who led the al in batting average in 1988

Wade Boggs had the best batting average in the AL in a season in 1988, with an average of .366.

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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	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.366	1988	BOS	155	584	128	214	45	6	5	58	125	3	34	2	3	719	286	56	0	7	18	23	.476	.490	.965	141	62.7	.427	167	55.5
2	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.356	1988	MIN	158	657	109	234	42	5	24	121	23	2	83	6	7	691	358	71	0	9	4	17	.375	.545	.920	123	47.8	.403	150	40.2
3	Mike Greenwell M. Greenwell	.325	1988	BOS	158	590	86	192	39	8	22	119	87	9	38	16	8	693	313	69	0	7	18	11	.416	.531	.946	128	52.3	.412	157	45.4
4	Dave Winfield D. Winfield	.322	1988	NYY	149	559	96	180	37	2	25	107	69	2	88	9	4	631	296	64	0	1	10	19	.398	.530	.927	115	45.8	.408	157	41.6
5	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.312	1988	MIL	154	609	115	190	34	6	13	60	71	2	54	41	10	690	275	53	5	3	8	10	.384	.452	.836	107	31.4	.372	134	26.8
6	Kent Hrbek K. Hrbek	.312	1988	MIN	143	510	75	159	31	0	25	76	67	0	54	0	3	586	265	56	2	7	7	9	.387	.520	.907	102	38.2	.398	147	31.7
7	Alan Trammell A. Trammell	.311	1988	DET	128	466	73	145	24	1	15	69	46	4	46	7	4	523	216	40	0	7	8	14	.373	.464	.836	80	22.5	.369	134	20.7
8	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.311	1988	NYY	144	599	94	186	37	0	18	88	41	3	29	1	0	651	277	55	0	8	14	13	.353	.462	.816	93	21.7	.356	123	17.3
9	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	.307	1988	OAK	158	610	120	187	34	0	42	124	78	10	128	40	16	705	347	76	1	6	10	15	.391	.569	.959	134	56.9	.419	170	56.8
10	Robin Yount R. Yount	.306	1988	MIL	162	621	92	190	38	11	13	91	63	3	63	22	4	696	289	62	2	7	10	21	.369	.465	.834	105	29	.367	130	24.3
11	Johnny Ray J. Ray	.306	1988	CAL	153	602	75	184	42	7	6	83	36	4	38	4	1	659	258	55	9	8	2	10	.345	.429	.773	88	15.9	.344	117	12.9
12	George Brett G. Brett	.306	1988	KCR	157	589	90	180	42	3	24	103	82	3	51	14	3	681	300	69	0	7	15	15	.389	.509	.898	116	41.3	.392	147	36.7
13	Rickey Henderson R. Henderson	.305	1988	NYY	140	554	118	169	30	2	6	50	82	3	54	93	13	647	221	38	2	6	1	6	.394	.399	.793	95	24.3	.362	127	19.9
14	Kevin Seitzer K. Seitzer	.304	1988	KCR	149	559	90	170	32	5	5	60	72	6	64	10	8	643	227	42	3	3	4	15	.388	.406	.794	93	23.1	.360	125	18.8
15	Dave Henderson D. Henderson	.304	1988	OAK	146	507	100	154	38	1	24	94	47	4	92	2	4	570	266	63	5	7	1	14	.363	.525	.887	96	34.1	.391	152	34
16	Julio Franco J. Franco	.303	1988	CLE	152	613	88	186	23	6	10	54	56	2	72	25	11	676	251	39	1	4	4	17	.361	.409	.771	91	17.6	.346	116	12.4
17	Gary Gaetti G. Gaetti	.301	1988	MIN	133	468	66	141	29	2	28	88	36	5	85	7	4	516	258	59	1	6	5	10	.353	.551	.905	89	32.2	.395	144	26.5
18	Alvin Davis A. Davis	.295	1988	SEA	140	478	67	141	24	1	18	69	95	4	53	1	1	582	221	43	0	5	13	14	.412	.462	.875	97	33.6	.388	140	27.1
19	Wally Joyner W. Joyner	.295	1988	CAL	158	597	81	176	31	2	13	85	55	5	51	8	2	663	250	46	0	6	14	16	.356	.419	.775	87	15	.342	116	12
20	Ellis Burks E. Burks	.294	1988	BOS	144	540	93	159	37	5	18	92	62	3	89	25	9	615	260	60	4	6	1	8	.367	.481	.848	97	30.2	.377	134	24.1
21	Dwight Evans D. Evans	.293	1988	BOS	149	559	96	164	31	7	21	111	76	1	99	5	1	645	272	59	2	7	3	16	.375	.487	.861	104	34	.382	137	27.6
22	Tony Fernandez T. Fernandez	.287	1988	TOR	154	648	76	186	41	4	5	70	45	4	65	15	5	704	250	50	3	4	3	9	.335	.386	.721	83	6.5	.324	101	1
23	Eddie Murray E. Murray	.284	1988	BAL	161	603	75	171	27	2	28	84	75	0	78	5	2	681	286	57	0	3	8	20	.361	.474	.836	104	30	.370	134	26.9
24	Marty Barrett M. Barrett	.283	1988	BOS	150	612	83	173	28	1	1	65	40	7	35	7	3	687	206	30	20	8	1	16	.330	.337	.666	71	-4.4	.304	86	-11.2
25	Harold Reynolds H. Reynolds	.283	1988	SEA	158	598	61	169	26	11	4	41	51	2	51	35	29	663	229	41	10	2	1	9	.340	.383	.723	80	7.5	.327	100	0.1

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