single season batting average leaders minimum 40 games played 1941 to 1950

Between the 1941 and 1950 seasons, Ted Williams had the best batting average with 40+ games played in a season, with an average of .406 in 1941.

	NAME	AVG	G	SEASON	TM	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ted Williams T. Williams	.406	143	1941	BSA	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	147	3	27	2	4	606	335	73	0	10	.553	.735	1.287	179	108.8	.568	221	96.9
2	Joe Schultz J. Schultz	.386	42	1946	SLA	57	1	22	4	0	0	14	11	0	2	0	0	69	26	4	1	1	.485	.456	.941	13	5.9	.447	163	5
3	Stan Musial S. Musial	.376	155	1948	SLN	611	135	230	46	18	39	131	79	3	34	7		694	429	103	1	18	.450	.702	1.152	174	92.3	.512	201	86.4
4	Ted Williams T. Williams	.369	137	1948	BSA	509	124	188	44	3	25	127	126	3	41	4	0	638	313	72	0	10	.497	.615	1.112	156	81	.504	184	68.8
5	Stan Musial S. Musial	.365	156	1946	SLN	624	124	228	50	20	16	103	73	3	31	7		702	366	86	2	7	.434	.587	1.021	145	71.3	.468	187	67.3
6	Hank Edwards H. Edwards	.364	41	1950	CHC	110	13	40	11	1	2	21	10	0	13	0		120	59	14	0	2	.417	.536	.953	23	8.2	.430	151	7.9
7	Harry Walker H. Walker	.363	140	1947	TOT	513	81	186	29	16	1	41	63	4	39	13		598	250	46	18	10	.436	.487	.924	110	42.1	.428	146	34.6
8	Cecil Travis C. Travis	.359	152	1941	WSH	608	106	218	39	19	7	101	52	1	25	2	2	663	316	65	2	13	.410	.520	.930	123	46.7	.426	144	38.3
9	Dixie Walker D. Walker	.357	147	1944	BKN	535	77	191	37	8	13	91	72	1	27	6		611	283	58	3	6	.434	.529	.963	120	54.2	.447	168	48.8
10	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.357	139	1941	NYY	541	122	193	43	11	30	125	76	4	13	4	2	621	348	84	0	6	.440	.643	1.083	144	72.3	.486	181	66.6
11	Stan Musial S. Musial	.357	157	1943	SLN	617	108	220	48	20	13	81	72	2	18	9		701	347	81	10	17	.425	.562	.988	139	67.5	.461	180	61.3
12	Ted Williams T. Williams	.356	150	1942	BSA	522	141	186	34	5	36	137	145	4	51	3	2	671	338	75	0	12	.499	.648	1.147	168	96.2	.524	209	86.5
13	Phil Cavarretta P. Cavarretta	.355	132	1945	CHC	498	94	177	34	10	6	97	81	4	34	5		586	249	50	3	6	.449	.500	.949	114	50.3	.448	164	44.8
14	Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau	.355	152	1948	CLE	560	116	199	34	6	18	106	98	2	9	3	2	676	299	58	16	15	.453	.534	.987	140	60	.455	166	57.5
15	Dick Wakefield D. Wakefield	.355	78	1944	DET	276	53	98	15	5	12	53	55	1	29	2	2	332	159	32	0	5	.464	.576	1.040	73	37.2	.479	188	33.5
16	Billy Goodman B. Goodman	.354	110	1950	BSA	424	91	150	25	3	4	68	52	2	25	2	4	485	193	32	7	8	.427	.455	.882	85	24.8	.409	122	14.8
17	Mickey Vernon M. Vernon	.353	148	1946	WSH	587	88	207	51	8	8	85	49	0	64	14	10	638	298	67	2	12	.403	.508	.910	110	43.6	.423	156	40.5
18	Tommy Holmes T. Holmes	.352	154	1945	BSN	636	125	224	47	6	28	117	70	4	9	15		713	367	81	3	11	.420	.577	.997	146	69.1	.463	171	60.8
19	Bill Dickey B. Dickey	.351	85	1943	NYY	242	29	85	18	2	4	33	41	0	12	2	1	284	119	24	1	5	.445	.492	.937	53	24.1	.444	174	22.5
20	Jack Bolling J. Bolling	.351	56	1944	BKN	131	21	46	14	1	1	25	14	1	4	0		147	65	16	1	4	.418	.496	.914	27	10.8	.426	155	9.5
21	Vic Lombardi V. Lombardi	.347	43	1949	PIT	49	8	17	0	1	0	10	4	0	4	1		53	19	1	0	0	.396	.388	.784	7	1.2	.372	109	0.6
22	Stan Musial S. Musial	.347	146	1944	SLN	568	112	197	51	14	12	94	90	5	28	7		667	312	77	4	7	.440	.549	.990	136	63.8	.457	174	58
23	Stan Musial S. Musial	.346	146	1950	SLN	555	105	192	41	7	28	109	87	3	36	5		645	331	76	0	11	.437	.596	1.034	140	60.2	.460	168	56.5
24	Johnny Sain J. Sain	.346	40	1947	BSN	107	13	37	7	0	0	18	3	0	1	0		118	44	7	8	2	.364	.411	.775	16	2.2	.360	104	0.6
25	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.346	76	1949	NYY	272	58	94	14	6	14	67	55	2	18	0	1	329	162	34	0	11	.459	.596	1.055	74	34.6	.478	176	32.5

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Red Sox	81	68	.544	9.0
Blue Jays	75	75	.500	15.5
Orioles	72	78	.480	18.5

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Tue 9/15	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Wed 9/16	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Thu 9/17	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Fri 9/18	BOS	@	TBR	7:10 PM
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Marlins	74	76	.493	14.0
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Mets	69	80	.463	18.5
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