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 NormN CashCash 1B 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	159	535	119	193	22	8	41	132	124	85	11	5	.361	.487	.662	1.149
2 RobertoR ClementeClemente RF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	PIT	146	572	100	201	30	10	23	89	35	59	4	1	.351	.390	.559	.949
3 VadaV PinsonPinson CF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	154	607	101	208	34	8	16	87	39	63	23	10	.343	.379	.504	.883
4 KenK BoyerBoyer 3B 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	153	589	109	194	26	11	24	95	68	91	6	3	.329	.397	.533	.930
5 WallyW MoonMoon LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	LA	134	463	79	152	25	3	17	88	89	79	7	5	.328	.434	.505	.939
6 HankH AaronAaron CF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIL	155	603	115	197	39	10	34	120	56	64	21	9	.327	.381	.594	.975
7 AlA KalineKaline RF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	153	586	116	190	41	7	19	82	66	42	14	1	.324	.393	.515	.908
8 FrankF RobinsonRobinson RF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	CIN	153	545	117	176	32	7	37	124	71	64	22	3	.323	.404	.611	1.015
9 JimJ PiersallPiersall CF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	121	484	81	156	26	7	6	40	43	46	8	2	.322	.378	.442	.820
10 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	153	514	132	163	16	6	54	128	126	112	12	1	.317	.448	.687	1.135
11 OrlandoO CepedaCepeda 1B 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	SF	152	585	105	182	28	4	46	142	39	91	12	8	.311	.362	.609	.971
12 WillieW MaysMays CF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	SF	154	572	129	176	32	3	40	123	81	77	18	9	.308	.393	.584	.977
13 EddieE MathewsMathews 3B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIL	152	572	103	175	23	6	32	91	93	95	12	7	.306	.402	.535	.937
14 GeorgeG AltmanAltman RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHC	138	518	77	157	28	12	27	96	40	92	6	2	.303	.353	.560	.913
15 JimJ GentileGentile 1B 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	BAL	148	486	96	147	25	2	46	141	96	106	1	1	.302	.423	.646	1.069
16 EarlE BatteyBattey C 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	MIN	133	460	70	139	24	1	17	55	53	66	3	3	.302	.377	.470	.847
17 DickD StuartStuart 1B 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	PIT	138	532	83	160	28	8	35	117	34	121	0	3	.301	.344	.581	.925
18 TitoT FranconaFrancona LF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	155	592	87	178	30	8	16	85	56	52	2	1	.301	.363	.459	.822
19 JohnJ RomanoRomano C 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	142	509	76	152	29	1	21	80	61	60	0	0	.299	.377	.483	.860
20 DonD HoakHoak 3B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	PIT	145	503	72	150	27	7	12	61	73	53	4	2	.298	.388	.451	.839
21 JackieJ BrandtBrandt CF 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	BAL	139	516	93	153	18	5	16	72	62	51	10	2	.297	.371	.444	.815
22 NormN SiebernSiebern 1B 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	KCA	153	560	68	166	36	5	18	98	82	91	2	4	.296	.384	.475	.859
23 RoyR SieversSievers 1B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	141	492	76	145	26	6	27	92	61	62	1	0	.295	.377	.537	.914
24 JerryJ LumpeLumpe 2B 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	KCA	148	569	81	167	29	9	3	54	48	39	1	0	.293	.348	.392	.740
25 RockyR ColavitoColavito LF 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	DET	163	583	129	169	30	2	45	140	113	75	1	2	.290	.402	.580	.982

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