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1943 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Tetelo Vargas led all of MLB in batting average in 1943 with .472, 6 points ahead of Josh Gibson (.466). It stands 3rd among all single seasons in MLB history.

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Tetelo Vargas Led all of MLB in 1943 Tetelo Vargas New York Cubans
.472 Batting Average .006 clear of Josh Gibson
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Tetelo Vargas Tetelo Vargas NYC .472 31 123 58 .542
2 Josh Gibson Josh Gibson HG .466 70 249 116 .564
3 Jerry Benjamin Jerry Benjamin HG .374 71 294 110 .425
4 Pancho Coimbre Pancho Coimbre NYC .362 37 138 50 .436
5 Vic Harris Vic Harris HG .362 38 141 51 .430
6 Stan Musial Stan Musial SLN .357 157 617 220 .425
7 Tom Parker Tom Parker HSS .356 14 59 21 .377
8 Cool Papa Bell Cool Papa Bell HG .350 65 263 92 .434
9 Howard Easterling Howard Easterling HG .348 64 250 87 .394
10 Gene Benson Gene Benson PS .337 46 190 64 .382
11 Willard Brown Willard Brown KCM .333 54 204 68 .382
12 Billy Herman Billy Herman BRO .330 153 585 193 .398
13 Buck Leonard HG .329 68 255 84 .443
14 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .328 155 585 192 .419
15 Johnny Davis Johnny Davis NE .326 35 132 43 .399
16 Dave Thomas Dave Thomas NYC .322 29 121 39 .393
17 Dick Wakefield Dick Wakefield DET .316 155 633 200 .377
18 Jim West Jim West PS .315 49 184 58 .417
19 Bob Elliott Bob Elliott PIT .315 156 581 183 .376
20 Mickey Witek Mickey Witek NY1 .314 153 622 195 .356
21 Marvin Barker Marvin Barker NBY .312 32 125 39 .353
22 Lou Louden Lou Louden NYC .311 30 106 33 .336
23 Bill Nicholson CHN .309 154 608 188 .386
24 Roy Parnell Roy Parnell PS .307 38 127 39 .417
25 Barney Brown Barney Brown PS .306 43 121 37 .440
26 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan BRO .305 149 610 186 .370
27 Jud Wilson HG .304 64 217 66 .394
28 Frank McCormick Frank McCormick CIN .303 126 472 143 .345
29 Dixie Walker Dixie Walker BRO .302 138 540 163 .363
30 Larry Doby Larry Doby NE .301 28 103 31 .419
31 Doc Cramer Doc Cramer DET .300 140 606 182 .335
32 Bonnie Serrell Bonnie Serrell KCM .295 54 200 59 .338
33 Harry Walker Harry Walker SLN .294 148 564 166 .341
34 Harry Williams Harry Williams NBY +1 .294 23 85 25 .355
35 George Case George Case WS1 .294 141 613 180 .341
36 Peanuts Lowrey Peanuts Lowrey CHN .292 130 480 140 .340
37 Bud Barbee BEG .291 42 151 44 .355
38 Guy Curtright CHA .291 138 488 142 .382
39 Phil Cavarretta Phil Cavarretta CHN .291 143 530 154 .382
40 Vern Stephens Vern Stephens SLA .289 137 512 148 .357
41 Roy Cullenbine Roy Cullenbine CLE .289 138 488 141 .407
42 Stan Hack Stan Hack CHN .289 144 533 154 .384
43 Pete Fox Pete Fox BOS .288 127 489 141 .337
44 Ray Brown Ray Brown HG .288 41 111 32 .363
45 Eric Tipton Eric Tipton CIN .288 140 493 142 .395
46 Babe Dahlgren Babe Dahlgren PHI .287 136 508 146 .354
47 Whitey Kurowski Whitey Kurowski SLN .287 139 522 150 .330
48 Lou Klein Lou Klein SLN .287 154 627 180 .342
49 Augie Galan Augie Galan BRO .287 139 495 142 .412
50 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau CLE .286 152 539 154 .388
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