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1927 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Charlie Smith led all of MLB in batting average in 1927 with .457, 34 points ahead of Roy Parnell (.423). It stands 5th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 2 times Charlie Smith led in batting average.

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Charlie Smith Led all of MLB in 1927 Charlie Smith Brooklyn Royal Giants
.457 Batting Average .034 clear of Roy Parnell
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Charlie Smith Charlie Smith BRG .457 33 127 58 .534
2 Roy Parnell Roy Parnell BBB .423 88 338 143 .469
3 Jud Wilson BBS +1 .422 67 249 105 .493
4 George Scales NLG .419 28 93 39 .526
5 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann DET .398 141 505 201 .475
6 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston HBG .397 69 247 98 .500
7 Steel Arm Davis Steel Arm Davis CAG .393 83 323 127 .445
8 Charlie Mason NLG .387 29 111 43 .456
9 Ed Rile DS .381 76 270 103 .440
10 Paul Waner Paul Waner PIT .380 155 623 237 .437
11 Heavy Johnson Heavy Johnson HBG .379 58 190 72 .459
12 Fats Jenkins Fats Jenkins HBG .375 66 272 102 .452
13 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig NYA .373 155 584 218 .474
14 Mack Eggleston Mack Eggleston BBS .373 62 193 72 .452
15 Wilson Redus Wilson Redus SLS .372 96 371 138 .406
16 Willie Wells Willie Wells SLS .365 96 359 131 .456
17 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby NY1 .361 155 568 205 .448
18 Bob Fothergill Bob Fothergill DET .359 143 527 189 .413
19 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb PHA .357 134 490 175 .440
20 Earle Combs Earle Combs NYA .356 152 648 231 .414
21 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth NYA .356 151 540 192 .486
22 Lloyd Waner Lloyd Waner PIT .355 150 629 223 .396
23 Bill Riggins Bill Riggins CHT .351 36 134 47 .412
24 John Beckwith John Beckwith HBG .347 67 265 92 .393
25 Turkey Stearnes Turkey Stearnes DS .347 91 343 119 .429
26 Riggs Stephenson Riggs Stephenson CHN .344 152 579 199 .415
27 Pie Traynor Pie Traynor PIT .342 149 573 196 .370
28 Mickey Cochrane Mickey Cochrane PHA .338 126 432 146 .409
29 Bob Meusel Bob Meusel NYA .337 135 516 174 .393
30 Frankie Frisch Frankie Frisch SLN .337 153 617 208 .387
31 Alejandro Oms Alejandro Oms CSE .335 54 194 65 .414
32 Ben Taylor Ben Taylor BBS .335 65 236 79 .401
33 Dick Lundy Dick Lundy ACB .334 86 332 111 .403
34 Goose Goslin Goose Goslin WS1 .334 148 581 194 .392
35 Valentín Dreke Valentín Dreke CSW .332 62 232 77 .417
36 George Harper George Harper NY1 .331 145 483 160 .435
37 Walter Cannady Walter Cannady HBG .331 69 266 88 .378
38 Wade Johnston KCM .330 87 333 110 .392
39 Chaney White Chaney White ACB .328 89 351 115 .398
40 George Sisler George Sisler SLA .327 149 614 201 .357
41 Bibb Falk Bibb Falk CHA .327 145 535 175 .391
42 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker WS1 .327 141 523 171 .395
43 Joe Harris Joe Harris PIT .326 129 411 134 .402
44 Bill Terry Bill Terry NY1 .326 150 580 189 .377
45 Newt Allen Newt Allen KCM .325 87 329 107 .380
46 Bing Miller Bing Miller SLA .325 143 492 160 .375
47 George Carr George Carr HIL .323 77 291 94 .384
48 Pythias Russ CAG .323 85 319 103 .376
49 Ken Williams Ken Williams SLA .322 131 423 136 .403
50 Branch Russell Branch Russell SLS .321 96 390 125 .388
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