1943 American League Batting Leaders

1942 Season 1944 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 617 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	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Bill Dickey	36	NYA	Maj	NYY	85	284	242	29	85	18	2	4	33	2	1	41	12	.351	.445	.492	.937	119	5	0	1	5
2	Luke Appling	36	CHA	Maj	CHW	155	677	585	63	192	33	2	3	80	27	8	90	29	.328	.419	.407	.825	238	13	1	1	12
3	Joe Wood	23	DET	Maj	DET	60	174	164	22	53	4	4	1	17	2	2	6	13	.323	.347	.415	.762	68	7	0	4	0
4	Dick Wakefield	22	DET	Maj	DET	155	697	633	91	200	38	8	7	79	4	5	62	60	.316	.377	.434	.811	275	23	0	2	1
5	Ralph Hodgin	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	117	435	407	52	128	22	8	1	50	3	5	20	24	.315	.356	.415	.771	169	8	6	2	3
6	Doc Cramer	37	DET	Maj	DET	140	651	606	79	182	18	4	1	43	4	3	31	13	.300	.335	.348	.684	211	8	1	13	2
7	George Case	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	141	660	613	102	180	36	5	1	52	61	14	41	27	.294	.341	.374	.715	229	3	3	3	1
8	Guy Curtright	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	138	572	488	67	142	20	7	3	48	13	12	69	60	.291	.382	.379	.761	185	11	3	12	0
9	Roy Cullenbine	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	138	598	488	66	141	24	4	8	56	3	4	96	58	.289	.407	.404	.811	197	8	1	13	2
10	Vern Stephens	22	SLA	Maj	SLB	137	571	512	75	148	27	3	22	91	3	2	54	73	.289	.357	.482	.839	247	11	0	5	7
11	Pete Fox	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	127	543	489	54	141	24	4	2	44	22	8	34	40	.288	.337	.366	.703	179	11	2	18	1
12	Lou Boudreau	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	649	539	69	154	32	7	3	67	4	7	90	31	.286	.388	.388	.776	209	12	0	20	5
13	Buddy Rosar	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	115	419	382	53	108	17	1	1	41	0	4	33	12	.283	.340	.340	.680	130	10	0	4	3
14	Roy Partee	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	96	345	299	30	84	14	2	0	31	0	0	39	33	.281	.368	.341	.709	102	9	2	5	2
15	Milt Byrnes*	26	SLA	Maj	SLB	129	492	429	58	120	28	7	4	50	1	4	53	49	.280	.362	.406	.767	174	9	2	8	1
16	Billy Johnson	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	155	655	592	70	166	24	6	5	94	3	5	53	30	.280	.344	.367	.710	217	27	4	6	6
17	Ken Sears	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	60	201	187	22	52	7	0	2	22	1	3	11	18	.278	.328	.348	.676	65	3	3	0	2
18	Pinky Higgins	34	DET	Maj	DET	138	592	523	63	145	20	1	10	84	2	5	57	31	.277	.349	.377	.726	197	17	1	11	3
19	Hank Edwards*	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	92	329	297	38	82	18	6	3	28	4	8	30	34	.276	.343	.407	.750	121	5	0	2	0
20	Oris Hockett	33	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	657	601	70	166	33	4	2	51	13	18	45	45	.276	.331	.354	.685	213	8	4	7	1
21	Jeff Heath	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	118	488	424	58	116	22	6	18	79	5	8	63	58	.274	.369	.481	.850	204	4	1	0	5
22	Don Gutteridge	31	SLA	Maj	SLB	132	592	538	77	147	35	6	1	36	10	9	50	46	.273	.335	.366	.701	197	7	0	4	0
23	Leon Culberson	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	81	347	312	36	85	16	6	3	34	14	0	31	35	.272	.338	.391	.729	122	5	0	4	0
24	Charlie Keller	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	620	512	97	139	15	11	31	86	7	5	106	60	.272	.396	.525	.922	269	7	0	2	4
25	Rudy York	29	DET	Maj	DET	155	661	571	90	155	22	11	34	118	5	5	84	88	.272	.366	.527	.893	301	22	1	5	9
26	Mark Christman	29	SLA	Maj	SLB	98	364	336	31	91	11	5	2	35	0	3	19	19	.271	.318	.351	.669	118	5	4	5	2
27	Nick Etten*	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	154	665	583	78	158	35	5	14	107	3	7	76	31	.271	.355	.420	.775	245	13	0	6	6
28	Jerry Priddy	23	WS1	Maj	WSH	149	635	560	68	152	31	3	4	62	5	5	67	76	.271	.350	.359	.709	201	17	1	7	2
29	Bobby Doerr	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	676	604	78	163	32	3	16	75	8	8	62	59	.270	.339	.412	.751	249	11	1	9	5
30	Gene Moore*	33	WS1	Maj	WSH	92	278	254	41	68	14	3	2	39	0	2	19	29	.268	.321	.370	.691	94	8	1	4	2
31	Mickey Vernon*	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	145	638	553	89	148	29	8	7	70	24	8	67	55	.268	.357	.387	.744	214	10	10	8	1
32	Don Ross	28	DET	Maj	DET	89	270	247	19	66	13	0	0	18	2	0	20	3	.267	.325	.320	.644	79	6	1	2	1
33	Stan Spence*	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	149	663	570	72	152	23	10	12	88	8	1	84	39	.267	.366	.405	.771	231	9	5	4	5
34	Bob Johnson	37	WS1	Maj	WSH	117	505	438	65	116	22	8	7	63	11	5	64	50	.265	.362	.400	.762	175	11	3	0	2
35	Skeeter Newsome	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	114	480	449	48	119	21	2	1	22	5	6	21	21	.265	.301	.327	.628	147	10	2	8	2
36	Roy Weatherly	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	77	307	280	37	74	8	3	7	28	4	7	18	9	.264	.311	.389	.700	109	2	1	8	0
37	Bud Metheny*	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	103	408	360	51	94	18	2	9	36	2	3	39	34	.261	.333	.397	.731	143	6	0	9	0
38	Ellis Clary	26	WS1,SLA	Maj	WSH-SLB	96	384	323	51	84	21	1	0	24	9	6	55	37	.260	.371	.331	.702	107	8	2	4	0
39	Ken Keltner	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	110	469	427	47	111	31	3	4	39	2	2	36	20	.260	.318	.375	.692	160	13	0	6	4
40	Tuck Stainback	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	71	243	231	31	60	11	2	0	10	3	3	7	16	.260	.285	.325	.609	75	3	1	4	0
41	Bobby Estalella	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	117	424	367	43	95	14	4	11	63	1	3	52	44	.259	.352	.409	.761	150	16	1	4	3
42	Jake Early	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	126	484	423	37	109	23	3	5	60	5	3	53	43	.258	.346	.362	.708	153	6	4	4	4
43	Jim Tyack	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	54	171	155	11	40	8	1	0	23	1	1	14	9	.258	.320	.323	.642	50	3	0	2	1
44	Mike Chartak*	27	SLA	Maj	SLB	108	387	344	38	88	16	2	10	37	1	3	39	55	.256	.333	.401	.735	138	8	1	3	2
45	Irv Hall	24	PHA	Maj	PHA	151	582	544	37	139	15	4	0	54	10	7	22	42	.256	.292	.298	.590	162	11	6	10	0
46	Mike Kreevich	35	SLA	Maj	SLB	60	193	161	24	41	6	0	0	10	4	1	26	13	.255	.358	.292	.650	47	2	0	6	2
47	Tony Lupien*	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	154	672	608	65	155	21	9	4	47	16	9	54	23	.255	.317	.339	.656	206	3	1	9	3
48	Ned Harris*	26	DET	Maj	DET	114	411	354	43	90	14	3	6	32	6	8	47	29	.254	.343	.362	.705	128	6	1	9	5
49	Al Zarilla	24	SLA	Maj	SLB	70	251	228	27	58	7	1	2	17	1	1	17	20	.254	.309	.320	.629	73	4	1	5	0
50	Dick Siebert*	31	PHA	Maj	PHA	146	594	558	50	140	26	7	1	72	6	7	33	21	.251	.295	.328	.623	183	19	2	1	4
51	Chet Laabs	31	SLA	Maj	SLB	151	665	580	83	145	27	7	17	85	5	7	73	105	.250	.338	.409	.747	237	13	4	8	2
52	Joe Gordon	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	650	543	82	135	28	5	17	69	4	7	98	75	.249	.366	.413	.778	224	18	2	7	15
53	Jo-Jo White	34	PHA	Maj	PHA	139	577	500	69	124	17	7	1	30	12	4	61	51	.248	.335	.316	.651	158	7	4	12	1
54	Jimmy Grant	24	CHA,CLE	Maj	CHW-CLE	73	243	219	26	54	11	2	4	23	4	3	22	41	.247	.315	.370	.685	81	9	0	2	1
55	George Metkovich*	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	78	352	321	34	79	14	4	5	27	1	3	19	38	.246	.295	.361	.656	116	6	3	9	0
56	Johnny Lindell	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	122	500	441	53	108	17	12	4	51	2	5	51	55	.245	.329	.365	.694	161	14	4	4	9
57	Wally Moses*	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	150	656	599	82	147	22	12	3	48	56	14	55	47	.245	.310	.337	.647	202	9	1	1	3
58	Joe Hoover	28	DET	Maj	DET	144	640	575	78	140	15	8	4	38	6	5	36	101	.244	.289	.318	.608	183	10	1	28	1
59	George McQuinn*	33	SLA	Maj	SLB	125	516	449	53	109	19	2	12	74	4	3	56	65	.243	.327	.374	.701	168	8	0	11	2
60	Jim Tabor	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	137	586	537	57	130	26	3	13	85	7	7	43	54	.242	.300	.374	.674	201	12	1	5	4
61	Johnny Welaj	29	PHA	Maj	PHA	93	299	281	45	68	16	1	0	15	12	5	15	17	.242	.280	.306	.586	86	5	0	3	0
62	Jimmy Bloodworth	25	DET	Maj	DET	129	519	474	41	114	23	4	6	52	4	7	29	59	.241	.289	.344	.632	163	29	3	13	5
63	Mickey Rocco*	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	108	469	405	43	97	14	4	5	46	1	2	51	40	.240	.328	.331	.658	134	7	2	11	6
64	Tom Turner	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	51	167	154	16	37	7	1	2	11	1	0	13	21	.240	.299	.338	.637	52	7	0	0	3
65	Rick Ferrell	37	SLA	Maj	SLB	74	246	209	12	50	7	0	0	20	0	0	34	14	.239	.348	.273	.621	57	3	1	2	4
66	Rollie Hemsley	36	NYA	Maj	NYY	62	199	180	12	43	6	3	2	24	0	1	13	9	.239	.290	.339	.629	61	4	0	6	2
67	Hal Wagner	27	PHA	Maj	PHA	111	330	289	22	69	17	1	1	26	3	3	36	17	.239	.327	.315	.642	91	9	2	3	1
68	Harlond Clift	30	SLA,WS1	Maj	SLB-WSH	113	477	409	47	97	11	3	3	29	5	4	59	40	.237	.336	.301	.637	123	11	2	7	0
69	Thurman Tucker	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	139	616	528	81	124	15	6	3	39	29	17	79	72	.235	.336	.303	.639	160	5	1	8	1
70	Skeeter Webb	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	58	223	213	15	50	5	2	0	22	5	4	6	19	.235	.256	.277	.533	59	4	0	4	0
71	Frankie Crosetti	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	95	395	348	36	81	8	1	2	20	4	4	36	47	.233	.317	.279	.596	97	7	7	4	0
72	Johnny Lazor	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	83	232	208	21	47	10	2	0	13	5	6	21	25	.226	.297	.293	.590	61	3	0	3	1
73	Pete Suder	27	PHA	Maj	PHA	131	496	475	30	105	14	5	3	41	1	1	14	40	.221	.243	.291	.534	138	14	0	7	4
74	Elmer Valo	22	PHA	Maj	PHA	77	287	249	31	55	6	2	3	18	2	6	35	13	.221	.319	.297	.617	74	6	1	2	0
75	Ray Mack	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	153	608	545	56	120	25	2	7	62	8	3	47	61	.220	.285	.312	.596	170	15	2	14	3
76	Paul Richards	34	DET	Maj	DET	100	355	313	32	69	7	1	5	33	1	0	38	35	.220	.307	.297	.604	93	7	1	3	6
77	Eddie Mayo	33	PHA	Maj	PHA	128	533	471	49	103	10	1	0	28	2	0	34	32	.219	.278	.244	.523	115	7	5	23	1
78	Rusty Peters	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	79	241	215	22	47	6	2	1	19	1	1	18	29	.219	.282	.279	.561	60	5	1	7	0
79	Snuffy Stirnweiss	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	83	325	274	34	60	8	4	1	25	11	9	47	37	.219	.333	.288	.622	79	9	0	4	1
80	Don Kolloway	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	85	360	348	29	75	14	4	1	33	11	7	9	30	.216	.235	.287	.523	100	7	0	3	1
81	Mike Tresh	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	86	321	279	20	60	3	0	0	20	2	1	37	20	.215	.307	.226	.533	63	7	0	5	5
82	Joe Kuhel*	37	CHA	Maj	CHW	153	617	531	55	113	21	1	5	46	14	8	76	45	.213	.319	.284	.604	151	8	7	3	8
83	John Sullivan	22	WS1	Maj	WSH	134	525	456	49	95	12	2	1	55	6	2	57	59	.208	.298	.250	.548	114	7	1	11	2
84	Gene Desautels	36	CLE	Maj	CLE	68	199	185	14	38	6	1	0	19	2	0	11	16	.205	.250	.249	.499	46	3	0	3	0
85	Eddie Lake	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	75	269	216	26	43	10	0	3	16	3	6	47	35	.199	.345	.287	.632	62	4	1	5	3
86	Don Heffner	32	PHA,SLA	Maj	PHA-SLB	70	235	211	19	41	7	0	0	10	3	2	20	14	.194	.267	.228	.495	48	5	1	3	0
87	Bob Swift	28	PHA	Maj	PHA	77	262	224	16	43	5	1	1	11	0	0	35	16	.192	.301	.237	.538	53	10	0	3	1
88	Frankie Hayes	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	88	290	250	16	47	7	0	5	30	1	0	37	36	.188	.295	.276	.571	69	8	1	2	2