1940 MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders

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PLAYER	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 JohnnyJ MizeMize 1B 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	67	248	45	70	9	5	21	54	31	19	1	0	.282	.369	.613	.982
2 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	72	274	55	83	17	2	20	67	52	44	4	6	.303	.414	.599	1.013
3 HalH TroskyTrosky 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	69	255	45	77	24	1	17	49	39	19	0	2	.302	.401	.604	1.005
4 CharlieC KellerKeller LF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	68	254	50	74	8	9	16	52	44	32	4	2	.291	.396	.583	.979
5 HankH GreenbergGreenberg 1B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	67	262	53	90	31	4	15	71	41	39	1	1	.344	.434	.664	1.098
5 BobB JohnsonJohnson LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHA	67	250	49	76	11	2	15	53	45	34	6	0	.304	.412	.544	.956
7 WallyW JudnichJudnich CF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	SLB	67	255	50	62	7	5	14	44	26	39	5	3	.243	.313	.475	.788
8 JoeJ DiMaggioDiMaggio CF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	57	217	34	68	9	5	13	47	29	16	1	1	.313	.399	.581	.980
9 ElbieE FletcherFletcher 1B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	PIT	68	238	45	68	11	3	12	56	54	31	2	0	.286	.424	.508	.932
9 JoeJ KuhelKuhel 1B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	70	284	46	74	12	4	12	42	26	32	6	2	.261	.329	.458	.787
9 JimJ TaborTabor 3B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	69	264	42	70	17	4	12	39	23	31	5	7	.265	.324	.496	.820
12 JohnnyJ BerardinoBerardino 2B 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	SLB	66	227	33	60	15	3	11	52	13	23	3	1	.264	.304	.502	.806
12 HarryH DanningDanning C 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYG	65	251	40	86	15	2	11	58	16	14	3	0	.343	.384	.550	.934
12 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	68	267	64	92	25	6	11	55	46	25	1	3	.345	.444	.607	1.051
15 HarlondH CliftClift 3B 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	SLB	72	254	46	68	12	3	10	36	44	22	2	3	.268	.380	.457	.837
15 VinceV DiMaggioDiMaggio CF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	PIT	41	122	23	30	6	0	10	19	13	28	3	0	.246	.328	.541	.869
15 FrankieF HayesHayes C 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHA	63	221	37	75	9	2	10	41	29	22	4	0	.339	.418	.534	.952
15 PinkyP HigginsHiggins 3B 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	58	212	36	66	12	0	10	34	31	10	3	1	.311	.404	.509	.913
15 BillB NicholsonNicholson RF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHC	63	223	35	71	14	3	10	50	30	25	1	0	.318	.402	.543	.945
15 JohnnyJ RizzoRizzo LF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	62	224	33	64	9	1	10	33	27	28	1	0	.286	.365	.469	.834
15 GeorgeG SelkirkSelkirk RF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	66	225	39	69	12	4	10	38	52	19	2	6	.307	.443	.529	.972
15 RudyR YorkYork 1B 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	72	263	41	79	22	5	10	52	52	46	2	1	.300	.420	.536	.956
23 SamS ChapmanChapman CF 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHA	58	206	38	54	11	1	9	32	24	38	1	4	.262	.342	.456	.798
23 JoeJ CroninCronin SS 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	72	259	37	64	12	2	9	48	41	28	5	1	.247	.350	.413	.763
23 JoeJ GordonGordon 2B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	72	272	39	68	12	3	9	44	17	30	11	2	.250	.297	.415	.712

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