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1872 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Ross Barnes led all of MLB in batting average in 1872 with .430, 12 points ahead of Davy Force (.418). It stands 14th 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 1872 Ross Barnes Boston Red Stockings
.430 Batting Average .012 clear of Davy Force
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes BS1 .430 45 230 99 .452
2 Davy Force Davy Force TRO +1 .418 44 225 94 .423
3 Cap Anson Cap Anson PH1 .415 46 217 90 .455
4 Fred Waterman Fred Waterman WS3 .378 9 45 17 .378
5 Scott Hastings Scott Hastings CL1 +1 .362 35 177 64 .376
6 Mike McGeary Mike McGeary PH1 .360 47 225 81 .366
7 Tim Murnane Tim Murnane MID .360 23 114 41 .360
8 Al Spalding Al Spalding BS1 .354 48 237 84 .363
9 Andy Leonard Andy Leonard BS1 .349 46 241 84 .349
10 Wes Fisler Wes Fisler PH1 .348 47 244 85 .359
11 Dick Higham Dick Higham BL1 .343 50 245 84 .348
12 Deacon White Deacon White CL1 .339 22 109 37 .363
13 Ned Cuthbert Ned Cuthbert PH1 .338 47 260 88 .353
14 George Wright George Wright BS1 .337 48 255 86 .345
15 George Hall George Hall BL1 .336 53 250 84 .344
16 Dave Eggler Dave Eggler NY2 .334 56 290 97 .352
17 Levi Meyerle Levi Meyerle PH1 .329 27 146 48 .329
18 John Hatfield John Hatfield NY2 .323 56 288 93 .343
19 Cal McVey Cal McVey BS1 .321 46 237 76 .324
20 Doug Allison Doug Allison TRO +1 .320 41 197 63 .327
21 Holly Hollingshead WS4 .318 9 44 14 .333
22 Tom Barlow BR2 .316 37 171 54 .328
23 Eddie Booth MID +1 .315 39 178 56 .315
24 Nat Hicks Nat Hicks NY2 .307 56 267 82 .322
25 Jimmy Wood Jimmy Wood TRO +1 .306 32 144 44 .333
26 Tommy Beals Tommy Beals WS3 .306 9 36 11 .324
27 Frank McCarton MID .305 19 82 25 .329
28 Steve King Steve King TRO .305 25 128 39 .310
29 George Bechtel George Bechtel NY2 .300 51 247 74 .319
30 Lip Pike Lip Pike BL1 .298 56 285 85 .308
31 Jim Holdsworth CL1 +1 .298 25 121 36 .303
32 Dennis Coughlin WS4 .297 8 37 11 .297
33 Everett Mills Everett Mills BL1 .297 55 266 79 .305
34 Jim Snyder BR1 .291 25 103 30 .291
35 Tom Carey Tom Carey BL1 .291 42 196 57 .298
36 John Radcliff John Radcliff BL1 .290 56 297 86 .290
37 Denny Mack Denny Mack PH1 .288 47 205 59 .360
38 Harry Schafer Harry Schafer BS1 .288 48 226 65 .288
39 Dick McBride Dick McBride PH1 .287 47 258 74 .295
40 Fergy Malone Fergy Malone PH1 .282 41 213 60 .295
41 Bill Craver Bill Craver BL1 .281 35 178 50 .301
42 Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson BR2 .280 37 164 46 .293
43 Ezra Sutton Ezra Sutton CL1 .280 22 107 30 .287
44 Count Gedney Count Gedney BR1 +1 .280 27 118 33 .280
45 John Clapp John Clapp MID .278 19 97 27 .286
46 Fred Treacey Fred Treacey PH1 .275 47 236 65 .290
47 Fraley Rogers Fraley Rogers BS1 .275 45 204 56 .278
48 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke MID .273 23 99 27 .301
49 Candy Nelson Candy Nelson BR1 +1 .271 22 96 26 .286
50 Joe Start Joe Start NY2 .271 54 277 75 .271
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