No. Walks do not count toward batting average. If you get a walk in your first at bat, you will still be 0-0.

There are plenty of different batting gloves sold in the U.S. Some notable brands: Rawlings, Franklin, Nike, and Evoshield.

No. Should a player's batting glove that is hanging out of his pocket be hit by a pitched ball, the player is not awarded first base. That (batting glove hanging out of a pocket) is not considered part of the batter's body nor part of the equipment a player wears. If the ball hits the bill of the helmet, the player is awarded first base because the helmet is part of the equipment all players wears to bat.

Earned runs are runs that are scored because of hits stolen bases. Un-earned runs are those where a runner gets on base because of an error and eventually scores. The earned run average (ERA) is calculated by taking the total number of earned runs scored against a pitcher and dividing that by the total number of innings that pitcher pitched. The lower the ERA the better the pitcher, usually.

Bill Madlock won the 1976 National League Batting title with a .339 batting average, and George Brett won the 1976 American League batting title with a .333 batting Average.