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1968 AL Batting Average Leaders

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Carl Yastrzemski led the AL in batting average in 1968 with .301, 11 points ahead of Danny Cater (.290). It was one of 3 times Carl Yastrzemski led in batting average.

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Carl Yastrzemski Led the AL in 1968 Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox
.301 Batting Average .011 clear of Danny Cater
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski BOS .301 157 539 162 .426
2 Danny Cater Danny Cater OAK .290 147 504 146 .336
3 Tony Oliva Tony Oliva MIN .289 128 470 136 .357
4 Willie Horton Willie Horton DET .285 143 512 146 .352
5 Ted Uhlaender Ted Uhlaender MIN .283 140 488 138 .324
6 Vic Davalillo Vic Davalillo CAL +1 .277 144 519 144 .301
7 Bert Campaneris Bert Campaneris OAK .276 159 642 177 .330
8 Ken Harrelson Ken Harrelson BOS .275 150 535 147 .356
9 Frank Howard Frank Howard WS2 .274 158 598 164 .338
10 Rick Monday Rick Monday OAK .274 148 482 132 .371
11 Cesar Tovar Cesar Tovar MIN .272 157 613 167 .326
12 Mike Andrews Mike Andrews BOS .271 147 536 145 .368
13 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson BAL .268 130 421 113 .390
14 Roy White Roy White NYA .267 159 577 154 .350
15 Reggie Smith Reggie Smith BOS .265 155 558 148 .342
16 Jim Northrup Jim Northrup DET .264 154 580 153 .324
17 Luis Aparicio Luis Aparicio CHA .264 157 622 164 .302
18 Bill Freehan Bill Freehan DET .263 155 540 142 .366
19 Mickey Stanley Mickey Stanley DET .259 153 583 151 .311
20 Jose Cardenal Jose Cardenal CLE .257 157 583 150 .305
21 Rick Reichardt Rick Reichardt CAL .255 151 534 136 .328
22 Brooks Robinson Brooks Robinson BAL .253 162 608 154 .304
23 Ken Berry Ken Berry CHA .252 153 504 127 .288
24 Sal Bando Sal Bando OAK .251 162 605 152 .314
25 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson OAK .250 154 553 138 .316
26 Tony Horton Tony Horton CLE .249 133 477 119 .302
27 Dick McAuliffe Dick McAuliffe DET .249 151 570 142 .344
28 Boog Powell Boog Powell BAL .249 154 550 137 .338
29 Bobby Knoop Bobby Knoop CAL .249 152 494 123 .301
30 Ken McMullen Ken McMullen WS2 .248 151 557 138 .326
31 Bob Allison Bob Allison MIN .247 145 469 116 .324
32 Jim Fregosi Jim Fregosi CAL .244 159 614 150 .315
33 Davey Johnson Davey Johnson BAL .242 145 504 122 .308
34 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle NYA .237 144 435 103 .385
35 Tommy McCraw Tommy McCraw CHA .235 136 477 112 .293
36 Larry Brown Larry Brown CLE .234 154 495 116 .300
37 Del Unser Del Unser WS2 .230 156 635 146 .282
38 Horace Clarke Horace Clarke NYA .230 148 579 133 .258
39 Joe Foy Joe Foy BOS .225 150 515 116 .336
40 Max Alvis Max Alvis CLE .223 131 452 101 .292
41 Mark Belanger Mark Belanger BAL .208 145 472 98 .272
42 Don Wert Don Wert DET .200 150 536 107 .258
43 Curt Blefary Curt Blefary BAL .200 137 451 90 .301
44 Tom Tresh Tom Tresh NYA .195 152 507 99 .304