1978 American League Batting Leaders

1977 Season 1979 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,131 games, 14 teams, approx. 161 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	Rod Carew	32	MIN	Maj	MIN	152	651	564	85	188	26	10	5	70	27	7	78	62	.333	.411	.442	.853	249	18	1	2	6	19
2	Al Oliver*	31	TEX	Maj	TEX	133	568	525	65	170	35	5	14	89	8	9	31	41	.324	.358	.490	.848	257	7	2	1	9	6
3	Jim Rice	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	163	746	677	121	213	25	15	46	139	7	5	58	126	.315	.371	.600	.970	406	15	5	1	5	7
4	José Morales	33	MIN	Maj	MIN	101	273	242	22	76	13	1	2	38	0	1	20	35	.314	.363	.401	.764	97	10	1	6	4	3
5	Lou Piniella	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	130	513	472	67	148	34	5	6	69	3	1	34	36	.314	.362	.445	.806	210	12	2	4	1	8
6	Cecil Cooper*	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	107	448	407	60	127	23	2	13	54	3	4	32	72	.312	.359	.474	.833	193	5	0	5	4	3
7	Ben Oglivie*	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	128	527	469	71	142	29	4	18	72	11	7	52	69	.303	.370	.497	.867	233	10	0	3	3	10
8	Wayne Nordhagen	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	68	216	206	28	62	16	0	5	35	0	1	5	18	.301	.310	.452	.762	93	6	0	0	5	0
9	Leon Roberts	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	134	528	472	78	142	21	7	22	92	6	3	41	52	.301	.364	.515	.879	243	7	8	3	4	2
10	Chet Lemon	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	105	416	357	51	107	24	6	13	55	5	9	39	46	.300	.378	.510	.887	182	11	8	8	4	2
11	John Wathan	28	KCA	Maj	KCR	67	203	190	19	57	10	1	2	28	2	1	3	12	.300	.320	.395	.715	75	5	4	3	3	1
12	Tom Paciorek	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	70	268	251	32	75	20	3	4	30	2	2	15	39	.299	.336	.450	.786	113	6	0	0	2	0
13	Fred Lynn*	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	150	627	541	75	161	33	3	22	82	3	6	75	50	.298	.380	.492	.872	266	9	1	4	6	11
14	Amos Otis	31	KCA	Maj	KCR	141	567	486	74	145	30	7	22	96	32	8	66	54	.298	.380	.525	.905	255	10	4	1	10	7
15	Ron Jackson	25	CAL	Maj	CAL	105	418	387	49	115	18	6	6	57	2	3	16	31	.297	.337	.421	.758	163	9	9	2	4	1
16	Ron LeFlore	30	DET	Maj	DET	155	741	666	126	198	30	3	12	62	68	16	65	104	.297	.361	.405	.766	270	11	4	1	5	7
17	Thurman Munson	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	154	666	617	73	183	27	1	6	71	2	3	35	70	.297	.332	.373	.705	230	20	3	1	10	6
18	Lyman Bostock	27	CAL	Maj	CAL	147	637	568	74	168	24	4	5	71	15	12	59	36	.296	.362	.379	.740	215	26	2	4	4	8
19	Pete LaCock*	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	118	347	322	44	95	21	2	5	48	1	0	21	27	.295	.335	.419	.755	135	8	0	1	3	2
20	George Brett	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	128	558	510	79	150	45	8	9	62	23	7	39	35	.294	.342	.467	.809	238	6	1	3	5	6
21	Carney Lansford	21	CAL	Maj	CAL	121	500	453	63	133	23	2	8	52	20	9	31	67	.294	.339	.406	.746	184	4	4	5	7	2
22	Don Money	31	MIL	Maj	MIL	137	588	518	88	152	30	2	14	54	3	0	48	70	.293	.361	.440	.801	228	10	7	14	1	2
23	Ken Singleton	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	149	608	502	67	147	21	2	20	81	0	0	98	94	.293	.409	.462	.871	232	14	2	4	2	5
24	Robin Yount	22	MIL	Maj	MIL	127	545	502	66	147	23	9	9	71	16	5	24	43	.293	.323	.428	.752	215	5	1	13	5	1
25	Sixto Lezcano	24	MIL	Maj	MIL	132	519	442	62	129	21	4	15	61	3	3	64	83	.292	.377	.459	.837	203	5	1	5	7	6
26	Craig Reynolds	25	SEA	Maj	SEA	148	604	548	57	160	16	7	5	44	9	6	36	41	.292	.336	.374	.710	205	4	3	11	6	1
27	Larry Hisle	31	MIL	Maj	MIL	142	600	520	96	151	24	0	34	115	10	6	67	90	.290	.374	.533	.906	277	14	5	3	5	3
28	Jason Thompson*	23	DET	Maj	DET	153	669	589	79	169	25	3	26	96	0	0	74	96	.287	.364	.472	.836	278	11	0	1	5	3
29	Doug DeCinces	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	142	561	511	72	146	37	1	28	80	7	7	46	81	.286	.346	.526	.872	269	12	2	0	2	2
30	Sal Bando	34	MIL	Maj	MIL	152	629	540	85	154	20	6	17	78	3	2	72	52	.285	.371	.439	.810	237	11	6	4	7	4
31	Eddie Murray	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	161	690	610	85	174	32	3	27	95	6	5	70	97	.285	.356	.480	.836	293	15	1	1	8	7
32	Mitchell Page	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	147	579	516	62	147	25	7	17	70	23	19	53	95	.285	.355	.459	.814	237	7	4	4	2	6
33	Lou Whitaker	21	DET	Maj	DET	139	567	484	71	138	12	7	3	58	7	7	61	65	.285	.361	.357	.718	173	9	1	13	8	0
34	Carlton Fisk	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	157	658	571	94	162	39	5	20	88	7	2	71	83	.284	.366	.475	.841	271	10	7	3	6	6
35	Duane Kuiper	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	149	589	547	52	155	18	6	0	43	4	9	19	35	.283	.311	.338	.649	185	11	4	16	3	1
36	Jim Norris*	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	113	365	315	41	89	14	5	2	27	12	7	42	20	.283	.364	.378	.742	119	6	0	5	3	4
37	John Wockenfuss	29	DET	Maj	DET	71	211	187	23	53	5	0	7	22	0	1	21	14	.283	.357	.423	.780	79	7	1	1	1	4
38	Buddy Bell	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	142	606	556	71	157	27	8	6	62	1	3	39	43	.282	.328	.392	.720	218	24	0	9	2	1
39	Bernie Carbo	30	CLE,BOS	Maj	CLE-BOS	77	251	220	28	62	11	0	5	22	2	1	28	39	.282	.364	.400	.764	88	9	1	1	1	1
40	Rico Carty	38	TOR,OAK	Maj	TOR-OAK	145	593	528	70	149	21	1	31	99	1	1	57	57	.282	.348	.502	.850	265	15	0	1	7	7
41	Mike Cubbage	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	125	444	394	40	111	12	7	7	57	3	1	40	44	.282	.348	.401	.749	158	7	1	7	2	3
42	Willie Randolph	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	134	596	499	87	139	18	6	3	42	36	7	82	51	.279	.381	.357	.738	178	12	4	6	5	1
43	Jerry Remy	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	148	643	583	87	162	24	6	2	44	30	13	40	55	.278	.321	.350	.671	204	13	0	14	6	0
44	Jim Sundberg	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	149	592	518	54	144	23	6	6	58	2	5	64	70	.278	.358	.380	.739	197	18	3	3	4	6
45	Steve Kemp*	23	DET	Maj	DET	159	686	582	75	161	18	4	15	79	2	3	97	87	.277	.379	.399	.778	232	9	1	3	3	3
46	Carl Yastrzemski	38	BOS	Maj	BOS	144	611	523	70	145	21	2	17	81	4	5	76	44	.277	.367	.423	.790	221	9	3	1	8	8
47	Graig Nettles	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	159	662	587	81	162	23	2	27	93	1	1	59	69	.276	.343	.460	.803	270	20	6	1	9	6
48	Frank White	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	143	501	461	66	127	24	6	7	50	13	10	26	59	.276	.317	.399	.716	184	2	3	9	2	1
49	Ralph Garr	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	118	478	443	67	122	18	9	3	29	7	5	24	41	.275	.314	.377	.691	167	9	1	10	0	1
50	Johnny Grubb	29	CLE,TEX	Maj	CLE-TEX	134	493	411	62	113	19	6	15	67	6	2	70	65	.275	.381	.460	.841	189	5	2	8	2	5
51	Mario Guerrero	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	143	546	505	27	139	18	4	3	38	0	5	15	35	.275	.303	.345	.647	174	13	6	17	3	2
52	Phil Mankowski	25	DET	Maj	DET	88	250	222	28	61	8	0	4	20	2	3	22	28	.275	.344	.365	.709	81	10	2	3	1	3
53	Chris Chambliss	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	162	677	625	81	171	26	3	12	90	2	1	41	60	.274	.321	.382	.703	239	6	5	1	5	3
54	Al Cowens	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	132	534	485	63	133	24	8	5	63	14	6	31	54	.274	.319	.388	.707	188	7	6	1	11	3
55	Dan Ford	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	151	654	592	78	162	36	10	11	82	7	7	48	88	.274	.332	.424	.756	251	15	5	6	3	6
56	Reggie Jackson*	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	139	581	511	82	140	13	5	27	97	14	11	58	133	.274	.356	.478	.834	244	8	9	0	3	2
57	Pat Kelly*	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	100	315	274	38	75	12	1	11	40	10	8	34	58	.274	.357	.445	.802	122	9	2	4	1	1
58	Jorge Orta	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	117	477	420	45	115	19	2	13	53	1	2	42	39	.274	.340	.421	.762	177	9	4	4	7	3
59	Mike Edwards	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	142	446	414	48	113	16	2	1	23	27	21	16	32	.273	.303	.329	.632	136	7	2	14	0	0
60	Lamar Johnson	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	148	551	498	52	136	23	2	8	72	6	5	43	46	.273	.329	.376	.705	187	17	2	1	7	2
61	Hal McRae	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	156	692	623	90	170	39	5	16	72	17	8	51	62	.273	.329	.429	.757	267	15	6	1	11	6
62	Paul Molitor	21	MIL	Maj	MIL	125	556	521	73	142	26	4	6	45	30	12	19	54	.273	.301	.372	.673	194	6	4	7	5	2
63	Roy Smalley	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	158	702	586	80	160	31	3	19	77	2	8	85	70	.273	.362	.433	.796	254	16	1	23	7	3
64	Rusty Staub	34	DET	Maj	DET	162	734	642	75	175	30	1	24	121	3	1	76	35	.273	.347	.435	.782	279	24	3	2	11	5
65	Dave Revering	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	152	553	521	49	141	21	3	16	46	0	1	26	55	.271	.303	.415	.718	216	12	0	2	4	5
66	Bombo Rivera	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	101	295	251	35	68	8	2	3	23	5	3	35	47	.271	.362	.355	.717	89	3	2	5	2	1
67	Tom Veryzer	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	130	458	421	48	114	18	4	1	32	1	2	13	36	.271	.298	.340	.638	143	7	5	15	4	0
68	Roy Howell	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	140	601	551	67	149	28	3	8	61	0	1	44	78	.270	.325	.376	.701	207	10	1	4	1	3
69	Bob Randall	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	119	375	330	36	89	11	3	0	21	5	3	24	22	.270	.329	.321	.650	106	7	6	13	2	0
70	Thad Bosley*	21	CHA	Maj	CHW	66	236	219	25	59	5	1	2	13	12	11	13	32	.269	.308	.329	.637	72	4	0	2	2	1
71	Charlie Moore	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	96	285	268	30	72	7	1	5	31	4	2	12	24	.269	.300	.358	.658	96	4	0	5	0	0
72	Roy White	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	103	395	346	44	93	13	3	8	43	10	4	42	35	.269	.349	.393	.742	136	9	2	2	3	7
73	Rich Chiles*	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	87	225	198	22	53	12	0	1	22	1	2	20	25	.268	.333	.343	.677	68	9	2	0	5	2
74	Alan Trammell	20	DET	Maj	DET	139	504	448	49	120	14	6	2	34	3	1	45	56	.268	.335	.339	.675	152	12	2	6	3	0
75	Bobby Bonds	32	TEX,CHA	Maj	TEX-CHW	156	657	565	93	151	19	4	31	90	43	22	79	120	.267	.355	.480	.834	271	14	2	3	8	7
76	Otto Vélez	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	91	300	248	29	66	14	2	9	38	1	3	45	41	.266	.381	.448	.828	111	8	2	3	2	1
77	Rob Wilfong	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	92	235	199	23	53	8	0	1	11	8	4	19	27	.266	.336	.322	.658	64	1	2	15	0	1
78	Tim Corcoran*	25	DET	Maj	DET	116	363	324	37	86	13	1	1	27	3	2	24	27	.265	.322	.321	.643	104	10	5	6	4	2
79	Darrell Porter	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	150	602	520	77	138	27	6	18	78	0	5	75	75	.265	.358	.444	.802	231	13	2	1	4	14
80	Mickey Rivers*	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	604	559	78	148	25	8	11	48	25	5	29	51	.265	.302	.397	.699	222	8	3	7	6	3
81	Aurelio Rodríguez	30	DET	Maj	DET	134	414	385	40	102	25	2	7	43	0	1	19	37	.265	.303	.395	.698	152	9	3	5	2	1
82	Bob Bailor	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	154	676	621	74	164	29	7	1	52	5	6	38	21	.264	.310	.338	.649	210	8	5	9	3	1
83	Rich Dauer	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	133	491	459	57	121	23	0	6	46	0	4	26	22	.264	.301	.353	.654	162	16	0	3	3	0
84	Clint Hurdle	20	KCA	Maj	KCR	133	481	417	48	110	25	5	7	56	1	3	56	84	.264	.348	.398	.746	166	6	1	1	6	1
85	Bruce Bochte*	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	140	560	486	58	128	25	3	11	51	3	4	60	47	.263	.342	.395	.737	192	12	1	7	6	3
86	Kiko Garcia	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	79	199	186	17	49	6	4	0	13	7	1	7	43	.263	.287	.339	.626	63	5	0	4	2	0
87	Rick Manning	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	148	616	566	65	149	27	3	3	50	12	12	38	62	.263	.309	.338	.647	191	10	1	8	3	1
88	Rick Miller*	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	132	547	475	66	125	25	4	1	37	3	13	54	70	.263	.341	.339	.680	161	14	4	10	4	1
89	Bob Molinaro	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	105	311	286	39	75	5	5	6	27	22	6	19	12	.262	.314	.378	.692	108	5	3	2	1	2
90	Andre Thornton	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	145	617	508	97	133	22	4	33	105	4	7	93	72	.262	.377	.516	.893	262	17	6	2	8	4
91	Richie Zisk	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	140	581	511	68	134	19	1	22	85	3	3	58	76	.262	.338	.433	.771	221	14	3	4	5	7
92	Alan Ashby	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	81	298	264	27	69	15	0	9	29	1	1	28	32	.261	.333	.421	.754	111	10	1	4	1	4
93	Greg Pryor	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	82	239	222	27	58	11	0	2	15	3	1	11	18	.261	.298	.338	.636	75	4	1	4	1	0
94	Bill Stein	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	114	449	403	41	105	24	4	4	37	1	0	37	56	.261	.318	.370	.687	149	10	0	2	7	3
95	Juan Beníquez	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	127	510	473	61	123	17	3	11	50	10	12	20	59	.260	.292	.378	.670	179	10	3	10	4	1
96	Billy Smith	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	85	283	250	29	65	12	2	5	30	3	0	27	40	.260	.333	.384	.717	96	2	1	4	1	3
97	Rick Bosetti	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	136	608	568	61	147	25	5	5	42	6	10	30	65	.259	.299	.347	.645	197	5	3	5	2	0
98	Rick Dempsey	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	136	498	441	41	114	25	0	6	32	7	3	48	54	.259	.327	.356	.683	157	11	0	3	6	2
99	Glenn Adams	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	116	329	310	27	80	18	1	7	35	0	1	17	32	.258	.297	.390	.687	121	10	0	2	0	0
100	Eric Soderholm	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	143	510	457	57	118	17	1	20	67	2	2	39	44	.258	.318	.431	.749	197	13	4	3	7	2