1956 American League Batting Leaders

1955 Season 1957 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	Mickey Mantle	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	150	652	533	132	188	22	5	52	130	10	1	112	99	.353	.464	.705	1.169	376	4	2	1	4	6
2	Ted Williams	37	BOS	Maj	BOS	136	503	400	71	138	28	2	24	82	0	0	102	39	.345	.479	.605	1.084	242	13	1	0	0	11
3	Harvey Kuenn	25	DET	Maj	DET	146	657	591	96	196	32	7	12	88	9	5	55	34	.332	.387	.470	.857	278	11	3	0	8	3
4	Charlie Maxwell*	29	DET	Maj	DET	141	592	500	97	163	14	3	28	87	1	1	79	74	.326	.414	.534	.948	267	5	2	3	8	1
5	Bob Nieman	29	BAL,CHA	Maj	BAL-CHW	128	522	428	63	137	21	6	14	68	1	6	90	63	.320	.436	.495	.931	212	14	0	1	3	5
6	Minnie Miñoso	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	151	665	545	106	172	29	11	21	88	12	6	86	40	.316	.425	.525	.950	286	10	23	4	7	4
7	Jackie Jensen	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	151	673	578	80	182	23	11	20	97	11	3	89	43	.315	.405	.497	.901	287	23	1	1	4	5
8	Al Kaline	21	DET	Maj	DET	153	693	617	96	194	32	10	27	128	7	1	70	55	.314	.383	.530	.913	327	10	1	1	4	4
9	Lou Skizas	24	KC1,NYA	Maj	KCA-NYY	89	323	303	39	95	11	3	11	40	3	1	15	19	.314	.343	.479	.821	145	13	0	2	3	1
10	Bob Boyd*	36	BAL	Maj	BAL	70	262	225	28	70	8	3	2	11	0	5	30	14	.311	.395	.400	.795	90	6	1	6	0	2
11	Gil McDougald	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	120	518	438	79	136	13	3	13	56	3	8	68	59	.311	.405	.443	.848	194	5	3	7	2	1
12	Pete Runnels	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	147	646	578	72	179	29	9	8	76	5	5	58	64	.310	.372	.433	.805	250	18	2	4	4	2
13	Mickey Vernon*	38	BOS	Maj	BOS	119	471	403	67	125	28	4	15	84	1	0	57	40	.310	.403	.511	.914	206	12	7	2	2	6
14	Vic Power	28	KC1	Maj	KCA	127	559	530	77	164	21	5	14	63	2	2	24	16	.309	.340	.447	.787	237	5	1	3	1	2
15	Ray Boone	32	DET	Maj	DET	131	568	481	77	148	14	6	25	81	0	0	77	46	.308	.403	.518	.921	249	13	3	2	5	8
16	Bill Skowron	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	134	523	464	78	143	21	6	23	90	4	4	50	60	.308	.382	.528	.910	245	16	6	2	1	3
17	Clint Courtney	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	101	316	283	31	85	20	3	5	44	0	5	20	10	.300	.362	.445	.807	126	9	9	1	3	4
18	Yogi Berra	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	140	597	521	93	155	29	2	30	105	3	2	65	29	.298	.378	.534	.911	278	8	5	1	5	7
19	Nellie Fox	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	154	721	649	109	192	20	10	4	52	8	4	44	14	.296	.348	.376	.724	244	19	10	13	5	1
20	Jack Phillips	34	DET	Maj	DET	67	247	224	31	66	13	2	1	20	1	1	21	19	.295	.354	.384	.738	86	11	0	1	1	0
21	Billy Goodman	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	105	448	399	61	117	22	8	2	38	0	3	40	22	.293	.356	.404	.760	161	3	0	7	2	1
22	Sherm Lollar	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	136	527	450	55	132	28	2	11	75	2	0	53	34	.293	.383	.438	.821	197	19	16	2	6	4
23	Jim Piersall	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	681	601	91	176	40	6	14	87	7	7	58	48	.293	.350	.449	.799	270	19	1	9	12	2
24	Harry Simpson	30	KC1	Maj	KCA	141	597	543	76	159	22	11	21	105	2	3	47	82	.293	.347	.490	.837	266	19	1	1	5	8
25	Dick Gernert	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	106	370	306	53	89	11	0	16	68	1	0	56	57	.291	.400	.484	.883	148	7	2	2	4	1
26	Red Wilson	27	DET	Maj	DET	78	278	228	32	66	12	2	7	38	2	1	42	18	.290	.393	.452	.845	103	6	0	3	5	7
27	Dick Williams	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	87	390	353	45	101	18	4	11	37	5	5	30	40	.286	.342	.453	.795	160	10	0	7	0	1
28	Frank Bolling	24	DET	Maj	DET	102	422	366	53	103	21	7	7	45	6	2	42	51	.281	.354	.434	.789	159	4	2	7	5	1
29	Enos Slaughter	40	KC1,NYA	Maj	KCA-NYY	115	344	306	52	86	18	5	2	27	2	1	34	26	.281	.354	.392	.746	120	6	1	2	1	1
30	Wayne Belardi*	25	DET	Maj	DET	79	179	154	24	43	3	1	6	15	0	0	15	13	.279	.371	.429	.799	66	4	8	1	1	1
31	Gus Triandos	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	131	509	452	47	126	18	1	21	88	0	0	48	73	.279	.348	.462	.810	209	21	2	3	4	4
32	Rocky Colavito	22	CLE	Maj	CLE	101	380	322	55	89	11	4	21	65	0	1	49	46	.276	.372	.531	.903	171	4	2	4	3	0
33	Al Smith	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	626	526	87	144	26	5	16	71	6	3	84	72	.274	.378	.434	.812	228	15	8	2	6	7
34	Héctor López	26	KC1	Maj	KCA	151	639	561	91	153	27	3	18	69	4	5	63	73	.273	.347	.428	.775	240	13	3	8	4	3
35	Tim Thompson	32	KC1	Maj	KCA	92	288	268	21	73	13	2	1	27	2	4	17	23	.272	.319	.347	.666	93	4	2	0	1	1
36	George Kell	33	BAL,CHA	Maj	BAL-CHW	123	480	425	52	115	22	2	9	48	0	1	33	37	.271	.324	.395	.719	168	11	3	14	5	3
37	Billy Klaus	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	135	620	520	91	141	29	5	7	59	1	0	90	43	.271	.378	.387	.764	201	7	1	6	3	0
38	Jim Lemon	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	146	613	538	77	146	21	11	27	96	2	4	65	138	.271	.349	.502	.851	270	12	2	2	6	2
39	Herb Plews	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	91	285	256	24	69	10	7	1	25	1	2	26	40	.270	.337	.375	.712	96	6	1	0	2	3
40	Larry Doby	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	140	619	504	89	135	22	3	24	102	0	1	102	105	.268	.392	.466	.858	235	7	4	4	5	6
41	Pete Daley	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	59	208	187	22	50	11	3	5	29	1	0	18	30	.267	.338	.439	.777	82	11	2	1	0	5
42	Al Rosen	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	121	481	416	64	111	18	2	15	61	1	3	58	44	.267	.351	.428	.779	178	13	0	0	7	4
43	Hal Smith	25	BAL,KC1	Maj	BAL-KCA	114	398	371	31	99	23	2	5	42	2	1	20	34	.267	.303	.380	.683	141	18	1	2	4	3
44	Luis Aparicio	22	CHA	Maj	CHW	152	583	533	69	142	19	6	3	56	21	4	34	63	.266	.311	.342	.653	182	9	1	14	1	2
45	Walt Dropo	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	125	412	361	42	96	13	1	8	52	1	0	37	51	.266	.334	.374	.708	135	15	3	5	6	2
46	Billy Martin	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	121	504	458	76	121	24	5	9	49	7	3	30	56	.264	.311	.397	.708	182	8	3	8	5	0
47	Earl Torgeson*	32	DET	Maj	DET	117	400	318	61	84	9	3	12	42	6	4	78	47	.264	.406	.425	.831	135	5	0	1	3	0
48	Vic Wertz	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	136	568	481	65	127	22	0	32	106	0	0	75	87	.264	.364	.509	.874	245	8	5	0	7	10
49	Elston Howard	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	98	316	290	35	76	8	3	5	34	0	1	21	30	.262	.312	.362	.674	105	11	1	2	2	6
50	Gene Woodling	33	CLE	Maj	CLE	100	399	317	56	83	17	0	8	38	2	6	69	29	.262	.395	.391	.787	124	6	3	7	3	2
51	Lou Berberet	26	WS1	Maj	WSH	95	256	207	25	54	6	3	4	27	0	0	46	33	.261	.402	.377	.779	78	7	3	0	0	9
52	Fred Hatfield	31	CHA,DET	Maj	CHW-DET	114	388	333	48	87	9	1	7	35	1	0	39	37	.261	.351	.357	.708	119	7	9	3	4	3
53	Ted Lepcio	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	83	321	284	34	74	10	0	15	51	1	3	30	77	.261	.335	.454	.790	129	4	3	2	2	1
54	Tito Francona*	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	139	500	445	62	115	16	4	9	57	11	5	51	60	.258	.334	.373	.707	166	6	1	0	3	4
55	Johnny Groth	29	KC1	Maj	KCA	95	280	244	22	63	13	3	5	37	1	2	30	31	.258	.335	.398	.732	97	9	0	2	4	2
56	Jerry Coleman	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	80	203	183	15	47	5	1	0	18	1	2	12	33	.257	.305	.295	.600	54	5	1	6	1	2
57	Jim Rivera*	34	CHA	Maj	CHW	139	555	491	76	125	23	5	12	66	20	9	49	75	.255	.322	.395	.718	194	3	3	6	6	2
58	Roy Sievers	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	152	659	550	92	139	27	2	29	95	0	0	100	88	.253	.370	.467	.838	257	12	5	0	4	10
59	Bill Tuttle	26	DET	Maj	DET	140	592	546	61	138	22	4	9	65	5	4	38	48	.253	.301	.357	.658	195	18	1	4	3	1
60	Al Pilarcik*	25	KC1	Maj	KCA	69	272	239	28	60	10	1	4	22	9	2	30	32	.251	.333	.352	.685	84	2	0	2	1	1
61	Dave Philley	36	CHA,BAL	Maj	CHW-BAL	118	452	396	57	98	18	4	5	64	4	4	46	40	.248	.322	.351	.673	139	16	1	2	7	3
62	Karl Olson	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	106	353	313	34	77	10	2	4	22	1	1	28	41	.246	.306	.329	.635	103	13	1	6	5	1
63	Whitey Herzog*	24	WS1	Maj	WSH	117	465	421	49	103	13	7	4	35	8	5	35	74	.245	.302	.337	.639	142	5	0	8	1	0
64	Sammy White	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	114	433	392	28	96	15	2	5	44	2	1	35	40	.245	.304	.332	.636	130	18	0	2	4	7
65	Chico Carrasquel	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	544	474	60	115	15	1	7	48	0	4	52	61	.243	.323	.323	.646	153	9	6	9	3	0
66	Hank Bauer	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	147	612	539	96	130	18	7	26	84	4	2	59	72	.241	.316	.445	.761	240	11	2	7	5	3
67	Frank House	26	DET	Maj	DET	94	348	321	43	77	6	2	10	44	1	1	21	19	.240	.290	.365	.655	117	15	3	0	3	0
68	Don Buddin	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	114	454	377	49	90	24	0	5	37	2	0	65	62	.239	.352	.342	.694	129	14	4	2	6	1
69	Andy Carey	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	132	480	422	54	100	18	2	7	50	9	6	45	53	.237	.310	.339	.649	143	9	2	6	5	4
70	Bob Hale*	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	85	223	207	18	49	10	1	1	24	0	2	11	10	.237	.274	.309	.583	64	6	1	0	4	0
71	José Valdivielso	22	WS1	Maj	WSH	90	279	246	18	58	8	2	4	29	3	1	29	36	.236	.318	.333	.651	82	8	1	2	1	1
72	Jim Busby	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	135	546	494	72	116	17	3	12	50	8	3	43	47	.235	.301	.354	.656	175	13	4	5	0	2
73	Joe DeMaestri	27	KC1	Maj	KCA	133	468	434	41	101	16	1	6	39	3	3	25	73	.233	.277	.316	.593	137	8	3	3	3	2
74	Billy Gardner	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	144	560	515	53	119	16	2	11	50	5	5	29	53	.231	.281	.334	.615	172	15	7	8	1	1
75	Eddie Yost	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	152	684	515	94	119	17	2	11	53	8	5	151	82	.231	.412	.336	.748	173	8	8	9	1	9
76	Sammy Esposito	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	81	234	184	30	42	8	2	3	25	1	2	41	19	.228	.371	.342	.714	63	4	2	5	2	0
77	Joe Collins*	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	100	301	262	38	59	5	3	7	43	3	1	34	33	.225	.313	.347	.661	91	5	1	1	3	2
78	Bobby Ávila	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	138	597	513	74	115	14	2	10	54	17	4	70	68	.224	.323	.318	.640	163	12	5	8	1	0
79	Joe Ginsberg	29	KC1,BAL	Maj	KCA-BAL	86	252	223	15	50	8	1	1	14	1	1	25	21	.224	.299	.283	.581	63	9	0	1	3	3
80	Gus Zernial	33	KC1	Maj	KCA	109	311	272	36	61	12	0	16	44	2	0	33	66	.224	.315	.445	.760	121	5	4	0	2	2
81	Jim Hegan	35	CLE	Maj	CLE	122	368	315	42	70	15	2	6	34	1	1	49	54	.222	.327	.340	.667	107	8	0	4	0	6
82	Bob Kennedy	35	DET,CHA	Maj	DET-CHW	78	222	190	17	42	5	0	4	22	2	2	26	23	.221	.320	.311	.630	59	10	2	3	1	2
83	Willy Miranda	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	148	513	461	38	100	16	4	2	34	3	6	46	73	.217	.287	.282	.569	130	8	0	5	1	3
84	Jim Brideweser	29	DET,CHA	Maj	DET-CHW	80	192	167	23	36	5	0	0	11	3	1	20	22	.216	.303	.246	.549	41	4	1	4	0	2
85	Jim Finigan	27	KC1	Maj	KCA	91	290	250	29	54	7	2	2	21	3	1	30	28	.216	.298	.284	.582	71	6	1	5	4	1
86	George Strickland	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	85	199	171	22	36	1	2	3	17	0	1	22	27	.211	.299	.292	.591	50	6	0	5	1	0
87	Eddie Robinson	35	KC1,NYA	Maj	KCA-NYY	101	264	226	20	46	6	1	7	23	0	1	31	23	.204	.312	.332	.644	75	7	5	1	1	2
88	Norm Siebern	22	NYA	Maj	NYY	54	184	162	27	33	1	4	4	21	1	1	19	38	.204	.286	.333	.619	54	3	0	2	1	0
89	Jim Pyburn	23	BAL	Maj	BAL	84	176	156	23	27	3	3	2	11	4	1	17	26	.173	.251	.269	.521	42	4	0	1	2	0