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Rank	Name	POS	Team	Salary	GP	RC	AVG	RBI	HR	HITS	AB	TB	X2B	X3B	RUNS	BB	K	SB	CS	SLG	OBP
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1	Albert Pujols	1B	STL	13,870,950	148	158.60	0.357	116	37	187	524	342	44	0	100	104	54	7	3	0.653	0.462
2	Manny Ram�rez	LF	LAD	18,929,923	153	141.00	0.332	121	37	183	552	332	36	1	102	87	124	3	0	0.601	0.43
3	Lance Berkman	1B/RF	HOU	14,500,000	159	132.90	0.312	106	29	173	554	314	46	4	114	99	108	18	4	0.567	0.42
4	David Wright	3B	NYM	5,250,000	160	132.10	0.302	124	33	189	626	334	42	2	115	94	118	15	5	0.534	0.39
5	Mark Teixeira	1B	LAA	12,500,000	157	129.90	0.308	121	33	177	574	317	41	0	102	97	93	2	0	0.552	0.41
6	Hanley Ram�rez	SS	FLA	439,000	153	127.30	0.301	67	33	177	589	318	34	4	125	92	122	35	12	0.54	0.4
7	Dustin Pedroia	2B	BOS	457,000	157	124.10	0.326	83	17	213	653	322	54	2	118	50	52	20	1	0.493	0.376
8	Josh Hamilton	CF/RF	TEX	396,830	156	123.50	0.304	130	32	190	624	331	35	5	98	64	126	9	1	0.53	0.371
9	Matt Holliday	LF	COL	9,500,000	139	122.10	0.321	88	25	173	539	290	38	2	107	74	104	28	2	0.538	0.409
10	Grady Sizemore	CF	CLE	3,166,667	157	121.80	0.268	90	33	170	634	318	39	5	101	98	130	38	5	0.502	0.375
11	Jos� Reyes	SS	NYM	4,375,000	159	121.00	0.297	68	16	204	688	327	37	19	113	66	82	56	15	0.475	0.358
12	Chipper Jones	3B	ATL	12,333,333	128	120.10	0.364	75	22	160	439	252	24	1	82	90	61	4	0	0.574	0.47
13	Aubrey Huff	3B/DH	BAL	8,000,000	154	119.90	0.304	108	32	182	598	330	48	2	96	53	89	4	0	0.552	0.36
14	Chase Utley	2B	PHI	7,785,714	159	118.50	0.292	104	33	177	607	325	41	4	113	64	104	14	2	0.535	0.38
15	Carlos Beltr�n	CF	NYM	18,622,810	161	118.40	0.284	112	27	172	606	303	40	5	116	92	96	25	3	0.5	0.376
16	Nick Markakis	RF	BAL	455,000	157	117.50	0.306	87	20	182	595	292	48	1	106	99	113	10	7	0.491	0.406
17	Justin Morneau	1B	MIN	8,400,000	162	117.10	0.302	129	23	187	620	311	47	4	97	76	84	0	1	0.502	0.375
18	Ryan Ludwick	LF/CF	STL	411,000	152	116.90	0.299	113	37	161	538	318	40	3	104	62	146	4	4	0.591	0.375
19	Miguel Cabrera	1B/3B	DET	11,300,000	160	116.40	0.292	127	37	180	616	331	36	2	85	56	126	1	0	0.537	0.349
20	Kevin Youkilis	1B/3B	BOS	3,000,000	145	115.40	0.312	115	29	168	538	306	43	4	91	62	108	3	5	0.569	0.39
21	Jason Bay	LF	BOS	6,000,000	155	114.60	0.286	101	31	165	577	301	35	4	111	81	137	10	0	0.522	0.373
22	�lex Rodr�guez	3B	NYY	28,000,000	138	113.40	0.302	103	35	154	510	292	33	0	104	65	117	18	3	0.573	0.392
23	Ryan Braun	LF	MIL	455,000	151	112.20	0.285	106	37	174	611	338	39	7	92	42	129	14	4	0.553	0.335
24	Adri�n Gonz�lez	1B	SD	875,000	162	111.90	0.279	119	36	172	616	314	32	1	103	74	142	0	0	0.51	0.361
25	Ryan Howard	1B	PHI	10,000,000	162	111.80	0.251	146	48	153	610	331	26	4	105	81	199	1	1	0.543	0.339
26	Prince Fielder	1B	MIL	670,000	159	108.80	0.276	102	34	162	588	298	30	2	86	84	134	3	2	0.507	0.372
27	Brian Roberts	2B	BAL	6,300,000	155	108.40	0.296	57	9	181	611	275	51	8	107	82	104	40	10	0.45	0.378
28	Carlos Delgado	1B	NYM	16,000,000	159	108.00	0.271	115	38	162	598	310	32	1	96	72	124	1	1	0.518	0.353
29	Ra�l Iba�ez	LF	SEA	5,500,000	162	107.40	0.293	110	23	186	635	304	43	3	85	64	110	2	4	0.479	0.358
30	Jermaine Dye	RF	CWS	9,500,000	153	107.20	0.29	96	34	170	586	317	41	2	96	44	104	3	2	0.541	0.343
31	Aramis Ram�rez	3B	CHC	15,250,000	149	106.40	0.289	111	27	160	554	287	44	1	97	74	94	2	2	0.518	0.38
32	Nate McLouth	CF	PIT	425,500	152	106.20	0.276	94	26	165	597	297	46	4	113	65	93	23	3	0.497	0.356
33	Bobby Abreu	RF	NYY	16,000,000	156	106.10	0.296	100	20	180	609	287	39	4	100	73	109	22	11	0.471	0.371
34	Derrek Lee	1B	CHC	13,250,000	155	105.30	0.291	90	20	181	623	288	41	3	93	71	119	8	2	0.462	0.361
35	Ian Kinsler	2B	TEX	700,000	121	104.30	0.319	71	18	165	518	268	41	4	102	45	67	26	2	0.517	0.375
36	Stephen Drew	SS	ARI	1,500,000	152	102.30	0.291	67	21	178	611	307	44	11	91	41	109	3	3	0.502	0.333
37	Carlos Quentin	LF	CWS	400,000	130	102.30	0.288	100	36	138	480	274	26	1	96	66	80	7	3	0.571	0.394
38	Magglio Ord��ez	RF	DET	15,768,175	146	102.20	0.317	103	21	178	561	277	32	2	72	53	76	1	5	0.494	0.376
39	Vladimir Guerrero	RF	LAA	15,500,000	143	102.00	0.303	91	27	164	541	282	31	3	85	51	77	5	3	0.521	0.365
40	Ichiro Suzuki	CF	SEA	17,102,149	162	101.80	0.311	42	6	213	686	265	20	7	103	51	65	43	4	0.386	0.361
41	Joe Mauer	C	MIN	6,250,000	145	101.80	0.33	85	9	176	533	242	31	4	98	84	48	1	1	0.454	0.415
42	Brian Giles	RF	SD	9,666,667	147	101.50	0.306	63	12	171	559	255	40	4	81	87	52	2	2	0.456	0.398
43	Adam Dunn	LF	ARI	13,000,000	158	101.20	0.236	100	40	122	517	265	23	0	79	122	164	2	1	0.513	0.386
44	�lex R�os	CF/RF	TOR	4,835,000	155	101.10	0.291	79	15	185	635	293	47	8	91	44	112	32	8	0.461	0.337
45	Pat Burrell	LF	PHI	14,250,000	157	100.60	0.25	86	33	134	536	272	33	3	74	102	136	0	0	0.507	0.367
46	Andre Ethier	LF/RF	LAD	424,500	141	100.30	0.305	77	20	160	525	268	38	5	90	59	88	6	3	0.51	0.375
47	Milton Bradley	RF/DH	TEX	5,250,000	126	100.20	0.321	77	22	133	414	233	32	1	78	80	112	5	3	0.563	0.436
48	Brian McCann	C	ATL	1,000,000	145	99.70	0.301	87	23	153	509	266	42	1	68	57	64	5	0	0.523	0.373
49	Curtis Granderson	CF	DET	1,000,000	141	99.50	0.28	66	22	155	553	273	26	13	112	71	111	12	4	0.494	0.365
50	Xavier Nady	RF	NYY	3,350,000	148	99.00	0.305	97	25	169	555	283	37	1	76	39	103	2	1	0.51	0.358

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Source: Associated Press. All figures are for 2008 regular season. Only those players who met eligibility requirement for the 2008 MLB batting title of at least 502 plate appearances or 3.1 appearances per team game are included.

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