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1928 National League Batting Leaders

1927 Season 1929 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 614 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	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Rogers Hornsby	32	BSN	Maj	BSN	140	619	486	99	188	42	7	21	94	5	3	107	41	.387	.498	.632	1.130	307	1	25	9
2	Paul Waner*	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	152	697	602	142	223	50	19	6	86	6	9	77	16	.370	.446	.547	.992	329	5	13	1
3	Chuck Klein	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	64	275	253	41	91	14	4	11	34	0	1	14	22	.360	.396	.577	.973	146	1	7	0
4	Freddie Lindstrom	22	NY1	Maj	NYG	153	687	646	99	231	39	9	14	107	15	21	25	21	.358	.383	.511	.894	330	2	14	2
5	Wally Roettger	25	SLN	Maj	STL	68	283	261	27	89	17	4	6	44	2	5	10	22	.341	.372	.506	.878	132	3	9	2
6	Babe Herman*	25	BRO	Maj	BRO	134	542	486	64	165	37	6	12	91	1	6	38	36	.340	.390	.514	.904	250	2	16	5
7	George Sisler*	35	BSN	Maj	BSN	118	537	491	71	167	26	4	4	68	11	10	30	15	.340	.381	.434	.814	213	2	14	0
8	Chick Hafey	25	SLN	Maj	STL	138	584	520	101	175	46	6	27	111	8	3	40	53	.337	.386	.604	.990	314	2	22	3
9	Lance Richbourg	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	148	685	612	105	206	26	12	2	52	11	16	62	39	.337	.399	.428	.828	262	2	9	2
10	Pie Traynor	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	144	640	569	91	192	38	12	3	124	12	4	28	10	.337	.370	.462	.832	263	1	42	2
11	Lloyd Waner	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	152	720	659	121	221	22	14	5	61	8	7	40	13	.335	.377	.434	.811	286	4	17	0
12	Shanty Hogan	22	NY1	Maj	NYG	131	470	411	48	137	25	2	10	71	0	1	42	25	.333	.406	.477	.883	196	8	9	12
13	Bill Terry*	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	149	649	568	100	185	36	11	17	101	7	4	64	36	.326	.394	.518	.912	294	0	17	5
14	Jim Bottomley*	28	SLN	Maj	STL	149	667	576	123	187	42	20	31	136	10	3	71	54	.325	.402	.629	1.030	362	3	17	3
15	Riggs Stephenson	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	137	591	512	75	166	36	9	8	90	8	5	68	29	.324	.407	.477	.883	244	3	8	2
16	George Grantham	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	124	522	440	93	142	24	9	10	85	9	6	59	37	.323	.408	.486	.894	214	4	19	4
17	Fred Brickell	21	PIT	Maj	PIT	81	225	202	34	65	4	4	3	41	5	6	20	18	.322	.383	.426	.809	86	0	3	2
18	Mel Ott	19	NY1	Maj	NYG	124	499	435	69	140	26	4	18	77	3	6	52	36	.322	.397	.524	.921	228	2	10	0
19	Del Bissonette*	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	155	669	587	90	188	30	13	25	106	5	6	70	75	.320	.396	.543	.940	319	4	8	7
20	Lefty O'Doul*	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	114	390	354	67	113	19	4	8	46	9	4	30	8	.319	.372	.463	.836	164	0	6	0
21	Harvey Hendrick	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	126	493	425	83	135	15	10	11	59	16	15	54	34	.318	.397	.478	.875	203	2	12	0
22	Hack Wilson	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	145	623	520	89	163	32	9	31	120	4	1	77	94	.314	.404	.589	.993	306	2	24	4
23	Pete Scott	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	60	203	177	33	55	10	4	5	33	1	2	18	14	.311	.378	.497	.875	88	1	7	0
24	Glenn Wright	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	108	443	407	63	126	20	8	8	66	3	3	21	53	.310	.344	.457	.801	186	0	15	0
25	Pid Purdy	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	70	252	223	32	69	11	1	0	25	1	2	23	13	.309	.377	.368	.744	82	1	5	0
26	Andy Reese	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	109	432	406	61	125	18	4	6	44	7	4	13	24	.308	.331	.416	.747	169	1	12	3
27	Jimmy Welsh	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	124	526	476	77	146	22	5	9	54	4	9	29	30	.307	.357	.431	.787	205	8	13	1
28	Ethan Allen	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	129	527	485	55	148	30	7	1	62	6	13	27	29	.305	.343	.402	.745	195	1	14	0
29	Dick Bartell	20	PIT	Maj	PIT	72	271	233	27	71	8	4	1	36	4	4	21	18	.305	.377	.386	.763	90	6	11	0
30	Freddy Leach	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	145	637	588	83	179	36	11	13	96	4	7	30	30	.304	.342	.469	.812	276	4	15	4
31	Val Picinich	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	96	358	324	29	98	15	1	7	35	1	6	20	25	.303	.343	.420	.763	136	0	14	0
32	Gabby Hartnett	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	120	464	388	61	117	26	9	14	57	3	6	65	32	.302	.404	.523	.928	203	2	9	10
33	Pinky Whitney	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	151	636	585	73	176	35	4	10	103	3	6	36	30	.301	.342	.426	.768	249	1	14	1
34	Frankie Frisch	30	SLN	Maj	STL	141	631	547	107	164	29	9	10	86	29	7	64	17	.300	.374	.441	.815	241	1	19	1
35	Woody English	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	116	522	475	68	142	22	4	2	34	4	7	30	28	.299	.343	.375	.718	178	2	15	0
36	Billy Zitzmann	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	101	296	266	53	79	9	3	3	33	13	3	13	22	.297	.337	.387	.724	103	3	14	0
37	Clyde Barnhart	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	61	211	196	18	58	6	2	4	30	3	0	11	9	.296	.333	.408	.742	80	0	4	0
38	Adam Comorosky	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	51	198	176	22	52	6	3	2	34	1	2	15	6	.296	.354	.398	.752	70	1	6	0
39	Hughie Critz	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	153	698	641	95	190	21	11	5	52	18	11	37	24	.296	.335	.387	.722	248	0	20	1
40	George Kelly	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	116	449	402	46	119	33	7	3	58	2	2	28	35	.296	.345	.435	.780	175	2	17	3
41	Rube Bressler*	33	BRO	Maj	BRO	145	609	501	78	148	29	13	4	70	2	7	80	33	.295	.398	.429	.827	215	5	23	0
42	Taylor Douthit	27	SLN	Maj	STL	154	752	648	111	191	35	3	3	43	11	10	84	36	.295	.384	.372	.756	241	10	10	0
43	Bubbles Hargrave	35	CIN	Maj	CIN	65	215	190	19	56	12	3	0	23	4	1	13	14	.295	.353	.390	.742	74	4	8	1
44	Charlie Grimm*	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	147	615	547	67	161	25	5	5	62	7	7	39	20	.294	.342	.386	.728	211	1	28	2
45	George Harper	36	SLN,NY1	Maj	STL-NYG	118	408	329	52	96	9	2	19	65	3	6	61	19	.292	.407	.505	.912	166	3	15	0
46	Chuck Dressen	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	135	571	498	72	145	26	3	1	59	10	10	43	22	.291	.355	.361	.716	180	6	24	0
47	Marty Callaghan*	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	81	284	238	29	69	11	4	0	24	5	9	27	10	.290	.362	.370	.732	88	0	19	2
48	Fresco Thompson	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	152	700	634	99	182	34	11	3	50	19	12	42	27	.287	.332	.390	.722	247	1	23	1
49	Kiki Cuyler	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	133	581	499	92	142	25	9	17	79	37	9	51	61	.285	.359	.473	.832	236	7	24	3
50	Andy High	30	SLN	Maj	STL	111	422	368	58	105	14	3	6	37	2	1	37	10	.285	.355	.389	.744	143	3	14	1
51	Don Hurst*	22	PHI	Maj	PHI	107	475	396	73	113	23	4	19	64	3	3	68	40	.285	.391	.508	.899	201	1	10	3
52	Denny Sothern	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	141	618	579	82	165	27	5	5	38	17	15	34	53	.285	.327	.375	.702	217	2	3	0
53	Wally Pipp*	35	CIN	Maj	CIN	95	307	272	30	77	11	3	2	26	1	4	23	13	.283	.341	.368	.709	100	1	11	1
54	Johnny Gooch	30	BRO,PIT	Maj	BRO-PIT	73	197	181	16	51	3	3	0	17	0	0	10	15	.282	.319	.332	.651	60	0	6	1
55	Virgil Davis	23	PHI,SLN	Maj	PHI-STL	69	187	168	17	47	2	0	3	19	0	0	16	11	.280	.342	.345	.688	58	0	3	4
56	Jack Smith*	33	BSN	Maj	BSN	96	289	254	30	71	9	2	1	32	6	2	21	14	.280	.335	.343	.677	87	0	14	0
57	Freddie Maguire	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	140	639	574	67	160	24	7	1	41	6	3	25	38	.279	.312	.350	.663	201	3	37	0
58	Curt Walker	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	123	502	427	64	119	15	12	6	73	19	4	49	14	.279	.354	.412	.767	176	1	25	1
59	Les Bell	26	BSN	Maj	BSN	153	656	591	58	164	36	7	10	91	1	7	40	45	.278	.323	.413	.736	244	0	25	1
60	Wattie Holm	26	SLN	Maj	STL	102	429	386	61	107	24	6	3	47	1	3	32	17	.277	.334	.394	.728	152	1	10	1
61	Sparky Adams	33	PIT	Maj	PIT	135	628	539	91	149	14	6	0	38	8	8	64	18	.276	.358	.325	.682	175	4	21	0
62	Andy Cohen	23	NY1	Maj	NYG	129	548	504	64	138	24	7	9	59	3	3	31	17	.274	.318	.403	.721	203	2	11	1
63	Jake Flowers	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	103	406	339	51	93	11	6	2	44	10	4	47	30	.274	.366	.360	.726	122	2	18	2
64	Mike González	37	CHN	Maj	CHC	49	175	158	12	43	9	2	1	21	2	1	12	7	.272	.324	.373	.697	59	0	5	0
65	Walt Lerian	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	96	292	239	28	65	16	2	2	25	1	0	41	29	.272	.385	.381	.766	91	3	9	3
66	Ty Tyson	36	BRO	Maj	BRO	59	229	210	25	57	11	1	1	21	3	4	10	14	.271	.317	.348	.665	73	4	5	0
67	Johnny Butler	35	CHN	Maj	CHC	62	202	174	17	47	7	0	0	16	2	2	19	7	.270	.352	.310	.662	54	3	6	3
68	Travis Jackson	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	150	626	537	73	145	35	6	14	77	8	8	56	46	.270	.339	.436	.775	234	0	33	5
69	Eddie Brown	36	BSN	Maj	BSN	142	569	523	45	140	28	2	2	59	6	3	24	22	.268	.305	.340	.645	178	4	18	0
70	Charlie Hargreaves	31	PIT,BRO	Maj	PIT-BRO	99	352	321	18	86	10	2	1	37	2	0	18	15	.268	.309	.321	.630	103	1	12	5
71	Les Mann	34	NY1	Maj	NYG	82	224	193	29	51	7	1	2	25	2	4	18	9	.264	.330	.342	.672	66	1	12	2
72	Jimmie Wilson	27	SLN,PHI	Maj	STL-PHI	141	552	481	56	127	30	3	2	63	12	10	54	32	.264	.340	.351	.691	169	1	16	6
73	Clyde Beck	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	131	552	483	72	124	18	4	3	52	3	4	58	58	.257	.341	.329	.671	159	4	7	3
74	Cy Williams*	40	PHI	Maj	PHI	99	303	238	31	61	9	0	12	37	0	0	54	34	.256	.400	.445	.845	106	3	8	6
75	Hank DeBerry	33	BRO	Maj	BRO	82	279	258	19	65	8	2	0	23	3	0	18	15	.252	.301	.298	.599	77	0	3	4
76	Edd Roush*	35	NY1	Maj	NYG	46	180	163	20	41	5	3	2	13	1	2	14	8	.252	.315	.356	.670	58	1	2	2
77	Zack Taylor	29	BSN	Maj	BSN	125	442	399	36	100	15	1	2	30	2	1	33	29	.251	.313	.308	.621	123	3	7	5
78	Dave Bancroft	37	BRO	Maj	BRO	149	591	515	47	127	19	5	0	51	7	9	59	20	.247	.326	.303	.629	156	2	15	1
79	Max Carey	38	BRO	Maj	BRO	108	353	296	41	73	11	0	2	19	18	3	47	24	.247	.354	.304	.658	90	2	8	1
80	Horace Ford	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	149	571	506	49	122	17	4	0	54	1	5	47	31	.241	.308	.291	.599	147	2	16	1
81	Rabbit Maranville	36	SLN	Maj	STL	112	412	366	40	88	14	10	1	34	3	3	36	27	.240	.310	.342	.652	125	1	9	1
82	Eddie Moore	29	BSN	Maj	BSN	68	244	215	27	51	9	0	2	18	7	2	19	12	.237	.299	.307	.606	66	0	10	0
83	Arnold Statz	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	77	199	171	28	40	8	1	0	16	3	2	18	12	.234	.311	.292	.603	50	1	9	0
84	Harry Riconda	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	92	315	281	22	63	15	4	3	35	6	6	20	28	.224	.285	.338	.623	95	4	10	2
85	Doc Farrell	26	BSN	Maj	BSN	134	533	483	36	104	14	2	3	43	3	4	26	26	.215	.263	.271	.534	131	5	19	0
86	Heinie Sand	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	141	509	426	38	90	26	1	0	38	1	6	60	47	.211	.310	.277	.587	118	1	22	0
87	Tommy Thevenow	24	SLN	Maj	STL	69	196	171	11	35	8	3	0	13	0	0	20	12	.205	.288	.287	.575	49	0	5	1
88	Wally Gilbert	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	39	171	153	26	31	4	0	0	3	2	1	14	8	.203	.274	.229	.503	35	1	3	0
89	Bob O'Farrell	31	NY1,SLN	Maj	NYG-STL	91	240	185	29	37	7	0	2	24	4	0	47	25	.200	.362	.270	.632	50	0	8	1