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League Leaders

At Bats:   Doc Cramer - Boston Red Sox (661)
Runs:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (134)
Hits:   Rip Radcliff - St. Louis Browns, Doc Cramer - Boston Red Sox, Barney McCosky - Detroit Tigers (200)
Doubles:   Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers (50)
Triples:   Barney McCosky - Detroit Tigers (19)
Home Runs:   Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers (41)
Runs Batted In:   Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers (150)
Total Bases:   Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers (384)
Walks:   Charlie Keller - New York Yankees (106)
Strikeouts:   Sam Chapman - Philadelphia Athletics (96)
Stolen Bases:   George Case - Washington Senators I (35)
Hit by Pitch:   Frankie Crosetti - New York Yankees (10)

Wins:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (27)
Losses:   George Caster - Philadelphia Athletics, Dutch Leonard - Washington Senators I (19)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (2.61)
Games:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (43)
Complete Games:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (31)
Shutouts:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians, Al Milnar - Cleveland Indians ()
Saves:   Al Benton - Detroit Tigers (17)
Innings Pitched:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (320.1)
Walks:   Ken Chase - Washington Senators I (143)
Strikeouts:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (261)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (1.13)
Hits/9 Ip:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (6.88)
HR/9 Ip:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (0.37)
Walks/9 Ip:   Ted Lyons - Chicago White Sox (1.79)
SO/9 Ip:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (7.33)