1998 MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders

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PLAYER	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 SammyS SosaSosa RF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	CHC	159	643	134	198	20	0	66	158	73	171	18	9	.308	.377	.647	1.024
2 MarkM McGwireMcGwire 1B 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	STL	155	509	130	152	21	0	70	147	162	155	1	0	.299	.470	.752	1.222
3 DerekD JeterJeter SS 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	149	626	127	203	25	8	19	84	57	119	30	6	.324	.384	.481	.865
4 RayR DurhamDurham 2B 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	158	635	126	181	35	8	19	67	73	105	36	9	.285	.363	.455	.818
5 JeffJ BagwellBagwell 1B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	HOU	147	540	124	164	33	1	34	111	109	90	19	7	.304	.424	.557	.981
6 CraigC BiggioBiggio 2B 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	HOU	160	646	123	210	51	2	20	88	64	113	50	8	.325	.403	.503	.906
6 ChipperC JonesJones 3B 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	ATL	160	601	123	188	29	5	34	107	96	93	16	6	.313	.404	.547	.951
6 AlexA RodriguezRodriguez SS 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	SEA	161	686	123	213	35	5	42	124	45	121	46	13	.310	.360	.560	.920
9 BarryB BondsBonds LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	SF	156	552	120	167	44	7	37	122	130	92	28	12	.303	.438	.609	1.047
9 KenK GriffeyGriffey CF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	SEA	161	633	120	180	33	3	56	146	76	121	20	5	.284	.365	.611	.976
9 ScottS RolenRolen 3B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	PHI	160	601	120	174	45	4	31	110	93	141	14	7	.290	.391	.532	.923
12 ChuckC KnoblauchKnoblauch 2B 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	NYY	150	603	117	160	25	4	17	64	76	70	31	12	.265	.361	.405	.766
13 JimJ EdmondsEdmonds CF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	ANA	154	599	115	184	42	1	25	91	57	114	7	5	.307	.368	.506	.874
14 AlbertA BelleBelle LF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	163	609	113	200	48	2	49	152	81	84	6	4	.328	.399	.655	1.054
14 JohnJ ValentinValentin 3B 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	153	588	113	145	44	1	23	73	77	82	4	5	.247	.340	.442	.782
14 LarryL WalkerWalker RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	COL	130	454	113	165	46	3	23	67	64	61	14	4	.363	.445	.630	1.075
17 GregG VaughnVaughn LF 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	SD	158	573	112	156	28	4	50	119	79	121	11	4	.272	.363	.597	.960
18 DerekD BellBell RF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	HOU	156	630	111	198	41	2	22	108	51	126	13	3	.314	.364	.490	.854
18 JoeyJ CoraCora 2B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	155	602	111	166	27	6	6	32	73	59	15	6	.276	.357	.370	.727
18 NomarN GarciaparraGarciaparra SS 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	BOS	143	604	111	195	37	8	35	122	33	62	12	6	.323	.362	.584	.946
21 JuanJ GonzalezGonzalez RF 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	TEX	154	606	110	193	50	2	45	157	46	126	2	1	.318	.366	.630	.996
22 FrankF ThomasThomas DH 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	CWS	160	585	109	155	35	2	29	109	110	93	7	0	.265	.381	.480	.861
23 VinnyV CastillaCastilla 3B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	COL	162	645	108	206	28	4	46	144	40	89	5	9	.319	.362	.589	.951
23 VladimirV GuerreroGuerrero RF 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	MON	159	623	108	202	37	7	38	109	42	95	11	9	.324	.371	.589	.960
23 MannyM RamirezRamirez RF 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	CLE	150	571	108	168	35	2	45	145	76	121	5	3	.294	.377	.599	.976

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