1929 National League Batting Leaders

1928 Season 1930 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 616 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 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	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Lefty O'Doul*	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	154	731	638	152	254	35	6	32	122	2	6	76	19	.398	.465	.622	1.088	397	4	13	1
2	Babe Herman*	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	146	637	569	105	217	42	13	21	113	21	15	55	45	.381	.436	.612	1.048	348	0	13	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	156	712	602	156	229	47	8	39	149	2	0	87	65	.380	.459	.679	1.139	409	1	22	5
4	Bill Terry*	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	150	673	607	103	226	39	5	14	117	10	13	48	35	.372	.418	.522	.941	317	0	18	6
5	Riggs Stephenson	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	136	582	495	91	179	36	6	17	110	10	5	67	21	.362	.445	.562	1.006	278	7	13	10
6	Kiki Cuyler	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	139	596	509	111	183	29	7	15	102	43	11	66	56	.360	.438	.532	.970	271	5	16	0
7	Chuck Klein	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	149	679	616	126	219	45	6	43	145	5	8	54	61	.356	.408	.658	1.065	405	0	9	2
8	Pie Traynor	30	PIT	Maj	PIT	130	597	540	94	192	27	12	4	108	13	3	30	7	.356	.393	.472	.865	255	3	24	2
9	Harvey Hendrick	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	110	424	384	69	136	25	6	14	82	14	12	31	20	.354	.404	.560	.964	215	1	8	1
10	Clyde Sukeforth	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	84	262	237	31	84	16	2	1	33	8	4	17	6	.354	.398	.452	.849	107	0	8	2
11	Lloyd Waner	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	151	726	662	134	234	28	20	5	74	6	8	37	20	.354	.396	.479	.874	317	9	18	1
12	Hack Wilson	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	150	670	574	135	198	30	5	39	159	3	6	78	83	.345	.425	.619	1.044	355	2	16	2
13	Virgil Davis	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	98	289	263	31	90	18	0	7	48	1	0	19	17	.342	.391	.491	.881	129	2	5	3
14	Chick Hafey	26	SLN	Maj	STL	134	572	517	101	175	47	9	29	125	7	3	45	42	.339	.394	.633	1.026	327	2	8	5
15	Taylor Douthit	28	SLN	Maj	STL	150	708	613	128	206	42	7	9	62	8	6	79	49	.336	.416	.472	.888	289	5	11	0
16	Paul Waner*	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	151	703	596	131	200	43	15	15	100	15	9	89	24	.336	.424	.534	.958	318	3	15	3
17	Frankie Frisch	31	SLN	Maj	STL	138	599	527	93	176	40	12	5	74	24	12	53	12	.334	.397	.484	.881	255	2	17	0
18	Ernie Orsatti*	26	SLN	Maj	STL	113	389	346	64	115	21	7	3	39	7	5	33	43	.332	.394	.460	.853	159	2	8	3
19	Johnny Frederick*	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	148	682	628	127	206	52	6	24	75	6	8	39	34	.328	.372	.545	.917	342	5	10	1
20	Mel Ott	20	NY1	Maj	NYG	150	675	545	138	179	37	2	42	151	6	13	113	38	.328	.449	.635	1.084	346	6	11	3
21	Pinky Whitney	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	154	697	612	89	200	43	14	8	115	7	8	61	35	.327	.390	.482	.872	295	2	22	2
22	George Sisler*	36	BSN	Maj	BSN	154	686	629	67	205	40	8	2	79	6	7	33	17	.326	.363	.425	.788	267	4	20	0
23	Jimmie Wilson	28	SLN	Maj	STL	120	449	394	59	128	27	8	4	71	4	4	43	19	.325	.394	.465	.859	183	2	10	6
24	Edd Roush*	36	NY1	Maj	NYG	115	509	450	76	146	19	7	8	52	6	7	45	16	.324	.390	.451	.841	203	3	11	1
25	Fresco Thompson	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	148	715	623	115	202	41	3	4	53	16	9	75	34	.324	.398	.419	.817	261	1	16	0
26	Adam Comorosky	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	127	533	473	86	152	26	11	6	97	19	4	40	22	.321	.377	.461	.838	218	2	18	5
27	Freddie Lindstrom	23	NY1	Maj	NYG	130	600	549	99	175	23	6	15	91	10	10	30	28	.319	.354	.465	.819	255	0	21	3
28	Rube Bressler*	34	BRO	Maj	BRO	136	539	456	72	145	22	8	9	77	4	3	67	27	.318	.407	.461	.867	210	1	15	3
29	Earl Clark	21	BSN	Maj	BSN	84	303	279	43	88	13	3	1	30	6	2	12	30	.315	.346	.394	.740	110	1	11	0
30	Jim Bottomley*	29	SLN	Maj	STL	146	648	560	108	176	31	12	29	137	3	2	70	54	.314	.391	.568	.959	318	1	17	2
31	Cliff Heathcote*	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	82	257	224	45	70	17	0	2	31	9	5	25	17	.313	.384	.415	.799	93	1	7	1
32	Curt Walker	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	141	601	492	76	154	28	15	7	83	17	17	85	17	.313	.416	.474	.890	233	2	22	7
33	George Grantham	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	110	457	349	85	107	23	10	12	90	10	6	93	38	.307	.454	.533	.987	186	1	14	5
34	Bob O'Farrell	32	NY1	Maj	NYG	91	282	248	35	76	14	3	4	42	3	2	28	30	.307	.384	.436	.819	108	3	3	2
35	Denny Sothern	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	76	318	294	52	90	21	3	5	27	13	9	16	24	.306	.346	.449	.795	132	2	6	1
36	Lance Richbourg	31	BSN	Maj	BSN	139	616	557	76	170	24	13	3	56	7	11	42	26	.305	.355	.411	.766	229	1	16	5
37	Wally Gilbert	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	143	641	569	88	173	31	4	3	58	7	11	42	29	.304	.359	.388	.748	221	7	23	1
38	Don Hurst*	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	154	692	589	100	179	29	4	31	125	10	9	80	36	.304	.390	.525	.915	309	3	20	6
39	Dick Bartell	21	PIT	Maj	PIT	143	674	610	101	184	40	13	2	57	11	6	40	29	.302	.347	.420	.766	256	2	22	0
40	Bernie Friberg	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	128	518	455	74	137	21	10	7	55	1	1	49	54	.301	.370	.437	.808	199	1	13	3
41	Shanty Hogan	23	NY1	Maj	NYG	102	353	317	19	95	13	0	5	45	1	2	25	22	.300	.362	.388	.750	123	6	5	8
42	Evar Swanson	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	148	636	574	100	172	35	12	4	43	33	20	41	47	.300	.353	.423	.776	243	6	15	1
43	Johnny Gooch	31	CIN,BRO	Maj	CIN-BRO	93	314	288	22	86	13	5	0	34	4	0	24	10	.299	.355	.379	.733	109	1	1	2
44	Les Bell	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	139	553	483	58	144	23	5	9	72	4	4	50	42	.298	.364	.422	.786	204	0	20	1
45	Charlie Grimm*	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	120	516	463	66	138	28	3	10	91	3	2	42	25	.298	.358	.436	.794	202	1	10	4
46	Eddie Moore	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	111	463	402	48	119	18	6	0	48	3	8	44	16	.296	.370	.371	.740	149	3	14	2
47	Andy High	31	SLN	Maj	STL	146	659	603	95	178	32	4	10	63	7	4	38	18	.295	.340	.411	.751	248	3	15	1
48	Clarke Pittenger	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	77	227	210	31	62	11	0	0	27	8	6	5	4	.295	.318	.348	.666	73	2	10	0
49	Andy Cohen	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	101	367	347	40	102	12	2	5	47	3	9	11	15	.294	.319	.383	.703	133	2	7	1
50	Travis Jackson	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	149	634	551	92	162	21	12	21	94	10	7	64	56	.294	.368	.490	.858	270	0	19	2
51	George Kelly	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	147	632	577	73	169	45	9	5	103	7	5	33	61	.293	.332	.428	.760	247	1	21	1
52	Earl Sheely	36	PIT	Maj	PIT	139	585	485	63	142	22	4	6	88	6	6	75	24	.293	.392	.392	.784	190	4	21	5
53	Ethan Allen	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	143	568	538	69	157	27	11	6	64	21	9	20	21	.292	.317	.416	.734	224	0	10	1
54	George Harper	37	BSN	Maj	BSN	136	538	457	65	133	25	5	10	68	5	6	69	27	.291	.389	.433	.822	198	4	8	4
55	Freddy Leach	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	113	442	411	74	119	22	6	8	47	10	6	17	14	.290	.324	.431	.755	177	4	10	2
56	Rollie Hemsley	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	88	255	235	31	68	13	7	0	37	1	0	11	22	.289	.321	.404	.725	95	0	9	1
57	Chick Fullis	28	NY1	Maj	NYG	86	311	274	67	79	11	1	7	29	7	5	30	26	.288	.365	.412	.777	113	3	4	1
58	Rabbit Maranville	37	BSN	Maj	BSN	146	634	560	87	159	26	10	0	55	13	6	47	33	.284	.344	.366	.710	205	4	23	1
59	Del Bissonette*	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	116	484	431	68	121	28	10	12	75	2	5	46	58	.281	.352	.476	.827	205	1	6	4
60	Billy Rhiel	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	76	228	205	27	57	9	4	4	25	0	1	19	25	.278	.339	.420	.759	86	0	4	1
61	Dave Bancroft	38	BRO	Maj	BRO	104	403	358	35	99	11	3	1	44	7	1	29	11	.277	.331	.332	.663	119	0	16	0
62	Woody English	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	144	700	608	131	168	29	3	1	52	13	6	68	50	.276	.352	.339	.691	206	3	21	1
63	Horace Ford	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	148	590	529	68	146	14	6	3	50	8	9	41	25	.276	.329	.342	.671	181	1	19	0
64	Jimmy Welsh	26	BSN,NY1	Maj	BSN-NYG	91	362	315	49	86	15	7	4	24	4	3	22	12	.273	.342	.403	.745	127	11	14	2
65	Al Spohrer	26	BSN	Maj	BSN	114	382	342	42	93	21	8	2	48	1	1	26	35	.272	.327	.398	.725	136	2	12	3
66	Norm McMillan	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	124	541	495	77	134	35	5	5	55	13	8	36	43	.271	.324	.392	.716	194	3	7	0
67	Pid Purdy	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	82	208	181	22	49	7	5	1	16	2	3	19	8	.271	.350	.381	.731	69	3	5	1
68	Homer Peel	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	53	175	156	16	42	12	1	0	19	1	2	12	7	.269	.329	.359	.688	56	2	5	0
69	Charlie Hargreaves	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	102	352	328	33	88	12	5	1	44	1	1	16	12	.268	.306	.345	.651	113	2	6	1
70	Zack Taylor	30	CHN,BSN	Maj	CHC-BSN	98	352	316	37	84	23	3	1	41	0	0	26	27	.266	.326	.367	.693	116	2	8	1
71	Stu Clarke	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	57	205	178	20	47	5	7	2	21	3	1	19	21	.264	.338	.405	.743	72	1	7	0
72	Andy Reese	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	58	230	209	36	55	11	3	0	21	8	2	15	19	.263	.316	.345	.660	72	1	5	0
73	Hank DeBerry	34	BRO	Maj	BRO	68	234	210	13	55	11	1	1	25	1	0	17	15	.262	.317	.338	.655	71	0	7	3
74	Charlie Gelbert	23	SLN	Maj	STL	146	578	512	60	134	29	8	3	65	8	12	51	46	.262	.329	.367	.696	188	0	15	1
75	Sparky Adams	34	PIT	Maj	PIT	74	217	196	37	51	8	1	0	11	3	2	15	5	.260	.316	.311	.627	61	1	5	1
76	Val Picinich	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	93	315	273	28	71	16	6	4	31	3	3	34	24	.260	.342	.407	.749	111	0	8	2
77	Wally Roettger	26	SLN	Maj	STL	79	289	269	27	68	11	3	3	42	0	1	13	27	.253	.287	.349	.637	94	0	7	1
78	Freddie Maguire	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	138	544	496	54	125	26	8	0	41	8	3	19	40	.252	.284	.337	.621	167	3	26	0
79	Hughie Critz	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	107	474	425	55	105	17	9	1	50	9	0	27	21	.247	.292	.337	.629	143	0	22	1
80	Chuck Dressen	34	CIN	Maj	CIN	110	458	401	49	98	22	3	1	36	8	11	41	21	.244	.321	.322	.642	129	4	12	0
81	Mike González	38	CHN	Maj	CHC	60	189	167	15	40	3	0	0	18	1	0	18	14	.240	.317	.258	.575	43	1	3	0
82	Wattie Holm	27	SLN	Maj	STL	64	196	176	21	41	5	6	0	14	1	0	12	8	.233	.282	.330	.611	58	0	8	1
83	Tommy Thevenow	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	90	355	317	30	72	11	0	0	35	3	2	25	25	.227	.288	.262	.550	83	2	11	0
84	Walt Lerian	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	105	333	273	28	61	13	2	6	25	0	1	53	37	.223	.354	.352	.705	96	2	5	5
85	Joe Stripp	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	64	218	187	24	40	3	2	3	20	2	3	24	15	.214	.313	.300	.613	56	3	4	1
86	Clyde Beck	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	54	213	190	28	40	7	0	0	9	3	1	19	24	.211	.282	.247	.530	47	0	4	0
87	Doc Farrell	27	NY1,BSN	Maj	NYG-BSN	68	200	186	18	39	6	0	0	18	2	0	9	18	.210	.246	.242	.488	45	0	5	0