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1988 American League Batting Leaders

1987 Season 1989 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,131 games, 14 teams, approx. 161 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	SF	IBB
1	Wade Boggs*	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	719	584	128	214	45	6	5	58	2	3	125	34	.366	.476	.490	.965	286	23	3	0	7	18
2	Kirby Puckett	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	158	691	657	109	234	42	5	24	121	6	7	23	83	.356	.375	.545	.920	358	17	2	0	9	4
3	Mike Greenwell*	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	158	693	590	86	192	39	8	22	119	16	8	87	38	.325	.416	.531	.946	313	11	9	0	7	18
4	Dave Winfield	36	NYA	Maj	NYY	149	631	559	96	180	37	2	25	107	9	4	69	88	.322	.398	.530	.927	296	19	2	0	1	10
5	John Moses#	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	105	225	206	33	65	10	3	2	12	11	6	15	21	.316	.366	.422	.788	87	4	2	1	1	2
6	Kent Hrbek*	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	143	586	510	75	159	31	0	25	76	0	3	67	54	.312	.387	.520	.907	265	9	0	2	7	7
7	Paul Molitor	31	MIL	Maj	MIL	154	690	609	115	190	34	6	13	60	41	10	71	54	.312	.384	.452	.836	275	10	2	5	3	8
8	Terry Francona*	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	62	221	212	24	66	8	0	1	12	0	0	5	18	.311	.324	.363	.687	77	4	0	2	2	1
9	Don Mattingly*	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	144	651	599	94	186	37	0	18	88	1	0	41	29	.311	.353	.462	.816	277	13	3	0	8	14
10	Alan Trammell	30	DET	Maj	DET	128	523	466	73	145	24	1	15	69	7	4	46	46	.311	.373	.464	.836	216	14	4	0	7	8
11	Claudell Washington*	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	126	485	455	62	140	22	3	11	64	15	6	24	74	.308	.342	.442	.784	201	7	2	0	4	2
12	José Canseco	23	OAK	Maj	OAK	158	705	610	120	187	34	0	42	124	40	16	78	128	.307	.391	.569	.959	347	15	10	1	6	10
13	George Brett*	35	KCA	Maj	KCR	157	681	589	90	180	42	3	24	103	14	3	82	51	.306	.389	.509	.898	300	15	3	0	7	15
14	Johnny Ray#	31	CAL	Maj	CAL	153	659	602	75	184	42	7	6	83	4	1	36	38	.306	.345	.429	.773	258	10	4	9	8	2
15	Robin Yount	32	MIL	Maj	MIL	162	696	621	92	190	38	11	13	91	22	4	63	63	.306	.369	.465	.834	289	21	3	2	7	10
16	Rickey Henderson	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	140	647	554	118	169	30	2	6	50	93	13	82	54	.305	.394	.399	.793	221	6	3	2	6	1
17	Dave Henderson	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	146	570	507	100	154	38	1	24	94	2	4	47	92	.304	.363	.525	.887	266	14	4	5	7	1
18	Kevin Seitzer	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	149	643	559	90	170	32	5	5	60	10	8	72	64	.304	.388	.406	.794	227	15	6	3	3	4
19	Julio Franco	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	676	613	88	186	23	6	10	54	25	11	56	72	.303	.361	.409	.771	251	17	2	1	4	4
20	Dave Gallagher	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	101	384	347	59	105	15	3	5	31	5	4	29	40	.303	.354	.406	.761	141	8	0	6	2	3
21	Gary Gaetti	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	133	516	468	66	141	29	2	28	88	7	4	36	85	.301	.353	.551	.905	258	10	5	1	6	5
22	Rance Mulliniks*	32	TOR	Maj	TOR	119	399	337	49	101	21	1	12	48	1	0	56	57	.300	.395	.475	.870	160	10	0	2	4	3
23	Bob Boone	40	CAL	Maj	CAL	122	392	352	38	104	17	0	5	39	2	2	29	26	.295	.352	.386	.739	136	9	2	9	0	2
24	Alvin Davis*	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	140	582	478	67	141	24	1	18	69	1	1	95	53	.295	.412	.462	.875	221	14	4	0	5	13
25	Brian Harper	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	60	182	166	15	49	11	1	3	20	0	3	10	12	.295	.344	.428	.772	71	12	3	2	1	1
26	Wally Joyner*	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	158	663	597	81	176	31	2	13	85	8	2	55	51	.295	.356	.419	.775	250	16	5	0	6	14
27	Dave Bergman*	35	DET	Maj	DET	116	333	289	37	85	14	0	5	35	0	2	38	34	.294	.372	.394	.766	114	7	0	2	4	2
28	Ellis Burks	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	144	615	540	93	159	37	5	18	92	25	9	62	89	.294	.367	.481	.848	260	8	3	4	6	1
29	Dwight Evans	36	BOS	Maj	BOS	149	645	559	96	164	31	7	21	111	5	1	76	99	.293	.375	.487	.861	272	16	1	2	7	3
30	Jody Reed	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	109	400	338	60	99	23	1	1	28	1	3	45	21	.293	.380	.376	.756	127	5	4	11	2	1
31	Curt Wilkerson#	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	117	371	338	41	99	12	5	0	28	9	4	26	43	.293	.345	.358	.703	121	7	2	3	2	3
32	Darnell Coles	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	55	221	195	32	57	10	1	10	34	3	2	17	26	.292	.356	.508	.864	99	5	4	2	3	0
33	Luis Polonia*	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	84	313	288	51	84	11	4	2	27	24	9	21	40	.292	.338	.378	.716	109	3	0	2	2	0
34	Manuel Lee#	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	116	415	381	38	111	16	3	2	38	3	3	26	64	.291	.333	.365	.698	139	13	0	4	4	1
35	Joe Orsulak*	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	125	416	379	48	109	21	3	8	27	9	8	23	30	.288	.331	.422	.753	160	7	3	8	3	2
36	Tony Fernández#	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	154	704	648	76	186	41	4	5	70	15	5	45	65	.287	.335	.386	.721	250	9	4	3	4	3
37	Eddie Murray#	32	BAL	Maj	BAL	161	681	603	75	171	27	2	28	84	5	2	75	78	.284	.361	.474	.836	286	20	0	0	3	8
38	Marty Barrett	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	150	687	612	83	173	28	1	1	65	7	3	40	35	.283	.330	.337	.666	206	16	7	20	8	1
39	Harold Reynolds#	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	158	663	598	61	169	26	11	4	41	35	29	51	51	.283	.340	.383	.723	229	9	2	10	2	1
40	Don Slaught	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	97	358	322	33	91	25	1	9	43	1	0	24	54	.283	.334	.450	.785	145	10	3	5	4	3
41	Fred McGriff*	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	154	623	536	100	151	35	4	34	82	6	1	79	149	.282	.376	.552	.928	296	15	4	0	4	3
42	Geno Petralli*	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	129	400	351	35	99	14	2	7	36	0	1	41	52	.282	.356	.393	.749	138	12	2	1	5	5
43	Pat Tabler	30	KCA,CLE	Maj	KCR-CLE	130	498	444	53	125	22	3	2	66	3	3	46	68	.282	.349	.358	.708	159	9	3	0	5	1
44	Mel Hall*	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	150	553	515	69	144	32	4	6	71	7	3	28	50	.280	.312	.392	.704	202	8	0	2	8	12
45	Carney Lansford	31	OAK	Maj	OAK	150	607	556	80	155	20	2	7	57	29	8	35	35	.279	.327	.360	.687	200	17	7	5	4	4
46	Kelly Gruber	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	158	623	569	75	158	33	5	16	81	23	5	38	92	.278	.328	.438	.766	249	20	7	5	4	1
47	Harold Baines*	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	158	674	599	55	166	39	1	13	81	0	0	67	109	.277	.347	.411	.758	246	21	1	0	7	14
48	Carlton Fisk	40	CHA	Maj	CHW	76	298	253	37	70	8	1	19	50	0	0	37	40	.277	.377	.542	.919	137	6	5	1	2	9
49	Scott Fletcher	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	140	609	515	59	142	19	4	0	47	8	5	62	34	.276	.364	.328	.692	169	13	12	15	5	1
50	Jim Gantner*	35	MIL	Maj	MIL	155	596	539	67	149	28	2	0	47	20	8	34	50	.276	.322	.336	.658	181	9	3	18	2	1
51	Rick Leach*	31	TOR	Maj	TOR	87	217	199	21	55	13	1	0	23	0	1	18	27	.276	.336	.352	.688	70	8	0	0	0	3
52	Lou Whitaker*	31	DET	Maj	DET	115	477	403	54	111	18	2	12	55	2	0	66	61	.275	.376	.419	.795	169	8	0	6	2	5
53	Danny Tartabull	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	146	593	507	80	139	38	3	26	102	8	5	76	119	.274	.369	.515	.884	261	10	4	0	6	4
54	Carmelo Castillo	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	66	182	176	12	48	8	0	4	14	6	2	5	31	.273	.297	.386	.683	68	4	1	0	0	1
55	Tony Armas	34	CAL	Maj	CAL	120	393	368	42	100	20	2	13	49	1	3	22	87	.272	.311	.443	.754	163	13	0	1	2	0
56	Pete O'Brien*	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	628	547	57	149	24	1	16	71	1	4	72	73	.272	.352	.408	.760	223	12	0	1	8	9
57	Cory Snyder	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	142	558	511	71	139	24	3	26	75	5	1	42	101	.272	.326	.483	.810	247	12	1	0	4	7
58	Joe Carter	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	157	670	621	85	168	36	6	27	98	27	5	35	82	.271	.314	.478	.792	297	6	7	1	6	6
59	Luis Salazar	32	DET	Maj	DET	130	489	452	61	122	14	1	12	62	6	0	21	70	.270	.305	.385	.690	174	13	3	10	3	2
60	George Bell	28	TOR	Maj	TOR	156	657	614	78	165	27	5	24	97	4	2	34	66	.269	.304	.446	.751	274	21	1	0	8	5
61	Rick Cerone	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	84	289	264	31	71	13	1	3	27	0	0	20	32	.269	.326	.360	.686	95	6	3	1	1	0
62	Dan Gladden	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	141	633	576	91	155	32	6	11	62	28	8	46	74	.269	.325	.403	.728	232	9	4	2	5	4
63	Steve Lyons*	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	146	526	472	59	127	28	3	5	45	1	2	32	59	.269	.313	.373	.686	176	6	1	15	6	1
64	Chili Davis#	28	CAL	Maj	CAL	158	667	600	81	161	29	3	21	93	9	10	56	118	.268	.326	.432	.757	259	13	0	1	10	14
65	Gene Larkin#	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	594	505	56	135	30	2	8	70	3	2	68	55	.267	.368	.382	.750	193	12	15	1	5	8
66	Mike Macfarlane	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	70	236	211	25	56	15	0	4	26	0	0	21	37	.265	.332	.393	.725	83	5	1	1	2	2
67	Terry Steinbach	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	104	398	351	42	93	19	1	9	51	3	0	33	47	.265	.334	.402	.736	141	13	6	3	5	2
68	Chet Lemon	33	DET	Maj	DET	144	582	512	67	135	29	4	17	64	1	2	59	65	.264	.346	.436	.782	223	18	7	1	3	6
69	Nelson Liriano#	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	99	295	276	36	73	6	2	3	23	12	5	11	40	.264	.297	.333	.630	92	4	2	5	1	0
70	Jim Rice	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	135	542	485	57	128	18	3	15	72	1	1	48	89	.264	.330	.406	.736	197	18	3	0	6	2
71	Cal Ripken Jr.	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	161	689	575	87	152	25	1	23	81	2	2	102	69	.264	.372	.431	.803	248	10	2	0	10	7
72	Andy Allanson	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	133	474	434	44	114	11	0	5	50	5	9	25	63	.263	.305	.323	.627	140	6	3	8	4	2
73	Mickey Brantley	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	149	614	577	76	152	25	4	15	56	18	7	26	64	.263	.296	.399	.694	230	12	2	5	4	0
74	Tom Herr#	32	MIN	Maj	MIN	86	345	304	42	80	16	0	1	21	10	3	40	47	.263	.349	.326	.674	99	9	0	1	0	1
75	Joey Meyer	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	103	352	327	22	86	18	0	11	45	0	1	23	88	.263	.313	.419	.731	137	9	1	0	1	2
76	Ken Phelps*	33	SEA,NYA	Maj	SEA-NYY	117	371	297	54	78	13	0	24	54	1	0	70	61	.263	.402	.549	.950	163	6	1	0	3	5
77	Gary Redus	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	77	304	262	42	69	10	4	6	34	26	2	33	52	.263	.342	.401	.743	105	5	2	0	7	1
78	Willie Wilson#	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	147	628	591	81	155	17	11	1	37	35	7	22	106	.262	.289	.333	.622	197	5	2	8	5	1
79	Glenn Braggs	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	72	294	272	30	71	14	0	10	42	6	4	14	60	.261	.307	.423	.730	115	6	5	1	2	0
80	Randy Bush*	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	136	466	394	51	103	20	3	14	51	8	6	58	49	.261	.365	.434	.799	171	8	9	0	5	14
81	Ozzie Guillén*	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	156	606	566	58	148	16	7	0	39	25	13	25	40	.261	.294	.314	.608	178	14	2	10	3	3
82	Mickey Tettleton#	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	86	316	283	31	74	11	1	11	37	0	1	28	70	.261	.330	.424	.754	120	9	2	1	2	2
83	Mark McGwire	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	155	635	550	87	143	22	1	32	99	0	0	76	117	.260	.352	.478	.830	263	15	4	1	4	4
84	Henry Cotto	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	133	418	386	50	100	18	1	8	33	27	3	23	53	.259	.302	.373	.675	144	8	2	4	3	0
85	Devon White#	25	CAL	Maj	CAL	122	486	455	76	118	22	2	11	51	17	8	23	84	.259	.297	.389	.686	177	5	2	5	1	1
86	Ron Kittle	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	75	254	225	31	58	8	0	18	43	0	0	16	65	.258	.323	.533	.856	120	0	8	0	5	1
87	Scott Bradley*	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	103	359	335	45	86	17	1	4	33	1	1	17	16	.257	.295	.349	.644	117	11	2	3	2	1
88	Ron Hassey*	35	OAK	Maj	OAK	107	365	323	32	83	15	0	7	45	2	0	30	42	.257	.323	.368	.692	119	9	4	3	5	1
89	Stan Javier#	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	125	440	397	49	102	13	3	2	35	20	1	32	63	.257	.313	.320	.633	127	13	2	6	3	1
90	Dave Parker*	37	OAK	Maj	OAK	101	411	377	43	97	18	1	12	55	0	1	32	70	.257	.314	.406	.720	153	3	0	0	2	2
91	Rick Schu	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	89	294	270	22	69	9	4	4	20	6	4	21	49	.256	.316	.363	.679	98	7	3	0	0	0
92	Ron Washington	36	CLE	Maj	CLE	69	241	223	30	57	14	2	2	21	3	3	9	35	.256	.298	.363	.662	81	2	5	3	1	0
93	Glenn Hubbard	30	OAK	Maj	OAK	105	342	294	35	75	12	2	3	33	1	3	33	50	.255	.334	.340	.674	100	9	3	10	2	0
94	Todd Benzinger#	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	120	436	405	47	103	28	1	13	70	2	3	22	80	.254	.293	.425	.718	172	8	1	6	2	4
95	Jack Howell*	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	154	558	500	59	127	32	2	16	63	2	6	46	130	.254	.323	.422	.745	211	8	6	4	2	8
96	Pat Sheridan*	30	DET	Maj	DET	127	402	347	47	88	9	5	11	47	8	6	44	64	.254	.339	.403	.743	140	6	2	7	2	4
97	Rubén Sierra#	22	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	668	615	77	156	32	2	23	91	18	4	44	91	.254	.301	.424	.725	261	15	1	0	8	10
98	Rob Deer	27	MIL	Maj	MIL	135	555	492	71	124	24	0	23	85	9	5	51	153	.252	.328	.441	.769	217	4	7	0	5	4
99	Tim Laudner	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	117	418	375	38	94	18	1	13	54	0	0	36	89	.251	.316	.408	.724	153	14	1	3	3	0
100	Matt Nokes*	24	DET	Maj	DET	122	425	382	53	96	18	0	16	53	0	1	34	58	.251	.313	.424	.737	162	11	1	6	2	3