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1987 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Tony Gwynn led all of MLB in batting average in 1987 with .370, 7 points ahead of Wade Boggs (.363). It was one of 8 times Tony Gwynn led in batting average.

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Tony Gwynn Led all of MLB in 1987 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
.370 Batting Average .007 clear of Wade Boggs
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Tony Gwynn Tony Gwynn SDN .370 157 589 218 .447
2 Wade Boggs Wade Boggs BOS .363 147 551 200 .461
3 Paul Molitor Paul Molitor ML4 .353 118 465 164 .438
4 Alan Trammell Alan Trammell DET .343 151 597 205 .402
5 Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero LAN .338 152 545 184 .416
6 Kirby Puckett Kirby Puckett MIN .332 157 624 207 .367
7 Tim Raines Tim Raines MON .330 139 530 175 .429
8 Don Mattingly Don Mattingly NYA .327 141 569 186 .378
9 Kevin Seitzer Kevin Seitzer KCA .323 161 641 207 .399
10 Tony Fernandez Tony Fernandez TOR .322 146 578 186 .379
11 Julio Franco Julio Franco CLE .319 128 495 158 .389
12 Larry Sheets BAL .316 135 469 148 .358
13 John Kruk John Kruk SDN .313 138 447 140 .406
14 Robin Yount Robin Yount ML4 .312 158 635 198 .384
15 Dion James Dion James ATL .312 134 494 154 .397
16 Danny Tartabull Danny Tartabull KCA .309 158 582 180 .390
17 George Bell George Bell TOR .308 156 610 188 .352
18 Will Clark Will Clark SFN .308 150 529 163 .371
19 Pat Tabler Pat Tabler CLE .307 151 553 170 .369
20 Willie Randolph Willie Randolph NYA .305 120 449 137 .411
21 Dwight Evans Dwight Evans BOS .305 154 541 165 .417
22 Andres Galarraga Andres Galarraga MON .305 147 551 168 .361
23 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith SLN .303 158 600 182 .392
24 Milt Thompson Milt Thompson PHI .302 150 527 159 .351
25 Bobby Bonilla Bobby Bonilla PIT .300 141 466 140 .351
26 Benito Santiago Benito Santiago SDN .300 146 546 164 .324
27 Brook Jacoby CLE .300 155 540 162 .387
28 Greg Brock Greg Brock ML4 .299 141 532 159 .371
29 Tim Wallach Tim Wallach MON .298 153 593 177 .343
30 Phil Bradley Phil Bradley SEA .297 158 603 179 .387
31 Billy Hatcher Billy Hatcher HOU .296 141 564 167 .352
32 Dale Murphy Dale Murphy ATL .295 159 566 167 .417
33 Brett Butler Brett Butler CLE .295 137 522 154 .399
34 Alvin Davis Alvin Davis SEA .295 157 580 171 .370
35 Ryne Sandberg Ryne Sandberg CHN .294 132 523 154 .367
36 Marty Barrett Marty Barrett BOS .293 137 559 164 .351
37 Ivan Calderon Ivan Calderon CHA .293 144 542 159 .362
38 Eric Davis Eric Davis CIN .293 129 474 139 .399
39 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt PHI .293 147 522 153 .388
40 Harold Baines Harold Baines CHA .293 132 505 148 .352
41 Andy Van Slyke Andy Van Slyke PIT .293 157 564 165 .359
42 Dave Martinez Dave Martinez CHN .292 142 459 134 .372
43 George Brett George Brett KCA .290 115 427 124 .388
44 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez NYN .290 154 587 170 .377
45 Mark McGwire Mark McGwire OAK .289 151 557 161 .370
46 Vince Coleman SLN .289 151 623 180 .363
47 Johnny Ray Johnny Ray PIT +1 .289 153 599 173 .334
48 Carney Lansford Carney Lansford OAK .289 151 554 160 .366
49 Matt Nokes Matt Nokes DET .289 135 461 133 .345
50 Scott Fletcher Scott Fletcher TEX .287 156 588 169 .358
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