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League Leaders

At Bats:   Dale Mitchell - Cleveland Indians (640)
Runs:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (150)
Hits:   Dale Mitchell - Cleveland Indians (203)
Doubles:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (39)
Triples:   Dale Mitchell - Cleveland Indians (23)
Home Runs:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (43)
Runs Batted In:   Vern Stephens - Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (159)
Total Bases:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (368)
Walks:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (162)
Strikeouts:   Dick Kokos - St. Louis Browns (91)
Stolen Bases:   Bob Dillinger - St. Louis Browns (20)
Hit by Pitch:   Eddie Robinson - Washington Senators I, Larry Doby - Cleveland Indians (7)

Wins:   Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox (25)
Losses:   Ned Garver - St. Louis Browns, Sid Hudson - Washington Senators I, Paul Calvert - Washington Senators I (17)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Mike Garcia - Cleveland Indians (2.36)
Games:   Joe Page - New York Yankees (60)
Complete Games:   Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox (27)
Shutouts:   Ellis Kinder - Boston Red Sox, Virgil Trucks - Detroit Tigers ()
Saves:   Joe Page - New York Yankees (27)
Innings Pitched:   Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox (295.1)
Walks:   Tommy Byrne - New York Yankees (179)
Strikeouts:   Virgil Trucks - Detroit Tigers (153)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Fred Hutchinson - Detroit Tigers (1.16)
Hits/9 Ip:   Tommy Byrne - New York Yankees (5.74)
HR/9 Ip:   Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox (0.24)
Walks/9 Ip:   Fred Hutchinson - Detroit Tigers (2.48)
SO/9 Ip:   Tommy Byrne - New York Yankees (5.92)