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1938 AL Batting Average Leaders

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Jimmie Foxx led the AL in batting average in 1938 with .349, 6 points ahead of Jeff Heath (.343). It was one of 3 times Jimmie Foxx led in batting average.

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Jimmie Foxx Led the AL in 1938 Jimmie Foxx Boston Red Sox
.349 Batting Average .006 clear of Jeff Heath
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx BOS .349 149 565 197 .462
2 Jeff Heath Jeff Heath CLE .343 126 502 172 .383
3 Ben Chapman Ben Chapman BOS .340 127 480 163 .418
4 Buddy Myer Buddy Myer WS1 .336 127 437 147 .454
5 Cecil Travis Cecil Travis WS1 .335 146 567 190 .401
6 Hal Trosky Hal Trosky CLE .334 150 554 185 .407
7 Rip Radcliff Rip Radcliff CHA .330 129 503 166 .376
8 Earl Averill Earl Averill CLE .330 134 482 159 .429
9 Joe Cronin Joe Cronin BOS .325 143 530 172 .428
10 George McQuinn George McQuinn SLA .324 148 602 195 .384
11 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .324 145 599 194 .386
12 Joe Vosmik Joe Vosmik BOS .324 146 621 201 .384
13 Hank Greenberg Hank Greenberg DET .315 155 556 175 .438
14 Bill Dickey Bill Dickey NYA .313 132 454 142 .412
15 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson PHA .313 152 563 176 .406
16 Mel Almada Mel Almada SLA +1 .311 149 633 197 .362
17 Red Rolfe Red Rolfe NYA .311 151 631 196 .386
18 Dixie Walker Dixie Walker DET .308 127 454 140 .396
19 Wally Moses Wally Moses PHA .307 142 589 181 .369
20 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer DET .306 152 568 174 .425
21 Gee Walker Gee Walker CHA .305 120 442 135 .360
22 George Case George Case WS1 .305 107 433 132 .362
23 Sam West WS1 +1 .305 136 509 155 .363
24 Pinky Higgins Pinky Higgins BOS .303 139 524 159 .388
25 Red Kress Red Kress SLA .302 150 566 171 .378
26 Al Simmons Al Simmons WS1 .302 125 470 142 .357
27 Doc Cramer Doc Cramer BOS .301 148 658 198 .354
28 Rudy York Rudy York DET .298 135 463 138 .417
29 Mike Kreevich Mike Kreevich CHA .297 129 489 145 .371
30 Buddy Lewis Buddy Lewis WS1 .296 151 656 194 .354
31 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig NYA .295 157 576 170 .410
32 Pete Fox Pete Fox DET .293 155 634 186 .328
33 Rick Ferrell Rick Ferrell WS1 .292 135 411 120 .401
34 Harlond Clift Harlond Clift SLA .290 149 534 155 .423
35 Bruce Campbell CLE .290 133 511 148 .360
36 Zeke Bonura Zeke Bonura WS1 .289 137 540 156 .346
37 Bobby Doerr Bobby Doerr BOS .289 145 509 147 .363
38 Buster Mills SLA .285 123 466 133 .350
39 Marv Owen CHA .281 141 577 162 .337
40 Odell Hale Odell Hale CLE .278 130 496 138 .338
41 Ken Keltner Ken Keltner CLE .276 149 576 159 .319
42 Lou Finney PHA .275 122 454 125 .333
43 Tommy Henrich Tommy Henrich NYA .270 131 471 127 .391
44 Lyn Lary Lyn Lary CLE .268 141 568 152 .366
45 Joe Kuhel Joe Kuhel CHA .267 117 412 110 .376
46 Frankie Crosetti Frankie Crosetti NYA .263 157 631 166 .382
47 Beau Bell Beau Bell SLA .262 147 526 138 .350
48 Billy Rogell Billy Rogell DET .260 136 501 130 .373
49 Billy Werber Billy Werber PHA .259 134 499 129 .377
50 Joe Gordon Joe Gordon NYA .256 127 458 117 .340
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