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1929 American League Batting Leaders
1928 AL
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1930 AL
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1929 NL
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1929 MLB
Batting Leaders
AL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fonseca
(CLE)
.369
2.
Simmons
(PHA)
.365
3.
Manush
(SLB)
.355
4.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
.354
5.
Foxx
(PHA)
.354
6.
Fothergill
(DET)
.354
7.
Combs
(NYY)
.345
8.
Ruth
(NYY)
.345
9.
Heilmann
(DET)
.344
10.
Alexander
(DET)
.343
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Foxx
(PHA)
.463
2.
Gehrig
(NYY)
.431
3.
Ruth
(NYY)
.430
4.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
.430
5.
Fonseca
(CLE)
.427
6.
Blue
(SLB)
.422
7.
Combs
(NYY)
.414
8.
Cochrane
(PHA)
.412
9.
Heilmann
(DET)
.412
10.
Dykes
(PHA)
.412
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(NYY)
.697
2.
Simmons
(PHA)
.642
3.
Foxx
(PHA)
.625
4.
Gehrig
(NYY)
.584
5.
Alexander
(DET)
.580
6.
Fothergill
(DET)
.570
7.
Heilmann
(DET)
.565
8.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
.561
9.
Dykes
(PHA)
.539
10.
Averill
(CLE)
.538
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(NYY)
1.128
2.
Foxx
(PHA)
1.088
3.
Simmons
(PHA)
1.040
4.
Gehrig
(NYY)
1.015
5.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
.991
6.
Alexander
(DET)
.977
7.
Heilmann
(DET)
.977
8.
Fonseca
(CLE)
.959
9.
Dykes
(PHA)
.950
10.
Fothergill
(DET)
.949
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(DET)
155
Gehringer
(DET)
155
3.
McManus
(DET)
154
Gehrig
(NYY)
154
O'Rourke
(SLB)
154
6.
Todt
(BOS)
153
7.
Cissell
(CHW)
152
Sewell
(CLE)
152
9.
Averill
(CLE)
151
Scarritt
(BOS)
151
Blue
(SLB)
151
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(DET)
640
2.
Gehringer
(DET)
634
3.
Alexander
(DET)
626
4.
Cissell
(CHW)
618
5.
Rice
(WSH)
616
6.
McManus
(DET)
599
7.
Averill
(CLE)
597
8.
Combs
(NYY)
586
9.
O'Rourke
(SLB)
585
10.
Simmons
(PHA)
581
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gehringer
(DET)
715
2.
Johnson
(DET)
713
3.
Blue
(SLB)
712
4.
Alexander
(DET)
700
5.
Rice
(WSH)
694
6.
Gehrig
(NYY)
692
7.
Averill
(CLE)
680
8.
Sewell
(CLE)
672
McManus
(DET)
672
10.
Cissell
(CHW)
666
Combs
(NYY)
666
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gehringer
(DET)
131
2.
Johnson
(DET)
128
3.
Gehrig
(NYY)
127
4.
Foxx
(PHA)
123
5.
Ruth
(NYY)
121
6.
Rice
(WSH)
119
Combs
(NYY)
119
8.
Haas
(PHA)
115
9.
Simmons
(PHA)
114
10.
Cochrane
(PHA)
113
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(DET)
215
Gehringer
(DET)
215
3.
Simmons
(PHA)
212
4.
Fonseca
(CLE)
209
5.
Manush
(SLB)
204
6.
Combs
(NYY)
202
7.
Johnson
(DET)
201
8.
Rice
(WSH)
199
9.
Averill
(CLE)
198
10.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
193
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Simmons
(PHA)
373
2.
Alexander
(DET)
363
3.
Ruth
(NYY)
348
4.
Gehringer
(DET)
337
5.
Foxx
(PHA)
323
Gehrig
(NYY)
323
7.
Averill
(CLE)
321
8.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
306
9.
Johnson
(DET)
304
10.
Fonseca
(CLE)
301
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(DET)
45
Gehringer
(DET)
45
Manush
(SLB)
45
4.
Fonseca
(CLE)
44
5.
Averill
(CLE)
43
Alexander
(DET)
43
7.
Haas
(PHA)
41
Heilmann
(DET)
41
Simmons
(PHA)
41
10.
Blue
(SLB)
40
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gehringer
(DET)
19
2.
Scarritt
(BOS)
17
3.
Miller
(PHA)
16
4.
Combs
(NYY)
15
Alexander
(DET)
15
Fonseca
(CLE)
15
7.
Johnson
(DET)
14
8.
Metzler
(CHW)
13
Averill
(CLE)
13
10.
Cissell
(CHW)
12
Reynolds
(CHW)
12
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(NYY)
46
2.
Gehrig
(NYY)
35
3.
Simmons
(PHA)
34
4.
Foxx
(PHA)
33
5.
Alexander
(DET)
25
6.
Goslin
(WSH)
18
McManus
(DET)
18
Lazzeri
(NYY)
18
Averill
(CLE)
18
10.
Haas
(PHA)
16
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Simmons
(PHA)
157
2.
Ruth
(NYY)
154
3.
Alexander
(DET)
137
4.
Gehrig
(NYY)
126
5.
Heilmann
(DET)
120
6.
Foxx
(PHA)
118
7.
Kress
(SLB)
107
8.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
106
Gehringer
(DET)
106
10.
Fonseca
(CLE)
103
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bishop
(PHA)
128
2.
Blue
(SLB)
126
3.
Gehrig
(NYY)
122
4.
Foxx
(PHA)
103
5.
Cronin
(WSH)
85
6.
Metzler
(CHW)
80
7.
Kamm
(CHW)
75
8.
Schang
(SLB)
74
9.
Judge
(WSH)
73
10.
Ruth
(NYY)
72
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Foxx
(PHA)
70
2.
Gehrig
(NYY)
68
3.
Alexander
(DET)
63
4.
Ruth
(NYY)
60
Johnson
(DET)
60
6.
Reeves
(BOS)
57
7.
Kress
(SLB)
54
8.
Averill
(CLE)
53
Cissell
(CHW)
53
10.
McManus
(DET)
52
Stolen Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gehringer
(DET)
27
2.
Cissell
(CHW)
25
3.
Miller
(PHA)
24
4.
Rothrock
(BOS)
23
5.
Johnson
(DET)
20
6.
Fonseca
(CLE)
19
Reynolds
(CHW)
19
8.
Myer
(WSH)
18
9.
Rice
(WSH)
16
McManus
(DET)
16
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Combs
(NYY)
151
2.
Rice
(WSH)
149
3.
Fonseca
(CLE)
144
4.
Manush
(SLB)
143
5.
Gehringer
(DET)
138
6.
Sewell
(CLE)
134
7.
Johnson
(DET)
132
Alexander
(DET)
132
9.
Cissell
(CHW)
129
10.
Miller
(PHA)
128
Simmons
(PHA)
128
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(NYY)
193
2.
Foxx
(PHA)
173
3.
Gehrig
(NYY)
166
4.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
160
5.
Simmons
(PHA)
159
6.
Heilmann
(DET)
149
7.
Alexander
(DET)
148
8.
Fonseca
(CLE)
141
9.
Fothergill
(DET)
141
10.
Gehringer
(DET)
139
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Simmons
(PHA)
148
Foxx
(PHA)
148
Ruth
(NYY)
148
4.
Alexander
(DET)
141
5.
Gehrig
(NYY)
137
6.
Gehringer
(DET)
136
7.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
127
8.
Fonseca
(CLE)
125
9.
Averill
(CLE)
123
10.
Manush
(SLB)
113
Combs
(NYY)
113
Johnson
(DET)
113
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(NYY)
67
2.
Foxx
(PHA)
61
3.
Gehrig
(NYY)
59
4.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
50
5.
Simmons
(PHA)
47
6.
Alexander
(DET)
43
7.
Gehringer
(DET)
37
8.
Fonseca
(CLE)
36
9.
Heilmann
(DET)
34
10.
Averill
(CLE)
31
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(NYY)
6.2
2.
Foxx
(PHA)
5.6
3.
Gehrig
(NYY)
5.5
4.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
4.7
5.
Simmons
(PHA)
4.4
6.
Alexander
(DET)
4.0
7.
Gehringer
(DET)
3.5
8.
Fonseca
(CLE)
3.4
9.
Heilmann
(DET)
3.2
10.
Combs
(NYY)
2.9
Averill
(CLE)
2.9
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Simmons
(PHA)
84
2.
Alexander
(DET)
83
3.
Ruth
(NYY)
78
4.
Gehringer
(DET)
77
Gehrig
(NYY)
77
6.
Averill
(CLE)
74
7.
Johnson
(DET)
69
8.
Haas
(PHA)
66
Lazzeri
(NYY)
66
10.
Foxx
(PHA)
65
Fonseca
(CLE)
65
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Blue
(SLB)
296
2.
Gehrig
(NYY)
293
3.
Foxx
(PHA)
288
4.
Gehringer
(DET)
285
5.
Alexander
(DET)
271
Combs
(NYY)
271
7.
Johnson
(DET)
268
8.
Fonseca
(CLE)
266
9.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
265
10.
Averill
(CLE)
264
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(NYY)
.824
2.
Foxx
(PHA)
.813
3.
Simmons
(PHA)
.789
4.
Gehrig
(NYY)
.751
5.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
.745
6.
Heilmann
(DET)
.736
7.
Fothergill
(DET)
.735
8.
Alexander
(DET)
.732
Fonseca
(CLE)
.732
10.
Gehringer
(DET)
.718
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Schang
(SLB)
7
Reeves
(BOS)
7
Dykes
(PHA)
7
Fonseca
(CLE)
7
5.
Gehringer
(DET)
6
6.
Gehrig
(NYY)
5
O'Rourke
(SLB)
5
Sewell
(CLE)
5
9.
Rice
(WSH)
4
Rhyne
(BOS)
4
Miller
(PHA)
4
Haas
(PHA)
4
Rice
(DET)
4
Reynolds
(CHW)
4
Lazzeri
(NYY)
4
Sacrifice Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sewell
(CLE)
41
2.
Haas
(PHA)
40
3.
O'Rourke
(SLB)
28
4.
Kerr
(CHW)
26
5.
Todt
(BOS)
25
6.
Hale
(PHA)
23
7.
West
(WSH)
22
Sewell
(CLE)
22
9.
Cochrane
(PHA)
21
Cronin
(WSH)
21
Judge
(WSH)
21
McGowan
(SLB)
21
Caught Stealing
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cissell
(CHW)
17
2.
Johnson
(DET)
15
3.
Rothrock
(BOS)
13
Averill
(CLE)
13
Gardner
(CLE)
13
Jamieson
(CLE)
13
7.
Fonseca
(CLE)
11
Scarritt
(BOS)
11
McManus
(DET)
11
10.
Rice
(DET)
10
Lazzeri
(NYY)
10
Power-Speed #
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gehringer
(DET)
17.6
2.
McManus
(DET)
16.9
3.
Averill
(CLE)
15.1
4.
Foxx
(PHA)
14.1
5.
Reynolds
(CHW)
13.9
6.
Johnson
(DET)
13.3
7.
Goslin
(WSH)
12.9
8.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
12.0
Miller
(PHA)
12.0
10.
Dykes
(PHA)
9.9
AB per SO
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sewell
(CLE)
144.500
2.
Rice
(WSH)
68.444
3.
Cochrane
(PHA)
64.250
4.
Gehringer
(DET)
33.368
5.
Falk
(CLE)
30.429
6.
Jamieson
(CLE)
30.333
7.
Dickey
(NYY)
27.938
8.
Fothergill
(DET)
25.182
9.
Rhyne
(BOS)
24.714
10.
Fonseca
(CLE)
24.609
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(NYY)
10.848
2.
Foxx
(PHA)
15.667
3.
Gehrig
(NYY)
15.800
4.
Simmons
(PHA)
17.088
5.
Alexander
(DET)
25.040
6.
Heilmann
(DET)
30.200
7.
Lazzeri
(NYY)
30.278
8.
Goslin
(WSH)
30.722
9.
Dykes
(PHA)
30.846
10.
Falk
(CLE)
32.769
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cissell
(CHW)
481
2.
O'Rourke
(SLB)
473
3.
Johnson
(DET)
460
4.
McManus
(DET)
454
5.
Rice
(WSH)
444
6.
Sewell
(CLE)
443
7.
Haas
(PHA)
441
8.
Gehringer
(DET)
439
9.
Alexander
(DET)
438
10.
Averill
(CLE)
429
1928 AL
/
1930 AL
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1929 NL
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1929 MLB
Batting Leaders