The Boston Red Sox had their highest batting average in a season after the All-Star Game in 1938, with an average of .311.
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highest average in a season by red sox since all star break| TEAM | AVG | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Red Sox | .311 | 1938 | 83 | .598 | 49 | 33 | 2,933 | 526 | 913 | 172 | 32 | 56 | 506 | 351 | 10 | 241 | 36 | 3,362 | 1,317 | 260 | 68 | .387 | .449 | .836 | ||||
| 2 |  | Red Sox | .302 | 1950 | 77 | .675 | 52 | 25 | 2,734 | 480 | 825 | 140 | 35 | 68 | 445 | 331 | 9 | 280 | 14 | 3,109 | 1,239 | 243 | 35 | 72 | .379 | .453 | .832 | |||
| 3 |  | Red Sox | .292 | 1997 | 76 | .526 | 40 | 36 | 2,712 | 381 | 791 | 186 | 19 | 79 | 367 | 221 | 29 | 503 | 31 | 22 | 2,995 | 1,252 | 284 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 69 | .349 | .462 | .811 |
| 4 | | Red Sox | .291 | 1939 | 84 | .554 | 46 | 37 | 2,902 | 465 | 845 | 144 | 30 | 66 | 434 | 321 | 5 | 262 | 24 | 3,309 | 1,247 | 240 | 81 | 87 | .363 | .430 | .792 | |||
| 5 | | Red Sox | .291 | 1940 | 82 | .500 | 41 | 41 | 2,920 | 485 | 850 | 162 | 40 | 80 | 445 | 319 | 4 | 316 | 36 | 3,290 | 1,332 | 282 | 47 | 70 | .362 | .456 | .818 | |||
| 6 |  | Red Sox | .288 | 1987 | 74 | .500 | 37 | 37 | 2,558 | 396 | 737 | 128 | 16 | 81 | 375 | 280 | 20 | 380 | 38 | 21 | 2,914 | 1,140 | 225 | 21 | 35 | 16 | 56 | .358 | .446 | .804 |
| 7 | | Red Sox | .288 | 1985 | 76 | .480 | 36 | 39 | 2,704 | 397 | 778 | 147 | 19 | 83 | 382 | 249 | 14 | 405 | 36 | 10 | 3,020 | 1,212 | 249 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 64 | .348 | .448 | .796 |
| 8 | | Red Sox | .287 | 1949 | 76 | .711 | 54 | 22 | 2,616 | 457 | 751 | 136 | 17 | 65 | 424 | 395 | 6 | 257 | 21 | 3,057 | 1,116 | 218 | 40 | 82 | .382 | .427 | .808 | |||
| 9 | | Red Sox | .287 | 1980 | 83 | .506 | 42 | 41 | 2,893 | 389 | 830 | 165 | 18 | 76 | 367 | 265 | 18 | 368 | 45 | 26 | 3,222 | 1,259 | 259 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 81 | .348 | .435 | .783 |
| 10 | | Red Sox | .287 | 1995 | 76 | .618 | 47 | 29 | 2,643 | 420 | 758 | 165 | 20 | 86 | 402 | 284 | 27 | 459 | 45 | 21 | 3,002 | 1,221 | 271 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 74 | .359 | .462 | .821 |
| 11 | | Red Sox | .287 | 1984 | 78 | .577 | 45 | 33 | 2,746 | 419 | 787 | 131 | 19 | 94 | 402 | 222 | 8 | 381 | 13 | 10 | 3,015 | 1,238 | 244 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 61 | .339 | .451 | .789 |
| 12 | | Red Sox | .286 | 2007 | 75 | .573 | 43 | 32 | 2,611 | 432 | 747 | 170 | 14 | 78 | 413 | 314 | 31 | 509 | 49 | 11 | 2,994 | 1,179 | 262 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 64 | .366 | .452 | .818 |
| 13 | | Red Sox | .285 | 1941 | 81 | .543 | 44 | 37 | 2,806 | 424 | 801 | 158 | 32 | 62 | 392 | 339 | 11 | 287 | 33 | 3,214 | 1,209 | 252 | 58 | 65 | .365 | .431 | .796 | |||
| 14 | | Red Sox | .283 | 1935 | 81 | .500 | 40 | 40 | 2,803 | 366 | 794 | 154 | 29 | 30 | 335 | 318 | 11 | 249 | 39 | 3,202 | 1,096 | 213 | 70 | .359 | .391 | .750 | ||||
| 15 | | Red Sox | .283 | 2011 | 72 | .486 | 35 | 37 | 2,574 | 393 | 729 | 157 | 14 | 96 | 378 | 233 | 15 | 510 | 44 | 21 | 2,861 | 1,202 | 267 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 49 | .343 | .467 | .810 |
| 16 | | Red Sox | .283 | 2004 | 76 | .658 | 50 | 26 | 2,652 | 467 | 751 | 175 | 13 | 105 | 454 | 302 | 33 | 540 | 31 | 14 | 3,023 | 1,267 | 293 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 55 | .360 | .478 | .837 |
| 17 | | Red Sox | .283 | 1996 | 77 | .636 | 49 | 28 | 2,691 | 451 | 762 | 156 | 11 | 88 | 426 | 289 | 37 | 470 | 52 | 20 | 3,055 | 1,204 | 255 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 64 | .358 | .447 | .805 |
| 18 | | Red Sox | .283 | 1979 | 72 | .486 | 35 | 37 | 2,466 | 368 | 698 | 146 | 12 | 84 | 348 | 197 | 15 | 296 | 18 | 14 | 2,715 | 1,120 | 242 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 78 | .337 | .454 | .791 |
| 19 | | Red Sox | .282 | 2003 | 69 | .580 | 40 | 29 | 2,392 | 388 | 675 | 129 | 10 | 114 | 381 | 273 | 23 | 415 | 36 | 19 | 2,712 | 1,166 | 253 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 47 | .359 | .487 | .846 |
| 20 | | Red Sox | .281 | 1999 | 74 | .608 | 45 | 29 | 2,556 | 409 | 719 | 147 | 18 | 88 | 393 | 289 | 26 | 431 | 22 | 13 | 2,922 | 1,166 | 253 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 65 | .356 | .456 | .812 |
| 21 | | Red Sox | .281 | 1947 | 85 | .542 | 45 | 38 | 2,900 | 381 | 815 | 119 | 25 | 56 | 361 | 334 | 10 | 319 | 25 | 3,295 | 1,152 | 200 | 51 | 83 | .357 | .397 | .755 | |||
| 22 | | Red Sox | .281 | 1989 | 79 | .532 | 42 | 37 | 2,759 | 377 | 774 | 160 | 14 | 54 | 355 | 305 | 18 | 379 | 20 | 16 | 3,128 | 1,124 | 228 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 87 | .353 | .407 | .760 |
| 23 | | Red Sox | .280 | 1981 | 52 | .558 | 29 | 23 | 1,861 | 261 | 522 | 85 | 9 | 44 | 250 | 194 | 5 | 254 | 11 | 14 | 2,092 | 757 | 138 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 44 | .348 | .407 | .754 |
| 24 |  | Red Sox | .280 | 1977 | 72 | .639 | 46 | 26 | 2,447 | 389 | 686 | 122 | 26 | 81 | 375 | 226 | 17 | 397 | 19 | 19 | 2,734 | 1,103 | 229 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 57 | .342 | .451 | .793 |
| 25 | | Red Sox | .280 | 1937 | 90 | .506 | 45 | 44 | 3,123 | 470 | 875 | 153 | 38 | 61 | 432 | 337 | 15 | 316 | 44 | 3,536 | 1,287 | 252 | 61 | .353 | .412 | .765 | ||||
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