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1887 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Tip O'Neill led the majors in batting average with .435 in 1887, 33 points ahead of Pete Browning (.402). It stands 9th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 2 times Tip O'Neill led in batting average.

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Tip O'Neill Led all of MLB in 1887 Tip O'Neill St. Louis Browns
.435 Batting Average .033 clear of Pete Browning
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Tip O'Neill Tip O'Neill SL4 .435 124 517 225 .490
2 Pete Browning Pete Browning LS2 .402 134 547 220 .464
3 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson DTN .372 127 545 203 .416
4 Denny Lyons Denny Lyons PH4 .367 137 570 209 .421
5 Bob Caruthers Bob Caruthers SL4 .357 98 364 130 .463
6 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz SL4 .357 102 423 151 .393
7 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .347 122 472 164 .422
8 Thomas Burns Thomas Burns BL2 .341 140 551 188 .414
9 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers DTN .338 123 500 169 .426
10 John Ward John Ward NY1 .338 129 545 184 .375
11 Charlie Comiskey Charlie Comiskey SL4 .335 125 538 180 .374
12 Sam Wise Sam Wise BSN .334 113 467 156 .390
13 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson DTN .328 120 543 178 .366
14 Fred Carroll Fred Carroll PIT .328 102 421 138 .383
15 Ed Andrews Ed Andrews PHI .325 104 464 151 .359
16 Jerry Denny Jerry Denny IN3 .324 122 510 165 .344
17 King Kelly King Kelly BSN .322 116 484 156 .393
18 Jack Rowe Jack Rowe DTN .318 124 537 171 .368
19 Arlie Latham Arlie Latham SL4 .316 136 627 198 .366
20 John Corkhill John Corkhill CN2 .311 128 541 168 .333
21 Henry Larkin Henry Larkin PH4 .310 126 497 154 .380
22 Jumbo Davis Jumbo Davis BL2 .309 130 485 150 .353
23 John Reilly John Reilly CN2 .309 134 551 170 .352
24 Otto Schomberg Otto Schomberg IN3 .308 112 419 129 .397
25 Reddy Mack Reddy Mack LS2 .308 128 478 147 .415
26 Paul Hines Paul Hines WS8 .308 123 478 147 .380
27 William Robinson William Robinson SL4 .305 125 430 131 .445
28 Deacon White Deacon White DTN .303 111 449 136 .353
29 Darby O'Brien Darby O'Brien NY4 .301 127 522 157 .355
30 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin BL2 .301 136 532 160 .375
31 Pete Hotaling Pete Hotaling CL3 .299 126 505 151 .373
32 Bill Kuehne Bill Kuehne PIT .299 102 402 120 .324
33 Chippy McGarr Chippy McGarr PH4 .295 137 536 158 .326
34 Billy Nash Billy Nash BSN .295 121 475 140 .376
35 Germany Smith Germany Smith BR3 .294 103 435 128 .316
36 John Kerins LS2 .294 112 476 140 .349
37 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock IN3 .294 122 483 142 .361
38 Fred Mann Fred Mann CL3 +1 .293 119 488 143 .362
39 John Coleman John Coleman PIT .293 115 475 139 .337
40 Hub Collins Hub Collins LS2 .290 130 559 162 .338
41 George Gore George Gore NY1 .290 111 459 133 .358
42 George Wood George Wood PHI .289 113 491 142 .350
43 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee CN2 .289 129 540 156 .360
44 Bill Gleason Bill Gleason SL4 .288 135 598 172 .342
45 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .287 103 407 117 .344
46 Joe Mulvey Joe Mulvey PHI .287 111 474 136 .321
47 Ed McKean Ed McKean CL3 .286 132 539 154 .358
48 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey PH4 .286 124 497 142 .366
49 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .285 126 508 145 .360
50 Joe Werrick Joe Werrick LS2 .285 136 533 152 .336
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