highest batting average in the first 70 plate appearances of a single season

48 players had a 1.000 batting average. The first three are Sparrow McCaffrey in 1889 and Billy Gumbert and Frank O'Connor in 1893.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average in the first 70 plate appearances by a player of a single season
NAME AVG PA SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Sparrow McCaffrey
S. McCaffrey
1.000
2
1889
COL
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.9
.870
384
0.9
2 Billy Gumbert
B. Gumbert
1.000
1
1893
LOU
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1.000
2.000
3.000
1
0.8
1.308
598
0.8
3 Frank O'Connor
F. O'Connor
1.000
2
1893
PHI PHI
3
2
1
2
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
5
1
1.000
2.500
3.500
2
1.9
1.453
671
1.9
4 Tom Lipp
T. Lipp
1.000
1
1897
PHI PHI
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.961
429
0.5
5 Jim Donnelly
J. Donnelly
1.000
1
1898
STL STL
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.971
449
0.5
6 Pete McBride
P. McBride
1.000
4
1898
CLE
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
2
1.7
.877
397
1.6
7 Dave Zearfoss
D. Zearfoss
1.000
1
1898
NYG NYG
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.971
451
0.5
8 Welcome Gaston
W. Gaston
1.000
2
1899
BKN BKN
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
1
1.2
1.071
494
1.1
9 Lefty Herring
L. Herring
1.000
2
1899
WSH WSH
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.8
.868
383
0.8
10 Harry Gleason
H. Gleason
1.000
1
1901
BSA BSA
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.950
430
0.5
11 C.B. Burns
C.B. Burns
1.000
1
1902
BAL BAL
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.958
421
0.4
12 Mike Hopkins
M. Hopkins
1.000
2
1902
PIT PIT
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1.000
1.500
2.500
1
1.2
1.165
645
1.2
13 Bucky Veil
B. Veil
1.000
1
1904
PIT PIT
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.4
.952
485
0.4
14 Jim McGinley
J. McGinley
1.000
1
1905
SLN SLN
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.4
.959
462
0.4
15 Hub Knolls
H. Knolls
1.000
2
1906
BKN BKN
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1.000
2.000
3.000
2
1.5
1.427
788
1.5
16 Doc Tonkin
D. Tonkin
1.000
2
1907
WSH WSH
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.9
.972
525
0.9
17 Walter Clarkson
W. Clarkson
1.000
1
1908
CLE CLE
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.4
.964
531
0.4
18 John Kull
J. Kull
1.000
1
1909
PHA PHA
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.4
.970
520
0.4
19 Joseph Burns
J. Burns
1.000
1
1910
CIN CIN
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.4
.969
466
0.4
20 Billy Burke
B. Burke
1.000
1
1911
BSN BSN
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.961
455
0.4
21 Joe Crisp
J. Crisp
1.000
1
1911
SLA SLA
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.961
462
0.5
22 Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
1.000
2
1911
PIT PIT
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
1
1.1
1.058
519
1.1
23 Dick Rudolph
D. Rudolph
1.000
1
1911
NYG NYG
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.961
463
0.5
24 Chuck Tompkins
C. Tompkins
1.000
1
1912
CIN CIN
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.960
443
0.5
25 George Yantz
G. Yantz
1.000
1
1912
CHC CHC
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
1
0.5
.960
445
0.5

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
34
19
.642
Mets Mets
33
21
.611
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
33
21
.611
Cardinals Cardinals
30
24
.556
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
33
21
.611
Padres Padres
30
22
.577
2.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
33
20
.623
Rays Rays
27
26
.509
6.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
35
20
.636
Guardians Guardians
29
24
.547
5.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
29
23
.558
Astros Astros
28
25
.528
1.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/10
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
2-6
Sat
5/10
BAL BAL
@
LAA LAA
7-3
Sun
5/11
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
0-5
Sun
5/11
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
2-14
Sun
5/11
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/27
NYY NYY
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Tue
5/27
MIA MIA
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Tue
5/27
WSH WSH
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Tue
5/27
PIT PIT
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Wed
5/28
LAD LAD
@
CLE CLE
1:10 PM