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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L44   MANAGER(S)
New York NL   NYN  95  67 .586 ----    9    6    9  45-36  50-31  27-19  22-22   Jon Fellows
Chicago NL    CHN  85  77 .525 10.0   12   10    4  45-36  40-41  31-23  22-22   Alan Bosslet
Montreal      MON  75  87 .463 20.0   10   14   12  42-39  33-48  22-27  22-22   Steve Bivens
Pittsburgh    PIN  73  89 .451 22.0   15    7   15  39-42  34-47  22-35  19-25   Darren Dawson
St. Louis     SLN  70  92 .432 25.0   14   12   16  39-42  31-50  21-33  19-25   Steve Dewing

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L44   MANAGER(S)
Cincinnati    CIN 113  49 .698 ----    2    2    1  55-26  58-23  39-16  36- 8   Alan Boodman
San Diego     SDN  87  75 .537 26.0   17    4    8  39-42  48-33  35-25  23-21   Mike Tomeo
Los Angeles   LAN  77  85 .475 36.0   20    3    2  40-41  37-44  31-34  24-20   Billy Vanson
Atlanta       ATN  73  89 .451 40.0   11   13   10  34-47  39-42  25-29  18-26   Tom Austad
San Francisco SFN  62 100 .383 51.0   13   17   20  31-50  31-50  22-34  15-29   Bob Mittleman

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 (4-1):   Cincinnati Reds over Kansas City Royals
NL Championship Series (3-1):   Cincinnati Reds 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
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 CIN  4.93   799  5693  1583  274  53  114  615   812  .278  .348  .405  156   43   24   24  115   58  117
 NYN  4.24   687  5594  1456  261  41   84  595   824  .260  .333  .367  107   35   19   36   90   47  129
 MON  4.15   672  5540  1364  222  39  142  554   944  .246  .317  .377   46   16   24   41   80   39  121
 ATN  3.90   632  5610  1509  232  35   76  476   658  .269  .326  .363   69   43   12   17  114   44  131
 CHN  3.90   631  5582  1438  229  30  129  339   876  .258  .303  .379   47   33   21   34   91   31  104
 SFN  3.74   606  5525  1357  267  36   76  517   908  .246  .310  .348   53   30    9   16   66   39  127
 SLN  3.71   601  5479  1386  275  30   60  411   719  .253  .305  .347  169   75   11   24   93   47   94
 PIN  3.66   593  5537  1422  263  55   92  376   844  .257  .306  .374  154   59   15   29   89   30  106
 SDN  3.62   586  5491  1312  233  16   72  530   776  .239  .309  .327   79   26   16   44  122   40  118
 LAN  3.42   554  5509  1311  205  45   87  466   852  .238  .298  .339  130   60   19   17  106   26  114
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  3.93  6361 55560 14138 2461 380  932 4879  8213  .254  .316  .363 1010  420  170  282  966  401 1161

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CIN  3.33   540  2.87  1502  1326   90   474   864  33  10  46  .248  807  634  .786
 LAN  3.37   546  2.97  1491  1380   94   463   753  12   7  46  .333  800  618  .773
 SDN  3.41   552  3.07  1487  1398  110   424   734  24  16  43  .296  779  552  .709
 NYN  3.81   617  3.29  1491  1370  100   445   975  27  18  43  .383  836  581  .695
 PIN  3.87   627  3.44  1451  1334   98   460   834   5  10  50  .329  769  502  .653
 CHN  4.08   661  3.74  1456  1441   90   546   821   7  12  56  .362  783  589  .752
 SLN  4.14   670  3.67  1449  1412   96   515   771  19   8  36  .357  854  557  .652
 ATN  4.17   676  3.69  1462  1417   96   509   833  21  13  37  .353  888  616  .694
 MON  4.31   698  3.68  1468  1490   79   484   845  21  10  35  .309  836  572  .684
 SFN  4.78   774  4.07  1452  1570   79   559   783  20   4  21  .444  844  493  .584
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  3.93  6361  3.44 14712 14138  932  4879  8213 189 108 413       8196 5714  .697

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. Joe Morgan  (483)
  2. Mike Schmidt  (471)
  3. Pete Rose  (449)
  4. Rick Monday  (441)
  5. Steve Garvey  (402)
  6. Rico Carty  (379)
  7. George Foster  (369)
  8. Rusty Staub  (355)
  9. Gary Matthews  (355)
  10. Dan Ford  (354)

  11. Dave Cash  (352)
  12. Dave Concepcion  (351)
  13. Bill Madlock  (339)
  14. Johnny Bench  (337)
  15. Richie Zisk  (336)
  16. Dave Winfield  (334)
  17. Ron Cey  (334)
  18. Bill Buckner  (333)
  19. Ken Griffey  (328)
  20. Bobby Murcer  (327)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. John Candelaria  (282)
  2. Frank Tanana  (281)
  3. Tom Seaver  (264)
  4. Phil Niekro  (249)
  5. Andy Messersmith  (236)
  6. Jon Matlack  (229)
  7. Dave Goltz  (223)
  8. Randy Jones  (214)
  9. Ron Reed  (207)
  10. Jerry Koosman  (198)

  11. Charlie Hough  (188)
  12. Dave Laroche  (185)
  13. Skip Lockwood  (181)
  14. Burt Hooton  (179)
  15. Tippy Martinez  (178)
  16. Rawly Eastwick  (165)
  17. Pat Zachry  (162)
  18. Bob Apodaca  (149)
  19. Brent Strom  (132)
  20. Marty Pattin  (128)

All Stars
Johnny Bench
Bill Buckner
John Candelaria
Rico Carty
Reggie Cleveland
Tim Foli
George Foster
Tito Fuentes
Steve Garvey
Ken Griffey
Jay Johnstone
Randy Jones
Don Kessinger
Jerry Koosman
Skip Lockwood
Bill Madlock
Tippy Martinez
Rick Monday
Willie Montanez
Joe Morgan
Dale Murray
Phil Niekro
Al Oliver
Ron Reed
Pete Rose
Mike Schmidt
Ted Simmons
Rusty Staub

Gold Gloves
P: Gary Ross
C: Johnny Bench
1B: Steve Garvey
2B: Joe Morgan
3B: Mike Schmidt
SS: Roger Metzger
OF: Rick Monday
OF: Dave Winfield
OF: Cesar Geronimo

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

Batting Average
Jay Johnstone.357
George Brett.351
Rod Carew.338
Pete Rose.336
Cesar Geronimo.336
Al Oliver.335
Bill Buckner.334
Lyman Bostock.333
Garry Maddox.333
Bill Madlock.333
Ralph Garr.332
Fred Lynn.326
On Base Percentage
Joe Morgan.454
Jay Johnstone.420
Pete Rose.416
George Brett.406
Cesar Geronimo.401
Rod Carew.399
Fred Lynn.398
Roy White.393
Hal McRae.392
Butch Wynegar.391
Jim Wynn.387
Rusty Staub.386
Slugging Percentage
Joe Morgan.556
Rick Monday.542
Jay Johnstone.534
Rico Carty.521
Reggie Jackson.520
George Brett.515
Mike Schmidt.503
Dan Ford.493
Bill Madlock.493
Greg Luzinski.485
George Foster.485
Pete Rose.477
On Base + Slugging
Joe Morgan1.010
Jay Johnstone0.955
George Brett0.921
Rico Carty0.896
Pete Rose0.894
Reggie Jackson0.875
Rick Monday0.875
Bill Madlock0.874
Fred Lynn0.866
Greg Luzinski0.859
Roy White0.856
Mike Schmidt0.854
At Bats
Pete Rose687
Steve Garvey677
Dave Cash676
Rennie Stennett676
Jorge Orta671
Willie Montanez655
Billy North651
Chris Chambliss650
George Brett647
Cesar Cedeno644
Thurman Munson643
Amos Otis643
Runs Scored
Pete Rose132
Joe Morgan109
George Brett104
Amos Otis103
Mike Schmidt102
Larry Hisle101
Rod Carew99
Mickey Rivers98
Rick Monday97
Mike Hargrove95
Graig Nettles93
Rick Manning91
Hits
Pete Rose231
George Brett227
Steve Garvey220
Rod Carew212
Mickey Rivers207
Bill Buckner202
Bob Watson196
Garry Maddox195
Willie Montanez195
Chris Chambliss192
Ron Leflore190
Thurman Munson190
Total Bases
George Brett333
Pete Rose328
Steve Garvey319
Mike Schmidt313
Rick Monday309
Rico Carty294
Amos Otis284
Mickey Rivers284
Rod Carew281
Garry Maddox278
Greg Luzinski276
Graig Nettles276
Doubles
Steve Garvey51
Pete Rose50
Jay Johnstone45
Tim Foli42
Ted Simmons39
Garry Maddox38
Lou Brock36
Bob Watson35
Richie Zisk35
George Brett34
Al Oliver34
Mickey Rivers34
Triples
George Brett18
Roger Metzger16
Lyman Bostock14
Larry Bowa13
Dave Cash13
Rod Carew12
Ken Griffey11
Dave Parker11
Frank White11
Home Runs
Mike Schmidt40
Rick Monday39
Dave Kingman36
Reggie Jackson34
Graig Nettles34
Greg Luzinski29
Sal Bando28
Carlton Fisk28
Joe Morgan28
Rico Carty27
Amos Otis27
Jim Rice27
RBI
Reggie Jackson116
Mike Schmidt116
Bob Watson109
Sal Bando106
Carlton Fisk106
Amos Otis106
Joe Morgan104
Graig Nettles103
George Foster101
Rick Monday101
Thurman Munson100
Walks
Joe Morgan131
Jim Wynn129
Johnny Bench94
Bobby Grich92
Toby Harrah92
Pete Rose90
Mike Schmidt88
Butch Wynegar88
Ken Singleton84
Gene Tenace84
Batters Strikeouts
Tom Grieve159
Mike Schmidt146
Greg Luzinski134
Dan Ford133
Ron Leflore130
Amos Otis130
George Scott129
Rick Monday128
Doug Rader123
Richie Zisk121
Reggie Jackson118
Billy North111
Stolen Bases
Davey Lopes76
Lou Brock67
Ron Leflore63
Rod Carew61
Cesar Cedeno57
Larry Hisle44
Frank Taveras44
Jerry Royster39
Jerry Remy38
Mickey Rivers36
Joe Morgan34
Garry Maddox33
Caught Stealing
Rod Carew34
Ron Leflore28
Lou Brock24
Larry Hisle22
Davey Lopes21
Jerry Royster18
Cesar Cedeno17
Jose Cruz16
Garry Templeton16
Dave Cash15
Al Cowens15
Frank White15
Hit by Pitch
Don Baylor15
Ron Jackson15
Greg Luzinski14
Hal McRae14
Thurman Munson13
Dan Ford12
Mike Schmidt12
Dave Chalk11
Bobby Bonds10
George Foster10
Bill Madlock10
Amos Otis10
GIDP
Willie Montanez26
Bob Watson23
Lyman Bostock22
Willie Crawford21
Thurman Munson21
Dusty Baker20
Carlton Fisk20
Steve Garvey20
Ben Oglivie20
Errors
Toby Harrah34
Bill Russell34
Garry Templeton29
Bert Campaneris28
Doug Rader28
Darrel Chaney27
Mike Cubbage27
Len Randle27
George Brett26
Chris Speier24
Robin Yount24
Mike Schmidt23
Earned Run Average
Mark Fidrych2.10
Frank Tanana2.17
Dennis Eckersley2.23
J.R. Richard2.42
Randy Jones2.44
Bruce Kison2.56
Jerry Koosman2.58
Dave Goltz2.59
John Candelaria2.64
Jim Palmer2.67
Jon Matlack2.71
Phil Niekro2.72
Wins
Luis Tiant24
Catfish Hunter22
Randy Jones22
Jim Palmer22
Jim Kaat21
Jon Matlack21
Phil Niekro21
J.R. Richard21
Vida Blue20
John Candelaria20
Mark Fidrych20
Dave Goltz20
Losses
Ken Holtzman23
Jackie Brown19
Pete Falcone19
Vida Blue18
Rick Reuschel18
Jim Slaton18
Dave Roberts17
Bill Travers17
Rick Wise17
Winning Percentage
Dave Goltz.769
Andy Hassler.750
Luis Tiant.750
John Candelaria.741
Tom Seaver.739
Burt Hooton.708
Ken Brett.706
Frank Tanana.704
Gary Nolan.682
Andy Messersmith.679
Jim Kaat.677
Jon Matlack.677
Games Pitched
Kent Tekulve90
Marty Pattin78
Bill Campbell77
Tom Burgmeier72
Charlie Hough72
Dave Hamilton71
Terry Forster70
Tom Murphy70
Dale Murray70
Gene Garber68
Al Hrabosky67
Jim Kern66
Games Started
Vida Blue41
Bert Blyleven41
John Candelaria41
Catfish Hunter41
Randy Jones41
Mike Torrez41
Ray Burris40
Ed Figueroa40
Jim Kaat40
Nolan Ryan40
Rick Reuschel39
Complete Games
Mark Fidrych24
Vida Blue22
Jim Palmer22
Randy Jones19
Bill Travers18
J.R. Richard15
Catfish Hunter14
Nolan Ryan14
Jim Slaton14
Games Finished
Charlie Hough61
Bill Campbell60
Sparky Lyle56
Tippy Martinez53
Ron Reed53
Jim Kern51
Dale Murray50
Tom Burgmeier49
Rollie Fingers48
Randy Moffitt45
Al Hrabosky44
Saves
Tippy Martinez44
Sparky Lyle37
Charlie Hough32
Rollie Fingers31
Ron Reed31
Bill Campbell29
Dale Murray28
Tom Burgmeier24
Al Hrabosky24
Dave Laroche24
Mark Littell24
Paul Lindblad23
Shutouts
Mark Fidrych6
Randy Jones6
Jon Matlack6
Frank Tanana6
Ken Brett4
Steve Carlton4
Dennis Eckersley4
Phil Niekro4
Nolan Ryan4
Innings Pitched
Randy Jones335.0
Vida Blue326.0
Catfish Hunter319.0
Jim Palmer310.3
Bert Blyleven304.7
Nolan Ryan295.3
Mike Torrez292.7
Phil Niekro287.7
J.R. Richard286.0
Ed Figueroa280.7
Dennis Leonard277.7
Jon Matlack276.0
Hits Allowed
Bert Blyleven325
Catfish Hunter321
Dave Roberts313
Vida Blue311
Ed Figueroa309
Jim Slaton298
Randy Jones297
Dennis Leonard286
Jim Kaat285
Rick Reuschel285
Steve Carlton281
Jim Barr276
Home Runs Allowed
Catfish Hunter30
Steve Carlton28
Bert Blyleven27
Jim Palmer27
Jim Kaat26
Ken Holtzman25
Jerry Reuss25
Vern Ruhle25
Nolan Ryan25
Walks Allowed
Nolan Ryan234
Ed Figueroa143
Pete Falcone138
J.R. Richard132
John D'Acquisto112
Bill Travers110
Mike Torrez102
Bill Bonham101
Bert Blyleven98
Catfish Hunter97
Fred Norman97
Pitchers Strikeouts
Nolan Ryan336
Frank Tanana264
Bert Blyleven236
Dennis Eckersley225
Tom Seaver215
J.R. Richard209
Jerry Koosman208
Steve Carlton202
John Montefusco193
Phil Niekro186
Catfish Hunter179
Jim Palmer178
  
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