highest batting average in 1956 minimum 50 ab

Mickey Mantle had the best batting average with 50+ at-bats in 1956, with an average of .353.

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highest batting average by a player in 1956 minimum 50 ab

	NAME	AVG	AB	SEASON	TM	G	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	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.353	533	1956	NYY	150	132	188	22	5	52	130	112	2	99	10	1	652	376	79	1	4	6	4	.464	.705	1.169	164	88.9	.498	202	84.6
2	Ted Williams T. Williams	.345	400	1956	BOS	136	71	138	28	2	24	82	102	1	39	0	0	503	242	54	0	0	11	13	.479	.605	1.084	116	57.5	.470	175	47.8
3	Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn	.332	591	1956	DET	146	96	196	32	7	12	88	55	3	34	9	5	657	278	51	0	8	3	11	.387	.470	.857	104	28.2	.380	125	20.8
4	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.328	609	1956	MIL	153	106	200	34	14	26	92	37	2	54	2	4	660	340	74	5	7	6	21	.365	.558	.923	115	38.2	.399	153	41.7
5	Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell	.326	500	1956	DET	141	97	163	14	3	28	87	79	2	74	1	1	592	267	45	3	8	1	5	.414	.534	.948	112	43.1	.417	148	36.4
6	Bob Nieman B. Nieman	.320	428	1956	TOT	128	63	137	21	6	14	68	90	0	63	1	6	522	212	41	1	3	5	14	.436	.495	.931	97	36.5	.414	151	34
7	Bill Virdon B. Virdon	.319	580	1956	TOT	157	77	185	23	10	10	46	38	2	71	6	7	627	258	43	4	3	9	12	.361	.445	.806	87	14.2	.355	117	12.7
8	Jim Small J. Small	.319	91	1956	DET	58	13	29	4	2	0	10	6	0	10	0	0	99	37	6	2	0	0	1	.361	.407	.767	13	1.6	.346	104	0.5
9	Minnie Minoso M. Minoso	.316	545	1956	CWS	151	106	172	29	11	21	88	86	23	40	12	6	665	286	61	4	7	4	10	.425	.525	.950	126	49.2	.419	150	42.5
10	Jackie Jensen J. Jensen	.315	578	1956	BOS	151	80	182	23	11	20	97	89	1	43	11	3	673	287	54	1	4	5	23	.405	.497	.901	117	39	.399	130	25.9
11	Al Kaline A. Kaline	.314	617	1956	DET	153	96	194	32	10	27	128	70	1	55	7	1	693	327	69	1	4	4	10	.383	.530	.913	121	40.7	.400	137	32.9
12	Lou Skizas L. Skizas	.314	303	1956	TOT	89	39	95	11	3	11	40	15	0	19	3	1	323	145	25	2	3	1	13	.343	.479	.821	46	9	.361	110	4
13	Tom Sturdivant T. Sturdivant	.313	64	1956	NYY	32	5	20	1	1	0	5	0	0	7	0	0	68	23	2	3	1	0	0	.308	.359	.667	6	-1.6	.296	76	-2
14	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.311	543	1956	PIT	147	66	169	30	7	7	60	13	4	58	6	6	572	234	44	8	4	2	14	.330	.431	.761	71	4.7	.336	105	3.7
15	Bob Boyd B. Boyd	.311	225	1956	BAL	70	28	70	8	3	2	11	30	1	14	0	5	262	90	13	6	0	2	6	.395	.400	.795	38	7.4	.361	119	6.2
16	Gil McDougald G. McDougald	.311	438	1956	NYY	120	79	136	13	3	13	56	68	3	59	3	8	518	194	29	7	2	1	5	.405	.443	.848	84	23.9	.384	131	20.5
17	Mickey Vernon M. Vernon	.310	403	1956	BOS	119	67	125	28	4	15	84	57	7	40	1	0	471	206	47	2	2	6	12	.403	.511	.914	83	28.5	.402	132	19.4
18	Stan Musial S. Musial	.310	594	1956	STL	156	87	184	33	6	27	109	75	3	39	2	0	682	310	66	3	7	15	19	.386	.522	.908	115	36.2	.392	139	31.8
19	Pete Runnels P. Runnels	.310	578	1956	WSH	147	72	179	29	9	8	76	58	2	64	5	5	646	250	46	4	4	2	18	.372	.433	.805	93	17.8	.360	113	10.5
20	Vic Power V. Power	.309	530	1956	KCA	127	77	164	21	5	14	63	24	1	16	2	2	559	237	40	3	1	2	5	.340	.447	.787	75	10.3	.349	102	1.4
21	Bill Skowron B. Skowron	.308	464	1956	NYY	134	78	143	21	6	23	90	50	6	60	4	4	523	245	50	2	1	3	16	.382	.528	.910	91	30.8	.400	141	27.3
22	Ray Boone R. Boone	.308	481	1956	DET	131	77	148	14	6	25	81	77	3	46	0	0	568	249	45	2	5	8	13	.403	.518	.920	101	34.8	.403	139	28.4
23	Ken Boyer K. Boyer	.306	595	1956	STL	150	91	182	30	2	26	98	38	1	65	8	3	639	294	58	2	3	7	18	.347	.494	.841	95	21.2	.367	122	17.1
24	Bob Cerv B. Cerv	.304	115	1956	NYY	54	16	35	5	6	3	25	18	0	13	0	1	135	61	14	1	1	0	3	.396	.530	.926	24	8.5	.405	145	7.6
25	Ed Fitz Gerald E. Fitz Gerald	.304	148	1956	WSH	64	15	45	8	0	2	12	20	0	16	0	0	169	59	10	1	0	1	4	.387	.399	.786	24	4.3	.358	111	2.4

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