who led the nl in batting average in 1940

Stan Hack had the best batting average in the NL in 1940, with an average of .317.

Interpreted as:
Who led the nl in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1940?
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Stan Hack
S. Hack
.317
1940
CHC CHC
149
603
101
191
38
6
8
40
75
3
24
21
686
265
52
5
3
.395
.439
.834
110
27.3
.384
133
27.7
2Johnny Mize
J. Mize
.314
1940
SLN SLN
155
579
111
182
31
13
43
137
82
5
49
7
666
368
87
0
10
.404
.636
1.039
144
64.2
.455
174
59.7
3Jim Gleeson
J. Gleeson
.313
1940
CHC CHC
129
485
76
152
39
11
5
61
54
6
52
4
551
228
55
6
8
.389
.470
.859
91
24.8
.391
138
25.1
4Frank McCormick
F. McCormick
.309
1940
CIN CIN
155
618
93
191
44
3
19
127
52
5
26
2
676
298
66
1
23
.367
.482
.850
108
26.9
.384
134
28.1
5Dixie Walker
D. Walker
.308
1940
BKN BKN
143
556
75
171
37
8
6
66
42
1
21
3
605
242
51
6
7
.357
.435
.793
86
12.9
.361
116
11.8
6Enos Slaughter
E. Slaughter
.306
1940
SLN SLN
140
516
96
158
25
13
17
73
50
2
35
8
569
260
55
1
4
.370
.504
.874
95
26.2
.392
133
22.4
7Bama Rowell
B. Rowell
.305
1940
BSN BSN
130
486
46
148
19
8
3
58
18
1
22
12
508
192
30
3
4
.331
.395
.726
60
-1.3
.331
103
2.1
8Terry Moore
T. Moore
.304
1940
SLN SLN
136
537
92
163
33
4
17
64
42
2
44
18
585
255
54
4
6
.356
.475
.831
90
19.1
.375
122
15.3
9Hank Leiber
H. Leiber
.302
1940
CHC CHC
117
440
68
133
24
2
17
86
45
3
68
1
491
212
43
3
8
.371
.482
.853
80
20.3
.386
135
20.6
10Frank Demaree
F. Demaree
.302
1940
NYG NYG
121
460
68
139
18
6
7
61
45
0
39
5
521
190
31
16
9
.364
.413
.777
73
9.7
.358
114
8.8
11Joe Medwick
J. Medwick
.301
1940
TOT
143
581
83
175
30
12
17
86
32
3
36
2
616
280
59
0
19
.341
.482
.823
91
17
.369
120
15.1
12Arky Vaughan
A. Vaughan
.300
1940
PIT PIT
156
594
113
178
40
15
7
95
88
3
25
12
689
269
62
4
5
.393
.453
.846
112
29
.387
134
28.5
13Harry Danning
H. Danning
.300
1940
NYG NYG
140
524
65
157
34
4
13
91
35
5
31
3
566
238
51
2
18
.349
.454
.803
82
13.5
.364
118
12.5
14Bill Nicholson
B. Nicholson
.297
1940
CHC CHC
135
491
78
146
27
7
25
98
50
3
67
2
545
262
59
1
7
.366
.534
.899
95
29
.401
144
29.3
15Pinky May
P. May
.293
1940
PHN PHN
136
501
59
147
24
2
1
48
58
4
33
2
571
178
27
8
9
.371
.355
.727
73
3.9
.343
105
3.5
16Bob Elliott
B. Elliott
.292
1940
PIT PIT
148
551
88
161
34
11
5
64
45
2
28
13
611
232
50
13
11
.348
.421
.769
82
8.1
.351
110
7.7
17Billy Herman
B. Herman
.292
1940
CHC CHC
135
558
77
163
24
4
5
57
47
0
30
1
616
210
33
11
16
.347
.376
.723
75
0.5
.335
101
0.9
18Mel Ott
M. Ott
.289
1940
NYG NYG
151
536
89
155
27
3
19
79
100
6
50
6
647
245
49
5
9
.407
.457
.864
111
32.8
.398
140
31.6
19Dolph Camilli
D. Camilli
.287
1940
BKN BKN
142
512
92
147
29
13
23
96
89
4
83
9
606
271
65
1
6
.397
.529
.926
112
38.9
.415
152
37.9
20Joe Orengo
J. Orengo
.287
1940
SLN SLN
129
415
58
119
23
4
7
56
65
0
90
9
496
171
34
16
3
.383
.412
.795
74
13.8
.369
117
10.5
21Babe Young
B. Young
.286
1940
NYG NYG
149
556
75
159
27
4
17
101
69
2
28
4
632
245
48
5
11
.367
.441
.807
94
17.9
.370
122
16.7
22Johnny Rizzo
J. Rizzo
.283
1940
TOT
143
505
71
143
19
2
24
72
56
2
50
3
565
238
45
2
6
.357
.471
.828
87
18.5
.375
127
18.4
23Burgess Whitehead
B. Whitehead
.282
1940
NYG NYG
133
568
68
160
9
6
4
36
26
5
17
9
606
193
19
7
16
.319
.340
.659
59
-13.8
.306
80
-14.9
24Chet Ross
C. Ross
.281
1940
BSN BSN
149
569
84
160
23
14
17
89
59
3
127
4
632
262
54
1
5
.352
.460
.812
93
16.7
.368
127
20.9
25Frankie Gustine
F. Gustine
.281
1940
PIT PIT
133
524
59
147
32
7
1
55
35
2
39
7
565
196
40
4
13
.328
.374
.702
63
-5
.323
92
-5.3

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CHC CHC
4:00 AM
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LAA LAA
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3/31
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Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
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Tue
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Thu
3/26
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TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
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