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1964 American League Batting Leaders

1963 Season 1965 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 814 games, 10 teams, approx. 162 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	Tony Oliva	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	161	718	672	109	217	43	9	32	94	12	6	34	68	.323	.359	.557	.916	374	9	6	3	3	8
2	Brooks Robinson	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	163	685	612	82	194	35	3	28	118	1	0	51	64	.317	.368	.521	.889	319	17	4	8	10	10
3	Jim Piersall	34	LAA	Maj	LAA	87	276	255	28	80	11	0	2	13	5	3	16	32	.314	.353	.380	.733	97	5	0	4	1	1
4	Elston Howard	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	150	607	550	63	172	27	3	15	84	1	1	48	73	.313	.371	.455	.825	250	10	5	0	4	12
5	Chico Salmon	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	86	302	283	43	87	17	2	4	25	10	6	13	37	.307	.340	.424	.764	120	2	2	2	2	0
6	Mickey Mantle	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	143	567	465	92	141	25	2	35	111	6	3	99	102	.303	.423	.591	1.015	275	9	0	0	3	18
7	Floyd Robinson	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	141	606	525	83	158	17	3	11	59	9	5	70	41	.301	.388	.408	.795	214	8	5	5	1	7
8	Willie Smith*	25	LAA	Maj	LAA	118	373	359	46	108	14	6	11	51	7	5	8	39	.301	.317	.465	.782	167	8	2	1	3	1
9	Bill Freehan	22	DET	Maj	DET	144	572	520	69	156	14	8	18	80	5	1	36	68	.300	.350	.462	.812	240	8	8	1	7	3
10	Eddie Bressoud	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	158	644	566	86	166	41	3	15	55	1	1	72	99	.293	.372	.456	.828	258	9	1	2	3	4
11	Al Kaline	29	DET	Maj	DET	146	608	525	77	154	31	5	17	68	4	1	75	51	.293	.383	.469	.851	246	12	3	2	3	6
12	Tony Conigliaro	19	BOS	Maj	BOS	111	444	404	69	117	21	2	24	52	2	4	35	78	.290	.354	.530	.883	214	11	5	0	0	1
13	Boog Powell	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	134	506	424	74	123	17	0	39	99	0	0	76	91	.290	.399	.606	1.005	257	9	2	2	2	6
14	Félix Mantilla	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	133	470	425	69	123	20	1	30	64	0	1	41	46	.289	.357	.553	.910	235	12	4	0	0	1
15	Carl Yastrzemski	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	151	646	567	77	164	29	9	15	67	6	5	75	90	.289	.374	.452	.825	256	30	2	1	1	6
16	Bob Allison	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	594	492	90	141	27	4	32	86	10	1	92	99	.287	.404	.553	.957	272	7	7	0	3	4
17	George Thomas	26	DET	Maj	DET	105	333	308	39	88	15	2	12	44	4	1	18	53	.286	.329	.464	.794	143	6	3	2	2	0
18	Wayne Causey	27	KC1	Maj	KCA	157	705	604	82	170	31	4	8	49	0	1	88	65	.282	.377	.386	.763	233	19	7	2	4	3
19	Jimmie Hall	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	562	510	61	144	20	3	25	75	5	2	44	112	.282	.338	.480	.818	245	10	1	2	5	3
20	Bill Skowron	33	CHA,WS2	Maj	CHW-WSA	146	575	535	47	151	21	3	17	79	0	0	30	92	.282	.322	.428	.750	229	14	4	0	6	6
21	Pete Ward	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	144	607	539	61	152	28	3	23	94	1	1	56	76	.282	.348	.473	.821	255	7	2	3	7	11
22	Roger Maris	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	141	584	513	86	144	12	2	26	71	3	0	62	78	.281	.364	.464	.828	238	7	6	1	2	1
23	Bob Chance	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	120	439	390	45	109	16	1	14	75	3	3	40	101	.280	.346	.433	.780	169	9	3	0	6	8
24	Dick Stuart	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	156	651	603	73	168	27	1	33	114	0	0	37	130	.279	.320	.491	.811	296	11	3	1	7	7
25	Bob Tillman	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	131	479	425	43	118	18	1	17	61	0	0	49	74	.278	.352	.445	.796	189	12	0	4	1	11
26	Bill Bruton	38	DET	Maj	DET	106	331	296	42	82	11	5	5	33	14	5	32	54	.277	.347	.399	.745	118	6	0	2	1	1
27	Jim Fregosi	22	LAA	Maj	LAA	147	591	505	86	140	22	9	18	72	8	3	72	87	.277	.369	.463	.833	234	13	4	6	4	2
28	Bob Perry	29	LAA	Maj	LAA	70	237	221	19	61	8	1	3	16	1	1	14	52	.276	.318	.362	.680	80	4	0	1	1	0
29	Rocky Colavito	30	KC1	Maj	KCA	160	681	588	89	161	31	2	34	102	3	1	83	56	.274	.366	.507	.873	298	16	5	1	4	4
30	Chuck Hinton	30	WS2	Maj	WSA	138	575	514	71	141	25	7	11	53	17	6	57	77	.274	.346	.414	.761	213	21	1	0	3	7
31	Joe Azcue	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	83	294	271	20	74	9	1	4	34	0	2	16	38	.273	.314	.358	.672	97	4	2	1	4	2
32	Earl Battey	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	131	471	405	33	110	17	1	12	52	1	1	51	49	.272	.348	.407	.756	165	23	1	6	8	6
33	Gates Brown	25	DET	Maj	DET	123	465	426	65	116	22	6	15	54	11	4	31	53	.272	.326	.458	.784	195	6	4	2	2	0
34	Vic Davalillo*	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	150	622	577	64	156	26	2	6	51	21	11	34	77	.270	.309	.354	.663	204	4	1	4	6	2
35	Harmon Killebrew	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	158	682	577	95	156	11	1	49	111	0	0	93	135	.270	.377	.548	.925	316	15	8	0	4	5
36	Rich Rollins	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	148	665	596	87	161	25	10	12	68	2	5	53	80	.270	.334	.406	.740	242	12	5	9	2	3
37	Fred Whitfield*	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	101	311	293	29	79	13	1	10	29	0	5	12	58	.270	.301	.423	.724	124	5	2	2	2	3
38	Joe Adcock	36	LAA	Maj	LAA	118	415	366	39	98	13	0	21	64	0	2	48	61	.268	.352	.475	.827	174	13	0	0	1	4
39	Don Blasingame	32	WS2	Maj	WSA	143	556	506	56	135	17	2	1	34	8	5	40	44	.267	.320	.314	.634	159	1	0	9	1	1
40	Bobby Richardson	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	159	728	679	90	181	25	4	4	50	11	2	28	36	.267	.294	.333	.626	226	15	0	16	5	1
41	Luis Aparicio	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	146	642	578	93	154	20	3	10	37	57	17	49	51	.266	.324	.363	.688	210	13	3	7	5	0
42	Charley Lau	31	BAL,KC1	Maj	BAL-KCA	105	308	276	27	73	22	2	3	23	0	0	27	45	.265	.330	.391	.721	108	6	1	2	2	6
43	Sam Bowens	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	139	553	501	58	132	25	2	22	71	4	3	42	99	.264	.323	.453	.776	227	14	4	2	4	1
44	Dick Green	23	KC1	Maj	KCA	130	473	435	48	115	14	5	11	37	3	3	27	87	.264	.311	.395	.707	172	8	3	7	1	3
45	Frank Malzone	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	148	585	537	62	142	19	0	13	56	0	0	37	43	.264	.312	.372	.685	200	7	2	5	4	1
46	Don Buford	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	135	504	442	62	116	14	6	4	30	12	7	46	62	.262	.337	.348	.685	154	7	5	8	3	2
47	Lee Thomas	28	BOS,LAA	Maj	BOS-LAA	154	636	573	58	150	27	3	15	66	3	1	52	51	.262	.325	.398	.723	228	16	4	3	4	5
48	Ron Hansen	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	158	665	575	85	150	25	3	20	68	1	0	73	73	.261	.347	.419	.766	241	15	6	5	6	7
49	Tommy McCraw*	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	125	413	368	47	96	11	5	6	36	15	7	32	65	.261	.325	.367	.692	135	4	4	7	2	4
50	Héctor López	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	127	313	285	34	74	9	3	10	34	1	1	24	54	.260	.317	.418	.735	119	8	1	1	2	2
51	Zoilo Versalles	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	160	718	659	94	171	33	10	20	64	14	4	42	88	.260	.311	.431	.742	284	5	8	7	2	1
52	Dick Brown	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	88	245	230	24	59	6	0	8	32	2	0	12	45	.257	.294	.387	.681	89	9	1	0	2	4
53	Bert Campaneris	22	KC1	Maj	KCA	67	290	269	27	69	14	3	4	22	10	2	15	41	.257	.306	.376	.681	101	3	4	2	0	0
54	Norm Cash*	30	DET	Maj	DET	144	559	479	63	123	15	5	23	83	2	1	70	66	.257	.351	.453	.804	217	12	3	0	7	4
55	Don Wert	25	DET	Maj	DET	148	594	525	63	135	18	5	9	55	3	4	50	74	.257	.325	.362	.687	190	11	6	6	7	5
56	Don Demeter	29	DET	Maj	DET	134	470	441	57	113	22	1	22	80	4	1	17	85	.256	.290	.460	.750	203	6	5	4	3	6
57	Dick Howser	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	162	735	637	101	163	23	4	3	52	20	7	76	39	.256	.335	.319	.654	203	12	2	16	4	1
58	Jerry Lumpe	31	DET	Maj	DET	158	688	624	75	160	21	6	6	46	2	1	50	61	.256	.312	.338	.650	211	12	2	8	4	3
59	Leon Wagner	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	163	710	641	94	162	19	2	31	100	14	2	56	121	.253	.316	.434	.750	278	13	6	2	5	12
60	Max Alvis	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	107	419	381	51	96	14	3	18	53	5	5	29	77	.252	.313	.446	.760	170	5	6	1	2	5
61	Lou Clinton	26	LAA,BOS	Maj	LAA-BOS	128	474	426	45	107	22	3	12	44	4	0	40	73	.251	.315	.401	.716	171	9	1	4	3	1
62	Jim Gentile*	30	KC1	Maj	KCA	136	533	439	71	110	10	0	28	71	0	0	84	122	.251	.372	.465	.837	204	9	4	1	5	6
63	Joe Pepitone*	23	NYA	Maj	NYY	160	647	613	71	154	12	3	28	100	2	1	24	63	.251	.281	.418	.698	256	17	3	2	5	7
64	Phil Linz	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	112	417	368	63	92	21	3	5	25	3	4	43	61	.250	.332	.364	.696	134	8	2	4	0	2
65	Jerry Adair	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	155	605	569	56	141	20	3	9	47	3	2	28	72	.248	.283	.341	.624	194	20	1	4	3	10
66	Tito Francona*	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	111	320	270	35	67	13	2	8	24	1	3	44	46	.248	.361	.400	.761	108	3	4	1	1	9
67	Bob Johnson	28	BAL	Maj	BAL	93	227	210	18	52	8	2	3	29	0	0	9	37	.248	.281	.348	.628	73	8	1	6	1	1
68	Don Lock	27	WS2	Maj	WSA	152	598	512	73	127	17	4	28	80	4	2	79	137	.248	.346	.461	.807	236	12	1	0	6	3
69	Al Weis	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	133	370	328	36	81	4	4	2	23	22	7	22	41	.247	.299	.302	.600	99	5	3	15	2	0
70	Tom Tresh	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	620	533	75	131	25	5	16	73	13	0	73	110	.246	.342	.402	.744	214	12	7	3	4	3
71	Don Zimmer	33	WS2	Maj	WSA	121	370	341	38	84	16	2	12	38	1	3	27	94	.246	.302	.411	.712	140	8	0	2	0	0
72	Norm Siebern	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	150	596	478	92	117	24	2	12	56	2	3	106	87	.245	.379	.379	.758	181	5	2	3	7	3
73	Mike Brumley	25	WS2	Maj	WSA	136	472	426	36	104	19	2	2	35	1	1	40	54	.244	.309	.312	.621	133	14	1	3	2	6
74	Vic Power	36	LAA,MIN	Maj	LAA-MIN	87	284	266	23	65	8	0	3	14	1	1	9	17	.244	.269	.308	.577	82	7	1	5	3	0
75	Jackie Brandt	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	137	578	523	66	127	25	1	13	47	1	4	45	104	.243	.305	.369	.674	193	7	3	4	3	5
76	Buck Rodgers	25	LAA	Maj	LAA	148	572	514	38	125	18	3	4	54	4	3	40	71	.243	.299	.313	.612	161	15	4	7	7	11
77	Ed Kirkpatrick	19	LAA	Maj	LAA	75	248	219	20	53	13	3	2	22	2	2	23	30	.242	.315	.356	.671	78	7	2	0	4	6
78	John Romano	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	106	415	352	46	85	18	1	19	47	2	2	51	83	.242	.346	.460	.806	162	15	7	2	3	6
79	Billy Bryan	25	KC1	Maj	KCA	93	240	220	19	53	9	2	13	36	0	0	16	69	.241	.290	.477	.767	105	6	0	2	2	1
80	Ed Charles	31	KC1	Maj	KCA	150	634	557	69	134	25	2	16	63	12	7	64	92	.241	.321	.379	.700	211	20	4	5	4	2
81	Jim King	31	WS2	Maj	WSA	134	478	415	46	100	15	1	18	56	3	1	55	65	.241	.335	.412	.747	171	6	5	0	3	7
82	Dick McAuliffe	24	DET	Maj	DET	162	645	557	85	134	18	7	24	66	8	5	77	96	.241	.334	.427	.762	238	13	3	5	3	8
83	Billy Moran	30	LAA,CLE	Maj	LAA-CLE	119	394	349	40	84	16	1	1	21	1	4	31	36	.241	.304	.301	.605	105	14	2	9	3	4
84	George Alusik	29	KC1	Maj	KCA	102	237	204	18	49	10	1	3	19	0	0	30	36	.240	.342	.343	.685	70	6	2	0	1	2
85	Nelson Mathews	22	KC1	Maj	KCA	157	620	573	58	137	27	5	14	60	2	3	43	143	.239	.293	.377	.670	216	18	1	2	1	7
86	Don Mincher	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	120	320	287	45	68	12	4	23	56	0	0	27	51	.237	.300	.547	.847	157	8	0	3	3	2
87	Woodie Held	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	118	415	364	50	86	13	0	18	49	1	0	43	88	.236	.328	.420	.748	153	7	7	0	1	8
88	Russ Nixon	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	81	182	163	10	38	7	0	1	20	0	0	14	29	.233	.297	.295	.591	48	7	2	0	3	3
89	Joe Cunningham*	32	WS2,CHA	Maj	WSA-CHW	89	278	234	28	54	11	0	0	17	0	2	37	28	.231	.348	.278	.626	65	4	5	2	0	1
90	Dick Phillips	32	WS2	Maj	WSA	109	267	234	17	54	6	1	2	23	1	2	27	22	.231	.307	.291	.598	68	3	1	0	5	0
91	Félix Torres	32	LAA	Maj	LAA	100	293	277	25	64	10	0	12	28	1	3	13	56	.231	.266	.397	.663	110	12	1	0	2	0
92	Larry Brown	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	115	367	335	33	77	12	1	12	40	1	2	24	55	.230	.283	.379	.662	127	10	2	3	3	3
93	Mike Hershberger	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	141	510	452	55	104	15	3	2	31	8	6	48	47	.230	.308	.290	.598	131	10	4	4	2	1
94	Dalton Jones	20	BOS	Maj	BOS	118	401	374	37	86	16	4	6	39	6	3	22	38	.230	.274	.342	.616	128	2	1	3	1	2
95	John Kennedy	23	WS2	Maj	WSA	148	521	482	55	111	16	4	7	35	3	3	29	119	.230	.281	.324	.604	156	15	5	4	1	2
96	Tony Kubek	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	106	447	415	46	95	16	3	8	31	4	1	26	55	.229	.275	.340	.615	141	6	1	4	1	3
97	Manny Jiménez	27	KC1	Maj	KCA	95	225	204	19	46	7	0	12	38	0	0	15	24	.226	.293	.436	.730	89	15	5	0	1	1
98	Fred Valentine	29	WS2	Maj	WSA	102	240	212	20	48	5	0	4	20	4	2	21	44	.226	.304	.307	.610	65	6	3	3	1	0
99	Doc Edwards	27	KC1	Maj	KCA	97	310	294	25	66	10	0	5	28	0	1	13	40	.225	.265	.310	.574	91	12	3	0	0	0
100	Ed Brinkman	22	WS2	Maj	WSA	132	482	447	54	100	20	3	8	34	2	2	26	99	.224	.271	.336	.606	150	6	4	2	3	1