Lou Brock took aim at Ty Cobb's single-season steals record, and trashed it with 118 bags swiped. The Cards still finished 2nd to the Pirates in the East. The story of the year was the Dodgers, an emerging young team that won 102 games and the pennant with a 4-game NLCS triumph. The Reds were just 4 games behind the Dodgers. The Braves also had a solid year at 88 victories. Houston was 4th in the West at .500, while the Giants lost 90 and the Padres 102, again. The Pirates won 88 and the Cards were 1.5 back, and the Phillies were third and just under .500. Montreal was right behind them, while New York slipped back to 5th, and Chicago was last with 96 losses.
Ralph Garr led in batting average with a .353 mark, followed by Al Oliver at .321. Willie Stargell led in OPS, Johnny Bench in RBI with 129, Mike Schmidt in home runs with 36. Schmidt was second in RBI with 116 and Bench second in homers with 33. Pete Rose scored 110 runs, Garr had 214 hits, Rose 45 doubles, Garr 17 triples. Steve Garvey won the MVP.
Buzz Capra led the league in ERA with a 2.28 mark, followed by teammate Phil Niekro at 2.38 and Jon Matlack at 2.41. Andy Messersmith and Phil Niekro each won 20, with Jack Billingham and Don Sutton winning 119. Steve Carlton led in strikeouts with 240 and Andy Messersmith K'd 221. Mike Marshall led in saves with 21 and set a new record with 106 games pitched in relief, compiling 208 innings all out of the bullpen. This made enough of an impression to get him the Cy Young.
Win Shares leaders, players; Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia) 39, Joe Morgan (Cincinnati) 37, Johnny Bench (Cincinnati) 34, Jimmy Wynn (Los Angeles) 32, Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh) 29, Darrell Evans (Atlanta) 28, Ralph Garr (Atlanta), Pete Rose (Cincinnati), Cesar Cedeno (Houston) and Steve Garvey (Los Angeles) 27, Dave Cash (Philadelphia) and Al Oliver (Pittsburgh) 26, Dave Concepcion (Cincinnati), Richie Zisk (Pittsburgh), Willie McCovey (San Diego) and Reggie Smith (St. Louis) 25, Ron Cey (Los Angeles) and Bobby Bonds (San Francisco) 23, Rick Monday (Chicago), Richie Hebner (Pittsburgh), Lou Brock and Bake McBride (St. Louis) 22.
Win Shares leaders, pitchers; Phil Niekro (Atlanta) 28, Andy Messersmith (Los Angeles) 25, Jon Matlack (New York) 24, Jim Barr (San Francisco) 23, Steve Carlton (Philadelphia) 22, Buzz Capra (Atlanta), Mike Marshall (Los Angeles), Jim Lonborg (Philadelphia), Jim Rooker (Pittsburgh) and Lynn McGlothen (St. Louis) 21, Don Gullett (Cincinnati) 18, Carl Morton (Atlanta), Larry Dierker (Houston) and Jerry Koosman (New York) 17.
WARP3 scores, players: Morgan 11.3, Bench 11.2, Schmidt 9.3, Wynn 9.1, Concepcion 8.9, Stargell 8.5, Davey Lopes (Los Angeles) 7.9, Cedeno and Smith 7.5, Oliver 7.2, Cey 7.1, Zisk 7.0, Hebner 6.7, Cash 6.2, Evans 6.1, Garvey 5.6, Rose and McBride 5.2, Greg Gross (Houston) 4.6.
WARP3 scores, pitchers: Matlack 11.1, Niekro 9.9, Barr, Capra, and Tom Seaver (New York) 7.1, Koosman 6.3, Carlton 5.9, Dave Freisleben (San Diego) 5.6, Messersmith, Lonborg, and McGlothen 5.5, Rooker 5.4, Dierker 5.0.
WAR from Fangraphs:
Position players; Schmidt 10.0, Morgan 9.2, Bench 8.6, Wynn 8.1, Evans 7.5, Stargell 6.6, Smith 6.5, Concepcion 6.4, Rose 6.3, Cedeno 6.2, Oliver 5.7, Cey 5.6, Garr 5.5, Zisk 5.4, Cash 5.2, Bonds 5.0.
Pitchers; Matlack 7.4, Niekro 7.1, Morton 5.8, Bonham and Carlton 5.5, Koosman 5.3, Rooker 5.1, Messersmith 5.0, Seaver 4.9, Reuschel and Rogers 4.8, Lonborg and McGlothen 4.6, Capra and Sutton 4.1.
Actual award winners:
MVP (top 20): | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+---+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Steve Garvey LAD 13 270 336 0.80 | 642 200 21 .312 .811 5
2 Lou Brock STL 8 233 336 0.69 | 635 194 3 .306 .749 118
3 Mike Marshall LAD 1 146 336 0.43 | 34 8 0 .235 .471 0| 15-12 208 2.42 1.186 143 21
4 Johnny Bench CIN 0 141 336 0.42 | 621 174 33 .280 .870 5
5 Jimmy Wynn LAD 0 137 336 0.41 | 535 145 32 .271 .884 18
6 Mike Schmidt PHI 0 136 336 0.40 | 568 160 36 .282 .941 23
7 Al Oliver PIT 0 87 336 0.26 | 617 198 11 .321 .832 10
8 Joe Morgan CIN 0 72 336 0.21 | 512 150 22 .293 .921 58
9 Richie Zisk PIT 0 54 336 0.16 | 536 168 17 .313 .862 1
10 Willie Stargell PIT 0 43 336 0.13 | 508 153 25 .301 .944 0
11 Reggie Smith STL 0 39 336 0.12 | 517 160 23 .309 .917 4
12 Ralph Garr ATL 0 11 336 0.03 | 606 214 11 .353 .886 26
13 Ted Simmons STL 0 7 336 0.02 | 599 163 20 .272 .774 0
14 Dave Cash PHI 0 6 336 0.02 | 687 206 2 .300 .729 20
15 Dave Concepcion CIN 0 5 336 0.01 | 594 167 14 .281 .732 41
16 Jack Billingham CIN 0 4 336 0.01 | 67 5 0 .075 .163 0| 19-11 212 3.94 1.399 103
16 Cesar Cedeno HOU 0 4 336 0.01 | 610 164 26 .269 .799 57
16 Al Hrabosky STL 0 4 336 0.01 | 13 4 0 .308 .769 0| 8-1 88 2.96 1.234 82 9
16 Andy Messersmith LAD 0 4 336 0.01 | 96 23 1 .240 .666 0| 20-6 292 2.59 1.098 221
20 Buzz Capra ATL 0 3 336 0.01 | 67 11 0 .164 .418 0| 16-8 217 2.28 1.138 137 1
Garvey vs. Brock, with Marshall, then the deserving players like Bench, Wynn and Schmidt. Garvey won with good triple crown stats, Brock impressed with the steals record, and Marshall with the 208 innings in relief. Others were better if less flashy.
Cy Young: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Mike Marshall LAD 17 96 120 0.80 | 15-12 208 2.42 1.186 143 21
2 Andy Messersmith LAD 5 66 120 0.55 | 20-6 292 2.59 1.098 221
3 Phil Niekro ATL 1 15 120 0.12 | 20-13 302 2.38 1.115 195 1
4 Don Sutton LAD 1 12 120 0.10 | 19-9 276 3.23 1.163 179
5 Al Hrabosky STL 0 9 120 0.08 | 8-1 88 2.96 1.234 82 9
6 Jack Billingham CIN 0 8 120 0.07 | 19-11 212 3.94 1.399 103
7 Don Gullett CIN 0 5 120 0.04 | 17-11 243 3.04 1.189 183
8 Clay Carroll CIN 0 2 120 0.02 | 12-5 101 2.14 1.251 46 6
9 Buzz Capra ATL 0 1 120 0.01 | 16-8 217 2.28 1.138 137 1
9 Dave Giusti PIT 0 1 120 0.01 | 7-5 106 3.32 1.334 53 12
9 Lynn McGlothen STL 0 1 120 0.01 | 16-12 237 2.69 1.268 142
Marshall outpolled teammate Messersmith over the deserving Niekro.
Rookie: | Season Results
Rk Name Team 1st Place Points Max Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV
+--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
1 Bake McBride STL 16 16 24 0.67 | 559 173 6 .309 .763 30
2 Greg Gross HOU 7 7 24 0.29 | 589 185 0 .314 .770 12
3 Bill Madlock CHC 1 1 24 0.04 | 453 142 9 .313 .815 11
Top Player: Johnny Bench. There are a number of good candidates, like Schmidt and Morgan, who would dominate the league over the next few years, and Wynn, the best player on the pennant winners. But none was any better than the greatest catcher ever.
#1 Johnny Bench, #2 Mike Schmidt, #3 Joe Morgan, #4 Jimmy Wynn, #5 Cesar Cedeno, #6 Willie Stargell.
Top pitcher: Phil Niekro, robbed in the award voting. Easily the best in the league, overshadowed by Mike Marshall's record (for the time) 106 games pitched.
#1 Phil Niekro, #2 Andy Messersmith, #3 Jon Matlack, #4 Mike Marshall, #5 Buzz Capra.
Top rookie: Bake McBride was a better all-around player than Greg Gross.
Top manager: Walter Alston returned to the top spot.
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