highest batting average for a player's first 100 ab 's

48 players had a 1.000 batting average. The first three are Claude Ritchey on April 23, 1901, Charlie Dexter on April 24, 1901 and Pete Dowling on April 25, 1901.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average for a player's first 100 ab in a game 's
NAMEAVGABDATETMOPPRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Claude Ritchey
C. Ritchey
1.000
4
4/23/1901
@
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
2Charlie Dexter
C. Dexter
1.000
3
4/24/1901
@
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
0
3Pete Dowling
P. Dowling
1.000
1
4/25/1901
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
4Larry McLean
L. McLean
1.000
1
4/26/1901
@
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
5Hugh Duffy
H. Duffy
1.000
1
4/26/1901
@
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
3
1
1
6Sport McAllister
S. McAllister
1.000
1
4/26/1901
vs
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
7Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
1.000
4
4/27/1901
vs
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
5
1
0
8Curt Bernard
C. Bernard
1.000
1
4/27/1901
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
9Sammy Strang
S. Strang
1.000
3
4/27/1901
@
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
10Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
1.000
3
4/27/1901
vs
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
11Danny Green
D. Green
1.000
1
4/29/1901
vs
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
12Algie McBride
A. McBride
1.000
1
4/29/1901
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
13Jack Dunn
J. Dunn
1.000
1
4/29/1901
vs
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
14Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
1.000
4
4/29/1901
vs
2
4
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
8
2
0
15Joe Connor
J. Connor
1.000
1
4/30/1901
@
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
16Roger Bresnahan
R. Bresnahan
1.000
2
4/30/1901
@
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
17Jack Doyle
J. Doyle
1.000
1
5/1/1901
@
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
18Kid Elberfeld
K. Elberfeld
1.000
3
5/1/1901
@
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
5
3
0
0
19Joe Yeager
J. Yeager
1.000
2
5/1/1901
@
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
20Bill Dahlen
B. Dahlen
1.000
2
5/2/1901
vs
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
2
0
1
21Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
1.000
4
5/3/1901
vs
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
4
0
0
22Malachi Kittridge
M. Kittridge
1.000
1
5/4/1901
vs
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
2
23Emil Frisk
E. Frisk
1.000
1
5/4/1901
vs
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
24Fred Crolius
F. Crolius
1.000
2
5/6/1901
vs
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
25Bill Phillips
B. Phillips
1.000
1
5/6/1901
vs
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for at-bats and batting average going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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