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1937 AL Batting Average Leaders

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Charlie Gehringer led the AL in batting average with .371 in 1937, 20 points ahead of Lou Gehrig (.351).

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Charlie Gehringer Led the AL in 1937 Charlie Gehringer Detroit Tigers
.371 Batting Average .020 clear of Lou Gehrig
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer DET .371 144 564 209 .458
2 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig NYA .351 157 569 200 .473
3 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .346 151 621 215 .412
4 Zeke Bonura Zeke Bonura CHA .345 116 447 154 .412
5 Cecil Travis Cecil Travis WS1 .344 135 526 181 .395
6 Beau Bell Beau Bell SLA .340 156 642 218 .391
7 Hank Greenberg Hank Greenberg DET .337 154 594 200 .436
8 Gee Walker Gee Walker DET .335 151 635 213 .380
9 Bill Dickey Bill Dickey NYA .332 140 530 176 .417
10 Pete Fox Pete Fox DET .331 148 628 208 .372
11 John Stone John Stone WS1 .330 139 542 179 .403
12 Sam West SLA .328 122 457 150 .390
13 Rip Radcliff Rip Radcliff CHA .325 144 584 190 .383
14 Joe Vosmik Joe Vosmik SLA .325 144 594 193 .377
15 Moose Solters Moose Solters CLE .323 152 589 190 .372
16 Wally Moses Wally Moses PHA .320 154 649 208 .374
17 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .317 154 574 182 .407
18 Buddy Lewis Buddy Lewis WS1 .314 156 668 210 .367
19 Joe Cronin Joe Cronin BOS .307 148 570 175 .402
20 Harlond Clift Harlond Clift SLA .306 155 571 175 .413
21 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson PHA .306 138 477 146 .425
22 Doc Cramer Doc Cramer BOS .305 133 560 171 .351
23 Mike Kreevich Mike Kreevich CHA .302 144 583 176 .350
24 Dixie Walker Dixie Walker CHA .302 154 593 179 .383
25 Pinky Higgins Pinky Higgins BOS .302 153 570 172 .385
26 Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell CLE .301 134 448 135 .392
27 Earl Averill Earl Averill CLE .299 156 609 182 .387
28 Hal Trosky Hal Trosky CLE .298 153 601 179 .367
29 Ben Chapman Ben Chapman BOS +1 .297 148 553 164 .389
30 Buster Mills BOS .295 123 505 149 .361
31 Mel Almada Mel Almada WS1 +1 .295 132 543 160 .357
32 Buddy Myer Buddy Myer WS1 .293 125 430 126 .407
33 Eric McNair Eric McNair BOS .292 126 455 133 .340
34 Billy Werber Billy Werber PHA .292 128 493 144 .386
35 Lyn Lary Lyn Lary CLE .290 156 644 187 .378
36 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx BOS .285 150 569 162 .392
37 Joe Kuhel Joe Kuhel WS1 .283 136 547 155 .357
38 Red Rolfe Red Rolfe NYA .276 154 648 179 .365
39 Billy Rogell Billy Rogell DET .276 146 536 148 .376
40 Harry Davis Harry Davis SLA .276 120 450 124 .374
41 Tom Carey SLA .275 130 487 134 .306
42 Odell Hale Odell Hale CLE .267 154 561 150 .335
43 Bill Knickerbocker Bill Knickerbocker SLA .261 121 491 128 .303
44 Skeeter Newsome Skeeter Newsome PHA .253 122 438 111 .312
45 Tony Lazzeri Tony Lazzeri NYA .244 126 446 109 .348
46 Frankie Crosetti Frankie Crosetti NYA .234 149 611 143 .340
47 Jackie Hayes Jackie Hayes CHA .229 143 573 131 .282