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1873 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Ross Barnes led all of MLB in batting average in 1873 with .431, 34 points ahead of Cap Anson (.398). It stands 13th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 3 times Ross Barnes led in batting average.

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Ross Barnes Led all of MLB in 1873 Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings
.431 Batting Average .034 clear of Cap Anson
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes BS1 .431 60 320 138 .465
2 Cap Anson Cap Anson PH1 .398 52 254 101 .409
3 Deacon White Deacon White BS1 .392 60 311 122 .392
4 George Wright George Wright BS1 .387 59 323 125 .404
5 Cal McVey Cal McVey BL1 .380 38 192 73 .390
6 Davy Force BL1 .365 49 233 85 .388
7 Charlie Pabor BR2 .360 55 228 82 .376
8 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke BS1 .350 57 280 98 .383
9 Levi Meyerle PH2 .349 48 238 83 .354
10 Bob Addy Bob Addy BS1 +1 .345 41 203 70 .358
11 Wes Fisler PH1 .344 44 218 75 .350
12 Dave Eggler Dave Eggler NY2 .338 53 266 90 .353
13 Tom Carey BL1 .337 56 291 98 .339
14 Ezra Sutton Ezra Sutton PH1 .333 51 243 81 .339
15 Everett Mills Everett Mills BL1 .332 54 262 87 .337
16 Paul Hines Paul Hines WS5 .332 39 181 60 .335
17 Al Spalding Al Spalding BS1 .328 60 323 106 .334
18 Candy Nelson Candy Nelson NY2 .327 36 168 55 .331
19 Jim Holdsworth NY2 .323 53 232 75 .323
20 Jimmy Wood Jimmy Wood PH2 .321 42 209 67 .346
21 Andy Leonard Andy Leonard BS1 .320 58 300 96 .325
22 Art Allison Art Allison ELI .320 23 100 32 .320
23 Lip Pike BL1 .316 56 285 90 .335
24 Dick Higham NY2 .316 49 244 77 .321
25 John Hatfield John Hatfield NY2 .306 52 255 78 .314
26 John Clapp John Clapp PH1 .304 45 204 62 .311
27 Tom York Tom York BL1 .302 57 278 84 .310
28 Mike McGeary PH1 .302 52 275 83 .304
29 Jack Remsen Jack Remsen BR2 .295 50 207 61 .301
30 Denny Mack Denny Mack PH2 .293 48 205 60 .341
31 Fergy Malone PH2 .290 53 259 75 .326
32 Bill Craver Bill Craver BL1 .289 41 197 57 .297
33 John Radcliff John Radcliff BL1 .287 45 244 70 .298
34 Oscar Bielaski Oscar Bielaski WS5 .283 38 173 49 .299
35 Dick McBride PH1 .281 49 253 71 .286
36 Charles Fulmer Charles Fulmer PH2 .280 49 236 66 .286
37 Bill Boyd BR2 .276 48 228 63 .283
38 Ned Cuthbert Ned Cuthbert PH2 .276 51 279 77 .281
39 Tom Barlow BR2 .275 55 269 74 .288
40 Dickey Pearce BR2 .275 55 262 72 .296
41 John McMullin PH1 .273 52 227 62 .298
42 Warren White WS5 .272 39 158 43 .272
43 Tommy Beals Tommy Beals WS5 .272 37 169 46 .277
44 Harry Schafer Harry Schafer BS1 .267 60 296 79 .274
45 Count Gedney Count Gedney NY2 .267 53 225 60 .286
46 Joe Start Joe Start NY2 .266 53 252 67 .277
47 John Glenn WS5 .263 39 186 49 .275
48 Cherokee Fisher Cherokee Fisher PH1 .261 51 253 66 .272
49 Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson BR2 .259 51 228 59 .272
50 Harry Wright Harry Wright BS1 .259 58 263 68 .288
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