1987 American League Batting Leaders

1986 Season 1988 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,134 games, 14 teams, approx. 162 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	Wade Boggs	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	147	667	551	108	200	40	6	24	89	1	3	105	48	.363	.461	.588	1.049	324	13	2	1	8	19
2	Paul Molitor	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	118	542	465	114	164	41	5	16	75	45	10	69	67	.353	.438	.566	1.003	263	4	2	5	1	2
3	Alan Trammell	29	DET	Maj	DET	151	668	597	109	205	34	3	28	105	21	2	60	47	.343	.402	.551	.954	329	11	3	2	6	8
4	Kirby Puckett	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	157	668	624	96	207	32	5	28	99	12	7	32	91	.332	.367	.534	.901	333	16	6	0	6	7
5	Bill Schroeder	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	75	270	250	35	83	12	0	14	42	5	2	16	56	.332	.379	.548	.927	137	3	3	1	0	0
6	Mike Greenwell	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	125	456	412	71	135	31	6	19	89	5	4	35	40	.328	.386	.570	.956	235	7	6	0	3	1
7	Don Mattingly*	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	629	569	93	186	38	2	30	115	1	4	51	38	.327	.378	.559	.937	318	16	1	0	8	13
8	Larry Herndon	33	DET	Maj	DET	89	254	225	32	73	13	2	9	47	1	0	23	35	.324	.378	.520	.898	117	12	0	0	6	0
9	Kevin Seitzer	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	161	725	641	105	207	33	8	15	83	12	7	80	85	.323	.399	.470	.869	301	18	2	1	1	0
10	Tony Fernández	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	146	642	578	90	186	29	8	5	67	32	12	51	48	.322	.379	.426	.805	246	14	5	4	4	3
11	Julio Franco	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	128	560	495	86	158	24	3	8	52	32	9	57	56	.319	.389	.428	.818	212	23	3	0	5	2
12	Larry Sheets	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	135	508	469	74	148	23	0	31	94	1	1	31	67	.316	.358	.563	.921	264	16	3	0	5	1
13	Robin Yount	31	MIL	Maj	MIL	158	723	635	99	198	25	9	21	103	19	9	76	94	.312	.384	.479	.862	304	9	1	6	5	10
14	Rance Mulliniks	31	TOR	Maj	TOR	124	372	332	37	103	28	1	11	44	1	1	34	55	.310	.371	.500	.871	166	10	0	3	3	1
15	Danny Tartabull	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	158	667	582	95	180	27	3	34	101	9	4	79	136	.309	.390	.541	.931	315	14	1	0	5	2
16	George Bell	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	156	665	610	111	188	32	4	47	134	5	1	39	75	.308	.352	.605	.957	369	17	7	0	9	9
17	Billy Ripken	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	58	257	234	27	72	9	0	2	20	4	1	21	23	.308	.363	.372	.735	87	3	0	1	1	0
18	Pat Tabler	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	151	618	553	66	170	34	3	11	86	5	2	51	84	.307	.369	.439	.809	243	6	6	3	5	6
19	Dwight Evans	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	154	657	541	109	165	37	2	34	123	4	6	106	98	.305	.417	.569	.986	308	10	3	0	7	6
20	Willie Randolph	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	120	543	449	96	137	24	2	7	67	11	1	82	25	.305	.411	.414	.825	186	15	2	5	5	1
21	Mickey Brantley	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	92	378	351	52	106	23	2	14	54	13	4	24	44	.302	.344	.499	.843	175	2	0	0	3	0
22	Geno Petralli	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	101	232	202	28	61	11	2	7	31	0	2	27	29	.302	.388	.480	.868	97	4	2	0	1	2
23	Brook Jacoby	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	155	620	540	73	162	26	4	32	69	2	3	75	73	.300	.387	.541	.928	292	19	3	0	2	2
24	Greg Brock	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	141	602	532	81	159	29	3	13	85	5	4	57	63	.299	.371	.438	.809	233	9	6	4	3	4
25	B.J. Surhoff	22	MIL	Maj	MIL	115	445	395	50	118	22	3	7	68	11	10	36	30	.299	.350	.423	.773	167	13	0	5	9	1
26	Phil Bradley	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	158	701	603	101	179	38	10	14	67	40	10	84	119	.297	.387	.463	.850	279	18	8	1	5	2
27	Brett Butler*	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	137	618	522	91	154	25	8	9	41	33	16	91	55	.295	.399	.425	.825	222	3	1	2	2	0
28	Alvin Davis	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	157	662	580	86	171	37	2	29	100	0	0	72	84	.295	.370	.516	.886	299	17	2	0	8	6
29	Harold Baines*	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	132	554	505	59	148	26	4	20	93	0	0	46	82	.293	.352	.479	.831	242	12	1	0	2	2
30	Marty Barrett	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	137	638	559	72	164	23	0	3	43	15	2	51	38	.293	.351	.351	.701	196	11	1	22	5	0
31	Iván Calderón	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	144	607	542	93	159	38	2	28	83	10	5	60	109	.293	.362	.526	.888	285	13	1	0	4	6
32	Rickey Henderson*	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	95	440	358	78	104	17	3	17	37	41	8	80	52	.291	.423	.497	.920	178	10	2	0	0	1
33	George Brett	34	KCA	Maj	KCR	115	508	427	71	124	18	2	22	78	6	3	72	47	.290	.388	.497	.884	212	10	1	0	8	14
34	Carney Lansford	30	OAK	Maj	OAK	151	631	554	89	160	27	4	19	76	27	8	60	44	.289	.366	.455	.821	252	9	9	5	3	11
35	Mark McGwire	23	OAK	Maj	OAK	151	641	557	97	161	28	4	49	118	1	1	71	131	.289	.370	.618	.987	344	6	5	0	8	8
36	Matt Nokes	23	DET	Maj	DET	135	508	461	69	133	14	2	32	87	2	1	35	70	.289	.345	.536	.880	247	13	6	3	3	2
37	Scott Fletcher	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	668	588	82	169	28	4	5	63	13	12	61	66	.287	.358	.374	.732	220	14	5	12	2	3
38	Pete O'Brien*	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	159	638	569	84	163	26	1	23	88	0	4	59	61	.287	.348	.457	.805	260	9	0	0	10	6
39	Luis Polonia*	23	OAK	Maj	OAK	125	469	435	78	125	16	10	4	49	29	7	32	64	.287	.336	.398	.733	173	4	0	1	1	1
40	Bill Buckner*	37	BOS,CAL	Maj	BOS-CAL	132	498	469	39	134	18	2	5	74	2	3	22	26	.286	.314	.365	.679	171	13	0	1	6	2
41	Wally Joyner*	25	CAL	Maj	CAL	149	653	564	100	161	33	1	34	117	8	2	72	64	.286	.366	.528	.894	298	14	5	2	10	12
42	Kent Hrbek	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	143	566	477	85	136	20	1	34	90	5	2	84	60	.285	.389	.545	.934	260	13	0	0	5	12
43	Terry Steinbach	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	122	438	391	66	111	16	3	16	56	1	2	32	66	.284	.349	.463	.812	181	10	9	3	3	2
44	Mike Heath	32	DET	Maj	DET	93	296	270	34	76	16	0	8	33	1	5	21	42	.282	.339	.430	.769	116	5	3	1	1	0
45	Rick Leach*	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	98	224	195	26	55	13	1	3	25	0	1	25	25	.282	.371	.405	.776	79	3	3	0	1	2
46	Lloyd Moseby	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	155	670	592	106	167	27	4	26	96	39	7	70	124	.282	.358	.473	.831	280	11	2	3	3	4
47	Mike Easler	36	NYA	Maj	NYY	65	184	167	13	47	6	0	4	21	1	0	14	32	.281	.337	.389	.726	65	4	1	0	2	0
48	Ken Williams	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	116	414	391	48	110	18	2	11	50	21	10	10	83	.281	.314	.422	.736	165	5	9	3	1	0
49	Mel Hall*	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	142	508	485	57	136	21	1	18	76	5	4	20	68	.280	.309	.439	.748	213	7	1	0	2	6
50	Mike Kingery*	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	120	390	354	38	99	25	4	9	52	7	9	27	43	.280	.329	.449	.778	159	4	2	1	6	0
51	Steve Lyons	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	76	210	193	26	54	11	1	1	19	3	1	12	37	.280	.320	.363	.683	70	4	0	4	1	0
52	Ozzie Guillén	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	149	604	560	64	156	22	7	2	51	25	8	22	52	.279	.303	.354	.657	198	10	1	13	8	2
53	Bill Madlock	36	DET	Maj	DET	87	376	326	56	91	17	0	14	50	4	3	28	45	.279	.351	.460	.811	150	10	10	8	4	1
54	Claudell Washington*	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	102	339	312	42	87	17	0	9	44	10	1	27	54	.279	.336	.420	.756	131	3	0	0	0	2
55	Willie Wilson	31	KCA	Maj	KCR	146	653	610	97	170	18	15	4	30	59	11	32	88	.279	.321	.377	.698	230	9	6	4	1	2
56	Todd Benzinger	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	73	253	223	36	62	11	1	8	43	5	4	22	41	.278	.344	.444	.788	99	5	2	3	3	3
57	Scott Bradley	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	102	366	342	34	95	15	1	5	43	0	1	15	18	.278	.310	.371	.682	127	13	3	2	4	1
58	Kirk Gibson*	30	DET	Maj	DET	128	568	487	95	135	25	3	24	79	26	7	71	117	.277	.372	.489	.861	238	5	5	1	4	8
59	Chet Lemon	32	DET	Maj	DET	146	553	470	75	130	30	3	20	75	0	0	70	82	.277	.376	.481	.857	226	17	8	0	5	1
60	Eddie Murray	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	160	694	618	89	171	28	3	30	91	1	2	73	80	.277	.352	.477	.829	295	15	0	0	3	6
61	Jim Rice	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	108	459	404	66	112	14	0	13	62	1	1	45	77	.277	.357	.408	.766	165	22	7	0	3	3
62	Rey Quiñones	23	SEA	Maj	SEA	135	517	478	55	132	18	2	12	56	1	3	26	71	.276	.317	.398	.715	190	14	4	6	3	0
63	Harold Reynolds	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	160	584	530	73	146	31	8	1	35	60	20	39	34	.276	.325	.370	.695	196	7	2	8	5	0
64	Roy Smalley	34	MIN	Maj	MIN	110	347	309	32	85	16	1	8	34	2	0	36	52	.275	.352	.411	.763	127	7	1	0	1	1
65	Dave Winfield	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	156	655	575	83	158	22	1	27	97	5	6	76	96	.275	.358	.457	.815	263	20	0	1	3	5
66	Jim Dwyer*	37	BAL	Maj	BAL	92	281	241	54	66	7	1	15	33	4	1	37	57	.274	.371	.498	.869	120	4	1	1	1	4
67	Dave Bergman*	34	DET	Maj	DET	91	207	172	25	47	7	3	6	22	0	1	30	23	.273	.379	.454	.832	78	1	1	1	3	4
68	Mike Stanley	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	78	253	216	34	59	8	1	6	37	3	0	31	48	.273	.361	.403	.764	87	6	1	1	4	0
69	Ellis Burks	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	133	606	558	94	152	30	2	20	59	27	6	41	98	.272	.324	.441	.765	246	1	2	4	1	0
70	Brian Downing	36	CAL	Maj	CAL	155	695	567	110	154	29	3	29	77	5	5	106	85	.272	.400	.487	.887	276	10	17	2	3	6
71	Jim Gantner	34	MIL	Maj	MIL	81	294	265	37	72	14	0	4	30	6	2	19	22	.272	.331	.370	.701	98	7	5	4	1	2
72	Ed Romero	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	88	256	235	23	64	5	0	0	14	0	2	18	22	.272	.322	.294	.615	69	9	0	1	2	0
73	Jerry Browne	21	TEX	Maj	TEX	132	526	454	63	123	16	6	1	38	27	17	61	50	.271	.358	.339	.698	154	6	2	7	2	0
74	Pete Incaviglia	23	TEX	Maj	TEX	139	563	509	85	138	26	4	27	80	9	3	48	168	.271	.332	.497	.829	253	8	1	0	5	1
75	Bob Meacham	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	77	232	203	28	55	11	1	5	21	6	5	19	33	.271	.349	.409	.758	83	2	6	3	1	0
76	Glenn Braggs	24	MIL	Maj	MIL	132	565	505	67	136	28	7	13	77	12	5	47	96	.269	.332	.430	.762	217	20	4	2	7	7
77	Cecil Fielder	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	82	197	175	30	47	7	1	14	32	0	1	20	48	.269	.345	.560	.905	98	6	1	0	1	2
78	Ernie Whitt	35	TOR	Maj	TOR	135	494	446	57	120	24	1	19	75	0	1	44	50	.269	.334	.455	.789	203	17	1	0	3	4
79	Larry Parrish	33	TEX	Maj	TEX	152	613	557	79	149	22	1	32	100	3	1	49	154	.268	.328	.483	.811	269	10	3	0	4	7
80	Mike Felder	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	108	328	289	48	77	5	7	2	31	34	8	28	23	.266	.329	.353	.682	102	3	0	9	2	0
81	Gene Larkin	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	85	262	233	23	62	11	2	4	28	1	4	25	31	.266	.340	.382	.722	89	4	2	0	2	3
82	Mike Davis*	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	139	547	494	69	131	32	1	22	72	19	7	42	94	.265	.320	.468	.788	231	13	1	4	6	5
83	Greg Gagne	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	137	478	437	68	116	28	7	10	40	6	6	25	84	.265	.310	.430	.740	188	3	4	10	2	0
84	Tommy Hinzo	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	67	280	257	31	68	9	3	3	21	9	4	10	47	.265	.296	.358	.654	92	6	2	10	1	0
85	Jerry Royster	34	CHA,NYA	Maj	CHW-NYY	73	225	196	26	52	13	0	7	27	4	2	23	32	.265	.342	.439	.781	86	5	1	3	2	1
86	Lou Whitaker	30	DET	Maj	DET	149	684	604	110	160	38	6	16	59	13	5	71	108	.265	.341	.427	.768	258	5	1	4	4	2
87	Joe Carter	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	149	629	588	83	155	27	2	32	106	31	6	27	105	.264	.304	.480	.784	282	8	9	1	4	6
88	Jesse Barfield	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	159	654	590	89	155	25	3	28	84	3	5	58	141	.263	.331	.458	.788	270	13	3	1	2	7
89	Alfredo Griffin	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	144	539	494	69	130	23	5	3	60	26	13	28	41	.263	.306	.348	.654	172	9	4	10	3	2
90	Rubén Sierra	21	TEX	Maj	TEX	158	696	643	97	169	35	4	30	109	16	11	39	114	.263	.302	.470	.771	302	18	2	0	12	4
91	Devon White	24	CAL	Maj	CAL	159	696	639	103	168	33	5	24	87	32	11	39	135	.263	.307	.443	.749	283	8	2	14	2	2
92	Bob Brower	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	127	349	303	63	79	10	3	14	46	15	9	36	66	.261	.338	.452	.790	137	2	0	9	1	0
93	Ernie Riles	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	83	316	276	38	72	11	1	4	38	3	4	30	47	.261	.329	.351	.681	97	6	1	3	6	1
94	Tom Brunansky	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	155	614	532	83	138	22	2	32	85	11	11	74	104	.259	.352	.489	.841	260	12	4	0	4	5
95	Spike Owen	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	132	504	437	50	113	17	7	2	48	11	8	53	43	.259	.337	.343	.681	150	9	1	9	4	2
96	Ken Phelps*	32	SEA	Maj	SEA	120	424	332	68	86	13	1	27	68	1	1	80	75	.259	.410	.548	.959	182	7	8	0	4	5
97	Pat Sheridan	29	DET	Maj	DET	141	473	421	57	109	19	3	6	49	18	13	44	90	.259	.327	.361	.688	152	7	1	2	5	4
98	Daryl Boston*	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	103	369	337	51	87	21	2	10	29	12	6	25	68	.258	.307	.421	.728	142	5	0	4	3	2
99	Fred Manrique	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	115	330	298	30	77	13	3	4	29	5	3	19	69	.258	.302	.362	.665	108	4	1	9	3	1
100	José Canseco	22	OAK	Maj	OAK	159	691	630	81	162	35	3	31	113	15	3	50	157	.257	.310	.470	.780	296	16	2	0	9	2