1955 American League Batting Leaders

1954 Season 1956 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 618 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	SF	IBB
1	Elmer Valo	34	KC1	Maj	KCA	112	338	283	50	103	17	4	3	37	5	3	52	18	.364	.460	.484	.944	137	5	0	1	2	2
2	Bob Hale*	21	BAL	Maj	BAL	67	190	182	13	65	7	1	0	29	0	2	5	19	.357	.376	.407	.782	74	6	1	1	1	0
3	Ted Williams	36	BOS	Maj	BOS	98	417	320	77	114	21	3	28	83	2	0	91	24	.356	.496	.703	1.200	225	8	2	0	4	17
4	Al Kaline	20	DET	Maj	DET	152	681	588	121	200	24	8	27	102	6	8	82	57	.340	.421	.546	.967	321	13	5	0	6	12
5	Vic Power	27	KC1	Maj	KCA	147	639	596	91	190	34	10	19	76	0	2	35	27	.319	.354	.505	.859	301	12	0	3	5	6
6	Bill Skowron	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	108	314	288	46	92	17	3	12	61	1	1	21	32	.319	.369	.524	.894	151	11	3	0	2	4
7	Enos Slaughter	39	KC1,NYA	Maj	KCA-NYY	118	325	276	50	87	12	4	5	35	2	3	41	18	.315	.401	.442	.843	122	8	2	1	5	4
8	George Kell	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	128	504	429	44	134	24	1	8	81	2	2	51	36	.312	.389	.429	.818	184	7	6	13	5	2
9	Nellie Fox	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	154	709	636	100	198	28	7	6	59	7	9	38	15	.311	.364	.406	.770	258	8	17	14	4	1
10	Clint Courtney	28	WS1,CHA	Maj	WSH-CHW	94	309	275	33	85	11	4	3	40	0	0	26	9	.309	.366	.411	.777	113	6	1	3	4	6
11	Harvey Kuenn	24	DET	Maj	DET	145	666	620	101	190	38	5	8	62	8	3	40	27	.307	.347	.423	.769	262	7	1	0	5	3
12	Mickey Mantle	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	147	638	517	121	158	25	11	37	99	8	1	113	97	.306	.431	.611	1.042	316	4	3	2	3	6
13	Al Smith	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	154	725	607	123	186	27	4	22	77	11	6	93	77	.306	.407	.473	.880	287	4	15	3	7	1
14	Mickey Vernon*	37	WS1	Maj	WSH	150	627	538	74	162	23	8	14	85	0	4	74	50	.301	.384	.452	.835	243	17	3	4	8	9
15	Harry Simpson	29	KC1,CLE	Maj	KCA-CLE	115	439	397	43	119	16	7	5	52	3	5	36	61	.300	.358	.413	.772	164	10	2	1	3	4
16	Carlos Paula	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	115	374	351	34	105	20	7	6	45	2	3	17	43	.299	.332	.447	.779	157	9	2	0	4	3
17	Dave Philley	35	BAL,CLE	Maj	BAL-CLE	126	465	415	65	124	17	5	8	50	1	4	46	48	.299	.367	.422	.789	175	14	0	2	2	4
18	Billy Goodman	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	149	715	599	100	176	31	2	0	52	5	5	99	44	.294	.394	.352	.747	211	13	3	10	4	1
19	Gene Stephens	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	109	183	157	25	46	9	4	3	18	0	0	20	34	.293	.374	.459	.832	72	1	2	1	3	0
20	Larry Doby	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	131	560	491	91	143	17	5	26	75	2	0	61	100	.291	.369	.505	.874	248	6	2	2	4	8
21	Elston Howard	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	97	305	279	33	81	8	7	10	43	0	0	20	36	.290	.336	.477	.812	133	4	1	1	4	5
22	Héctor López	25	KC1	Maj	KCA	128	527	483	50	140	15	2	15	68	1	4	33	58	.290	.337	.422	.759	204	15	3	4	4	1
23	Minnie Miñoso	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	139	615	517	79	149	26	7	10	70	19	8	76	43	.288	.387	.424	.811	219	18	10	8	4	3
24	Gil McDougald	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	615	533	79	152	10	8	13	53	6	4	65	77	.285	.361	.407	.768	217	6	2	8	7	2
25	Ray Boone	31	DET	Maj	DET	135	560	500	61	142	22	7	20	116	1	1	50	49	.284	.346	.476	.822	238	16	1	2	7	2
26	Jim Piersall	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	149	599	515	68	146	25	5	13	62	6	1	67	52	.284	.364	.427	.792	220	16	2	9	6	7
27	Pete Runnels	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	134	567	503	66	143	16	4	2	49	3	9	55	51	.284	.354	.344	.697	173	14	1	4	4	2
28	Billy Klaus	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	135	610	541	83	153	26	2	7	60	6	0	60	44	.283	.352	.377	.729	204	4	0	4	5	0
29	Bob Nieman	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	99	317	272	36	77	11	2	11	53	1	0	36	37	.283	.366	.460	.826	125	9	2	3	4	1
30	Earl Torgeson*	31	DET	Maj	DET	89	369	300	58	85	10	1	9	50	9	0	61	29	.283	.397	.413	.810	124	6	0	1	7	2
31	Walt Dropo	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	141	502	453	55	127	15	2	19	79	0	1	42	71	.280	.343	.448	.791	203	15	2	3	2	8
32	Hank Bauer	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	139	563	492	97	137	20	5	20	53	8	4	56	65	.279	.360	.461	.821	227	4	8	4	3	1
33	Jim Dyck	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	61	228	197	32	55	13	1	2	22	1	0	28	21	.279	.372	.386	.758	76	7	1	2	0	1
34	Bill Tuttle	25	DET	Maj	DET	154	698	603	102	168	23	4	14	78	6	3	76	54	.279	.358	.400	.757	241	25	1	13	5	2
35	Gus Triandos	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	140	529	481	47	133	17	3	12	65	0	0	40	55	.277	.333	.399	.732	192	9	2	3	3	4
36	Jackie Jensen	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	681	574	95	158	27	6	26	116	16	7	89	63	.275	.369	.479	.848	275	20	3	3	12	8
37	Bobby Ávila	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	643	537	83	146	22	4	13	61	1	4	82	47	.272	.368	.400	.768	215	17	2	18	4	1
38	Yogi Berra	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	147	615	541	84	147	20	3	27	108	1	0	60	20	.272	.349	.470	.819	254	13	7	2	5	6
39	Roy Sievers	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	144	591	509	74	138	20	8	25	106	1	2	73	66	.271	.364	.489	.853	249	17	4	0	5	3
40	Hal Smith	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	135	466	424	41	115	23	4	4	52	1	3	30	21	.271	.318	.373	.691	158	16	2	4	6	2
41	Ernie Oravetz*	23	WS1	Maj	WSH	100	296	263	24	71	5	1	0	25	1	2	26	19	.270	.336	.297	.632	78	5	1	4	2	0
42	Bob Kennedy	34	CHA,BAL	Maj	CHW-BAL	109	312	284	38	75	11	2	9	48	0	3	26	26	.264	.326	.412	.738	117	10	0	2	0	0
43	Dave Pope	34	BAL,CLE	Maj	BAL-CLE	121	363	326	38	86	13	4	7	52	5	2	28	65	.264	.325	.393	.718	128	7	3	3	3	3
44	Jim Rivera*	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	147	530	454	71	120	24	4	10	52	25	16	62	59	.264	.352	.401	.753	182	5	1	10	3	6
45	Sherm Lollar	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	138	510	426	67	111	13	1	16	61	2	2	68	34	.261	.374	.409	.782	174	10	10	4	2	12
46	Sammy White	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	143	603	544	65	142	30	4	11	64	1	2	44	58	.261	.323	.392	.714	213	23	7	5	3	4
47	Ferris Fain*	34	DET,CLE	Maj	DET-CLE	114	358	258	32	67	11	0	2	31	5	1	94	25	.260	.455	.326	.781	84	10	1	2	3	3
48	Frank House	25	DET	Maj	DET	102	359	328	37	85	11	1	15	53	0	0	22	25	.259	.308	.436	.744	143	4	3	2	4	4
49	Billy Shantz	27	KC1	Maj	KCA	79	232	217	18	56	4	1	1	12	0	0	11	14	.258	.293	.300	.592	65	6	0	3	1	1
50	Andy Carey	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	135	570	510	73	131	19	11	7	47	3	3	44	51	.257	.313	.378	.692	193	11	1	8	7	6
51	Gene Woodling	32	CLE,BAL	Maj	CLE-BAL	126	476	404	55	104	21	3	8	53	3	5	60	33	.257	.354	.384	.737	155	10	4	1	7	6
52	Chico Carrasquel	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	145	598	523	83	134	11	2	11	52	1	1	61	59	.256	.335	.348	.683	182	10	4	4	6	0
53	Chuck Diering	32	BAL	Maj	BAL	137	432	371	38	95	16	2	3	31	5	8	57	45	.256	.355	.334	.689	124	8	0	4	0	1
54	Jim Finigan	26	KC1	Maj	KCA	150	615	545	72	139	30	7	9	68	1	3	61	49	.255	.333	.385	.718	210	18	3	5	1	6
55	Willy Miranda	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	153	536	487	42	124	12	6	1	38	4	3	42	58	.255	.313	.310	.623	151	9	1	3	3	4
56	Johnny Groth	28	WS1,CHA	Maj	WSH-CHW	95	293	260	35	66	11	5	4	28	3	0	24	31	.254	.313	.381	.693	99	7	0	5	4	1
57	Gus Zernial	32	KC1	Maj	KCA	120	454	413	62	105	9	3	30	84	1	0	30	90	.254	.304	.509	.813	210	17	3	0	8	1
58	Irv Noren*	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	132	423	371	49	94	19	1	8	59	5	2	43	33	.253	.331	.375	.706	139	6	3	0	6	5
59	Vic Wertz	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	74	295	257	30	65	11	2	14	55	1	1	32	33	.253	.332	.475	.807	122	6	1	0	5	3
60	Joe Astroth	32	KC1	Maj	KCA	101	338	274	29	69	4	1	5	23	2	3	47	33	.252	.372	.329	.701	90	11	6	10	1	6
61	Hoot Evers	34	BAL,CLE	Maj	BAL-CLE	99	280	251	31	63	17	2	8	39	2	2	22	40	.251	.309	.430	.739	108	11	0	5	2	0
62	Joe DeMaestri	26	KC1	Maj	KCA	123	486	457	42	114	14	1	6	37	3	5	20	47	.250	.284	.324	.608	148	12	3	4	2	1
63	Grady Hatton	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	126	465	380	48	93	11	4	4	49	0	1	76	28	.245	.367	.326	.693	124	8	0	4	5	3
64	Al Rosen	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	139	596	492	61	120	13	1	21	81	4	2	92	44	.244	.362	.402	.765	198	14	4	0	8	5
65	Cal Abrams*	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	118	407	309	56	75	12	3	6	32	2	8	89	69	.243	.413	.359	.773	111	6	3	3	3	2
66	Ralph Kiner	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	113	390	321	56	78	13	0	18	54	0	0	65	46	.243	.367	.452	.818	145	8	0	0	4	1
67	Eddie Yost	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	122	490	375	64	91	17	5	7	48	4	3	95	54	.243	.407	.371	.778	139	7	11	6	3	0
68	Jim Busby	28	CHA,WS1	Maj	CHW-WSH	146	578	528	61	126	19	6	7	41	12	3	38	59	.239	.289	.337	.626	178	10	0	10	2	1
69	Jim Delsing	29	DET	Maj	DET	114	409	356	49	85	15	2	10	60	2	0	48	40	.239	.328	.376	.704	134	6	1	0	4	2
70	Norm Zauchin	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	130	556	477	65	114	10	0	27	93	3	0	69	105	.239	.335	.430	.765	205	8	3	1	6	1
71	Ed FitzGerald	31	WS1	Maj	WSH	74	270	236	28	56	3	1	4	19	0	1	25	23	.237	.317	.309	.626	73	8	3	5	1	0
72	Joe Collins*	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	105	330	278	40	65	9	1	13	45	0	2	44	32	.234	.339	.414	.753	115	7	2	3	3	2
73	Bubba Phillips	27	DET	Maj	DET	95	205	184	18	43	4	0	3	23	2	1	14	20	.234	.289	.304	.594	56	3	2	1	4	1
74	Fred Hatfield	30	DET	Maj	DET	122	492	413	51	96	15	3	8	33	3	2	61	49	.232	.337	.341	.678	141	7	5	11	2	6
75	Billy Hunter	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	98	279	255	14	58	7	1	3	20	9	2	15	18	.228	.269	.298	.567	76	7	0	8	1	2
76	Bill Wilson	26	KC1	Maj	KCA	98	300	273	39	61	12	0	15	38	1	1	24	63	.223	.288	.432	.720	118	8	1	1	1	0
77	José Valdivielso	21	WS1	Maj	WSH	94	325	294	32	65	12	5	2	28	1	2	21	38	.221	.277	.316	.594	93	6	3	4	3	1
78	Bobby Young	30	BAL,CLE	Maj	BAL-CLE	77	248	231	12	51	4	1	1	14	1	4	12	25	.221	.259	.260	.519	60	3	0	5	0	1
79	Jim Hegan	34	CLE	Maj	CLE	116	352	304	30	67	5	2	9	40	0	1	34	33	.220	.293	.339	.632	103	7	0	7	7	5
80	Red Wilson	26	DET	Maj	DET	78	274	241	26	53	9	0	2	17	1	2	26	23	.220	.296	.282	.578	68	13	0	7	0	3
81	Fred Marsh	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	89	344	303	30	66	7	1	2	19	1	2	35	33	.218	.300	.267	.567	81	8	1	4	1	1
82	Tom Umphlett	24	WS1	Maj	WSH	110	351	323	34	70	10	0	2	19	2	1	24	35	.217	.271	.266	.537	86	5	0	4	0	0
83	Harry Malmberg	29	DET	Maj	DET	67	242	208	25	45	5	2	0	19	0	1	29	19	.216	.310	.260	.569	54	7	0	3	2	2
84	Bill Renna	30	KC1	Maj	KCA	100	284	249	33	53	7	3	7	28	0	3	31	42	.213	.305	.349	.654	87	4	2	2	0	0
85	Billy Cox	35	BAL	Maj	BAL	53	213	194	25	41	7	2	3	14	1	2	17	16	.211	.275	.314	.589	61	5	0	2	0	0
86	George Strickland	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	130	455	388	34	81	9	5	2	34	1	0	49	60	.209	.302	.273	.575	106	8	3	14	1	0
87	Eddie Robinson	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	88	215	173	25	36	1	0	16	42	0	0	36	26	.208	.358	.491	.849	85	7	5	0	1	7
88	Wayne Causey	18	BAL	Maj	BAL	68	196	175	14	34	2	1	1	9	0	1	17	25	.194	.269	.234	.504	41	1	1	3	0	1