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Standings

East
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Pittsburgh Pirates9659.619--Bill Virdon
Chicago Cubs8570.54811.0Leo Durocher
Whitey Lockman
New York Mets8373.53213.5Yogi Berra
St. Louis Cardinals7581.48121.5Red Schoendienst
Montreal Expos7086.44926.5Gene Mauch
Philadelphia Phillies5997.37837.5Frank Lucchesi
Paul Owens
West
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Cincinnati Reds9559.617--Sparky Anderson
Houston Astros8469.54910.5Harry Walker
Leo Durocher
Salty Paker
Salty Parker
Los Angeles Dodgers8570.54810.5Walter Alston
Atlanta Braves7084.45525.0Eddie Mathews
Lum Harris
San Francisco Giants6986.44526.5Charlie Fox
San Diego Padres5895.37936.5Don Zimmer
Preston Gomez

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Billy Williams - Chicago Cubs (.333)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Joe Morgan - Cincinnati Reds (.417)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Billy Williams - Chicago Cubs (.606)
At Bats:   Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds (645)
Runs:   Joe Morgan - Cincinnati Reds (122)
Hits:   Pete Rose - Cincinnati Reds (198)
Doubles:   Cesar Cedeno - Houston Astros, Willie Montanez - Philadelphia Phillies (39)
Triples:   Larry Bowa - Philadelphia Phillies (13)
Home Runs:   Johnny Bench - Cincinnati Reds (40)
Runs Batted In:   Johnny Bench - Cincinnati Reds (125)
Total Bases:   Billy Williams - Chicago Cubs (348)
Walks:   Joe Morgan - Cincinnati Reds (115)
Strikeouts:   Lee May - Houston Astros (145)
Stolen Bases:   Lou Brock - St. Louis Cardinals (63)
Hit by Pitch:   Ron Hunt - Montreal Expos (26)

Wins:   Steve Carlton - Philadelphia Phillies (27)
Losses:   Steve Arlin - San Diego Padres (21)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Steve Carlton - Philadelphia Phillies (1.97)
Games:   Mike Marshall - Montreal Expos, Clay Carroll - Cincinnati Reds (65)
Complete Games:   Steve Carlton - Philadelphia Phillies (30)
Shutouts:   Don Sutton - Los Angeles Dodgers (9)
Saves:   Clay Carroll - Cincinnati Reds (37)
Innings Pitched:   Steve Carlton - Philadelphia Phillies (346.1)
Walks:   Steve Arlin - San Diego Padres (122)
Strikeouts:   Steve Carlton - Philadelphia Phillies (310)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Don Sutton - Los Angeles Dodgers (0.91)
Hits/9 Ip:   Don Sutton - Los Angeles Dodgers (6.14)
HR/9 Ip:   Dock Ellis - Pittsburgh Pirates (0.33)
Walks/9 Ip:   Milt Pappas - Chicago Cubs (1.34)
SO/9 Ip:   Tom Seaver - New York Mets (8.55)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Atlanta Braves752,973
Chicago Cubs1,299,163
Cincinnati Reds1,611,459
Houston Astros1,469,247
Los Angeles Dodgers1,860,858
Montreal Expos1,142,145
New York Mets2,134,185
Philadelphia Phillies1,343,329
Pittsburgh Pirates1,427,460
San Diego Padres644,273
San Francisco Giants647,744
St. Louis Cardinals1,196,894