1949 American League Batting Leaders

1948 Season 1950 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 618 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season

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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	Joe DiMaggio	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	76	329	272	58	94	14	6	14	67	0	1	55	18	.346	.459	.596	1.055	162	11	2	0	7
2	George Kell	26	DET	Maj	DET	134	612	522	97	179	38	9	3	59	7	5	71	13	.343	.424	.467	.892	244	17	3	16	2
3	Ted Williams*	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	730	566	150	194	39	3	43	159	1	1	162	48	.343	.490	.650	1.141	368	22	2	0	11
4	Bob Dillinger	30	SLA	Maj	SLB	137	605	544	68	176	22	13	1	51	20	14	51	40	.324	.385	.417	.802	227	14	3	7	3
5	Gus Zernial	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	73	213	198	29	63	17	2	5	38	0	1	15	26	.318	.366	.500	.866	99	2	0	0	1
6	Dale Mitchell*	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	149	685	640	81	203	16	23	3	56	10	3	43	11	.317	.360	.428	.788	274	8	0	2	2
7	Bobby Doerr	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	139	623	541	91	167	30	9	18	109	2	2	75	33	.309	.393	.497	.890	269	31	0	7	2
8	Cass Michaels	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	154	672	561	73	173	27	9	6	83	5	7	101	50	.308	.417	.421	.837	236	20	3	7	3
9	Dom DiMaggio	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	145	706	605	126	186	34	5	8	60	9	7	96	55	.307	.404	.420	.824	254	10	2	3	0
10	Johnny Pesky*	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	148	713	604	111	185	27	7	2	69	8	4	100	19	.306	.408	.384	.792	232	12	4	5	0
11	Roy Sievers	22	SLA	Maj	SLB	140	545	471	84	144	28	1	16	91	1	5	70	75	.306	.398	.471	.869	222	15	2	2	1
12	Vic Wertz*	24	DET	Maj	DET	155	695	608	96	185	26	6	20	133	2	3	80	61	.304	.385	.465	.851	283	19	0	7	4
13	Hoot Evers	28	DET	Maj	DET	132	508	432	68	131	21	6	7	72	6	7	70	38	.303	.403	.428	.831	185	16	2	4	4
14	Luke Appling	42	CHA	Maj	CHW	142	619	492	82	148	21	5	5	58	7	12	121	24	.301	.439	.394	.833	194	23	0	6	1
15	Billy Goodman*	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	122	509	443	54	132	23	3	0	56	2	0	58	21	.298	.382	.363	.745	161	14	2	6	0
16	Dick Kryhoski*	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	54	188	177	18	52	10	3	1	27	2	4	9	17	.294	.335	.401	.736	71	6	2	0	0
17	Eddie Robinson*	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	143	603	527	66	155	27	3	18	78	3	4	67	30	.294	.381	.459	.840	242	17	7	2	2
18	Herb Adams*	21	CHA	Maj	CHW	56	218	208	26	61	5	3	0	16	1	2	9	16	.293	.323	.346	.669	72	3	0	1	0
19	Johnny Groth	22	DET	Maj	DET	103	418	348	60	102	19	5	11	73	3	7	65	27	.293	.407	.471	.878	164	15	2	3	2
20	Don Kolloway	30	DET,CHA	Maj	DET-CHW	130	542	487	71	142	19	3	2	47	7	7	49	26	.292	.359	.355	.714	173	17	2	4	1
21	Les Moss	24	SLA	Maj	SLB	97	330	278	28	81	11	0	10	39	0	1	49	32	.291	.399	.439	.838	122	10	1	2	0
22	Mickey Vernon*	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	153	659	584	72	170	27	4	18	83	9	7	58	51	.291	.357	.443	.801	259	8	2	15	7
23	Jerry Priddy	29	SLA	Maj	SLB	145	634	544	83	158	26	4	11	63	5	3	80	81	.290	.382	.414	.796	225	17	1	9	1
24	Vern Stephens	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	711	610	113	177	31	2	39	159	2	2	101	73	.290	.391	.539	.930	329	19	0	0	5
25	Tommy Henrich*	36	NYA	Maj	NYY	115	502	411	90	118	20	3	24	85	2	2	86	34	.287	.416	.526	.942	216	7	5	0	2
26	Dave Philley#	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	146	660	598	84	171	20	8	0	44	13	4	54	51	.286	.347	.346	.693	207	12	2	6	4
27	Lou Boudreau	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	134	561	475	53	135	20	3	4	60	0	1	70	10	.284	.381	.364	.745	173	19	4	12	3
28	Bud Stewart*	33	WS1	Maj	WSH	118	447	388	58	110	23	4	8	43	6	4	49	33	.284	.368	.425	.793	165	4	3	7	1
29	Bobby Brown*	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	104	384	343	61	97	14	4	6	61	4	3	38	18	.283	.359	.399	.759	137	9	3	0	1
30	Elmer Valo*	28	PHA	Maj	PHA	150	680	547	86	155	27	12	5	85	14	11	119	32	.283	.413	.404	.817	221	11	2	12	2
31	Larry Doby*	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	147	650	547	106	153	25	3	24	85	10	9	91	90	.280	.389	.468	.857	256	14	7	5	7
32	Paul Campbell*	31	DET	Maj	DET	87	287	255	38	71	15	4	3	30	3	3	24	32	.278	.343	.404	.747	103	1	1	7	2
33	Sam Chapman	33	PHA	Maj	PHA	154	674	589	89	164	24	4	24	108	3	4	80	68	.278	.367	.455	.822	268	23	2	3	2
34	Chuck Kress*	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	97	409	353	45	98	17	6	1	44	6	7	39	44	.278	.349	.368	.718	130	7	0	17	2
35	Yogi Berra*	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	116	443	415	59	115	20	2	20	91	2	1	22	25	.277	.323	.480	.802	199	6	6	0	3
36	Hank Majeski	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	114	487	448	62	124	26	5	9	67	0	1	29	23	.277	.326	.417	.744	187	18	4	6	4
37	Al Zarilla*	30	BOS,SLA	Maj	BOS-SLB	139	593	530	78	147	33	4	10	77	5	5	56	53	.277	.352	.411	.763	218	15	5	2	1
38	Bob Kennedy	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	121	469	424	49	117	23	5	9	57	5	5	37	40	.276	.334	.417	.752	177	14	0	8	4
39	Wally Moses*	38	PHA	Maj	PHA	110	370	308	49	85	19	3	1	25	1	3	51	19	.276	.381	.367	.747	113	3	1	10	1
40	Jerry Coleman	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	128	523	447	54	123	21	5	2	42	8	6	63	44	.275	.367	.358	.725	160	12	2	11	0
41	Phil Rizzuto	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	712	614	110	169	22	7	5	65	18	6	72	34	.275	.352	.358	.711	220	18	1	25	0
42	Sam Dente	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	153	625	590	48	161	24	4	1	53	4	4	31	24	.273	.309	.332	.641	196	17	0	4	1
43	Hank Bauer	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	103	344	301	56	82	6	6	10	45	2	2	37	42	.272	.354	.432	.786	130	9	1	5	3
44	Al Evans	32	WS1	Maj	WSH	109	374	321	32	87	12	3	2	42	4	1	50	19	.271	.369	.346	.715	111	8	0	3	3
45	Eddie Malone	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	55	200	170	17	46	7	2	1	16	2	1	29	19	.271	.377	.353	.730	60	4	0	1	2
46	Birdie Tebbetts	36	BOS	Maj	BOS	122	472	403	42	109	14	0	5	48	8	1	62	22	.270	.369	.342	.712	138	14	1	6	6
47	Gene Woodling*	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	112	356	296	60	80	13	7	5	44	2	2	52	21	.270	.381	.412	.793	122	6	1	7	0
48	Al Kozar	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	105	378	350	46	94	15	2	4	31	2	1	25	23	.269	.321	.357	.678	125	7	2	1	1
49	Aaron Robinson*	34	DET	Maj	DET	110	411	331	38	89	12	0	13	56	0	2	73	21	.269	.402	.423	.825	140	13	1	6	8
50	Pat Mullin*	31	DET	Maj	DET	104	357	310	55	83	8	6	12	59	1	2	42	29	.268	.357	.448	.805	139	5	1	4	1
51	Pete Suder	33	PHA	Maj	PHA	118	477	445	44	119	24	6	10	75	0	1	23	35	.267	.306	.416	.722	185	20	2	7	3
52	Johnny Ostrowski	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	49	175	158	19	42	9	4	5	31	4	3	15	41	.266	.333	.468	.802	74	4	1	1	1
53	Mike Guerra	36	PHA	Maj	PHA	98	344	298	41	79	14	1	3	31	3	0	37	26	.265	.346	.349	.695	104	11	0	9	8
54	Ferris Fain*	28	PHA	Maj	PHA	150	672	525	81	138	21	5	3	78	8	1	136	51	.263	.415	.339	.754	178	15	0	11	2
55	Eddie Joost	33	PHA	Maj	PHA	144	682	525	128	138	25	3	23	81	2	1	149	80	.263	.429	.453	.883	238	6	4	4	1
56	Dick Kokos*	21	SLA	Maj	SLB	143	572	501	80	131	28	1	23	77	3	5	66	91	.261	.351	.459	.810	230	4	3	2	5
57	Sherm Lollar	24	SLA	Maj	SLB	109	321	284	28	74	9	1	8	49	0	1	32	22	.261	.340	.384	.723	109	8	2	3	0
58	Snuffy Stirnweiss	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	70	190	157	29	41	8	2	0	11	3	2	29	20	.261	.380	.338	.717	53	2	1	3	0
59	Floyd Baker*	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	125	474	388	38	101	15	4	1	40	3	1	84	32	.260	.392	.327	.719	127	3	0	2	6
60	Whitey Platt	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	102	269	244	29	63	8	2	3	29	0	1	24	27	.258	.325	.344	.669	84	8	0	1	0
61	Nellie Fox*	21	PHA	Maj	PHA	88	296	247	42	63	6	2	0	21	2	2	32	9	.255	.354	.296	.650	73	10	6	11	3
62	Clyde Vollmer	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	129	499	443	58	112	17	1	14	59	1	2	53	62	.253	.335	.391	.726	173	13	2	1	2
63	Eddie Yost	22	WS1	Maj	WSH	124	531	435	57	110	19	7	9	45	3	3	91	41	.253	.383	.391	.774	170	11	1	4	4
64	Ray Boone	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	86	307	258	39	65	4	4	4	26	0	2	38	17	.252	.352	.345	.697	89	11	2	9	0
65	Joe Gordon	34	CLE	Maj	CLE	148	632	541	74	136	18	3	20	84	5	6	83	33	.251	.355	.407	.762	220	20	4	4	10
66	Johnny Lipon	26	DET	Maj	DET	127	525	439	57	110	14	6	3	59	2	4	75	24	.251	.362	.330	.693	145	16	2	9	3
67	Sherry Robertson*	30	WS1	Maj	WSH	110	420	374	59	94	17	3	11	42	10	3	42	35	.251	.329	.401	.730	150	6	1	3	1
68	Billy Johnson	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	113	383	329	48	82	11	3	8	56	1	0	48	44	.249	.348	.374	.722	123	15	2	4	1
69	Cliff Mapes*	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	111	369	304	56	75	13	3	7	38	6	0	58	50	.247	.369	.378	.747	115	4	1	6	2
70	Buddy Lewis*	32	WS1	Maj	WSH	95	304	257	25	63	14	4	3	28	2	2	41	12	.245	.355	.366	.721	94	6	3	3	0
71	Thurman Tucker*	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	80	217	197	28	48	5	2	0	14	4	2	18	19	.244	.307	.289	.596	57	3	0	2	0
72	Matt Batts	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	60	183	157	23	38	9	1	3	31	1	0	25	22	.242	.350	.369	.719	58	4	1	0	0
73	Johnny Lindell	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	78	246	211	33	51	10	0	6	27	3	0	35	27	.242	.350	.374	.724	79	9	0	0	4
74	Stan Spence*	34	SLA,BOS	Maj	SLB-BOS	111	402	334	49	80	14	3	13	46	1	1	58	37	.240	.355	.416	.771	139	10	2	8	1
75	Don Wheeler	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	67	220	192	17	46	9	2	1	22	2	0	27	19	.240	.333	.323	.656	62	5	0	1	1
76	Jack Graham*	32	SLA	Maj	SLB	137	573	500	71	119	22	1	24	79	0	1	61	62	.238	.326	.430	.756	215	12	4	8	1
77	Eddie Pellagrini	31	SLA	Maj	SLB	79	257	235	26	56	8	1	2	15	2	1	14	24	.238	.284	.306	.590	72	6	1	7	0
78	Bob Swift	34	DET	Maj	DET	74	215	189	16	45	6	0	2	18	0	0	26	20	.238	.330	.302	.632	57	2	0	0	2
79	Neil Berry	27	DET	Maj	DET	109	365	329	38	78	9	1	0	18	4	2	27	24	.237	.299	.271	.569	89	11	2	7	0
80	George Metkovich*	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	93	381	338	50	80	9	4	5	45	5	4	41	24	.237	.321	.331	.652	112	18	1	1	2
81	Sam Mele	27	WS1,BOS	Maj	WSH-BOS	96	336	310	22	73	13	3	3	32	4	1	24	48	.235	.290	.326	.616	101	13	0	2	1
82	Bud Souchock	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	84	277	252	29	59	13	5	7	37	5	2	25	38	.234	.303	.409	.712	103	5	0	0	7
83	Ken Keltner	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	80	292	246	35	57	9	2	8	30	0	1	38	26	.232	.335	.382	.717	94	10	0	8	3
84	Paul Lehner*	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	104	322	297	25	68	13	0	3	37	0	2	16	20	.229	.271	.303	.574	90	12	1	8	1
85	John Sullivan	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	105	286	243	29	55	8	3	0	18	5	2	38	35	.226	.331	.284	.615	69	7	0	5	0
86	Jim Hegan	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	529	468	54	105	19	5	8	55	1	0	49	89	.224	.298	.338	.635	158	12	0	12	13
87	Gil Coan*	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	111	389	358	36	78	7	8	3	25	9	6	29	58	.218	.278	.307	.586	110	4	1	1	1
88	Don White	30	PHA	Maj	PHA	57	187	169	12	36	6	0	0	10	2	0	14	12	.213	.273	.249	.522	42	4	0	4	0
89	Joe Tipton	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	67	219	191	20	39	5	3	3	19	1	1	27	17	.204	.306	.309	.615	59	5	1	0	3
90	Eddie Lake	33	DET	Maj	DET	94	307	240	38	47	9	1	1	15	2	8	61	33	.196	.359	.254	.613	61	5	0	6	0