2014 National League

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The 2014 season of the National League was the one hundred thirty-ninth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

An asterisk (*) indicates the team was one of its league's wild cards, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
Central Division
1 St. Louis Cardinals 162 90 72 0 .556 -.- 619 (3.82) 603 (3.72) 0.253 0.320 0.369 3.50 0.985
2 Pittsburgh Pirates* 162 88 74 0 .543 2.0 682 (4.21) 631 (3.90) 0.259 0.330 0.404 3.49 0.983
3 Milwaukee Brewers 162 82 80 0 .506 8.0 650 (4.01) 657 (4.06) 0.250 0.311 0.397 3.67 0.984
4 Cincinnati Reds 162 76 86 0 .469 14.0 595 (3.67) 612 (3.78) 0.238 0.296 0.365 3.59 0.988
5 Chicago Cubs 162 73 89 0 .451 17.0 614 (3.79) 707 (4.36) 0.239 0.300 0.385 3.92 0.983
Eastern Division
1 Washington Nationals 162 96 66 0 .593 -.- 686 (4.23) 555 (3.43) 0.253 0.321 0.393 3.03 0.984
2 Atlanta Braves 162 79 83 0 .488 17.0 573 (3.54) 597 (3.69) 0.241 0.305 0.360 3.38 0.986
2 New York Mets 162 79 83 0 .488 17.0 629 (3.88) 618 (3.81) 0.237 0.306 0.366 3.49 0.983
4 Miami Marlins 162 77 85 0 .475 19.0 645 (3.98) 674 (4.16) 0.250 0.311 0.397 3.79 0.984
5 Philadelphia Phillies 162 73 89 0 .451 23.0 619 (3.82) 687 (4.24) 0.242 0.302 0.362 3.81 0.987
Western Division
1 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 94 68 0 .580 -.- 718 (4.43) 617 (3.81) 0.265 0.333 0.406 3.40 0.983
2 San Francisco Giants* 162 88 74 0 .543 6.0 665 (4.10) 614 (3.79) 0.255 0.311 0.388 3.50 0.984
3 San Diego Padres 162 77 85 0 .475 17.0 535 (3.30) 577 (3.56) 0.226 0.292 0.342 3.27 0.983
4 Colorado Rockies 162 66 96 0 .407 28.0 755 (4.66) 818 (5.05) 0.276 0.327 0.445 4.86 0.983
5 Arizona Diamondbacks 162 64 98 0 .395 30.0 615 (3.80) 742 (4.58) 0.248 0.302 0.376 4.26 0.983

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Freddie Freeman
Hunter Pence
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants
162
At Bats Hunter Pence San Francisco Giants 650
Runs Scored Anthony Rendon Washington Nationals 111
Hits Denard Span
Ben Revere
Washington Nationals
Philadelphia Phillies
184
Doubles Jonathan Lucroy Milwaukee Brewers 53
Triples Dee Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers 12
Home Runs Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins 37
Total Bases Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins 299
Runs Batted In Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers 116
Stolen Bases Dee Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers 64
Caught Stealing Billy Hamilton Cincinnati Reds 23
Walks Matt Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals 95
Intentional Base-on-Balls Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins 24
Hit by Pitch Jon Jay St. Louis Cardinals 20
Strikeouts Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 190
Sacrifice Hits Shelby Miller St. Louis Cardinals 13
Sacrifice Flies Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Grounded into Double Plays Casey McGehee Miami Marlins 31
Batting Average Justin Morneau Colorado Rockies 0.319
On-Base Percentage Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates 0.410
Slugging Percentage Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins 0.555
On-Base plus Slugging Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates 0.952
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates 168

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 21
Losses A.J. Burnett Philadelphia Phillies 18
Win-Loss Percentage Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 0.875
Appearances Will Smith
Tony Watson
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
78
Games Started Stephen Strasburg
Johnny Cueto
A.J. Burnett
Washington Nationals
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
34
Complete Games Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Shutouts Henderson Alvarez
Adam Wainwright
Miami Marlins
St. Louis Cardinals
3
Games Finished Francisco Rodriguez Milwaukee Brewers 66
Saves Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves 47
Innings Pitched Johnny Cueto Cincinnati Reds 243.2
Batters Faced Johnny Cueto Cincinnati Reds 961
Hits Allowed Nathan Eovaldi Miami Marlins 223
Home Runs Allowed Marco Estrada Milwaukee Brewers 29
Base-on-Balls Allowed A.J. Burnett Philadelphia Phillies 96
Intentional Base-on-Balls Carlos Martinez
Jenrry Mejia
David Hale
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
10
Hit Batsmen Charlie Morton Pittsburgh Pirates 19
Strikeouts Stephen Strasburg
Johnny Cueto
Washington Nationals
Cincinnati Reds
242
Wild Pitches Edinson Volquez
Tim Lincecum
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants
15
Balks Franklin Morales Colorado Rockies 4
Runs Allowed A.J. Burnett Philadelphia Phillies 122
Earned Runs Allowed A.J. Burnett Philadelphia Phillies 109
Earned Run Average Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 1.77
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 0.857

All-Star Game[edit]

The National League lost the 2014 All-Star Game, played at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 by a score of 5 to 3 to the American League. The league's manager was Mike Matheny.

Postseason[edit]

The 2014 National League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with two wild card teams. The teams competed in a Wild Card Game and two best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.

  Wild Card Game     Division Series     League Championship Series
                           
        WC San Francisco Giants    3   
  WC2 San Francisco Giants   1       East.  Washington Nationals   1      
  WC1 Pittsburgh Pirates            WC San Francisco Giants    4 
       Cent. St. Louis Cardinals  
        West. Los Angeles Dodgers      
        Cent. St. Louis Cardinals   3    


In the World Series, the National League champion San Francisco Giants defeated the American League's Kansas City Royals, 4 games to 3.

Award winners[edit]

The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the award's voting, he had 355 out of a possible 420 points and 18 first-place votes.

The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers, by unanimous vote. In the award's voting, he had 210 out of a possible 210 points and all 30 first-place votes.

The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Jacob deGrom, a pitcher with the New York Mets. In the award's voting, he had 142 out of a possible 150 points and 26 of 30 first-place votes.

The inaugural Trevor Hoffman Award, given to the best relief pitcher in the league, was given to Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves.

Gold Gloves[edit]

The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.

Position Player Team
P Zack Greinke Los Angeles Dodgers
C Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals
1B Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers
2B D.J. LeMahieu Colorado Rockies
3B Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies
SS Andrelton Simmons Atlanta Braves
LF Christian Yelich Miami Marlins
CF Juan Lagares New York Mets
RF Jason Heyward Atlanta Braves

Silver Sluggers[edit]

The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best hitters as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.

Position Player Team
C Buster Posey San Francisco Giants
1B Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers
2B Neil Walker Pittsburgh Pirates
3B Anthony Rendon Washington Nationals
SS Ian Desmond Washington Nationals
OF Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins
Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates
Justin Upton Atlanta Braves
P Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants

Monthly Awards[edit]

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

See 2014 Major League Baseball