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Top 10 HIghest Batting Averages Since 1941

Allan Simpson

It’s still only April, but Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday is on pace to tie the highest season batting average since Hall of Famer Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, becoming the last big leaguer to top the magic .400 barrier. Holliday was hitting .394 through Sunday’s games, tying the mark achieved by San Diego’s Tony Gwynn in the strike-shortened 1994 season.

Following are the 10 highest single-season batting averages since Williams topped .400 66 years ago. Twenty-one players have hit .365 or better since then, including three Rockies players: Andres Galarraga (.370 in 1993), Larry Walker (.379 in 1999) and Todd Helton (.372 in 2000).

Top 10 Highest Batting Averages Since 1941

1.	Tony Gwynn, San Diego (1994)	.394
2.	George Brett, Kansas City (1980)	.390
3.	Ted Williams, Boston (1957)	.388
	Rod Carew, Minnesota (1977)	.388
5.	Larry Walker, Colorado (1999)	.379
6.	Stan Musial, St. Louis (1948)	.376
7.	Tony Gwynn, San Diego (1997)	.372
	Nomar Garciaparra, Boston (2000)	.372
	Todd Helton, Colorado (2000)	.372
	Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle (2004)	.372

-- Alan Simpson

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