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1949 AL Batting Average Leaders

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George Kell led the AL in batting average with .343 in 1949, just ahead of Ted Williams (.3429 to .3428).

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George Kell Led the AL in 1949 George Kell Detroit Tigers
.343 Batting Average Just ahead of Ted Williams
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 George Kell George Kell DET .343 134 522 179 .424
2 Ted Williams Ted Williams BOS .343 155 566 194 .490
3 Bob Dillinger Bob Dillinger SLA .324 137 544 176 .385
4 Dale Mitchell Dale Mitchell CLE .317 149 640 203 .360
5 Bobby Doerr Bobby Doerr BOS .309 139 541 167 .393
6 Cass Michaels Cass Michaels CHA .308 154 561 173 .417
7 Dom DiMaggio Dom DiMaggio BOS .307 145 605 186 .404
8 Johnny Pesky Johnny Pesky BOS .306 148 604 185 .408
9 Roy Sievers Roy Sievers SLA .306 140 471 144 .398
10 Vic Wertz Vic Wertz DET .304 155 608 185 .385
11 Hoot Evers Hoot Evers DET .303 132 432 131 .403
12 Luke Appling Luke Appling CHA .301 142 492 148 .439
13 Billy Goodman Billy Goodman BOS .298 122 443 132 .382
14 Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson WS1 .294 143 527 155 .381
15 Don Kolloway Don Kolloway DET +1 .292 130 487 142 .359
16 Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon CLE .291 153 584 170 .357
17 Jerry Priddy Jerry Priddy SLA .290 145 544 158 .382
18 Vern Stephens Vern Stephens BOS .290 155 610 177 .391
19 Tommy Henrich Tommy Henrich NYA .287 115 411 118 .416
20 Dave Philley Dave Philley CHA .286 146 598 171 .347
21 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau CLE .284 134 475 135 .381
22 Elmer Valo Elmer Valo PHA .283 150 547 155 .413
23 Larry Doby Larry Doby CLE .280 147 547 153 .389
24 Sam Chapman Sam Chapman PHA .278 154 589 164 .367
25 Al Zarilla Al Zarilla BOS +1 .277 139 530 147 .352
26 Hank Majeski Hank Majeski PHA .277 114 448 124 .326
27 Phil Rizzuto Phil Rizzuto NYA .275 153 614 169 .352
28 Jerry Coleman Jerry Coleman NYA .275 128 447 123 .367
29 Sam Dente WS1 .273 153 590 161 .309
30 Ferris Fain Ferris Fain PHA .263 150 525 138 .415
31 Eddie Joost Eddie Joost PHA .263 144 525 138 .429
32 Dick Kokos Dick Kokos SLA .261 143 501 131 .351
33 Eddie Yost Eddie Yost WS1 .253 124 435 110 .383
34 Clyde Vollmer Clyde Vollmer WS1 .253 129 443 112 .335
35 Joe Gordon Joe Gordon CLE .251 148 541 136 .355
36 Johnny Lipon Johnny Lipon DET .251 127 439 110 .362
37 Jack Graham SLA .238 137 500 119 .326
38 Jim Hegan Jim Hegan CLE .224 152 468 105 .298