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1979 AL Extra-Base Hits Leaders

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George Brett led the AL in extra-base hits in 1979 with 85, 1 ahead of Jim Rice (84).

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George Brett Led the AL in 1979 George Brett Kansas City Royals
85 Extra-Base Hits 1 clear of Jim Rice
Showing Extra-Base Hits and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team XBH G AB H AVG
1 George Brett George Brett KCA 85 154 645 212 .329
2 Jim Rice Jim Rice BOS 84 158 619 201 .325
3 Fred Lynn Fred Lynn BOS 82 147 531 177 .333
4 Gorman Thomas Gorman Thomas ML4 74 156 557 136 .244
5 Don Baylor Don Baylor CAL 72 162 628 186 .296
6 Cecil Cooper Cecil Cooper ML4 69 150 590 182 .308
7 Ken Singleton Ken Singleton BAL 65 159 570 168 .295
8 Bobby Grich Bobby Grich CAL 65 153 534 157 .294
9 Buddy Bell Buddy Bell TEX 63 162 670 200 .299
10 Chet Lemon Chet Lemon CHA 63 148 556 177 .318
11 Ben Oglivie Ben Oglivie ML4 63 139 514 145 .282
12 Butch Hobson Butch Hobson BOS 61 146 528 138 .261
13 Bruce Bochte Bruce Bochte SEA 60 150 554 175 .316
14 Sixto Lezcano Sixto Lezcano ML4 60 138 473 152 .321
15 Ruppert Jones Ruppert Jones SEA 59 162 622 166 .267
16 Ron Jackson MIN 59 159 583 158 .271
17 Andre Thornton Andre Thornton CLE 58 143 515 120 .233
18 Eddie Murray Eddie Murray BAL 57 159 606 179 .295
19 Roy Smalley Roy Smalley MIN 55 162 621 168 .271
20 Steve Kemp Steve Kemp DET 55 134 490 156 .318
21 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson NYA 55 131 465 138 .297
22 Carney Lansford Carney Lansford CAL 54 157 654 188 .287
23 Willie Horton Willie Horton SEA 53 162 646 180 .279
24 Darrell Porter Darrell Porter KCA 53 157 533 155 .291
25 Dan Ford Dan Ford CAL 52 142 569 165 .290
26 Paul Molitor Paul Molitor ML4 52 140 584 188 .322
27 Claudell Washington Claudell Washington CHA 51 131 471 132 .280
28 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski BOS 50 147 518 140 .270
29 Bobby Bonds Bobby Bonds CLE 50 146 538 148 .275
30 Dave Revering Dave Revering OAK 49 125 472 136 .288
31 Amos Otis Amos Otis KCA 48 151 577 170 .295
32 Chris Chambliss Chris Chambliss NYA 48 149 554 155 .280
33 Dan Meyer Dan Meyer SEA 48 144 525 146 .278
34 Lance Parrish Lance Parrish DET 48 143 493 136 .276
35 Ken Landreaux Ken Landreaux MIN 47 151 564 172 .305
36 Roy Howell Roy Howell TOR 47 138 511 126 .247
37 Dwight Evans Dwight Evans BOS 46 152 489 134 .274
38 Toby Harrah Toby Harrah CLE 46 149 527 147 .279
39 Hal McRae Hal McRae KCA 46 101 393 113 .288
40 Rick Bosetti Rick Bosetti TOR 45 162 619 161 .260
41 Leon Roberts SEA 45 140 450 122 .271
42 John Mayberry John Mayberry TOR 44 137 464 127 .274
43 Al Oliver Al Oliver TEX 44 136 492 159 .323
44 Mickey Rivers Mickey Rivers NYA +1 44 132 533 156 .293
45 Doug DeCinces Doug DeCinces BAL 44 120 422 97 .230
46 Bob Watson Bob Watson BOS +1 43 133 475 144 .303
47 Rick Burleson Rick Burleson BOS 42 153 627 174 .278
48 Brian Downing Brian Downing CAL 42 148 509 166 .326
49 Lamar Johnson Lamar Johnson CHA 42 133 479 148 .309
50 Gary Roenicke BAL 42 133 376 98 .261
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