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Batting Average
Rank Player    BA    Year

1. Ty Cobb .420 1911

2. Ty Cobb .409 1912

3. Harry Heilmann .403 1923

4. Ty Cobb .401 1922

5. Harry Heilmann .398 1927

6. Harry Heilmann .394 1921

7. Harry Heilmann .393 1925

8. Ty Cobb .390 1913

9. Ty Cobb .389 1921

10. Ty Cobb .384 1919

11. Ty Cobb .383 1910

Ty Cobb .383 1917

13. Ty Cobb .382 1918

14. Ty Cobb .378 1925

Sam Crawford .378 1911

Heinie Manush .378 1926

17. Ty Cobb .377 1909

18. Ty Cobb .371 1916

Charlie Gehringer .371 1937

20. Al Wingo .370 1925

21. Ty Cobb .369 1915

22. Bob Fothergill .367 1926

Harry Heilmann .367 1926

24. Magglio Ordonez .363 2007

25. Norm Cash .361 1961

26. Bob Fothergill .359 1927

27. Charlie Gehringer .356 1934

Harry Heilmann .356 1922

29. Bobby Veach .355 1919

30. Bob Fothergill .354 1929

Charlie Gehringer .354 1936

32. Harvey Kuenn .353 1959

Gee Walker .353 1936

34. Ty Cobb .350 1907

35. Johnny Bassler .346 1924

Harry Heilmann .346 1924

37. Harry Heilmann .344 1929

38. Dale Alexander .343 1929

George Kell .343 1949

Alan Trammell .343 1987

41. Placido Polanco .341 2007

42. Ty Cobb .340 1923

Hank Greenberg .340 1940

Al Kaline .340 1955

George Kell .340 1950

Barney McCosky .340 1940

47. Jim Delahanty .339 1911

Charlie Gehringer .339 1929

Hank Greenberg .339 1934

50. Ty Cobb .338 1924

Bobby Veach .338 1921

Batting Average
Rank Player    BA    PA

1. Ty Cobb .368 12105

2. Harry Heilmann .342 8390

3. Bob Fothergill .337 2693

4. George Kell .325 3734

5. Magglio Ordonez .323 2032

6. Heinie Manush .321 2377

7. Charlie Gehringer .320 10237

8. Hank Greenberg .319 5586

9. Gee Walker .317 3241

10. Harvey Kuenn .314 4750

11. Barney McCosky .312 2706

12. Bobby Veach .311 6782

13. Sam Crawford .309 8869

Carlos Guillen .309 2584

15. Johnny Bassler .308 2763

16. John Stone .303 2672

17. Pete Fox .302 4281

18. Goose Goslin .297 2216

Al Kaline .297 11597

Ron LeFlore .297 3559

Ivan Rodriguez .297 2512

22. Topper Rigney .296 2005

23. Lu Blue .295 4124

24. Johnny Groth .293 2574

Dick Wakefield .293 2499

26. Jimmy Barrett .292 2628

27. Ray Boone .291 2856

28. Hoot Evers .290 3101

29. Roy Johnson .287 2131

Marty McManus .287 2635

31. Vic Wertz .286 3218

32. Alan Trammell .285 9375

33. Steve Kemp .284 2930

34. Doc Cramer .282 2964

Rudy York .282 5350

36. Tony Phillips .281 3320

37. Pinky Higgins .280 3608

38. Larry Herndon .278 3011

Marv Owen .278 3310

40. Tony Clark .277 3212

Rusty Staub .277 2407

42. Willie Horton .276 5978

Lou Whitaker .276 9967

44. Travis Fryman .274 4792

Billy Rogell .274 5093

46. Kirk Gibson .273 4773

47. Norm Cash .272 7772

Bobby Higginson .272 5660

49. Rocky Colavito .271 2723

Deivi Cruz .271 2550

Pat Mullin .271 2849

On-base %
Rank Player    OBP    Year

1. Norm Cash .487 1961

2. Ty Cobb .486 1915

3. Harry Heilmann .481 1923

4. Roy Cullenbine .477 1946

5. Harry Heilmann .475 1927

6. Ty Cobb .468 1925

7. Ty Cobb .467 1911

Ty Cobb .467 1913

9. Ty Cobb .462 1922

10. Charlie Gehringer .458 1937

11. Harry Heilmann .457 1925

12. Ty Cobb .456 1910

Ty Cobb .456 1912

Al Wingo .456 1925

15. Ty Cobb .452 1916

Ty Cobb .452 1921

Mickey Cochrane .452 1935

18. Charlie Gehringer .450 1934

19. Harry Heilmann .445 1926

20. Ty Cobb .444 1917

Harry Heilmann .444 1921

22. Tony Phillips .443 1993

23. Johnny Bassler .441 1924

24. Ty Cobb .440 1918

25. Sam Crawford .438 1911

Hank Greenberg .438 1938

27. Hank Greenberg .436 1937

28. Eddie Yost .435 1959

29. Magglio Ordonez .434 2007

30. Hank Greenberg .433 1940

31. Harry Heilmann .432 1922

32. Ty Cobb .431 1909

Charlie Gehringer .431 1936

34. Ty Cobb .429 1919

35. Mickey Cochrane .428 1934

Charlie Gehringer .428 1940

Harry Heilmann .428 1924

38. Charlie Gehringer .425 1938

39. George Kell .424 1949

40. Charlie Gehringer .423 1939

41. Johnny Bassler .422 1922

42. Bob Fothergill .421 1926

Al Kaline .421 1955

Heinie Manush .421 1926

45. Hank Greenberg .420 1939

46. Mickey Tettleton .419 1994

Jo-Jo White .419 1934

48. Ty Cobb .418 1924

49. Rudy York .417 1938

50. Lu Blue .416 1921

Ty Cobb .416 1920

Al Kaline .416 1971

On-base %
Rank Player    OBP    PA

1. Ty Cobb .434 12105

2. Johnny Bassler .420 2763

3. Hank Greenberg .412 5586

4. Harry Heilmann .410 8390

5. Charlie Gehringer .404 10237

6. Lu Blue .403 4124

7. Dick Wakefield .396 2499

8. Tony Phillips .395 3320

9. George Kell .391 3734

10. Topper Rigney .389 2005

11. Mickey Tettleton .387 2343

12. Barney McCosky .386 2706

13. Magglio Ordonez .384 2032

14. Jimmy Barrett .382 2628

15. Bob Fothergill .379 2693

Heinie Manush .379 2377

17. Carlos Guillen .377 2584

18. Goose Goslin .376 2216

Al Kaline .376 11597

Steve Kemp .376 2930

Vic Wertz .376 3218

22. Norm Cash .374 7772

23. Ray Boone .372 2856

24. Johnny Groth .370 2574

Bobby Veach .370 6782

26. Rudy York .369 5350

27. Hoot Evers .368 3101

28. Rocky Colavito .364 2723

Pinky Higgins .364 3608

Eddie Lake .364 2014

31. Charlie Maxwell .363 3150

Lou Whitaker .363 9967

Jo-Jo White .363 2102

34. Sam Crawford .362 8869

Billy Rogell .362 5093

John Stone .362 2672

37. Harvey Kuenn .360 4750

38. Marty McManus .359 2635

39. Bobby Higginson .358 5660

Pat Mullin .358 2849

41. Donie Bush .357 8451

Darrell Evans .357 2809

43. Tony Clark .355 3212

Roy Johnson .355 2131

Davy Jones .355 2513

Johnny Lipon .355 2635

47. Kirk Gibson .354 4773

48. Rusty Staub .353 2407

49. Alan Trammell .352 9375

50. Cecil Fielder .351 4252

Pete Fox .351 4281

Gee Walker .351 3241

Slugging %
Rank Player    SLG    Year

1. Hank Greenberg .683 1938

2. Hank Greenberg .670 1940

3. Hank Greenberg .668 1937

4. Norm Cash .662 1961

5. Rudy York .651 1937

6. Harry Heilmann .632 1923

7. Hank Greenberg .628 1935

8. Hank Greenberg .622 1939

9. Ty Cobb .621 1911

10. Harry Heilmann .616 1927

11. Harry Heilmann .606 1921

12. Hank Greenberg .604 1946

13. Hank Greenberg .600 1934

14. Ty Cobb .598 1925

Harry Heilmann .598 1922

16. Ty Cobb .596 1921

17. Magglio Ordonez .595 2007

18. Al Kaline .593 1962

19. Cecil Fielder .592 1990

20. Ty Cobb .584 1912

21. Rudy York .583 1940

22. Dale Alexander .580 1929

Rocky Colavito .580 1961

24. Rudy York .579 1938

25. Bobby Higginson .577 1996

26. Ty Cobb .570 1917

Bob Fothergill .570 1929

28. Harry Heilmann .569 1925

29. Ty Cobb .565 1922

Harry Heilmann .565 1929

31. Heinie Manush .564 1926

32. Ray Boone .556 1953

33. Charlie Gehringer .555 1936

34. Curtis Granderson .552 2007

35. Ty Cobb .551 1910

Hoot Evers .551 1950

Alan Trammell .551 1987

38. Marcus Thames .549 2006

39. Rob Deer .547 1992

40. Al Kaline .546 1955

41. Charlie Gehringer .544 1939

Rudy York .544 1939

43. Willie Horton .543 1968

Steve Kemp .543 1979

45. Carlos Guillen .542 2004

46. Al Kaline .541 1967

47. Bobby Higginson .538 2000

48. Roy Cullenbine .537 1946

Dmitri Young .537 2003

50. Matt Nokes .536 1987

Gee Walker .536 1936

Slugging %
Rank Player    SLG    PA

1. Hank Greenberg .616 5586

2. Harry Heilmann .518 8390

3. Ty Cobb .516 12105

4. Magglio Ordonez .512 2032

5. Rudy York .503 5350

6. Tony Clark .502 3212

7. Rocky Colavito .501 2723

8. Cecil Fielder .498 4252

9. Carlos Guillen .496 2584

10. Norm Cash .490 7772

11. Ray Boone .482 2856

Bob Fothergill .482 2693

13. Charlie Gehringer .480 10237

Kirk Gibson .480 4773

Al Kaline .480 11597

Mickey Tettleton .480 2343

17. Vic Wertz .476 3218

18. Heinie Manush .475 2377

19. Willie Horton .472 5978

20. Lance Parrish .469 4674

Gee Walker .469 3241

22. Charlie Maxwell .465 3150

23. John Stone .460 2672

24. Goose Goslin .456 2216

25. Bobby Higginson .455 5660

26. Pat Mullin .453 2849

27. Craig Monroe .451 2545

28. Darrell Evans .450 2809

Steve Kemp .450 2930

30. Sam Crawford .448 8869

Ivan Rodriguez .448 2512

32. Dick Wakefield .447 2499

33. Travis Fryman .444 4792

Bobby Veach .444 6782

35. John Wockenfuss .439 2117

36. Roy Johnson .438 2131

37. Chet Lemon .437 4675

38. Hoot Evers .436 3101

Larry Herndon .436 3011

Jason Thompson .436 2534

41. Barney McCosky .434 2706

Marty McManus .434 2635

Rusty Staub .434 2407

44. George Kell .433 3734

45. Pete Fox .430 4281

Jim Northrup .430 4926

47. Damion Easley .428 3512

48. Harvey Kuenn .426 4750

Lou Whitaker .426 9967

50. Gates Brown .420 2545

OPS
Rank Player    OPS    Year

1. Norm Cash 1.149 1961

2. Hank Greenberg 1.121 1938

3. Harry Heilmann 1.113 1923

4. Hank Greenberg 1.104 1937

5. Hank Greenberg 1.103 1940

6. Harry Heilmann 1.091 1927

7. Ty Cobb 1.088 1911

8. Ty Cobb 1.066 1925

9. Harry Heilmann 1.050 1921

10. Ty Cobb 1.048 1921

11. Hank Greenberg 1.042 1939

12. Ty Cobb 1.040 1912

13. Hank Greenberg 1.039 1935

14. Harry Heilmann 1.030 1922

15. Magglio Ordonez 1.029 2007

16. Ty Cobb 1.027 1922

17. Harry Heilmann 1.026 1925

Rudy York 1.026 1937

19. Ty Cobb 1.014 1917

Roy Cullenbine 1.014 1946

21. Ty Cobb 1.007 1910

22. Hank Greenberg 1.004 1934

23. Ty Cobb 1.002 1913

24. Rudy York .996 1938

25. Rudy York .993 1940

26. Charlie Gehringer .986 1936

27. Heinie Manush .985 1926

28. Al Wingo .983 1925

29. Rocky Colavito .982 1961

30. Bobby Higginson .981 1996

31. Harry Heilmann .979 1926

32. Charlie Gehringer .978 1937

33. Dale Alexander .977 1929

Hank Greenberg .977 1946

Harry Heilmann .977 1929

36. Ty Cobb .973 1915

37. Cecil Fielder .969 1990

Al Kaline .969 1962

39. Charlie Gehringer .967 1934

Charlie Gehringer .967 1939

Al Kaline .967 1955

42. Sam Crawford .964 1911

43. Harry Heilmann .961 1924

44. Hoot Evers .959 1950

45. Ty Cobb .955 1918

46. Alan Trammell .953 1987

47. Al Kaline .952 1967

48. Ray Boone .951 1953

49. Ty Cobb .948 1909

Bob Fothergill .948 1929

Charlie Maxwell .948 1956

OPS
Rank Player    OPS    PA

1. Hank Greenberg 1.028 5586

2. Ty Cobb .950 12105

3. Harry Heilmann .928 8390

4. Magglio Ordonez .896 2032

5. Charlie Gehringer .884 10237

6. Carlos Guillen .873 2584

7. Rudy York .872 5350

8. Mickey Tettleton .867 2343

9. Rocky Colavito .865 2723

10. Norm Cash .864 7772

11. Bob Fothergill .861 2693

12. Tony Clark .857 3212

13. Al Kaline .856 11597

14. Ray Boone .854 2856

Heinie Manush .854 2377

16. Vic Wertz .852 3218

17. Cecil Fielder .849 4252

18. Dick Wakefield .843 2499

19. Kirk Gibson .834 4773

20. Goose Goslin .832 2216

21. Charlie Maxwell .828 3150

22. Steve Kemp .826 2930

23. George Kell .824 3734

24. John Stone .822 2672

25. Barney McCosky .820 2706

Gee Walker .820 3241

27. Bobby Veach .814 6782

28. Bobby Higginson .813 5660

29. Pat Mullin .811 2849

30. Sam Crawford .810 8869

31. Willie Horton .809 5978

32. Darrell Evans .807 2809

33. Lu Blue .806 4124

34. Hoot Evers .804 3101

35. Tony Phillips .800 3320

36. Roy Johnson .793 2131

Marty McManus .793 2635

38. Lou Whitaker .789 9967

39. Johnny Bassler .787 2763

Rusty Staub .787 2407

41. Harvey Kuenn .786 4750

Chet Lemon .786 4675

Lance Parrish .786 4674

44. John Wockenfuss .785 2117

45. Topper Rigney .782 2005

46. Pete Fox .781 4281

47. Johnny Groth .780 2574

48. Jason Thompson .779 2534

49. Travis Fryman .778 4792

50. Ivan Rodriguez .775 2512

Games
Rank Player    G    Year

1. Rocky Colavito 163 1961

2. Jimmy Barrett 162 1904

Ed Brinkman 162 1973

Cecil Fielder 162 1991

Brian Hunter 162 1997

Dick McAuliffe 162 1964

Rusty Staub 162 1978

Don Wert 162 1965

Jake Wood 162 1961

10. Rocky Colavito 161 1962

Travis Fryman 161 1992

Rusty Staub 161 1976

Lou Whitaker 161 1983

14. Bill Bruton 160 1961

Norm Cash 160 1966

Rocky Colavito 160 1963

Brandon Inge 160 2005

Aurelio Rodriguez 160 1973

19. Ed Brinkman 159 1971

Norm Cash 159 1961

Tony Clark 159 1997

Cecil Fielder 159 1990

Curtis Granderson 159 2006

Willie Horton 159 1975

Brandon Inge 159 2006

Steve Kemp 159 1978

Tony Phillips 159 1992

Aurelio Rodriguez 159 1974

29. Curtis Granderson 158 2007

Eddie Lake 158 1947

Jerry Lumpe 158 1964

Rusty Staub 158 1977

Jason Thompson 158 1977

34. Donie Bush 157 1909

Donie Bush 157 1914

Tony Clark 157 1998

Sam Crawford 157 1914

Travis Fryman 157 1996

Johnny Groth 157 1950

Larry Herndon 157 1982

Bobby Higginson 157 1998

George Kell 157 1950

Craig Monroe 157 2005

Magglio Ordonez 157 2007

Jerry Priddy 157 1950

Mickey Stanley 157 1973

Mickey Tettleton 157 1992

Alan Trammell 157 1982

49. Ed Brinkman 156 1972

Tom Brookens 156 1985

Ty Cobb 156 1909

Ty Cobb 156 1915

Sam Crawford 156 1909

Sam Crawford 156 1915

Deivi Cruz 156 2000

Jackie Tavener 156 1926

Games
Rank Player    G    PA

1. Al Kaline 2834 11597

2. Ty Cobb 2806 12105

3. Lou Whitaker 2390 9967

4. Charlie Gehringer 2323 10237

5. Alan Trammell 2293 9375

6. Sam Crawford 2114 8869

7. Norm Cash 2018 7772

8. Harry Heilmann 1991 8390

9. Donie Bush 1872 8451

10. Bill Freehan 1774 6899

11. Dick McAuliffe 1656 6829

12. Bobby Veach 1604 6782

13. Mickey Stanley 1516 5477

14. Willie Horton 1515 5978

15. Bobby Higginson 1362 5660

16. Jim Northrup 1279 4926

17. Hank Greenberg 1269 5586

18. Rudy York 1268 5350

19. Aurelio Rodriguez 1241 4646

20. Billy Rogell 1207 5093

21. Tom Brookens 1206 3903

22. Chet Lemon 1203 4675

23. Kirk Gibson 1177 4773

24. Lance Parrish 1146 4674

25. Travis Fryman 1096 4792

26. Oscar Stanage 1095 3844

27. Don Wert 1090 4300

28. Gates Brown 1051 2545

29. Harvey Kuenn 1049 4750

30. Pete Fox 997 4281

31. Cecil Fielder 982 4252

32. Brandon Inge 938 3448

33. Lu Blue 925 4124

34. Ralph Young 890 3780

35. Dave Bergman 871 2276

36. Pat Mullin 864 2849

37. Pinky Higgins 857 3608

38. Bob Jones 853 3366

Charlie Maxwell 853 3150

40. Larry Herndon 843 3011

41. Damion Easley 841 3512

42. Vic Wertz 836 3218

43. Charley O'Leary 833 3135

44. George Kell 826 3734

45. Bob Fothergill 802 2693

46. Matty McIntyre 795 3414

47. Gee Walker 794 3241

48. Marv Owen 792 3310

49. Ron LeFlore 787 3559

50. Frank Bolling 785 3264

At Bats
Rank Player    AB    Year

1. Harvey Kuenn 679 1953

2. Ron LeFlore 666 1978

3. Jake Wood 663 1961

4. Travis Fryman 659 1992

5. Brian Hunter 658 1997

6. Harvey Kuenn 656 1954

7. Ron LeFlore 652 1977

8. Lou Whitaker 643 1983

9. Rusty Staub 642 1978

10. Charlie Gehringer 641 1936

George Kell 641 1950

12. Roy Johnson 640 1929

13. Gee Walker 635 1937

14. Pete Fox 634 1938

Charlie Gehringer 634 1929

16. Dick Wakefield 633 1943

17. Doc Cramer 630 1942

18. Pete Fox 628 1937

Charlie Gehringer 628 1933

20. Dale Alexander 626 1929

21. Ty Cobb 625 1924

22. Jimmy Barrett 624 1904

Cecil Fielder 624 1991

Harvey Kuenn 624 1957

Jerry Lumpe 624 1964

26. Rusty Staub 623 1977

27. Roy Johnson 621 1931

28. Harvey Kuenn 620 1955

29. Hank Greenberg 619 1935

Gary Sutherland 619 1974

31. Charlie Gehringer 618 1932

Jerry Priddy 618 1950

Bobby Veach 618 1922

34. Al Kaline 617 1956

35. Travis Fryman 616 1996

Brandon Inge 616 2005

37. Tito Fuentes 615 1977

Willie Horton 615 1975

39. Goose Goslin 614 1934

Larry Herndon 614 1982

41. Sam Crawford 612 1915

Curtis Granderson 612 2007

Bobby Higginson 612 1998

Bobby Veach 612 1920

Bobby Veach 612 1921

46. Barney McCosky 611 1939

47. Frank Bolling 610 1958

Charlie Gehringer 610 1930

Charlie Gehringer 610 1935

50. Sam Crawford 609 1913

Don Wert 609 1965

Lou Whitaker 609 1985

At Bats
Rank Player    AB    PA

1. Ty Cobb 10591 12105

2. Al Kaline 10116 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 8860 10237

4. Lou Whitaker 8570 9967

5. Alan Trammell 8288 9375

6. Sam Crawford 7984 8869

7. Harry Heilmann 7297 8390

8. Donie Bush 6970 8451

9. Norm Cash 6593 7772

10. Bill Freehan 6073 6899

11. Bobby Veach 5979 6782

12. Dick McAuliffe 5898 6829

13. Willie Horton 5405 5978

14. Mickey Stanley 5022 5477

15. Bobby Higginson 4910 5660

16. Hank Greenberg 4791 5586

17. Rudy York 4677 5350

18. Jim Northrup 4437 4926

19. Billy Rogell 4418 5093

20. Harvey Kuenn 4372 4750

21. Aurelio Rodriguez 4352 4646

22. Travis Fryman 4297 4792

23. Lance Parrish 4273 4674

24. Kirk Gibson 4170 4773

25. Chet Lemon 4074 4675

26. Pete Fox 3919 4281

27. Don Wert 3800 4300

28. Cecil Fielder 3674 4252

29. Tom Brookens 3543 3903

30. Oscar Stanage 3502 3844

31. Lu Blue 3394 4124

32. George Kell 3303 3734

33. Ron LeFlore 3266 3559

34. Ralph Young 3158 3780

35. Pinky Higgins 3134 3608

36. Damion Easley 3090 3512

37. Brandon Inge 3083 3448

38. Gee Walker 3046 3241

39. Matty McIntyre 2997 3414

40. Bob Jones 2990 3366

41. Marv Owen 2954 3310

42. Frank Bolling 2915 3264

43. Tony Clark 2831 3212

44. Charley O'Leary 2825 3135

45. Vic Wertz 2793 3218

46. Ossie Vitt 2763 3269

47. Larry Herndon 2748 3011

48. Tony Phillips 2747 3320

49. Doc Cramer 2720 2964

50. Hoot Evers 2718 3101

Plate Appearances (approx.)
Rank Player    PA    Year

1. Ron LeFlore 741 1978

2. Brian Hunter 738 1997

3. Rusty Staub 734 1978

4. Tony Phillips 733 1992

5. Eddie Lake 732 1947

6. Charlie Gehringer 731 1936

Harvey Kuenn 731 1953

Jake Wood 731 1961

9. Jerry Priddy 729 1950

10. Ty Cobb 726 1924

11. George Kell 724 1950

12. Donie Bush 721 1914

Travis Fryman 721 1992

14. Lou Whitaker 720 1983

15. Charlie Gehringer 715 1929

16. Jimmy Barrett 714 1904

17. Roy Johnson 713 1929

18. Cecil Fielder 712 1991

19. Hank Greenberg 710 1935

20. Lu Blue 709 1921

Charlie Gehringer 709 1935

22. Rocky Colavito 708 1961

Charlie Gehringer 708 1934

24. Rocky Colavito 707 1962

Tony Phillips 707 1993

26. Charlie Gehringer 705 1933

Ossie Vitt 705 1916

28. Bobby Veach 704 1922

29. Donie Bush 703 1915

Eddie Lake 703 1946

Ralph Young 703 1920

32. Hank Greenberg 701 1937

Johnny Lipon 701 1950

Lou Whitaker 701 1985

35. Dale Alexander 700 1929

Ty Cobb 700 1915

37. Charlie Gehringer 699 1930

38. Ron LeFlore 698 1977

Bill Tuttle 698 1955

40. Roy Johnson 697 1931

Dick Wakefield 697 1943

Don Wert 697 1965

43. Harvey Kuenn 696 1954

Eddie Mayo 696 1944

45. Travis Fryman 695 1993

Rusty Staub 695 1977

Vic Wertz 695 1949

48. Donie Bush 694 1913

Sam Crawford 694 1915

Brandon Inge 694 2005

Plate Appearances (approx.)
Rank Player    PA    PA

1. Ty Cobb 12105 12105

2. Al Kaline 11597 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 10237 10237

4. Lou Whitaker 9967 9967

5. Alan Trammell