which american league rookie first baseman has the highest batting average

Dale Alexander has the highest batting average by a rookie AL first baseman, with an average of .343 in 1929.

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Which american league rookie first baseman has the highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA 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	Dale Alexander D. Alexander	.343	1929	DET	155	626	110	215	43	15	25	137	56	0	63	5	9	700	363	83	18				.397	.580	.977	139	46.4	.431	143	40.9
2	Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr.	.330	1934	CLE	154	625	117	206	45	9	35	142	58	2	49	2	2	685	374	89	0				.388	.598	.987	139	52.9	.437	143	41.2
3	Walt Dropo W. Dropo	.322	1950	BSA	136	559	101	180	28	8	34	144	45	5	75	0	0	609	326	70	0			16	.378	.583	.961	115	39.3	.425	132	26.7
4	Stuffy McInnis S. McInnis	.321	1911	PHA	126	468	76	150	20	10	3	77	25	5	24	23		518	199	33	20				.361	.425	.787	76	14.6	.374	119	12.4
5	José Abreu J. Abreu	.317	2014	CWS	145	556	80	176	35	2	36	107	51	11	131	3	1	622	323	73	0	4	15	14	.383	.581	.964	115	48.3	.411	167	46.1
6	Billy Goodman B. Goodman	.310	1948	BSA	127	445	65	138	27	2	1	66	74	5	44	5	3	527	172	30	3			18	.414	.387	.801	80	17.9	.385	111	7.8
7	Lu Blue L. Blue	.308	1921	DET	153	585	103	180	33	11	5	75	103	5	47	13	17	709	250	49	16				.416	.427	.843	116	27.7	.396	120	19.2
8	Earl Sheely E. Sheely	.304	1921	CWS	154	563	68	171	25	6	11	95	57	7	34	4	9	647	241	42	20				.375	.428	.803	94	13.1	.373	106	5.4
9	Zeke Bonura Z. Bonura	.302	1934	CWS	127	510	86	154	35	4	27	110	64	0	31	0	2	575	278	66	1				.380	.545	.925	106	33.5	.414	131	25.2
10	Kent Hrbek K. Hrbek	.301	1982	MIN	140	532	82	160	21	4	23	92	54	0	80	3	1	591	258	48	1	4	12	17	.363	.485	.848	90	23.4	.370	124	16.5
11	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	.301	1933	DET	117	449	59	135	33	3	12	85	46	1	78	6	2	498	210	48	2				.367	.468	.835	78	20.5	.384	118	11.9
12	Bud Clancy B. Clancy	.300	1927	CWS	130	464	46	139	21	2	3	53	24	2	24	4	3	514	173	26	24				.337	.373	.710	58	-5.2	.332	87	-9
13	Yuli Gurriel Y. Gurriel	.299	2017	HOU	139	529	69	158	43	1	18	75	22	7	62	3	2	564	257	62	0	6	1	12	.332	.486	.817	80	11.2	.344	118	12.4
14	Jim Poole J. Poole	.298	1925	PHA	133	480	65	143	29	8	5	67	27	2	37	5	4	522	203	42	13				.338	.423	.761	66	-2.7	.348	87	-9.5
15	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.295	1925	NYY	126	437	73	129	23	10	20	68	46	2	49	6	3	497	232	53	12				.365	.531	.896	84	18.9	.399	122	15.1
16	Eric Hosmer E. Hosmer	.293	2011	KCR	128	523	66	153	27	3	19	78	34	1	82	11	5	563	243	49	0	5	7	13	.334	.465	.799	75	12.1	.343	113	8.5
17	Les Fleming L. Fleming	.292	1942	CLE	156	548	71	160	27	4	14	82	106	6	57	6	8	662	237	45	2			13	.412	.432	.845	109	38.3	.404	144	34.3
18	George Burns G. Burns	.291	1914	DET	137	478	55	139	22	5	5	57	32	12	56	23	13	544	186	32	22				.351	.389	.740	71	13.8	.358	119	11.1
19	Ferris Fain F. Fain	.291	1947	PHA	136	461	70	134	28	6	7	71	95	2	34	4	5	567	195	41	9			15	.414	.423	.837	90	26	.396	137	24.4
20	Wally Joyner W. Joyner	.290	1986	CAL	154	593	82	172	27	3	22	100	57	2	58	5	2	674	271	52	10	12	8	11	.348	.457	.805	94	16	.350	117	13.6
21	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	.289	1987	OAK	151	557	97	161	28	4	49	118	71	5	131	1	1	641	344	81	0	8	8	6	.370	.618	.987	124	45.2	.411	157	46.2
22	Carlos Quintana C. Quintana	.287	1990	BOS	149	512	56	147	28	0	7	67	52	2	74	1	2	572	196	35	4	2	0	19	.354	.383	.737	72	7.9	.337	105	3.4
23	Alvin Davis A. Davis	.284	1984	SEA	152	567	80	161	34	3	27	116	97	7	78	5	4	678	282	64	0	7	16	7	.391	.497	.888	113	37.1	.389	140	31.9
24	Charlie Carr C. Carr	.281	1903	DET	135	548	59	154	23	11	2	79	10	2	44	10		573	205	36	13				.296	.374	.671	66	-1.5	.314	97	-2.4
25	Tony Lupien T. Lupien	.281	1942	BSA	128	463	63	130	25	7	3	70	50	0	20	10	12	525	178	35	12			4	.351	.384	.735	66	10.1	.350	104	2.5

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