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MLB 1917 Leaders
Batting Average

1
Profile photo of Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb

Detroit Tigers

.383

2
Profile photo of George Sisler

George Sisler

St. Louis Browns

.353

3
Profile photo of Tris Speaker

Tris Speaker

Cleveland Indians

.352

4
Profile photo of Edd Roush

Edd Roush

Cincinnati Reds

.341

5
Profile photo of Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby

St. Louis Cardinals

.327

6
Profile photo of Bobby Veach

Bobby Veach

Detroit Tigers

.319

7
Profile photo of Zack Wheat

Zack Wheat

Brooklyn Robins

.312

8
Profile photo of Happy Felsch

Happy Felsch

Chicago White Sox

.308

9
Profile photo of Benny Kauff

Benny Kauff

New York Giants

.308

10
Profile photo of Heinie Groh

Heinie Groh

Cincinnati Reds

.304

11
Profile photo of Joe Harris

Joe Harris

Cleveland Indians

.304

12
Profile photo of Stuffy McInnis

Stuffy McInnis

Philadelphia Athletics

.303

13
Profile photo of Sam Rice

Sam Rice

Washington Senators

.302

14
Profile photo of Duffy Lewis

Duffy Lewis

Boston Red Sox

.302

15
Profile photo of Ray Chapman

Ray Chapman

Cleveland Indians

.302

16
Profile photo of George J. Burns

George J. Burns

New York Giants

.302

17
Profile photo of Shoeless Joe Jackson

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Chicago White Sox

.301

18
Profile photo of Heinie Zimmerman

Heinie Zimmerman

New York Giants

.297

19
Profile photo of Jack Smith

Jack Smith

St. Louis Cardinals

.297

20
Profile photo of Max Carey

Max Carey

Pittsburgh Pirates

.296

21
Profile photo of Red Smith

Red Smith

Boston Braves

.295

22
Profile photo of Walton Cruise

Walton Cruise

St. Louis Cardinals

.295

23
Profile photo of Clyde Milan

Clyde Milan

Washington Senators

.294

24
Profile photo of Greasy Neale

Greasy Neale

Cincinnati Reds

.294

25
Profile photo of Ping Bodie

Ping Bodie

Philadelphia Athletics

.291

26
Profile photo of Eddie Collins

Eddie Collins

Chicago White Sox

.289

27
Profile photo of William Fischer

William Fischer

Pittsburgh Pirates

.286

28
Profile photo of Joe Judge

Joe Judge

Washington Senators

.285

29
Profile photo of Braggo Roth

Braggo Roth

Cleveland Indians

.285

30
Profile photo of Wally Schang

Wally Schang

Philadelphia Athletics

.285

31
Profile photo of Joe Wilhoit

Joe Wilhoit

Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants

.285

32
Profile photo of Buck Weaver

Buck Weaver

Chicago White Sox

.284

33
Profile photo of Home Run Baker

Home Run Baker

New York Yankees

.282

34
Profile photo of Amos Strunk

Amos Strunk

Philadelphia Athletics

.281

35
Profile photo of Harry Heilmann

Harry Heilmann

Detroit Tigers

.281

36
Profile photo of Donie Bush

Donie Bush

Detroit Tigers

.281

37
Profile photo of Gavvy Cravath

Gavvy Cravath

Philadelphia Phillies

.280

38
Profile photo of Possum Whitted

Possum Whitted

Philadelphia Phillies

.280

39
Profile photo of Sherry Magee

Sherry Magee

Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds

.279

40
Profile photo of Hal Chase

Hal Chase

Cincinnati Reds

.277

41
Profile photo of Walter Holke

Walter Holke

New York Giants

.277

42
Profile photo of Bill Killefer

Bill Killefer

Philadelphia Phillies

.274

43
Profile photo of Chick Gandil

Chick Gandil

Chicago White Sox

.273

44
Profile photo of Les Mann

Les Mann

Chicago Cubs

.273

45
Profile photo of Ed Konetchy

Ed Konetchy

Boston Braves

.272

46
Profile photo of Bill Rariden

Bill Rariden

New York Giants

.271

47
Profile photo of Tommy Griffith

Tommy Griffith

Cincinnati Reds

.270

48
Profile photo of Jimmy Johnston

Jimmy Johnston

Brooklyn Robins

.270

49
Profile photo of Ivy Olson

Ivy Olson

Brooklyn Robins

.269

50
Profile photo of Hi Myers

Hi Myers

Brooklyn Robins

.268

51
Profile photo of Ray Morgan

Ray Morgan

Washington Senators

.266

52
Profile photo of Ivey Wingo

Ivey Wingo

Cincinnati Reds

.266

53
Profile photo of Hank Severeid

Hank Severeid

St. Louis Browns

.265

54
Profile photo of Larry Gardner

Larry Gardner

Boston Red Sox

.265

55
Profile photo of Milt Stock

Milt Stock

Philadelphia Phillies

.264

56
Profile photo of Fred Merkle

Fred Merkle

Brooklyn Robins
Chicago Cubs

.264

57
Profile photo of Mike Gonzalez

Mike Gonzalez

St. Louis Cardinals

.262

58
Profile photo of Les Nunamaker

Les Nunamaker

New York Yankees

.261

59
Profile photo of Jake Daubert

Jake Daubert

Brooklyn Robins

.261

60
Profile photo of Fred Luderus

Fred Luderus

Philadelphia Phillies

.261

61
Profile photo of Art Fletcher

Art Fletcher

New York Giants

.260

62
Profile photo of Rabbit Maranville

Rabbit Maranville

Boston Braves

.260

63
Profile photo of Gene Paulette

Gene Paulette

St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinals

.260

64
Profile photo of Roger Peckinpaugh

Roger Peckinpaugh

New York Yankees

.260

65
Profile photo of Dave Robertson

Dave Robertson

New York Giants

.259

66
Profile photo of George Cutshaw

George Cutshaw

Brooklyn Robins

.259

67
Profile photo of Charlie Jamieson

Charlie Jamieson

Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics

.258

68
Profile photo of Mike Menosky

Mike Menosky

Washington Senators

.258

69
Profile photo of Dick Hoblitzell

Dick Hoblitzell

Boston Red Sox

.257

70
Profile photo of Casey Stengel

Casey Stengel

Brooklyn Robins

.257

71
Profile photo of Johnny Rawlings

Johnny Rawlings

Boston Braves

.256

72
Profile photo of Harry Hooper

Harry Hooper

Boston Red Sox

.256

73
Profile photo of Bert Niehoff

Bert Niehoff

Philadelphia Phillies

.255

74
Profile photo of Larry Kopf

Larry Kopf

Cincinnati Reds

.255

75
Profile photo of Bill Wambsganss

Bill Wambsganss

Cleveland Indians

.255

76
Profile photo of Doug Baird

Doug Baird

Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

.255

77
Profile photo of Larry Doyle

Larry Doyle

Chicago Cubs

.254

78
Profile photo of Ossie Vitt

Ossie Vitt

Detroit Tigers

.254

79
Profile photo of Charlie Deal

Charlie Deal

Chicago Cubs

.254

80
Profile photo of Whitey Witt

Whitey Witt

Philadelphia Athletics

.252

81
Profile photo of Dode Paskert

Dode Paskert

Philadelphia Phillies

.251

82
Profile photo of Elmer Miller

Elmer Miller

New York Yankees

.251

83
Profile photo of Tim Hendryx

Tim Hendryx

New York Yankees

.249

84
Profile photo of Lee King

Lee King

Pittsburgh Pirates

.249

85
Profile photo of Harry Wolter

Harry Wolter

Chicago Cubs

.249

86
Profile photo of Max Flack

Max Flack

Chicago Cubs

.248

87
Profile photo of Dots Miller

Dots Miller

St. Louis Cardinals

.248

88
Profile photo of Baby Doll Jacobson

Baby Doll Jacobson

St. Louis Browns

.248

89
Profile photo of Del Pratt

Del Pratt

St. Louis Browns

.247

90
Profile photo of Tillie Walker

Tillie Walker

Boston Red Sox

.246

91
Profile photo of Elmer Smith

Elmer Smith

Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians

.245

92
Profile photo of Wally Pipp

Wally Pipp

New York Yankees

.244

93
Profile photo of Rollie Zeider

Rollie Zeider

Chicago Cubs

.243

94
Profile photo of Dave Bancroft

Dave Bancroft

Philadelphia Phillies

.243

95
Profile photo of Cy Williams

Cy Williams

Chicago Cubs

.241

96
Profile photo of Everett Scott

Everett Scott

Boston Red Sox

.241

97
Profile photo of Jimmy Austin

Jimmy Austin

St. Louis Browns

.240

98
Profile photo of Doc Lavan

Doc Lavan

St. Louis Browns

.239

99
Profile photo of Carson Bigbee

Carson Bigbee

Pittsburgh Pirates

.239

100
Profile photo of Ray Bates

Ray Bates

Philadelphia Athletics

.237

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