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1971 AL Batting Average Leaders

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Tony Oliva led the AL in batting average with .337 in 1971, 6 points ahead of Bobby Murcer (.331). It was one of 3 times Tony Oliva led in batting average.

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Tony Oliva Led the AL in 1971 Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins
.337 Batting Average .006 clear of Bobby Murcer
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Tony Oliva Tony Oliva MIN .337 126 487 164 .369
2 Bobby Murcer Bobby Murcer NYA .331 146 529 175 .427
3 Merv Rettenmund Merv Rettenmund BAL .318 141 491 156 .422
4 Cesar Tovar Cesar Tovar MIN .311 157 657 204 .356
5 Rod Carew Rod Carew MIN .307 147 577 177 .356
6 Amos Otis Amos Otis KCA .301 147 555 167 .345
7 Carlos May Carlos May CHA .294 141 500 147 .375
8 Roy White Roy White NYA .292 147 524 153 .388
9 Don Buford Don Buford BAL .290 122 449 130 .413
10 Ted Uhlaender Ted Uhlaender CLE .288 141 500 144 .336
11 Felipe Alou Felipe Alou NYA +1 .288 133 469 135 .333
12 Norm Cash Norm Cash DET .283 135 452 128 .372
13 Reggie Smith Reggie Smith BOS .283 159 618 175 .352
14 Davey Johnson Davey Johnson BAL .282 142 510 144 .351
15 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson BAL .281 133 455 128 .384
16 Frank Howard Frank Howard WS2 .279 153 549 153 .367
17 Rick Reichardt Rick Reichardt CHA .278 138 496 138 .335
18 Dave May Dave May ML4 .277 144 501 139 .343
19 Bill Freehan Bill Freehan DET .277 148 516 143 .353
20 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson OAK .277 150 567 157 .352
21 Ray Fosse Ray Fosse CLE .276 133 486 134 .329
22 Paul Schaal Paul Schaal KCA .274 161 548 150 .387
23 Brooks Robinson Brooks Robinson BAL .272 156 589 160 .341
24 Sal Bando Sal Bando OAK .271 153 538 146 .377
25 Jim Northrup Jim Northrup DET .270 136 459 124 .355
26 Bill Melton Bill Melton CHA .269 150 543 146 .352
27 Freddie Patek Freddie Patek KCA .267 147 591 158 .323
28 Joe Rudi Joe Rudi OAK .267 127 513 137 .304
29 Mark Belanger Mark Belanger BAL .266 150 500 133 .365
30 Leo Cardenas Leo Cardenas MIN .264 153 554 146 .321
31 Vada Pinson Vada Pinson CLE .263 146 566 149 .295
32 George Scott George Scott BOS .263 146 537 141 .317
33 Paul Blair Paul Blair BAL .262 141 516 135 .306
34 Graig Nettles Graig Nettles CLE .261 158 598 156 .350
35 Sandy Alomar CAL .260 162 689 179 .301
36 Tommy Harper Tommy Harper ML4 .258 152 585 151 .333
37 Boog Powell Boog Powell BAL .256 128 418 107 .379
38 Del Unser Del Unser WS2 .255 153 581 148 .325
39 Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew MIN .254 147 500 127 .386
40 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski BOS .254 148 508 129 .381
41 Aurelio Rodriguez Aurelio Rodriguez DET .253 154 604 153 .288
42 Rico Petrocelli Rico Petrocelli BOS .251 158 553 139 .354
43 Bert Campaneris Bert Campaneris OAK .251 134 569 143 .287
44 Thurman Munson Thurman Munson NYA .251 125 451 113 .335
45 Horace Clarke Horace Clarke NYA .250 159 625 156 .321
46 Ken McMullen Ken McMullen CAL .250 160 593 148 .312
47 Doug Griffin Doug Griffin BOS .244 125 483 118 .291
48 Dick Green Dick Green OAK .244 144 475 116 .320
49 Jim Spencer Jim Spencer CAL .237 148 510 121 .304
50 Mike Epstein Mike Epstein OAK +1 .237 128 414 98 .367
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