Sunday, May 19, 2013

Batting Average >= .350 1951-1968

For single seasons, From 1951 to 1968, (requiring batting_avg>=.350 and Qualified for league batting title), sorted by greatest Batting Average

Rk Player BA Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Pos
1 Ted Williams .388 1957 38 BOS AL 132 547 420 96 163 28 1 38 87 119 33 43 5 0 2 11 0 1 .526 .731 1.257 *7
2 Mickey Mantle .365 1957 25 NYY AL 144 623 474 121 173 28 6 34 94 146 23 75 0 0 3 5 16 3 .512 .665 1.177 *8
3 Norm Cash .361 1961 26 DET AL 159 673 535 119 193 22 8 41 132 124 19 85 9 2 2 16 11 5 .487 .662 1.148 *3
4 Roberto Clemente .357 1967 32 PIT NL 147 632 585 103 209 26 10 23 110 41 17 103 3 0 3 15 9 1 .400 .554 .954 *9/8
5 Hank Aaron .355 1959 25 MLN NL 154 693 629 116 223 46 7 39 123 51 17 54 4 0 9 19 8 0 .401 .636 1.037 *98/5
6 Stan Musial .355 1951 30 STL NL 152 678 578 124 205 30 12 32 108 98 40 1 1 6 4 5 .449 .614 1.063 *738/9
7 Harvey Kuenn .353 1959 28 DET AL 139 617 561 99 198 42 7 9 71 48 1 37 1 3 4 6 7 2 .402 .501 .903 *98
8 Mickey Mantle .353 1956 24 NYY AL 150 652 533 132 188 22 5 52 130 112 6 99 2 1 4 4 10 1 .464 .705 1.169 *8
9 Roberto Clemente .351 1961 26 PIT NL 146 614 572 100 201 30 10 23 89 35 10 59 3 1 3 18 4 1 .390 .559 .949 *9/8
10 Stan Musial .351 1957 36 STL NL 134 579 502 82 176 38 3 29 102 66 19 34 2 1 8 13 1 1 .422 .612 1.034 *3
11 Richie Ashburn .350 1958 31 PHI NL 152 725 615 98 215 24 13 2 33 97 7 48 4 7 2 8 30 12 .440 .441 .881 *8
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 5/19/2013.

Mantle, Musial, Clemente twice each.  Seven of eight batters are in the Hall of Fame; not Kuenn.  Ashburn: .3496.  Only Mantle in 1957 did not lead his league. Six 1956-1959.

Willie Mays second to Ashburn in 1958 at .347.

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