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1956 AL Batting Average Leaders

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Mickey Mantle led the AL in batting average with .353 in 1956, 8 points ahead of Ted Williams (.345).

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Mickey Mantle Led the AL in 1956 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees
.353 Batting Average .008 clear of Ted Williams
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle NYA .353 150 533 188 .464
2 Ted Williams Ted Williams BOS .345 136 400 138 .479
3 Harvey Kuenn Harvey Kuenn DET .332 146 591 196 .387
4 Charlie Maxwell Charlie Maxwell DET .326 141 500 163 .414
5 Bob Nieman Bob Nieman BAL +1 .320 128 428 137 .436
6 Minnie Miñoso Minnie Miñoso CHA .316 151 545 172 .425
7 Jackie Jensen Jackie Jensen BOS .315 151 578 182 .405
8 Al Kaline Al Kaline DET .314 153 617 194 .383
9 Gil McDougald Gil McDougald NYA .311 120 438 136 .405
10 Pete Runnels Pete Runnels WS1 .310 147 578 179 .372
11 Vic Power Vic Power KC1 .309 127 530 164 .340
12 Bill Skowron Bill Skowron NYA .308 134 464 143 .382
13 Ray Boone Ray Boone DET .308 131 481 148 .403
14 Yogi Berra Yogi Berra NYA .298 140 521 155 .378
15 Nellie Fox Nellie Fox CHA .296 154 649 192 .347
16 Sherm Lollar Sherm Lollar CHA .293 136 450 132 .383
17 Jim Piersall Jim Piersall BOS .293 155 601 176 .350
18 Harry Simpson Harry Simpson KC1 .293 141 543 159 .347
19 Gus Triandos Gus Triandos BAL .279 131 452 126 .348
20 Al Smith Al Smith CLE .274 141 526 144 .378
21 Hector Lopez Hector Lopez KC1 .273 151 561 153 .347
22 Jim Lemon Jim Lemon WS1 .271 146 538 146 .349
23 Billy Klaus Billy Klaus BOS .271 135 520 141 .378
24 George Kell George Kell BAL +1 .271 123 425 115 .324
25 Larry Doby Larry Doby CHA .268 140 504 135 .392
26 Al Rosen Al Rosen CLE .267 121 416 111 .351
27 Luis Aparicio Luis Aparicio CHA .266 152 533 142 .311
28 Billy Martin Billy Martin NYA .264 121 458 121 .310
29 Vic Wertz Vic Wertz CLE .264 136 481 127 .364
30 Tito Francona Tito Francona BAL .258 139 445 115 .334
31 Jim Rivera Jim Rivera CHA .255 139 491 125 .322
32 Bill Tuttle Bill Tuttle DET .253 140 546 138 .301
33 Roy Sievers Roy Sievers WS1 .253 152 550 139 .370
34 Chico Carrasquel Chico Carrasquel CLE .243 141 474 115 .323
35 Hank Bauer Hank Bauer NYA .241 147 539 130 .316
36 Andy Carey Andy Carey NYA .237 132 422 100 .310
37 Jim Busby Jim Busby CLE .235 135 494 116 .301
38 Eddie Yost Eddie Yost WS1 .231 152 515 119 .412
39 Billy Gardner Billy Gardner BAL .231 144 515 119 .281
40 Bobby Avila Bobby Avila CLE .224 138 513 115 .323
41 Willy Miranda Willy Miranda BAL .217 148 461 100 .287