1979 American League Batting Leaders

1978 Season 1980 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 1,127 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	Oscar Gamble	29	TEX,NYA	Maj	TEX-NYY	100	327	274	48	98	10	1	19	64	2	1	50	28	.358	.456	.610	1.065	167	7	1	0	2	12
2	Bob Watson	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	84	347	312	48	105	19	4	13	53	3	2	29	33	.337	.401	.548	.949	171	10	5	0	1	7
3	Fred Lynn*	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	147	622	531	116	177	42	1	39	122	2	2	82	79	.333	.423	.637	1.059	338	9	4	0	5	4
4	George Brett	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	154	701	645	119	212	42	20	23	107	17	10	51	36	.329	.376	.563	.939	363	8	0	1	4	14
5	Brian Downing	28	CAL	Maj	CAL	148	596	509	87	166	27	3	12	75	3	3	77	57	.326	.418	.462	.880	235	17	5	3	2	4
6	Mike Hargrove*	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	100	413	338	60	110	21	4	10	56	2	3	63	40	.325	.433	.500	.933	169	10	5	2	5	2
7	Jim Rice	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	158	688	619	117	201	39	6	39	130	9	4	57	97	.325	.381	.596	.977	369	16	4	0	8	4
8	Al Oliver*	32	TEX	Maj	TEX	136	538	492	69	159	28	4	12	76	4	5	34	34	.323	.367	.470	.836	231	14	4	1	7	8
9	Paul Molitor	22	MIL	Maj	MIL	140	645	584	88	188	27	16	9	62	33	13	48	48	.322	.373	.469	.842	274	9	2	6	5	5
10	Sixto Lezcano	25	MIL	Maj	MIL	138	566	473	84	152	29	3	28	101	4	3	77	74	.321	.414	.573	.987	271	11	3	6	7	5
11	Rod Carew	33	CAL	Maj	CAL	110	493	409	78	130	15	3	3	44	18	8	73	46	.318	.419	.391	.810	160	9	0	8	3	7
12	Steve Kemp*	24	DET	Maj	DET	134	570	490	88	156	26	3	26	105	5	6	68	70	.318	.398	.543	.941	266	13	2	2	8	2
13	Chet Lemon	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	148	632	556	79	177	44	2	17	86	7	11	56	68	.318	.391	.496	.888	276	15	13	3	4	6
14	Bruce Bochte*	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	150	636	554	81	175	38	6	16	100	2	2	67	64	.316	.386	.493	.878	273	27	2	3	10	8
15	Willie Wilson	23	KCA	Maj	KCR	154	640	588	113	185	18	13	6	49	83	12	28	92	.315	.351	.420	.771	247	1	7	13	4	3
16	Champ Summers	33	DET	Maj	DET	90	290	246	47	77	12	1	20	51	7	6	40	33	.313	.414	.614	1.028	151	4	3	0	1	4
17	Rob Wilfong	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	140	485	419	71	131	22	6	9	59	11	4	29	54	.313	.352	.458	.810	192	2	2	25	10	3
18	Tom Poquette	27	BOS,KCA	Maj	BOS-KCR	84	198	180	15	56	9	0	2	26	2	2	9	11	.311	.343	.394	.738	71	2	3	0	6	1
19	Cecil Cooper*	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	150	660	590	83	182	44	1	24	106	15	3	56	77	.309	.364	.509	.872	300	14	0	6	8	10
20	Lamar Johnson	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	133	526	479	60	148	29	1	12	74	8	2	41	56	.309	.363	.449	.812	215	23	2	0	4	1
21	Ken Landreaux	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	151	623	564	81	172	27	5	15	83	10	3	37	57	.305	.348	.450	.798	254	13	4	10	8	4
22	Glenn Adams	31	MIN	Maj	MIN	119	361	326	34	98	13	1	8	50	2	2	25	27	.301	.350	.420	.770	137	3	3	1	6	0
23	Ron LeFlore	31	DET	Maj	DET	148	654	600	110	180	22	10	9	57	78	14	52	95	.300	.355	.415	.770	249	16	0	0	2	2
24	Charlie Moore	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	111	372	337	45	101	16	2	5	38	8	5	29	32	.300	.355	.404	.759	136	11	1	3	2	1
25	Buddy Bell	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	162	720	670	89	200	42	3	18	101	5	4	30	45	.299	.327	.451	.778	302	16	3	7	10	4
26	Reggie Jackson*	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	131	537	465	78	138	24	2	29	89	9	8	65	107	.297	.382	.544	.926	253	17	2	0	5	3
27	Lou Piniella	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	130	491	461	49	137	22	2	11	69	3	2	17	31	.297	.320	.425	.745	196	17	2	3	8	6
28	Jerry Remy	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	80	340	306	49	91	11	2	0	29	14	9	26	25	.297	.350	.346	.697	106	2	0	6	2	1
29	Don Baylor	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	162	722	628	120	186	33	3	36	139	22	12	71	51	.296	.371	.530	.902	333	10	11	0	12	6
30	Lynn Jones	26	DET	Maj	DET	95	233	213	33	63	8	0	4	26	9	6	17	22	.296	.349	.390	.739	83	5	1	1	1	0
31	Al Cowens	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	136	568	516	69	152	18	7	9	73	10	8	40	44	.295	.345	.409	.753	211	12	3	2	7	4
32	Eddie Murray	23	BAL	Maj	BAL	159	687	606	90	179	30	2	25	99	10	2	72	78	.295	.369	.475	.844	288	16	2	1	6	9
33	Amos Otis	32	KCA	Maj	KCR	151	660	577	100	170	28	2	18	90	30	5	68	92	.295	.369	.444	.813	256	12	3	7	5	8
34	Ken Singleton	32	BAL	Maj	BAL	159	688	570	93	168	29	1	35	111	3	1	109	118	.295	.405	.533	.938	304	16	1	1	7	16
35	Bobby Grich	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	153	609	534	78	157	30	5	30	101	1	0	59	84	.294	.365	.538	.903	287	14	2	12	2	10
36	Rick Miller*	31	CAL	Maj	CAL	120	488	427	60	125	15	5	2	28	5	4	50	69	.293	.367	.365	.733	156	7	1	9	1	1
37	Hosken Powell*	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	104	380	338	49	99	17	3	2	36	5	1	33	25	.293	.360	.379	.739	128	9	3	5	1	1
38	Mickey Rivers*	30	NYA,TEX	Maj	NYY-TEX	132	570	533	72	156	27	8	9	50	10	9	22	39	.293	.319	.424	.743	226	5	2	5	8	2
39	Billy Sample	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	128	377	325	60	95	21	2	5	35	8	6	37	28	.292	.365	.415	.781	135	6	2	10	3	1
40	Darrell Porter	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	157	679	533	101	155	23	10	20	112	3	4	121	65	.291	.421	.484	.905	258	11	8	4	13	8
41	Dan Ford	27	CAL	Maj	CAL	142	628	569	100	165	26	5	21	101	8	5	40	86	.290	.333	.464	.797	264	17	3	3	13	0
42	Carney Lansford	22	CAL	Maj	CAL	157	712	654	114	188	30	5	19	79	20	8	39	115	.288	.329	.436	.764	285	16	3	12	4	2
43	Hal McRae	33	KCA	Maj	KCR	101	443	393	55	113	32	4	10	74	5	4	38	46	.288	.351	.466	.816	183	6	4	1	7	0
44	Thurman Munson	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	97	419	382	42	110	18	3	3	39	1	2	32	37	.288	.340	.374	.714	143	15	0	1	4	2
45	Dave Revering	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	125	513	472	63	136	25	5	19	77	1	4	34	65	.288	.334	.483	.817	228	6	1	1	5	5
46	Jim Spencer*	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	106	336	295	60	85	15	3	23	53	0	2	38	25	.288	.367	.593	.960	175	12	0	1	2	11
47	Otto Vélez	28	TOR	Maj	TOR	99	325	274	45	79	21	0	15	48	0	1	46	45	.288	.396	.529	.926	145	8	3	2	0	2
48	Alfredo Griffin	21	TOR	Maj	TOR	153	689	624	81	179	22	10	2	31	21	16	40	59	.287	.333	.364	.697	227	10	5	16	4	0
49	Ron Hassey	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	75	249	223	20	64	14	0	4	32	1	0	19	19	.287	.339	.404	.742	90	8	0	4	3	2
50	Tom Paciorek	32	SEA	Maj	SEA	103	349	310	38	89	23	4	6	42	6	4	28	62	.287	.353	.445	.798	138	6	5	3	3	1
51	Lou Whitaker	22	DET	Maj	DET	127	520	423	75	121	14	8	3	42	20	10	78	66	.286	.395	.378	.774	160	10	1	14	4	2
52	Alan Bannister	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	136	560	506	71	144	28	8	2	55	22	6	43	40	.285	.342	.383	.725	194	9	3	4	4	1
53	Al Bumbry	32	BAL	Maj	BAL	148	621	569	80	162	29	1	7	49	37	12	43	74	.285	.336	.376	.712	214	6	3	2	4	3
54	John Castino	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	148	445	393	49	112	13	8	5	52	5	2	27	72	.285	.331	.397	.728	156	9	1	22	2	0
55	John Ellis	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	111	337	316	33	90	12	0	12	61	2	2	15	55	.285	.318	.437	.754	138	3	2	0	4	1
56	Jim Gantner	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	70	234	208	29	59	10	3	2	22	3	5	16	17	.284	.336	.389	.726	81	3	2	5	3	1
57	Ron Pruitt	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	64	188	166	23	47	7	0	2	21	2	0	19	21	.283	.355	.361	.716	60	5	0	2	1	1
58	Joe Simpson*	27	SEA	Maj	SEA	120	284	265	29	75	11	0	2	27	6	3	11	21	.283	.312	.347	.659	92	5	1	5	2	1
59	Paul Dade	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	44	185	170	22	48	4	1	3	18	12	6	12	22	.282	.326	.371	.697	63	1	0	1	2	1
60	Ben Oglivie*	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	139	572	514	88	145	30	4	29	81	12	5	48	56	.282	.343	.525	.869	270	11	2	4	4	12
61	Bombo Rivera	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	112	294	263	37	74	13	5	2	31	5	5	17	40	.281	.324	.392	.715	103	6	0	13	1	0
62	Willie Aikens	24	CAL	Maj	CAL	116	447	379	59	106	18	0	21	81	1	3	61	79	.280	.376	.493	.869	187	10	1	0	6	8
63	Chris Chambliss	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	149	599	554	61	155	27	3	18	63	3	2	34	53	.280	.324	.437	.761	242	9	5	1	5	4
64	Wayne Nordhagen	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	78	207	193	20	54	15	0	7	25	0	0	13	22	.280	.324	.466	.790	90	9	0	0	1	2
65	Claudell Washington*	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	131	508	471	79	132	33	5	13	66	19	11	28	93	.280	.322	.454	.777	214	10	3	2	4	7
66	Toby Harrah	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	149	635	527	99	147	25	1	20	77	20	9	89	60	.279	.389	.444	.833	234	8	8	7	4	2
67	Willie Horton	36	SEA	Maj	SEA	162	696	646	77	180	19	5	29	106	1	1	42	112	.279	.326	.458	.784	296	20	4	2	2	4
68	Rick Burleson	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	153	682	627	93	174	32	5	5	60	9	5	35	54	.278	.315	.368	.683	231	13	3	9	8	0
69	Dan Meyer	26	SEA	Maj	SEA	144	570	525	72	146	21	7	20	74	11	7	29	35	.278	.317	.459	.776	241	13	4	6	6	10
70	Larry Milbourne	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	123	379	356	40	99	13	4	2	26	5	3	19	20	.278	.313	.354	.667	126	7	0	2	2	2
71	Al Woods*	25	TOR	Maj	TOR	132	488	436	57	121	24	4	5	36	6	4	40	28	.278	.337	.385	.722	168	7	1	7	4	0
72	Pete LaCock*	27	KCA	Maj	KCR	132	453	408	54	113	25	4	3	56	2	1	37	26	.277	.334	.380	.714	155	16	1	1	6	7
73	Pat Putnam	25	TEX	Maj	TEX	139	465	426	57	118	19	2	18	64	1	6	23	50	.277	.319	.458	.777	195	12	6	4	6	6
74	Mike Cubbage	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	94	291	243	26	67	10	1	2	23	1	8	39	26	.276	.371	.350	.720	85	2	0	5	4	2
75	Lance Parrish	23	DET	Maj	DET	143	548	493	65	136	26	3	19	65	6	7	49	105	.276	.343	.456	.800	225	15	2	3	1	2
76	Alan Trammell	21	DET	Maj	DET	142	520	460	68	127	11	4	6	50	17	14	43	55	.276	.335	.357	.691	164	6	0	12	5	0
77	Bobby Bonds	33	CLE	Maj	CLE	146	631	538	93	148	24	1	25	85	34	23	74	135	.275	.367	.463	.830	249	9	8	4	7	4
78	Jim Morrison	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	67	269	240	38	66	14	0	14	35	11	3	15	48	.275	.324	.508	.833	122	2	4	7	3	0
79	Greg Pryor	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	143	525	476	60	131	23	3	3	34	3	4	35	41	.275	.324	.355	.679	169	16	2	7	5	1
80	Jim Sundberg	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	150	561	495	50	136	23	4	5	64	3	3	51	51	.275	.345	.368	.713	182	17	5	5	5	5
81	Dwight Evans	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	563	489	69	134	24	1	21	58	6	9	69	76	.274	.364	.456	.820	223	14	1	3	1	7
82	Rickey Henderson*	20	OAK	Maj	OAK	89	398	351	49	96	13	3	1	26	33	11	34	39	.274	.339	.336	.675	118	4	2	8	3	0
83	John Mayberry*	30	TOR	Maj	TOR	137	541	464	61	127	22	1	21	74	1	1	69	60	.274	.372	.461	.833	214	10	5	1	2	7
84	Johnny Grubb	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	102	328	289	42	79	14	0	10	37	2	4	34	44	.273	.350	.426	.775	123	6	1	2	2	3
85	Bobby Murcer	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	74	294	264	42	72	12	0	8	33	1	1	25	32	.273	.339	.409	.748	108	10	2	2	1	2
86	Bump Wills	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	146	617	543	90	148	21	3	5	46	35	11	53	58	.273	.340	.350	.690	190	12	4	14	3	4
87	Carlton Fisk	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	91	340	320	49	87	23	2	10	42	3	0	10	38	.272	.304	.450	.754	144	9	6	1	3	0
88	Julio Cruz	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	107	483	414	70	112	16	2	1	29	49	9	62	61	.271	.363	.326	.689	135	7	0	4	3	0
89	Ron Jackson	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	159	653	583	85	158	40	5	14	68	3	1	51	59	.271	.337	.429	.766	250	14	9	6	4	5
90	Leon Roberts	28	SEA	Maj	SEA	140	518	450	61	122	24	6	15	54	3	3	56	64	.271	.352	.451	.803	203	8	2	7	3	6
91	Roy Smalley	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	162	729	621	94	168	28	3	24	95	2	3	80	80	.271	.353	.441	.794	274	9	4	15	9	8
92	Cliff Johnson	31	CLE,NYA	Maj	CLE-NYY	100	350	304	48	82	16	0	20	67	2	0	34	46	.270	.347	.520	.866	158	6	5	1	6	5
93	Buck Martinez	30	MIL	Maj	MIL	69	214	196	17	53	8	0	4	26	0	1	8	25	.270	.296	.372	.669	73	3	0	8	2	0
94	Willie Randolph	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	682	574	98	155	15	13	5	61	33	12	95	39	.270	.374	.368	.741	211	23	3	5	5	5
95	Butch Wynegar	23	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	595	504	74	136	20	0	7	57	2	2	74	36	.270	.363	.351	.714	177	13	2	11	4	5
96	Carl Yastrzemski	39	BOS	Maj	BOS	147	590	518	69	140	28	1	21	87	3	3	62	46	.270	.346	.450	.796	233	12	2	0	8	8
97	Ralph Garr	33	CHA,CAL	Maj	CHW-CAL	108	353	331	34	89	10	2	9	39	2	4	17	22	.269	.305	.393	.698	130	5	1	2	2	0
98	Ruppert Jones*	24	SEA	Maj	SEA	162	716	622	109	166	29	9	21	78	33	12	85	78	.267	.356	.444	.799	276	19	3	2	4	4
99	José Morales	34	MIN	Maj	MIN	92	214	191	21	51	5	1	2	27	0	0	14	27	.267	.319	.335	.654	64	10	2	4	3	5
100	Robin Yount	23	MIL	Maj	MIL	149	626	577	72	154	26	5	8	51	11	8	35	52	.267	.308	.371	.679	214	15	1	10	3	3