who led the al in batting average in 1989

Kirby Puckett had the best batting average in the AL in 1989, with an average of .339.

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Who led the al in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1989?

	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	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.339	1989	MIN	159	635	75	215	45	4	9	85	41	3	59	11	4	684	295	58	0	5	9	21	.379	.465	.843	106	31.4	.374	133	25.5
2	Carney Lansford C. Lansford	.336	1989	OAK	148	551	81	185	28	2	2	52	51	9	25	37	15	616	223	32	1	4	2	21	.398	.405	.803	92	24.6	.366	136	25.4
3	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.330	1989	BOS	156	621	113	205	51	7	3	54	107	7	51	2	6	742	279	61	0	7	19	19	.430	.449	.879	124	43.6	.391	143	36.4
4	Robin Yount R. Yount	.318	1989	MIL	160	614	101	195	38	9	21	103	63	6	71	19	3	690	314	68	3	4	9	9	.384	.511	.896	118	42.8	.396	149	38.4
5	Julio Franco J. Franco	.316	1989	TEX	150	548	80	173	31	5	13	92	66	1	69	21	3	621	253	49	0	6	11	27	.386	.462	.848	97	29.3	.376	136	25.3
6	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.315	1989	MIL	155	615	84	194	35	4	11	56	64	4	67	27	11	696	270	50	4	9	4	11	.379	.439	.818	104	28.1	.367	130	23.7
7	Steve Sax S. Sax	.315	1989	NYY	158	651	88	205	26	3	5	63	52	1	44	43	17	717	252	34	8	5	2	19	.364	.387	.751	93	15.1	.341	115	12.1
8	Harold Baines H. Baines	.309	1989	TOT	146	505	73	156	29	1	16	72	73	1	79	0	3	583	235	46	0	4	13	15	.395	.465	.860	94	30.1	.381	140	26.8
9	Mike Greenwell M. Greenwell	.308	1989	BOS	145	578	87	178	36	0	14	95	56	3	44	13	5	641	256	50	0	4	15	21	.370	.443	.813	92	22.3	.359	122	16.1
10	Ruben Sierra R. Sierra	.306	1989	TEX	162	634	101	194	35	14	29	119	43	2	82	8	2	689	344	78	0	10	2	7	.347	.543	.889	115	39.8	.390	145	35.4
11	Alvin Davis A. Davis	.305	1989	SEA	142	498	84	152	30	1	21	95	101	6	49	0	1	611	247	52	0	6	15	15	.424	.496	.920	109	43	.407	154	37.7
12	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.303	1989	NYY	158	631	79	191	37	2	23	113	51	1	30	3	0	693	301	62	0	10	18	15	.351	.477	.828	100	24.4	.360	127	21.4
13	Harold Reynolds H. Reynolds	.300	1989	SEA	153	613	87	184	24	9	0	43	55	3	45	25	18	677	226	33	3	3	1	4	.359	.369	.728	84	9.9	.333	105	4.1
14	Jerry Browne J. Browne	.299	1989	CLE	153	598	83	179	31	4	5	45	68	1	64	14	6	685	233	40	14	4	10	9	.370	.390	.759	89	14.8	.342	113	10.4
15	George Bell G. Bell	.297	1989	TOR	153	613	88	182	41	2	18	104	33	4	60	4	3	664	281	61	0	14	3	18	.330	.458	.788	90	17.5	.348	117	13.2
16	Jim Eisenreich J. Eisenreich	.293	1989	KCR	134	475	64	139	33	7	9	59	37	0	44	27	8	519	213	49	3	4	9	8	.341	.448	.790	70	13.2	.347	118	10.4
17	Kelly Gruber K. Gruber	.290	1989	TOR	135	545	83	158	24	4	18	73	30	3	60	10	5	583	244	46	0	5	0	13	.328	.448	.775	78	14.8	.347	117	11.1
18	Johnny Ray J. Ray	.289	1989	CAL	134	530	52	153	16	3	5	62	36	0	30	6	3	582	190	24	4	12	3	14	.327	.358	.685	61	-2.1	.308	95	-3.3
19	Jody Reed J. Reed	.288	1989	BOS	146	524	76	151	42	2	3	40	73	4	44	4	5	619	206	47	13	5	0	12	.376	.393	.769	86	18.3	.353	117	12.3
20	Ivan Calderon I. Calderon	.286	1989	CWS	157	622	83	178	34	9	14	87	43	3	94	7	1	676	272	57	2	6	7	20	.332	.437	.770	88	14.1	.341	114	10.5
21	Dwight Evans D. Evans	.285	1989	BOS	146	520	82	148	27	3	20	100	99	3	84	3	3	630	241	50	1	7	1	16	.397	.463	.861	104	35.7	.389	141	29.7
22	Brian Downing B. Downing	.283	1989	CAL	142	544	59	154	25	2	14	59	56	6	87	0	2	610	225	41	0	4	3	6	.354	.414	.768	82	15.7	.348	121	14.5
23	Alvaro Espinoza A. Espinoza	.282	1989	NYY	146	503	51	142	23	1	0	41	14	1	60	3	3	544	167	24	23	3	1	14	.301	.332	.633	48	-11	.287	79	-13.3
24	George Brett G. Brett	.282	1989	KCR	124	457	67	129	26	3	12	80	59	3	47	14	4	528	197	41	0	9	14	18	.362	.431	.793	71	13.9	.348	118	11.1
25	Wally Joyner W. Joyner	.282	1989	CAL	159	593	78	167	30	2	16	79	46	6	58	3	2	654	249	48	1	8	7	15	.335	.420	.755	83	11.5	.337	114	10.1

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