Top 25 Batting Average in 1974 in the National League

Batting Average : 1974 National League Top 25

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"Maybe I missed my routine and my game so much that I was trying to rationalize reasons for getting it back. I wanted those 162 games. I wanted all the suspense of the playoff and home run races. And I honestly didn't believe baseball would bend far enough to allow the possibility of games in November. I was wrong. And baseball was right." - Paul White in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 14, 2001)

1974 Batting Average Leaders
Top 25 in the National League

Name Batting Average Team Rank

Ralph Garr .353 (.35314) Atlanta Braves 1

Al Oliver .321 (.32091) Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Greg Gross .314 (.31409) Houston Astros 3

Bill Buckner .314 (.31379) Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Bill Madlock .313 (.31347) Chicago Cubs 5

Richie Zisk .313 (.31343) Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Steve Garvey .312 (.31153) Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Bake McBride .309 (.30948) St. Louis Cardinals 8

Reggie Smith .309 (.30948) St. Louis Cardinals

Lou Brock .306 (.30551) St. Louis Cardinals 10

Willie Montanez .304 (.30361) Philadelphia Phillies 11

Willie Stargell .301 (.30118) Pittsburgh Pirates 12

Dave Cash .300 (.29985) Philadelphia Phillies 13

Bob Watson .298 (.29771) Houston Astros 14

Willie Crawford .295 (.29487) Los Angeles Dodgers 15

Willie Davis .295 (.29460) Montreal Expos 16

Rick Monday .294 (.29368) Chicago Cubs 17

Jose Cardenal .293 (.29336) Chicago Cubs 18

Joe Morgan .293 (.29297) Cincinnati Reds 19

Rennie Stennett .291 (.29123) Pittsburgh Pirates 20

Richie Hebner .291 (.29091) Pittsburgh Pirates 21

Gary Matthews .287 (.28699) San Francisco Giants 22

Manny Sanguillen .287 (.28691) Pittsburgh Pirates 23

Johnny Grubb .286 (.28604) San Diego Padres 24

Garry Maddox .284 (.28439) San Francisco Giants 25

Name Batting Average Team Rank

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox � including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

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