.262
The American League's average was .266 and the National League's average was .258.
The Minnesota Twins with a .287 batting average.
Rogers Hornsby of the Boston Braves with a .387 average.
Ty Cobb batted .367 for his career. That is the highest career batting average in major league baseball history.
Rogers Hornsby of the Boston Braves won the NL batting title in 1928 with a .387 average.
In the history of Major League Baseball as of 2009 there are 202 players with a career batting average of .300 or better.
The Triple Crown is awarded to a Major League Baseball player who is ranked first in three major categories. For hitters it is batting average, home runs and runs batted in. For pitchers it is earned run average, wins and strikeouts.
The average center field distance in Major League Baseball is around 400 feet.
The average right field distance in Major League Baseball is around 325 feet.
Ty Cobb has the highest batting average, with a .366 bating average.
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689,000
According to numbers published by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the average player salary in 1969 was $24,909. The league minimum that season was $10,000.