Johnny Mize and Joe Jackson are tied for the best batting average with 50+ at-bats in a month, with an average of .529.
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highest batting average by a player in one month in MLB history with at least 50 at bats| NAME | AVG | AB | MONTH | G | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Mize | .529 | 51 | July 1936 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 48 | 11 | 0 | .579 | .941 | 1.520 | ||||
| 2 | | J. Jackson | .529 | 102 | June 1912 | 29 | 28 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 89 | 25 | 2 | .568 | .873 | 1.440 | ||||||
| 3 | | L. Walker | .528 | 53 | September 1998 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .632 | .774 | 1.406 |
| 4 |  | S. Musial | .528 | 53 | April 1958 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .574 | .868 | 1.442 |
| 5 |  | T. Cobb | .528 | 127 | July 1912 | 30 | 33 | 67 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 137 | 103 | 22 | 0 | .562 | .811 | 1.373 | |||||
| 6 | | G. Sisler | .526 | 114 | June 1920 | 29 | 33 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 131 | 87 | 16 | 3 | .578 | .763 | 1.341 | ||||
| 7 | | J. Rice | .525 | 61 | September 1985 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .951 | 1.496 |
| 8 | | T. Cobb | .521 | 96 | July 1918 | 25 | 17 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 107 | 65 | 9 | 1 | .566 | .677 | 1.243 | ||||
| 9 | | D. Alexander | .519 | 52 | April 1931 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 39 | 9 | 0 | .597 | .750 | 1.347 | ||||
| 10 | | H. Lord | .517 | 60 | September 1915 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 38 | 5 | 1 | .540 | .633 | 1.173 | |||||
| 11 | | T. Helton | .512 | 82 | May 2000 | 23 | 32 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .588 | 1.000 | 1.588 |
| 12 | | J. Jackson | .512 | 86 | June 1916 | 24 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 100 | 63 | 14 | 2 | .571 | .733 | 1.304 | |||||
| 13 |  | R. Hornsby | .509 | 106 | August 1924 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 95 | 23 | 6 | .570 | .896 | 1.466 | ||||
| 14 |  | H. Aaron | .508 | 61 | April 1959 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 59 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .516 | .967 | 1.483 |
| 15 | | J. Jackson | .506 | 83 | September 1912 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 106 | 56 | 10 | 4 | .598 | .675 | 1.273 | ||||
| 16 | | H. Heilmann | .505 | 97 | August 1927 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 79 | 17 | 3 | .586 | .814 | 1.401 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Jackson | .505 | 97 | May 1913 | 27 | 24 | 49 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 114 | 76 | 18 | 0 | .579 | .784 | 1.362 | ||||
| 18 |  | C. Jones | .500 | 62 | July 2006 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .575 | .984 | 1.559 |
| 19 |  | I. Rodriguez | .500 | 86 | June 2004 | 22 | 16 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .542 | .733 | 1.274 |
| 20 | | R. Alomar | .500 | 70 | September 1997 | 20 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .532 | .800 | 1.332 |
| 21 |  | L. Gehrig | .495 | 111 | June 1930 | 28 | 37 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 137 | 102 | 24 | 3 | .582 | .919 | 1.501 | ||||
| 22 | | H. Manush | .495 | 103 | September 1928 | 25 | 22 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 86 | 20 | 0 | .536 | .835 | 1.371 | ||||
| 23 | | T. Cobb | .495 | 97 | June 1911 | 23 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 103 | 65 | 10 | 1 | .520 | .670 | 1.190 | |||||
| 24 |  | G. Brett | .494 | 85 | July 1980 | 21 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 69 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .541 | .812 | 1.353 |
| 25 | | T. Speaker | .493 | 71 | May 1925 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 57 | 13 | 2 | .576 | .803 | 1.379 | ||||
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