Dave Ricketts, Ed Spiezio and Wayne Comer were tied for the best batting average in the 1968 World Series, with an average of 1.000.
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highest batting average by a player in a single world series 1968| NAME | AVG | SEASON | SERIES | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Ricketts | 1.000 | 1968 | World Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 2 | | E. Spiezio | 1.000 | 1968 | World Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 3 | | W. Comer | 1.000 | 1968 | World Series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 4 | | J. Hoerner | .500 | 1968 | World Series | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
| 5 | | L. Brock | .464 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .516 | .857 | 1.373 | |
| 6 | | N. Cash | .385 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .433 | .500 | .933 | |
| 7 | | A. Kaline | .379 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .655 | 1.055 | |
| 8 | | J. Javier | .333 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .370 | .770 | |
| 9 | | E. Mathews | .333 | 1968 | World Series | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | |
| 10 | | T. McCarver | .333 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .593 | .993 | |
| 11 | | W. Horton | .304 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .448 | .565 | 1.013 | |
| 12 | | C. Flood | .286 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .321 | .655 | |
| 13 | | M. Shannon | .276 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .414 | .714 | |
| 14 | | M. Lolich | .250 | 1968 | World Series | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .500 | .808 | |
| 15 | | O. Cepeda | .250 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .464 | .764 | |
| 16 | | J. Northrup | .250 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 | .536 | .812 | |
| 17 | | D. McAuliffe | .222 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .323 | .333 | .656 | |
| 18 | | M. Stanley | .214 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .286 | .552 | |
| 19 |  | R. Maris | .158 | 1968 | World Series | 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .211 | .483 | |
| 20 |  | B. Gibson | .125 | 1968 | World Series | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .500 | .722 | |
| 21 | | D. Wert | .118 | 1968 | World Series | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .118 | .493 | |
| 22 | | B. Freehan | .083 | 1968 | World Series | 7 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .125 | .339 |
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