1989 American League Batting Leaders

1988 Season 1990 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,133 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	Kirby Puckett	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	159	684	635	75	215	45	4	9	85	11	4	41	59	.339	.379	.465	.843	295	21	3	0	5	9
2	Carney Lansford	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	148	616	551	81	185	28	2	2	52	37	15	51	25	.336	.398	.405	.803	223	21	9	1	4	2
3	Wade Boggs	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	156	742	621	113	205	51	7	3	54	2	6	107	51	.330	.430	.449	.879	279	19	7	0	7	19
4	Brian Harper	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	126	412	385	43	125	24	0	8	57	2	4	13	16	.325	.353	.449	.802	173	11	6	4	4	3
5	Robin Yount	33	MIL	Maj	MIL	160	690	614	101	195	38	9	21	103	19	3	63	71	.318	.384	.511	.896	314	9	6	3	4	9
6	Jim Dwyer*	39	MIN	Maj	MIN	88	254	225	34	71	11	0	3	23	2	0	28	23	.316	.390	.404	.794	91	6	0	0	1	1
7	Julio Franco	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	150	621	548	80	173	31	5	13	92	21	3	66	69	.316	.387	.462	.848	253	27	1	0	6	11
8	Paul Molitor	32	MIL	Maj	MIL	155	696	615	84	194	35	4	11	56	27	11	64	67	.315	.379	.439	.818	270	11	4	4	9	4
9	Steve Sax	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	158	717	651	88	205	26	3	5	63	43	17	52	44	.315	.364	.387	.751	252	19	1	8	5	2
10	Harold Baines*	30	CHA,TEX	Maj	CHW-TEX	146	583	505	73	156	29	1	16	72	0	3	73	79	.309	.395	.465	.860	235	15	1	0	4	13
11	Mike Greenwell	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	145	641	578	87	178	36	0	14	95	13	5	56	44	.308	.370	.443	.813	256	21	3	0	4	15
12	Dion James*	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	71	271	245	26	75	11	0	4	29	1	4	24	26	.306	.368	.400	.768	98	5	0	2	0	4
13	Rubén Sierra	23	TEX	Maj	TEX	162	689	634	101	194	35	14	29	119	8	2	43	82	.306	.347	.543	.890	344	7	2	0	10	2
14	Alvin Davis	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	142	611	498	84	152	30	1	21	95	0	1	101	49	.305	.424	.496	.920	247	15	6	0	6	15
15	Geno Petralli	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	70	205	184	18	56	7	0	4	23	0	0	17	24	.304	.368	.408	.775	75	5	2	1	1	1
16	Ellis Burks	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	97	446	399	73	121	19	6	12	61	21	5	36	52	.303	.365	.471	.836	188	8	5	2	4	2
17	Don Mattingly*	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	158	693	631	79	191	37	2	23	113	3	0	51	30	.303	.351	.477	.828	301	15	1	0	10	18
18	Roberto Kelly	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	137	496	441	65	133	18	3	9	48	35	12	41	89	.302	.369	.417	.786	184	9	6	8	0	3
19	Ron Kittle	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	51	196	169	26	51	10	0	11	37	0	1	22	42	.302	.378	.556	.934	94	2	1	0	4	1
20	Danny Heep*	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	113	355	320	36	96	17	0	5	49	0	1	29	26	.300	.356	.400	.756	128	13	1	1	4	4
21	Lance Johnson*	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	50	199	180	28	54	8	2	0	16	16	3	17	24	.300	.360	.367	.727	66	1	0	2	0	0
22	Carlos Martínez	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	109	379	350	44	105	22	0	5	32	4	1	21	57	.300	.341	.406	.746	142	14	1	6	1	2
23	Luis Polonia*	25	NYA,OAK	Maj	NYY-OAK	125	466	433	70	130	17	6	3	46	22	8	25	44	.300	.338	.388	.726	168	13	2	2	4	1
24	Harold Reynolds	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	153	677	613	87	184	24	9	0	43	25	18	55	45	.300	.359	.369	.728	226	4	3	3	3	1
25	Jerry Browne	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	153	685	598	83	179	31	4	5	45	14	6	68	64	.299	.370	.390	.759	233	9	1	14	4	10
26	Mookie Wilson	33	TOR	Maj	TOR	54	247	238	32	71	9	1	2	17	12	1	3	37	.298	.312	.370	.681	88	5	2	3	1	0
27	George Bell	29	TOR	Maj	TOR	153	664	613	88	182	41	2	18	104	4	3	33	60	.297	.330	.458	.788	281	18	4	0	14	3
28	Dan Gladden	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	121	501	461	69	136	23	3	8	46	23	7	23	53	.295	.331	.410	.741	189	6	5	5	7	3
29	Fred Manrique	27	TEX,CHA	Maj	TEX-CHW	119	412	378	46	111	25	1	4	52	4	5	17	63	.294	.326	.397	.723	150	9	2	13	2	1
30	Jim Eisenreich*	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	134	519	475	64	139	33	7	9	59	27	8	37	44	.293	.341	.448	.790	213	8	0	3	4	9
31	Carlton Fisk	41	CHA	Maj	CHW	103	419	375	47	110	25	2	13	68	1	0	36	60	.293	.356	.475	.830	178	15	3	0	5	8
32	Kelly Gruber	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	135	583	545	83	158	24	4	18	73	10	5	30	60	.290	.328	.448	.775	244	13	3	0	5	0
33	Johnny Ray	32	CAL	Maj	CAL	134	582	530	52	153	16	3	5	62	6	3	36	30	.289	.327	.359	.686	190	14	0	4	12	3
34	Bob Geren	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	65	225	205	26	59	5	1	9	27	0	0	12	44	.288	.329	.454	.783	93	10	1	6	1	0
35	Jody Reed	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	146	619	524	76	151	42	2	3	40	4	5	73	44	.288	.376	.393	.769	206	12	4	13	5	0
36	Iván Calderón	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	157	676	622	83	178	34	9	14	87	7	1	43	94	.286	.332	.437	.770	272	20	3	2	6	7
37	Dwight Evans	37	BOS	Maj	BOS	146	630	520	82	148	27	3	20	100	3	3	99	84	.285	.398	.464	.861	241	16	3	1	7	1
38	Joe Orsulak*	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	123	446	390	59	111	22	5	7	55	5	3	41	35	.285	.351	.421	.771	164	8	2	7	6	6
39	Brian Downing	38	CAL	Maj	CAL	142	610	544	59	154	25	2	14	59	0	2	56	87	.283	.354	.414	.768	225	6	6	0	4	3
40	George Brett	36	KCA	Maj	KCR	124	528	457	67	129	26	3	12	80	14	4	59	47	.282	.362	.431	.793	197	18	3	0	9	14
41	Álvaro Espinoza	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	146	544	503	51	142	23	1	0	41	3	3	14	60	.282	.301	.332	.633	167	14	1	23	3	1
42	Wally Joyner*	27	CAL	Maj	CAL	159	654	593	78	167	30	2	16	79	3	2	46	58	.282	.335	.420	.755	249	15	6	1	8	7
43	John Moses*	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	129	267	242	33	68	12	3	1	31	14	7	19	23	.281	.333	.368	.701	89	5	1	3	2	1
44	Kevin Seitzer	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	160	715	597	78	168	17	2	4	48	17	8	102	76	.281	.387	.337	.724	201	16	5	4	7	7
45	Keith Moreland	35	DET,BAL	Maj	DET-BAL	123	458	425	45	118	20	0	6	45	3	2	31	45	.278	.330	.367	.697	156	21	2	0	0	5
46	Phil Bradley	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	144	630	545	83	151	23	10	11	55	20	6	70	103	.277	.364	.417	.781	227	12	7	4	4	4
47	Nick Esasky	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	154	633	564	79	156	26	5	30	108	1	2	66	117	.277	.356	.500	.856	282	11	3	0	0	9
48	Rafael Palmeiro*	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	156	632	559	76	154	23	4	8	64	4	3	63	48	.276	.354	.374	.728	209	18	6	2	2	3
49	Jay Buhner	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	58	226	204	27	56	15	1	9	33	1	4	19	55	.275	.341	.490	.831	100	0	2	0	1	0
50	Bob Boone	41	KCA	Maj	KCR	131	469	405	33	111	13	2	1	43	3	2	49	37	.274	.351	.324	.675	131	16	2	8	5	4
51	Scott Bradley	29	SEA	Maj	SEA	103	299	270	21	74	16	0	3	37	1	1	21	23	.274	.322	.367	.689	99	5	1	1	6	4
52	Jim Gantner	36	MIL	Maj	MIL	116	453	409	51	112	18	3	0	34	20	6	21	33	.274	.321	.333	.654	136	10	10	8	5	2
53	Rickey Henderson*	30	OAK,NYA	Maj	OAK-NYY	150	674	541	113	148	26	3	12	57	77	14	126	68	.274	.411	.399	.810	216	8	3	0	4	5
54	Kevin Romine	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	92	303	274	30	75	13	0	1	23	1	1	21	53	.274	.327	.332	.659	91	11	2	3	3	1
55	Eddie Williams	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	66	229	201	25	55	8	0	3	10	1	2	18	31	.274	.341	.358	.699	72	4	4	3	3	3
56	Terry Steinbach	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	130	491	454	37	124	13	1	7	42	1	2	30	66	.273	.319	.352	.671	160	14	2	2	3	2
57	Claudell Washington*	34	CAL	Maj	CAL	110	451	418	53	114	18	4	13	42	13	5	27	84	.273	.319	.428	.747	179	7	2	3	1	3
58	Greg Gagne	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	491	460	69	125	29	7	9	48	11	4	17	80	.272	.298	.424	.721	195	10	2	7	5	0
59	Kent Hrbek	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	109	434	375	59	102	17	0	25	84	3	0	53	35	.272	.360	.517	.878	194	6	1	1	4	4
60	Brook Jacoby	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	147	592	519	49	141	26	5	13	64	2	5	62	90	.272	.348	.416	.764	216	15	3	0	8	3
61	Rick Leach*	32	TEX	Maj	TEX	110	278	239	32	65	14	1	1	23	2	1	32	33	.272	.358	.352	.709	84	7	1	4	2	7
62	Chili Davis	29	CAL	Maj	CAL	154	630	560	81	152	24	1	22	90	3	0	61	109	.271	.340	.436	.775	244	21	0	3	6	12
63	Jeff Kunkel	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	108	326	293	39	79	21	2	8	29	3	2	20	75	.270	.323	.437	.760	128	6	3	10	0	0
64	José Canseco	24	OAK	Maj	OAK	65	258	227	40	61	9	1	17	57	6	3	23	69	.269	.333	.542	.875	123	4	2	0	6	4
65	Fred McGriff*	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	161	680	551	98	148	27	3	36	92	7	4	119	132	.269	.399	.525	.924	289	14	4	1	5	12
66	Randy Milligan	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	124	444	365	56	98	23	5	12	45	9	5	74	75	.269	.394	.458	.852	167	12	3	0	2	2
67	Dave Bergman*	36	DET	Maj	DET	137	436	385	38	103	13	1	7	37	1	3	44	44	.268	.345	.361	.706	139	5	2	4	1	3
68	Danny Tartabull	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	133	515	441	54	118	22	0	18	62	4	2	69	123	.268	.369	.440	.809	194	12	3	0	2	2
69	Greg Briley	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	115	444	394	52	105	22	4	13	52	11	5	39	82	.267	.336	.442	.778	174	9	5	1	5	1
70	Gene Larkin	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	136	520	446	61	119	25	1	6	46	5	2	54	57	.267	.353	.368	.721	164	13	9	5	6	6
71	Mike Devereaux	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	122	434	391	55	104	14	3	8	46	22	11	36	60	.266	.329	.379	.707	148	7	2	2	3	0
72	Dave Gallagher	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	161	667	601	74	160	22	2	1	46	5	6	46	79	.266	.320	.315	.634	189	9	2	16	2	1
73	Greg Brock	32	MIL	Maj	MIL	107	422	373	40	99	16	0	12	52	6	1	43	49	.265	.345	.405	.750	151	10	3	2	1	8
74	Henry Cotto	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	100	310	295	44	78	11	2	9	33	10	4	12	44	.264	.300	.407	.707	120	4	3	0	0	3
75	Ken Griffey Jr.*	19	SEA	Maj	SEA	127	506	455	61	120	23	0	16	61	16	7	44	83	.264	.329	.420	.749	191	4	2	1	4	8
76	Ron Karkovice	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	71	203	182	21	48	9	2	3	24	0	0	10	56	.264	.306	.385	.691	70	0	2	7	2	0
77	Steve Lyons	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	140	494	443	51	117	21	3	2	50	9	6	35	68	.264	.317	.339	.656	150	3	1	12	3	3
78	Dave Parker	38	OAK	Maj	OAK	144	600	553	56	146	27	0	22	97	0	0	38	91	.264	.308	.432	.741	239	21	1	0	8	13
79	Randy Bush*	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	141	444	391	60	103	17	4	14	54	5	8	48	73	.263	.347	.435	.782	170	16	3	0	2	6
80	Mike Heath	34	DET	Maj	DET	122	429	396	38	104	16	2	10	43	7	1	24	71	.263	.308	.389	.697	154	18	4	1	4	2
81	Nelson Liriano	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	132	478	418	51	110	26	3	5	53	16	7	43	51	.263	.331	.376	.707	157	10	2	10	5	0
82	Tony Phillips	30	OAK	Maj	OAK	143	524	451	48	118	15	6	4	47	3	8	58	66	.262	.345	.348	.693	157	17	3	5	7	2
83	Ernie Whitt	37	TOR	Maj	TOR	129	440	385	42	101	24	1	11	53	5	4	52	53	.262	.349	.416	.764	160	9	0	1	2	2
84	Kurt Stillwell	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	130	516	463	52	121	20	7	7	54	9	6	42	64	.261	.325	.380	.705	176	3	3	5	3	2
85	Mel Hall*	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	113	391	361	54	94	9	0	17	58	0	0	21	37	.260	.295	.427	.722	154	9	0	1	8	4
86	Manuel Lee	24	TOR	Maj	TOR	99	322	300	27	78	9	2	3	34	4	2	20	60	.260	.305	.333	.639	100	8	0	1	1	1
87	Pete O'Brien*	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	155	646	554	75	144	24	1	12	55	3	1	83	48	.260	.356	.372	.727	206	10	2	2	5	17
88	Pat Tabler	31	KCA	Maj	KCR	123	434	390	36	101	11	1	2	42	0	0	37	42	.259	.325	.308	.633	120	14	2	3	2	0
89	Junior Félix	21	TOR	Maj	TOR	110	454	415	62	107	14	8	9	46	18	12	33	101	.258	.315	.395	.710	164	5	3	0	3	2
90	Mickey Tettleton	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	117	489	411	72	106	21	2	26	65	3	2	73	117	.258	.369	.509	.877	209	8	1	1	3	4
91	Tony Armas	35	CAL	Maj	CAL	60	211	202	22	52	7	1	11	30	0	0	7	48	.257	.280	.465	.745	94	2	0	0	2	2
92	Pat Borders	26	TOR	Maj	TOR	94	256	241	22	62	11	1	3	29	2	1	11	45	.257	.290	.349	.639	84	7	1	1	2	2
93	Carmelo Castillo	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	94	240	218	23	56	13	3	8	33	1	2	15	40	.257	.305	.454	.759	99	5	1	4	2	1
94	Cecil Espy	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	142	527	475	65	122	12	7	3	31	45	20	38	99	.257	.313	.331	.644	157	2	2	10	2	2
95	Tony Fernández	27	TOR	Maj	TOR	140	617	573	64	147	25	9	11	64	22	6	29	51	.257	.291	.389	.680	223	9	3	2	10	1
96	Gary Pettis	31	DET	Maj	DET	119	536	444	77	114	8	6	1	18	43	15	84	106	.257	.375	.309	.684	137	14	0	8	0	0
97	Cal Ripken Jr.	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	712	646	80	166	30	0	21	93	3	2	57	72	.257	.317	.401	.718	259	22	3	0	6	5
98	Luis Rivera	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	93	349	323	35	83	17	1	5	29	2	3	20	60	.257	.301	.362	.664	117	7	1	4	1	1
99	Sammy Sosa	20	CHA,TEX	Maj	CHW-TEX	58	203	183	27	47	8	0	4	13	7	5	11	47	.257	.303	.366	.669	67	6	2	5	2	2
100	Marty Barrett	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	86	390	336	31	86	18	0	1	27	4	1	32	12	.256	.320	.319	.639	107	12	2	15	5	0