Rogers Hornsby led the National League in hitting with a .424 average while playing as the regular second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1924.
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Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals.
A batting average of .420 refers to getting a base hit in 42% of your at bats. So you would need 42 hits for every hundred at bats. No Major League Baseball player has hit this high since 1924, when Rogers Hornsby hit .424.
This question has been answered before by me. It was Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Hugh Duffy of the Boston Beaneaters hit .440 in 1894. Since 1920, the end of the "dead-ball era", The highest average for a season was Roger Hornsby's .424 in 1924
John Franco. Franco had 424 career saves which is 4th most in MLB history. He led the National League in saves in 3 seasons (1988, 1990, 1994) but was never the MLB season leader.