1960 American League Batting Leaders

1959 Season 1961 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 617 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	SF	IBB
1	Pete Runnels	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	143	613	528	80	169	29	2	2	35	5	2	71	51	.320	.401	.394	.795	208	16	2	9	3	2
2	Ted Williams	41	BOS	Maj	BOS	113	390	310	56	98	15	0	29	72	1	1	75	41	.316	.451	.645	1.097	200	7	3	0	2	7
3	Al Smith	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	142	595	536	80	169	31	3	12	72	8	3	50	65	.315	.374	.452	.826	242	18	3	2	4	3
4	Minnie Miñoso	36	CHA	Maj	CHW	154	670	591	89	184	32	4	20	105	17	13	52	63	.311	.374	.481	.855	284	16	13	5	9	2
5	Bill Skowron	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	146	584	538	63	166	34	3	26	91	2	3	38	95	.309	.353	.528	.881	284	17	2	0	6	2
6	Harvey Kuenn	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	126	537	474	65	146	24	0	9	54	3	0	55	25	.308	.379	.416	.795	197	10	1	4	3	6
7	Gary Geiger	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	77	273	245	32	74	13	3	9	33	2	2	23	38	.302	.369	.490	.859	120	7	3	2	0	0
8	Roy Sievers	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	127	525	444	87	131	22	0	28	93	1	1	74	69	.295	.396	.534	.930	237	13	3	0	4	8
9	Lenny Green*	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	127	387	330	62	97	16	7	5	33	21	8	43	25	.294	.383	.430	.814	142	5	6	6	2	4
10	Brooks Robinson	23	BAL	Maj	BAL	152	651	595	74	175	27	9	14	88	2	2	35	49	.294	.329	.440	.770	262	29	0	13	8	0
11	Ted Kluszewski*	35	CHA	Maj	CHW	81	206	181	20	53	9	0	5	39	0	1	22	10	.293	.364	.425	.790	77	3	0	0	3	5
12	Tito Francona*	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	147	624	544	84	159	36	2	17	79	4	1	67	67	.292	.372	.460	.832	250	11	5	3	5	7
13	Jim Gentile*	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	138	464	384	67	112	17	0	21	98	0	0	68	72	.292	.403	.500	.903	192	8	7	0	5	5
14	Nellie Fox	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	150	684	605	85	175	24	10	2	59	2	4	50	13	.289	.351	.372	.723	225	11	10	14	5	2
15	Ken Aspromonte	28	CLE,WS1	Maj	CLE-WSH	121	524	462	65	133	20	1	10	48	4	1	53	33	.288	.362	.400	.762	185	11	2	4	3	0
16	Vic Power	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	147	625	580	69	167	26	3	10	84	9	5	24	20	.288	.313	.395	.707	229	12	0	14	7	5
17	Dick Williams	31	KC1	Maj	KCA	127	466	420	47	121	31	0	12	65	0	0	39	68	.288	.346	.448	.794	188	16	1	1	5	3
18	Norm Cash*	26	DET	Maj	DET	121	428	353	64	101	16	3	18	63	4	2	65	58	.286	.402	.501	.903	177	0	6	0	4	1
19	Russ Nixon	25	BOS,CLE	Maj	BOS-CLE	105	382	354	30	101	22	3	6	39	0	2	19	29	.285	.324	.415	.739	147	13	2	5	2	5
20	Héctor López	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	131	469	408	66	116	14	6	9	42	1	1	46	64	.284	.361	.414	.775	169	7	4	9	2	0
21	Roger Maris	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	136	578	499	98	141	18	7	39	112	2	2	70	65	.283	.371	.581	.952	290	6	3	1	5	4
22	Gene Woodling	37	BAL	Maj	BAL	140	529	435	68	123	18	3	11	62	3	0	84	40	.283	.401	.414	.815	180	5	4	3	3	7
23	Jim Piersall	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	138	522	486	70	137	12	4	18	66	18	5	24	38	.282	.313	.434	.747	211	17	0	8	4	3
24	Vic Wertz	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	131	487	443	45	125	22	0	19	103	0	2	37	54	.282	.335	.461	.796	204	13	1	1	5	4
25	Norm Siebern	26	KC1	Maj	KCA	144	602	520	69	145	31	6	19	69	0	0	72	68	.279	.366	.471	.837	245	9	2	4	4	6
26	Al Kaline	25	DET	Maj	DET	147	629	551	77	153	29	4	15	68	19	4	65	47	.278	.354	.427	.781	235	18	3	5	5	3
27	Luis Aparicio	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	153	670	600	86	166	20	7	2	61	51	8	43	39	.277	.323	.343	.666	206	12	1	20	6	3
28	Yogi Berra	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	120	404	359	46	99	14	1	15	62	2	1	38	23	.276	.347	.446	.792	160	11	3	0	4	6
29	Harmon Killebrew	24	WS1	Maj	WSH	124	517	442	84	122	19	1	31	80	1	0	71	106	.276	.375	.534	.909	236	10	1	0	3	3
30	Hank Bauer	37	KC1	Maj	KCA	95	285	255	30	70	15	0	3	31	1	0	21	36	.275	.326	.369	.695	94	11	1	3	5	1
31	Mickey Mantle	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	644	527	119	145	17	6	40	94	14	3	111	125	.275	.399	.558	.957	294	11	1	0	5	6
32	Gene Freese	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	127	501	455	60	124	32	6	17	79	10	6	29	65	.273	.312	.481	.794	219	15	1	8	8	2
33	Tony Kubek	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	147	618	568	77	155	25	3	14	62	3	0	31	42	.273	.312	.401	.713	228	13	3	12	4	5
34	Jerry Lumpe	27	KC1	Maj	KCA	146	630	574	69	156	19	3	8	53	1	1	48	49	.272	.326	.357	.683	205	14	0	4	4	1
35	John Romano	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	108	361	316	40	86	12	2	16	52	0	0	37	50	.272	.349	.475	.824	150	7	3	0	5	4
36	Frank Malzone	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	647	595	60	161	30	2	14	79	2	3	36	42	.271	.313	.398	.711	237	20	4	4	8	4
37	Earl Battey	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	137	530	466	49	126	24	2	15	60	4	5	48	68	.270	.346	.427	.773	199	15	8	4	4	5
38	Jim Lemon	32	WS1	Maj	WSH	148	611	528	81	142	10	1	38	100	2	0	67	114	.269	.354	.508	.861	268	9	7	0	9	8
39	Gus Triandos	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	109	413	364	36	98	18	0	12	54	0	0	41	62	.269	.343	.418	.761	152	11	1	5	2	5
40	Walt Dropo	37	BAL	Maj	BAL	79	201	179	16	48	8	0	4	21	0	1	20	19	.268	.343	.380	.723	68	9	1	0	1	0
41	Willie Tasby	27	BOS,BAL	Maj	BOS-BAL	144	545	470	77	126	19	2	7	40	4	1	60	66	.268	.358	.362	.719	170	11	6	8	1	1
42	Johnny Temple	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	98	425	381	50	102	13	1	2	19	11	5	32	20	.268	.326	.323	.649	123	8	1	11	0	0
43	Marv Breeding	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	152	594	551	69	147	25	2	3	43	10	4	35	80	.267	.313	.336	.648	185	8	3	2	3	2
44	Whitey Herzog*	28	KC1	Maj	KCA	83	295	252	43	67	10	2	8	38	0	1	40	32	.266	.364	.417	.781	105	6	0	1	2	2
45	Reno Bertoia	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	121	511	460	44	122	17	7	4	45	3	5	26	58	.265	.313	.359	.672	165	11	8	13	4	2
46	Pete Daley	30	KC1	Maj	KCA	73	245	228	19	60	10	2	5	25	0	0	16	41	.263	.312	.390	.702	89	8	0	1	0	1
47	Russ Snyder	26	KC1	Maj	KCA	125	329	304	45	79	10	5	4	26	7	3	20	28	.260	.306	.365	.671	111	4	1	2	2	1
48	Eddie Yost	33	DET	Maj	DET	143	636	497	78	129	23	2	14	47	5	4	125	69	.260	.414	.398	.812	198	11	8	3	3	1
49	Jim Busby	33	BAL,BOS	Maj	BAL-BOS	80	183	159	25	41	7	1	0	12	2	3	20	14	.258	.341	.315	.655	50	4	0	4	0	1
50	Woodie Held	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	109	430	376	45	97	15	1	21	67	0	1	44	73	.258	.342	.471	.813	177	5	5	3	2	5
51	Gil McDougald	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	119	387	337	54	87	16	4	8	34	2	4	38	45	.258	.337	.401	.737	135	4	3	7	2	0
52	Billy Gardner	32	WS1	Maj	WSH	145	649	592	71	152	26	5	9	56	0	4	43	76	.257	.313	.363	.676	215	13	6	7	1	0
53	Miguel de la Hoz	21	CLE	Maj	CLE	49	178	160	20	41	6	2	6	23	0	0	9	12	.256	.290	.431	.721	69	7	1	2	6	0
54	Bill Tuttle	30	KC1	Maj	KCA	151	635	559	75	143	21	3	8	40	1	5	66	52	.256	.336	.347	.683	194	19	2	7	1	2
55	Neil Chrisley	28	DET	Maj	DET	96	246	220	27	56	10	3	5	24	2	0	19	26	.255	.312	.396	.707	87	5	1	2	4	0
56	Ron Hansen	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	153	604	530	72	135	22	5	22	86	3	3	69	94	.255	.342	.440	.781	233	18	2	1	2	5
57	Frank Bolling	28	DET	Maj	DET	139	584	536	64	136	20	4	9	59	7	4	40	48	.254	.308	.356	.664	191	10	2	6	0	2
58	Jackie Brandt	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	145	570	511	73	130	24	6	15	65	5	3	47	69	.254	.318	.413	.730	211	7	3	3	6	3
59	Jim Landis	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	148	594	494	89	125	25	6	10	49	23	6	80	84	.253	.365	.389	.753	192	7	9	7	4	4
60	Bob Allison	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	144	604	501	79	126	30	3	15	69	11	9	92	94	.252	.367	.413	.781	207	14	2	5	4	4
61	Julio Becquer*	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	110	314	298	41	75	15	7	4	35	1	3	12	35	.252	.282	.389	.671	116	15	1	2	1	3
62	Bob Cerv	35	NYA,KC1	Maj	NYY-KCA	110	338	294	46	74	12	2	14	40	0	0	40	53	.252	.346	.449	.795	132	8	3	0	1	3
63	Sherm Lollar	35	CHA	Maj	CHW	129	484	421	43	106	23	0	7	46	2	0	42	39	.252	.326	.356	.682	150	22	8	5	8	3
64	Bobby Richardson	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	150	507	460	45	116	12	3	1	26	6	6	35	19	.252	.303	.298	.601	137	7	0	9	3	6
65	Marv Throneberry*	26	KC1	Maj	KCA	104	260	236	29	59	9	2	11	41	0	0	23	60	.250	.315	.445	.760	105	7	0	0	1	1
66	Rocky Colavito	26	DET	Maj	DET	145	616	555	67	138	18	1	35	87	3	6	53	80	.249	.317	.474	.791	263	17	4	1	3	4
67	Marty Keough*	26	CLE,BOS	Maj	CLE-BOS	103	280	254	34	63	11	1	4	20	4	5	17	31	.248	.295	.347	.641	88	2	1	5	3	1
68	Faye Throneberry	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	85	180	157	18	39	7	1	1	23	1	1	18	33	.248	.326	.325	.651	51	3	1	2	2	3
69	Al Pilarcik*	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	104	217	194	30	48	5	1	4	17	0	2	15	16	.247	.313	.345	.659	67	4	4	3	1	2
70	Don Buddin	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	124	500	428	62	105	21	5	6	36	4	2	62	59	.245	.338	.360	.698	154	14	1	3	6	5
71	Elston Howard	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	107	361	323	29	79	11	3	6	39	3	0	28	43	.245	.298	.353	.651	114	8	0	2	8	7
72	Clete Boyer	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	124	431	393	54	95	20	1	14	46	2	3	23	85	.242	.285	.405	.690	159	7	3	7	5	1
73	Pumpsie Green	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	133	310	260	36	63	10	3	3	21	3	4	44	47	.242	.350	.339	.688	88	8	1	1	4	2
74	Chico Fernández	28	DET	Maj	DET	133	497	435	44	105	13	3	4	35	13	4	39	50	.241	.303	.313	.616	136	16	1	19	3	4
75	Charlie Maxwell*	33	DET	Maj	DET	134	549	482	70	114	16	5	24	81	5	0	58	75	.237	.325	.440	.765	212	4	6	1	2	6
76	Gene Stephens	27	BAL,BOS	Maj	BAL-BOS	119	346	302	47	71	15	0	7	22	9	3	39	47	.235	.322	.354	.676	107	0	1	1	3	0
77	Andy Carey	28	KC1,NYA	Maj	KCA-NYY	106	379	346	31	81	14	4	12	54	0	0	26	53	.234	.287	.402	.689	139	16	1	3	3	0
78	Danny Kravitz	29	KC1	Maj	KCA	59	186	175	17	41	7	2	4	14	0	0	11	19	.234	.280	.366	.645	64	6	0	0	0	1
79	Lou Clinton	22	BOS	Maj	BOS	96	332	298	37	68	17	5	6	37	4	3	20	66	.228	.278	.379	.658	113	13	3	5	6	1
80	Clint Courtney	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	83	196	154	14	35	3	0	1	12	0	1	30	14	.227	.374	.266	.641	41	5	8	1	3	3
81	Ken Hamlin	25	KC1	Maj	KCA	140	483	428	51	96	10	2	2	24	1	1	44	48	.224	.297	.271	.568	116	13	1	8	2	1
82	Carroll Hardy	27	BOS,CLE	Maj	BOS-CLE	102	184	163	33	36	6	2	2	16	3	2	19	42	.221	.301	.319	.620	52	8	0	1	1	0
83	Dan Dobbek	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	110	288	248	32	54	8	2	10	30	4	3	35	41	.218	.316	.387	.703	96	5	1	3	1	7
84	Red Wilson	31	DET,CLE	Maj	DET-CLE	77	249	222	22	48	7	0	2	24	3	0	22	21	.216	.286	.275	.561	61	4	1	1	3	2
85	José Valdivielso	26	WS1	Maj	WSH	117	303	268	23	57	1	1	2	19	1	2	20	36	.213	.276	.246	.522	66	7	4	9	2	0
86	Steve Bilko	31	DET	Maj	DET	78	250	222	20	46	11	2	9	25	0	1	27	31	.207	.292	.396	.688	88	6	0	0	1	0
87	Billy Consolo	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	100	203	174	23	36	4	2	3	15	1	1	25	29	.207	.310	.305	.615	53	5	1	3	0	1
88	Bubba Phillips	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	113	330	304	34	63	14	1	4	33	1	0	14	37	.207	.249	.299	.549	91	6	4	5	3	3
89	Harry Chiti	27	KC1,DET	Maj	KCA-DET	95	329	294	25	59	7	0	7	33	1	3	27	45	.201	.269	.296	.565	87	14	1	6	1	1
90	Lou Berberet	30	DET	Maj	DET	85	278	232	18	45	4	0	5	23	2	0	41	31	.194	.313	.276	.589	64	6	1	0	4	4