A Gathering of Baseballs
That Have So Far Been Converted
Into So Many 2018 Season Base Hits
By Jose Altuve & His American League Colleagues in Hitting.
2018 American League Batting Average Leaders
Through Games of Saturday, 6/23/2018:
| # | Leaders | Team | G | AB | H | BA |
| 1 | Jose Altuve | Astros | 78 | 309 | 107 | .346 |
| 2 | Mookie Betts | Red Sox | 58 | 225 | 77 | .342 |
| 3 | Jean Segura | Mariners | 71 | 296 | 99 | .334 |
| 4 | Mike Trout | Angels | 77 | 266 | 87 | .327 |
| 5 | JD Martinez | Red Sox | 74 | 282 | 92 | .326 |
| 6 | Matt Duffy | Rays | 60 | 237 | 76 | .321 |
| 7 | Eddie Rosario | Twins | 72 | 287 | 91 | .317 |
| 8 | John Jay | Royals | 74 | 298 | 93 | .312 |
| 9 | Michael Brantley | Indians | 64 | 261 | 81 | .310 |
| 10 | Andrelton Simmons | Angels | 66 | 242 | 74 | .306 |
- Astros Above shown in bold type.
The hits keep sailing
Like a summer season song.
It’s been fun to see them unfurled.
Then ~ Jose Altuve came along
Batting Houston Strong
And now they are ~ out of this world
Orange and Blue ~ Unfurled.
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Bill McCurdy
Principal Writer, Editor, Publisher
The Pecan Park Eagle
The Pecan Park Eagle 
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