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League Leaders

At Bats:   Roy Johnson - Detroit Tigers (640)
Runs:   Charlie Gehringer - Detroit Tigers (131)
Hits:   Dale Alexander - Detroit Tigers, Charlie Gehringer - Detroit Tigers (215)
Doubles:   Charlie Gehringer - Detroit Tigers, Roy Johnson - Detroit Tigers, Heinie Manush - St. Louis Browns (45)
Triples:   Charlie Gehringer - Detroit Tigers (19)
Home Runs:   Babe Ruth - New York Yankees (46)
Runs Batted In:   Al Simmons - Philadelphia Athletics (157)
Total Bases:   Al Simmons - Philadelphia Athletics (373)
Walks:   Max Bishop - Philadelphia Athletics (128)
Strikeouts:   Jimmie Foxx - Philadelphia Athletics (70)
Stolen Bases:   Charlie Gehringer - Detroit Tigers (27)
Hit by Pitch:   Jimmy Dykes - Philadelphia Athletics, Lew Fonseca - Cleveland Indians, Wally Schang - St. Louis Browns, Bobby Reeves - Boston Red Sox (7)

Wins:   George Earnshaw - Philadelphia Athletics (24)
Losses:   Red Ruffing - Boston Red Sox (22)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Lefty Grove - Philadelphia Athletics (2.81)
Games:   Firpo Marberry - Washington Senators I (49)
Complete Games:   Tommy Thomas - Chicago White Sox (24)
Shutouts:   Alvin Crowder - St. Louis Browns, Danny MacFayden - Boston Red Sox ()
Saves:   Firpo Marberry - Washington Senators I (11)
Innings Pitched:   Sam Gray - St. Louis Browns (305)
Walks:   George Earnshaw - Philadelphia Athletics (125)
Strikeouts:   Lefty Grove - Philadelphia Athletics (170)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Firpo Marberry - Washington Senators I (1.21)
Hits/9 Ip:   George Earnshaw - Philadelphia Athletics (8.23)
HR/9 Ip:   Firpo Marberry - Washington Senators I (0.22)
Walks/9 Ip:   Jack Russell - Boston Red Sox (1.58)
SO/9 Ip:   Lefty Grove - Philadelphia Athletics (5.56)