MLB lowest league-wide batting average by year

	LEAGUE	AVG	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	AL	.230	1968	1,624	.500	809	809	53,709	5,532	12,359	1,874	338	1,104	5,125	4,881	426	9,641	811	471	60,095	18,221	3,316	713	366	529	1,072	.297	.339	.637
2	AL	.236	1967	1,620	.500	808	808	54,179	5,992	12,766	1,949	365	1,197	5,531	4,993	397	9,945	679	470	60,668	19,036	3,511	751	348	491	1,060	.303	.351	.654
3	AA	.238	1888	1,096	.500	539	539	37,983	5,691	9,057	1,251	545	188	4,264	2,634	506		2,959		41,123	11,962	1,984					.297	.315	.612
4	NL	.239	1888	1,088	.500	532	532	37,456	4,937	8,943	1,200	509	333	3,772	2,093	318		2,301		39,867	12,160	2,042					.285	.325	.609
5	AL	.239	1908	1,244	.500	612	612	40,602	4,280	9,702	1,279	499	116	3,441	2,803	388	4,920	1,350		45,368	12,327	1,894	1,575				.294	.304	.598
6	NL	.239	1908	1,244	.500	616	616	40,078	4,137	9,577	1,244	502	151	3,381	3,057	383	4,158	1,372		45,173	12,278	1,897	1,655				.299	.306	.605
7	AL	.239	1972	1,858	.500	929	929	61,712	6,441	14,751	2,260	316	1,175	6,025	5,742	393	10,174	853	539	69,142	21,168	3,751	893	402	649	1,430	.306	.343	.649
8	AA	.240	1884	1,318	.500	640	640	46,186	6,889	11,065	1,574	833	243		1,992					48,646	15,034	2,650					.278	.326	.604
9	AL	.240	2024	2,428	.490	1,190	1,238	81,560	10,378	19,551	3,808	337	2,714	9,903	7,380	1,054	20,503	1,654	474	90,793	32,175	6,859	186	613	267	1,614	.309	.394	.703
10	AL	.240	1966	1,612	.500	805	805	54,082	6,276	13,005	2,021	408	1,365	5,838	4,927	319	9,493	718	432	60,417	19,937	3,794	710	379	490	1,168	.306	.369	.674
11	AL	.241	1905	1,234	.500	606	606	40,622	4,546	9,783	1,531	479	156	3,767	2,982	397	5,093	1,345		45,336	12,740	2,166	1,335				.299	.314	.613
12	NL	.241	1885	890	.500	442	442	31,123	4,407	7,516	1,167	412	174	3,094	1,845					32,968	10,029	1,753						.322
13	AL	.242	1965	1,620	.500	810	810	54,362	6,388	13,158	2,077	365	1,370	5,943	5,306	316	9,634	704	355	61,163	20,075	3,812	779	400	534	1,184	.311	.369	.680
14	NL	.242	2021	2,428	.493	1,197	1,231	80,604	10,832	19,522	3,907	354	2,885	10,337	8,108	1,138	21,272	1,065	362	90,932	32,792	7,146	536	546	458	1,656	.318	.407	.725
15	AL	.242	2022	2,430	.501	1,217	1,213	81,816	10,259	19,839	3,956	295	2,557	9,809	7,232	959	20,185	1,226	408	90,815	32,056	6,808	206	602	248	1,684	.309	.392	.701
16	AA	.243	1886	1,114	.500	544	544	38,930	6,327	9,450	1,339	649	164	4,369	3,182			1,904		42,421	12,579	2,152					.305	.323	.628
17	AL	.243	2020	898	.500	449	449	29,631	4,117	7,194	1,421	115	1,143	3,935	3,014	373	7,912	453	148	33,284	12,274	2,679	66	200	75	603	.319	.414	.733
18	NL	.243	2022	2,430	.499	1,213	1,217	81,649	10,558	19,836	3,984	348	2,658	10,079	7,621	1,087	20,627	1,260	403	91,163	32,490	6,990	184	622	227	1,709	.314	.398	.712
19	AL	.243	1910	1,256	.500	609	609	40,933	4,573	9,948	1,299	568	147	3,659	3,395	424	5,262	1,671		46,243	12,824	2,014	1,491				.308	.313	.621
20	NL	.243	1968	1,626	.500	810	810	54,913	5,577	13,351	1,995	359	891	5,183	4,275	352	9,502	704	460	60,721	18,737	3,245	794	387	694	1,145	.300	.341	.641
21	NL	.243	1907	1,232	.500	604	604	39,337	4,184	9,566	1,148	505	140	3,383	3,277	377	4,220	1,382		44,338	12,144	1,793	1,347				.308	.309	.616
22	AL	.244	2025	2,430	.503	1,222	1,208	81,788	10,743	19,929	3,871	267	2,945	10,319	7,549	998	20,572	1,713	486	91,206	33,169	7,083	250	621	298	1,558	.313	.406	.719
23	AA	.244	1882	468	.500	233	233	16,853	2,435	4,108	545	219	52		632					17,485	5,247	816						.311
24	NL	.244	1909	1,242	.500	611	611	40,638	4,528	9,908	1,387	503	150	3,702	3,574	323	4,467	1,516		46,068	12,751	2,040	1,533				.310	.314	.624
25	AL	.244	1909	1,240	.500	607	607	39,975	4,269	9,749	1,272	500	109	3,423	2,931	441	4,910	1,539		44,930	12,348	1,881	1,583				.303	.309	.612