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1955 American League Batting Leaders
1954 AL
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1956 AL
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1955 NL
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1955 MLB
Batting Leaders
AL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kaline
(DET)
.340
2.
Power
(KCA)
.319
3.
Kell
(CHW)
.312
4.
Fox
(CHW)
.311
5.
Kuenn
(DET)
.306
6.
Smith
(CLE)
.306
7.
Mantle
(NYY)
.306
8.
Vernon
(WSH)
.301
9.
Philley
(TOT)
.299
10.
Goodman
(BOS)
.294
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
.431
2.
Kaline
(DET)
.421
3.
Smith
(CLE)
.407
4.
Goodman
(BOS)
.394
5.
Kell
(CHW)
.389
6.
Minoso
(CHW)
.387
7.
Vernon
(WSH)
.384
8.
Lollar
(CHW)
.374
9.
Doby
(CLE)
.369
10.
Jensen
(BOS)
.369
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
.611
2.
Kaline
(DET)
.546
3.
Zernial
(KCA)
.508
4.
Doby
(CLE)
.505
5.
Power
(KCA)
.505
6.
Sievers
(WSH)
.489
7.
Jensen
(BOS)
.479
8.
Boone
(DET)
.476
9.
Smith
(CLE)
.473
10.
Berra
(NYY)
.469
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
1.042
2.
Kaline
(DET)
.967
3.
Smith
(CLE)
.880
4.
Doby
(CLE)
.874
5.
Power
(KCA)
.859
6.
Sievers
(WSH)
.853
7.
Jensen
(BOS)
.848
8.
Vernon
(WSH)
.835
9.
Boone
(DET)
.822
10.
Bauer
(NYY)
.821
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Smith
(CLE)
154
Tuttle
(DET)
154
Fox
(CHW)
154
4.
Miranda
(BAL)
153
5.
Kaline
(DET)
152
Jensen
(BOS)
152
7.
Vernon
(WSH)
150
Finigan
(KCA)
150
9.
Piersall
(BOS)
149
Goodman
(BOS)
149
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fox
(CHW)
636
2.
Kuenn
(DET)
620
3.
Smith
(CLE)
607
4.
Tuttle
(DET)
603
5.
Goodman
(BOS)
599
6.
Power
(KCA)
596
7.
Kaline
(DET)
588
8.
Jensen
(BOS)
574
9.
Finigan
(KCA)
545
10.
White
(BOS)
544
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Smith
(CLE)
725
2.
Goodman
(BOS)
715
3.
Fox
(CHW)
709
4.
Tuttle
(DET)
698
5.
Kaline
(DET)
681
Jensen
(BOS)
681
7.
Kuenn
(DET)
666
8.
Avila
(CLE)
643
9.
Power
(KCA)
639
10.
Mantle
(NYY)
638
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Smith
(CLE)
123
2.
Kaline
(DET)
121
Mantle
(NYY)
121
4.
Tuttle
(DET)
102
5.
Kuenn
(DET)
101
6.
Fox
(CHW)
100
Goodman
(BOS)
100
8.
Bauer
(NYY)
97
9.
Jensen
(BOS)
95
10.
Doby
(CLE)
91
Power
(KCA)
91
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kaline
(DET)
200
2.
Fox
(CHW)
198
3.
Power
(KCA)
190
Kuenn
(DET)
190
5.
Smith
(CLE)
186
6.
Goodman
(BOS)
176
7.
Tuttle
(DET)
168
8.
Vernon
(WSH)
162
9.
Mantle
(NYY)
158
Jensen
(BOS)
158
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kaline
(DET)
321
2.
Mantle
(NYY)
316
3.
Power
(KCA)
301
4.
Smith
(CLE)
287
5.
Jensen
(BOS)
275
6.
Kuenn
(DET)
262
7.
Fox
(CHW)
258
8.
Berra
(NYY)
254
9.
Sievers
(WSH)
249
10.
Doby
(CLE)
248
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kuenn
(DET)
38
2.
Power
(KCA)
34
3.
Goodman
(BOS)
31
4.
White
(BOS)
30
Finigan
(KCA)
30
6.
Fox
(CHW)
28
7.
Smith
(CLE)
27
Jensen
(BOS)
27
9.
Klaus
(BOS)
26
Minoso
(CHW)
26
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Carey
(NYY)
11
Mantle
(NYY)
11
3.
Power
(KCA)
10
4.
McDougald
(NYY)
8
Vernon
(WSH)
8
Kaline
(DET)
8
Sievers
(WSH)
8
8.
Simpson
(TOT)
7
Minoso
(CHW)
7
Paula
(WSH)
7
Howard
(NYY)
7
Boone
(DET)
7
Finigan
(KCA)
7
Fox
(CHW)
7
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
37
2.
Zernial
(KCA)
30
3.
Williams
(BOS)
28
4.
Zauchin
(BOS)
27
Berra
(NYY)
27
Kaline
(DET)
27
7.
Doby
(CLE)
26
Jensen
(BOS)
26
9.
Sievers
(WSH)
25
10.
Smith
(CLE)
22
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Boone
(DET)
116
Jensen
(BOS)
116
3.
Berra
(NYY)
108
4.
Sievers
(WSH)
106
5.
Kaline
(DET)
102
6.
Mantle
(NYY)
99
7.
Zauchin
(BOS)
93
8.
Vernon
(WSH)
85
9.
Zernial
(KCA)
84
10.
Williams
(BOS)
83
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
113
2.
Goodman
(BOS)
99
3.
Yost
(WSH)
95
4.
Fain
(TOT)
94
5.
Smith
(CLE)
93
6.
Rosen
(CLE)
92
7.
Williams
(BOS)
91
8.
Jensen
(BOS)
89
Abrams
(BAL)
89
10.
Kaline
(DET)
82
Avila
(CLE)
82
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Zauchin
(BOS)
105
2.
Doby
(CLE)
100
3.
Mantle
(NYY)
97
4.
Zernial
(KCA)
90
5.
McDougald
(NYY)
77
Smith
(CLE)
77
7.
Dropo
(CHW)
71
8.
Abrams
(BAL)
69
9.
Sievers
(WSH)
66
10.
Bauer
(NYY)
65
Pope
(TOT)
65
Stolen Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Rivera
(CHW)
25
2.
Minoso
(CHW)
19
3.
Jensen
(BOS)
16
4.
Busby
(TOT)
12
5.
Smith
(CLE)
11
6.
Hunter
(NYY)
9
Torgeson
(DET)
9
8.
Mantle
(NYY)
8
Kuenn
(DET)
8
Bauer
(NYY)
8
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fox
(CHW)
157
2.
Goodman
(BOS)
143
3.
Kaline
(DET)
141
4.
Kuenn
(DET)
139
5.
Smith
(CLE)
133
6.
Power
(KCA)
127
Tuttle
(DET)
127
8.
Runnels
(WSH)
121
McDougald
(NYY)
121
10.
Klaus
(BOS)
118
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
180
2.
Kaline
(DET)
162
3.
Smith
(CLE)
133
4.
Sievers
(WSH)
131
5.
Doby
(CLE)
130
6.
Power
(KCA)
130
7.
Vernon
(WSH)
128
8.
Boone
(DET)
122
9.
Bauer
(NYY)
121
10.
Berra
(NYY)
120
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
148
2.
Kaline
(DET)
135
3.
Smith
(CLE)
128
4.
Williams
(BOS)
118
5.
Power
(KCA)
103
6.
Jensen
(BOS)
102
7.
Fox
(CHW)
95
Doby
(CLE)
95
9.
Vernon
(WSH)
93
10.
Kuenn
(DET)
92
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
61
2.
Williams
(BOS)
57
3.
Kaline
(DET)
52
4.
Smith
(CLE)
32
5.
Valo
(KCA)
26
6.
Vernon
(WSH)
23
7.
Sievers
(WSH)
22
8.
Power
(KCA)
21
9.
Doby
(CLE)
19
10.
Jensen
(BOS)
16
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
5.9
2.
Williams
(BOS)
5.4
3.
Kaline
(DET)
5.1
4.
Smith
(CLE)
3.2
5.
Valo
(KCA)
2.5
6.
Vernon
(WSH)
2.2
7.
Sievers
(WSH)
2.1
Power
(KCA)
2.1
9.
Doby
(CLE)
1.9
10.
Jensen
(BOS)
1.6
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
73
2.
Power
(KCA)
63
3.
Jensen
(BOS)
59
Kaline
(DET)
59
5.
Sievers
(WSH)
53
Smith
(CLE)
53
7.
Williams
(BOS)
52
8.
Kuenn
(DET)
51
9.
Berra
(NYY)
50
10.
Boone
(DET)
49
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Smith
(CLE)
294
2.
Kaline
(DET)
287
3.
Goodman
(BOS)
278
4.
Mantle
(NYY)
274
5.
Fox
(CHW)
253
6.
Jensen
(BOS)
250
7.
Tuttle
(DET)
245
8.
Vernon
(WSH)
239
9.
Minoso
(CHW)
235
10.
Kuenn
(DET)
231
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mantle
(NYY)
.826
2.
Kaline
(DET)
.764
3.
Smith
(CLE)
.725
4.
Doby
(CLE)
.688
5.
Power
(KCA)
.651
6.
Kell
(CHW)
.637
7.
Bauer
(NYY)
.636
8.
Sievers
(WSH)
.628
9.
Vernon
(WSH)
.627
10.
Jensen
(BOS)
.618
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fox
(CHW)
17
2.
Smith
(CLE)
15
3.
Yost
(WSH)
11
4.
Minoso
(CHW)
10
Lollar
(CHW)
10
6.
Bauer
(NYY)
8
7.
White
(BOS)
7
Berra
(NYY)
7
9.
Kell
(CHW)
6
Astroth
(KCA)
6
Sacrifice Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Avila
(CLE)
18
2.
Fox
(CHW)
14
Strickland
(CLE)
14
4.
Rizzuto
(NYY)
13
Kell
(CHW)
13
Tuttle
(DET)
13
7.
Sullivan
(BOS)
12
8.
Hatfield
(DET)
11
9.
Astroth
(KCA)
10
Rivera
(CHW)
10
Busby
(TOT)
10
Stone
(WSH)
10
Goodman
(BOS)
10
Sacrifice Flies
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jensen
(BOS)
12
2.
Rosen
(CLE)
8
Zernial
(KCA)
8
Vernon
(WSH)
8
5.
McDougald
(NYY)
7
Carey
(NYY)
7
Boone
(DET)
7
Hegan
(CLE)
7
Woodling
(TOT)
7
Torgeson
(DET)
7
Smith
(CLE)
7
Intentional Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(BOS)
17
2.
Lollar
(CHW)
12
Kaline
(DET)
12
4.
Vernon
(WSH)
9
5.
Dropo
(CHW)
8
Doby
(CLE)
8
Jensen
(BOS)
8
8.
Robinson
(NYY)
7
Piersall
(BOS)
7
10.
Berra
(NYY)
6
Rivera
(CHW)
6
Hatfield
(DET)
6
Woodling
(TOT)
6
Astroth
(KCA)
6
Finigan
(KCA)
6
Power
(KCA)
6
Courtney
(TOT)
6
Mantle
(NYY)
6
Carey
(NYY)
6
Double Plays Grounded Into
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Tuttle
(DET)
25
2.
White
(BOS)
23
3.
Jensen
(BOS)
20
4.
Finigan
(KCA)
18
Minoso
(CHW)
18
6.
Zernial
(KCA)
17
Avila
(CLE)
17
Vernon
(WSH)
17
Sievers
(WSH)
17
10.
Smith
(BAL)
16
Piersall
(BOS)
16
Boone
(DET)
16
Caught Stealing
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Rivera
(CHW)
16
2.
Fox
(CHW)
9
Runnels
(WSH)
9
4.
Diering
(BAL)
8
Kaline
(DET)
8
Abrams
(BAL)
8
Minoso
(CHW)
8
8.
Jensen
(BOS)
7
9.
Smith
(CLE)
6
10.
Woodling
(TOT)
5
DeMaestri
(KCA)
5
Goodman
(BOS)
5
Simpson
(TOT)
5
Power-Speed #
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jensen
(BOS)
19.8
2.
Smith
(CLE)
14.7
3.
Rivera
(CHW)
14.3
4.
Mantle
(NYY)
13.2
5.
Minoso
(CHW)
13.1
6.
Bauer
(NYY)
11.4
7.
Kaline
(DET)
9.8
8.
Torgeson
(DET)
9.0
9.
Busby
(TOT)
8.8
10.
Tuttle
(DET)
8.4
AB per SO
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fox
(CHW)
42.400
2.
Berra
(NYY)
27.050
3.
Kuenn
(DET)
22.963
4.
Power
(KCA)
22.074
5.
Smith
(BAL)
20.190
6.
Goodman
(BOS)
13.614
7.
Lollar
(CHW)
12.529
8.
Klaus
(BOS)
12.295
9.
Woodling
(TOT)
12.242
10.
Minoso
(CHW)
12.023
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Zernial
(KCA)
13.767
2.
Mantle
(NYY)
13.973
3.
Zauchin
(BOS)
17.667
4.
Doby
(CLE)
18.885
5.
Berra
(NYY)
20.037
6.
Sievers
(WSH)
20.360
7.
Kaline
(DET)
21.778
8.
Jensen
(BOS)
22.077
9.
Rosen
(CLE)
23.429
10.
Dropo
(CHW)
23.842
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Tuttle
(DET)
481
2.
Fox
(CHW)
473
3.
Jensen
(BOS)
458
4.
Goodman
(BOS)
455
5.
Kuenn
(DET)
445
6.
Smith
(CLE)
441
7.
White
(BOS)
435
8.
Avila
(CLE)
434
9.
Finigan
(KCA)
433
10.
Power
(KCA)
428
1954 AL
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1956 AL
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1955 NL
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1955 MLB
Batting Leaders