Joe Torre had the best batting average in 1971, with an average of .363.

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Who led MLB in batting avg with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1971?

	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	Joe Torre J. Torre	.363	1971	STL	161	634	97	230	34	8	24	137	63	4	70	4	1	707	352	66	1	5	20	18	.421	.555	.976	134	61.6	.429	173	56.6
2	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.343	1971	ATL	154	639	101	219	24	6	9	44	30	2	68	30	14	693	282	39	18	4	1	7	.372	.441	.813	100	29.2	.368	125	19.3
3	Glenn Beckert G. Beckert	.342	1971	CHC	131	530	80	181	18	5	2	42	24	0	24	3	2	570	215	25	12	4	0	16	.367	.406	.773	76	17	.351	111	7.1
4	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.341	1971	PIT	132	522	82	178	29	8	13	86	26	0	65	1	2	553	262	50	1	4	5	19	.370	.502	.871	88	31.5	.388	148	29.3
5	Tony Oliva T. Oliva	.337	1971	MIN	126	487	73	164	30	3	22	81	25	2	44	4	1	518	266	55	0	4	8	21	.369	.546	.915	89	35.9	.405	154	30.9
6	Bobby Murcer B. Murcer	.331	1971	NYY	146	529	94	175	25	6	25	94	91	0	60	14	8	624	287	56	1	3	13	9	.427	.543	.969	119	54.4	.430	177	52.9
7	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.327	1971	ATL	139	495	95	162	22	3	47	118	71	2	58	1	1	573	331	72	0	5	21	9	.410	.669	1.079	124	65.3	.466	191	57.2
8	Manny Sanguillen M. Sanguillen	.319	1971	PIT	138	533	60	170	26	5	7	81	19	3	32	6	4	557	227	38	1	1	13	21	.345	.426	.771	70	12.6	.341	117	10.4
9	Cleon Jones C. Jones	.319	1971	NYM	136	505	63	161	24	6	14	69	53	2	87	6	5	568	239	44	3	5	6	9	.382	.473	.856	89	30.3	.383	144	27.4
10	Merv Rettenmund M. Rettenmund	.318	1971	BAL	141	491	81	156	23	4	11	75	87	4	60	15	6	589	220	38	4	3	2	13	.422	.448	.870	98	37.6	.398	151	33.1
11	Matty Alou M. Alou	.315	1971	STL	149	609	85	192	28	6	7	74	34	4	27	19	10	660	253	41	6	7	3	9	.352	.415	.767	85	17.2	.346	117	12.6
12	Lou Brock L. Brock	.313	1971	STL	157	640	126	200	37	7	7	61	76	1	107	64	19	720	272	51	1	2	5	5	.385	.425	.810	104	30.4	.368	132	25.3
13	Rusty Staub R. Staub	.311	1971	MON	162	599	94	186	34	6	19	97	74	9	42	9	5	690	289	59	3	5	13	21	.392	.482	.874	111	40	.390	145	33.8
14	Cesar Tovar C. Tovar	.311	1971	MIN	157	657	94	204	29	3	1	45	45	3	39	18	14	718	242	33	11	2	5	5	.356	.368	.725	84	10.5	.330	105	3.6
15	Willie Davis W. Davis	.309	1971	LAD	158	641	84	198	33	10	10	74	23	0	47	20	8	672	281	53	3	5	3	17	.330	.438	.769	86	16.6	.344	121	15.3
16	Rod Carew R. Carew	.307	1971	MIN	147	577	88	177	16	10	2	48	45	1	81	6	7	632	219	28	6	3	1	23	.356	.380	.736	77	11.9	.336	108	5.8
17	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	.304	1971	STL	133	510	64	155	32	4	7	77	36	3	50	1	3	563	216	43	4	10	3	20	.347	.424	.771	72	14.6	.346	117	10.6
18	Pete Rose P. Rose	.304	1971	CIN	160	632	86	192	27	4	13	44	68	3	50	13	9	707	266	44	1	3	15	9	.373	.421	.793	96	23.5	.356	128	21.4
19	Billy Williams B. Williams	.301	1971	CHC	157	594	86	179	27	5	28	93	77	3	44	7	5	677	300	60	0	3	18	17	.383	.505	.888	110	40.6	.392	139	28.9
20	Amos Otis A. Otis	.301	1971	KCR	147	555	80	167	26	4	15	79	40	2	74	52	8	607	246	45	2	8	2	18	.345	.443	.789	82	19.8	.355	123	15.1
21	Willie Stargell W. Stargell	.295	1971	PIT	141	511	104	151	26	0	48	125	83	7	154	0	0	606	321	74	0	5	20	8	.398	.628	1.026	122	59.7	.445	186	57.3
22	Dick Allen D. Allen	.295	1971	LAD	155	549	82	162	24	1	23	90	93	1	113	8	1	649	257	48	1	5	13	23	.395	.468	.863	103	36.1	.386	149	34.9
23	Carlos May C. May	.294	1971	CWS	141	500	64	147	21	7	7	70	62	6	61	16	7	574	203	35	1	5	5	16	.375	.406	.781	78	18.8	.355	119	12.1
24	Roy White R. White	.292	1971	NYY	147	524	86	153	22	7	19	84	86	7	66	14	7	634	246	48	0	17	7	10	.388	.469	.857	98	33.2	.382	145	31.7
25	Don Buford D. Buford	.290	1971	BAL	122	449	99	130	19	4	19	54	89	7	62	15	7	549	214	42	2	2	15	2	.413	.477	.890	91	35	.397	151	30.8

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