   426   70   14   36   172   18   13  121   215  .272
Houston         1719  231   466   63   13   38   219   46   17  158   268  .271
Cincinnati      1563  207   404   79   13   37   192   43   20  217   263  .259
San Francisco   1738  228   441   74   14   34   206   21   21  179   288  .254
Atlanta         1635  193   410   60   10   39   172   24   17  151   203  .251
Philadelphia    1608  189   403   64   12   26   178   34   15  128   261  .251
Chicago         1462  177   361   59    8   28   163   36   25  174   209  .247
New York        1613  192   398   51    3   41   179   15    9  176   219  .247
Montreal        1300  168   311   44    7   14   153   31   16  179   219  .239
San Diego       1842  190   428   78    5   29   175   28   11  195   293  .232

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         48  207   30   81  10   6   5   21   7   9   12   16  .391
Reggie Smith (STL)       45  172   30   65  13   2  10   40   2   2   20   24  .378
Greg Gross (HOU)         46  145   27   50   5   3   0   10   4   2   26    8  .345
Steve Garvey (LA)        49  204   35   69  15   0  11   46   1   4    9   18  .338
Ken Reitz (STL)          45  172   13   58  10   1   1   21   0   0    4   17  .337
Joe Morgan (CIN)         46  166   33   55  10   2   4   17  21   7   44   19  .331
Bill Buckner (LA)        46  181   24   59  10   1   1   21  13   6   13    8  .326
Tommy Helms (HOU)        48  164   14   53   8   1   2   22   2   1    3   10  .323
Garry Maddox (SF)        52  220   35   71  16   1   5   35   2   6    7   22  .323
Willie Davis (MON)       38  159   21   51   5   3   1   26   8   4    4   21  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            48  207   30   81  10   6   5   21   7   9   12   16  .391
Marty Perez           29   77   12   28   4   0   2    9   0   0    9    7  .364
John Fuller            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dusty Baker           46  177   27   51  10   0   5   14   6   2   21   24  .288
Johnny Oates          42  127   10   32   6   0   0   12   1   2   11   13  .252
Hank Aaron            36  106   20   26   4   0   9   24   1   0   13   11  .245
Davey Johnson         43  143   24   35   6   0   7   23   0   0   23   15  .245
Darrell Evans         45  160   20   39   7   2   4   19   3   0   29   18  .244
Craig Robinson        46  152   17   34   0   1   0   11   5   0   12   14  .224
Ivan Murrell          21   50    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2   11  .220
Rowland Office        40   67    1   14   6   0   1   10   1   1    2   11  .209
Frank Tepedino        27   72    4   14   1   1   0   10   0   1    5    4  .194
Mike Lum              24   88   12   17   2   0   3   11   0   0    3   10  .193
Norm Miller           16   17    1    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .177
Leo Foster            17   12    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   1    1    3  .167
Vic Correll           13   22    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .136
Paul Casanova         10   32    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .063

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Andre Thornton        13   22    4    8   1   0   2    6   0   0    2    4  .364
Bill Madlock          21   79   15   25   4   1   2    9   5   3    5    8  .317
Rick Monday           40  149   24   46   7   2   4   15   3   2   28   25  .309
Jose Cardenal         40  154   23   46   9   0   3   21   8   4   13   11  .299
Billy Williams        42  153   24   45  10   0   7   35   2   3   29   19  .294
Don Kessinger         41  150   21   43   6   2   0    7   2   2   18   15  .287
Chris Ward            25   33    0    9   1   0   0    5   0   1    4    3  .273
Carmen Fanzone        17   49    4   13   2   0   1    7   0   1    6    5  .265
Jerry Morales         42  161   21   39   5   1   6   27   1   3   17   18  .242
Matt Alexander        23   40   12    8   1   1   0    0   7   0    9    9  .200
George Mitterwald     39  127    7   25   3   0   3   16   0   2   12   23  .197
Vic Harris            35  128   12   24   3   1   0    8   8   3   18   14  .188
Dave Rosello          24   64    3   12   4   0   0    3   0   0    3    8  .188
Jim Tyrone             8   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Tom Lundstedt         15   21    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .048
Gonzalo Marquez        9    9    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Adrian Garrett        10    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Morgan            46  166   33   55  10   2   4   17  21   7   44   19  .331
Cesar Geronimo        37   74   14   22   3   3   0    6   0   0   12    9  .297
Dan Driessen          43  143   19   40   7   3   1   19   5   2   17   19  .280
Pete Rose             46  190   32   53  15   1   1   13   0   1   28   19  .279
Johnny Bench          45  165   29   46   7   1  10   29   2   3   35   24  .279
Tony Perez            45  172   22   47   8   2   9   31   0   0   21   35  .273
Dave Concepcion       46  172   15   44  13   0   4   26   8   3   13   24  .256
George Foster         36   93    8   23   6   0   2   10   1   1   11   24  .247
Terry Crowley         24   33    2    8   2   0   0    7   0   0    0    5  .242
Merv Rettenmund       31  105   16   25   1   0   6   18   4   1   13   17  .238
Darrel Chaney         29   17    3    4   2   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .235
Phil Gagliano         16    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .222
Andy Kosco            21   27    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .185
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               3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cliff Johnson         24   40    9   14   2   1   2   10   0   1    9   13  .350
Greg Gross            46  145   27   50   5   3   0   10   4   2   26    8  .345
Tommy Helms           48  164   14   53   8   1   2   22   2   1    3   10  .323
Bob Watson            49  173   27   55   3   1   4   26   0   3   23   15  .318
Cesar Cedeno          51  199   37   61  12   1  10   39  25   6   20   24  .307
Roger Metzger         34  135   19   38   5   2   0    5   5   0   13   15  .282
Lee May               49  178   20   47   7   0   7   28   0   0    7   34  .264
Larry Milbourne       31   19    7    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .263
Milt May              39  118   16   30   3   1   2   18   0   1   12    8  .254
Doug Rader            50  172   20   43   8   1   5   27   6   1   22   47  .250
Johnny Edwards        17   53    3   11   2   1   1    5   1   1    4    5  .208
Bob Gallagher         43   45    9    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    9  .200
Dave Campbell          9   10    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Ollie Brown           20   62    7   12   1   0   3    6   0   0    4   13  .194
Mick Kelleher         16   52    3    9   0   0   0    2   1   1    4    9  .173
Denis Menke           21   19    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .105
Mike Easler           12   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .083

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Auerbach         14   18    8    8   0   0   1    1   2   2    1    2  .444
Manny Mota            25   21    5    8   2   0   0    8   0   0    5    1  .381
Steve Yeager          19   76   12   27   9   0   2   11   1   1    6   10  .355
Steve Garvey          49  204   35   69  15   0  11   46   1   4    9   18  .338
Ken McMullen          13   18    2    6   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    3  .333
Bill Buckner          46  181   24   59  10   1   1   21  13   6   13    8  .326
Jim Wynn              47  160   40   49   7   3  14   42   9   5   42   29  .306
Bill Russell          50  187   28   57  10   4   4   29   5   3   19   17  .305
Ron Cey               50  181   33   52   7   0   4   35   0   1   29   21  .287
Willie Crawford       47  171   33   48   8   2   3   25   4   4   28   36  .281
Joe Ferguson          35  118   19   32   3   0   5   21   0   1   24   22  .271
Lee Lacy              20   41    8   10   2   0   0    4   1   0    2    7  .244
Tom Paciorek          34   70   10   16   3   2   1   10   1   2    6   16  .229
Von Joshua            15   18    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .222
Davey Lopes           43  135   26   27   4   1   0    6  17   6   22   26  .200

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Boots Day             14   18    5    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .389
Jim Lyttle            25    9    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .333
Willie Davis          38  159   21   51   5   3   1   26   8   4    4   21  .321
Ken Singleton         40  140   18   42   5   2   1   24   2   1   33   24  .300
Bob Bailey            39  128   20   34   3   0   5   20   1   5   33   32  .266
Hal Breeden           22   58    5   15   7   0   0    7   0   0   10    7  .259
Tim Foli              23   83    7   21   0   1   0   12   2   0    7    6  .253
Larry Lintz           27   66   16   15   4   1   0    2  13   0    7   13  .227
Ron Fairly            27   80   11   18   4   0   4   16   0   1   16    9  .225
Jim Cox               39  139   14   30   5   0   1   14   1   1   11   18  .216
Ron Hunt              39  131   24   28   1   0   0    5   0   3   24    3  .214
Barry Foote           31   97   10   20   7   0   2   12   0   1   11   23  .206
Bob Stinson            6    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Ron Woods             19   22    2    4   0   0   0    3   3   0    4    4  .182
Terry Humphrey        13   35    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    7  .171
Mike Jorgensen        23   18    5    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    8  .167
Pepe Frias            14   15    1    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    3  .133

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kranepool          15   23    2    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .348
Ken Boswell           23   42    7   14   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .333
Don Hahn              27   58    8   19   2   0   3    7   0   0    6    7  .328
Felix Millan          47  183   18   52   3   0   1   13   2   0   14    7  .284
Cleon Jones           44  179   28   50   8   0   4   17   2   2   13   34  .279
Rusty Staub           47  178   28   49   8   0   8   26   0   0   27    9  .275
Ron Hodges            15   44    6   12   2   0   1    4   0   0    4    2  .273
George Theodore       17   19    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .263
Bud Harrelson         42  140   18   36   7   0   1    8   4   2   37   17  .257
Jerry Grote           35  114   12   29   2   1   4   19   0   1   11   14  .254
John Milner           47  181   24   45   4   0   8   30   2   1   21   24  .249
Dave Schneck          39  125   11   31   5   0   5   17   4   1   10   17  .248
Ted Martinez          21   45    6    9   1   1   1   10   1   0    3    8  .200
Wayne Garrett         43  148   15   22   7   1   5   15   0   2   16   34  .149
Duffy Dyer             7   15    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .133

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             40  126   20   39   4   1   3   21   1   1   16   20  .310
Dave Cash             48  197   32   59   8   3   1   17   3   3   14   11  .300
Mike Schmidt          48  157   23   43   7   0   8   24   8   4   31   35  .274
Larry Bowa            48  199   29   54   8   3   1   13  15   1    7   15  .271
Bill Robinson         35  115   12   31   5   0   2   11   0   1    4   26  .270
Greg Luzinski         46  171   13   46   9   1   4   30   2   0   16   47  .269
Mike Anderson         44  140   13   37   8   1   2   17   0   1   11   28  .264
Bob Boone             42  132   12   33   9   0   0   10   0   1    9    5  .250
Willie Montanez       34  103    6   24   3   1   1    8   0   2    5   21  .233
Tony Taylor           18   19    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .211
Tommy Hutton          36   87   15   17   2   2   3   17   2   0    7    5  .195
Billy Grabarkewitz    21    8    5    1   0   0   1    1   3   0    2    1  .125
Mike Rogodzinski      10    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .125
Jim Essian            10   16    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .063
Larry Cox              6   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Terry Harmon           7    2    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        28   42    7   13   1   0   0    2   0   0   10    7  .310
Rennie Stennett       43  191   18   59  11   0   2   15   2   4    8   17  .309
Richie Zisk           39  123   15   38   8   0   4   18   0   1   20   26  .309
Frank Taveras         36   95    8   28   2   0   0   10   4   2    6   10  .295
Dave Parker           34  119   12   35   5   2   2   13   2   3    4   29  .294
Richie Hebner         42  167   28   49   9   1   8   22   0   2   17   13  .293
Willie Stargell       41  147   25   42  10   1   6   27   0   0   20   25  .286
Al Oliver             43  184   24   51  10   6   4   19   5   0    2   13  .277
Manny Sanguillen      36  142   12   38   4   2   2   13   0   0    4    8  .268
Mario Mendoza         15   20    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .250
Bob Robertson         25   59    8   13   2   0   6   16   0   0    4   10  .220
Gene Clines           31   84    9   18   2   1   0    1   5   1    6    5  .214
Dal Maxvill            8   22    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Paul Popovich         23   28    5    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .179
Mike Ryan              6   16    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    8  .063
Kurt Bevacqua         11   14    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Glenn Beckert         22   36    0   13   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    0  .361
Rich Morales          24   22    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .318
Johnny Grubb          46  163   19   48   7   1   3   17   1   0   16   18  .295
Derrel Thomas         53  208   22   59   9   2   2   16   2   3   16   22  .284
Bobby Tolan           42  141   20   37   6   0   2   16   2   5   14   17  .262
Dave Winfield         47  160   19   40   7   1   6   22   3   1   14   28  .250
Bob Barton            13   41    3   10   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .244
Fred Kendall          49  158   15   38   8   0   3   17   0   0   16   10  .241
Willie McCovey        44  121   14   29  10   0   3   17   0   0   33   27  .240
Enzo Hernandez        54  184   19   42   7   1   0   11  18   1   10   16  .228
Matty Alou            40   71    7   15   3   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .211
Cito Gaston           44   95    7   20   7   0   1   12   0   0    5   22  .211
Nate Colbert          48  149   23   31   5   0   8   30   2   1   22   43  .208
Dave Roberts          46  142   12   25   6   0   1    7   0   0   18   31  .176
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            12    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Horace Clarke          1    1    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          52  220   35   71  16   1   5   35   2   6    7   22  .323
Ed Goodson            23   52    4   16   4   0   1    9   0   0    4    1  .308
Bruce Miller          10   24    6    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .292
Bobby Bonds           51  197   44   56  11   4   8   27  11   2   32   48  .284
Dave Rader            28   64    8   18   4   1   0    7   0   0    9    6  .281
Steve Ontiveros       52  185   29   50   4   1   4   18   0   0   31   22  .270
Gary Thomasson        34   56   11   15   4   1   0    8   2   1   10   11  .268
Dave Kingman          43  131   15   33   7   0   7   21   2   5   14   50  .252
Mike Phillips         38  112    3   28   3   0   1    9   1   2    5   14  .250
Chris Speier          48  172   16   42   8   2   2   25   0   1   16   22  .244
Gary Matthews         51  181   30   44   6   2   5   25   3   2   25   20  .243
Ken Rudolph           27   77    5   16   1   0   0    4   0   0   11    7  .208
Chris Arnold          21   34    6    7   0   1   1    6   0   0    4    9  .206
Tito Fuentes          24   83    6   17   2   0   0    6   0   1    2   12  .205
John Boccabella       13   31    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .161
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          45  172   30   65  13   2  10   40   2   2   20   24  .378
Ken Reitz             45  172   13   58  10   1   1   21   0   0    4   17  .337
Lou Brock             41  173   34   55   7   1   2   15  30   2   15   22  .318
Bake McBride          43  142   29   43   5   1   4   16   7   1   12   15  .303
Ted Sizemore          41  159   23   48  11   0   1   23   2   2   21    7  .302
Luis Melendez         24   44    7   13   2   2   0    3   0   0    3    2  .296
Ted Simmons           44  181   23   53  11   3   4   28   0   0   11    8  .293
Jose Cruz             36   52   12   15   1   3   2    5   1   1    8    7  .289
Joe Torre             42  146   17   42  11   0   3   16   0   0   19   19  .288
Jim Hickman           28   34    4    9   0   0   2    3   0   0    6    5  .265
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          23   27    3    6   0   1   0    5   0   0    4    2  .222
Mike Tyson            42  114    7   24   3   1   0   13   0   0    7   23  .211
Luis Alvarado         17   36    3    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .139
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)          220
  D. Thomas (SD)          208
  R. Garr (ATL)           207
  S. Garvey (LA)          204
  L. Bowa (PHI)           199
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         199
  B. Bonds (SF)           197
  D. Cash (PHI)           197
  R. Stennett (PIT)       191
  P. Rose (CIN)           190

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  J. Wynn (LA)             40
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          37
  S. Garvey (LA)           35
  G. Maddox (SF)           35
  L. Brock (STL)           34
  R. Cey (LA)              33
  W. Crawford (LA)         33
  J. Morgan (CIN)          33
  D. Cash (PHI)            32

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            81
  G. Maddox (SF)           71
  S. Garvey (LA)           69
  R. Smith (STL)           65
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          61
  B. Buckner (LA)          59
  D. Cash (PHI)            59
  R. Stennett (PIT)        59
  D. Thomas (SD)           59
  K. Reitz (STL)           58

Doubles:

  G. Maddox (SF)           16
  S. Garvey (LA)           15
  P. Rose (CIN)            15
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  R. Smith (STL)           13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  T. Simmons (STL)         11
  T. Sizemore (STL)        11
  R. Stennett (PIT)        11

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  J. Wynn (LA)             14
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  R. Smith (STL)           10
  H. Aaron (ATL)            9
  T. Perez (CIN)            9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  N. Colbert (SD)           8
  R. Hebner (PIT)           8

RBI:

  S. Garvey (LA)           46
  J. Wynn (LA)             42
  R. Smith (STL)           40
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          39
  R. Cey (LA)              35
  G. Maddox (SF)           35
  B. Williams (CHI)        35
  T. Perez (CIN)           31
  N. Colbert (SD)          30
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        30

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           30
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          21
  E. Hernandez (SD)        18
  D. Lopes (LA)            17
  L. Bowa (PHI)            15
  B. Buckner (LA)          13
  L. Lintz (MON)           13
  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  J. Wynn (LA)              9

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           7
  B. Buckner (LA)           6
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  D. Lopes (LA)             6
  G. Maddox (SF)            6
  B. Bailey (MON)           5
  D. Kingman (SF)           5
  B. Tolan (SD)             5
  J. Wynn (LA)              5

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          44
  J. Wynn (LA)             42
  B. Harrelson (NY)        37
  J. Bench (CIN)           35
  B. Bailey (MON)          33
  W. McCovey (SD)          33
  K. Singleton (MON)       33
  B. Bonds (SF)            32
  S. Ontiveros (SF)        31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          50
  B. Bonds (SF)            48
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        47
  D. Rader (HOU)           47
  N. Colbert (SD)          43
  W. Crawford (LA)         36
  T. Perez (CIN)           35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  W. Garrett (NY)          34
  C. Jones (NY)            34


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