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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
Montreal      MON 102  60 .630 ----    4    9   14  48-33  54-27  35-18  29-16   Steve Bivens
New York NL   NYN 100  62 .617  2.0    8    3    1  49-32  51-30  30-23  26-19   Ray Cappocchi
Pittsburgh    PIN  74  88 .457 28.0   16    7   11  33-48  41-40  20-35  27-18   Dave Jackson
St. Louis     SLN  63  99 .389 39.0   15   19   19  30-51  33-48  15-20  24-21   Jeff Juenger, Rick Ramacier, Stan Berger
Chicago NL    CHN  52 110 .321 50.0   20   18   18  29-52  23-58  21-36   8-37   Alan Bosslet

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
San Francisco SFN 107  55 .660 ----    1    5    2  49-32  58-23  31-15  32-13   Raul Camacho
Cincinnati    CIN  96  66 .593 11.0    7    4   13  44-37  52-29  28-25  32-13   Alan Boodman
Atlanta       ATN  81  81 .500 26.0    6   12   20  41-40  40-41  27-31  24-21   Brandon Colvin
Los Angeles   LAN  72  90 .444 35.0   12   13    4  36-45  36-45  30-26  11-34   Scott Campbell
San Diego     SDN  63  99 .389 44.0   18   16   12  29-52  34-47  23-31  12-33   Mike Tomeo

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 20 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L45 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 45 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-0):   Minnesota Twins over San Francisco Giants
NL Championship Series (3-1):   San Francisco Giants over Montreal Expos

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  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 SFN  5.61   909  5602  1517  234  34  220  750  1041  .271  .358  .443   73   23   34   29  103   26  159
 MON  4.96   803  5669  1478  222  25  171  615   963  .261  .336  .399   39   16   27   42   71   37  118
 ATN  4.93   799  5605  1506  255  26  216  524   798  .269  .333  .439   61   38   26   38   62   37  153
 CIN  4.86   787  5600  1547  235  40  165  551   967  .276  .342  .421  120   28   38   32   86   38  121
 NYN  4.79   776  5459  1400  240  39  170  670   935  .256  .337  .408   72   28   20   20   79   47  155
 LAN  4.41   714  5705  1459  233  48  131  528   950  .256  .320  .382  108   25   19   28   43   34  139
 SLN  4.20   681  5519  1419  194  54  123  481  1007  .257  .318  .379   58   31   20   29   92   45  135
 PIN  4.14   670  5665  1433  245  64  141  376   919  .253  .303  .393   53   29   17   47  136   37   86
 SDN  3.79   614  5481  1309  222  32  132  444   978  .239  .299  .363   29   21   24   41  116   31  107
 CHN  3.56   576  5419  1266  173  45  141  467   922  .234  .296  .360   41   29   11   27   86   23  120
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.52  7329 55724 14334 2253 407 1610 5406  9480  .257  .325  .399  654  268  236  333  874  355 1293

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT   E   DP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 NYN  4.03   653  3.51  1461  1272  167   583  1109  13  11  47  .217  843  620  .735  134  155
 CIN  4.07   660  3.60  1453  1298  130   555  1009  35  17  42  .300  850  583  .686  145  134
 SFN  4.18   677  3.76  1475  1404  156   452   771  41  14  41  .367  836  612  .732  129  146
 PIN  4.25   689  3.78  1489  1469  122   624  1082  14   6  45  .308  825  571  .692  107  147
 MON  4.28   694  3.77  1487  1413  150   537   836  16   5  57  .281  828  563  .680  114  161
 ATN  4.69   759  4.19  1456  1489  185   505   929  48   7  23  .360  793  513  .647  136  139
 LAN  4.72   764  4.15  1477  1434  195   526   860  26   7  32  .216  842  609  .723  134  145
 SDN  4.85   785  4.39  1454  1538  178   497   868  14   7  32  .306  860  595  .692  124  150
 CHN  5.01   812  4.56  1435  1526  173   517   974  25   4  27  .355  854  552  .655  133  134
 SLN  5.16   836  4.65  1440  1491  154   610  1042  34   3  24  .458  837  542  .648  149  137
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 TOT  4.52  7329  4.03 14627 14334 1610  5406  9480 266  81 370  .316 8357 5760  .689 1305 1460

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Willie McCovey  (627)
  2. Johnny Bench  (564)
  3. Ron Santo  (474)
  4. Nate Colbert  (466)
  5. Tony Perez  (464)
  6. Hank Aaron  (452)
  7. Rusty Staub  (446)
  8. Dick Dietz  (438)
  9. Pete Rose  (436)
  10. Bobby Tolan  (435)

  11. Willie Stargell  (419)
  12. Orlando Cepeda  (412)
  13. Billy Grabarkewitz  (412)
  14. Rico Carty  (405)
  15. Billy Williams  (405)
  16. Lou Brock  (396)
  17. Willie Mays  (394)
  18. Cito Gaston  (392)
  19. Bobby Bonds  (389)
  20. Joe Morgan  (382)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Tom Seaver  (363)
  2. Clyde Wright  (313)
  3. Sam McDowell  (295)
  4. Gaylord Perry  (262)
  5. Wayne Simpson  (261)
  6. Jerry Koosman  (181)
  7. Dave Giusti  (178)
  8. Jack Aker  (172)
  9. Jim McAndrew  (170)
  10. Jim Brewer  (165)

  11. Barry Lersch  (159)
  12. Jim McGlothlin  (146)
  13. Bob Gibson  (146)
  14. Carl Morton  (143)
  15. Don McMahon  (139)
  16. Jim Merritt  (137)
  17. Don Sutton  (137)
  18. Moe Drabowsky  (135)
  19. Jack Billingham  (133)
  20. Steve Carlton  (132)

All Stars
Jack Aker
Gene Alley
Luis Aparicio
Johnny Bench
Rico Carty
Dick Dietz
Moe Drabowsky
Cito Gaston
Dave Giusti
Billy Grabarkewitz
Fergie Jenkins
Jerry Koosman
Willie McCovey
Felix Millan
Wes Parker
Tony Perez
Gaylord Perry
Dave Roberts
Pete Rose
Ron Santo
Tom Seaver
Wayne Simpson
Willie Stargell
Rusty Staub
Don Sutton
Bobby Tolan
Joe Torre
Billy Williams

Gold Gloves
P: Clyde Wright
C: Johnny Bench
1B: Wes Parker
2B: Glenn Beckert
3B: Doug Rader
SS: Bud Harrelson
OF: Pete Rose
OF: Willie Davis
OF: Tommie Agee

Major League Leaderboard
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Batting Average
Rico Carty.377
Tony Oliva.339
Willie McCovey.330
Boog Powell.330
Luis Aparicio.329
Felix Millan.328
Carl Yastrzemski.327
Bobby Tolan.327
Pete Rose.325
Manny Sanguillen.324
Jim Hickman.320
Frank Robinson.318
On Base Percentage
Rico Carty.465
Boog Powell.440
Willie McCovey.435
Harmon Killebrew.434
Dick Dietz.431
Carl Yastrzemski.425
Don Buford.408
Ron Fairly.406
Jim Hickman.404
Ken Henderson.395
Reggie Jackson.395
Bobby Murcer.394
Slugging Percentage
Willie McCovey.735
Boog Powell.661
Johnny Bench.628
Harmon Killebrew.623
Rico Carty.623
Willie Stargell.605
Jim Hickman.591
Reggie Jackson.588
Carl Yastrzemski.568
Billy Williams.561
Hank Aaron.557
Roy Foster.551
On Base + Slugging
Willie McCovey1.169
Boog Powell1.102
Rico Carty1.088
Harmon Killebrew1.057
Jim Hickman.995
Carl Yastrzemski.994
Reggie Jackson.983
Johnny Bench.978
Dick Dietz.946
Willie Stargell.944
Billy Williams.936
Hank Aaron.929
At Bats
Cesar Tovar697
Lou Brock695
Pete Rose690
Tony Oliva681
Roy White666
Felix Millan664
Horace Clarke657
Amos Otis656
Jim Fregosi648
Brooks Robinson646
Don Kessinger646
Bobby Tolan642
Runs Scored
Willie McCovey138
Cesar Tovar135
Rusty Staub130
Pete Rose128
Tony Oliva123
Bobby Tolan121
Johnny Bench120
Boog Powell116
Bobby Bonds113
Jim Hickman112
Amos Otis112
Jim Fregosi112
Hits
Tony Oliva231
Pete Rose224
Felix Millan218
Lou Brock215
Cesar Tovar214
Bobby Tolan210
Carl Yastrzemski201
Luis Aparicio200
Willie Davis195
Tony Perez194
Total Bases
Willie McCovey429
Johnny Bench398
Boog Powell383
Tony Oliva374
Harmon Killebrew354
Carl Yastrzemski349
Tony Perez340
Jim Hickman338
Cesar Tovar337
Nate Colbert329
Tommy Harper329
Pete Rose327
Doubles
Boog Powell48
Cesar Tovar45
Tony Oliva43
Jim Hickman42
Carl Yastrzemski41
Aurelio Rodriguez40
Deron Johnson40
Leo Cardenas40
Willie McCovey39
Wes Parker38
Orlando Cepeda37
Triples
Cesar Tovar15
Amos Otis13
Bill Russell12
Manny Sanguillen12
Don Kessinger12
Rick Monday11
Jim Fregosi10
Bobby Bonds10
Pete Rose10
Home Runs
Willie McCovey63
Johnny Bench54
Harmon Killebrew53
Boog Powell48
Willie Stargell44
Nate Colbert43
Frank Howard42
Bill Melton42
Tony Perez39
Hank Aaron39
Ron Santo38
RBI
Willie McCovey171
Johnny Bench151
Harmon Killebrew148
Boog Powell134
Tony Perez127
Deron Johnson122
Tony Oliva121
Nate Colbert121
Jim Hickman118
Brooks Robinson118
Reggie Jackson117
Tony Conigliaro116
Walks
Harmon Killebrew136
Dick Dietz134
Don Buford125
Sal Bando122
Rusty Staub119
Frank Howard113
Carl Yastrzemski110
Boog Powell108
Ron Santo108
Willie McCovey107
Joe Morgan98
Batters Strikeouts
Bobby Bonds181
Billy Grabarkewitz179
Nate Colbert171
Tommie Agee168
Tony Perez158
Cito Gaston153
Bob Oliver146
Dick Allen145
Frank Howard140
Reggie Jackson138
Deron Johnson134
Tommy Harper129
Stolen Bases
Bert Campaneris69
Pat Kelly67
Larry Bowa61
Cesar Tovar46
Bobby Tolan44
Joe Morgan44
Bobby Bonds42
Willie Davis37
Tommy Harper36
Amos Otis35
Lou Brock31
Ed Stroud30
Caught Stealing
Pat Kelly24
Tommy Harper19
Lou Brock17
Bert Campaneris16
Larry Bowa16
Bobby Bonds15
Cesar Tovar15
Rick Monday12
Bobby Murcer12
Vada Pinson10
Bobby Tolan10
Maury Wills10
Hit by Pitch
Ron Hunt22
Jose Arcia16
Orlando Cepeda14
Alex Johnson13
Mike Epstein12
Joe Torre12
Jim Northrup12
Al Oliver11
Richie Hebner10
Norm Cash10
Rick Reichardt10
Thurman Munson10
GIDP
Orlando Cepeda28
Mickey Stanley27
Joe Torre27
Ron Santo26
Carl Yastrzemski26
Reggie Smith24
Ken Henderson23
Johnny Bench23
Errors
Maury Wills38
Eddie Leon37
Don Kessinger32
Denis Menke32
Bill Melton32
Sal Bando30
Sonny Jackson27
Ed Brinkman26
Cesar Gutierrez26
Jim Fregosi26
Ron Santo26
Earned Run Average
Tom Seaver2.35
Jim Perry2.42
Bob Johnson2.45
Ray Culp2.85
Wayne Simpson2.90
Jim McAndrew2.93
Andy Messersmith2.97
Sam McDowell3.00
Gaylord Perry3.07
Clyde Wright3.11
Fergie Jenkins3.15
Jim Palmer3.31
Wins
Tom Seaver25
Clyde Wright24
Fritz Peterson23
Gaylord Perry23
Bob Johnson23
Jim Perry22
Fergie Jenkins21
Dave McNally19
Jim Palmer19
Sam McDowell19
Losses
Larry Dierker23
Jim Kaat22
Tommy John21
Mickey Lolich20
Claude Osteen20
Dick Bosman20
Bob Gibson19
Bill Stoneman19
Steve Carlton18
Dave McNally18
Gary Nolan16
Pat Dobson16
Winning Percentage
Clyde Wright.857
Wayne Simpson.857
Bob Johnson.821
Fritz Peterson.793
Ken Brett.750
Tom Seaver.735
Jim Perry.733
Jim McAndrew.722
Gaylord Perry.719
Joel Horlen.688
Sam McDowell.655
Jim Palmer.655
Games Pitched
Eddie Fisher82
Denny Lemaster79
Rollie Fingers76
Ron Herbel75
Tug McGraw75
Darold Knowles75
Tom Hall72
Clay Carroll69
Al Fitzmorris67
Vicente Romo66
Howie Reed65
Mudcat Grant65
Games Started
Mel Stottlemyre41
Dave McNally41
Sam McDowell41
Jim Palmer40
Ken Holtzman40
Mike Cuellar40
Mickey Lolich39
Bill Hands39
Dick Drago39
Gaylord Perry39
Jim Perry39
Fergie Jenkins39
Complete Games
Fergie Jenkins17
Tom Seaver17
Bob Gibson16
Gaylord Perry15
Dave McNally15
Mickey Lolich12
George Stone11
Pat Jarvis10
Steve Carlton10
Juan Marichal10
Phil Niekro10
Jim Palmer10
Games Finished
Mudcat Grant56
Jack Aker53
Dave Giusti51
Don McMahon47
Ken Sanders46
Dave Laroche45
Stan Williams42
Darold Knowles42
Jim Brewer41
Denny Lemaster40
Lindy McDaniel40
Moe Drabowsky39
Saves
Jack Aker41
Dave Giusti35
Dave Laroche33
Mudcat Grant33
Moe Drabowsky30
Ken Sanders29
Lindy McDaniel26
Don McMahon25
Ken Tatum22
Jim Brewer22
Ron Perranoski21
Shutouts
Gaylord Perry6
Sam McDowell4
Tom Seaver4
Jim Perry4
Bob Johnson4
Innings Pitched
Gaylord Perry311.0
Tom Seaver309.7
Fergie Jenkins303.3
Sam McDowell302.7
Bob Gibson298.7
Jim Palmer296.3
Dave McNally294.0
Jim Perry293.3
Mike Cuellar291.3
Mel Stottlemyre288.3
Clyde Wright286.7
Fritz Peterson283.3
Hits Allowed
Dave McNally325
Mike Cuellar307
Claude Osteen299
Fritz Peterson293
Tommy John291
Jim Kaat288
Jim Palmer282
Gaylord Perry282
Mel Stottlemyre278
Pat Dobson274
Mickey Lolich273
Bob Gibson267
Home Runs Allowed
Catfish Hunter43
Pat Dobson41
Jim Kaat40
Mike Cuellar39
Sonny Siebert38
Dave McNally38
Steve Carlton37
Larry Dierker37
Phil Niekro37
Claude Osteen36
Walks Allowed
Sam McDowell131
Jim Rooker130
Mickey Lolich127
Clay Kirby125
Bill Stoneman123
Jim Palmer116
Bob Veale113
Mike Torrez112
Joe Coleman111
Dick Drago107
Steve Renko106
Steve Carlton105
Pitchers Strikeouts
Tom Seaver314
Sam McDowell310
Bob Gibson280
Fergie Jenkins251
Steve Carlton231
Mickey Lolich222
Bob Johnson214
Ray Culp210
Bob Veale208
Jim Palmer203
Tom Hall198
Gaylord Perry192
  

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