1977 American League Batting Leaders

1976 Season 1978 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,131 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	Rod Carew	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	155	694	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	23	13	69	55	.388	.449	.570	1.019	351	6	3	1	5	15
2	Glenn Adams	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	95	290	269	32	91	17	0	6	49	0	2	18	30	.338	.376	.468	.844	126	5	0	0	3	3
3	Lyman Bostock	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	153	660	593	104	199	36	12	14	90	16	7	51	59	.336	.389	.508	.897	301	16	6	2	8	5
4	Lou Piniella	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	103	369	339	47	112	19	3	12	45	2	2	20	31	.330	.365	.510	.876	173	12	1	5	4	3
5	Ken Singleton	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	152	651	536	90	176	24	0	24	99	0	1	107	101	.328	.438	.508	.945	272	15	2	0	6	13
6	Mickey Rivers*	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	138	594	565	79	184	18	5	12	69	22	14	18	45	.326	.350	.439	.789	248	2	4	5	2	4
7	Ron LeFlore	29	DET	Maj	DET	154	698	652	100	212	30	10	16	57	39	19	37	121	.325	.363	.476	.839	310	11	4	1	4	1
8	Jim Rice	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	160	710	644	104	206	29	15	39	114	5	4	53	120	.320	.376	.593	.969	382	21	8	0	5	10
9	Al Bumbry	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	133	571	518	74	164	31	3	4	41	19	8	45	88	.317	.371	.411	.782	213	4	2	2	4	4
10	Carlton Fisk	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	632	536	106	169	26	3	26	102	7	6	75	85	.315	.402	.521	.922	279	9	9	2	10	3
11	George Brett	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	139	627	564	105	176	32	13	22	88	14	12	55	24	.312	.373	.532	.905	300	12	2	3	3	9
12	Al Cowens	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	162	661	606	98	189	32	14	23	112	16	12	41	64	.312	.361	.525	.885	318	14	8	1	5	4
13	Bob Bailor	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	122	523	496	62	154	21	5	5	32	15	6	17	26	.311	.335	.403	.738	200	7	2	6	2	1
14	Tito Fuentes	33	DET	Maj	DET	151	673	615	83	190	19	10	5	51	4	4	38	61	.309	.349	.397	.745	244	11	2	13	5	1
15	Thurman Munson	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	149	638	595	85	183	28	5	18	100	5	6	39	55	.308	.351	.462	.813	275	18	2	0	2	8
16	Mitchell Page	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	145	592	501	85	154	28	8	21	75	42	5	78	95	.307	.405	.521	.926	261	7	6	4	3	6
17	Mike Hargrove*	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	153	648	525	98	160	28	4	18	69	2	5	103	59	.305	.420	.476	.897	250	13	6	8	6	7
18	Pete LaCock*	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	88	238	218	25	66	12	1	3	29	2	1	15	25	.303	.345	.408	.753	89	4	1	0	4	1
19	Larry Hisle	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	141	620	546	95	165	36	3	28	119	21	10	56	106	.302	.369	.533	.902	291	11	6	5	7	5
20	Roy Howell	23	TOR,TEX	Maj	TOR-TEX	103	431	381	41	115	17	1	10	44	4	1	44	80	.302	.374	.430	.804	164	16	1	3	2	2
21	Lamar Johnson	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	118	401	374	52	113	12	5	18	65	1	1	24	53	.302	.342	.505	.847	189	15	0	0	3	3
22	Bruce Bochte*	26	CLE,CAL	Maj	CLE-CAL	137	552	492	64	148	23	1	7	51	6	4	47	42	.301	.359	.394	.753	194	20	0	8	5	3
23	Cecil Cooper*	27	MIL	Maj	MIL	160	679	643	86	193	31	7	20	78	13	8	28	110	.300	.326	.464	.790	298	13	0	1	7	4
24	Ralph Garr	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	134	574	543	78	163	29	7	10	54	12	7	27	44	.300	.333	.435	.767	236	7	0	3	1	4
25	Hal McRae	31	KCA	Maj	KCR	162	720	641	104	191	54	11	21	92	18	14	59	43	.298	.366	.515	.881	330	12	13	2	5	5
26	Thad Bosley*	20	CAL	Maj	CAL	58	235	212	19	63	10	2	0	19	5	4	16	32	.297	.346	.363	.710	77	4	1	4	2	0
27	Oscar Gamble	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	137	470	408	75	121	22	2	31	83	1	2	54	54	.297	.386	.588	.974	240	3	6	1	1	2
28	Joe Zdeb	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	105	217	195	26	58	5	2	2	23	6	5	16	23	.297	.346	.374	.720	73	5	0	3	3	3
29	Carl Yastrzemski	37	BOS	Maj	BOS	150	643	558	99	165	27	3	28	102	11	1	73	40	.296	.372	.505	.877	282	10	1	0	11	6
30	Rick Burleson	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	154	721	663	80	194	36	7	3	52	13	12	47	69	.293	.338	.382	.720	253	15	2	3	6	1
31	Buddy Bell	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	129	538	479	64	140	23	4	11	64	1	8	45	63	.292	.351	.426	.777	204	14	1	8	5	5
32	Tom Poquette	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	106	372	342	43	100	23	6	2	33	1	4	19	21	.292	.337	.412	.749	141	4	5	4	2	2
33	Paul Dade	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	134	508	461	65	134	15	3	3	45	16	8	32	58	.291	.333	.356	.689	164	12	2	4	9	4
34	Jim Sundberg	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	149	533	453	61	132	20	3	6	65	2	3	53	77	.291	.365	.389	.753	176	8	2	20	5	0
35	Bernie Carbo	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	86	276	228	36	66	6	1	15	34	1	2	47	72	.290	.409	.522	.931	119	4	0	0	1	3
36	Richie Zisk	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	141	599	531	78	154	17	6	30	101	0	4	55	98	.290	.355	.514	.869	273	15	3	1	9	7
37	Willie Horton	34	TEX,DET	Maj	TEX-DET	140	573	523	55	151	23	3	15	75	2	3	42	117	.289	.337	.430	.767	225	15	0	0	8	5
38	Ron Pruitt	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	78	253	219	29	63	10	2	2	32	2	3	28	22	.288	.369	.379	.748	83	10	2	1	3	0
39	Robin Yount	21	MIL	Maj	MIL	154	663	605	66	174	34	4	4	49	16	7	41	80	.288	.333	.377	.710	228	11	2	11	4	1
40	Chris Chambliss	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	157	652	600	90	172	32	6	17	90	4	0	45	73	.287	.336	.445	.781	267	22	2	0	5	5
41	Dwight Evans	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	73	265	230	39	66	9	2	14	36	4	2	28	58	.287	.363	.526	.889	121	3	0	6	1	0
42	Sam Ewing*	28	TOR	Maj	TOR	97	266	244	24	70	8	2	4	34	1	1	19	42	.287	.338	.385	.724	94	8	0	3	0	4
43	Dave Skaggs	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	80	246	216	22	62	9	1	1	24	0	0	20	34	.287	.345	.352	.696	76	2	0	8	2	0
44	Bump Wills	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	152	617	541	87	155	28	6	9	62	28	12	65	96	.287	.361	.410	.771	222	10	0	7	4	7
45	Larvell Blanks	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	105	351	322	43	92	10	4	6	38	3	0	19	37	.286	.324	.398	.721	128	7	1	5	4	1
46	Reggie Jackson*	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	146	606	525	93	150	39	2	32	110	17	3	74	129	.286	.375	.551	.925	289	3	3	0	4	4
47	Brian Downing	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	69	214	169	28	48	4	2	4	25	1	2	34	21	.284	.402	.402	.804	68	3	2	5	4	0
48	Claudell Washington*	22	TEX	Maj	TEX	129	554	521	63	148	31	2	12	68	21	8	25	112	.284	.318	.420	.739	219	10	3	1	4	9
49	Al Woods*	23	TOR	Maj	TOR	122	485	440	58	125	17	4	6	35	8	7	36	38	.284	.336	.382	.718	168	11	0	6	3	3
50	Mario Guerrero	27	CAL	Maj	CAL	86	252	244	17	69	8	2	1	28	0	0	4	16	.283	.292	.344	.636	84	4	0	2	2	1
51	Carlos López	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	99	319	297	39	84	18	1	8	34	16	4	14	61	.283	.319	.431	.750	128	0	3	2	3	1
52	Eddie Murray	21	BAL	Maj	BAL	160	666	611	81	173	29	2	27	88	0	1	48	104	.283	.333	.470	.803	287	22	1	0	6	6
53	Jorge Orta	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	144	621	564	71	159	27	8	11	84	4	4	46	49	.282	.334	.417	.751	235	12	2	2	7	3
54	Rico Carty	37	CLE	Maj	CLE	127	521	461	50	129	23	1	15	80	1	2	56	51	.280	.355	.432	.787	199	17	0	0	4	6
55	Ron Fairly*	38	TOR	Maj	TOR	132	528	458	60	128	24	2	19	64	0	4	58	58	.280	.362	.465	.827	213	12	2	8	2	11
56	Eric Soderholm	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	130	516	460	77	129	20	3	25	67	2	4	47	47	.280	.350	.500	.850	230	15	4	2	3	5
57	Don Money	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	152	644	570	86	159	28	3	25	83	8	5	57	70	.279	.348	.470	.819	268	17	7	4	6	2
58	Dave Chalk	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	149	591	519	58	144	27	2	3	45	12	8	52	69	.278	.345	.355	.700	184	13	5	9	6	2
59	Gil Flores	24	CAL	Maj	CAL	104	372	342	41	95	19	4	1	26	12	10	23	39	.278	.325	.366	.691	125	13	1	6	0	2
60	Rusty Staub	33	DET	Maj	DET	158	695	623	84	173	34	3	22	101	1	1	59	47	.278	.336	.448	.784	279	27	1	2	10	4
61	Duane Kuiper	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	148	679	610	62	169	15	8	1	50	11	11	37	55	.277	.324	.333	.657	203	9	7	21	4	1
62	Ray Fosse	30	CLE,SEA	Maj	CLE-SEA	89	293	272	28	75	10	1	6	32	0	6	9	28	.276	.305	.386	.691	105	7	3	8	1	2
63	Phil Mankowski	24	DET	Maj	DET	94	311	286	21	79	7	3	3	27	1	2	16	41	.276	.318	.353	.671	101	4	2	6	1	4
64	Alan Bannister	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	139	630	560	87	154	20	3	3	57	4	3	54	49	.275	.335	.338	.672	189	11	2	3	11	1
65	Darrell Porter	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	130	486	425	61	117	21	3	16	60	1	0	53	70	.275	.353	.452	.804	192	6	1	1	6	6
66	Manny Sanguillén	33	OAK	Maj	OAK	152	601	571	42	157	17	5	6	58	2	5	22	35	.275	.302	.354	.656	202	13	2	2	4	4
67	Leroy Stanton	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	133	505	454	56	125	24	1	27	90	0	1	42	115	.275	.341	.511	.852	232	8	5	1	3	2
68	Willie Randolph	22	NYA	Maj	NYY	147	624	551	91	151	28	11	4	40	13	6	64	53	.274	.347	.387	.734	213	11	1	2	6	1
69	John Wockenfuss	28	DET	Maj	DET	53	178	164	26	45	8	1	9	25	0	0	14	18	.274	.332	.500	.832	82	1	0	0	0	0
70	Jim Essian	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	114	381	322	50	88	18	2	10	44	1	4	52	35	.273	.374	.435	.809	140	9	1	4	2	1
71	Chet Lemon	22	CHA	Maj	CHW	150	627	553	99	151	38	4	19	67	8	7	52	88	.273	.344	.459	.803	254	7	11	4	7	1
72	Sixto Lezcano	23	MIL	Maj	MIL	109	457	400	50	109	21	4	21	49	6	5	52	78	.273	.358	.503	.861	201	9	2	2	1	1
73	Dan Meyer	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	159	639	582	75	159	24	4	22	90	11	8	43	51	.273	.320	.442	.762	257	19	1	5	8	4
74	Jim Norris*	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	133	517	440	59	119	23	6	2	37	26	17	64	57	.271	.360	.364	.724	160	10	0	9	4	4
75	Jason Thompson*	22	DET	Maj	DET	158	668	585	87	158	24	5	31	105	0	1	73	91	.270	.347	.487	.835	285	15	1	0	9	2
76	Juan Beníquez	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	123	478	424	56	114	19	6	10	50	26	18	43	43	.269	.336	.413	.749	175	13	1	8	2	0
77	Rance Mulliniks	21	CAL	Maj	CAL	78	303	271	36	73	13	2	3	21	1	1	23	36	.269	.329	.365	.694	99	2	1	8	0	2
78	George Scott	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	157	653	584	103	157	26	5	33	95	1	1	57	112	.269	.337	.500	.837	292	24	6	1	5	4
79	Bob Stinson	31	SEA	Maj	SEA	105	347	297	27	80	11	1	8	32	0	3	37	50	.269	.360	.394	.754	117	10	6	5	2	4
80	Roy White	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	143	606	519	72	139	25	2	14	52	18	11	75	58	.268	.358	.405	.763	210	11	0	8	4	9
81	Dan Ford	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	144	510	453	66	121	25	7	11	60	6	4	41	79	.267	.338	.426	.764	193	12	10	1	5	3
82	Butch Hobson	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	159	637	593	77	157	33	5	30	112	5	4	27	162	.265	.300	.489	.789	290	17	4	10	3	4
83	Joe Rudi	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	64	272	242	48	64	13	2	13	53	1	0	22	48	.265	.333	.496	.829	120	2	4	2	2	4
84	Bobby Bonds	31	CAL	Maj	CAL	158	679	592	103	156	23	9	37	115	41	18	74	141	.264	.342	.520	.863	308	9	2	1	10	5
85	Rich Chiles*	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	108	295	261	31	69	16	1	3	36	0	1	23	17	.264	.323	.368	.691	96	5	2	4	5	2
86	Mike Cubbage	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	129	464	417	60	110	16	5	9	55	1	4	37	49	.264	.321	.391	.712	163	4	0	6	4	6
87	Toby Harrah	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	159	673	539	90	142	25	5	27	87	27	5	109	73	.264	.393	.479	.872	258	12	10	9	6	7
88	Ruppert Jones*	22	SEA	Maj	SEA	160	663	597	85	157	26	8	24	76	13	9	55	120	.263	.324	.454	.778	271	7	2	3	6	3
89	Andre Thornton	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	131	517	433	77	114	20	5	28	70	3	4	70	82	.263	.378	.527	.905	228	9	11	1	2	1
90	Paul Blair	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	83	183	164	20	43	4	3	4	25	3	2	9	16	.262	.303	.396	.700	65	7	2	5	3	1
91	Ben Oglivie*	28	DET	Maj	DET	132	497	450	63	118	24	2	21	61	9	9	40	80	.262	.325	.464	.789	209	11	3	1	3	2
92	Freddie Patek	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	154	563	497	72	130	26	6	5	60	53	13	41	84	.262	.320	.368	.688	183	6	5	13	7	2
93	Von Joshua*	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	144	566	536	58	140	25	7	9	49	12	9	21	74	.261	.287	.384	.671	206	17	0	4	5	4
94	Bill North	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	56	223	184	32	48	3	3	1	9	17	13	32	25	.261	.376	.326	.702	60	1	2	5	0	2
95	Rodney Scott	23	OAK	Maj	OAK	133	417	364	56	95	4	4	0	20	33	18	43	50	.261	.342	.294	.636	107	1	3	5	2	0
96	Butch Wynegar	21	MIN	Maj	MIN	144	617	532	76	139	22	3	10	79	2	3	68	61	.261	.344	.370	.715	197	11	2	10	5	5
97	Fred Lynn*	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	129	564	497	81	129	29	5	18	76	2	3	51	63	.260	.327	.447	.774	222	14	3	5	8	2
98	José Báez	23	SEA	Maj	SEA	91	333	305	39	79	14	1	1	17	6	1	19	20	.259	.305	.321	.626	98	6	1	8	0	1
99	Doug DeCinces	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	150	593	522	63	135	28	3	19	69	8	8	64	86	.259	.339	.433	.772	226	14	2	0	5	6
100	Bill Stein	30	SEA	Maj	SEA	151	600	556	53	144	26	5	13	67	3	4	29	79	.259	.299	.394	.693	219	14	5	4	6	2