1958 Southern Association Batting Leaders

1957 Season 1959 Season

Classification: AA

Overall: 629 games, 8 teams, approx. 157 games in season

Attendance: 1,601,844 (2,546/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	IBB
1	Jim Fridley	33	NVL	AA	CIN	142	589	515	85	179	32	7	20	101	1	65	73	.348	.428	.553	.981	285	8	0	1	7
2	Les Peden	34	LRK	AA	KCA	133	525	458	67	153	29	3	26	88	1	59	46	.334	.412	.581	.993	266	3	3	2	8
3	Bob Thorpe	31	BIR	AA	DET	122	526	481	70	156	23	4	23	85	1	36	70	.324	.369	.532	.901	256	1	3	5	9
4	Ernie Oravetz*	26	CNG	AA	WSH	132	605	493	88	158	17	5	1	47	2	101	24	.321	.435	.381	.816	188	1	7	3	2
5	Don Dillard	21	MOB	AA	CLE	140	594	539	80	172	32	5	21	78	3	43	66	.319	.372	.514	.886	277	5	3	4	1
6	Steve Demeter	23	BIR	AA	DET	151	636	550	88	170	36	6	18	88	8	64	61	.309	.388	.495	.882	272	10	7	5	10
7	Jack Reed	25	NOR	AA	NYY	152	710	640	120	198	22	8	19	79	22	64	64	.309	.370	.458	.828	293	1	0	5	0
8	Dick Windle	24	NOR	AA	NYY	95	346	320	53	99	12	1	17	61	4	20	34	.309	.348	.513	.860	164	1	1	4	0
9	Harmon Killebrew	22	CNG	AA	WSH	86	363	299	58	92	17	1	17	54	4	60	68	.308	.422	.542	.963	162	1	0	3	7
10	Bob Allison	23	CNG	AA	WSH	150	616	525	84	161	28	9	9	93	10	80	72	.307	.398	.446	.844	234	2	6	3	8
11	Chuck Coles*	27	NVL	AA	CIN	153	671	574	117	176	27	6	29	107	2	90	90	.307	.402	.526	.928	302	3	1	3	5
12	Bruce Barmes	28	ATA	AA	MLN	140	571	484	80	145	13	3	2	35	5	74	37	.300	.391	.351	.742	170	1	8	4	1
13	Tony Asaro	22	NOR	AA	NYY	149	650	560	96	167	20	5	24	71	6	75	49	.298	.383	.480	.863	269	5	5	5	1
14	Lloyd Jenney?	29	MOB	AA	CLE	66	237	199	33	59	14	0	3	34	0	37	15	.297	.405	.412	.817	82	0	0	1	3
15	Dick Phillips	26	ATA	AA	MLN	98	435	380	64	113	18	5	13	58	2	47	27	.297	.378	.474	.852	180	3	4	1	4
16	Mike Krsnich	26	ATA	AA	MLN	84	359	324	48	96	28	3	11	49	2	27	37	.296	.347	.503	.850	163	1	2	5	2
17	Mel Clark	33	BIR	AA	DET	140	602	542	75	160	42	7	9	96	0	46	38	.295	.349	.448	.797	243	2	6	6	5
18	Sammy Meeks	35	ATA	AA	MLN	135	571	499	81	147	27	2	21	94	1	52	62	.295	.360	.483	.843	241	5	4	11	9
19	Stanley Roseboro	30	CNG	AA	WSH	55	221	193	36	57	7	0	2	13	0	24	3	.295	.373	.363	.735	70	1	1	2	1
20	Johnny Schaive	24	CNG	AA	WSH	142	618	585	82	172	22	7	6	79	0	17	43	.294	.314	.386	.700	226	3	6	7	0
21	Emil Panko	23	NVL	AA	CIN	83	343	300	50	88	20	1	15	54	2	37	34	.293	.374	.517	.891	155	3	1	2	4
22	Jesse Levan	31	CNG	AA	WSH	153	662	558	99	163	15	4	26	90	2	91	76	.292	.396	.473	.869	264	8	0	5	7
23	Don Saner*	24	MOB	AA	CLE	150	622	507	77	148	20	6	8	62	3	103	68	.292	.412	.402	.814	204	3	5	4	6
24	Vern Morgan	29	CNG	AA	WSH	146	572	513	73	149	25	3	9	72	5	43	45	.290	.345	.404	.749	207	3	7	6	8
25	Robert Maness?	23	NOR	AA	NYY	33	136	121	18	35	6	1	8	25	3	14	19	.289	.360	.554	.914	67	0	0	1	0
26	George Alusik	23	BIR	AA	DET	28	114	91	12	26	3	0	3	18	0	18	9	.286	.400	.418	.818	38	0	4	1	0
27	Russ Snyder	24	NOR	AA	NYY	148	599	543	83	155	23	8	13	67	7	48	35	.286	.345	.429	.774	233	3	2	3	6
28	Dick Sisler	37	NVL	AA	CIN	82	176	145	26	41	2	2	8	34	0	27	20	.283	.394	.490	.884	71	1	1	2	3
29	Lavern Grace	25	MOB	AA	CLE	109	380	326	52	92	14	2	3	48	1	45	30	.282	.369	.365	.734	119	2	3	4	7
30	Ken Hunt	23	NOR	AA	NYY	142	567	497	75	140	27	0	29	96	4	60	106	.282	.365	.511	.876	254	7	0	3	1
31	Bob Hartsfield	26	ATA	AA	MLN	109	437	381	53	107	22	3	6	44	1	42	47	.281	.357	.402	.758	153	4	8	2	5
32	Richard McCarthy*	23	MEM	AA	BOS	112	411	360	50	101	15	6	3	35	8	45	37	.281	.361	.381	.742	137	2	1	3	4
33	Charles Secrest*	23	LRK	AA	KCA	154	671	570	82	160	33	8	21	99	5	83	68	.281	.371	.477	.849	272	5	3	10	3
34	Al Grunwald*	28	LRK	AA	KCA	103	244	222	32	62	15	3	7	33	0	22	46	.279	.344	.469	.813	104	0	0	0	1
35	Tom Carroll	21	NOR	AA	NYY	72	286	252	31	70	8	6	4	29	3	30	30	.278	.352	.405	.757	102	0	2	2	3
36	Shephard Frazier	22	MEM	AA	BOS	149	637	557	66	154	19	1	3	39	4	65	76	.277	.354	.330	.684	184	4	7	4	5
37	Jack Waters	25	MOB	AA	CLE	112	500	453	64	125	17	5	6	40	10	43	56	.276	.339	.375	.714	170	1	1	2	1
38	Joe Tanner	26	MEM	AA	BOS	82	317	297	43	81	11	2	12	43	7	18	51	.273	.313	.444	.758	132	0	1	1	1
39	Coot Veal	25	BIR	AA	DET	61	221	198	30	54	9	0	0	15	0	18	11	.273	.332	.318	.650	63	0	4	1	2
40	Andrew Frazier?	29	MOB	AA	CLE	141	593	530	69	144	23	6	4	64	2	49	77	.272	.334	.360	.694	191	3	6	5	4
41	Chuck Cottier	22	ATA	AA	MLN	153	653	583	32	157	29	8	8	62	2	53	70	.269	.332	.388	.720	226	4	8	5	7
42	Howie Phillips?	28	BIR	AA	DET	140	632	516	87	139	21	5	4	45	14	105	81	.269	.391	.353	.744	182	1	6	4	1
43	George Schmees*	33	NVL	AA	CIN	66	270	234	37	63	16	2	7	41	4	33	38	.269	.356	.444	.800	104	0	0	3	2
44	Dick Camilli	25	BIR	AA	DET	87	324	291	32	78	16	1	7	33	1	27	27	.268	.332	.402	.734	117	2	2	2	4
45	Larry DiPippo*	28	MEM	AA	BOS	153	605	522	71	140	26	7	12	74	2	74	44	.268	.359	.414	.773	216	3	1	5	8
46	Bud Hutson	32	MOB	AA	CLE	144	592	507	66	136	18	4	16	81	2	67	65	.268	.358	.414	.772	210	7	5	6	11
47	Bill Davidson	20	NOR	AA	NYY	136	515	429	61	114	22	3	8	56	8	77	57	.266	.379	.387	.766	166	4	0	5	5
48	Douglass Hubacek	24	MEM	AA	BOS	70	289	256	32	68	14	1	7	28	0	22	21	.266	.331	.410	.741	105	4	5	2	1
49	Bobby Durnbaugh	25	NVL	AA	CIN	151	702	604	106	160	24	3	0	54	11	75	29	.265	.344	.315	.658	190	1	15	7	2
50	Gail Henley	29	BIR	AA	DET	147	618	508	88	134	28	6	8	65	1	86	78	.264	.372	.390	.762	198	6	10	8	4
51	Lou Limmer*	33	BIR	AA	DET	151	659	549	96	145	31	3	30	100	1	93	53	.264	.374	.495	.869	272	7	4	6	14
52	Jim Small*	21	LRK	AA	KCA	86	364	307	49	81	10	4	2	23	3	55	58	.264	.375	.342	.717	105	0	1	1	0
53	Frank Leja*	22	NOR	AA	NYY	152	657	532	98	140	23	2	29	103	2	109	89	.263	.388	.477	.866	254	6	0	10	5
54	Steve Boros	21	BIR	AA	DET	44	162	138	24	36	3	2	6	17	3	18	24	.261	.359	.442	.801	61	3	3	0	4
55	Ebba St. Claire	36	ATA	AA	MLN	105	415	341	37	89	8	4	6	45	0	63	43	.261	.384	.361	.745	123	7	1	3	12
56	Danny Baich	33	CNG	AA	WSH	79	278	262	23	68	12	1	3	25	1	16	23	.260	.302	.347	.650	91	0	0	0	2
57	Jimmy Ludtka	26	NVL	AA	CIN	134	547	474	65	123	23	4	2	42	2	67	95	.260	.351	.338	.688	160	0	5	1	7
58	Robert Pedigree	27	MOB	AA	CLE	75	193	173	15	45	11	0	0	16	0	18	30	.260	.333	.324	.657	56	1	1	0	0
59	Bob Montag*	35	ATA	AA	MLN	93	287	220	48	57	12	2	13	41	2	62	44	.259	.427	.509	.936	112	3	1	1	3
60	John DeMerit	22	ATA	AA	MLN	136	570	506	72	130	20	5	13	70	6	52	105	.257	.326	.393	.720	199	3	3	6	2
61	Matt Sczesny	25	MEM	AA	BOS	67	248	206	30	53	2	1	5	16	1	37	20	.257	.370	.350	.720	72	0	5	0	1
62	Lamar North	29	NOR	AA	NYY	130	456	403	49	103	14	0	18	53	2	44	69	.256	.332	.424	.756	171	4	1	4	3
63	Frank Kostro	20	BIR	AA	DET	44	179	145	23	37	1	2	2	4	2	30	17	.255	.386	.331	.717	48	1	3	0	1
64	Lee Howell	21	MEM	AA	BOS	127	497	433	57	109	27	5	13	58	3	59	82	.252	.342	.427	.769	185	1	3	1	3
65	Tom Tresh	19	NOR	AA	NYY	33	129	104	17	26	4	0	1	9	1	20	16	.250	.365	.317	.682	33	0	3	2	1
66	Grady Wilson	35	LRK	AA	KCA	111	397	352	32	88	13	1	1	41	1	38	44	.250	.320	.301	.621	106	1	0	6	2
67	Guy Morton	27	CNG	AA	WSH	98	337	309	29	77	16	1	4	46	0	23	56	.249	.301	.346	.647	107	1	1	3	5
68	Clarence Riddle*	25	ATA	AA	MLN	96	370	315	43	78	15	1	11	53	1	50	75	.248	.351	.406	.758	128	2	0	3	5
69	Buddy Gilbert	22	NVL	AA	CIN	145	605	482	83	119	18	2	27	85	12	118	128	.247	.395	.461	.856	222	0	5	0	3
70	Donald Brown	24	LRK	AA	KCA	37	132	114	15	28	3	2	2	15	0	11	21	.246	.323	.360	.683	41	3	2	2	0
71	Kent Hadley*	23	LRK	AA	KCA	132	546	477	82	117	15	3	34	91	2	64	122	.245	.334	.503	.837	240	1	1	3	3
72	Carl Wagner	24	BIR	AA	DET	97	331	273	42	66	10	3	13	33	1	52	29	.242	.365	.443	.808	121	2	2	2	14
73	Bobby Willis	26	CNG	AA	WSH	136	450	406	41	98	15	2	0	30	0	35	52	.241	.299	.288	.587	117	0	5	4	3
74	Pete Castiglione	37	LRK	AA	KCA	53	188	175	24	42	5	0	2	15	2	10	12	.240	.283	.303	.586	53	1	1	1	1
75	Bob McKee	25	MEM	AA	BOS	112	414	373	45	89	13	2	5	26	0	38	41	.239	.310	.324	.634	121	1	1	1	2
76	Alan Scott	22	LRK	AA	KCA	99	379	347	43	83	17	2	13	34	1	29	100	.239	.302	.412	.714	143	2	1	0	1
77	Stan Pawloski	26	MOB	AA	CLE	143	580	484	57	115	20	1	7	36	4	78	68	.238	.348	.326	.675	158	7	6	5	8
78	Jack Baumer	29	MOB	AA	CLE	145	591	492	92	116	24	2	22	88	5	84	114	.236	.354	.427	.781	210	7	6	2	4
79	Jim Solt	29	ATA	AA	MLN	32	116	110	8	26	6	0	1	10	1	5	14	.236	.270	.318	.588	35	0	1	0	2
80	Larry Taylor	27	NVL	AA	CIN	78	307	258	31	61	8	0	1	21	0	40	35	.236	.339	.279	.618	72	1	6	2	1
81	Ted Wills*	24	CNG	AA	WSH	68	111	107	11	25	5	2	3	10	0	4	24	.234	.261	.402	.663	43	0	0	0	0
82	Witty Quintana?	25	NVL	AA	CIN	46	184	151	20	35	5	1	1	17	3	29	28	.232	.361	.298	.659	45	2	1	1	2
83	Donald Griffin	36	BIR	AA	DET	42	157	143	12	33	4	1	0	13	1	10	11	.231	.279	.273	.552	39	0	3	1	2
84	Jim Pagliaroni	20	MEM	AA	BOS	44	140	119	15	27	6	0	5	20	0	20	28	.227	.336	.403	.739	48	0	0	1	1
85	R.C. Otey?	35	LRK	AA	KCA	122	487	408	55	91	12	2	0	33	0	67	23	.223	.338	.262	.600	107	4	7	1	2
86	Rac Slider	24	LRK	AA	KCA	144	577	497	66	110	11	11	4	36	5	70	65	.221	.320	.312	.632	155	2	8	0	3
87	Dick Aylward	33	NVL	AA	CIN	67	239	216	14	47	5	0	0	18	1	18	21	.218	.284	.241	.525	52	2	3	0	3
88	Louis Heyman	38	LRK	AA	KCA	94	267	237	21	51	6	0	2	19	2	28	45	.215	.300	.266	.565	63	1	0	1	2
89	Herb Olson	27	MOB	AA	CLE	84	292	243	26	52	5	1	5	26	1	43	75	.214	.344	.305	.648	74	5	1	0	10
90	Jim O'Toole*	21	NVL	AA	CIN	37	111	101	7	21	0	0	1	6	0	5	33	.208	.243	.238	.481	24	0	4	1	0
91	Al Moran	19	MEM	AA	BOS	39	173	150	15	30	4	1	0	15	2	19	23	.200	.298	.240	.538	36	2	2	0	0
92	Bob Rivich	26	MEM	AA	BOS	38	111	101	6	17	3	0	1	10	0	8	32	.168	.234	.228	.462	23	1	0	1	1
93	Hal Grote?	27	MEM	AA	BOS	63	192	156	13	26	5	1	2	19	0	34	37	.167	.314	.250	.564	39	0	1	1	0
94	Jose Padilla	23	NVL	AA	CIN	37	151	106	13	16	2	1	0	6	0	44	34	.151	.400	.189	.589	20	0	1	0	0