1953 MLB Batting Average Leaders

Carl Furillo led the majors in batting average with .344 in 1953, 2 points ahead of Red Schoendienst (.342).

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Led all of MLB in 1953 Carl Furillo Brooklyn Dodgers

.344 Batting Average .002 clear of Red Schoendienst

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#	Player	Team	AVG	G	AB	H	OBP
1	Carl Furillo	BRO	.344	132	479	165	.393
2	Red Schoendienst	SLN	.342	146	564	193	.405
3	Stan Musial	SLN	.337	157	593	200	.437
4	Mickey Vernon	WS1	.337	152	608	205	.403
5	Duke Snider	BRO	.336	153	590	198	.419
6	Al Rosen	CLE	.336	155	599	201	.422
7	Don Mueller	NY1	.333	131	480	160	.360
8	Richie Ashburn	PHI	.330	156	622	205	.394
9	Monte Irvin	NY1	.329	124	444	146	.406
10	Jackie Robinson	BRO	.329	136	484	159	.425
11	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	.316	149	570	180	.380
12	Billy Goodman	BOS	.313	128	514	161	.384
13	Minnie Miñoso	CHA	.313	151	556	174	.410
14	Jim Busby	WS1	.312	150	586	183	.358
15	Roy Campanella	BRO	.312	144	519	162	.395
16	Dee Fondy	CHN	.309	150	595	184	.358
17	Harvey Kuenn	DET	.308	155	679	209	.356
18	George Kell	BOS	.307	134	460	141	.383
19	Gene Woodling	NYA	.306	125	395	121	.429
20	Frank Baumholtz	CHN	.306	133	520	159	.359
21	Hank Bauer	NYA	.304	133	437	133	.394
22	Dave Philley	PHA	.303	157	620	188	.358
23	Eddie Mathews	ML1	.302	157	579	175	.406
24	Gil Hodges	BRO	.302	141	520	157	.393
25	Gus Bell	CIN	.300	151	610	183	.354
26	Dale Mitchell	CLE	.300	134	500	150	.354
27	Al Dark	NY1	.300	155	647	194	.335
28	Andy Pafko	ML1	.297	140	516	153	.347
29	Yogi Berra	NYA	.296	137	503	149	.363
30	Ray Boone	DET +1	.296	135	497	147	.390
31	Mickey Mantle	NYA	.295	127	461	136	.398
32	Whitey Lockman	NY1	.295	150	607	179	.351
33	Danny O'Connell	PIT	.294	149	588	173	.361
34	Enos Slaughter	SLN	.291	143	492	143	.395
35	Jim Delsing	DET	.288	138	479	138	.380
36	Bobby Thomson	NY1	.288	154	608	175	.338
37	Bobby Avila	CLE	.286	141	559	160	.355
38	Cal Abrams	PIT	.286	119	448	128	.368
39	Jim Greengrass	CIN	.285	154	606	173	.340
40	Del Ennis	PHI	.285	152	578	165	.355
41	Nellie Fox	CHA	.285	154	624	178	.344
42	Randy Jackson	CHN	.285	139	498	142	.341
43	Joe Adcock	ML1	.285	157	590	168	.334
44	Gil McDougald	NYA	.285	141	541	154	.361
45	Gus Zernial	PHA	.284	147	556	158	.355
46	George Strickland	CLE	.284	123	419	119	.362
47	Tom Umphlett	BOS	.283	137	495	140	.331
48	Bob Nieman	DET	.281	142	508	143	.354
49	Ralph Kiner	CHN +1	.279	158	562	157	.391
50	Chico Carrasquel	CHA	.279	149	552	154	.330

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