Cecil Travis has the best batting average with 37+ at-bats in a month, with an average of .553 in April 1941.
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highest batting average by a player in a month, at least 37 ab| NAME | AVG | AB | MONTH | G | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Travis | .553 | 38 | April 1941 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .605 | .895 | 1.499 | |||
| 2 | | B. Fothergill | .542 | 48 | April 1927 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 35 | 7 | 1 | .585 | .729 | 1.314 | ||||
| 3 | | W. Schang | .541 | 37 | May 1927 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 28 | 5 | 0 | .622 | .757 | 1.379 | ||||
| 4 | | C. Berry | .535 | 43 | September 1932 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 2 | .556 | .767 | 1.323 | ||||
| 5 | | H. Heilmann | .531 | 49 | April 1923 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 37 | 8 | 2 | .582 | .755 | 1.337 | ||||
| 6 | | J. Mize | .529 | 51 | July 1936 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 48 | 11 | 0 | .579 | .941 | 1.520 | ||||
| 7 | | J. Jackson | .529 | 102 | June 1912 | 29 | 28 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 89 | 25 | 2 | .568 | .873 | 1.440 | ||||||
| 8 | | L. Walker | .528 | 53 | September 1998 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .632 | .774 | 1.406 |
| 9 |  | S. Musial | .528 | 53 | April 1958 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .574 | .868 | 1.442 |
| 10 |  | T. Cobb | .528 | 127 | July 1912 | 30 | 33 | 67 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 137 | 103 | 22 | 0 | .562 | .811 | 1.373 | |||||
| 11 | | G. Sisler | .526 | 114 | June 1920 | 29 | 33 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 131 | 87 | 16 | 3 | .578 | .763 | 1.341 | ||||
| 12 | | D. Iorg | .525 | 40 | May 1980 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .568 | .650 | 1.218 |
| 13 | | J. Rice | .525 | 61 | September 1985 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .951 | 1.496 |
| 14 | | S. Berry | .524 | 42 | August 1998 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .551 | .976 | 1.527 |
| 15 | | H. Bay | .524 | 42 | May 1902 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 25 | 2 | 5 | .583 | .595 | 1.179 | |||||
| 16 | | T. Cobb | .521 | 96 | July 1918 | 25 | 17 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 107 | 65 | 9 | 1 | .566 | .677 | 1.243 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Alexander | .519 | 52 | April 1931 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 39 | 9 | 0 | .597 | .750 | 1.347 | ||||
| 18 | | H. Lord | .517 | 60 | September 1915 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 38 | 5 | 1 | .540 | .633 | 1.173 | |||||
| 19 | | L. Walker | .513 | 39 | September 1999 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .592 | .949 | 1.541 |
| 20 | | T. Helton | .512 | 82 | May 2000 | 23 | 32 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .588 | 1.000 | 1.588 |
| 21 | | R. Pemberton | .512 | 41 | September 1996 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .780 | 1.336 |
| 22 | | J. Jackson | .512 | 86 | June 1916 | 24 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 100 | 63 | 14 | 2 | .571 | .733 | 1.304 | |||||
| 23 | | A. Zarilla | .511 | 45 | July 1944 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .551 | .867 | 1.418 | |||
| 24 | | R. Kress | .511 | 45 | April 1928 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 32 | 6 | 3 | .560 | .711 | 1.271 | ||||
| 25 | | C. Lee | .511 | 45 | July 1925 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 42 | 11 | 0 | .542 | .933 | 1.475 | ||||
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