12 players are tied for the best batting average in the 1st inning this season, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Thomas Saggese, Lazaro Montes and David Hamilton.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Saggese | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | | L. Montes | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 | | D. Hamilton | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 4 | | J. Jarvis | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | C. Emerson | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 | | T. Mancini | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| 7 | | K. Misner | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 8 | | W. Wagner | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 9 | | G. Workman | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 10 | | Y. Pozo | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 11 | | D. Johnson | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 12 | | B. Sullivan | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 13 | | N. Nuñez | .800 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .800 | 1.467 |
| 14 | | E. Jiménez | .667 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 15 | | J. Loperfido | .667 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
| 16 | | P. Halpin | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 17 | | L. UrÃas | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 18 | | L. Maile | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| 19 | | T. Tolbert | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 20 | | J. Crooks | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 21 | | R. Ward | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 22 | | R. Waldschmidt | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 23 | | D. Hernaiz | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 24 | | D. Harris | .500 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 |
| 25 | | B. Matthews | .500 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
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