Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Wade Boggs had the highest batting average by a left-hander, with an average of .352.

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best left hand with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game hitters MLB 1980s

	NAME	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.352	1,183	4,534	823	1,597	314	36	64	523	754	17	339	14	22	5,371	2,175	414	23	43	87	123	.443	.480	.922	989	380.2	.409	151	329.6
2	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.332	1,060	4,078	617	1,354	192	51	45	416	382	11	233	221	84	4,527	1,783	288	34	22	88	102	.389	.437	.826	678	164.4	.364	133	170.7
3	Dwight Smith D. Smith	.324	109	343	52	111	19	6	9	52	31	2	51	9	4	381	169	34	4	1	0	4	.382	.493	.875	64	22.5	.392	149	20.2
4	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.323	1,015	4,022	615	1,300	272	15	164	717	314	10	238	8	7	4,422	2,094	451	13	63	82	101	.368	.521	.889	728	226.7	.383	140	212.2
5	Mike Greenwell M. Greenwell	.320	476	1,646	255	526	109	14	59	315	186	18	133	35	17	1,864	840	182	0	14	35	40	.392	.510	.902	321	111	.393	142	94.1
6	Rod Carew R. Carew	.314	724	2,671	396	838	125	19	15	238	332	5	266	64	56	3,077	1,046	159	52	17	38	63	.388	.392	.780	425	81.6	.353	119	69.7
7	George Brett G. Brett	.311	1,252	4,653	768	1,446	303	47	193	851	647	18	411	79	29	5,381	2,422	543	0	63	148	111	.392	.521	.913	924	318.4	.394	145	287
8	Al Oliver A. Oliver	.307	797	3,006	366	924	190	12	58	444	207	15	238	18	16	3,248	1,312	260	3	17	59	97	.353	.436	.790	437	74.9	.348	120	74.4
9	Mark Grace M. Grace	.305	276	996	139	304	51	7	20	136	140	0	85	17	10	1,146	429	78	3	7	18	25	.388	.431	.819	172	46.7	.367	132	39.8
10	Will Clark W. Clark	.304	582	2,100	361	638	125	22	98	352	257	17	406	26	28	2,410	1,101	245	12	24	62	20	.380	.524	.905	407	133.1	.389	152	141.6
11	Mickey Rivers M. Rivers	.304	463	1,719	241	522	84	10	16	143	64	3	116	41	21	1,813	674	110	18	9	4	10	.328	.392	.720	209	8.1	.324	102	4.2
12	Kal Daniels K. Daniels	.302	377	1,215	235	367	76	6	54	168	212	8	219	77	20	1,444	617	136	2	7	23	23	.407	.508	.915	259	94.1	.400	152	87.1
13	Bake McBride B. McBride	.302	292	1,090	123	329	61	15	12	139	48	6	121	28	14	1,159	456	88	4	11	8	34	.332	.418	.750	141	12.9	.333	106	8.2
14	Keith Hernandez K. Hernandez	.300	1,357	4,932	744	1,480	273	32	114	735	742	24	674	63	42	5,756	2,159	419	4	54	93	107	.390	.438	.828	872	220.5	.368	134	226.2
15	Cecil Cooper C. Cooper	.300	1,073	4,379	592	1,313	247	23	144	706	251	11	462	46	22	4,705	2,038	414	17	47	44	108	.336	.465	.801	649	118.4	.352	120	107.2
16	Mike Easler M. Easler	.295	1,039	3,524	447	1,041	185	23	115	502	309	17	661	19	24	3,892	1,617	323	5	37	44	83	.352	.459	.811	554	113.9	.357	121	92
17	Luis Polonia L. Polonia	.293	334	1,156	199	339	44	20	9	122	78	2	148	75	24	1,248	450	73	5	7	2	20	.337	.389	.726	149	6.7	.325	105	6.7
18	Dave Magadan D. Magadan	.293	334	898	110	263	50	4	8	103	134	3	99	1	1	1,046	345	62	3	8	12	17	.384	.384	.768	143	25.6	.347	125	29.7
19	John Kruk J. Kruk	.290	492	1,460	212	424	60	11	41	217	242	0	272	28	17	1,726	629	112	10	14	29	34	.388	.431	.819	259	61.1	.363	130	61.1
20	Kent Hrbek K. Hrbek	.290	1,156	4,178	624	1,212	224	16	201	724	523	17	564	19	16	4,767	2,071	441	5	44	77	101	.368	.496	.864	757	216.9	.377	130	168.8
21	Alvin Davis A. Davis	.290	881	3,180	461	921	176	9	131	530	531	24	403	7	11	3,772	1,508	316	2	35	67	78	.392	.474	.866	612	183	.380	134	150.6
22	Milt Thompson M. Thompson	.289	621	2,030	270	586	85	22	21	177	164	9	346	132	37	2,225	778	128	11	11	15	31	.343	.383	.726	266	11.9	.325	101	3.2
23	Jose Cruz J. Cruz	.289	1,188	4,253	548	1,227	203	47	90	597	435	2	569	137	64	4,739	1,794	340	7	42	75	67	.352	.422	.773	617	81.9	.341	119	103.5
24	Harold Baines H. Baines	.288	1,428	5,363	679	1,547	276	44	189	835	449	10	809	29	21	5,888	2,478	509	8	58	89	145	.341	.462	.803	813	149.5	.351	116	108.3
25	Wally Joyner W. Joyner	.288	620	2,347	341	676	121	8	85	381	230	18	231	24	8	2,644	1,068	214	13	36	41	56	.351	.455	.806	371	70.1	.351	119	62.1

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	64	44	.593
Yankees	61	48	.560	3.5
Red Sox	57	51	.528	7.0
Orioles	53	56	.486	11.5
Blue Jays	50	59	.459	14.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/31	BOS	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Sat 8/1	BOS	@	LAD	9:10 PM
Sun 8/2	BOS	@	LAD	7:20 PM
Tue 8/4	CWS	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Wed 8/5	CWS	@	BOS	7:10 PM

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Final

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45 - 64

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HR Leaders

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Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Rice

RBI Leaders

82

Abrams

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Stewart

80

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Lopez

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Alvarez

Hit Leaders

138

Lopez

135

Arraez

126

Alvarez

Run Leaders

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Wood

74

Alvarez

74

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.408

Soto

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Wood

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

.572

Rice

.566

García

SB Leaders

39

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

13

Sánchez

13

Gray

12

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

185

Misiorowski

168

Williams

167

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.58

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

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WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.90

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Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.87

Misiorowski

13.26

Cease

11.34

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K/BB Leaders

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Schlittler

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Walk Leaders

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Ohtani

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Wood

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Alvarez

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Ohtani

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Wood

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60-48

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Worst Record ATS

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	64	45	.587
Phillies	57	52	.523	7.0
Marlins	55	55	.500	9.5
Nationals	55	55	.500	9.5
Mets	47	63	.427	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	67	41	.620
Cubs	62	47	.569	5.5
Pirates	55	55	.500	13.0
Cardinals	54	55	.495	13.5
Reds	51	57	.472	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	40	.633
Diamondbacks	57	52	.523	12.0
Padres	55	54	.505	14.0
Giants	47	62	.431	22.0
Rockies	42	67	.385	27.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	64	44	.593
Yankees	61	48	.560	3.5
Red Sox	57	51	.528	7.0
Orioles	53	56	.486	11.5
Blue Jays	50	59	.459	14.5
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White Sox	57	51	.528
Guardians	56	54	.509	2.0
Twins	55	55	.500	3.0
Tigers	51	58	.468	6.5
Royals	46	64	.418	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	55	54	.505
Astros	55	55	.500	0.5
Mariners	53	57	.482	2.5
Athletics	45	64	.413	10.0
Angels	42	67	.385	13.0

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Sun 7/12	SEA	@	TBR	8-2
Sun 7/12	CLE	@	MIA	5-2
Sun 7/12	ATH	@	CWS	1-9
Sun 7/12	ATL	@	STL	4-3
Sun 7/12	HOU	@	TEX	5-6

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/31	NYY	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Fri 7/31	PIT	@	CIN	6:10 PM
Fri 7/31	PHI	@	BAL	7:05 PM
Fri 7/31	STL	@	TOR	7:07 PM
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