Mickey Mantle had the best batting average in a season in 1956, with an average of .353.

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	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	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.353	1956	NYY	150	533	132	188	22	5	52	130	112	2	99	10	1	652	376	79	1	4	6	4	.464	.705	1.169	164	88.9	.498	202	84.6
2	Ted Williams T. Williams	.345	1956	BOS	136	400	71	138	28	2	24	82	102	1	39	0	0	503	242	54	0	0	11	13	.479	.605	1.084	116	57.5	.470	175	47.8
3	Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn	.332	1956	DET	146	591	96	196	32	7	12	88	55	3	34	9	5	657	278	51	0	8	3	11	.387	.470	.857	104	28.2	.380	125	20.8
4	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.328	1956	MIL	153	609	106	200	34	14	26	92	37	2	54	2	4	660	340	74	5	7	6	21	.365	.558	.923	115	38.2	.399	153	41.7
5	Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell	.326	1956	DET	141	500	97	163	14	3	28	87	79	2	74	1	1	592	267	45	3	8	1	5	.414	.534	.948	112	43.1	.417	148	36.4
6	Bob Nieman B. Nieman	.320	1956	TOT	128	428	63	137	21	6	14	68	90	0	63	1	6	522	212	41	1	3	5	14	.436	.495	.931	97	36.5	.414	151	34
7	Bill Virdon B. Virdon	.319	1956	TOT	157	580	77	185	23	10	10	46	38	2	71	6	7	627	258	43	4	3	9	12	.361	.445	.806	87	14.2	.355	117	12.7
8	Minnie Minoso M. Minoso	.316	1956	CWS	151	545	106	172	29	11	21	88	86	23	40	12	6	665	286	61	4	7	4	10	.425	.525	.950	126	49.2	.419	150	42.5
9	Jackie Jensen J. Jensen	.315	1956	BOS	151	578	80	182	23	11	20	97	89	1	43	11	3	673	287	54	1	4	5	23	.405	.497	.901	117	39	.399	130	25.9
10	Al Kaline A. Kaline	.314	1956	DET	153	617	96	194	32	10	27	128	70	1	55	7	1	693	327	69	1	4	4	10	.383	.530	.913	121	40.7	.400	137	32.9
11	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.311	1956	PIT	147	543	66	169	30	7	7	60	13	4	58	6	6	572	234	44	8	4	2	14	.330	.431	.761	71	4.7	.336	105	3.7
12	Gil McDougald G. McDougald	.311	1956	NYY	120	438	79	136	13	3	13	56	68	3	59	3	8	518	194	29	7	2	1	5	.405	.443	.848	84	23.9	.384	131	20.5
13	Stan Musial S. Musial	.310	1956	STL	156	594	87	184	33	6	27	109	75	3	39	2	0	682	310	66	3	7	15	19	.386	.522	.908	115	36.2	.392	139	31.8
14	Pete Runnels P. Runnels	.310	1956	WSH	147	578	72	179	29	9	8	76	58	2	64	5	5	646	250	46	4	4	2	18	.372	.433	.805	93	17.8	.360	113	10.5
15	Vic Power V. Power	.309	1956	KCA	127	530	77	164	21	5	14	63	24	1	16	2	2	559	237	40	3	1	2	5	.340	.447	.787	75	10.3	.349	102	1.4
16	Bill Skowron B. Skowron	.308	1956	NYY	134	464	78	143	21	6	23	90	50	6	60	4	4	523	245	50	2	1	3	16	.382	.528	.910	91	30.8	.400	141	27.3
17	Ray Boone R. Boone	.308	1956	DET	131	481	77	148	14	6	25	81	77	3	46	0	0	568	249	45	2	5	8	13	.403	.518	.920	101	34.8	.403	139	28.4
18	Ken Boyer K. Boyer	.306	1956	STL	150	595	91	182	30	2	26	98	38	1	65	8	3	639	294	58	2	3	7	18	.347	.494	.841	95	21.2	.367	122	17.1
19	Richie Ashburn R. Ashburn	.303	1956	PHI	154	628	94	190	26	8	3	50	79	5	45	10	1	719	241	37	6	1	3	4	.384	.384	.768	98	14.6	.351	115	12.5
20	Red Schoendienst R. Schoendienst	.302	1956	TOT	132	487	61	147	21	3	2	29	41	2	15	1	3	536	180	26	3	3	1	13	.356	.370	.726	64	2	.330	99	-0.5
21	Ted Kluszewski T. Kluszewski	.302	1956	CIN	138	517	91	156	14	1	35	102	49	3	31	1	0	574	277	50	0	5	22	11	.362	.536	.898	92	25.3	.381	129	19.6
22	Jim Gilliam J. Gilliam	.300	1956	BKN	153	594	102	178	23	8	6	43	95	4	39	21	9	701	235	37	6	2	6	5	.399	.396	.794	101	20.2	.362	117	14.1
23	Wally Moon W. Moon	.298	1956	STL	149	540	86	161	22	11	16	68	80	1	50	12	9	622	253	49	1	0	7	13	.390	.469	.858	99	27.3	.381	131	23.4
24	Yogi Berra Y. Berra	.298	1956	NYY	140	521	93	155	29	2	30	105	65	5	29	3	2	597	278	61	1	5	7	8	.378	.534	.911	103	33.6	.396	139	29.6
25	Ernie Banks E. Banks	.297	1956	CHC	139	538	82	160	25	8	28	85	52	0	62	6	9	593	285	61	0	3	18	7	.358	.530	.887	94	24.9	.379	131	21.8

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
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Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
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Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
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Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
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Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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