In 1927 he batted .392. In 1930, Hall of Famer Al Simmons won the batting title again, hitting .381, scored 152 runs and knocked in 165. In 1931 he hit .390. He knocked in over 100 runs in 12 different seasons.

Al Simmons had a .334 lifetime batting average with 2927 hits, crashed 539 doubles, 149 triples, 307 home runs along with 1507 runs scored and had an amazing 1827 RBI's. What a great hitter and excellent fielder; probably one of the best all-around players that ever played the game.

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Al Simmons was one of the best all-around right fielders in Baseball History - 1920s-1930s

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Although his career was short - only seven years as a regular in 13 major league years, Lindstrom was a team leader and helped the Giants win the pennant in 1924. In that year's World Series, he lined 10 hits (.333), even though the Washington Senators won their first-ever World Series in seven games.

Freddy Lindstrom's lifetime: .311 BA, 1747 Hits in 1438 games, 301 doubles, 81 triples, 103 HRs, 895 Runs, 779 RBIs, .351 on-base-pct. baseballhistorian.com Archives

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Lefty O'Doul of the Brooklyn Dodgers led the National League in batting with .368 in 1932... Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics led the AL with .364. Interesting fact: neither team was around just 30 years later.

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'Red' Ruffing ranks as one of the best hitting pitchers of all-time. In 1930 he was 15-8 and batted .364, scored 17 runs, 22 RBIs with 8 doubles, 2 triples and 4 home runs. Twice in his' career 'Red' Ruffing hit two homers in a single game. In 1939, he won 20 games and batted .300, one of only a few major leaguers to perform this feat.

A career .269 hitter, Ruffing drove in more runs (273) than any pitcher in history. His 36 lifetime home runs ranks third all-time among pitchers. 'Red' Ruffing's career: 273-225, .548, 1987 Ks in 4344 innings, 624 Games, 536 GS, 335 GC, 45 shutouts. baseballhistorian.com Archives

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Jimmie Foxx, or as also spelled Jimmy Foxx, set a new National League record in 1932 for home runs with 58 - a record that wasn't broken until Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa went on a homer binge.

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Lefty Gomez pitched in five All-Star Games and won three of them. Gomez was rated during the 1930's as the Yankees' main pitching man and was considered as the best in baseball. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. Vernon 'Lefty' Gomez career: 189-102, .649, 3.34 ERA, 1468 Ks in 2503 innings, 368 Games, 320 GS, 173 GC, 28 shutouts, and an outstanding .242 opponents batting average.

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American League:

Al Simmons, Philadelphia Athletics .390... Babe Ruth, New York Yankees .373... Ed Morgan, Cleveland Indians .351... Mickey Cochrane, Athletics .349... Lou Gehrig, Yankees .341... Earl Averill, Indians .333... Earl Webb, Boston Red Sox .333...

Sam West, Washington Senators .333... Goose Goslin, St. Louis Browns .328... Bill Dickey, Yankees .327... John Stone, Detroit Tigers .327... Dale Alexander, Tigers .325... Joe Vosmik, Indians .320... Earle Combs, Yankees .318...

Ben Chapman, Yankees .315... Lew Fonseca, Chicago White Sox ..312... Red Kress, St. Louis Browns .311... Henie Manush, Washington Senators .307... Joe Cronin, Senators .306... Ski Melillo, St. Louis Browns .306... Lu Blue, White Sox .304... Fred Schulte, St. Louis Browns .304... Joe Sewell, Yankees .302

National League:

Chick Hafey, St. Louis Cardinals .349... Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies .337... Lefty O'Doul, Brooklyn Dodgers .336... Charlie Grimm, Chicago Cubs .331... Kiki Cuyler, Cubs .330... Wally Berger, Boston Braves .323... Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates .322...

Tony Cuccinello, Cincinnati Reds... Harvey Hendrick, Reds .315... Lloyd Waner, Pirates .314... Babe Herman, Brooklyn Dodgers .313...Frankie Frisch, Cardinals .311... Travis Jackson, New York Giants .310... Fred Leach, Giants .309... George Grantham, Pirates .305... Don Hurst, Phillies .305

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All-Stars and Veteran Player's Bios:

Woody English, Chicago Cubs, SS 3B Right-handed - a heads-up ballplayer, Woody English debuted with the Cubs in 1927, and batted .290 in 87 games. In 1931 he led all major league shortstops in putouts and two years later led the National League 3rd baseman in fielding pct.

Woody English's outstanding defense and clutch hitting helped the Cubs win two pennants (1929 and 1932).

Woody English's best season was 1930, when he batted .335, ripped 214 hits, with 36 doubles, 17 triples, and 14 homers... and walked 100 times while striking out 72 times.

Listen Up Fans! In that season (1930) his combined total of 314 walks and hits ranks 6th in NL history of all-time - 214 hits and 100 walks.

Woody English career: .286 BA, 1,356 walks in 4,746 at bats, 1,261 games, 236 Ds, 52 Ts, 32 Hr, 801 Runs, 422 RBIs, 571 Walks, 536 Ks, an .366 on-base-pct.... Chicago Cubs 1927-1936; Brooklyn Dodgers 1937-1938.

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Dale 'Moose' Alexander, Detroit Tigers, First Baseman RH - The 6'3"- 210-pounder was an impressive sight in the batter's box in the 1930s... but despite a .331 lifetime batting mark, 'Moose' Alexander's major league career was a short five seasons.

'Hit he could, field he could not.'

In 1929, his rookie year, the big first baseman caught the attention of baseball fans when he hit a resounding .343, had 215 hits, blasted 43 doubles, 15 triples and 25 home runs... and produced 137 RBIs with 110 runs scored.

In 1930, 'Moose' Alexander batted .326 with 135 RBIs. However, when his hitting started falling off, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox (June of 1932) and then, back to the minors in late 1932. Alexander played in the Southern Minor Leagues until the early 1940s.

Dale Alexander career: .331 BA, 811 hits in 2,450 at bats, 164 Ds, 30 Ts, 61 Hr, 459 RBIs, 248 Walks, 197 Ks, a .497 slg/pct. and a .394 on-base-pct. Detroit Tigers 1929-1933; Boston Red Sox 1932-1933.

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Earl Averill, Cleveland Indians, Outfielder Bats LH, T RH - Hall of Famer Earl Averill was one leading all-around players all through the 1930s. In his rookie year with Cleveland in 1929, Averill hit a torrid .332, lined 43 Ds, 13 Ts, 18 Hr, scored 110 runs and had 96 RBIs.

From 1929 thru 1938 Averill batted .332, .339, .333, .314, .301, .313, .288, .378, .299 and .330. He had eight seasons of over 100 runs scored and five with over 100 RBIs.

1931 was his best batting year, with 36 Ds, 10 Ts, 32 Hr, 140 runs, 143 RBIs, .333 batting average, 68 walks, with only 38 strike outs in 627 at bats.