1956 Midwest League Batting Leaders

1957 Season

Classification: D

Overall: 502 games, 8 teams, approx. 125 games in season

Attendance: 862,481 (1,718/game)

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1	Deacon Jones	22	DBQ	D	CHW	100	446	330	105	135	25	6	26	120	8	102	38	.409	.542	.758	1.299	250	4	1	9
2	Eddie Logan	23	MTT	D	PHI	121	583	528	131	203	39	13	15	80	12	46	68	.385	.436	.593	1.029	313	4	3	2
3	Lee Handley	21	PRS	D	CHC	126	559	480	115	173	29	5	16	106	10	74	55	.360	.445	.542	.987	260	2	0	3
4	John Kreuter*	22	PRS	D	CHC	120	531	438	112	154	29	3	14	99	9	84	29	.352	.452	.527	.979	231	2	0	7
5	Lindon Duncan	20	DEC	D	STL	106	454	381	93	133	22	5	3	62	18	60	37	.349	.435	.457	.892	174	2	6	5
6	Thomas Humber	24	CLI	D	PIT	122	548	487	120	168	24	10	3	71	67	46	29	.345	.407	.454	.861	221	6	7	2
7	Bill Schmidt	20	PRS	D	CHC	125	524	436	85	145	30	6	4	103	13	76	38	.333	.425	.456	.882	199	1	2	9
8	Al Giordano	24	MIC	D	NYG	78	316	265	38	88	12	2	4	54	6	36	37	.332	.424	.438	.861	116	9	2	4
9	Ed Palmquist	23	KOK	D	BRO	52	212	189	35	62	6	6	4	28	0	20	25	.328	.393	.487	.880	92	1	1	1
10	Nicky Hopkins	19	LAF	D	BOS	115	544	468	86	151	28	13	12	71	19	67	90	.323	.406	.515	.921	241	2	2	5
11	Thomas Paddock	23	PRS	D	CHC	99	419	334	86	108	28	3	14	84	13	79	39	.323	.455	.551	1.005	184	3	1	2
12	Arthur Brown	18	DBQ	D	CHW	116	552	456	119	145	29	7	13	100	10	83	80	.318	.423	.498	.921	227	3	6	4
13	Thomas Bornman	20	MTT	D	PHI	58	231	177	43	56	6	2	6	30	1	52	38	.316	.476	.475	.951	84	2	0	0
14	Eugene Klyczek	19	DBQ	D	CHW	112	514	443	84	140	22	3	4	57	7	55	50	.316	.391	.406	.797	180	2	10	4
15	Don Long	22	LAF	D	BOS	109	488	430	88	135	27	10	9	88	14	45	47	.314	.383	.486	.869	209	6	2	5
16	Don Miles*	20	KOK	D	BRO	118	491	455	72	142	14	5	23	86	30	28	69	.312	.354	.517	.870	235	3	2	3
17	Joseph Theis	19	LAF	D	BOS	96	404	350	53	109	21	8	12	89	7	43	44	.311	.381	.520	.901	182	1	2	8
18	Charlie Randall	19	MTT	D	PHI	96	418	350	86	108	21	3	19	81	5	58	28	.309	.413	.549	.961	192	6	1	3
19	James Hirsch	23	LAF	D	BOS	110	488	383	93	117	21	5	9	66	8	90	32	.306	.434	.457	.891	175	4	2	9
20	Nathan Dickerson*	20	MTT	D	PHI	126	555	488	106	149	27	8	13	101	6	52	69	.305	.376	.473	.850	231	6	5	4
21	Dave Gottschalk	25	MTT	D	PHI	115	499	420	88	128	22	1	19	99	5	62	81	.305	.394	.498	.892	209	4	7	6
22	Peter Mattachione	18	PRS	D	CHC	47	214	190	39	58	8	2	3	19	3	14	23	.305	.365	.416	.781	79	5	3	2
23	Clarence Shimfessel	22	MTT	D	PHI	82	244	216	30	65	9	1	4	35	1	16	23	.301	.362	.407	.770	88	7	1	4
24	Stan Wentzel	39	CLI	D	PIT	120	497	420	81	126	28	3	14	116	3	66	37	.300	.389	.481	.870	202	1	1	9
25	Carroll Gholson	23	PRS	D	CHC	88	404	351	85	105	20	4	30	93	8	50	66	.299	.387	.635	1.022	223	1	1	1
26	William Whiteko	22	MTT	D	PHI	34	171	134	29	40	8	0	3	23	5	31	8	.299	.420	.425	.846	57	0	2	4
27	Ronald Miller	20	DEC	D	STL	123	522	432	83	126	18	6	4	57	26	78	61	.292	.403	.389	.792	168	4	6	2
28	Jimmie Schaffer	20	DEC	D	STL	59	240	207	40	60	12	2	3	36	6	23	26	.290	.352	.411	.762	85	0	4	6
29	Bill Miller	21	DEC	D	STL	87	335	280	44	81	24	0	8	57	2	49	103	.289	.398	.461	.859	129	3	1	2
30	Franklin Williams	20	CLI	D	PIT	103	433	394	59	114	12	10	6	67	7	28	67	.289	.337	.416	.753	164	3	3	5
31	Bob Yoder	22	KOK	D	BRO	58	241	219	36	63	11	1	5	36	9	17	34	.288	.338	.416	.753	91	1	1	3
32	Victor Collier	20	MTT	D	PHI	52	231	195	34	56	15	5	1	33	2	30	49	.287	.396	.431	.827	84	5	1	0
33	Frank Hartman	22	DEC	D	STL	106	412	348	52	99	19	3	7	62	6	56	105	.285	.384	.417	.801	145	3	1	4
34	Ronald Schmitt	20	DEC	D	STL	127	553	491	80	140	29	7	8	51	12	55	58	.285	.359	.422	.780	207	2	4	1
35	Walter Zebrowski	22	KOK	D	BRO	77	340	302	48	85	16	2	1	24	15	32	37	.282	.348	.358	.706	108	0	4	2
36	Nate Smith	21	KOK	D	BRO	64	231	185	27	52	7	2	5	27	2	38	37	.281	.412	.422	.834	78	4	3	1
37	Donald Reichert	20	DBQ	D	CHW	104	475	397	83	111	16	2	11	98	1	70	57	.280	.385	.413	.798	164	2	0	6
38	Mel Grable*	18	DBQ	D	CHW	83	316	262	33	73	13	1	1	34	2	48	67	.279	.393	.347	.740	91	2	3	1
39	Charley Massey	19	DBQ	D	CHW	80	365	301	77	84	16	6	13	43	5	55	60	.279	.398	.502	.900	151	5	3	1
40	John Liprando	24	LAF	D	BOS	123	516	442	70	123	28	5	9	80	7	61	62	.278	.366	.425	.791	188	4	2	7
41	Dick Moseley	22	KOK	D	BRO	117	498	400	83	111	24	6	4	41	16	90	75	.278	.413	.398	.811	159	4	2	2
42	Walter Suttlemyre	20	MTT	D	PHI	98	420	378	60	105	11	4	3	51	10	38	34	.278	.344	.352	.696	133	1	1	2
43	John McDougal	24	MIC	D	NYG	126	508	433	65	120	22	5	7	77	14	65	59	.277	.375	.400	.775	173	4	4	2
44	Alberto Costa	28	MIC	D	NYG	98	423	337	69	93	10	3	1	35	8	65	33	.276	.399	.332	.731	112	6	12	3
45	Phil Smolinski	24	PRS	D	CHC	126	592	475	122	131	24	6	9	67	13	104	39	.276	.403	.408	.812	194	0	9	4
46	Edward Watts*	21	DBQ	D	CHW	122	588	435	130	120	27	6	17	84	12	145	109	.276	.458	.483	.940	210	4	0	4
47	Richard Sasek	19	KOK	D	BRO	68	273	227	39	62	0	3	3	22	8	40	35	.273	.382	.339	.722	77	2	1	3
48	Robert Schuler	--	CLI	D	PIT	123	538	432	119	118	18	9	10	48	15	101	65	.273	.411	.426	.837	184	0	5	0
49	Otto Lind	20	KOK	D	BRO	53	219	194	31	52	5	4	7	35	4	19	42	.268	.333	.443	.777	86	1	3	2
50	Ben Jonietz	18	MTT	D	PHI	86	386	345	60	92	17	7	5	44	7	35	67	.267	.333	.400	.733	138	1	2	3
51	Bob McLeod	19	MIC	D	NYG	73	188	165	16	44	8	0	3	33	2	18	36	.267	.344	.370	.714	61	2	2	1
52	Carl Olley	20	MTT	D	PHI	71	308	238	51	63	8	6	2	33	1	62	39	.265	.424	.374	.797	89	5	1	2
53	Fritz Heiss*	22	MIC	D	NYG	71	283	231	40	61	8	2	8	45	0	43	39	.264	.390	.420	.810	97	6	1	2
54	Robert Murawski	22	MIC	D	NYG	100	390	334	57	88	15	4	6	47	12	46	71	.264	.365	.386	.751	129	8	1	1
55	William Cottrell	19	LAF	D	BOS	82	342	304	50	80	14	4	4	30	5	34	78	.263	.341	.375	.716	114	2	2	0
56	Larry Cunningham*	23	DEC	D	STL	97	426	376	75	98	12	11	3	46	32	41	42	.261	.339	.375	.714	141	4	4	1
57	Bill Lachemann	22	KOK	D	BRO	64	243	198	28	51	8	0	7	35	1	40	35	.258	.387	.404	.791	80	3	0	2
58	Duke Carmel*	19	DEC	D	STL	91	389	343	67	87	16	4	10	51	11	38	70	.254	.326	.411	.737	141	1	2	5
59	Jack Chinchar	22	DEC	D	STL	119	478	417	57	105	24	2	12	67	6	47	140	.252	.339	.405	.744	169	9	3	2
60	Jimmy Johnson	22	PRS	D	CHC	120	500	405	78	102	14	7	4	64	26	78	83	.252	.381	.351	.731	142	10	1	6
61	Dock Conners	21	PRS	D	CHC	87	436	346	87	87	15	1	3	42	11	80	45	.251	.395	.327	.722	113	4	3	3
62	Donald Gordon	19	DBQ	D	CHW	53	266	203	54	51	11	3	6	32	9	57	35	.251	.415	.424	.839	86	2	1	3
63	Doug Shrader	21	MIC	D	NYG	48	170	153	13	38	7	2	0	17	0	10	29	.248	.308	.320	.628	49	4	1	2
64	Armand Diferdinando	22	LAF	D	BOS	78	347	272	61	67	18	0	5	33	12	70	90	.246	.399	.368	.766	100	1	1	3
65	Donald Loustalet	20	CLI	D	PIT	98	384	334	40	81	12	4	2	49	1	43	54	.243	.330	.320	.650	107	2	2	3
66	Al Durden*	18	KOK	D	BRO	66	247	220	42	53	4	5	16	40	4	23	60	.241	.317	.523	.840	115	2	1	1
67	Joe Mikez	25	DBQ	D	CHW	72	297	266	41	64	10	0	11	50	0	25	69	.241	.314	.402	.717	107	4	1	1
68	Dale DeSilva	19	LAF	D	BOS	124	560	458	89	109	25	5	14	63	8	89	89	.238	.365	.406	.771	186	5	4	4
69	Ronnie Wilkins*	19	CLI	D	PIT	103	422	365	58	87	18	4	5	45	11	54	60	.238	.337	.351	.687	128	1		2
70	Rich Ritzheimer	24	KOK	D	BRO	44	174	152	17	36	3	3	0	15	2	18	18	.237	.322	.296	.618	45	2	0	2
71	Clement Yaskowitz	23	CLI	D	PIT	69	213	197	20	46	5	5	3	41	0	13	31	.234	.277	.355	.632	70	0	0	3
72	John Stanton	19	MIC	D	NYG	99	347	288	45	67	8	2	0	31	3	42	20	.233	.339	.274	.614	79	6	8	3
73	William Copley*	--	CLI	D	PIT	37	152	128	26	29	2	0	0	12	2	23	22	.227	.344	.242	.587	31	0	1	0
74	Donald Bafus	21	KOK	D	BRO	104	412	354	52	80	15	7	14	65	3	44	94	.226	.310	.427	.736	151	2	5	7
75	Gordon Bretzing	19	MIC	D	NYG	63	266	231	49	52	8	3	3	17	3	26	67	.225	.312	.325	.636	75	3	6	0
76	Stan Stewart	23	CLI	D	PIT	82	347	283	41	62	6	0	0	23	3	54	33	.219	.349	.240	.589	68	5	0	5
77	Gary Willison	20	DBQ	D	CHW	55	147	126	21	27	4	2	3	17	1	17	29	.214	.315	.349	.664	44	2	1	1
78	Victor Spatafora	20	MIC	D	NYG	91	399	310	59	64	11	4	4	42	17	74	76	.207	.364	.307	.670	95	5	6	4
79	Jim Baum	19	CLI	D	PIT	89	304	253	43	50	8	10	2	33	8	47	89	.198	.329	.332	.661	84	3	0	1
80	James Teller*	20	DEC	D	STL	39	161	127	20	25	4	1	1	17	2	27	31	.197	.338	.268	.605	34	2	1	4
81	Jackie Robinson	32	MTT	D	PHI	47	185	152	18	29	4	0	0	12	0	25	43	.191	.309	.217	.526	33	1	7	0
82	James Huber	20	PRS	D	CHC	47	176	135	25	25	9	2	1	16	4	36	21	.185	.360	.304	.664	41	2	1	2