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MLB 1940 Leaders
Batting Average

1
Profile photo of Debs Garms

Debs Garms

Pittsburgh Pirates

.355

2
Profile photo of Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio

New York Yankees

.352

3
Profile photo of Luke Appling

Luke Appling

Chicago White Sox

.348

4
Profile photo of Ted Williams

Ted Williams

Boston Red Sox

.344

5
Profile photo of Rip Radcliff

Rip Radcliff

St. Louis Browns

.342

6
Profile photo of Hank Greenberg

Hank Greenberg

Detroit Tigers

.340

7
Profile photo of Barney McCosky

Barney McCosky

Detroit Tigers

.340

8
Profile photo of Taffy Wright

Taffy Wright

Chicago White Sox

.337

9
Profile photo of Cecil Travis

Cecil Travis

Washington Senators

.322

10
Profile photo of Lou Finney

Lou Finney

Boston Red Sox

.320

11
Profile photo of Ernie Lombardi

Ernie Lombardi

Cincinnati Reds

.319

12
Profile photo of Johnny Cooney

Johnny Cooney

Boston Bees

.318

13
Profile photo of Stan Hack

Stan Hack

Chicago Cubs

.317

14
Profile photo of Buddy Lewis

Buddy Lewis

Washington Senators

.317

15
Profile photo of Rudy York

Rudy York

Detroit Tigers

.316

16
Profile photo of Johnny Mize

Johnny Mize

St. Louis Cardinals

.314

17
Profile photo of Jim Gleeson

Jim Gleeson

Chicago Cubs

.313

18
Profile photo of Charlie Gehringer

Charlie Gehringer

Detroit Tigers

.313

19
Profile photo of Wally Moses

Wally Moses

Philadelphia Athletics

.309

20
Profile photo of Frank McCormick

Frank McCormick

Cincinnati Reds

.309

21
Profile photo of Moose Solters

Moose Solters

Chicago White Sox

.308

22
Profile photo of Dixie Walker

Dixie Walker

Brooklyn Dodgers

.308

23
Profile photo of Frankie Hayes

Frankie Hayes

Philadelphia Athletics

.308

24
Profile photo of Enos Slaughter

Enos Slaughter

St. Louis Cardinals

.306

25
Profile photo of Bama Rowell

Bama Rowell

Boston Bees

.305

26
Profile photo of Terry Moore

Terry Moore

St. Louis Cardinals

.304

27
Profile photo of Roy Weatherly

Roy Weatherly

Cleveland Indians

.303

28
Profile photo of Doc Cramer

Doc Cramer

Boston Red Sox

.303

29
Profile photo of Wally Judnich

Wally Judnich

St. Louis Browns

.303

30
Profile photo of Hank Leiber

Hank Leiber

Chicago Cubs

.302

31
Profile photo of Frank Demaree

Frank Demaree

New York Giants

.302

32
Profile photo of Dom DiMaggio

Dom DiMaggio

Boston Red Sox

.301

33
Profile photo of Joe Medwick

Joe Medwick

St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers

.301

34
Profile photo of Ernie Koy

Ernie Koy

Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals

.301

35
Profile photo of Mike McCormick

Mike McCormick

Cincinnati Reds

.300

36
Profile photo of Arky Vaughan

Arky Vaughan

Pittsburgh Pirates

.300

37
Profile photo of Harry Danning

Harry Danning

New York Giants

.300

38
Profile photo of Bill Nicholson

Bill Nicholson

Chicago Cubs

.297

39
Profile photo of Jimmie Foxx

Jimmie Foxx

Boston Red Sox

.297

40
Profile photo of Lou Boudreau

Lou Boudreau

Cleveland Indians

.295

41
Profile photo of Hal Trosky

Hal Trosky

Cleveland Indians

.295

42
Profile photo of Babe Phelps

Babe Phelps

Brooklyn Dodgers

.295

43
Profile photo of Gee Walker

Gee Walker

Washington Senators

.294

44
Profile photo of Pinky May

Pinky May

Philadelphia Phillies

.293

45
Profile photo of George Case

George Case

Washington Senators

.293

46
Profile photo of Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott

Pittsburgh Pirates

.292

47
Profile photo of Billy Herman

Billy Herman

Chicago Cubs

.292

48
Profile photo of Bobby Doerr

Bobby Doerr

Boston Red Sox

.291

49
Profile photo of Gene Moore

Gene Moore

Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees

.290

50
Profile photo of Mel Ott

Mel Ott

New York Giants

.289

51
Profile photo of Vince DiMaggio

Vince DiMaggio

Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates

.289

52
Profile photo of Dolph Camilli

Dolph Camilli

Brooklyn Dodgers

.287

53
Profile photo of Joe Orengo

Joe Orengo

St. Louis Cardinals

.287

54
Profile photo of Ben Chapman

Ben Chapman

Cleveland Indians

.287

55
Profile photo of Charlie Keller

Charlie Keller

New York Yankees

.286

56
Profile photo of Babe Young

Babe Young

New York Giants

.286

57
Profile photo of Dick Siebert

Dick Siebert

Philadelphia Athletics

.286

58
Profile photo of Jim Tabor

Jim Tabor

Boston Red Sox

.285

59
Profile photo of Joe Cronin

Joe Cronin

Boston Red Sox

.285

60
Profile photo of Johnny Rizzo

Johnny Rizzo

Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies

.283

61
Profile photo of Ray Mack

Ray Mack

Cleveland Indians

.283

62
Profile photo of Joe Vosmik

Joe Vosmik

Brooklyn Dodgers

.282

63
Profile photo of Burgess Whitehead

Burgess Whitehead

New York Giants

.282

64
Profile photo of Mike Tresh

Mike Tresh

Chicago White Sox

.281

65
Profile photo of Chet Ross

Chet Ross

Boston Bees

.281

66
Profile photo of Joe 'Flash' Gordon

Joe 'Flash' Gordon

New York Yankees

.281

67
Profile photo of Frankie Gustine

Frankie Gustine

Pittsburgh Pirates

.281

68
Profile photo of Joe Kuhel

Joe Kuhel

Chicago White Sox

.280

69
Profile photo of Jimmy Brown

Jimmy Brown

St. Louis Cardinals

.280

70
Profile photo of George McQuinn

George McQuinn

St. Louis Browns

.279

71
Profile photo of Beau Bell

Beau Bell

Cleveland Indians

.279

72
Profile photo of Marty Marion

Marty Marion

St. Louis Cardinals

.278

73
Profile photo of Billy Werber

Billy Werber

Cincinnati Reds

.277

74
Profile photo of Jo-Jo Moore

Jo-Jo Moore

New York Giants

.276

75
Profile photo of Eddie Miller

Eddie Miller

Boston Bees

.276

76
Profile photo of Sam Chapman

Sam Chapman

Philadelphia Athletics

.276

77
Profile photo of Harlond Clift

Harlond Clift

St. Louis Browns

.273

78
Profile photo of Maurice Van Robays

Maurice Van Robays

Pittsburgh Pirates

.273

79
Profile photo of Elbie Fletcher

Elbie Fletcher

Pittsburgh Pirates

.273

80
Profile photo of Pinky Higgins

Pinky Higgins

Detroit Tigers

.271

81
Profile photo of Joe Marty

Joe Marty

Philadelphia Phillies

.270

82
Profile photo of Zeke Bonura

Zeke Bonura

Washington Senators
Chicago Cubs

.270

83
Profile photo of Dom Dallessandro

Dom Dallessandro

Chicago Cubs

.268

84
Profile photo of Bob 'Indian Bob' Johnson

Bob 'Indian Bob' Johnson

Philadelphia Athletics

.268

85
Profile photo of Rollie Hemsley

Rollie Hemsley

Cleveland Indians

.267

86
Profile photo of Lonny Frey

Lonny Frey

Cincinnati Reds

.266

87
Profile photo of Mike Kreevich

Mike Kreevich

Chicago White Sox

.265

88
Profile photo of Babe Dahlgren

Babe Dahlgren

New York Yankees

.264

89
Profile photo of Mickey Owen

Mickey Owen

St. Louis Cardinals

.264

90
Profile photo of Max West

Max West

Boston Bees

.261

91
Profile photo of Ival Goodman

Ival Goodman

Cincinnati Reds

.258

92
Profile photo of Johnny Berardino

Johnny Berardino

St. Louis Browns

.258

93
Profile photo of Benny McCoy

Benny McCoy

Philadelphia Athletics

.257

94
Profile photo of Cookie Lavagetto

Cookie Lavagetto

Brooklyn Dodgers

.257

95
Profile photo of Mickey Witek

Mickey Witek

New York Giants

.256

96
Profile photo of Al Todd

Al Todd

Chicago Cubs

.255

97
Profile photo of Ken Keltner

Ken Keltner

Cleveland Indians

.254

98
Profile photo of Bob Kennedy

Bob Kennedy

Chicago White Sox

.252

99
Profile photo of Sibby Sisti

Sibby Sisti

Boston Bees

.251

100
Profile photo of Red Rolfe

Red Rolfe

New York Yankees

.250

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