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MLB 1897 Leaders
Batting Average

1
Profile photo of Willie Keeler

Willie Keeler

Baltimore Orioles

.424

2
Profile photo of Fred Clarke

Fred Clarke

Louisville Colonels

.390

3
Profile photo of Jesse Burkett

Jesse Burkett

Cleveland Spiders

.383

4
Profile photo of Ed Delahanty

Ed Delahanty

Philadelphia Phillies

.377

5
Profile photo of Joe Kelley

Joe Kelley

Baltimore Orioles

.362

6
Profile photo of Nap Lajoie

Nap Lajoie

Philadelphia Phillies

.361

7
Profile photo of Hughie Jennings

Hughie Jennings

Baltimore Orioles

.355

8
Profile photo of Jack Doyle

Jack Doyle

Baltimore Orioles

.354

9
Profile photo of Chick Stahl

Chick Stahl

Boston Beaneaters

.354

10
Profile photo of George Davis

George Davis

New York Giants

.353

11
Profile photo of Jake Stenzel

Jake Stenzel

Baltimore Orioles

.353

12
Profile photo of Jimmy Collins

Jimmy Collins

Boston Beaneaters

.346

13
Profile photo of Billy Hamilton

Billy Hamilton

Boston Beaneaters

.343

14
Profile photo of Deacon McGuire

Deacon McGuire

Washington Senators

.343

15
Profile photo of Gene DeMontreville

Gene DeMontreville

Washington Senators

.341

16
Profile photo of Bill Lange

Bill Lange

Chicago Colts

.340

17
Profile photo of Hugh Duffy

Hugh Duffy

Boston Beaneaters

.340

18
Profile photo of Cupid Childs

Cupid Childs

Cleveland Spiders

.338

19
Profile photo of Bobby Wallace

Bobby Wallace

Cleveland Spiders

.335

20
Profile photo of Tommy Tucker

Tommy Tucker

Boston Beaneaters
Washington Senators

.333

21
Profile photo of Jake Beckley

Jake Beckley

New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds

.330

22
Profile photo of George

George "Rip" Van Haltren

New York Giants

.329

23
Profile photo of Duff Cooley

Duff Cooley

Philadelphia Phillies

.329

24
Profile photo of Klondike Douglass

Klondike Douglass

St. Louis Browns

.328

25
Profile photo of Mike Tiernan

Mike Tiernan

New York Giants

.327

26
Profile photo of John Anderson

John Anderson

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

.325

27
Profile photo of John McGraw

John McGraw

Baltimore Orioles

.325

28
Profile photo of Herman Long

Herman Long

Boston Beaneaters

.322

29
Profile photo of Patsy Donovan

Patsy Donovan

Pittsburg Pirates

.322

30
Profile photo of Fred Tenney

Fred Tenney

Boston Beaneaters

.318

31
Profile photo of Kid Gleason

Kid Gleason

New York Giants

.317

32
Profile photo of Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

.316

33
Profile photo of Chief Zimmer

Chief Zimmer

Cleveland Spiders

.316

34
Profile photo of Dusty Miller

Dusty Miller

Cincinnati Reds

.316

35
Profile photo of Bill Everitt

Bill Everitt

Chicago Colts

.314

36
Profile photo of Fielder Jones

Fielder Jones

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

.314

37
Profile photo of Kip Selbach

Kip Selbach

Washington Senators

.313

38
Profile photo of Elmer Smith

Elmer Smith

Pittsburg Pirates

.310

39
Profile photo of Bobby 'Link' Lowe

Bobby 'Link' Lowe

Boston Beaneaters

.309

40
Profile photo of Candy LaChance

Candy LaChance

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

.308

41
Profile photo of Harry Davis

Harry Davis

Pittsburg Pirates

.305

42
Profile photo of Fred Hartman

Fred Hartman

St. Louis Browns

.304

43
Profile photo of Bill Joyce

Bill Joyce

New York Giants

.303

44
Profile photo of Bid McPhee

Bid McPhee

Cincinnati Reds

.301

45
Profile photo of Perry Werden

Perry Werden

Louisville Colonels

.301

46
Profile photo of Jimmy Ryan

Jimmy Ryan

Chicago Colts

.300

47
Profile photo of Ollie Pickering

Ollie Pickering

Louisville Colonels
Cleveland Spiders

.292

48
Profile photo of Tom Brown

Tom Brown

Washington Senators

.292

49
Profile photo of Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Pittsburg Pirates

.292

50
Profile photo of Dummy Hoy

Dummy Hoy

Cincinnati Reds

.292

51
Profile photo of Jimmy Callahan

Jimmy Callahan

Chicago Colts

.292

52
Profile photo of Tuck Turner

Tuck Turner

St. Louis Browns

.291

53
Profile photo of George Decker

George Decker

Chicago Colts

.290

54
Profile photo of Jack O'Connor

Jack O'Connor

Cleveland Spiders

.290

55
Profile photo of Heinie Reitz

Heinie Reitz

Baltimore Orioles

.289

56
Profile photo of Charlie Irwin

Charlie Irwin

Cincinnati Reds

.289

57
Profile photo of Dick Harley

Dick Harley

St. Louis Browns

.288

58
Profile photo of Tommy Corcoran

Tommy Corcoran

Cincinnati Reds

.288

59
Profile photo of Monte Cross

Monte Cross

St. Louis Browns

.286

60
Profile photo of Tom McCreery

Tom McCreery

Louisville Colonels
New York Giants

.286

61
Profile photo of Cap Anson

Cap Anson

Chicago Colts

.285

62
Profile photo of Billy Shindle

Billy Shindle

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

.284

63
Profile photo of Dan Lally

Dan Lally

St. Louis Browns

.284

64
Profile photo of Tommy Dowd

Tommy Dowd

St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Phillies

.284

65
Profile photo of Zeke Wrigley

Zeke Wrigley

Washington Senators

.284

66
Profile photo of Bones Ely

Bones Ely

Pittsburg Pirates

.283

67
Profile photo of Dick Padden

Dick Padden

Pittsburg Pirates

.282

68
Profile photo of Claude Ritchey

Claude Ritchey

Cincinnati Reds

.282

69
Profile photo of Willie Clark

Willie Clark

New York Giants

.280

70
Profile photo of Phil Geier

Phil Geier

Philadelphia Phillies

.278

71
Profile photo of George Shoch

George Shoch

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

.278

72
Profile photo of Charlie Reilly

Charlie Reilly

Washington Senators

.276

73
Profile photo of Mike Grady

Mike Grady

Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Browns

.274

74
Profile photo of Ed McKean

Ed McKean

Cleveland Spiders

.273

75
Profile photo of Jack Warner

Jack Warner

New York Giants

.273

76
Profile photo of Barry McCormick

Barry McCormick

Chicago Colts

.267

77
Profile photo of General Stafford

General Stafford

New York Giants
Louisville Colonels

.267

78
Profile photo of Patsy Tebeau

Patsy Tebeau

Cleveland Spiders

.267

79
Profile photo of Eddie Burke

Eddie Burke

Cincinnati Reds

.266

80
Profile photo of Ducky Holmes

Ducky Holmes

Louisville Colonels
New York Giants

.261

81
Profile photo of Charlie Abbey

Charlie Abbey

Washington Senators

.260

82
Profile photo of Lave Cross

Lave Cross

Philadelphia Phillies

.259

83
Profile photo of Billy Nash

Billy Nash

Philadelphia Phillies

.258

84
Profile photo of John Grim

John Grim

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

.248

85
Profile photo of Marty Bergen

Marty Bergen

Boston Beaneaters

.248

86
Profile photo of John Houseman

John Houseman

St. Louis Browns

.245

87
Profile photo of John O'Brien

John O'Brien

Washington Senators

.244

88
Profile photo of Bill Hallman

Bill Hallman

Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Browns

.234

89
Profile photo of Billy Clingman

Billy Clingman

Louisville Colonels

.228

90
Profile photo of Joe Sugden

Joe Sugden

Pittsburg Pirates

.222

91
Profile photo of Bill Wilson

Bill Wilson

Louisville Colonels

.213

92
Profile photo of Malachi Kittridge

Malachi Kittridge

Chicago Colts

.202

93
Profile photo of Germany Smith

Germany Smith

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

.201

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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