1945 MLB Batting Average Leaders
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Frank Austin led all of MLB in batting average in 1945 with .375, 3 points ahead of Roy Campanella (.372).
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Led all of MLB in 1945
Frank Austin
Philadelphia Stars
.375
Batting Average
.003 clear of Roy Campanella
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Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | AVG | G | AB | H | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Austin | PS | .375 | 50 | 216 | 81 | .411 |
| 2 |
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BEG | .372 | 57 | 207 | 77 | .456 |
| 3 | Wild Bill Wright | BEG | .359 | 55 | 217 | 78 | .401 |
| 4 |
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CHN | .355 | 132 | 498 | 177 | .449 |
| 5 |
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BSN | .352 | 154 | 636 | 224 | .420 |
| 6 | Josh Gibson | HG | .348 | 47 | 161 | 56 | .459 |
| 7 | Buck Leonard | HG | .342 | 40 | 155 | 53 | .430 |
| 8 | Gene Benson | PS | .338 | 47 | 198 | 67 | .379 |
| 9 | Ed Stone | PS | .333 | 44 | 174 | 58 | .386 |
| 10 | Jerry Benjamin | HG +1 | .329 | 51 | 210 | 69 | .377 |
| 11 | Goody Rosen | BRO | .325 | 145 | 606 | 197 | .379 |
| 12 |
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CHN | .323 | 150 | 597 | 193 | .420 |
| 13 |
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SLN | .323 | 133 | 511 | 165 | .383 |
| 14 | Felix McLaurin | NBY | .322 | 27 | 115 | 37 | .345 |
| 15 | Norman Robinson | BEG | .319 | 40 | 138 | 44 | .343 |
| 16 | Herb Souell | KCM | .317 | 47 | 186 | 59 | .358 |
| 17 | Bill Hoskins | BEG | .314 | 50 | 185 | 58 | .374 |
| 18 | Luis Olmo | BRO | .313 | 141 | 556 | 174 | .356 |
| 19 | Walter Thomas | KCM | .312 | 50 | 186 | 58 | .363 |
| 20 |
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NYA | .309 | 152 | 632 | 195 | .385 |
| 21 |
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NY1 | .308 | 135 | 451 | 139 | .411 |
| 22 |
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BRO | .307 | 152 | 576 | 177 | .423 |
| 23 |
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CHA | .303 | 130 | 486 | 147 | .366 |
| 24 | Don Johnson | CHN | .302 | 138 | 557 | 168 | .343 |
| 25 | Jimmy Wasdell | PHI | .300 | 134 | 500 | 150 | .346 |
| 26 |
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BRO | .300 | 154 | 607 | 182 | .381 |
| 27 |
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PHA | .299 | 126 | 451 | 135 | .399 |
| 28 |
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CHN | .298 | 144 | 534 | 159 | .361 |
| 29 | George Myatt | WS1 | .296 | 133 | 490 | 145 | .378 |
| 30 | Jesse Williams | KCM | .296 | 50 | 196 | 58 | .373 |
| 31 |
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CHA | .295 | 140 | 569 | 168 | .373 |
| 32 |
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WS1 | .294 | 123 | 504 | 148 | .360 |
| 33 | Dutch Meyer | CLE | .292 | 130 | 524 | 153 | .342 |
| 34 |
|
PIT | .290 | 144 | 541 | 157 | .366 |
| 35 |
|
SLN | .289 | 124 | 446 | 129 | .364 |
| 36 | Marvin Barker | NBY | .289 | 31 | 128 | 37 | .316 |
| 37 |
|
SLA | .289 | 149 | 571 | 165 | .353 |
| 38 | Carden Gillenwater | BSN | .288 | 144 | 517 | 149 | .379 |
| 39 | Buster Adams | SLN +1 | .287 | 154 | 634 | 182 | .353 |
| 40 | Tom Parker | NYC | .286 | 23 | 84 | 24 | .310 |
| 41 |
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DET | .285 | 134 | 501 | 143 | .347 |
| 42 |
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WS1 | .285 | 142 | 533 | 152 | .379 |
| 43 | Nick Etten | NYA | .285 | 152 | 565 | 161 | .387 |
| 44 | Jim Russell | PIT | .284 | 146 | 510 | 145 | .377 |
| 45 | Lou Louden | NYC | .284 | 24 | 81 | 23 | .333 |
| 46 | Goose Curry | PS | .284 | 46 | 141 | 40 | .395 |
| 47 |
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CHN | .283 | 143 | 523 | 148 | .343 |
| 48 | Al Libke | CIN | .283 | 130 | 449 | 127 | .336 |
| 49 | Dave Hoskins | HG | .283 | 46 | 184 | 52 | .337 |
| 50 |
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CIN | .281 | 153 | 656 | 184 | .321 |
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