1942 National League Batting Leaders

1941 Season 1943 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 613 games, 8 teams, approx. 153 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Ernie Lombardi	34	BSN	Maj	BSN	105	347	309	32	102	14	0	11	46	1	1	37	12	.330	.404	.482	.886	149	17	1	0	7
2	Enos Slaughter	26	SLN	Maj	STL	152	687	591	100	188	31	17	13	98	9	6	88	30	.318	.412	.494	.906	292	6	6	2	7
3	Stan Musial*	21	SLN	Maj	STL	140	536	467	87	147	32	10	10	72	6	6	62	25	.315	.397	.490	.888	229	3	2	5	12
4	Harry Walker	23	SLN	Maj	STL	74	209	191	38	60	12	2	0	16	2	1	11	14	.314	.355	.398	.753	76	1	1	6	0
5	Pete Reiser	23	BRO	Maj	BRO	125	537	480	89	149	33	5	10	64	20	1	48	45	.310	.376	.463	.838	222	0	2	7	1
6	Johnny Mize	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	142	607	541	97	165	25	7	26	110	3	1	60	39	.305	.380	.521	.901	282	8	5	1	11
7	Stan Hack	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	140	657	553	91	166	36	3	6	39	9	5	94	40	.300	.402	.409	.811	226	2	0	10	7
8	Joe Medwick	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	142	587	553	69	166	37	4	4	96	2	6	32	25	.300	.339	.403	.742	223	15	0	2	8
9	Lou Novikoff	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	128	514	483	48	145	25	5	7	64	3	3	24	28	.300	.337	.416	.753	201	15	3	4	0
10	Bob Elliott	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	143	621	560	75	166	26	7	9	89	2	9	52	35	.296	.358	.416	.774	233	12	2	7	1
11	Mel Ott	33	NY1	Maj	NYG	152	664	549	118	162	21	0	30	93	6	3	109	61	.295	.415	.497	.912	273	8	3	3	2
12	Bill Nicholson	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	152	673	588	83	173	22	11	21	78	8	0	76	80	.294	.382	.476	.859	280	7	8	1	12
13	Dixie Walker	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	118	451	393	57	114	28	1	6	54	1	1	47	15	.290	.367	.412	.780	162	2	1	10	2
14	Elbie Fletcher*	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	145	623	506	86	146	22	5	7	57	0	5	105	60	.289	.417	.393	.810	199	4	6	6	8
15	Terry Moore	30	SLN	Maj	STL	130	559	489	80	141	26	3	6	49	10	2	56	26	.288	.364	.391	.754	191	10	2	12	1
16	Babe Phelps	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	95	281	257	21	73	11	1	9	41	2	1	20	24	.284	.345	.440	.785	113	5	4	0	9
17	Clyde McCullough	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	109	372	337	39	95	22	1	5	31	7	2	25	47	.282	.332	.398	.729	134	9	0	10	5
18	Walker Cooper	27	SLN	Maj	STL	125	474	438	58	123	32	7	7	65	4	1	29	29	.281	.327	.434	.761	190	18	1	6	11
19	Harry Danning	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	119	445	408	45	114	20	3	1	34	3	3	34	29	.279	.335	.351	.685	143	15	0	3	6
20	Babe Young*	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	101	328	287	37	80	17	1	11	59	1	3	34	22	.279	.365	.460	.825	132	4	5	2	4
21	Tommy Holmes*	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	141	633	558	56	155	24	4	4	41	2	8	64	10	.278	.353	.357	.710	199	2	1	10	2
22	Lew Riggs	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	70	199	180	20	50	5	0	3	22	0	2	13	9	.278	.333	.356	.689	64	3	2	4	1
23	Frank McCormick	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	145	616	564	58	156	24	0	13	89	1	1	45	18	.277	.332	.388	.721	219	14	2	5	8
24	Arky Vaughan	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	128	558	495	82	137	18	4	2	49	8	2	51	17	.277	.348	.341	.689	169	4	3	9	1
25	Marty Marion	25	SLN	Maj	STL	147	554	485	66	134	38	5	0	54	8	0	48	50	.276	.343	.375	.718	182	9	1	20	8
26	Coaker Triplett	30	SLN	Maj	STL	64	171	154	18	42	7	4	1	23	1	0	17	15	.273	.345	.390	.735	60	5	0	0	3
27	Alf Anderson	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	54	187	166	24	45	4	1	0	7	4	1	18	19	.271	.342	.307	.650	51	3	0	3	0
28	Danny Litwhiler	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	151	627	591	59	160	25	9	9	56	2	5	27	42	.271	.310	.389	.700	230	16	7	2	2
29	Phil Cavarretta*	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	136	566	482	59	130	28	4	3	54	7	4	71	42	.270	.365	.363	.728	175	2	1	12	4
30	Clyde Kluttz	24	BSN	Maj	BSN	72	220	210	21	56	10	1	1	31	0	1	7	13	.267	.294	.338	.632	71	4	1	2	1
31	Lonny Frey	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	141	620	523	66	139	23	6	2	39	9	7	87	38	.266	.373	.344	.717	180	4	2	8	4
32	Nick Etten*	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	139	531	459	37	121	21	3	8	41	3	6	67	26	.264	.357	.375	.732	172	8	0	5	5
33	Ray Lamanno	22	CIN	Maj	CIN	111	404	371	40	98	12	2	12	43	0	0	31	54	.264	.324	.404	.729	150	14	2	0	7
34	Augie Galan	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	69	234	209	24	55	16	0	0	22	2	4	24	12	.263	.339	.340	.679	71	3	0	1	1
35	Dom Dallessandro*	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	96	302	264	30	69	12	4	4	43	4	2	36	18	.261	.350	.383	.733	101	11	0	2	5
36	Lloyd Waner	36	PHI	Maj	PHI	101	305	287	23	75	7	3	0	10	1	2	16	6	.261	.300	.307	.607	88	3	0	2	0
37	Mickey Witek	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	148	603	553	72	144	19	6	5	48	2	2	36	20	.260	.306	.344	.649	190	23	0	14	4
38	Mickey Owen	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	133	484	421	53	109	16	3	0	44	10	1	44	17	.259	.331	.311	.642	131	16	1	18	4
39	Jimmy Wasdell*	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	122	463	409	44	106	11	2	3	38	1	5	47	22	.259	.337	.318	.655	130	9	1	6	1
40	Johnny Hopp*	25	SLN	Maj	STL	95	354	314	41	81	16	7	3	37	14	4	36	40	.258	.334	.382	.717	120	0	0	4	5
41	Paul Waner*	39	BSN	Maj	BSN	114	404	333	43	86	17	1	1	39	2	1	62	20	.258	.376	.324	.701	108	7	1	8	2
42	Babe Barna	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	104	370	331	39	85	8	7	6	58	3	4	38	48	.257	.333	.378	.711	125	4	0	1	1
43	Billy Jurges	34	NY1	Maj	NYG	127	520	464	45	119	7	1	2	30	1	4	43	42	.257	.324	.289	.612	134	20	3	10	2
44	Willard Marshall	21	NY1	Maj	NYG	116	434	401	41	103	9	2	11	59	1	4	26	20	.257	.307	.372	.679	149	7	3	4	6
45	Jimmy Brown	32	SLN	Maj	STL	145	668	606	75	155	28	4	1	71	4	4	52	11	.256	.315	.320	.635	194	9	0	10	5
46	Billy Herman	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	155	647	571	76	146	34	2	2	65	6	4	72	52	.256	.339	.333	.672	190	9	0	4	5
47	Al Lopez	33	PIT	Maj	PIT	103	331	289	17	74	8	2	1	26	0	3	34	17	.256	.339	.308	.647	89	10	2	6	9
48	Lennie Merullo	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	143	577	515	53	132	23	3	2	37	14	8	35	45	.256	.310	.324	.634	167	14	5	22	0
49	Nanny Fernandez	23	BSN	Maj	BSN	145	620	577	63	147	29	3	6	55	15	4	38	61	.255	.303	.347	.650	200	16	2	3	3
50	Max Marshall	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	131	577	530	49	135	17	6	7	43	4	9	34	38	.255	.301	.349	.650	185	8	1	12	3
51	Pee Wee Reese	23	BRO	Maj	BRO	151	655	564	87	144	24	5	3	53	15	10	82	55	.255	.350	.332	.681	187	8	0	9	1
52	Whitey Kurowski	24	SLN	Maj	STL	115	418	366	51	93	17	3	9	42	7	1	33	60	.254	.326	.391	.717	143	6	6	13	4
53	Max West	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	134	525	452	54	115	22	0	16	56	4	3	68	59	.254	.354	.409	.764	185	4	2	3	6
54	Dolph Camilli*	35	BRO	Maj	BRO	150	625	524	89	132	23	7	26	109	10	4	97	85	.252	.372	.471	.843	247	10	3	1	22
55	Ray Sanders	25	SLN	Maj	STL	95	328	282	37	71	17	2	5	39	2	1	42	31	.252	.351	.379	.730	107	7	1	3	6
56	Ron Northey	22	PHI	Maj	PHI	127	433	402	31	101	13	2	5	31	2	4	28	33	.251	.300	.331	.631	133	5	0	3	3
57	Johnny Barrett*	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	111	390	332	56	82	11	6	0	26	10	4	48	42	.247	.347	.316	.664	105	4	3	7	1
58	Buster Maynard	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	89	213	190	17	47	4	1	4	32	3	2	19	19	.247	.319	.342	.661	65	7	1	3	1
59	Bobby Sturgeon	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	63	169	162	8	40	7	1	0	7	2	1	4	13	.247	.270	.303	.572	49	2	1	2	1
60	Dick Bartell	34	NY1	Maj	NYG	90	373	316	53	77	10	3	5	24	4	6	44	34	.244	.351	.342	.692	108	6	8	5	0
61	Frank Crespi	24	SLN	Maj	STL	93	334	292	33	71	4	2	0	35	4	3	27	29	.243	.309	.271	.580	79	6	1	14	2
62	Ival Goodman	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	87	257	226	21	55	18	1	0	15	0	1	24	32	.243	.319	.332	.651	75	7	1	6	5
63	Eddie Miller	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	142	570	534	47	130	28	2	6	47	11	4	22	42	.243	.279	.337	.616	180	16	4	10	3
64	Ernie Koy	32	PHI,CIN	Maj	PHI-CIN	94	276	260	21	63	9	3	4	26	0	3	14	52	.242	.281	.346	.627	90	4	0	2	2
65	Rip Russell	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	102	325	302	32	73	9	0	8	41	0	4	17	21	.242	.282	.351	.633	106	6	0	6	1
66	Danny Murtaugh	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	144	578	506	48	122	16	4	0	27	13	10	49	39	.241	.311	.289	.599	146	13	2	21	2
67	Bert Haas	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	154	652	585	59	140	21	6	6	54	6	7	59	54	.239	.310	.327	.637	191	10	1	7	3
68	Vince DiMaggio	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	143	560	496	57	118	22	3	15	75	10	4	52	87	.238	.312	.385	.697	191	13	1	11	7
69	Merrill May	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	115	408	345	25	82	15	0	0	18	3	4	51	17	.238	.338	.281	.619	97	8	1	11	0
70	Lou Stringer	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	121	448	406	45	96	10	5	9	41	3	3	31	55	.237	.292	.352	.644	143	8	1	10	0
71	Ken O'Dea	29	SLN	Maj	STL	58	211	192	22	45	7	1	5	32	0	0	17	23	.234	.297	.359	.656	69	5	0	2	2
72	Maurice Van Robays	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	100	362	328	29	76	13	5	1	46	0	0	30	24	.232	.298	.311	.609	102	10	1	3	1
73	Johnny Rizzo	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	78	244	217	31	50	8	0	4	27	2	1	24	25	.230	.307	.323	.630	70	7	0	3	2
74	Gee Walker	34	CIN	Maj	CIN	119	460	422	40	97	20	2	5	50	11	6	31	44	.230	.290	.322	.613	136	6	5	2	4
75	Frankie Gustine	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	115	422	388	34	89	11	4	2	35	5	4	29	27	.229	.286	.294	.580	114	14	2	3	2
76	Pete Coscarart	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	133	536	487	57	111	12	4	3	29	2	10	38	56	.228	.288	.288	.575	140	8	3	8	0
77	Frank Demaree	32	BSN	Maj	BSN	64	208	187	18	42	5	0	3	24	2	1	17	10	.225	.289	.300	.589	56	8	0	4	0
78	Al Glossop	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	121	490	454	33	102	15	1	4	40	3	7	29	35	.225	.273	.289	.561	131	6	1	6	1
79	Stan Benjamin	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	78	226	210	24	47	8	3	2	8	5	1	10	27	.224	.262	.319	.581	67	2	1	5	1
80	Eddie Joost	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	142	633	562	65	126	30	3	6	41	9	4	62	57	.224	.307	.320	.627	180	7	5	4	4
81	Eric Tipton	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	63	240	207	22	46	5	5	4	18	1	3	25	14	.222	.309	.353	.662	73	8	1	7	1
82	Bud Stewart	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	82	208	183	21	40	8	4	0	20	2	1	22	16	.219	.302	.306	.608	56	3	0	3	0
83	Bobby Bragan	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	109	363	335	17	73	12	2	2	15	0	2	20	21	.218	.264	.284	.548	95	10	1	7	2
84	Buddy Gremp	22	BSN	Maj	BSN	72	222	207	12	45	11	0	3	19	1	1	13	21	.217	.267	.314	.581	65	5	1	1	2
85	Skippy Roberge	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	74	189	172	10	37	7	0	1	12	1	2	9	19	.215	.258	.273	.532	47	2	1	7	2
86	Sibby Sisti	21	BSN	Maj	BSN	129	469	407	50	86	11	4	4	35	5	4	45	55	.211	.296	.288	.584	117	10	4	13	3
87	Bennie Warren	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	90	250	225	19	47	6	3	7	20	0	0	24	36	.209	.288	.356	.644	80	9	1	0	5
88	Johnny Cooney*	41	BSN	Maj	BSN	74	226	198	23	41	6	0	0	7	2	1	23	5	.207	.290	.237	.527	47	5	0	5	0
89	Jimmie Foxx	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	70	227	205	25	42	8	0	3	19	1	3	22	55	.205	.282	.288	.570	59	9	0	0	1
90	Mickey Livingston	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	89	268	239	20	49	6	1	2	22	0	0	25	20	.205	.283	.264	.547	63	5	1	3	11
91	Billy Werber	34	NY1	Maj	NYG	98	429	370	51	76	9	2	1	13	9	6	51	22	.205	.308	.249	.557	92	11	4	4	1
92	Earl Naylor	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	76	182	168	9	33	4	1	0	14	1	2	11	18	.196	.246	.232	.478	39	7	0	3	0
93	Chet Ross	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	76	237	220	20	43	7	2	5	19	0	0	16	37	.196	.250	.314	.564	69	4	0	1	0
94	Charlie Gilbert*	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	74	206	179	18	33	6	3	0	7	1	2	25	24	.184	.284	.251	.536	45	2	0	2	1