1929 American League Batting Leaders

1928 Season 1930 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 613 games, 8 teams, approx. 153 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	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Lew Fonseca	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	148	643	566	97	209	44	15	6	103	19	11	50	23	.369	.427	.532	.959	301	7	20	3
2	Al Simmons	27	PHA	Maj	PHA	143	629	581	114	212	41	9	34	157	4	3	31	38	.365	.398	.642	1.040	373	1	16	8
3	Heinie Manush*	27	SLA	Maj	SLB	142	635	574	85	204	45	10	6	81	9	9	43	24	.355	.401	.500	.901	287	1	17	5
4	Bob Fothergill	31	DET	Maj	DET	115	293	277	41	98	24	9	6	62	3	1	11	11	.354	.379	.570	.949	158	0	5	0
5	Jimmie Foxx	21	PHA	Maj	PHA	149	638	517	123	183	23	9	33	118	9	7	103	70	.354	.463	.625	1.088	323	2	16	5
6	Tony Lazzeri	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	147	635	545	101	193	37	11	18	106	9	10	68	45	.354	.430	.562	.991	306	4	18	1
7	Earle Combs	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	142	666	586	119	202	33	15	3	65	12	7	69	32	.345	.414	.468	.881	274	0	11	1
8	Babe Ruth*	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	135	588	499	121	172	26	6	46	154	5	3	72	60	.345	.430	.697	1.128	348	3	14	5
9	Dale Alexander	26	DET	Maj	DET	155	700	626	110	215	43	15	25	137	5	9	56	63	.344	.397	.580	.977	363	0	18	2
10	Harry Heilmann	34	DET	Maj	DET	125	519	453	86	156	41	7	15	120	5	6	50	39	.344	.412	.565	.977	256	2	14	2
11	Charlie Gehringer	26	DET	Maj	DET	155	715	634	131	215	45	19	13	106	27	10	64	19	.339	.405	.532	.936	337	6	11	3
12	Earl Averill	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	680	597	110	198	43	13	18	96	13	14	63	53	.332	.398	.538	.936	321	3	17	2
13	Mickey Cochrane	26	PHA	Maj	PHA	135	606	514	113	170	37	8	7	95	7	7	69	8	.331	.412	.475	.887	244	2	21	0
14	Bing Miller	34	PHA	Maj	PHA	147	613	556	84	184	32	16	8	93	24	10	40	25	.331	.380	.489	.869	272	4	13	1
15	Pinky Hargrave	33	DET	Maj	DET	76	210	185	26	61	12	0	3	26	2	2	20	24	.330	.401	.443	.844	82	2	3	3
16	Dick Porter	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	71	214	192	26	63	16	5	1	24	3	5	17	14	.328	.386	.479	.865	92	1	4	1
17	Jimmy Dykes	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	119	476	401	76	131	34	6	13	79	8	3	51	25	.327	.412	.539	.951	216	7	17	2
18	Johnny Hodapp	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	90	316	294	30	96	12	7	4	51	3	3	15	14	.327	.361	.456	.817	134	1	6	2
19	Bill Dickey	22	NYA	Maj	NYY	130	473	447	60	145	30	6	10	65	4	6	14	16	.324	.346	.486	.832	217	1	11	4
20	Sam Rice	39	WS1	Maj	WSH	150	694	616	119	199	39	10	1	62	16	8	55	9	.323	.382	.424	.806	261	4	19	0
21	Johnnie Heving	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	76	200	188	26	60	4	3	0	23	1	2	8	7	.319	.354	.372	.726	70	2	2	1
22	Ed Morgan	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	93	360	318	60	101	19	10	3	37	4	3	37	24	.318	.392	.469	.861	149	2	3	0
23	Carl Reynolds	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	131	559	517	81	164	24	12	11	67	19	9	20	37	.317	.348	.474	.821	245	4	18	3
24	Joe Judge*	35	WS1	Maj	WSH	143	638	543	83	171	35	8	6	71	12	5	73	33	.315	.397	.442	.839	240	1	21	1
25	Joe Sewell	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	672	578	90	182	38	3	7	73	6	6	48	4	.315	.372	.427	.800	247	5	41	2
26	Roy Johnson	26	DET	Maj	DET	148	713	640	128	201	45	14	10	69	20	16	67	60	.314	.379	.475	.854	304	0	6	1
27	Mule Haas	25	PHA	Maj	PHA	139	656	578	115	181	41	9	16	82	0	4	34	38	.313	.356	.498	.854	288	4	40	0
28	Samuel Byrd	21	NYA	Maj	NYY	62	202	170	32	53	12	0	5	28	1	4	28	18	.312	.409	.471	.880	80	0	4	0
29	Bibb Falk*	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	125	488	426	65	133	30	7	13	93	4	4	42	14	.312	.374	.507	.881	216	0	20	1
30	Art Shires	22	CHA	Maj	CHW	100	392	353	41	110	20	7	3	41	4	5	32	20	.312	.371	.433	.804	153	1	6	2
31	Lyn Lary	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	80	268	236	48	73	9	2	5	26	4	1	24	15	.309	.380	.428	.808	101	3	5	0
32	Fred Schulte	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	121	520	446	63	137	24	5	3	71	8	3	59	44	.307	.389	.404	.793	180	1	14	2
33	Red Kress	24	SLA	Maj	SLB	147	627	557	82	170	38	4	9	107	5	8	52	54	.305	.366	.436	.802	243	1	17	0
34	Harry Rice	27	DET	Maj	DET	130	613	536	97	163	33	7	6	69	6	11	61	23	.304	.379	.425	.805	228	4	12	2
35	Johnny Watwood*	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	85	308	278	33	84	12	6	2	28	6	3	22	21	.302	.356	.410	.766	114	1	7	0
36	Lou Gehrig*	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	154	692	553	127	166	32	10	35	125	4	3	122	68	.300	.431	.584	1.015	323	5	12	9
37	Buddy Myer	25	WS1	Maj	WSH	141	639	563	80	169	29	10	3	82	19	7	63	33	.300	.373	.403	.776	227	2	11	1
38	Jack Rothrock	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	143	531	473	70	142	19	7	6	59	24	13	43	47	.300	.361	.408	.769	193	2	13	1
39	Gene Robertson	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	90	347	309	45	92	15	6	0	35	3	3	28	6	.298	.358	.385	.743	119	1	9	0
40	Ossie Bluege	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	64	246	220	35	65	6	0	5	31	6	4	19	15	.296	.354	.391	.745	86	1	6	1
41	Oscar Melillo	29	SLA	Maj	SLB	141	544	494	57	146	17	10	5	67	11	6	29	30	.296	.337	.401	.738	198	2	19	2
42	Russ Scarritt	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	151	593	540	69	159	26	17	1	71	13	11	34	38	.294	.337	.411	.749	222	1	18	2
43	Bennie Tate	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	81	289	265	26	78	12	3	0	30	2	6	16	8	.294	.335	.362	.697	96	0	8	1
44	Lu Blue*	32	SLA	Maj	SLB	151	712	573	111	168	40	10	6	61	12	6	126	32	.293	.422	.429	.852	246	2	11	2
45	Mark Koenig	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	116	400	373	44	109	27	5	3	41	1	1	23	17	.292	.335	.416	.751	155	1	3	3
46	Charlie Jamieson*	36	CLE	Maj	CLE	102	422	364	56	106	22	1	0	26	2	13	50	12	.291	.378	.357	.735	130	1	7	0
47	Merv Shea	28	DET	Maj	DET	50	182	162	23	47	6	0	3	24	2	1	19	18	.290	.365	.383	.747	62	0	1	0
48	Goose Goslin	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	145	639	553	82	159	28	7	18	91	11	3	66	33	.288	.366	.461	.827	255	2	18	2
49	Bill Regan	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	104	406	371	38	107	27	7	1	54	7	5	22	38	.288	.328	.407	.735	151	0	13	1
50	Moe Berg	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	107	383	352	32	101	7	0	0	47	5	1	17	16	.287	.324	.307	.630	108	2	12	3
51	Elliot Bigelow*	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	100	240	211	23	60	16	0	1	26	1	4	23	18	.284	.357	.374	.732	79	1	5	2
52	Bud Clancy*	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	92	318	290	36	82	14	6	3	45	3	1	16	19	.283	.320	.403	.724	117	0	12	2
53	Joe Cronin	22	WS1	Maj	WSH	145	601	494	72	139	29	8	8	61	5	9	85	37	.281	.388	.421	.809	208	1	21	2
54	Marty McManus	29	DET	Maj	DET	154	672	599	99	168	32	8	18	90	16	11	60	52	.281	.347	.451	.798	270	1	12	2
55	Bill Cissell	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	152	666	618	83	173	27	12	5	62	25	17	28	53	.280	.312	.387	.699	239	1	19	0
56	Sammy Hale	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	101	416	379	51	105	14	3	1	40	6	2	12	18	.277	.303	.338	.641	128	2	23	1
57	Bill Narleski	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	96	291	260	30	72	16	1	0	25	4	4	21	22	.277	.333	.346	.680	90	1	9	1
58	Jackie Hayes	22	WS1	Maj	WSH	123	468	424	52	117	20	3	2	57	4	5	24	29	.276	.316	.351	.668	149	1	19	2
59	Alex Metzler	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	146	658	568	80	156	23	13	2	49	9	5	80	45	.275	.367	.372	.739	211	3	7	4
60	Bill Barrett	29	BOS,CHA	Maj	BOS-CHW	114	439	371	57	100	23	4	3	35	11	8	53	38	.270	.365	.377	.743	140	3	12	1
61	Willie Kamm	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	147	619	523	72	140	33	6	3	63	12	5	75	23	.268	.363	.371	.734	194	3	18	1
62	Sam West*	24	WS1	Maj	WSH	142	577	510	60	136	16	8	3	75	10	8	45	41	.267	.326	.347	.673	177	0	22	1
63	Ray Gardner	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	82	296	256	28	67	3	2	1	24	10	13	29	16	.262	.337	.301	.638	77	0	11	0
64	Phil Todt*	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	153	592	534	49	140	38	10	4	64	6	7	31	28	.262	.305	.393	.698	210	2	25	3
65	Bob Meusel	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	100	413	391	46	102	15	3	10	57	2	5	17	42	.261	.292	.391	.683	153	0	5	0
66	Clarence Hoffman	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	107	368	337	27	87	16	5	3	37	6	3	24	28	.258	.308	.362	.670	122	0	7	0
67	John Kerr	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	127	477	419	50	108	20	4	1	39	9	8	31	24	.258	.310	.332	.642	139	1	26	0
68	Cedric Durst*	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	92	222	202	32	52	3	3	4	31	3	2	15	25	.257	.309	.361	.670	73	0	5	0
69	Frank McGowan	27	SLA	Maj	SLB	125	524	441	62	112	26	6	2	51	5	2	61	34	.254	.346	.354	.700	156	1	21	1
70	Joe Boley	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	91	336	303	36	76	17	6	2	47	1	0	24	16	.251	.310	.366	.676	111	2	7	3
71	Frank O'Rourke	37	SLA	Maj	SLB	154	659	585	81	147	23	9	2	62	14	7	41	28	.251	.306	.332	.638	194	5	28	0
72	Hal Rhyne	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	120	387	346	41	87	24	5	0	38	4	1	25	14	.251	.309	.350	.659	121	4	12	1
73	Bobby Reeves	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	140	535	460	66	114	19	2	2	28	7	8	60	57	.248	.344	.311	.654	143	7	8	0
74	Leo Durocher	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	106	385	341	53	84	4	5	0	32	3	1	34	33	.246	.320	.287	.608	98	3	7	0
75	Muddy Ruel	33	WS1	Maj	WSH	69	224	188	16	46	4	2	0	20	0	5	31	7	.245	.352	.287	.639	54	0	5	4
76	Earl McNeely	31	SLA	Maj	SLB	69	254	230	27	56	8	1	1	18	2	1	7	13	.244	.272	.300	.572	69	2	15	0
77	Charlie Berry	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	77	229	207	19	50	11	4	1	21	2	6	15	29	.242	.302	.348	.650	72	3	4	0
78	Carl Lind	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	66	249	225	19	54	8	1	0	13	0	2	13	17	.240	.282	.284	.566	64	0	11	1
79	Wally Schang	39	SLA	Maj	SLB	94	334	249	43	59	10	5	5	36	1	4	74	22	.237	.424	.378	.802	94	7	4	8
80	Luke Sewell	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	124	457	406	41	96	16	3	1	39	6	6	29	26	.237	.287	.298	.585	121	0	22	1
81	Eddie Phillips	28	DET	Maj	DET	68	249	221	24	52	13	1	2	21	0	1	20	16	.235	.302	.330	.632	73	1	7	0
82	Heinie Schuble	22	DET	Maj	DET	92	283	258	35	60	11	7	2	28	3	2	19	23	.233	.288	.353	.641	91	1	5	0
83	Max Bishop	29	PHA	Maj	PHA	129	616	475	102	110	19	6	3	36	1	4	128	44	.232	.398	.316	.714	150	3	10	0
84	Jackie Tavener	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	92	292	250	25	53	9	4	2	27	1	4	26	28	.212	.289	.304	.593	76	1	15	0
85	Doug Taitt	26	CHA,BOS	Maj	CHW-BOS	73	210	189	17	39	11	0	0	18	0	1	16	18	.206	.272	.265	.536	50	1	4	1