1953 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 MickeyM VernonVernon 1B 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	WAS	152	608	101	205	43	11	15	115	63	57	4	6	.337	.403	.518	.921
2 AlA RosenRosen 3B 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	155	599	115	201	27	5	43	145	85	48	8	7	.336	.422	.613	1.035
3 BillyB GoodmanGoodman 2B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	128	514	73	161	33	5	2	41	57	11	1	4	.313	.384	.409	.793
4 MinnieM MinosoMinoso LF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	151	556	104	174	24	8	15	104	74	43	25	16	.313	.410	.466	.876
5 JimJ BusbyBusby CF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	WAS	150	586	68	183	28	7	6	82	38	45	13	6	.312	.358	.415	.773
6 HarveyH KuennKuenn SS 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	155	679	94	209	33	7	2	48	50	31	6	5	.308	.356	.386	.742
7 GeorgeG KellKell 3B 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	134	460	68	141	41	2	12	73	52	22	5	2	.307	.383	.483	.866
8 GeneG WoodlingWoodling LF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	125	395	64	121	26	4	10	58	82	29	2	7	.306	.429	.468	.897
9 HankH BauerBauer RF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	133	437	77	133	20	6	10	57	59	45	2	3	.304	.394	.446	.840
10 DaveD PhilleyPhilley RF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHA	157	620	80	188	30	9	9	59	51	35	13	5	.303	.358	.424	.782
11 DaleD MitchellMitchell LF 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	134	500	76	150	26	4	13	60	42	20	3	1	.300	.354	.446	.800
12 YogiY BerraBerra C 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	137	503	80	149	23	5	27	108	50	32	0	3	.296	.363	.523	.886
13 RayR BooneBoone 3B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	135	497	94	147	17	8	26	114	72	68	3	3	.296	.390	.519	.909
14 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	127	461	105	136	24	3	21	92	79	90	8	4	.295	.398	.497	.895
15 JimJ DelsingDelsing CF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	138	479	77	138	26	6	11	62	66	39	1	3	.288	.380	.436	.816
16 BobbyB AvilaAvila 2B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	141	559	85	160	22	3	8	55	58	27	10	8	.286	.355	.379	.734
17 NellieN FoxFox 2B 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	154	624	92	178	31	8	3	72	49	18	4	5	.285	.344	.375	.719
18 GilG McDougaldMcDougald 3B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	141	541	82	154	27	7	10	83	60	65	3	4	.285	.361	.416	.777
19 GusG ZernialZernial LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHA	147	556	85	158	21	3	42	108	57	79	4	0	.284	.355	.559	.914
20 GeorgeG StricklandStrickland SS 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	123	419	43	119	17	4	5	47	51	52	0	0	.284	.362	.379	.741
21 TomT UmphlettUmphlett CF 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	137	495	53	140	27	5	3	59	34	30	4	2	.283	.331	.376	.707
22 BobB NiemanNieman LF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	142	508	72	143	32	5	15	69	57	57	0	3	.281	.354	.453	.807
23 ChicoC CarrasquelCarrasquel SS 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	149	552	72	154	30	4	2	47	38	47	5	3	.279	.330	.359	.689
24 SamS MeleMele RF 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	140	481	64	132	26	8	12	82	58	47	3	1	.274	.353	.437	.790
25 SammyS WhiteWhite C 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	136	476	59	130	34	2	13	64	29	48	3	2	.273	.318	.435	.753

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