1953 American League Batting Leaders

1952 Season 1954 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	Mickey Vernon*	35	WS1	Maj	WSH	152	679	608	101	205	43	11	15	115	4	6	63	57	.337	.403	.518	.921	315	15	4	4	4
2	Al Rosen	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	155	688	599	115	201	27	5	43	145	8	7	85	48	.336	.422	.613	1.034	367	19	4	0	4
3	Wally Westlake	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	82	259	218	42	72	7	1	9	46	2	0	35	29	.330	.428	.495	.923	108	6	2	4	0
4	Don Lenhardt	30	SLA	Maj	SLB	97	347	303	37	96	15	0	10	35	1	2	41	41	.317	.400	.465	.865	141	8	1	2	1
5	Billy Goodman	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	128	581	514	73	161	33	5	2	41	1	4	57	11	.313	.384	.409	.793	210	2	2	8	6
6	Minnie Miñoso	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	151	655	556	104	174	24	8	15	104	25	16	74	43	.313	.410	.466	.875	259	23	17	8	7
7	Jim Busby	26	WS1	Maj	WSH	150	635	586	68	183	28	7	6	82	13	6	38	45	.312	.358	.415	.773	243	8	4	7	4
8	Harvey Kuenn	22	DET	Maj	DET	155	731	679	94	209	33	7	2	48	6	5	50	31	.308	.356	.386	.742	262	10	1	1	2
9	George Kell	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	134	520	460	68	141	41	2	12	73	5	2	52	22	.307	.383	.483	.866	222	10	5	3	1
10	Gene Woodling	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	125	482	395	64	121	26	4	10	58	2	7	82	29	.306	.429	.468	.898	185	14	3	2	7
11	Hank Bauer	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	133	503	437	77	133	20	6	10	57	2	3	59	45	.304	.394	.446	.841	195	8	6	1	2
12	Luke Easter	37	CLE	Maj	CLE	68	230	211	26	64	9	0	7	31	0	2	15	35	.303	.361	.446	.806	94	13	4	0	0
13	Dave Philley	33	PHA	Maj	PHA	157	677	620	80	188	30	9	9	59	13	5	51	35	.303	.358	.424	.782	263	22	2	4	1
14	Bud Souchock	34	DET	Maj	DET	89	290	278	29	84	13	3	11	46	5	1	8	35	.302	.326	.489	.816	136	10	2	2	2
15	Dale Mitchell*	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	134	542	500	76	150	26	4	13	60	3	1	42	20	.300	.354	.446	.800	223	11	0	0	1
16	Don Bollweg*	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	70	178	155	24	46	6	4	6	24	1	0	21	31	.297	.384	.503	.887	78	0	1	1	0
17	Bob Boyd*	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	55	182	165	20	49	6	2	3	23	1	4	13	11	.297	.352	.412	.764	68	3	1	3	0
18	Joe Astroth	30	PHA	Maj	PHA	82	289	260	28	77	15	2	3	24	1	0	27	12	.296	.367	.404	.771	105	11	2	0	3
19	Yogi Berra	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	137	557	503	80	149	23	5	27	108	0	3	50	32	.296	.363	.523	.886	263	7	3	1	6
20	Ray Boone	29	DET,CLE	Maj	DET-CLE	135	582	497	94	147	17	8	26	114	3	3	72	68	.296	.390	.519	.909	258	9	5	8	4
21	Mickey Mantle	21	NYA	Maj	NYY	127	540	461	105	136	24	3	21	92	8	4	79	90	.295	.398	.497	.895	229	2	0	0	3
22	Johnny Pesky	34	DET	Maj	DET	103	342	308	43	90	22	1	2	24	3	7	27	10	.292	.353	.390	.743	120	4	2	5	0
23	Joe Ginsberg	26	CLE,DET	Maj	CLE-DET	64	192	162	16	47	6	0	0	13	0	0	24	5	.290	.388	.327	.716	53	4	2	4	2
24	Jim Delsing	27	DET	Maj	DET	138	552	479	77	138	26	6	11	62	1	3	66	39	.288	.380	.436	.816	209	8	5	2	6
25	Sherm Lollar	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	113	396	334	46	96	19	0	8	54	1	0	47	29	.287	.388	.416	.804	139	7	8	7	3
26	Bobby Ávila	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	141	633	559	85	160	22	3	8	55	10	8	58	27	.286	.355	.379	.735	212	18	2	14	2
27	Pete Suder	37	PHA	Maj	PHA	115	474	454	44	130	11	3	4	35	3	3	17	35	.286	.312	.350	.662	159	10	0	3	0
28	Nellie Fox	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	154	692	624	92	178	31	8	3	72	4	5	49	18	.285	.344	.375	.719	234	15	7	12	0
29	Gil McDougald	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	614	541	82	154	27	7	10	83	3	4	60	65	.285	.361	.416	.777	225	9	5	8	3
30	Ray Murray	35	PHA	Maj	PHA	84	289	268	25	76	14	3	6	41	0	0	18	25	.284	.331	.425	.756	114	6	1	2	7
31	George Strickland	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	123	482	419	43	119	17	4	5	47	0	0	51	52	.284	.362	.380	.741	159	4	0	12	1
32	Gus Zernial	30	PHA	Maj	PHA	147	617	556	85	158	21	3	42	108	4	0	57	79	.284	.355	.559	.914	311	12	4	0	11
33	Tom Umphlett	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	137	538	495	53	140	27	5	3	59	4	2	34	30	.283	.332	.376	.707	186	11	2	7	2
34	Bob Nieman	26	DET	Maj	DET	142	568	508	72	143	32	5	15	69	0	3	57	57	.282	.354	.453	.807	230	13	0	3	4
35	Chico Carrasquel	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	149	604	552	72	154	30	4	2	47	5	3	38	47	.279	.330	.359	.689	198	15	4	10	7
36	Matt Batts	31	DET	Maj	DET	116	399	374	38	104	24	3	6	42	2	3	24	36	.278	.322	.406	.728	152	9	0	1	7
37	Dick Kryhoski*	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	104	369	338	35	94	18	4	16	50	0	5	26	33	.278	.333	.497	.830	168	10	2	3	4
38	Les Moss	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	78	259	239	21	66	14	1	2	28	0	1	18	31	.276	.330	.368	.698	88	10	1	1	1
39	Sam Mele	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	140	544	481	64	132	26	8	12	82	3	1	58	47	.274	.353	.437	.789	210	14	0	5	8
40	Sammy White	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	136	515	476	59	130	34	2	13	64	3	2	29	48	.273	.318	.435	.753	207	15	2	8	3
41	Jim Piersall	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	151	654	585	76	159	21	9	3	52	11	10	41	52	.272	.329	.354	.683	207	12	9	19	1
42	Eddie Yost	26	WS1	Maj	WSH	152	713	577	107	157	30	7	9	45	7	4	123	59	.272	.403	.395	.799	228	12	4	9	2
43	Phil Rizzuto	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	134	506	413	54	112	21	3	2	54	4	3	71	39	.271	.383	.351	.734	145	6	4	18	3
44	Roy Sievers	26	SLA	Maj	SLB	92	323	285	37	77	15	0	8	35	0	1	32	47	.270	.344	.407	.751	116	9	0	6	0
45	Joe Collins*	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	127	450	387	72	104	11	2	17	44	2	6	59	36	.269	.366	.439	.805	170	6	0	4	1
46	Vic Wertz	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	128	518	440	61	118	18	6	19	70	1	4	72	44	.268	.376	.466	.842	205	13	4	2	4
47	Irv Noren*	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	109	391	345	55	92	12	6	6	46	3	3	42	39	.267	.350	.388	.738	134	5	2	2	1
48	Jackie Jensen	26	WS1	Maj	WSH	147	631	552	87	147	32	8	10	84	18	8	73	51	.266	.357	.408	.765	225	19	5	1	2
49	Floyd Baker	36	BOS,WS1	Maj	BOS-WSH	90	208	179	22	47	4	2	0	24	0	2	25	10	.263	.359	.307	.667	55	5	2	2	1
50	Milt Bolling	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	109	362	323	30	85	12	1	5	28	1	4	23	41	.263	.318	.353	.671	114	4	3	13	4
51	Larry Doby	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	149	617	513	92	135	18	5	29	102	3	2	96	121	.263	.385	.487	.873	250	7	6	2	6
52	Ed McGhee	28	PHA	Maj	PHA	104	399	358	36	94	11	4	1	29	4	3	32	43	.263	.328	.324	.652	116	12	3	6	0
53	Vern Stephens	32	SLA,CHA	Maj	SLB-CHW	90	329	294	30	77	14	0	5	31	2	0	31	42	.262	.332	.361	.693	106	10	0	4	2
54	Clyde Vollmer	31	WS1,BOS	Maj	WSH-BOS	119	461	408	54	106	15	3	11	74	0	2	49	59	.260	.344	.392	.736	160	6	3	1	3
55	Jim Rivera*	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	156	639	567	79	147	26	16	11	78	22	15	53	70	.259	.329	.420	.749	238	15	6	13	3
56	Don Lund	30	DET	Maj	DET	131	470	421	51	108	21	4	9	47	3	3	39	65	.257	.323	.390	.712	164	11	2	8	3
57	Billy Martin	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	149	645	587	72	151	24	6	15	75	6	7	43	56	.257	.315	.395	.710	232	19	6	9	3
58	Pete Runnels	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	137	559	486	64	125	15	5	2	50	3	4	64	36	.257	.347	.321	.668	156	18	3	6	2
59	Ferris Fain*	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	128	564	446	73	114	18	2	6	52	3	2	108	28	.256	.405	.345	.750	154	11	4	6	2
60	Joe DeMaestri	24	PHA	Maj	PHA	111	452	420	53	107	17	3	6	35	0	1	24	39	.255	.297	.352	.649	148	15	1	7	1
61	Bob Elliott	36	CHA,SLA	Maj	CHW-SLB	115	432	368	43	94	18	2	9	61	1	2	61	39	.255	.363	.389	.751	143	7	1	2	3
62	Carmen Mauro	26	PHA,WS1	Maj	PHA-WSH	81	208	188	15	48	4	5	0	19	3	4	20	24	.255	.327	.330	.657	62	6	0	0	0
63	Bobby Young	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	148	593	537	48	137	22	2	4	25	2	1	41	40	.255	.309	.326	.635	175	12	1	14	4
64	Fred Hatfield	28	DET	Maj	DET	109	358	311	41	79	11	1	3	19	3	5	40	34	.254	.341	.325	.666	101	7	1	6	2
65	Dick Gernert	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	139	590	494	73	125	15	1	21	71	0	7	88	82	.253	.371	.415	.786	205	9	5	3	4
66	Johnny Groth	26	SLA	Maj	SLB	141	610	557	65	141	27	4	10	57	5	6	42	53	.253	.308	.370	.678	206	14	2	9	3
67	Wayne Terwilliger	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	134	541	464	62	117	24	4	4	46	7	4	64	65	.252	.343	.347	.690	161	13	0	13	0
68	Clint Courtney	26	SLA	Maj	SLB	106	384	355	28	89	12	2	4	19	0	1	25	20	.251	.302	.330	.631	117	14	1	3	2
69	Cass Michaels	27	PHA	Maj	PHA	117	469	411	53	103	10	0	12	42	7	0	51	56	.251	.335	.363	.697	149	6	1	6	2
70	Ed FitzGerald	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	88	311	288	23	72	13	0	3	39	2	1	19	34	.250	.299	.326	.625	94	10	1	3	3
71	Red Wilson	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	71	193	164	21	41	6	1	0	10	2	3	26	12	.250	.353	.299	.651	49	8	0	3	4
72	Eddie Joost	37	PHA	Maj	PHA	51	224	177	39	44	6	0	6	15	3	2	45	24	.249	.401	.384	.785	68	1	0	2	0
73	Walt Dropo	30	DET	Maj	DET	152	645	606	61	150	30	3	13	96	2	0	29	69	.248	.289	.371	.660	225	22	6	4	2
74	Eddie Robinson	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	156	685	615	64	152	28	4	22	102	1	2	63	56	.247	.322	.413	.735	254	13	5	2	7
75	Bill Glynn*	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	147	474	411	60	100	14	2	3	30	1	3	44	65	.243	.324	.309	.633	127	5	5	14	1
76	Dick Kokos*	25	SLA	Maj	SLB	107	357	299	41	72	12	0	13	38	0	5	56	53	.241	.361	.411	.772	123	4	0	2	0
77	Hoot Evers	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	99	330	300	39	72	10	1	11	31	2	1	23	41	.240	.301	.390	.691	117	9	3	4	0
78	Bob Kennedy	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	100	181	161	22	38	5	0	3	22	0	2	19	11	.236	.320	.323	.643	52	7	1	0	0
79	Ted Lepcio	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	66	181	161	17	38	4	2	4	11	0	0	17	24	.236	.313	.360	.673	58	5	1	2	2
80	Jerry Priddy	33	DET	Maj	DET	65	216	196	14	46	6	2	1	24	1	1	17	19	.235	.299	.301	.600	59	6	1	2	0
81	Loren Babe	25	PHA,NYA	Maj	PHA-NYY	108	401	361	36	83	17	2	2	26	0	1	35	22	.230	.302	.305	.606	110	9	2	3	1
82	Harry Simpson	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	82	264	242	25	55	3	1	7	22	0	0	18	27	.227	.284	.335	.618	81	6	1	3	1
83	Johnny Bucha	28	DET	Maj	DET	60	180	158	17	35	9	0	1	14	1	1	20	14	.222	.309	.298	.607	47	3	0	2	5
84	Billy Hunter	25	SLA	Maj	SLB	154	604	567	50	124	18	1	1	37	3	1	24	45	.219	.253	.259	.512	147	12	2	11	4
85	Jim Hegan	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	112	329	299	37	65	10	1	9	37	1	2	25	41	.217	.280	.348	.628	104	8	1	4	1
86	Johnny Lipon	30	BOS,SLA	Maj	BOS-SLB	67	175	154	18	33	7	0	0	14	1	0	14	17	.214	.280	.260	.540	40	5	0	7	1
87	Jim Dyck	31	SLA	Maj	SLB	112	381	334	38	71	15	1	9	27	3	2	38	40	.213	.299	.344	.643	115	15	3	6	1
88	Mickey Grasso	33	WS1	Maj	WSH	61	207	196	13	41	7	0	2	22	0	0	9	20	.209	.251	.276	.527	54	8	2	0	2
89	Gene Stephens	20	BOS	Maj	BOS	78	254	221	30	45	6	2	3	18	3	3	29	56	.204	.302	.290	.591	64	1	2	2	0
90	Owen Friend	26	DET,CLE	Maj	DET-CLE	65	177	164	17	33	6	0	5	23	0	1	11	25	.201	.256	.329	.585	54	7	1	1	0
91	Gil Coan	31	WS1	Maj	WSH	68	195	168	28	33	1	4	2	17	7	0	22	23	.196	.301	.286	.586	48	3	3	2	2