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1948 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Stan Musial led the majors in batting average with .376 in 1948, 7 points ahead of Ted Williams (.369). It was one of 7 times Stan Musial led in batting average.

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Stan Musial Led all of MLB in 1948 Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals
.376 Batting Average .007 clear of Ted Williams
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Stan Musial Stan Musial SLN .376 155 611 230 .450
2 Ted Williams Ted Williams BOS .369 137 509 188 .497
3 Lester Lockett Lester Lockett BEG .362 58 235 85 .402
4 Frank Austin Frank Austin PS .356 46 191 68 .397
5 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau CLE .355 152 560 199 .453
6 Bob Harvey Bob Harvey NE .345 51 174 60 .430
7 Minnie Miñoso Minnie Miñoso NYC .344 36 157 54 .380
8 Dale Mitchell Dale Mitchell CLE .336 141 608 204 .383
9 Richie Ashburn Richie Ashburn PHI .333 117 463 154 .410
10 Al Zarilla Al Zarilla SLA .329 144 529 174 .389
11 Barney McCosky PHA .326 135 515 168 .405
12 Tommy Holmes Tommy Holmes BSN .325 139 585 190 .375
13 Al Dark Al Dark BSN .322 137 543 175 .353
14 Bob Dillinger Bob Dillinger SLA .321 153 644 207 .385
15 Lorenzo Cabrera Lorenzo Cabrera NYC .321 36 140 45 .367
16 Ray Noble Ray Noble NYC .321 38 134 43 .381
17 Enos Slaughter Enos Slaughter SLN .321 146 549 176 .409
18 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .320 153 594 190 .396
19 Hoot Evers Hoot Evers DET .314 139 538 169 .378
20 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .314 139 497 156 .423
21 Andy Pafko Andy Pafko CHN .312 142 548 171 .375
22 Hank Majeski Hank Majeski PHA .310 148 590 183 .368
23 Billy Goodman Billy Goodman BOS .310 127 445 138 .414
24 Tommy Henrich Tommy Henrich NYA .308 146 588 181 .391
25 Yogi Berra Yogi Berra NYA .305 125 469 143 .341
26 Larry Doby Larry Doby CLE .301 121 439 132 .384
27 Cleveland Clark Cleveland Clark NYC .300 36 130 39 .377
28 Sid Gordon Sid Gordon NY1 .299 142 521 156 .390
29 Harry Simpson Harry Simpson PS .298 45 171 51 .355
30 Johnny Washington BEG .298 56 215 64 .346
31 Ken Keltner Ken Keltner CLE .297 153 558 166 .395
32 Lennie Pearson Lennie Pearson NE .297 53 202 60 .355
33 Bob Wilson Bob Wilson NE .297 52 182 54 .350
34 Jerry Priddy Jerry Priddy SLA .296 151 560 166 .391
35 Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson BRO .296 147 574 170 .367
36 Eddie Waitkus Eddie Waitkus CHN .295 139 562 166 .348
37 Billy Johnson Billy Johnson NYA .294 127 446 131 .358
38 Johnny Lipon Johnny Lipon DET .290 121 458 133 .384
39 Del Ennis Del Ennis PHI .290 152 589 171 .345
40 Stan Rojek Stan Rojek PIT .290 156 641 186 .355
41 Danny Murtaugh Danny Murtaugh PIT .290 146 514 149 .365
42 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize NY1 .289 152 560 162 .395
43 Pat Mullin Pat Mullin DET .288 138 496 143 .385
44 Jim Gilliam Jim Gilliam BEG .288 58 219 63 .388
45 Dave Philley Dave Philley CHA .287 137 488 140 .353
46 Whitey Lockman Whitey Lockman NY1 .286 146 584 167 .361
47 Dom DiMaggio Dom DiMaggio BOS .285 155 648 185 .383
48 Bobby Doerr Bobby Doerr BOS .285 140 527 150 .386
49 Bob Elliott Bob Elliott BSN .283 151 540 153 .423
50 Johnny Pesky Johnny Pesky BOS .281 143 565 159 .394
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