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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L44   MANAGER(S)
New York NL   NYN 104  58 .642 ----    1    5    3  53-28  51-30  35-18  30-14   Ray Cappocchi
Pittsburgh    PIN  78  84 .481 26.0   10   15   17  45-36  33-48  31-35  23-21   Dave Jackson
Chicago NL    CHN  76  86 .469 28.0    7   14   16  46-35  30-51  22-28  22-22   Alan Bosslet
St. Louis     SLN  71  91 .438 33.0    9   16   12  41-40  30-51  24-36  18-26   Rich Anderson, Michael Stucchi
Montreal      MON  55 107 .340 49.0   19   19   20  36-45  19-62  23-30  20-24   Steve Bivens

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L44   MANAGER(S)
Los Angeles   LAN 102  60 .630 ----    4    8    8  53-28  49-32  37-16  28-16   Scott Campbell
Atlanta       ATN  89  73 .549 13.0    5   11    9  44-37  45-36  29-21  23-21   Brandon Colvin
Cincinnati    CIN  87  75 .537 15.0   16    4    7  45-36  42-39  24-23  25-19   Alan Boodman
San Francisco SFN  76  86 .469 26.0   15    9   10  42-39  34-47  21-34  15-29   Raul Camacho
San Diego     SDN  72  90 .444 30.0   17    6    5  43-38  29-52  30-35  16-28   Mike Tomeo

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 20 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L44 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 44 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-3):   Oakland A's over Los Angeles Dodgers
NL Championship Series (3-0):   Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Mets

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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
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 NYN  4.98   807  5678  1561  263  24  136  571   840  .275  .342  .402   74   21   24   33   78   47  151
 LAN  4.58   742  5652  1511  213  24  129  547   841  .267  .332  .382   47   21   22   28  101   51  138
 ATN  4.54   736  5633  1465  186  40  181  401   703  .260  .312  .404   93   59   16   43   61   35  106
 CHN  4.46   723  5603  1535  236  35  117  434   717  .274  .327  .391   51   24   22   28  101   51  138
 SLN  4.40   713  5567  1497  254  34  106  579   899  .269  .337  .384  100   43   23   21   58   49  134
 PIN  4.31   698  5534  1493  229  39  149  452   905  .270  .327  .406   89   40   37   35  109   40  109
 SFN  4.01   650  5403  1293  225  24  146  551  1047  .239  .313  .371   74   17   19   42   97   35  107
 CIN  3.95   640  5546  1432  230  25  131  443   895  .258  .313  .380   66   26   14   23   75   50  133
 SDN  3.60   584  5547  1336  208  32   91  481   844  .241  .304  .339   65   36   24   38   77   40  113
 MON  3.51   569  5512  1326  230  19  112  493   888  .241  .303  .350   17   11   13   24   42   44  143
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.24  6862 55675 14449 2274 296 1298 4952  8579  .260  .321  .381  676  298  202  308  751  433 1290

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT   E   DP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 CIN  3.61   585  3.26  1464  1292  130   419   967  37  12  33  .411  864  614  .711   96  116
 NYN  3.95   640  3.53  1487  1339  116   658  1010  10  14  48  .215  844  625  .741  120  170
 SDN  3.99   646  3.48  1472  1438  111   468   843  34   9  32  .259  819  600  .733  117  153
 LAN  4.01   650  3.50  1477  1450  126   373   796  39  13  37  .275  835  593  .710  118  138
 SFN  4.13   669  3.50  1444  1369  145   497   790  59  16  18  .425  809  572  .707  156  143
 ATN  4.21   682  3.74  1478  1487  129   500   773  25  13  35  .402  827  586  .709  112  175
 CHN  4.44   720  3.95  1450  1537  124   454   977  40   7  21  .280  833  561  .673  121  121
 PIN  4.52   732  4.13  1444  1481  138   541   769  26  11  34  .292  819  551  .673  105  151
 SLN  4.64   752  4.08  1440  1537  128   498   867  38  10  25  .298  858  590  .688  147  150
 MON  4.85   786  4.48  1447  1519  151   544   787  13   6  25  .429  828  545  .658  131  147
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 TOT  4.24  6862  3.76 14603 14449 1298  4952  8579 321 111 308  .322 8336 5837  .700 1223 1464

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. Bobby Bonds  (556)
  2. Willie Stargell  (550)
  3. Hank Aaron  (526)
  4. Joe Torre  (500)
  5. Graig Nettles  (434)
  6. Billy Williams  (416)
  7. Lou Brock  (407)
  8. Dick Allen  (402)
  9. Joe Morgan  (400)
  10. Nate Colbert  (397)

  11. Lee May  (395)
  12. Tony Perez  (390)
  13. Rusty Staub  (379)
  14. Pete Rose  (376)
  15. Ralph Garr  (371)
  16. Johnny Bench  (370)
  17. Willie Davis  (354)
  18. Willie Mays  (349)
  19. Earl Williams  (348)
  20. Freddie Patek  (347)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Tom Seaver  (284)
  2. Al Downing  (264)
  3. Gary Nolan  (227)
  4. Don Sutton  (212)
  5. Clyde Wright  (201)
  6. Ray Sadecki  (194)
  7. Sam McDowell  (189)
  8. Dock Ellis  (185)
  9. Phil Niekro  (184)
  10. Jim Brewer  (176)

  11. Gary Gentry  (173)
  12. Tug McGraw  (171)
  13. Steve Carlton  (171)
  14. Gaylord Perry  (168)
  15. Dave Roberts  (159)
  16. Don Wilson  (155)
  17. Juan Marichal  (153)
  18. Nolan Ryan  (146)
  19. Ernie McAnally  (144)
  20. Wayne Granger  (142)

All Stars
Hank Aaron
Dick Allen
Glenn Beckert
Bobby Bonds
Jim Brewer
Lou Brock
Nate Colbert
Willie Davis
Dock Ellis
Juan Marichal
Lee May
Joe Morgan
Graig Nettles
Phil Niekro
Freddie Patek
Nolan Ryan
Manny Sanguillen
Tom Seaver
Ted Simmons
Willie Stargell
Rusty Staub
Don Sutton
Joe Torre
Ted Uhlaender
Billy Williams
Earl Williams
Maury Wills
Clyde Wright

Gold Gloves
P: Jim Kaat
C: Johnny Bench
1B: Wes Parker
2B: Tommy Helms
3B: Graig Nettles
SS: Bud Harrelson
OF: Bobby Bonds
OF: Willie Davis
OF: Pete Rose

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

Batting Average
Joe Torre.373
Glenn Beckert.350
Ralph Garr.350
Hank Aaron.344
Ted Simmons.341
Rusty Staub.330
Lou Brock.327
Rod Carew.322
Willie Stargell.322
Merv Rettenmund.320
Manny Sanguillen.318
Norm Cash.311
On Base Percentage
Willie Stargell.436
Norm Cash.420
Don Buford.416
Joe Torre.415
Don Mincher.408
Merv Rettenmund.404
Roy White.403
Lou Brock.398
Hank Aaron.396
Bobby Murcer.395
Ted Simmons.392
Ron Fairly.389
Slugging Percentage
Hank Aaron.705
Willie Stargell.680
Reggie Jackson.593
Bobby Bonds.587
Norm Cash.584
Joe Torre.570
Don Buford.539
Roy White.536
Rusty Staub.514
Jim Northrup.514
Frank Robinson.512
Bobby Murcer.507
On Base + Slugging
Willie Stargell1.116
Hank Aaron1.101
Norm Cash1.004
Joe Torre.985
Reggie Jackson.975
Bobby Bonds.959
Don Buford.955
Roy White.939
Bobby Murcer.902
Rusty Staub.901
Boog Powell.884
Ted Simmons.871
At Bats
Larry Bowa695
Lou Brock686
Pete Rose682
Cesar Tovar675
Ralph Garr669
Willie Davis668
Joe Torre667
Maury Wills660
Horace Clarke659
Tito Fuentes657
Matty Alou654
Bobby Bonds654
Runs Scored
Lou Brock133
Bobby Bonds131
Hank Aaron116
Billy Williams113
Matty Alou111
Roy White110
Willie Stargell109
Ken Henderson108
Rico Petrocelli108
Pete Rose103
Don Buford102
Paul Schaal100
Hits
Joe Torre249
Ralph Garr234
Lou Brock224
Glenn Beckert204
Pete Rose204
Cesar Tovar201
Rod Carew198
Maury Wills197
Willie Davis196
Bobby Bonds192
Matty Alou192
Ted Simmons189
Total Bases
Hank Aaron385
Bobby Bonds384
Joe Torre380
Willie Stargell368
Reggie Jackson331
Roy White313
Ralph Garr309
Deron Johnson304
Brooks Robinson303
Billy Williams298
Bobby Murcer297
Amos Otis296
Doubles
Cesar Cedeno43
Ted Simmons42
Lou Brock40
Ron Fairly39
Paul Schaal34
Reggie Smith34
Dick Allen33
Joe Torre33
Reggie Jackson33
Nate Colbert33
Triples
Roger Metzger14
Rod Carew10
Carlos May9
Ken Henderson8
Felix Millan8
Joe Morgan8
Bobby Murcer8
Tito Fuentes8
Roberto Clemente8
Home Runs
Willie Stargell57
Hank Aaron57
Bobby Bonds53
Deron Johnson41
Reggie Jackson40
Lee May39
Willie Montanez39
Bill Melton36
Frank Robinson36
Norm Cash34
Roy White33
RBI
Joe Torre141
Hank Aaron136
Deron Johnson123
Willie Stargell120
Roy White119
Bobby Bonds119
Graig Nettles116
Brooks Robinson115
Amos Otis112
Rusty Staub108
Frank Robinson108
Lee May107
Walks
Carl Yastrzemski118
Paul Schaal114
Willie Stargell107
Willie Mays104
Dick Dietz97
Rico Petrocelli94
Harmon Killebrew93
Bobby Murcer92
Dick Allen91
Ken Henderson89
Graig Nettles88
Roy White88
Batters Strikeouts
Lee May165
Deron Johnson155
Reggie Jackson153
Willie Stargell147
Bobby Bonds146
Tony Perez135
Dick Allen131
Frank Howard131
Nate Colbert130
Harmon Killebrew125
Willie Mays120
Chris Speier120
Stolen Bases
Lou Brock73
Larry Bowa61
Amos Otis60
Freddie Patek54
Cesar Tovar41
Dave Nelson40
Bobby Bonds31
Joe Morgan30
Tommie Agee26
Bert Campaneris26
Bud Harrelson25
Jerry Kenney24
Caught Stealing
Cesar Tovar25
Lou Brock21
Jerry Kenney21
Felix Millan20
Larry Bowa16
Freddie Patek15
Amos Otis14
Thurman Munson12
Bert Campaneris12
Horace Clarke12
Jay Johnstone11
Hit by Pitch
Ron Hunt48
Roy White14
Mike Epstein13
Don Buford11
Cleo James11
Bobby Bonds11
Chris Speier10
Reggie Smith9
Al Kaline9
Ellie Rodriguez9
Larry Bowa9
GIDP
Tony Oliva35
Deron Johnson28
George Scott23
Reggie Smith23
Rusty Staub23
Dave May21
Willie Davis21
Rico Petrocelli21
Bob Bailey21
Bob Watson21
Harmon Killebrew21
Errors
Paul Schaal32
Bert Campaneris32
Chris Speier31
Dave Campbell29
Don Kessinger28
Dick Allen27
Steve Braun23
Rod Carew22
Earned Run Average
Gary Nolan2.31
Vida Blue2.34
Wilbur Wood2.39
Juan Marichal2.50
Dave Roberts2.64
Mike Cuellar2.67
Tom Seaver2.72
Tom Bradley2.80
Mike Hedlund2.99
Don Sutton2.99
Phil Niekro3.03
Catfish Hunter3.05
Wins
Tom Bradley28
Paul Splittorff26
Catfish Hunter26
Al Downing26
Fergie Jenkins23
Pat Dobson22
Tom Seaver22
Vida Blue21
Jim Palmer21
Mel Stottlemyre20
Clyde Wright20
Wilbur Wood20
Losses
Jim Perry23
Marty Pattin21
Rudy May19
Ray Culp19
Milt Pappas18
Claude Osteen18
Bill Hands18
Steve Renko17
Juan Marichal17
Carl Morton17
Mel Stottlemyre17
Winning Percentage
Paul Splittorff.867
Tom Bradley.800
Al Downing.765
Jerry Koosman.750
Gary Nolan.739
Ray Sadecki.727
Catfish Hunter.703
Mike Hedlund.696
Phil Niekro.667
Vida Blue.656
Gary Gentry.652
Dock Ellis.652
Games Pitched
Joel Horlen73
George Culver72
Danny Frisella72
Eddie Fisher71
John Morris71
Tug McGraw71
Darrell Brandon70
Paul Lindblad70
Tom Burgmeier69
Ken Sanders67
Casey Cox66
Mike Marshall64
Games Started
Mickey Lolich44
Fergie Jenkins41
Jim Perry41
Joe Coleman41
Fritz Peterson41
Vida Blue41
Dick Drago41
Wilbur Wood41
Mel Stottlemyre41
Catfish Hunter41
Complete Games
Fergie Jenkins23
Wilbur Wood21
Juan Marichal21
Jim Palmer19
Steve Carlton19
Clyde Wright17
Catfish Hunter16
Tom Seaver16
Mickey Lolich16
Mike Cuellar15
Games Finished
Ken Sanders55
Paul Lindblad52
Frank Linzy45
Wayne Granger44
Ted Abernathy44
Jim Brewer42
Bob Miller39
Dave Giusti39
Mike Marshall39
Tom Burgmeier39
Clay Carroll37
Cecil Upshaw37
Saves
Paul Lindblad30
Jim Brewer28
Ted Abernathy27
Bob Miller27
Frank Linzy26
Cecil Upshaw25
Ken Sanders23
Wayne Granger23
Dave Giusti23
Jim Ray19
Tug McGraw19
Joe Grzenda18
Shutouts
Wilbur Wood7
Juan Marichal7
Mike Cuellar5
Gary Nolan4
Clyde Wright4
Fergie Jenkins4
Phil Niekro4
Jim Palmer4
Bob Gibson4
Innings Pitched
Fergie Jenkins341.3
Mickey Lolich339.7
Vida Blue323.3
Wilbur Wood320.7
Tom Bradley312.3
Mike Cuellar310.3
Tom Seaver308.0
Jim Palmer308.0
Gaylord Perry306.0
Clyde Wright303.7
Bert Blyleven297.7
Catfish Hunter295.0
Hits Allowed
Fritz Peterson315
Mickey Lolich311
Jim Kaat298
Bert Blyleven297
Tom Bradley296
Joe Coleman294
Gaylord Perry289
Fergie Jenkins285
Tommy John285
Claude Osteen281
Mel Stottlemyre280
Reggie Cleveland277
Home Runs Allowed
Jim Perry45
Marty Pattin40
Mel Stottlemyre40
Catfish Hunter39
Bill Hands37
Tom Seaver35
Joe Coleman33
Steve Renko32
Lew Krausse31
Walks Allowed
Sam McDowell158
Bill Stoneman148
Andy Messersmith133
Jim Palmer116
Nolan Ryan112
Steve Renko109
Steve Carlton108
Joe Coleman105
Jim Perry104
Stan Bahnsen104
Rudy May103
Clyde Wright102
Pitchers Strikeouts
Vida Blue322
Tom Seaver300
Fergie Jenkins282
Mickey Lolich261
Bill Stoneman254
Bert Blyleven246
Joe Coleman245
Tom Bradley229
Catfish Hunter206
Sam McDowell204
Don Sutton202
Wilbur Wood199
  

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