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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L42   MANAGER(S)
Pittsburgh    PIN  95  67 .586 ----    5    6    5  45-36  50-31  30-23  29-13   Dave Jackson, Darren Dawson
New York NL   NYN  80  82 .494 15.0    9   12   15  39-42  41-40  27-29  23-19   Ray Cappocchi
St. Louis     SLN  73  89 .451 22.0   13    8   17  33-48  40-41  22-31  16-26   Michael Stucchi
Chicago NL    CHN  67  95 .414 28.0   10   20   20  32-49  35-46  16-34  15-27   Alan Bosslet
Montreal      MON  58 104 .358 37.0   20   18   18  30-51  28-53  21-28  17-25   Steve Bivens

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L42   MANAGER(S)
San Francisco SFN 110  52 .679 ----    1    5   12  51-30  59-22  30-18  29-13   Raul Camacho
Cincinnati    CIN 106  56 .654  4.0    6    2    4  51-30  55-26  37-19  28-14   Alan Boodman
Los Angeles   LAN  78  84 .481 32.0    8   17   16  35-46  43-38  24-24  16-26   Scott Campbell
Atlanta       ATN  75  87 .463 35.0    4   19   13  40-41  35-46  19-23  22-20   Rich McCoy, Tom Austad
San Diego     SDN  68  94 .420 42.0   19   14   19  40-41  28-53  24-21  15-27   Mike Tomeo

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 20 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L42 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 42 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-1):   New York Yankees over San Francisco Giants
NL Championship Series (3-2):   San Francisco Giants over Pittsburgh Pirates

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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  5.14   833  5564  1436  241  29  202  498  1094  .258  .322  .421   93   25   13   42  105   40  105
 ATN  4.56   739  5581  1441  232  20  171  518   817  .258  .323  .399   60   29   16   27   70   29  127
 PIN  4.54   736  5660  1526  274  44  121  404   887  .270  .319  .398   58   20   18   31  105   45  106
 CIN  4.35   704  5640  1464  278  37   98  513   844  .260  .324  .374   92   28   23   46  101   39  108
 LAN  4.09   662  5636  1472  232  50  120  470   956  .261  .318  .384   64   20   20   22   58   39  139
 NYN  3.93   637  5410  1263  203  28  139  551   974  .233  .308  .358   43   16   13   40   75   27  132
 CHN  3.93   636  5627  1475  222  27  102  472   838  .262  .321  .366   45   27   22   33   95   38  119
 SLN  3.83   620  5643  1448  213  32   74  481   823  .257  .316  .345   61   24   18   31   85   38  138
 SDN  3.33   539  5341  1224  169  33  104  493   930  .229  .296  .332   47   22   11   27  163   32  104
 MON  3.24   525  5392  1237  195  28   95  436  1050  .229  .288  .329   31    6   14   20  104   26  126
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.09  6631 55494 13986 2259 328 1226 4836  9213  .252  .314  .371  594  217  168  319  961  353 1204

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CIN  3.43   555  2.96  1492  1297  114   399  1024  33  15  49  .336  795  578  .727
 SFN  3.69   597  3.18  1472  1344  126   486   775  43   8  50  .196  811  566  .698
 PIN  3.73   604  3.38  1466  1406  114   461   903  20  19  48  .318  757  539  .712
 SLN  4.01   649  3.42  1482  1385  114   489  1022  19  15  38  .270  841  561  .667
 NYN  4.09   663  3.59  1455  1456  114   483   960   6   8  60  .362  848  570  .672
 SDN  4.25   688  3.62  1454  1391  132   451   914  47  10  17  .275  822  534  .650
 LAN  4.31   699  3.87  1456  1397  119   531   934  30  11  32  .253  819  549  .670
 MON  4.38   709  3.87  1444  1361  128   597   849  13   5  37  .281  821  542  .660
 ATN  4.49   728  3.96  1454  1462  140   494   886  25  13  32  .418  791  551  .697
 CHN  4.56   739  3.77  1454  1487  125   445   946  24  10  29  .343  814  453  .557
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.09  6631  3.56 14632 13986 1226  4836  9213 260 114 392       8119 5443  .670

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. Billy Williams  (520)
  2. Jim Wynn  (498)
  3. Ted Simmons  (436)
  4. Joe Morgan  (435)
  5. Chris Speier  (434)
  6. Johnny Bench  (433)
  7. Bobby Bonds  (422)
  8. Willie Stargell  (421)
  9. Nate Colbert  (415)
  10. Willie Davis  (415)

  11. Lee May  (390)
  12. Hank Aaron  (383)
  13. Ron Santo  (379)
  14. Pete Rose  (376)
  15. Richie Hebner  (368)
  16. Lou Piniella  (363)
  17. Earl Williams  (360)
  18. Al Oliver  (360)
  19. Tony Perez  (357)
  20. Doug Rader  (353)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Don Sutton  (340)
  2. Bob Gibson  (334)
  3. Tom Seaver  (327)
  4. Gaylord Perry  (279)
  5. Steve Blass  (254)
  6. Phil Niekro  (253)
  7. Claude Osteen  (228)
  8. Don Wilson  (223)
  9. Jim Brewer  (205)
  10. Jon Matlack  (201)

  11. Bob Moose  (195)
  12. Jack Billingham  (190)
  13. Tug McGraw  (181)
  14. Mike Marshall  (181)
  15. Steve Stone  (172)
  16. Dave Giusti  (172)
  17. Clyde Wright  (167)
  18. Burt Hooton  (162)
  19. Jerry Koosman  (145)
  20. Gary Nolan  (143)

All Stars
Glenn Beckert
Steve Blass
Bill Buckner
Reggie Cleveland
Willie Davis
Ray Fosse
Bob Gibson
Richie Hebner
Jerry Koosman
Mike Marshall
Tug McGraw
Joe Morgan
Al Oliver
Gaylord Perry
Lou Piniella
Dave Rader
Doug Rader
Bill Russell
Ron Santo
Tom Seaver
Ted Simmons
Ken Singleton
Chris Speier
Willie Stargell
Don Sutton
Bobby Tolan
Billy Williams
Jim Wynn

Gold Gloves
P: Milt Pappas
C: Ray Fosse
1B: Nate Colbert
2B: Doug Griffin
3B: Doug Rader
SS: Chris Speier
OF: Bobby Tolan
OF: Willie Davis
OF: Boots Day

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

Batting Average
Ted Simmons.337
John Mayberry.334
Billy Williams.333
Dave Rader.329
Chris Chambliss.328
Lou Piniella.327
Roy White.322
Ralph Garr.322
Richie Hebner.319
Dusty Baker.317
Dick Allen.313
Al Oliver.313
On Base Percentage
Roy White.447
John Mayberry.437
Darrell Evans.423
Joe Morgan.421
Richie Scheinblum.416
Dick Allen.406
Mike Epstein.399
Jim Wynn.395
Reggie Jackson.391
Carlos May.390
Richie Hebner.390
Billy Williams.389
Slugging Percentage
Billy Williams.603
Dick Allen.594
John Mayberry.564
Jim Wynn.554
Willie Stargell.553
Bobby Murcer.539
Richie Hebner.537
Mike Epstein.509
Ted Simmons.505
Carlton Fisk.500
Lou Piniella.499
Ron Santo.493
On Base + Slugging
John Mayberry1.001
Dick Allen1.000
Billy Williams0.993
Jim Wynn0.948
Willie Stargell0.935
Richie Hebner0.928
Mike Epstein0.907
Roy White0.897
Bobby Murcer0.889
Ron Santo0.882
Ted Simmons0.875
Reggie Jackson0.865
At Bats
Lou Brock705
Willie Davis681
Joe Rudi677
Ted Simmons677
Pete Rose666
Bobby Murcer659
Tito Fuentes653
Larry Bowa649
Bob Oliver645
Aurelio Rodriguez643
Chris Speier643
Billy Williams643
Runs Scored
Bobby Murcer131
Jim Wynn131
Roy White123
Chris Speier121
Pete Rose118
Joe Morgan114
Billy Williams114
Bobby Bonds103
Lou Brock102
Willie Stargell100
Johnny Bench99
Dick Allen98
Hits
Ted Simmons228
Billy Williams214
Ralph Garr201
Pete Rose201
Willie Davis199
Al Oliver198
Lou Brock195
Lou Piniella195
Bobby Murcer187
Tito Fuentes186
Roy White185
Dick Allen183
Total Bases
Billy Williams388
Bobby Murcer355
Dick Allen347
Ted Simmons342
Jim Wynn340
Willie Davis308
Willie Stargell308
John Mayberry304
Lou Piniella298
Bobby Bonds290
Lee May287
Bob Oliver282
Doubles
Tito Fuentes47
Freddie Patek45
Lou Piniella44
Ted Simmons43
Pete Rose40
Billy Williams40
Roy White38
Cookie Rojas36
Bobby Tolan35
Tony Perez34
Triples
Larry Bowa15
Lou Brock12
Joe Rudi10
Carlton Fisk9
Tommy McCraw9
Home Runs
Billy Williams42
Bobby Murcer41
Jim Wynn40
Dick Allen39
Nate Colbert39
Hank Aaron38
Johnny Bench35
Lee May35
Bobby Bonds34
Willie Stargell34
John Mayberry31
Harmon Killebrew29
RBI
Bobby Murcer153
John Mayberry143
Billy Williams135
Jim Wynn121
Lee May119
Willie Stargell117
Lou Piniella115
Bobby Bonds110
Johnny Bench105
Ted Simmons105
Nate Colbert103
Dick Allen101
Walks
Roy White126
Joe Morgan125
Darrell Evans109
Hank Aaron101
Jim Wynn101
John Mayberry99
Dick Allen91
Mike Epstein91
Harmon Killebrew91
Johnny Bench89
Reggie Jackson87
Chris Speier86
Batters Strikeouts
Bobby Darwin176
Dick Allen158
Dave Kingman152
Lee May149
Bobby Bonds145
Bob Oliver143
Nate Colbert142
Earl Williams139
Willie Stargell137
Bob Bailey136
Jim Wynn132
Stolen Bases
Larry Bowa63
Dave Nelson62
Lou Brock48
Amos Otis47
Bobby Tolan36
Bert Campaneris34
Cesar Cedeno32
Bobby Bonds31
Pat Kelly31
Joe Morgan31
Roy White31
Caught Stealing
Dave Nelson17
Lou Brock15
Larry Bowa14
Ken Henderson14
Dave May13
Jose Cardenal12
Amos Otis12
Bobby Murcer10
Roy White10
Dick Allen9
Joe Morgan9
Hit by Pitch
Ron Hunt24
Reggie Jackson16
Carlos May15
Bob Watson14
Bobby Tolan13
Horace Clarke12
Sal Bando11
Mike Epstein11
Ellie Rodriguez11
Cesar Tovar11
GIDP
Joe Torre28
Ted Simmons25
Cookie Rojas24
Bob Oliver23
Johnny Briggs22
Jose Cardenal22
Willie Davis22
Earl Williams22
Jim Northrup21
Rick Auerbach20
Bobby Bonds20
Errors
Aurelio Rodriguez79
Bill Russell36
Derrel Thomas34
Danny Thompson34
Joe Torre33
Tim Foli30
Tito Fuentes28
Don Kessinger28
Dave Roberts28
Rick Auerbach27
Dick Allen25
Earned Run Average
Bob Gibson2.01
Don Sutton2.30
Phil Niekro2.42
Gaylord Perry2.51
Don Wilson2.52
Dock Ellis2.56
Gary Nolan2.64
Wilbur Wood2.70
Jack Billingham2.70
Steve Kline2.75
Tom Seaver2.78
Pat Dobson2.84
Wins
Wilbur Wood25
Bob Gibson24
Phil Niekro24
Paul Splittorff24
Catfish Hunter23
Don Sutton23
Steve Blass22
Dick Drago22
Claude Osteen22
Rick Wise22
Losses
Steve Carlton21
Stan Bahnsen20
Bert Blyleven20
Mike Torrez20
Ernie McAnally19
Dave McNally19
Fergie Jenkins18
Jim Palmer18
Dick Woodson18
Winning Percentage
Steve Blass.815
Tom Seaver.808
Don Wilson.800
Steve Stone.778
Jim Barr.733
Bob Gibson.727
Paul Splittorff.727
Bob Moose.720
Claude Osteen.710
Don Sutton.697
John Curtis.696
Steve Kline.690
Games Pitched
Dave Laroche83
Tug McGraw80
George Culver78
Doyle Alexander76
Frank Linzy74
Rick Reuschel73
Ray Corbin71
Mike Marshall69
Rollie Fingers67
Al Fitzmorris67
Sparky Lyle67
Jerry Bell65
Games Started
Wilbur Wood44
Stan Bahnsen42
Catfish Hunter42
Mel Stottlemyre42
Bert Blyleven41
Steve Carlton41
Ken Holtzman41
Fergie Jenkins41
Phil Niekro41
Fritz Peterson41
Don Sutton41
Rick Wise41
Complete Games
Wilbur Wood26
Gaylord Perry23
Steve Carlton21
Pat Dobson17
Jim Palmer16
Phil Niekro15
Catfish Hunter14
Claude Osteen14
Don Sutton14
Fergie Jenkins13
Games Finished
Doyle Alexander69
Tug McGraw61
Mike Marshall60
Sparky Lyle59
Rollie Fingers54
Dave Laroche50
Cecil Upshaw46
Dave Giusti42
Frank Linzy40
Rick Reuschel40
Wayne Granger37
Pedro Borbon35
Saves
Doyle Alexander54
Sparky Lyle34
Dave Giusti33
Tug McGraw33
Mike Marshall29
Rollie Fingers28
Cecil Upshaw28
Jim Brewer18
Clay Carroll16
Paul Lindblad16
Steve Barber15
Shutouts
Bob Gibson9
Don Sutton6
Steve Blass5
Mike Cuellar5
Mickey Lolich5
Pat Dobson4
Phil Niekro4
Tom Seaver4
Innings Pitched
Wilbur Wood363.7
Steve Carlton339.7
Catfish Hunter322.7
Phil Niekro319.3
Bob Gibson317.7
Fergie Jenkins315.7
Gaylord Perry315.0
Pat Dobson313.7
Jim Palmer313.7
Don Sutton313.0
Rick Wise304.3
Hits Allowed
Mel Stottlemyre312
Dave McNally304
Fritz Peterson303
Phil Niekro296
Wilbur Wood294
Steve Carlton292
Fergie Jenkins290
Jim Palmer286
Rick Wise277
Clyde Wright276
Bert Blyleven271
Reggie Cleveland269
Home Runs Allowed
Fergie Jenkins39
Catfish Hunter35
Bert Blyleven34
Ken Holtzman30
Nolan Ryan30
Dick Woodson30
Dave McNally28
Reggie Cleveland27
Dick Drago26
Jim Palmer26
Wilbur Wood26
Walks Allowed
Nolan Ryan176
Dick Woodson126
Joe Coleman119
Mike Torrez116
Rich Hand111
Mike Cuellar110
Clay Kirby106
Jerry Reuss102
Ernie McAnally101
Bill Stoneman100
Mike Kekich98
Clyde Wright98
Pitchers Strikeouts
Steve Carlton306
Nolan Ryan284
Tom Seaver275
Gaylord Perry253
Don Sutton251
Bob Gibson229
Joe Coleman224
Bert Blyleven222
Mickey Lolich214
Jerry Reuss208
Balor Moore200
Phil Niekro200
  

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