1961 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 RogerR MarisMaris RF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	161	590	132	159	16	4	61	141	94	67	0	0	.269	.372	.620	.992
2 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	153	514	132	163	16	6	54	128	126	112	12	1	.317	.448	.687	1.135
3 OrlandoO CepedaCepeda 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	SF	152	585	105	182	28	4	46	142	39	91	12	8	.311	.362	.609	.971
3 JimJ GentileGentile 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	BAL	148	486	96	147	25	2	46	141	96	106	1	1	.302	.423	.646	1.069
3 HarmonH KillebrewKillebrew 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIN	150	541	94	156	20	7	46	122	107	109	1	2	.288	.405	.606	1.011
6 RockyR ColavitoColavito LF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	163	583	129	169	30	2	45	140	113	75	1	2	.290	.402	.580	.982
7 NormN CashCash 1B 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	159	535	119	193	22	8	41	132	124	85	11	5	.361	.487	.662	1.149
8 WillieW MaysMays CF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	SF	154	572	129	176	32	3	40	123	81	77	18	9	.308	.393	.584	.977
9 FrankF RobinsonRobinson RF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	153	545	117	176	32	7	37	124	71	64	22	3	.323	.404	.611	1.015
10 JoeJ AdcockAdcock 1B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIL	152	562	77	160	20	0	35	108	59	94	2	1	.285	.354	.507	.861
10 DickD StuartStuart 1B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	PIT	138	532	83	160	28	8	35	117	34	121	0	3	.301	.344	.581	.925
12 HankH AaronAaron CF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIL	155	603	115	197	39	10	34	120	56	64	21	9	.327	.381	.594	.975
13 EddieE MathewsMathews 3B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIL	152	572	103	175	23	6	32	91	93	95	12	7	.306	.402	.535	.937
14 BobB AllisonAllison RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIN	159	556	83	136	21	3	29	105	103	100	2	7	.245	.363	.450	.813
14 ErnieE BanksBanks SS 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHC	138	511	75	142	22	4	29	80	54	75	1	2	.278	.346	.507	.853
16 BillB SkowronSkowron 1B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	150	561	76	150	23	4	28	89	35	108	0	0	.267	.318	.472	.790
16 AlA SmithSmith 3B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	147	532	88	148	29	4	28	93	56	67	4	4	.278	.348	.506	.854
16 LeonL WagnerWagner LF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	LAA	133	453	74	127	19	2	28	79	48	65	5	1	.280	.348	.517	.865
19 GeorgeG AltmanAltman RF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHC	138	518	77	157	28	12	27	96	40	92	6	2	.303	.353	.560	.913
19 WillieW KirklandKirkland RF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	146	525	84	136	22	5	27	95	48	77	7	0	.259	.318	.474	.792
19 RoyR SieversSievers 1B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	141	492	76	145	26	6	27	92	61	62	1	0	.295	.377	.537	.914
19 FrankF ThomasThomas LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIL	139	473	65	133	15	3	27	73	31	78	2	4	.281	.331	.497	.828
23 GordyG ColemanColeman 1B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	150	520	63	149	27	4	26	87	45	67	1	3	.287	.341	.504	.845
23 GeneG FreeseFreese 3B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	152	575	78	159	27	2	26	87	27	78	8	2	.277	.307	.466	.773
25 KenK HuntHunt CF 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	LAA	149	479	70	122	29	3	25	84	49	120	8	2	.255	.325	.484	.809

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