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1897 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Willie Keeler led all of MLB in batting average in 1897 with .424, 34 points ahead of Fred Clarke (.390). It stands 21st among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 2 times Willie Keeler led in batting average.

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Willie Keeler Led all of MLB in 1897 Willie Keeler Baltimore Orioles
.424 Batting Average .034 clear of Fred Clarke
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler BLN .424 129 564 239 .464
2 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke LS3 .390 130 526 205 .461
3 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett CL4 .383 127 517 198 .468
4 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty PHI .377 129 530 200 .444
5 Joe Kelley Joe Kelley BLN .362 131 505 183 .447
6 Nap Lajoie Nap Lajoie PHI .361 127 545 197 .392
7 Hughie Jennings Hughie Jennings BLN .355 117 439 156 .463
8 Jack Doyle Jack Doyle BLN .354 114 460 163 .394
9 Chick Stahl Chick Stahl BSN .354 114 469 166 .406
10 George Davis George Davis NY1 .353 131 521 184 .410
11 Jake Stenzel Jake Stenzel BLN .353 131 536 189 .404
12 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins BSN .346 134 529 183 .400
13 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton BSN .343 127 507 174 .461
14 Gene DeMontreville Gene DeMontreville WAS .341 133 566 193 .366
15 Bill Lange Bill Lange CHN .340 118 479 163 .406
16 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy BSN .340 134 550 187 .403
17 Cupid Childs Cupid Childs CL4 .338 114 444 150 .435
18 Bobby Wallace Bobby Wallace CL4 .335 130 516 173 .394
19 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley CIN +1 .330 114 433 143 .380
20 Duff Cooley Duff Cooley PHI .329 133 566 186 .386
21 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren NY1 .329 130 566 186 .376
22 Klondike Douglass Klondike Douglass SLN .328 126 519 170 .402
23 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .327 128 532 174 .397
24 John Anderson John Anderson BRO .325 117 492 160 .357
25 John McGraw John McGraw BLN .325 106 391 127 .471
26 Herman Long Herman Long BSN .322 107 450 145 .358
27 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan PIT .322 120 479 154 .360
28 Fred Tenney Fred Tenney BSN .318 132 566 180 .376
29 Kid Gleason Kid Gleason NY1 .317 132 543 172 .353
30 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin BRO .316 134 534 169 .416
31 Dusty Miller Dusty Miller CIN .316 119 440 139 .393
32 Fielder Jones Fielder Jones BRO .314 135 548 172 .392
33 Kip Selbach WAS .313 124 486 152 .414
34 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith PIT .310 123 467 145 .408
35 Bobby Lowe Bobby Lowe BSN .309 123 499 154 .355
36 George LaChance George LaChance BRO .308 126 520 160 .333
37 Harry Davis Harry Davis PIT .305 111 429 131 .359
38 Fred Hartman Fred Hartman SLN .304 125 519 158 .350
39 Bill Joyce Bill Joyce NY1 .303 110 389 118 .444
40 Perry Werden Perry Werden LS3 .301 133 512 154 .365
41 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .300 136 520 156 .369
42 Ollie Pickering Ollie Pickering LS3 +1 .292 110 431 126 .352
43 Tom Brown Tom Brown WAS .292 116 469 137 .364
44 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy CIN .292 128 497 145 .375
45 Tuck Turner Tuck Turner SLN .291 103 416 121 .350
46 George Decker George Decker CHN .290 111 428 124 .333
47 Jack O'Connor Jack O'Connor CL4 .290 103 397 115 .338
48 Henry Reitz Henry Reitz BLN .289 128 477 138 .370
49 Charlie Irwin CIN .289 134 505 146 .360
50 Tommy Corcoran Tommy Corcoran CIN .288 109 445 128 .311
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