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1941 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Ted Williams led all of MLB in batting average in 1941 with .406, 19 points ahead of Jud Wilson (.387). It stands 48th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 7 times Ted Williams led in batting average.

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Ted Williams Led all of MLB in 1941 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox
.406 Batting Average .019 clear of Jud Wilson
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Ted Williams Ted Williams BOS .406 143 456 185 .553
2 Jud Wilson HG .387 38 124 48 .461
3 Monte Irvin Monte Irvin NE .385 53 200 77 .448
4 Cecil Travis Cecil Travis WS1 .359 152 608 218 .410
5 Tetelo Vargas NYC .358 45 173 62 .413
6 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .357 139 541 193 .440
7 Buck Leonard HG .347 57 196 68 .462
8 Pete Reiser Pete Reiser BRO .343 137 536 184 .406
9 Jeff Heath Jeff Heath CLE .340 151 585 199 .396
10 Willard Brown KCM .340 42 159 54 .403
11 Dick Siebert Dick Siebert PHA .334 123 467 156 .385
12 Bill Hoskins BEG +2 .332 54 208 69 .396
13 Barney McCosky DET .324 127 494 160 .401
14 Sam Chapman Sam Chapman PHA .323 143 552 178 .378
15 Taffy Wright Taffy Wright CHA .322 136 513 165 .399
16 Roy Campanella Roy Campanella BEG .320 37 128 41 .392
17 Leon Day NE .319 52 188 60 .366
18 Joe Medwick Joe Medwick BRO .318 133 538 171 .364
19 Stan Hack Stan Hack CHN .317 151 586 186 .417
20 Roy Cullenbine Roy Cullenbine SLA .317 149 501 159 .452
21 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize SLN .317 126 473 150 .406
22 Johnny Washington BEG .316 59 228 72 .350
23 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .314 154 592 186 .399
24 David Whatley HG .314 47 185 58 .371
25 Jim Starks NBY .313 33 112 35 .379
26 Pancho Coimbre NYC .312 45 170 53 .368
27 Nick Etten PHI .311 151 540 168 .405
28 Joe Cronin Joe Cronin BOS .311 143 518 161 .406
29 Dixie Walker Dixie Walker BRO .311 148 531 165 .391
30 Enos Slaughter Enos Slaughter SLN .311 113 425 132 .390
31 Phil Rizzuto Phil Rizzuto NYA .307 133 515 158 .343
32 Jimmy Brown Jimmy Brown SLN .306 132 549 168 .363
33 Danny Litwhiler Danny Litwhiler PHI .305 151 590 180 .350
34 Johnny Hopp Johnny Hopp SLN .303 134 445 135 .378
35 Goose Curry BEG .303 58 218 66 .406
36 Wally Moses Wally Moses PHA .301 116 438 132 .388
37 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx BOS .300 135 487 146 .412
38 Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon WS1 .299 138 531 159 .352
39 Pinky Higgins Pinky Higgins DET .298 147 540 161 .378
40 Howard Easterling HG .298 55 208 62 .360
41 Charlie Keller Charlie Keller NYA .298 140 507 151 .416
42 Charlie Biot BEG .297 60 195 58 .366
43 Buddy Lewis Buddy Lewis WS1 .297 149 569 169 .386
44 George McQuinn George McQuinn SLA .297 130 495 147 .388
45 Terry Moore Terry Moore SLN .294 122 493 145 .364
46 Billy Jurges Billy Jurges NY1 .293 134 471 138 .361
47 Johnny Hayes NBY .290 31 100 29 .388
48 Roy Parnell PS .289 56 204 59 .361
49 Elbie Fletcher Elbie Fletcher PIT .288 151 521 150 .421
50 Johnny Rucker NY1 .288 143 622 179 .320
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