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MLB 1956 Leaders
Batting Average

1
Profile photo of Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle

New York Yankees

.353

2
Profile photo of Harvey Kuenn

Harvey Kuenn

Detroit Tigers

.332

3
Profile photo of Hank Aaron

Hank Aaron

Milwaukee Braves

.328

4
Profile photo of Charlie Maxwell

Charlie Maxwell

Detroit Tigers

.326

5
Profile photo of Bob Nieman

Bob Nieman

Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles

.320

6
Profile photo of Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon

St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates

.319

7
Profile photo of Minnie Minoso

Minnie Minoso

Chicago White Sox

.316

8
Profile photo of Jackie Jensen

Jackie Jensen

Boston Red Sox

.315

9
Profile photo of Al Kaline

Al Kaline

Detroit Tigers

.314

10
Profile photo of Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente

Pittsburgh Pirates

.311

11
Profile photo of Gil McDougald

Gil McDougald

New York Yankees

.311

12
Profile photo of Mickey Vernon

Mickey Vernon

Boston Red Sox

.310

13
Profile photo of Stan Musial

Stan Musial

St. Louis Cardinals

.310

14
Profile photo of Pete Runnels

Pete Runnels

Washington Senators

.310

15
Profile photo of Vic Power

Vic Power

Kansas City Athletics

.309

16
Profile photo of Bill Skowron

Bill Skowron

New York Yankees

.308

17
Profile photo of Ray Boone

Ray Boone

Detroit Tigers

.308

18
Profile photo of Ken Boyer

Ken Boyer

St. Louis Cardinals

.306

19
Profile photo of Richie Ashburn

Richie Ashburn

Philadelphia Phillies

.303

20
Profile photo of Red Schoendienst

Red Schoendienst

St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants

.302

21
Profile photo of Ted Kluszewski

Ted Kluszewski

Cincinnati Redlegs

.302

22
Profile photo of Jim Gilliam

Jim Gilliam

Brooklyn Dodgers

.300

23
Profile photo of Wally Moon

Wally Moon

St. Louis Cardinals

.298

24
Profile photo of Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra

New York Yankees

.298

25
Profile photo of Ernie Banks

Ernie Banks

Chicago Cubs

.297

26
Profile photo of Willie Mays

Willie Mays

New York Giants

.296

27
Profile photo of Nellie Fox

Nellie Fox

Chicago White Sox

.296

28
Profile photo of Sherm Lollar

Sherm Lollar

Chicago White Sox

.293

29
Profile photo of Jim Piersall

Jim Piersall

Boston Red Sox

.293

30
Profile photo of Harry Simpson

Harry Simpson

Kansas City Athletics

.293

31
Profile photo of Gus Bell

Gus Bell

Cincinnati Redlegs

.292

32
Profile photo of Duke Snider

Duke Snider

Brooklyn Dodgers

.292

33
Profile photo of Joe Adcock

Joe Adcock

Milwaukee Braves

.291

34
Profile photo of Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson

Cincinnati Redlegs

.290

35
Profile photo of Carl Furillo

Carl Furillo

Brooklyn Dodgers

.289

36
Profile photo of Walt Moryn

Walt Moryn

Chicago Cubs

.285

37
Profile photo of Johnny Temple

Johnny Temple

Cincinnati Redlegs

.285

38
Profile photo of Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas

Pittsburgh Pirates

.282

39
Profile photo of Johnny Logan

Johnny Logan

Milwaukee Braves

.281

40
Profile photo of Gus Triandos

Gus Triandos

Baltimore Orioles

.279

41
Profile photo of Willie Jones

Willie Jones

Philadelphia Phillies

.277

42
Profile photo of Al Dark

Al Dark

New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals

.275

43
Profile photo of Lee Walls

Lee Walls

Pittsburgh Pirates

.274

44
Profile photo of Al Smith

Al Smith

Cleveland Indians

.274

45
Profile photo of Dick Groat

Dick Groat

Pittsburgh Pirates

.273

46
Profile photo of Hector Lopez

Hector Lopez

Kansas City Athletics

.273

47
Profile photo of Bill Bruton

Bill Bruton

Milwaukee Braves

.272

48
Profile photo of Eddie Mathews

Eddie Mathews

Milwaukee Braves

.272

49
Profile photo of Jim Lemon

Jim Lemon

Washington Senators

.271

50
Profile photo of Billy Klaus

Billy Klaus

Boston Red Sox

.271

51
Profile photo of George Kell

George Kell

Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles

.271

52
Profile photo of Don Mueller

Don Mueller

New York Giants

.269

53
Profile photo of Dee Fondy

Dee Fondy

Chicago Cubs

.269

54
Profile photo of Larry Doby

Larry Doby

Chicago White Sox

.268

55
Profile photo of Stan Lopata

Stan Lopata

Philadelphia Phillies

.267

56
Profile photo of Al Rosen

Al Rosen

Cleveland Indians

.267

57
Profile photo of Luis Aparicio

Luis Aparicio

Chicago White Sox

.266

58
Profile photo of Gil Hodges

Gil Hodges

Brooklyn Dodgers

.265

59
Profile photo of Billy Martin

Billy Martin

New York Yankees

.264

60
Profile photo of Vic Wertz

Vic Wertz

Cleveland Indians

.264

61
Profile photo of Dale Long

Dale Long

Pittsburgh Pirates

.263

62
Profile photo of Roy McMillan

Roy McMillan

Cincinnati Redlegs

.263

63
Profile photo of Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame

St. Louis Cardinals

.261

64
Profile photo of Del Ennis

Del Ennis

Philadelphia Phillies

.260

65
Profile photo of Tito Francona

Tito Francona

Baltimore Orioles

.258

66
Profile photo of Gene Baker

Gene Baker

Chicago Cubs

.258

67
Profile photo of Pee Wee Reese

Pee Wee Reese

Brooklyn Dodgers

.257

68
Profile photo of Bill White

Bill White

New York Giants

.256

69
Profile photo of Ray Jablonski

Ray Jablonski

Cincinnati Redlegs

.256

70
Profile photo of Jim Rivera

Jim Rivera

Chicago White Sox

.255

71
Profile photo of Marv Blaylock

Marv Blaylock

Philadelphia Phillies

.254

72
Profile photo of Bill Tuttle

Bill Tuttle

Detroit Tigers

.253

73
Profile photo of Roy Sievers

Roy Sievers

Washington Senators

.253

74
Profile photo of Wally Post

Wally Post

Cincinnati Redlegs

.249

75
Profile photo of Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog

Washington Senators

.245

76
Profile photo of Chico Carrasquel

Chico Carrasquel

Cleveland Indians

.243

77
Profile photo of Hank Bauer

Hank Bauer

New York Yankees

.241

78
Profile photo of Danny O'Connell

Danny O'Connell

Milwaukee Braves

.239

79
Profile photo of Andy Carey

Andy Carey

New York Yankees

.237

80
Profile photo of Bobby Thomson

Bobby Thomson

Milwaukee Braves

.235

81
Profile photo of Jim Busby

Jim Busby

Cleveland Indians

.235

82
Profile photo of Joe DeMaestri

Joe DeMaestri

Kansas City Athletics

.233

83
Profile photo of Billy Gardner

Billy Gardner

Baltimore Orioles

.231

84
Profile photo of Eddie Yost

Eddie Yost

Washington Senators

.231

85
Profile photo of Granny Hamner

Granny Hamner

Philadelphia Phillies

.224

86
Profile photo of Bobby Avila

Bobby Avila

Cleveland Indians

.224

87
Profile photo of Daryl Spencer

Daryl Spencer

New York Giants

.221

88
Profile photo of Willy Miranda

Willy Miranda

Baltimore Orioles

.217

89
Profile photo of Don Hoak

Don Hoak

Chicago Cubs

.215

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