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The answer depends on your definition of "modern era". For Baseball purposes often anything since 1900 is considered the "modern era" for statistical purporses as the rules of the game became relatively stable then. For others WWII or integration are demarcation lines for the modern era. From 1900 on: Ty Cobb .367 From WWII on: Ted Williams .340 (career .344, but .340 from '46 on) From WWII on (entire career post WWII): Tony Gwynn .338 Active Player: Albert Pujols .332 (thru 41 games played in '08)

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George Brett, .390, 1980

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