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1936 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Luke Appling led all of MLB in batting average in 1936 with .388, 6 points ahead of Jim Williams (.382). It was one of 2 times Luke Appling led in batting average.

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Luke Appling Led all of MLB in 1936 Luke Appling Chicago White Sox
.388 Batting Average .006 clear of Jim Williams
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .388 138 526 204 .474
2 Jim Williams Jim Williams NBY .382 26 102 39 .411
3 Earl Averill Earl Averill CLE .378 152 614 232 .438
4 Paul Waner Paul Waner PIT .373 148 585 218 .446
5 Jerry Benjamin Jerry Benjamin HG .360 39 150 54 .442
6 George Scales NBY .358 33 120 43 .434
7 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer DET .354 154 641 227 .431
8 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig NYA .354 155 579 205 .478
9 Gee Walker Gee Walker DET .353 134 550 194 .387
10 Turkey Stearnes Turkey Stearnes PS .352 52 210 74 .411
11 Joe Medwick Joe Medwick SLN .351 155 636 223 .387
12 Frank Demaree Frank Demaree CHN .350 154 605 212 .400
13 Wally Moses Wally Moses PHA .345 146 585 202 .410
14 Beau Bell Beau Bell SLA .344 155 616 212 .403
15 Hal Trosky Hal Trosky CLE .343 151 629 216 .382
16 John Stone John Stone WS1 .341 123 437 149 .421
17 Lázaro Salazar NYC .341 39 138 47 .438
18 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx BOS .338 155 585 198 .440
19 Rip Radcliff Rip Radcliff CHA .335 138 618 207 .381
20 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan PIT .335 156 568 190 .453
21 Billy Herman Billy Herman CHN .334 153 632 211 .392
22 Sam Bankhead Sam Bankhead PC .333 63 231 77 .386
23 Clyde Spearman Clyde Spearman NYC .333 42 162 54 .397
24 Zeke Bonura Zeke Bonura CHA .330 148 587 194 .426
25 Johnny Moore Johnny Moore PHI .328 124 472 155 .365
26 Mel Ott Mel Ott NY1 .328 150 534 175 .448
27 Al Simmons Al Simmons DET .327 143 568 186 .383
28 Kiki Cuyler Kiki Cuyler CIN .326 144 567 185 .380
29 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .323 138 637 206 .352
30 Fats Jenkins Fats Jenkins NBY .323 32 124 40 .382
31 Buck Jordan Buck Jordan BSN .323 138 555 179 .375
32 Joe Kuhel Joe Kuhel WS1 .321 149 588 189 .392
33 Red Rolfe Red Rolfe NYA .319 135 568 181 .392
34 Cecil Travis Cecil Travis WS1 .317 138 517 164 .366
35 Odell Hale Odell Hale CLE .316 153 620 196 .380
36 Jo-Jo Moore Jo-Jo Moore NY1 .316 152 649 205 .358
37 Dolph Camilli Dolph Camilli PHI .315 151 530 167 .441
38 Ben Chapman Ben Chapman WS1 +1 .315 133 540 170 .408
39 Goose Goslin Goose Goslin DET .315 147 572 180 .403
40 Les Scarsella Les Scarsella CIN .313 115 485 152 .335
41 Gus Suhr Gus Suhr PIT .312 156 583 182 .410
42 Buddy Hassett Buddy Hassett BRO .310 156 635 197 .350
43 Walter Cannady Walter Cannady NBY .310 32 126 39 .392
44 Pepper Martin Pepper Martin SLN .309 143 572 177 .373
45 George Selkirk George Selkirk NYA .308 137 493 152 .420
46 Tony Cuccinello Tony Cuccinello BSN .308 150 565 174 .374
47 Jimmie Crutchfield Jimmie Crutchfield PC .307 61 231 71 .373
48 Mike Kreevich Mike Kreevich CHA .307 137 550 169 .378
49 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein PHI +1 .306 146 601 184 .358
50 Zollie Wright WEG .306 43 157 48 .394
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