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1919 American League Batting Average Leaders

Official Batting Statistics: Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers .384... Bob 'Bobby' Veach, Tigers .355... George Sisler, St. Louis Browns .352... Joe Jackson, White Sox .351... Jack Tobin, Browns .327... Bill 'Baby Doll' Jacobson, Browns .323... Babe Ruth, Red Sox .322... Sam Rice, Washington Senators .321... Harry Heilmann, Tigers .320... Ed 'Eddie' Collins, White Sox .319... John 'Stuffy' McInnis, Boston Red Sox .305... Roger Peckinpaugh, New York Yankees .305... Nemo Leibold, White Sox .302... Ray Chapman, Cleveland Indians .300... Larry Gardner, Indians .300... George Burns, Philadelphia Athletics .296... Tris Speaker, Indians .296... Buck Weaver, White Sox .296... Frank 'Home Run' Baker, Yankees .293... Del Pratt, Yankees .292... Tilly Walker, Athletics .292... Chick Gandil, White Sox .290... Steve O'Neill, Indians .289... Joe Judge, Senators .288... Braggo Roth, Red Sox .287... Ray Schalk, White Sox .282... Ping Bodie, Yankees .278... Everett Scott, Red Sox .278... Elmer Smith, Indians .278... Bill Wambsganss, Indians .278... ========================================== 1919 American League Doubles Leaders: Bobby Veach, Detroit Tigers 45... Tris Speaker, Indians 38... Ty Cobb, Tigers 36... Steve O'Neill, Indians 35... Oscar 'Happy' Felsch, White Sox 34... Babe Ruth, Red Sox 34... Joe Judge, Senators 33... Buck Weaver, White Sox 33... Shoeless Joe Jackson, White Sox 31... George Sisler, Browns 31... Baby Doll Jacobson, Browns 31... Harry Heilmann, Tigers 30... Tilly Walker, Phil A's 30... Larry Gardner, Indians 29... George Burns, Phil A's 29... Del Pratt, Yankees 27... Ping Bodie, Yankees 27... Harry Hooper, Red Sox 25... Elmer Smith, Indians 24... Chick Gandil, White Sox 24... Ray Chapman, Indians 23... Sam Rice, Senators 23... Duffy Lewis, Yankees 23... Wally Pipp, Yankees 23... Frank Baker, Yankees 22... Jack Graney, Indians 22... Ira Flagstead, Tigers 22... Jack Tobin, Browns 22... Braggo Roth, Red Sox 22... Roger Peckinpaugh, Yankees 20... Eddie Collins, White Sox 19... Patsy Garrity, Senators 19... baseballhistorian.com - Archives - MLB Baseball History

Bobby Veach 1922 Tigers

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