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Williams’s NL dominance highlighted by batting title
Billy Williams led the National League with a .333 batting average and 348 total bases for the Cubs. Johnny Bench topped home runs with 37 and drove in 125 runs, while Pete Rose led the league with 198 hits and a .307 average as the Reds’ outfielder.
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San Francisco
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Bench
Pete Rose
Cincinnati Reds
Bench
Nate Colbert
San Diego
Williams
Reds
Rose
Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Roger Metzger
Houston
Metzger
Atlanta
Ralph Garr
Braves
Garr
Dusty Baker
Houston Astro
Cesar Cedeno
Bob Watson
al Oliver
Cedeno
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Ty Cobb
Brock
Joe Morgan
Larry Bowa
Philadelphia
Willie Montanez
Phils
Pirates
Dave Cash
San Francisco Giants