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1888 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Cap Anson led all of MLB in batting average in 1888 with .344, 9 points ahead of Tip O'Neill (.335). It was one of 2 times Cap Anson led in batting average.

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Cap Anson Led all of MLB in 1888 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings
.344 Batting Average .009 clear of Tip O'Neill
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .344 134 515 177 .400
2 Tip O'Neill Tip O'Neill SL4 .335 130 529 177 .390
3 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .332 129 549 182 .377
4 John Reilly John Reilly CN2 .321 127 527 169 .363
5 King Kelly King Kelly BSN .318 107 440 140 .368
6 Hub Collins Hub Collins LS2 +1 .307 128 527 162 .373
7 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers DTN .307 129 522 160 .399
8 Buck Ewing Buck Ewing NY1 .306 103 415 127 .348
9 Ed McKean Ed McKean CL3 .299 131 548 164 .340
10 Deacon White Deacon White DTN .298 125 527 157 .336
11 Denny Lyons Denny Lyons PH4 .296 111 456 135 .363
12 Dick Johnston Dick Johnston BSN .296 135 585 173 .315
13 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .294 113 443 130 .364
14 Thomas Burns Thomas Burns BL2 +1 .293 131 529 155 .345
15 Roger Connor Roger Connor NY1 .291 134 481 140 .389
16 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey PH4 .287 130 530 152 .365
17 Tommy Tucker Tommy Tucker BL2 .287 136 520 149 .330
18 Chicken Wolf Chicken Wolf LS2 .286 128 538 154 .320
19 John Corkhill John Corkhill CN2 +1 .285 137 561 160 .316
20 Billy Nash Billy Nash BSN .283 135 526 149 .350
21 Curt Welch Curt Welch PH4 .282 136 549 155 .355
22 Paul Hines Paul Hines IN3 .281 133 513 144 .343
23 Darby O'Brien Darby O'Brien BR3 .280 136 532 149 .327
24 Jack Rowe Jack Rowe DTN .277 105 451 125 .311
25 George Miller George Miller PIT .277 103 404 112 .319
26 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz BR3 .277 140 563 156 .314
27 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy WS8 .274 136 503 138 .374
28 Tommy McCarthy Tommy McCarthy SL4 .274 131 511 140 .328
29 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke NY1 .274 107 409 112 .319
30 Charlie Comiskey Charlie Comiskey SL4 .273 137 576 157 .292
31 George Pinkney George Pinkney BR3 .271 143 575 156 .358
32 Henry Larkin Henry Larkin PH4 .269 135 546 147 .326
33 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock IN3 .269 113 442 119 .302
34 Lou Bierbauer Lou Bierbauer PH4 .267 134 535 143 .301
35 Hick Carpenter Hick Carpenter CN2 .267 136 551 147 .280
36 Jumbo Davis Jumbo Davis KC2 .267 121 491 131 .304
37 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon DTN .266 109 459 122 .295
38 Arlie Latham Arlie Latham SL4 .265 133 570 151 .325
39 Jay Faatz Jay Faatz CL3 .264 120 470 124 .312
40 Jerry Denny Jerry Denny IN3 .262 126 524 137 .277
41 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin BL2 .257 137 542 139 .331
42 John Ward John Ward NY1 .251 122 510 128 .265
43 Pete Hotaling Pete Hotaling CL3 .251 98 403 101 .307
44 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson CHN .250 132 452 113 .352
45 Fred Pfeffer Fred Pfeffer CHN .250 135 517 129 .297
46 Tom Brown Tom Brown BSN .248 107 420 104 .299
47 Jim McTamany Jim McTamany KC2 .246 130 516 127 .345
48 Larry Twitchell Larry Twitchell DTN .244 131 524 128 .287
49 Sid Farrar Sid Farrar PHI .244 131 508 124 .304
50 Charley Bassett Charley Bassett IN3 .241 128 481 116 .297
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