Norm Cash had the best batting average in 1961, with an average of .361.

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Who led MLB in batting avg with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1961?

	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	Norm Cash N. Cash	.361	1961	DET	159	535	119	193	22	8	41	132	124	9	85	11	5	672	354	71	2	2	19	16	.487	.662	1.148	168	88.3	.488	194	79.5
2	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.351	1961	PIT	146	572	100	201	30	10	23	89	35	3	59	4	1	614	320	63	1	3	10	18	.390	.559	.949	115	42.2	.409	148	37.1
3	Vada Pinson V. Pinson	.343	1961	CIN	154	607	101	208	34	8	16	87	39	1	63	23	10	659	306	58	4	8	1	9	.379	.504	.883	111	33.2	.387	131	26.2
4	Ken Boyer K. Boyer	.329	1961	STL	153	589	109	194	26	11	24	95	68	1	91	6	3	663	314	61	0	5	9	11	.397	.533	.930	120	42.1	.403	137	31.2
5	Wally Moon W. Moon	.328	1961	LAD	134	463	79	152	25	3	17	88	89	1	79	7	5	561	234	45	4	4	9	9	.434	.505	.940	106	40.1	.413	145	32.2
6	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.327	1961	MIL	155	603	115	197	39	10	34	120	56	2	64	21	9	671	358	83	1	9	20	16	.381	.594	.974	126	46.4	.410	153	44.8
7	Al Kaline A. Kaline	.324	1961	DET	153	586	116	190	41	7	19	82	66	4	42	14	1	665	302	67	4	5	2	16	.393	.515	.909	118	39.9	.399	137	31.2
8	Frank Robinson F. Robinson	.323	1961	CIN	153	545	117	176	32	7	37	124	71	10	64	22	3	636	333	76	0	10	23	15	.404	.611	1.015	127	51.8	.425	156	45.1
9	Jim Piersall J. Piersall	.322	1961	CLE	121	484	81	156	26	7	6	40	43	2	46	8	2	536	214	39	4	3	1	18	.378	.442	.820	81	17.9	.365	122	14.7
10	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.317	1961	NYY	153	514	131	163	16	6	54	128	126	0	112	12	1	646	353	76	1	5	9	2	.448	.687	1.135	156	79.6	.478	197	78.8
11	Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda	.311	1961	SFG	152	585	105	182	28	4	46	142	39	9	91	12	8	636	356	78	0	3	11	21	.362	.609	.970	121	45.5	.413	153	42.5
12	Willie Mays W. Mays	.308	1961	SFG	154	572	129	176	32	3	40	123	81	2	77	18	9	659	334	75	0	4	15	14	.393	.584	.977	127	49	.417	155	45.9
13	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	.306	1961	MIL	152	572	103	175	23	6	32	91	93	2	95	12	7	672	306	61	1	4	3	10	.402	.535	.937	126	46.4	.410	153	44.8
14	George Altman G. Altman	.303	1961	CHC	138	518	77	157	28	12	27	96	40	4	92	6	2	573	290	67	4	7	3	4	.353	.560	.913	99	31.2	.392	135	25.1
15	Jim Gentile J. Gentile	.302	1961	BAL	148	486	96	147	25	2	46	141	96	11	106	1	1	601	314	73	0	8	5	12	.423	.646	1.069	133	62.4	.453	180	60.9
16	Earl Battey E. Battey	.302	1961	MIN	133	460	70	139	24	1	17	55	53	3	66	3	3	522	216	42	5	1	3	18	.377	.470	.847	83	21.6	.375	124	16
17	Dick Stuart D. Stuart	.301	1961	PIT	138	532	83	160	28	8	35	117	34	4	121	0	3	576	309	71	1	5	1	22	.344	.581	.925	102	34	.397	140	29.2
18	Tito Francona T. Francona	.301	1961	CLE	155	592	87	178	30	8	16	85	56	4	52	2	1	667	272	54	12	3	3	11	.363	.459	.823	100	21.4	.364	121	17.4
19	John Romano J. Romano	.299	1961	CLE	142	509	76	152	29	1	21	80	61	5	60	0	0	580	246	51	1	4	3	10	.377	.483	.860	94	25.8	.379	130	22.3
20	Don Hoak D. Hoak	.298	1961	PIT	145	503	72	150	27	7	12	61	73	3	53	4	2	586	227	46	3	4	8	14	.388	.451	.839	91	22	.371	123	17.2
21	Jackie Brandt J. Brandt	.297	1961	BAL	139	516	93	153	18	5	16	72	62	1	51	10	2	584	229	39	2	3	0	17	.371	.444	.815	88	19	.364	124	17.6
22	Norm Siebern N. Siebern	.296	1961	KCA	153	560	68	166	36	5	18	98	82	1	91	2	4	649	266	59	0	6	3	4	.384	.475	.859	105	28.9	.379	125	20.4
23	Roy Sievers R. Sievers	.295	1961	CWS	141	492	76	145	26	6	27	92	61	6	62	1	0	563	264	59	0	4	4	11	.377	.537	.913	99	32.7	.396	141	29.4
24	Jerry Lumpe J. Lumpe	.293	1961	KCA	148	569	81	167	29	9	3	54	48	2	39	1	0	627	223	41	4	4	0	10	.348	.392	.740	79	4.5	.333	95	-3.6
25	Rocky Colavito R. Colavito	.290	1961	DET	163	583	129	169	30	2	45	140	113	2	75	1	2	708	338	77	2	8	2	14	.402	.580	.982	140	56.7	.424	153	47.5

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