1945 National League Batting Leaders

1944 Season 1946 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	IBB
1	Phil Cavarretta*	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	132	586	498	94	177	34	10	6	97	5	2	81	34	.355	.449	.500	.949	249	6	4	3	18
2	Tommy Holmes*	28	BSN	Maj	BSN	154	713	636	125	224	47	6	28	117	15	2	70	9	.352	.420	.577	.997	367	11	4	3	8
3	Tommy O'Brien	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	58	175	161	23	54	6	5	0	18	0	2	9	13	.335	.374	.435	.809	70	1	1	4	0
4	Goody Rosen*	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	145	673	606	126	197	24	11	12	75	6	5	50	36	.325	.379	.460	.840	279	4	3	14	0
5	Billy Jurges	37	NY1	Maj	NYG	61	201	176	22	57	3	1	3	24	2	1	24	11	.324	.405	.403	.808	71	3	0	1	2
6	Stan Hack	35	CHN	Maj	CHC	150	702	597	110	193	29	7	2	43	12	6	99	30	.323	.420	.405	.826	242	4	1	5	6
7	Whitey Kurowski	27	SLN	Maj	STL	133	573	511	84	165	27	3	21	102	1	1	45	45	.323	.383	.511	.894	261	10	5	12	5
8	Augie Bergamo*	28	SLN	Maj	STL	94	358	304	51	96	17	2	3	44	0	1	43	21	.316	.401	.415	.815	126	0	0	11	1
9	Luis Olmo	25	BRO	Maj	BRO	141	595	556	62	174	27	13	10	110	15	9	36	33	.313	.356	.462	.818	257	11	1	2	17
10	Bill Salkeld	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	95	317	267	45	83	16	1	15	52	2	3	50	16	.311	.420	.547	.966	146	8	0	0	7
11	Mel Ott	36	NY1	Maj	NYG	135	532	451	73	139	23	0	21	79	1	2	71	41	.308	.411	.499	.910	225	6	8	2	10
12	Augie Galan	33	BRO	Maj	BRO	152	696	576	114	177	36	7	9	92	13	7	114	27	.307	.423	.441	.864	254	10	2	4	1
13	Ernie Lombardi	37	NY1	Maj	NYG	115	417	368	46	113	7	1	19	70	0	1	43	11	.307	.387	.486	.873	179	12	5	1	18
14	Don Johnson	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	138	614	557	94	168	23	2	2	58	9	5	32	34	.302	.343	.361	.704	201	10	3	22	0
15	René Monteagudo*	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	114	225	193	26	58	6	0	0	15	2	2	28	7	.301	.389	.332	.721	64	6	0	4	2
16	Dixie Walker	34	BRO	Maj	BRO	154	688	607	102	182	42	9	8	124	6	1	75	16	.300	.381	.438	.820	266	10	5	1	19
17	Jimmy Wasdell*	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	134	540	500	65	150	19	8	7	60	7	7	32	11	.300	.346	.412	.758	206	7	3	5	1
18	Lee Handley	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	98	340	312	39	93	16	2	1	32	7	3	20	16	.298	.340	.372	.712	116	5	0	8	1
19	Andy Pafko	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	144	608	534	64	159	24	12	12	110	5	4	45	36	.298	.361	.455	.816	243	4	8	21	8
20	Glenn Crawford	31	PHI,SLN	Maj	PHI-STL	86	349	305	41	89	13	2	2	24	5	3	37	15	.292	.370	.367	.738	112	2	1	6	4
21	Morrie Aderholt	29	BSN,BRO	Maj	BSN-BRO	70	174	162	19	47	5	0	2	17	3	4	12	16	.290	.339	.358	.697	58	1	0	0	1
22	Bob Elliott	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	144	608	541	80	157	36	6	8	108	5	1	64	38	.290	.366	.423	.790	229	16	1	2	2
23	Joe Medwick	33	BSN,NY1	Maj	BSN-NYG	92	328	310	31	90	17	0	3	37	5	0	14	14	.290	.323	.374	.697	116	9	1	3	2
24	Johnny Hopp*	28	SLN	Maj	STL	124	505	446	67	129	22	8	3	44	14	3	49	24	.289	.364	.395	.758	176	4	3	7	2
25	Carden Gillenwater	28	BSN	Maj	BSN	144	600	517	74	149	20	2	7	72	13	13	73	70	.288	.379	.375	.755	194	17	3	7	3
26	Paul Gillespie	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	75	183	163	12	47	6	0	3	25	2	0	18	9	.288	.366	.380	.747	62	1	2	0	4
27	Nap Reyes	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	122	472	431	39	124	15	4	5	44	1	1	25	26	.288	.338	.376	.714	162	15	8	8	16
28	Buster Adams	30	SLN,PHI	Maj	STL-PHI	154	707	634	104	182	29	1	22	109	3	3	62	80	.287	.353	.440	.794	279	10	3	8	1
29	Vance Dinges*	30	PHI	Maj	PHI	109	440	397	46	114	15	4	1	36	5	5	35	17	.287	.346	.353	.699	140	8	1	7	1
30	Al Gionfriddo*	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	122	476	409	74	116	18	9	2	42	12	9	60	22	.284	.377	.386	.763	158	4	1	6	1
31	Clyde Kluttz	27	NY1,BSN	Maj	NYG-BSN	98	326	303	34	86	18	1	4	31	1	0	17	16	.284	.326	.389	.716	118	8	2	4	1
32	Jim Russell	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	146	589	510	88	145	24	8	12	77	15	6	71	40	.284	.377	.433	.810	221	7	5	3	6
33	Al Libke	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	130	489	449	41	127	23	5	4	53	6	1	34	62	.283	.336	.383	.719	172	7	2	4	2
34	Peanuts Lowrey	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	143	592	523	72	148	22	7	7	89	11	3	48	27	.283	.343	.392	.735	205	8	0	21	11
35	Mike Sandlock	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	80	218	195	21	55	14	2	2	17	2	0	18	19	.282	.346	.405	.751	79	3	1	4	6
36	Dain Clay	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	153	700	656	81	184	29	2	1	50	19	8	37	58	.281	.321	.335	.656	220	10	2	5	1
37	Frankie Gustine	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	128	523	478	67	134	27	5	2	66	8	3	37	33	.280	.335	.370	.705	177	14	2	6	2
38	George Hausmann	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	154	714	623	98	174	15	8	2	45	7	3	73	46	.279	.356	.339	.695	211	7	1	17	0
39	Red Schoendienst	22	SLN	Maj	STL	137	597	565	89	157	22	6	1	47	26	7	21	17	.278	.305	.343	.648	194	6	1	10	1
40	Emil Verban	29	SLN	Maj	STL	155	635	597	59	166	22	8	0	72	4	7	19	15	.278	.304	.342	.645	204	9	3	16	9
41	Marty Marion	28	SLN	Maj	STL	123	477	430	63	119	27	5	1	59	2	2	39	39	.277	.340	.370	.710	159	5	2	6	9
42	Frank McCormick	34	CIN	Maj	CIN	152	644	580	68	160	33	0	10	81	6	6	56	22	.276	.345	.385	.729	223	20	5	3	21
43	Ray Sanders	28	SLN	Maj	STL	143	631	537	85	148	29	3	8	78	3	2	83	55	.276	.375	.386	.760	207	6	2	9	13
44	Ed Stevens*	20	BRO	Maj	BRO	55	237	201	29	55	14	3	4	29	0	1	32	20	.274	.376	.433	.809	87	3	1	3	9
45	Chuck Workman	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	139	580	514	77	141	16	2	25	87	9	7	51	58	.274	.347	.459	.806	236	8	6	9	5
46	Johnny Rucker	28	NY1	Maj	NYG	105	452	429	58	117	19	11	7	51	7	5	20	36	.273	.305	.417	.722	179	3	0	3	3
47	Danny Gardella*	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	121	484	430	54	117	10	1	18	71	2	2	46	55	.272	.349	.426	.775	183	9	5	3	0
48	Phil Masi	29	BSN	Maj	BSN	114	420	371	55	101	25	4	7	46	9	2	42	32	.272	.348	.418	.766	155	10	1	6	5
49	Phil Weintraub*	37	NY1	Maj	NYG	82	341	283	45	77	9	1	10	42	2	0	54	29	.272	.389	.417	.806	118	10	0	4	11
50	Whitey Wietelmann	26	BSN	Maj	BSN	123	471	428	53	116	15	3	4	33	4	5	39	27	.271	.335	.348	.683	149	1	2	2	4
51	Vic Barnhart	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	71	215	201	21	54	7	0	0	19	2	1	9	11	.269	.300	.304	.604	61	9	0	5	1
52	Vince Shupe*	23	BSN	Maj	BSN	78	305	283	22	76	8	0	0	15	3	3	17	16	.269	.312	.297	.609	84	8	1	4	1
53	Jimmie Foxx	37	PHI	Maj	PHI	89	248	224	30	60	11	1	7	38	0	0	23	39	.268	.336	.420	.756	94	3	0	1	1
54	Al Unser	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	67	221	204	23	54	10	3	3	21	0	1	14	24	.265	.318	.387	.706	79	4	2	1	2
55	Eddie Basinski	22	BRO	Maj	BRO	108	362	336	30	88	9	4	0	33	0	0	11	33	.262	.293	.313	.606	105	11	4	11	2
56	Dick Culler	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	136	587	527	87	138	12	1	2	30	7	4	50	35	.262	.328	.300	.628	158	8	2	8	1
57	Roy Hughes	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	69	246	222	34	58	8	1	0	8	6	1	16	18	.261	.311	.306	.617	68	4	0	8	2
58	Del Rice	22	SLN	Maj	STL	83	277	253	27	66	17	3	1	28	0	0	16	33	.261	.313	.364	.676	92	8	3	5	2
59	Eddie Stanky	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	153	726	555	128	143	29	5	1	39	6	8	148	42	.258	.417	.333	.751	185	7	4	19	0
60	Vince DiMaggio	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	127	497	452	64	116	25	3	19	84	12	4	43	91	.257	.321	.451	.773	204	6	0	2	0
61	Johnny Barrett*	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	142	594	507	97	130	29	4	15	67	25	13	79	68	.256	.357	.418	.775	212	5	0	8	5
62	Frenchy Bordagaray	35	BRO	Maj	BRO	113	305	273	32	70	9	6	2	49	7	1	29	15	.256	.328	.355	.683	97	3	0	3	4
63	Al Lakeman	26	CIN	Maj	CIN	76	277	258	22	66	9	4	8	31	0	1	17	45	.256	.304	.415	.719	107	7	1	1	3
64	Mickey Livingston	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	71	253	224	19	57	4	2	2	23	2	1	19	6	.255	.324	.317	.641	71	7	4	6	3
65	John Antonelli	29	PHI,SLN	Maj	PHI-STL	127	539	507	50	129	27	2	1	28	1	6	24	25	.254	.291	.322	.612	163	14	2	6	0
66	Steve Mesner	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	150	611	540	52	137	19	1	1	52	4	5	52	18	.254	.322	.298	.620	161	17	2	17	4
67	Ken O'Dea	32	SLN	Maj	STL	100	362	307	36	78	18	2	4	43	0	2	50	31	.254	.359	.365	.723	112	7	0	5	14
68	Gee Walker	37	CIN	Maj	CIN	106	334	316	28	80	11	2	2	21	8	3	16	38	.253	.289	.320	.609	101	5	0	2	1
69	Babe Dahlgren	33	PIT	Maj	PIT	144	591	531	57	133	24	8	5	75	1	2	51	51	.251	.319	.354	.673	188	23	2	7	5
70	Buddy Kerr	22	NY1	Maj	NYG	149	605	546	53	136	20	3	4	40	5	5	41	34	.249	.304	.319	.623	174	11	2	16	4
71	Butch Nieman*	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	97	291	247	43	61	15	0	14	56	11	5	43	33	.247	.361	.478	.839	118	5	1	0	2
72	Tommy Brown	17	BRO	Maj	BRO	57	204	196	13	48	3	4	2	19	3	3	6	16	.245	.267	.332	.599	65	3	0	2	0
73	Dick Sipek	22	CIN	Maj	CIN	82	170	156	14	38	6	2	0	13	0	1	9	15	.244	.302	.308	.610	48	4	4	1	2
74	Bill Nicholson	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	151	660	559	82	136	28	4	13	88	4	0	92	73	.243	.356	.378	.734	211	9	6	3	19
75	Pete Coscarart	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	123	455	392	59	95	17	2	8	38	2	5	55	55	.242	.342	.357	.699	140	10	4	4	7
76	Eric Tipton	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	108	382	331	32	80	17	1	5	34	11	6	40	37	.242	.327	.344	.672	114	5	2	9	4
77	Wally Flager	23	PHI,CIN	Maj	PHI-CIN	70	247	220	26	53	5	1	2	21	1	1	25	20	.241	.321	.300	.621	66	3	1	1	2
78	Red Treadway	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	88	249	224	31	54	4	2	4	23	3	4	20	13	.241	.303	.330	.634	74	0	0	5	2
79	Coaker Triplett	33	PHI	Maj	PHI	120	403	363	36	87	11	1	7	46	6	2	40	27	.240	.315	.333	.648	121	7	0	0	5
80	Lennie Merullo	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	121	433	394	40	94	18	0	2	37	7	1	31	30	.239	.297	.300	.597	118	15	2	6	6
81	Andy Seminick	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	80	209	188	18	45	7	2	6	26	3	0	18	38	.239	.313	.394	.706	74	5	2	1	1
82	Eddie Miller	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	115	451	421	46	100	27	2	13	49	4	5	18	38	.238	.275	.404	.679	170	12	4	8	5
83	Woody Williams	32	CIN	Maj	CIN	133	534	482	46	114	14	0	0	27	6	1	39	24	.237	.296	.266	.562	128	7	2	11	2
84	Stew Hofferth	32	BSN	Maj	BSN	50	185	170	13	40	2	0	3	15	1	0	14	11	.235	.297	.300	.597	51	3	1	0	3
85	Johnny Peacock	35	BRO,PHI	Maj	BRO-PHI	81	214	184	17	43	11	1	0	20	3	0	30	10	.234	.341	.304	.645	56	3	0	0	6
86	Joe Mack*	33	BSN	Maj	BSN	66	303	260	30	60	13	1	3	44	1	0	34	39	.231	.320	.323	.643	84	4	0	9	2
87	Jake Powell	36	PHI	Maj	PHI	48	183	173	13	40	5	0	1	14	1	3	8	13	.231	.265	.278	.543	48	9	0	2	1
88	Bill Hart	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	58	178	161	27	37	6	2	3	27	7	0	14	21	.230	.291	.348	.639	56	2	0	3	4
89	Bitsy Mott	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	90	322	289	21	64	8	0	0	22	2	4	27	25	.222	.290	.249	.539	72	7	1	5	1
90	Al Lopez	36	PIT	Maj	PIT	91	280	243	22	53	8	0	0	18	1	0	35	12	.218	.317	.251	.568	61	5	0	2	10
91	Kermit Wahl	22	CIN	Maj	CIN	71	223	194	18	39	8	2	0	10	2	4	23	22	.201	.286	.263	.549	51	3	0	6	2
92	Tony Daniels	21	PHI	Maj	PHI	76	250	230	15	46	3	2	0	10	1	5	12	22	.200	.249	.230	.479	53	8	3	5	1
93	Gus Mancuso	39	PHI	Maj	PHI	70	206	176	11	35	5	0	0	16	2	0	28	10	.199	.309	.227	.536	40	8	0	2	2