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MLB 1979 Leaders
Batting Average

1
Profile photo of Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez

St. Louis Cardinals

.344

2
Profile photo of Fred Lynn

Fred Lynn

Boston Red Sox

.333

3
Profile photo of Pete Rose

Pete Rose

Philadelphia Phillies

.331

4
Profile photo of George Brett

George Brett

Kansas City Royals

.329

5
Profile photo of Brian Downing

Brian Downing

California Angels

.326

6
Profile photo of Jim Rice

Jim Rice

Boston Red Sox

.325

7
Profile photo of Al Oliver

Al Oliver

Texas Rangers

.323

8
Profile photo of Paul Molitor

Paul Molitor

Milwaukee Brewers

.322

9
Profile photo of Sixto Lezcano

Sixto Lezcano

Milwaukee Brewers

.321

10
Profile photo of Steve Kemp

Steve Kemp

Detroit Tigers

.318

11
Profile photo of Chet Lemon

Chet Lemon

Chicago White Sox

.318

12
Profile photo of Ray Knight

Ray Knight

Cincinnati Reds

.318

13
Profile photo of Bruce Bochte

Bruce Bochte

Seattle Mariners

.316

14
Profile photo of Steve Garvey

Steve Garvey

Los Angeles Dodgers

.315

15
Profile photo of Willie Wilson

Willie Wilson

Kansas City Royals

.315

16
Profile photo of Bob Horner

Bob Horner

Atlanta Braves

.314

17
Profile photo of Garry Templeton

Garry Templeton

St. Louis Cardinals

.314

18
Profile photo of Dave Parker

Dave Parker

Pittsburgh Pirates

.310

19
Profile photo of Lamar Johnson

Lamar Johnson

Chicago White Sox

.309

20
Profile photo of Cecil Cooper

Cecil Cooper

Milwaukee Brewers

.308

21
Profile photo of Dave Winfield

Dave Winfield

San Diego Padres

.308

22
Profile photo of Larry Parrish

Larry Parrish

Montreal Expos

.307

23
Profile photo of Ken Landreaux

Ken Landreaux

Minnesota Twins

.305

24
Profile photo of Gary Matthews

Gary Matthews

Atlanta Braves

.304

25
Profile photo of Lee Mazzilli

Lee Mazzilli

New York Mets

.303

26
Profile photo of Bob Watson

Bob Watson

Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox

.303

27
Profile photo of George Foster

George Foster

Cincinnati Reds

.302

28
Profile photo of George Hendrick

George Hendrick

St. Louis Cardinals

.300

29
Profile photo of Ron LeFlore

Ron LeFlore

Detroit Tigers

.300

30
Profile photo of Buddy Bell

Buddy Bell

Texas Rangers

.299

31
Profile photo of Bill Madlock

Bill Madlock

San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates

.298

32
Profile photo of Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson

New York Yankees

.297

33
Profile photo of Don Baylor

Don Baylor

California Angels

.296

34
Profile photo of Eddie Murray

Eddie Murray

Baltimore Orioles

.295

35
Profile photo of Ken Singleton

Ken Singleton

Baltimore Orioles

.295

36
Profile photo of Amos Otis

Amos Otis

Kansas City Royals

.295

37
Profile photo of Al Cowens

Al Cowens

Kansas City Royals

.295

38
Profile photo of Bobby Grich

Bobby Grich

California Angels

.294

39
Profile photo of Phil Garner

Phil Garner

Pittsburgh Pirates

.293

40
Profile photo of Mickey Rivers

Mickey Rivers

New York Yankees
Texas Rangers

.293

41
Profile photo of Darrell Porter

Darrell Porter

Kansas City Royals

.291

42
Profile photo of Dan Ford

Dan Ford

California Angels

.290

43
Profile photo of Mike Hargrove

Mike Hargrove

San Diego Padres
Cleveland Indians

.289

44
Profile photo of Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz

Houston Astros

.289

45
Profile photo of Dave Revering

Dave Revering

Oakland Athletics

.288

46
Profile photo of Tim Foli

Tim Foli

New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates

.288

47
Profile photo of Dave Kingman

Dave Kingman

Chicago Cubs

.288

48
Profile photo of Carney Lansford

Carney Lansford

California Angels

.287

49
Profile photo of Alfredo Griffin

Alfredo Griffin

Toronto Blue Jays

.287

50
Profile photo of Terry Puhl

Terry Puhl

Houston Astros

.287

51
Profile photo of Lou Whitaker

Lou Whitaker

Detroit Tigers

.286

52
Profile photo of Steve Ontiveros

Steve Ontiveros

Chicago Cubs

.285

53
Profile photo of Al Bumbry

Al Bumbry

Baltimore Orioles

.285

54
Profile photo of Alan Bannister

Alan Bannister

Chicago White Sox

.285

55
Profile photo of Bill Buckner

Bill Buckner

Chicago Cubs

.284

56
Profile photo of Ted Simmons

Ted Simmons

St. Louis Cardinals

.283

57
Profile photo of Gary Carter

Gary Carter

Montreal Expos

.283

58
Profile photo of Ivan de Jesus

Ivan de Jesus

Chicago Cubs

.283

59
Profile photo of Ben Oglivie

Ben Oglivie

Milwaukee Brewers

.282

60
Profile photo of Omar Moreno

Omar Moreno

Pittsburgh Pirates

.282

61
Profile photo of Dave Concepcion

Dave Concepcion

Cincinnati Reds

.281

62
Profile photo of Ron Cey

Ron Cey

Los Angeles Dodgers

.281

63
Profile photo of Garry Maddox

Garry Maddox

Philadelphia Phillies

.281

64
Profile photo of Claudell Washington

Claudell Washington

Chicago White Sox

.280

65
Profile photo of Bake McBride

Bake McBride

Philadelphia Phillies

.280

66
Profile photo of Chris Chambliss

Chris Chambliss

New York Yankees

.280

67
Profile photo of Toby Harrah

Toby Harrah

Cleveland Indians

.279

68
Profile photo of Gene Richards

Gene Richards

San Diego Padres

.279

69
Profile photo of Willie Horton

Willie Horton

Seattle Mariners

.279

70
Profile photo of Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer

Seattle Mariners

.278

71
Profile photo of Rick Burleson

Rick Burleson

Boston Red Sox

.278

72
Profile photo of Alan Trammell

Alan Trammell

Detroit Tigers

.276

73
Profile photo of Lance Parrish

Lance Parrish

Detroit Tigers

.276

74
Profile photo of Johnny Bench

Johnny Bench

Cincinnati Reds

.276

75
Profile photo of Ellis Valentine

Ellis Valentine

Montreal Expos

.276

76
Profile photo of Andre Dawson

Andre Dawson

Montreal Expos

.275

77
Profile photo of Greg Pryor

Greg Pryor

Chicago White Sox

.275

78
Profile photo of Bobby Bonds

Bobby Bonds

Cleveland Indians

.275

79
Profile photo of Jim Sundberg

Jim Sundberg

Texas Rangers

.275

80
Profile photo of Warren Cromartie

Warren Cromartie

Montreal Expos

.275

81
Profile photo of Joel Youngblood

Joel Youngblood

New York Mets

.275

82
Profile photo of Dusty Baker

Dusty Baker

Los Angeles Dodgers

.274

83
Profile photo of Dwight Evans

Dwight Evans

Boston Red Sox

.274

84
Profile photo of John Mayberry

John Mayberry

Toronto Blue Jays

.274

85
Profile photo of Jack Clark

Jack Clark

San Francisco Giants

.273

86
Profile photo of Jerry Royster

Jerry Royster

Atlanta Braves

.273

87
Profile photo of Bump Wills

Bump Wills

Texas Rangers

.273

88
Profile photo of Enos Cabell

Enos Cabell

Houston Astros

.272

89
Profile photo of Jerry Martin

Jerry Martin

Chicago Cubs

.272

90
Profile photo of Bill Russell

Bill Russell

Los Angeles Dodgers

.271

91
Profile photo of Leon Roberts

Leon Roberts

Seattle Mariners

.271

92
Profile photo of Ron Jackson

Ron Jackson

Minnesota Twins

.271

93
Profile photo of Roy Smalley

Roy Smalley

Minnesota Twins

.271

94
Profile photo of Carl 'Yaz' Yastrzemski

Carl 'Yaz' Yastrzemski

Boston Red Sox

.270

95
Profile photo of Willie Randolph

Willie Randolph

New York Yankees

.270

96
Profile photo of Tony Perez

Tony Perez

Montreal Expos

.270

97
Profile photo of Butch Wynegar

Butch Wynegar

Minnesota Twins

.270

98
Profile photo of Richie Hebner

Richie Hebner

New York Mets

.269

99
Profile photo of Ken Reitz

Ken Reitz

St. Louis Cardinals

.268

100
Profile photo of Robin Yount

Robin Yount

Milwaukee Brewers

.267

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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