1962 American League Batting Leaders

1961 Season 1963 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 809 games, 10 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	Pete Runnels	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	650	562	80	183	33	5	10	60	3	4	79	57	.326	.408	.456	.863	256	5	3	0	6	11
2	Mickey Mantle	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	123	502	377	96	121	15	1	30	89	9	0	122	78	.321	.486	.605	1.091	228	4	1	0	2	9
3	Tony Kubek	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	45	184	169	28	53	6	1	4	17	2	1	12	17	.314	.357	.432	.789	73	3	0	2	1	0
4	Floyd Robinson	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	156	684	600	89	187	45	10	11	109	4	2	72	47	.312	.384	.475	.859	285	10	2	5	5	7
5	Chuck Hinton	28	WS2	Maj	WSA	151	598	542	73	168	25	6	17	75	28	10	47	66	.310	.361	.472	.834	256	13	0	3	6	0
6	Norm Siebern	28	KC1	Maj	KCA	162	719	600	114	185	25	6	25	117	3	1	110	88	.308	.412	.495	.907	297	13	1	1	7	9
7	Russ Snyder	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	139	443	416	47	127	19	4	9	40	7	4	17	46	.305	.335	.435	.770	181	9	2	7	1	0
8	Al Kaline	27	DET	Maj	DET	100	452	398	78	121	16	6	29	94	4	0	47	39	.304	.376	.593	.969	236	17	1	2	4	3
9	Brooks Robinson	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	697	634	77	192	29	9	23	86	3	1	42	70	.303	.342	.486	.828	308	18	1	10	10	3
10	Bobby Richardson	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	161	754	692	99	209	38	5	8	59	11	9	37	24	.302	.337	.406	.743	281	13	1	20	4	1
11	Manny Jiménez	25	KC1	Maj	KCA	139	528	479	48	144	24	2	11	69	0	1	31	34	.301	.354	.428	.782	205	12	11	2	5	3
12	Jerry Lumpe	29	KC1	Maj	KCA	156	700	641	89	193	34	10	10	83	0	2	44	38	.301	.342	.432	.774	277	14	0	6	9	0
13	Rich Rollins	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	159	721	624	96	186	23	5	16	96	3	1	75	61	.298	.374	.428	.802	267	13	6	7	9	2
14	Carl Yastrzemski	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	160	719	646	99	191	43	6	19	94	7	4	66	82	.296	.363	.469	.832	303	27	3	2	2	7
15	Joe Cunningham*	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	149	652	526	91	155	32	7	8	70	3	3	101	59	.295	.410	.428	.838	225	8	7	10	8	3
16	Lou Clinton	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	114	436	398	63	117	24	10	18	75	2	1	34	79	.294	.349	.540	.890	215	6	1	1	2	3
17	Charley Lau	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	81	208	197	21	58	11	2	6	37	1	0	7	11	.294	.319	.462	.781	91	3	1	1	2	1
18	Al Smith	34	CHA	Maj	CHW	142	575	511	62	149	23	8	16	82	3	3	57	60	.292	.364	.462	.825	236	17	3	0	4	7
19	Jim Fregosi	20	LAA	Maj	LAA	58	196	175	15	51	3	4	3	23	2	1	18	27	.291	.356	.406	.761	71	4	0	2	1	1
20	Vic Power	34	MIN	Maj	MIN	144	650	611	80	177	28	2	16	63	7	1	22	35	.290	.316	.421	.737	257	14	3	11	3	0
21	Lee Thomas	26	LAA	Maj	LAA	160	652	583	88	169	21	2	26	104	6	1	55	74	.290	.355	.467	.822	272	16	6	4	4	3
22	Ed Charles	29	KC1	Maj	KCA	147	604	535	81	154	24	7	17	74	20	4	54	70	.288	.356	.454	.811	243	11	4	9	2	0
23	Bob Johnson	26	WS2	Maj	WSA	135	504	466	58	134	20	2	12	43	9	6	32	50	.288	.334	.416	.750	194	19	1	4	1	1
24	Steve Bilko	33	LAA	Maj	LAA	64	198	164	26	47	9	1	8	38	1	1	25	35	.287	.374	.500	.874	82	5	2	0	7	0
25	Tom Tresh	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	157	712	622	94	178	26	5	20	93	4	8	67	74	.286	.359	.441	.800	274	3	8	8	7	3
26	Ken Retzer	28	WS2	Maj	WSA	109	372	340	36	97	11	2	8	37	2	0	26	21	.285	.334	.400	.734	136	8	0	4	2	4
27	Jerry Adair	25	BAL	Maj	BAL	139	574	538	67	153	29	4	11	48	7	7	27	77	.284	.319	.415	.734	223	15	2	4	3	1
28	Frank Malzone	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	156	663	619	74	175	20	3	21	95	0	1	35	43	.283	.319	.427	.745	264	17	0	4	5	2
29	Billy Moran	28	LAA	Maj	LAA	160	721	659	90	186	25	3	17	74	5	1	39	80	.282	.324	.407	.731	268	8	4	14	5	2
30	Earl Battey	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	148	591	522	58	146	20	3	11	57	0	0	57	48	.280	.348	.393	.741	205	20	0	8	4	3
31	Elston Howard	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	136	538	494	63	138	23	5	21	91	1	1	31	76	.279	.318	.474	.792	234	20	1	3	9	1
32	Bill Bruton	36	DET	Maj	DET	147	633	561	90	156	27	5	16	74	14	7	55	67	.278	.346	.430	.776	241	11	5	9	3	0
33	Eddie Bressoud	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	153	657	599	79	166	40	9	14	68	2	3	46	118	.277	.329	.444	.773	266	14	2	7	3	4
34	Al Luplow	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	97	362	318	54	88	15	3	14	45	1	0	36	44	.277	.359	.475	.834	151	3	6	0	2	0
35	José Tartabull*	23	KC1	Maj	KCA	107	341	310	49	86	6	5	0	22	19	5	20	19	.277	.321	.329	.650	102	1	1	8	2	0
36	Gino Cimoli	32	KC1	Maj	KCA	152	606	550	67	151	20	15	10	71	2	1	40	89	.275	.323	.420	.743	231	12	2	8	6	2
37	Héctor López	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	106	372	335	45	92	19	1	6	48	0	1	33	53	.275	.338	.391	.729	131	17	0	2	2	2
38	Chuck Essegian	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	106	391	336	59	92	12	0	21	50	0	0	42	68	.274	.363	.497	.860	167	9	7	3	3	2
39	Harry Bright	32	WS2	Maj	WSA	113	425	392	55	107	15	4	17	67	2	1	26	51	.273	.319	.462	.781	181	14	2	2	3	0
40	Rocky Colavito	28	DET	Maj	DET	161	707	601	90	164	30	2	37	112	2	0	96	68	.273	.371	.514	.885	309	18	2	1	7	7
41	Clete Boyer	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	158	633	566	85	154	24	1	18	68	3	2	51	106	.272	.331	.413	.745	234	17	3	5	8	8
42	Tito Francona*	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	158	690	621	82	169	28	5	14	70	3	2	47	74	.272	.327	.401	.728	249	8	7	8	7	3
43	Lenny Green*	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	158	724	619	97	168	33	3	14	63	8	4	88	36	.271	.367	.402	.769	249	8	8	4	5	2
44	Charlie Maxwell*	35	CHA,DET	Maj	CHW-DET	99	319	273	35	74	10	3	10	52	0	0	42	42	.271	.365	.440	.804	120	5	0	1	3	4
45	George Alusik	27	KC1,DET	Maj	KCA-DET	92	230	211	29	57	10	1	11	35	1	1	16	29	.270	.323	.483	.807	102	4	1	1	1	1
46	Billy Gardner	34	BOS,NYA	Maj	BOS-NYY	57	213	200	23	54	9	2	0	12	0	1	10	40	.270	.308	.335	.643	67	4	1	2	0	0
47	Bill Skowron	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	140	524	478	63	129	16	6	23	80	0	1	36	99	.270	.325	.473	.798	226	13	5	1	4	4
48	Bernie Allen	23	MIN	Maj	MIN	159	646	573	79	154	27	7	12	64	0	1	62	82	.269	.338	.403	.741	231	9	0	7	4	10
49	Sherm Lollar	37	CHA	Maj	CHW	84	256	220	17	59	12	0	2	26	1	0	32	23	.268	.369	.350	.719	77	5	3	1	0	9
50	Leon Wagner	28	LAA	Maj	LAA	160	678	612	96	164	21	5	37	107	7	5	50	87	.268	.326	.500	.826	306	5	5	7	4	4
51	Nellie Fox	34	CHA	Maj	CHW	157	684	621	79	166	27	7	2	54	1	2	38	12	.267	.315	.343	.658	213	13	7	13	5	0
52	Bob Allison	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	613	519	102	138	24	8	29	102	8	5	84	115	.266	.371	.511	.881	265	9	4	3	3	0
53	Whitey Herzog*	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	99	312	263	34	70	13	1	7	35	2	3	41	36	.266	.369	.403	.772	106	6	3	3	2	1
54	Dick McAuliffe	22	DET	Maj	DET	139	539	471	50	124	20	5	12	63	4	2	64	76	.263	.349	.403	.752	190	11	0	0	4	3
55	Danny O'Connell	33	WS2	Maj	WSA	84	268	236	24	62	7	2	2	18	5	1	23	28	.263	.327	.335	.662	79	6	0	8	1	1
56	Johnny Temple	34	BAL	Maj	BAL	78	315	270	28	71	8	1	1	17	7	4	36	22	.263	.352	.311	.663	84	3	1	8	0	0
57	Mike Hershberger	22	CHA	Maj	CHW	148	474	427	54	112	14	2	4	46	10	6	37	36	.262	.324	.333	.657	142	20	3	5	2	0
58	Bubba Morton	30	DET	Maj	DET	90	228	195	30	51	6	3	4	17	1	1	32	32	.262	.366	.385	.750	75	5	0	1	0	0
59	Albie Pearson*	27	LAA	Maj	LAA	160	718	614	115	160	29	6	5	42	15	6	95	36	.261	.360	.352	.712	216	7	1	7	1	3
60	John Romano	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	135	548	459	71	120	19	3	25	81	0	1	73	64	.261	.363	.479	.842	220	14	5	2	9	0
61	Dale Long*	36	WS2,NYA	Maj	WSA-NYY	108	326	285	29	74	12	0	8	41	6	1	36	31	.260	.341	.386	.727	110	8	1	0	4	0
62	Félix Torres	30	LAA	Maj	LAA	127	491	451	44	117	19	4	11	74	0	0	28	73	.259	.306	.393	.699	177	19	4	4	4	5
63	Jim Pagliaroni	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	90	303	260	39	67	14	0	11	37	2	1	36	55	.258	.359	.439	.797	114	5	5	2	0	0
64	Bubba Phillips	34	CLE	Maj	CLE	148	599	562	53	145	26	0	10	54	4	0	20	55	.258	.289	.358	.647	201	17	7	4	6	0
65	Buck Rodgers	23	LAA	Maj	LAA	155	624	565	65	146	34	6	6	61	1	8	45	68	.258	.309	.372	.681	210	16	0	6	8	6
66	Cam Carreon	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	106	351	313	31	80	19	1	4	37	1	1	33	37	.256	.328	.361	.689	113	10	1	3	1	2
67	Roger Maris	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	157	687	590	92	151	34	1	33	100	1	0	87	78	.256	.356	.485	.840	286	7	6	1	3	11
68	Jackie Brandt	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	143	570	505	76	129	29	5	19	75	9	3	55	64	.255	.330	.446	.776	225	11	4	1	5	2
69	Bobby Del Greco	29	KC1	Maj	KCA	132	403	338	61	86	21	1	9	38	4	1	49	62	.254	.370	.402	.772	136	5	13	3	0	0
70	Wayne Causey	25	KC1	Maj	KCA	117	354	305	40	77	14	1	4	38	2	0	41	30	.253	.340	.344	.684	105	8	2	1	5	5
71	Ken Hamlin	27	WS2	Maj	WSA	98	318	292	29	74	12	0	3	22	7	7	22	22	.253	.303	.325	.628	95	6	0	1	3	0
72	Don Lock	25	WS2	Maj	WSA	71	259	225	30	57	6	2	12	37	4	5	30	63	.253	.336	.458	.794	103	7	0	0	4	0
73	Johnny Schaive	28	WS2	Maj	WSA	82	235	225	20	57	15	1	6	29	0	1	6	25	.253	.270	.409	.679	92	11	0	2	2	1
74	Jim Gentile*	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	152	639	545	80	137	21	1	33	87	1	0	77	100	.251	.346	.475	.821	259	13	7	0	10	16
75	Chico Fernández	30	DET	Maj	DET	141	560	503	64	125	17	2	20	59	10	3	42	69	.249	.305	.410	.714	206	12	0	12	3	2
76	Gary Geiger	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	131	543	466	67	116	18	4	16	54	18	11	67	66	.249	.344	.408	.752	190	5	2	5	3	3
77	Woodie Held	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	139	555	466	55	116	12	2	19	58	5	1	73	107	.249	.362	.406	.768	189	13	11	3	2	5
78	Ty Cline*	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	118	411	375	53	93	15	5	2	28	5	4	28	50	.248	.308	.331	.639	124	5	5	2	1	0
79	Haywood Sullivan	31	KC1	Maj	KCA	95	313	274	33	68	7	2	4	29	1	0	31	54	.248	.325	.332	.657	91	6	1	5	2	5
80	Dick Williams	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	82	197	178	20	44	7	1	1	18	0	0	14	26	.247	.303	.315	.617	56	8	1	2	2	0
81	Marv Breeding	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	95	252	240	27	59	10	1	2	18	2	2	8	41	.246	.273	.321	.594	77	1	1	3	0	0
82	Jim Piersall	32	WS2	Maj	WSA	135	515	471	38	115	20	4	4	31	12	7	39	53	.244	.301	.329	.631	155	12	0	4	1	3
83	Norm Cash*	28	DET	Maj	DET	148	629	507	94	123	16	2	39	89	6	3	104	82	.243	.382	.513	.894	260	13	13	0	5	12
84	Harmon Killebrew	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	155	666	552	85	134	21	1	48	126	1	2	106	142	.243	.366	.545	.912	301	14	4	0	4	6
85	Jim King	29	WS2	Maj	WSA	132	396	333	39	81	15	0	11	35	4	2	55	37	.243	.353	.387	.740	129	5	3	2	3	9
86	Boog Powell	20	BAL	Maj	BAL	124	441	400	44	97	13	2	15	53	1	1	38	79	.243	.311	.398	.708	159	14	2	0	1	5
87	Chuck Cottier	26	WS2	Maj	WSA	136	503	443	50	107	14	6	6	40	14	8	44	57	.242	.310	.341	.651	151	6	2	10	4	0
88	Bob Schmidt	29	WS2	Maj	WSA	88	274	256	28	62	14	0	10	31	0	0	14	37	.242	.281	.414	.695	106	3	1	0	3	2
89	Luis Aparicio	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	153	622	581	72	140	23	5	7	40	31	12	32	36	.241	.280	.334	.614	194	11	1	4	4	1
90	Dick Brown	27	DET	Maj	DET	134	461	431	40	104	12	0	12	40	0	1	21	66	.241	.279	.353	.631	152	11	2	5	2	7
91	Zoilo Versalles	22	MIN	Maj	MIN	160	624	568	69	137	18	3	17	67	5	5	37	71	.241	.287	.373	.660	212	13	2	10	7	8
92	Bud Zipfel	23	WS2	Maj	WSA	68	203	184	21	44	4	1	6	21	1	2	17	43	.239	.307	.370	.677	68	1	1	1	0	1
93	Dick Howser	26	KC1	Maj	KCA	83	337	286	53	68	8	3	6	34	19	2	38	8	.238	.326	.350	.676	100	5	1	9	3	0
94	George Thomas	24	LAA	Maj	LAA	56	203	181	13	43	10	2	4	12	0	0	21	37	.238	.320	.381	.701	69	3	1	0	0	0
95	Willie Tasby	29	CLE,WS2	Maj	CLE-WSA	86	261	233	29	55	7	0	4	17	0	2	27	47	.236	.315	.318	.633	74	6	0	1	0	0
96	Johnny Blanchard	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	93	278	246	33	57	7	0	13	39	0	0	28	32	.232	.309	.419	.728	103	3	1	0	3	0
97	Jerry Kindall	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	154	588	530	51	123	21	1	13	55	4	3	45	107	.232	.290	.349	.639	185	13	0	8	5	9
98	Don Dillard	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	95	185	174	22	40	5	1	5	14	0	1	11	25	.230	.276	.356	.632	62	3	0	0	0	1
99	Chuck Schilling	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	119	455	413	48	95	17	1	7	35	1	0	29	48	.230	.286	.327	.613	135	12	4	7	2	5
100	Joe Azcue	22	KC1	Maj	KCA	72	248	223	18	51	9	1	2	25	1	0	17	27	.229	.287	.305	.592	68	3	3	1	4	7