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1946 AL Batting Average Leaders

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Mickey Vernon led the AL in batting average with .353 in 1946, 11 points ahead of Ted Williams (.342). It was one of 2 times Mickey Vernon led in batting average.

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Mickey Vernon Led the AL in 1946 Mickey Vernon Washington Senators
.353 Batting Average .011 clear of Ted Williams
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon WS1 .353 148 587 207 .403
2 Ted Williams Ted Williams BOS .342 150 514 176 .497
3 Johnny Pesky Johnny Pesky BOS .335 153 621 208 .401
4 George Kell George Kell DET +1 .322 131 521 168 .372
5 Dom DiMaggio Dom DiMaggio BOS .316 142 534 169 .393
6 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .309 149 582 180 .384
7 Vern Stephens Vern Stephens SLA .307 115 450 138 .357
8 Hank Edwards Hank Edwards CLE .301 124 458 138 .361
9 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau CLE .293 140 515 151 .345
10 Stan Spence Stan Spence WS1 .292 152 578 169 .365
11 Buddy Lewis Buddy Lewis WS1 .292 150 582 170 .359
12 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .290 132 503 146 .367
13 Thurman Tucker Thurman Tucker CHA .288 121 438 126 .367
14 Pete Suder Pete Suder PHA .281 128 455 128 .309
15 Don Kolloway Don Kolloway CHA .280 123 482 135 .293
16 Jeff Heath Jeff Heath SLA +1 .278 134 482 134 .374
17 Joe Grace Joe Grace WS1 +1 .278 125 482 134 .341
18 Hank Greenberg Hank Greenberg DET .277 142 523 145 .373
19 Rudy York Rudy York BOS .276 154 579 160 .371
20 Charlie Keller Charlie Keller NYA .275 150 538 148 .405
21 Bobby Doerr Bobby Doerr BOS .271 151 583 158 .346
22 Johnny Berardino Johnny Berardino SLA .265 144 582 154 .306
23 Wally Judnich Wally Judnich SLA .262 142 511 134 .340
24 Sam Chapman Sam Chapman PHA .261 146 545 142 .327
25 Mark Christman Mark Christman SLA .258 128 458 118 .295
26 Phil Rizzuto Phil Rizzuto NYA .257 126 471 121 .315
27 Jerry Priddy Jerry Priddy WS1 .254 138 511 130 .332
28 Eddie Lake Eddie Lake DET .254 155 587 149 .369
29 Cecil Travis Cecil Travis WS1 .252 137 465 117 .323
30 Tommy Henrich Tommy Henrich NYA .251 150 565 142 .358
31 Snuffy Stirnweiss Snuffy Stirnweiss NYA .251 129 487 122 .340
32 Chuck Stevens Chuck Stevens SLA .248 122 432 107 .324
33 George McQuinn George McQuinn PHA .225 136 484 109 .317
34 George Case George Case CLE .225 118 484 109 .280