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1899 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Ed Delahanty led all of MLB in batting average in 1899 with .410, 14 points ahead of Jesse Burkett (.396). It stands 41st among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 2 times Ed Delahanty led in batting average.

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Ed Delahanty Led all of MLB in 1899 Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies
.410 Batting Average .014 clear of Jesse Burkett
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty PHI .410 146 581 238 .464
2 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett SLN .396 141 558 221 .463
3 John McGraw John McGraw BLN .391 117 399 156 .548
4 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler BRO .379 141 570 216 .425
5 Jimmy Williams PIT .354 153 621 220 .416
6 Ginger Beaumont Ginger Beaumont PIT .352 111 437 154 .417
7 Chick Stahl Chick Stahl BSN .351 148 576 202 .426
8 Fred Tenney Fred Tenney BSN .347 150 603 209 .411
9 Elmer Flick Elmer Flick PHI .342 127 485 166 .407
10 Honus Wagner Honus Wagner LS3 .341 148 575 196 .395
11 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke LS3 .340 149 606 206 .404
12 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley CIN .333 135 517 172 .392
13 Bill Keister Bill Keister BLN .329 136 523 172 .368
14 Emmet Heidrick SLN .328 146 591 194 .368
15 Roy Thomas PHI .325 150 547 178 .457
16 Joe Kelley Joe Kelley BRO .325 143 538 175 .410
17 Tom McCreery PIT .324 119 460 149 .390
18 Ducky Holmes BLN .320 138 553 177 .381
19 Buck Freeman WAS .318 155 588 187 .363
20 Tom Daly BRO .313 141 498 156 .409
21 Bill Everitt CHN .310 136 536 166 .351
22 Steve Brodie Steve Brodie BLN .309 137 531 164 .373
23 George LaChance BLN .307 125 472 145 .350
24 Jack McCarthy Jack McCarthy PIT .306 139 565 173 .355
25 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy LS3 .305 155 636 194 .376
26 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren NY1 .302 152 607 183 .379
27 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .301 125 525 158 .357
28 Claude Ritchey Claude Ritchey LS3 .300 148 540 162 .369
29 Jack Doyle NY1 .299 119 452 135 .352
30 Sam Mertes Sam Mertes CHN .298 117 426 127 .349
31 Lave Cross Lave Cross SLN +1 .298 141 557 166 .331
32 Dan McGann Dan McGann WAS +1 .297 140 498 148 .386
33 Kip Selbach CIN .297 141 525 156 .386
34 Tom O'Brien Tom O'Brien NY1 .296 151 577 171 .350
35 Jimmy Sheckard Jimmy Sheckard BLN .295 147 536 158 .380
36 Danny Green CHN .295 117 475 140 .352
37 Bobby Wallace Bobby Wallace SLN .295 151 577 170 .357
38 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan PIT .291 122 536 156 .319
39 Joe Quinn CL4 .286 147 615 176 .312
40 Bill Dahlen Bill Dahlen BRO .283 121 428 121 .398
41 Jack O'Brien Jack O'Brien WAS .282 127 468 132 .331
42 Gene DeMontreville Gene DeMontreville CHN +1 .280 142 550 154 .322
43 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy BSN .279 147 588 164 .327
44 Tommy Corcoran Tommy Corcoran CIN .278 138 540 150 .317
45 Tommy Dowd CL4 .278 147 605 168 .333
46 Bones Ely Bones Ely PIT .278 139 526 146 .313
47 Dick Padden Dick Padden WAS .277 134 451 125 .337
48 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins BSN .277 151 599 166 .335
49 Jimmy Slagle Jimmy Slagle WAS .272 147 599 163 .338
50 Bobby Lowe Bobby Lowe BSN .272 152 559 152 .316
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