1947 American League Batting Leaders

1946 Season 1948 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 623 games, 8 teams, approx. 155 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	Ted Williams	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	156	693	528	125	181	40	9	32	114	0	1	162	47	.343	.499	.635	1.133	335	10	2	1	29
2	Barney McCosky	30	PHA	Maj	PHA	137	616	546	77	179	22	7	1	52	1	4	57	29	.328	.395	.399	.795	218	5	4	9	3
3	Johnny Pesky	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	719	638	106	207	27	8	0	39	12	9	72	22	.325	.393	.392	.785	250	10	0	9	0
4	Taffy Wright	35	CHA	Maj	CHW	124	455	401	48	130	13	0	4	54	8	6	48	17	.324	.398	.387	.784	155	9	1	5	3
5	George Kell	24	DET	Maj	DET	152	662	588	75	188	29	5	5	93	9	11	61	16	.320	.387	.412	.798	242	13	3	10	4
6	Dale Mitchell*	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	123	518	493	69	156	16	10	1	34	2	5	23	14	.316	.347	.396	.742	195	2	0	2	0
7	Joe DiMaggio	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	601	534	97	168	31	10	20	97	3	0	64	32	.315	.391	.523	.914	279	14	3	0	15
8	Lou Boudreau	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	150	623	538	79	165	45	3	4	67	1	0	67	10	.307	.388	.424	.811	228	9	4	14	8
9	Luke Appling	40	CHA	Maj	CHW	139	572	503	67	154	29	0	8	49	8	6	64	28	.306	.386	.412	.797	207	15	1	4	3
10	George McQuinn*	37	NYA	Maj	NYY	144	609	517	84	157	24	3	13	80	0	2	78	66	.304	.395	.437	.832	226	6	0	14	15
11	Sam Mele	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	123	497	453	71	137	14	8	12	73	0	3	37	35	.302	.356	.448	.805	203	11	1	6	1
12	Elmer Valo	26	PHA	Maj	PHA	112	450	370	60	111	12	6	5	36	11	3	64	21	.300	.406	.405	.811	150	4	2	14	3
13	Hoot Evers	26	DET	Maj	DET	126	525	460	66	136	24	5	10	67	8	7	45	49	.296	.366	.435	.801	200	13	6	14	6
14	Bob Dillinger	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	137	635	571	70	168	23	6	3	37	34	13	56	38	.294	.361	.371	.733	212	13	4	4	0
15	Ralph Hodgin	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	59	198	180	26	53	10	3	1	24	1	0	13	4	.294	.352	.400	.752	72	6	3	2	1
16	Hal Peck*	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	114	422	392	58	115	18	2	8	44	3	3	27	31	.293	.342	.411	.753	161	6	2	1	1
17	Ferris Fain*	26	PHA	Maj	PHA	136	567	461	70	134	28	6	7	71	4	5	95	34	.291	.414	.423	.837	195	15	2	9	1
18	Vic Wertz	22	DET	Maj	DET	102	382	333	60	96	22	4	6	44	2	0	47	66	.288	.376	.432	.809	144	11	0	2	5
19	Tommy Henrich*	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	142	629	550	109	158	35	13	16	98	3	2	71	54	.287	.372	.486	.857	267	9	3	5	3
20	Billy Johnson	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	132	547	494	67	141	19	8	10	95	1	2	44	43	.285	.351	.417	.768	206	21	6	3	4
21	Dom DiMaggio	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	136	599	513	75	145	21	5	8	71	10	6	74	62	.283	.376	.390	.766	200	12	3	9	2
22	Dick Wakefield	26	DET	Maj	DET	112	453	368	59	104	15	5	8	51	1	4	80	44	.283	.412	.416	.828	153	8	1	4	3
23	Yogi Berra	22	NYA	Maj	NYY	83	306	293	41	82	15	3	11	54	0	1	13	12	.280	.311	.464	.775	136	7	0	0	6
24	Hank Majeski	30	PHA	Maj	PHA	141	545	479	54	134	26	5	8	72	1	0	53	31	.280	.358	.405	.763	194	18	5	8	11
25	Eddie Mayo	37	DET	Maj	DET	142	595	535	66	149	28	4	6	48	3	7	48	28	.279	.338	.379	.717	203	16	0	12	3
26	Stan Spence*	32	WS1	Maj	WSH	147	588	506	62	141	22	6	16	73	2	2	81	41	.279	.378	.441	.819	223	11	0	1	14
27	Vern Stephens	26	SLA	Maj	SLB	150	634	562	74	157	18	4	15	83	8	4	70	61	.279	.359	.406	.765	228	7	0	2	3
28	Don Kolloway	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	124	509	485	49	135	25	4	2	35	11	4	17	34	.278	.303	.359	.662	174	22	0	7	0
29	Johnny Lindell	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	127	513	476	66	131	18	7	11	67	1	2	32	70	.275	.322	.412	.734	196	15	1	4	2
30	Wally Moses*	36	BOS	Maj	BOS	90	285	255	32	70	18	2	2	27	3	0	27	16	.275	.344	.384	.728	98	6	0	3	2
31	Cass Michaels	21	CHA	Maj	CHW	110	404	355	31	97	15	4	3	34	10	5	39	28	.273	.350	.363	.714	129	14	3	7	5
32	Phil Rizzuto	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	623	549	78	150	26	9	2	60	11	6	57	31	.273	.350	.364	.715	200	6	8	9	4
33	Hal Wagner	31	DET,BOS	Maj	DET-BOS	92	297	256	24	70	13	0	5	39	0	1	37	21	.273	.367	.383	.750	98	3	1	3	2
34	Joe Gordon	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	155	626	562	89	153	27	6	29	93	7	3	62	49	.272	.346	.496	.842	279	16	1	1	13
35	Aaron Robinson	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	82	292	252	23	68	11	5	5	36	0	1	40	26	.270	.370	.413	.783	104	5	0	0	7
36	Tom McBride	32	WS1,BOS	Maj	WSH-BOS	58	186	171	19	46	4	2	0	15	3	1	15	9	.269	.328	.316	.644	54	9	0	0	0
37	Doc Cramer	41	DET	Maj	DET	73	179	157	21	42	2	2	2	30	0	4	20	5	.268	.350	.344	.694	54	9	0	2	3
38	Birdie Tebbetts	34	BOS,DET	Maj	BOS-DET	110	374	344	23	92	11	0	1	30	2	5	24	33	.267	.315	.308	.623	106	10	0	6	4
39	Mickey Vernon*	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	154	652	600	77	159	29	12	7	85	12	12	49	42	.265	.321	.388	.709	233	12	0	3	3
40	Floyd Baker	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	105	439	371	61	98	12	3	0	22	9	7	66	28	.264	.375	.313	.688	116	5	0	2	1
41	Bob Kennedy	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	115	448	428	47	112	19	3	6	48	3	4	18	38	.262	.292	.362	.654	155	12	0	2	4
42	Johnny Berardino	30	SLA	Maj	SLB	90	357	306	29	80	22	1	1	20	6	5	44	26	.261	.358	.350	.708	107	9	2	5	2
43	Buddy Lewis	30	WS1	Maj	WSH	140	568	506	67	132	15	4	6	48	6	6	51	27	.261	.330	.342	.672	173	17	1	10	1
44	Ray Coleman	25	SLA	Maj	SLB	110	370	343	34	89	9	7	2	30	2	5	26	32	.260	.314	.344	.658	118	15	1	0	1
45	Hank Edwards*	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	108	427	393	54	102	12	3	15	59	1	3	31	55	.260	.315	.420	.735	165	4	1	2	2
46	Bobby Doerr	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	146	624	561	79	145	23	10	17	95	3	3	59	47	.259	.329	.426	.755	239	25	0	4	4
47	Buddy Rosar	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	102	409	359	40	93	20	2	1	33	1	3	40	13	.259	.335	.334	.669	120	11	1	9	8
48	George Binks*	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	104	363	333	33	86	19	4	2	34	8	2	23	36	.258	.308	.357	.666	119	6	1	6	3
49	Wally Judnich*	31	SLA	Maj	SLB	144	564	500	58	129	24	3	18	64	2	5	60	62	.258	.338	.426	.764	213	6	0	4	3
50	Dave Philley	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	143	592	551	55	142	25	11	2	45	21	16	35	39	.258	.303	.354	.657	195	14	1	5	5
51	Ken Keltner	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	151	613	541	49	139	29	3	11	76	5	4	59	45	.257	.331	.383	.714	207	8	1	12	5
52	Pat Mullin	29	DET	Maj	DET	116	467	398	63	102	28	6	15	62	3	8	63	66	.256	.359	.470	.829	187	6	1	5	2
53	Snuffy Stirnweiss	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	148	673	571	102	146	18	8	5	41	5	3	89	47	.256	.358	.342	.700	195	13	2	11	4
54	George Metkovich*	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	126	515	473	68	120	22	7	5	40	5	3	32	51	.254	.302	.362	.664	171	9	1	9	0
55	Sam Chapman	31	PHA	Maj	PHA	149	624	551	84	139	18	5	14	83	3	4	65	70	.252	.331	.379	.711	209	14	0	8	3
56	Jeff Heath	32	SLA	Maj	SLB	141	582	491	81	123	20	7	27	85	2	1	88	87	.251	.366	.485	.850	238	14	1	2	5
57	Bob Swift	32	DET	Maj	DET	97	323	279	23	70	11	0	1	21	2	2	33	16	.251	.330	.301	.631	84	8	0	11	6
58	Jim Hegan	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	135	426	378	38	94	14	5	4	42	3	1	41	49	.249	.324	.344	.668	130	8	1	6	11
59	Joe Grace	33	WS1	Maj	WSH	78	273	234	25	58	9	4	3	17	1	2	35	15	.248	.348	.359	.707	84	6	1	3	4
60	Paul Lehner*	26	SLA	Maj	SLB	135	523	483	59	120	25	9	7	48	5	5	28	29	.248	.294	.381	.675	184	18	3	9	0
61	Eddie Robinson	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	95	355	318	52	78	10	1	14	52	1	0	30	18	.245	.314	.415	.729	132	10	2	5	2
62	Les Fleming*	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	103	337	281	39	68	14	2	4	43	0	0	53	42	.242	.362	.349	.711	98	6	0	3	3
63	Al Evans	30	WS1	Maj	WSH	99	351	319	17	77	8	3	2	23	2	1	28	25	.241	.303	.304	.607	97	11	0	4	6
64	Pete Suder	31	PHA	Maj	PHA	145	579	528	45	127	28	4	5	60	0	3	35	44	.241	.290	.337	.627	178	14	2	14	2
65	Mike Tresh	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	90	303	274	19	66	6	2	0	20	2	0	26	26	.241	.311	.277	.589	76	9	2	1	5
66	Eddie Yost	20	WS1	Maj	WSH	115	485	428	52	102	17	3	0	14	3	5	45	57	.238	.314	.292	.606	125	8	2	10	0
67	Jake Jones	26	BOS,CHA	Maj	BOS-CHW	154	636	575	65	136	21	4	19	96	6	4	54	85	.237	.307	.386	.693	222	11	4	3	6
68	Thurman Tucker	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	89	293	254	28	60	9	4	1	17	10	4	38	25	.236	.336	.315	.651	80	0	0	1	1
69	Sherry Robertson	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	95	304	266	25	62	9	3	1	23	4	5	32	52	.233	.318	.301	.619	80	3	1	5	0
70	Rudy York	33	CHA,BOS	Maj	CHW-BOS	150	643	584	56	136	25	4	21	91	1	0	58	87	.233	.302	.397	.700	232	22	0	1	3
71	Sam Dente	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	46	189	168	14	39	4	2	0	11	0	1	19	15	.232	.310	.280	.590	47	6	0	2	4
72	Roy Partee	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	60	192	169	14	39	2	0	0	16	0	0	18	23	.231	.305	.243	.547	41	4	0	5	0
73	Roy Cullenbine	33	DET	Maj	DET	142	607	464	82	104	18	1	24	78	3	2	137	51	.224	.401	.422	.823	196	10	0	6	4
74	Jake Early	32	SLA	Maj	SLB	87	268	214	25	48	9	3	3	19	0	1	54	34	.224	.381	.336	.717	72	3	0	0	6
75	Al Zarilla	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	127	434	380	34	85	15	6	3	38	3	6	40	45	.224	.303	.318	.621	121	4	3	11	1
76	George Dickey	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	83	246	211	15	47	6	0	1	27	4	2	34	25	.223	.331	.265	.596	56	2	0	1	4
77	Mark Christman	33	WS1	Maj	WSH	110	412	374	27	83	15	2	1	33	4	4	32	16	.222	.287	.281	.568	105	10	2	4	4
78	Billy Hitchcock	30	SLA	Maj	SLB	80	302	275	25	61	2	2	1	28	3	0	21	34	.222	.277	.255	.532	70	9	0	6	0
79	Cecil Travis	33	WS1	Maj	WSH	74	221	204	10	44	4	1	1	10	1	3	16	19	.216	.273	.260	.533	53	4	0	1	0
80	Mike Guerra	34	PHA	Maj	PHA	72	225	209	20	45	2	2	0	18	1	2	10	15	.215	.251	.244	.495	51	4	0	6	1
81	Jerry Priddy	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	147	576	505	42	108	20	3	3	49	7	6	62	79	.214	.301	.283	.584	143	16	1	8	2
82	Eddie Lake	31	DET	Maj	DET	158	732	602	96	127	19	6	12	46	11	10	120	54	.211	.343	.322	.665	194	14	1	9	0
83	Eddie Joost	31	PHA	Maj	PHA	151	682	540	76	111	22	3	13	64	6	6	114	110	.206	.348	.330	.678	178	5	4	24	3
84	Eddie Pellagrini	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	74	263	231	29	47	8	1	4	19	2	2	23	35	.204	.281	.299	.580	69	3	2	7	1
85	Jack Wallaesa	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	81	229	205	25	40	9	1	7	32	2	2	23	51	.195	.280	.351	.631	72	5	1	0	0
86	Pat Seerey	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	82	251	216	24	37	4	1	11	29	0	1	34	66	.171	.284	.352	.636	76	7	0	1	1
87	Les Moss	22	SLA	Maj	SLB	96	312	274	17	43	5	2	6	27	0	0	35	48	.157	.255	.256	.510	70	4	1	2	4