what hitter had the best batting average in the 1976 mlb season

Bill Madlock had the highest batting average in 1976, with an average of .339.

Regular season
Min. 3.1 Plate Appearances Per Team Game

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	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	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.339	1976	CHC	142	514	68	174	36	1	15	84	56	11	27	15	11	588	257	52	3	4	15	21	.412	.500	.912	103	40.9	.411	149	32.2
2	Ken Griffey K. Griffey	.336	1976	CIN	148	562	111	189	28	9	6	74	62	1	65	34	11	628	253	43	0	3	0	3	.401	.450	.851	101	35.4	.393	144	30.7
3	George Brett G. Brett	.333	1976	KCR	159	645	94	215	34	14	7	67	49	1	36	21	11	705	298	55	2	8	4	8	.377	.462	.839	108	33.8	.381	144	32.9
4	Hal McRae H. McRae	.332	1976	KCR	149	527	75	175	34	5	8	73	64	8	43	22	12	609	243	47	2	8	7	13	.407	.461	.868	100	35.6	.395	154	34.8
5	Rod Carew R. Carew	.331	1976	MIN	156	605	97	200	29	12	9	90	67	1	52	49	22	687	280	50	8	6	14	12	.395	.463	.858	108	35.8	.387	148	34.8
6	Garry Maddox G. Maddox	.330	1976	PHI	146	531	75	175	37	6	6	68	42	4	59	29	12	586	242	49	0	9	8	10	.377	.456	.833	87	26	.376	132	21
7	Pete Rose P. Rose	.323	1976	CIN	162	665	130	215	42	6	10	63	86	6	54	9	5	759	299	58	0	2	7	17	.404	.450	.854	122	42.8	.393	144	37.1
8	Lyman Bostock L. Bostock	.323	1976	MIN	128	474	75	153	21	9	4	60	33	1	37	12	6	517	204	34	3	6	5	15	.364	.430	.794	71	17.1	.360	130	16.4
9	Joe Morgan J. Morgan	.320	1976	CIN	141	472	113	151	30	5	27	111	114	1	41	60	9	599	272	62	0	12	8	2	.444	.576	1.020	123	60.3	.454	184	55.8
10	Steve Garvey S. Garvey	.317	1976	LAD	162	631	85	200	37	4	13	80	50	1	69	19	8	696	284	54	5	9	11	20	.363	.450	.813	99	26.3	.367	132	24.7
11	Willie Montanez W. Montanez	.317	1976	TOT	163	650	74	206	29	2	11	84	36	1	47	2	5	691	272	42	1	3	11	26	.352	.418	.771	90	17.5	.350	112	9.3
12	Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore	.316	1976	DET	135	544	93	172	23	8	4	39	51	2	111	58	20	603	223	35	5	1	2	12	.376	.410	.786	85	21.4	.364	128	18.1
13	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	.314	1976	BOS	132	507	76	159	32	8	10	65	48	1	67	14	9	566	237	50	0	10	2	9	.367	.467	.835	86	26.2	.379	135	20.7
14	Dave Parker D. Parker	.313	1976	PIT	138	537	82	168	28	10	13	90	30	2	80	19	7	573	255	51	0	4	6	16	.349	.475	.824	84	23.7	.372	131	20
15	Bob Watson B. Watson	.313	1976	HOU	157	585	76	183	31	3	16	102	62	4	64	3	3	662	268	50	2	9	10	12	.377	.458	.835	100	30.5	.378	141	30.4
16	Mickey Rivers M. Rivers	.312	1976	NYY	137	590	95	184	31	8	8	67	13	3	51	43	7	613	255	47	2	5	0	3	.327	.432	.760	78	14.1	.346	123	15.1
17	Rico Carty R. Carty	.310	1976	CLE	152	552	67	171	34	0	13	83	67	0	45	1	1	628	244	47	0	9	9	18	.379	.442	.821	93	26.6	.373	141	27
18	Cesar Geronimo C. Geronimo	.307	1976	CIN	149	486	59	149	24	11	2	49	56	6	95	22	5	555	201	37	2	5	13	6	.382	.414	.795	76	18.2	.360	123	14
19	George Foster G. Foster	.306	1976	CIN	144	562	86	172	21	9	29	121	52	4	89	17	3	627	298	59	0	9	4	11	.364	.530	.894	106	39.7	.402	150	35
20	Greg Luzinski G. Luzinski	.304	1976	PHI	149	533	74	162	28	1	21	95	50	11	107	1	2	605	255	50	0	11	2	11	.369	.478	.847	95	31.1	.386	138	25.9
21	Thurman Munson T. Munson	.302	1976	NYY	152	616	79	186	27	1	17	105	29	9	38	14	11	665	266	45	1	10	6	17	.337	.432	.769	86	16.6	.349	125	17.8
22	Lou Brock L. Brock	.301	1976	STL	133	498	73	150	24	5	4	67	35	1	75	56	19	544	196	33	4	6	7	19	.344	.394	.738	65	8.2	.335	108	4.7
23	Bill Buckner B. Buckner	.301	1976	LAD	154	642	76	193	28	4	7	60	26	1	26	28	9	680	250	39	6	5	6	8	.326	.389	.716	77	5.5	.326	105	4
24	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.300	1976	CWS	136	527	63	158	22	6	4	36	17	2	41	14	5	558	204	32	8	4	2	6	.322	.387	.709	62	3.8	.324	105	3.1
25	Jose Cardenal J. Cardenal	.299	1976	CHC	136	521	64	156	25	2	8	47	32	1	39	23	14	560	209	35	3	3	0	5	.339	.401	.740	70	11.1	.342	104	2.8

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Wed 9/16	ATL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
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Sat 9/19	CHC	@	CIN	6:40 PM
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