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Well, it's going to be a bit before I'm through with June, so I thought I'd update with the leading single-season batting averages to date. For a variety of reasons, this skews heavily toward 1874, as you'll see. The qualifying number of plate appearances is currently 202.
(1) - .391, Joe Start, 1874 New York Mutuals (111 for 284)
(2) - .386, Ross Barnes, 1874 Boston Red Stockings (115 for 298)
(3) - .380, Adrian "Cap" Anson, 1874 New York Mutuals (111 for 292)
(4) - .379, George Hall, 1874 New York Mutuals (108 for 285)
(5) - .375, Andy Leonard, 1874 Philadelphia Whites (90 for 240)
(6) - .367, Deacon White, 1873 Baltimore Canaries (90 for 245)
(7) - .3662, George Wright, 1874 Boston Red Stockings (115 for 314)
(8) - .3659, Mike McGeary, 1874 Philadelphia Whites (90 for 246)
(9) - .3658, "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, 1874 Boston Red Stockings (109 for 298)
(10) - .365, Ross Barnes, 1872 Boston Red Stockings (70 for 188)
(11) - .363, Joe Start, 1872 New York Mutuals (86 for 237)
(12) - .362, "Orator Jim" O'Rourke, 1873 Boston Red Stockings (93 for 257)
(13) - .359, Candy Nelson, 1874 Brooklyn Atlantics (78 for 217)
(14) - .358, Joe Start, 1873 New York Mutuals (83 for 232)
(15) - .354, John Radcliff, 1873 Philadelphia Athletics (81 for 229)
(16) - .351, George Wright, 1873 Boston Red Stockings (88 for 251)
(17) - .350, George Zettlein, 1872 Baltimore Canaries (70 for 200)
(18) - .349, George Hall, 1873 New York Mutuals (76 for 218)
(19) - .348, Charlie Gould, 1874 Boston Red Stockings (114 for 328)
(20) - .347, Adrian "Cap" Anson, 1872 New York Mutuals (83 for 239)
As the top overall hitter on this list and the only guy to make it on here three times, Joe Start is going back up as the avatar for a while.
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