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1966 AL Batting Average Leaders

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Frank Robinson led the AL in batting average in 1966 with .316, 9 points ahead of Tony Oliva (.307).

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Frank Robinson Led the AL in 1966 Frank Robinson Baltimore Orioles
.316 Batting Average .009 clear of Tony Oliva
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson BAL .316 155 576 182 .410
2 Tony Oliva Tony Oliva MIN .307 159 622 191 .353
3 Al Kaline Al Kaline DET .288 142 479 138 .392
4 Boog Powell Boog Powell BAL .287 140 491 141 .372
5 Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew MIN .281 162 569 160 .391
6 Leon Wagner Leon Wagner CLE .279 150 549 153 .334
7 Norm Cash Norm Cash DET .279 160 603 168 .351
8 Danny Cater Danny Cater KC1 +1 .278 137 485 135 .317
9 Frank Howard Frank Howard WS2 .278 146 493 137 .348
10 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski BOS .278 160 594 165 .368
11 Jose Cardenal Jose Cardenal CAL .276 154 561 155 .320
12 Luis Aparicio Luis Aparicio BAL .276 151 659 182 .311
13 Fred Valentine WS2 .276 146 508 140 .351
14 Dick McAuliffe Dick McAuliffe DET .274 124 430 118 .373
15 Tommie Agee Tommie Agee CHA .273 160 629 172 .326
16 Brooks Robinson Brooks Robinson BAL .269 157 620 167 .333
17 Don Wert Don Wert DET .268 150 559 150 .342
18 Bert Campaneris Bert Campaneris KC1 .267 142 573 153 .302
19 Tony Conigliaro Tony Conigliaro BOS .265 150 558 148 .330
20 Willie Horton Willie Horton DET .262 146 526 138 .321
21 Joe Foy Joe Foy BOS .262 151 554 145 .364
22 Cesar Tovar Cesar Tovar MIN .260 134 465 121 .325
23 Davey Johnson Davey Johnson BAL .257 131 501 129 .298
24 Curt Blefary Curt Blefary BAL .255 131 419 107 .371
25 Joe Pepitone Joe Pepitone NYA .255 152 585 149 .290
26 Mike Hershberger Mike Hershberger KC1 .253 146 538 136 .313
27 Jim Fregosi Jim Fregosi CAL .252 162 611 154 .325
28 Bobby Richardson Bobby Richardson NYA .251 149 610 153 .280
29 Dick Green Dick Green KC1 .250 140 507 127 .297
30 Zoilo Versalles Zoilo Versalles MIN .249 137 543 135 .307
31 Max Alvis Max Alvis CLE .245 157 596 146 .304
32 George Scott George Scott BOS .245 162 601 147 .324
33 Don Buford Don Buford CHA .244 163 607 148 .323
34 Fred Whitfield Fred Whitfield CLE .241 137 502 121 .283
35 Clete Boyer Clete Boyer NYA .240 144 500 120 .303
36 Rocky Colavito Rocky Colavito CLE .238 151 533 127 .336
37 Rico Petrocelli Rico Petrocelli BOS .238 139 522 124 .295
38 Ken Harrelson Ken Harrelson WS2 +1 .237 134 460 109 .317
39 Bill Freehan Bill Freehan DET .234 136 492 115 .294
40 Ken McMullen Ken McMullen WS2 .233 147 524 122 .289
41 Tom Tresh Tom Tresh NYA .233 151 537 125 .341
42 Bobby Knoop Bobby Knoop CAL .232 161 590 137 .282
43 Ed Brinkman Ed Brinkman WS2 .229 158 582 133 .263