1958 California League Batting Leaders

1957 Season 1959 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 562 games, 8 teams, approx. 140 games in season

Attendance: 571,566 (1,017/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	Dick Berardino	20	MOD	C	NYY	42	200	156	40	59	7	5	5	39	7	40	43	.378	.510	.583	1.093	91	2	2	0
2	Thomas Humber	26	REN	C	LAD	81	396	341	99	129	29	12	6	60	38	50	45	.378	.461	.587	1.047	200	3	1	1
3	Ernie Rodriguez*	21	REN	C	LAD	81	400	342	83	120	12	5	2	38	17	45	15	.351	.434	.433	.867	148	6	6	1
4	Neil Wilson	23	FRE	C	SFG	137	621	548	101	191	50	12	8	133	3	62	53	.349	.414	.527	.941	289	3	2	6
5	Sal Ferrara	25	FRE	C	SFG	99	482	407	94	138	14	7	6	72	10	51	23	.339	.411	.452	.863	184	7	5	12
6	Robert Turk	23	SLS	C	MLN	64	285	248	36	84	7	4	2	35	4	34	23	.339	.416	.423	.839	105	0	1	2
7	William Dennis	24	SLS	C	MLN	47	202	178	30	59	18	3	2	29	3	21	19	.332	.396	.500	.896	89	0	0	3
8	Vic Marasco?	29	SLS	C	MLN	38	142	121	17	40	7	0	3	25	0	15	5	.331	.401	.463	.864	56	2	0	4
9	Larry Taylor	27	VIS	C	CIN	33	136	109	22	36	1	2	0	16	2	23	17	.330	.444	.376	.821	41	1	1	2
10	Albert Fantuzzi	22	REN	C	LAD	97	448	400	73	129	19	9	5	89	10	38	36	.323	.377	.453	.829	181	1	2	7
11	Bob Farley*	20	FRE	C	SFG	137	639	473	128	151	24	12	6	88	12	158	86	.319	.486	.459	.945	217	0	3	5
12	Elmo Plaskett	20	SJO	C	PIT	65	303	260	48	83	10	5	8	36	8	38	36	.319	.407	.489	.896	127	2	1	2
13	Barton Dupon*	22	BAK	C	PHI	130	595	495	103	157	27	4	40	136	9	92	90	.317	.425	.630	1.055	312	3	2	3
14	Thomas Johnson	19	VIS	C	CIN	121	518	440	67	139	21	1	5	79	3	69	89	.316	.412	.402	.814	177	5	1	3
15	Carlos Dore*	25	STK	C	STL	138	643	556	97	175	22	6	7	69	38	67	62	.315	.398	.414	.812	230	13	3	4
16	Jack Scramaglia	20	FRE	C	SFG	136	677	569	109	179	18	5	1	84	26	83	59	.315	.405	.369	.774	210	5	17	3
17	Thomas Dotterer	22	VIS	C	CIN	121	574	460	93	144	17	5	3	83	12	96	33	.313	.437	.391	.828	180	9	4	5
18	John Roth	24	STK	C	STL	132	557	451	92	141	14	15	9	74	35	90	62	.313	.424	.470	.894	212	3	5	8
19	Dick Beall*	17	VIS	C	CIN	83	370	279	57	87	18	3	22	70	2	88	92	.312	.478	.634	1.113	177	2	0	1
20	Bobby Wine	19	BAK	C	PHI	112	504	440	78	137	13	11	11	75	4	50	68	.311	.377	.466	.843	205	0	8	6
21	Jack Paepke	35	SJO	C	PIT	48	144	108	9	33	3	0	0	15	0	35	30	.306	.476	.333	.809	36	0	1	0
22	Mike Brumley	19	REN	C	LAD	103	398	321	51	98	16	1	4	65	3	67	34	.305	.426	.399	.825	128	4	1	5
23	Angel Figueroa?	22	SJO	C	PIT	103	462	433	52	132	18	1	0	32	8	24	47	.305	.343	.351	.694	152	2	1	2
24	Thomas Fitzgerald	20	FRE	C	SFG	49	125	112	21	34	1	2	0	14	1	10	17	.304	.366	.348	.714	39	1	2	0
25	Lewis Halbert?	22	MOD	C	NYY	26	100	89	10	27	4	0	1	8	0	9	11	.303	.380	.382	.762	34	2	0	0
26	Bill McGuckin*	25	BAK	C	PHI	137	662	524	114	159	30	5	11	72	35	104	85	.303	.430	.443	.873	232	17	11	6
27	Thomas Wright	23	FRE	C	SFG	99	460	392	72	118	27	1	1	46	5	48	47	.301	.377	.383	.759	150	2	14	4
28	Bill Fox	25	REN	C	LAD	137	645	584	118	175	28	16	4	90	24	39	94	.300	.347	.423	.769	247	6	10	6
29	Leonardo Ferguson	19	MOD	C	NYY	42	133	117	16	35	5	1	0	21	1	9	6	.299	.344	.359	.703	42	0	5	2
30	Morris Cigar	21	SJO	C	PIT	53	234	191	46	57	6	10	4	36	5	34	35	.298	.418	.497	.916	95	6	2	1
31	Cal Emery*	21	BAK	C	PHI	88	407	339	68	101	18	0	17	82	2	59	48	.298	.401	.502	.902	170	3	0	6
32	Dick Bogard	21	MOD	C	NYY	130	582	461	80	136	25	7	7	87	5	107	55	.295	.427	.425	.853	196	4	4	6
33	Phillip Condu*	23	VIS	C	CIN	131	616	543	87	160	29	1	2	104	11	60	66	.295	.365	.363	.728	197	4	2	7
34	Dee Phillips	39	MOD	C	NYY	99	427	378	59	111	22	1	5	62	1	40	26	.294	.360	.397	.757	150	1	5	3
35	Julio Rodriguez?	23	FRE	C	SFG	41	143	119	23	35	6	0	1	18	6	21	14	.294	.406	.370	.775	44	2	0	1
36	Ray Perry	38	REN	C	LAD	77	302	232	34	68	12	0	8	50	2	62	44	.293	.432	.448	.880	104	0	1	7
37	Ronnie Wilkins*	21	SJO	C	PIT	80	352	300	46	87	12	4	1	34	11	52	44	.290	.395	.367	.762	110	0	0	0
38	Freed Messner	22	SJO	C	PIT	111	457	394	57	114	20	9	9	73	2	52	105	.289	.371	.454	.825	179	2	4	5
39	Pete Hernandez	28	VIS	C	CIN	60	146	125	15	36	8	0	1	22	0	13	25	.288	.361	.376	.737	47	3	2	3
40	Chet Schmidt	22	SLS	C	MLN	34	161	146	25	42	6	3	0	14	10	12	13	.288	.350	.370	.720	54	2	1	0
41	Richard Coleman	23	FRE	C	SFG	136	618	499	100	143	29	11	11	98	12	100	114	.287	.409	.455	.864	227	7	7	5
42	Jack Damaska	20	STK	C	STL	135	570	493	95	140	23	6	20	94	9	65	98	.284	.369	.477	.845	235	4	3	5
43	Charlie Fields	20	BAK	C	PHI	139	621	511	95	145	18	13	15	86	21	91	119	.284	.396	.458	.854	234	9	2	8
44	Jose Ocanto*	24	VIS	C	CIN	54	245	190	33	54	11	3	8	47	3	51	51	.284	.433	.500	.933	95	1	0	3
45	Steve Hershner	20	BAK	C	PHI	94	342	300	36	85	14	3	3	50	6	34	56	.283	.350	.380	.730	114	0	2	6
46	Eugene Cooke?	21	SJO	C	PIT	59	268	216	34	61	12	2	0	19	4	35	40	.282	.407	.357	.763	77	11	5	1
47	Herman Williamson	24	FRE	C	SFG	129	549	479	88	135	21	9	16	96	10	56	82	.282	.358	.464	.822	222	5	2	7
48	Jim Campbell	21	SJO	C	PIT	81	352	295	55	83	8	3	11	48	6	45	63	.281	.384	.441	.825	130	6	3	3
49	Chuck Dillard*	24	SLS	C	MLN	114	486	449	49	126	27	3	2	49	3	26	68	.281	.320	.368	.688	165	2	5	4
50	James Dyer?	23	SLS	C	MLN	44	191	160	30	45	8	4	2	31	7	26	20	.281	.381	.419	.800	67	1	2	2
51	Jack Langer	21	REN	C	LAD	68	297	253	45	71	13	3	2	42	6	36	34	.281	.370	.379	.749	96	1	5	2
52	Robert Wetzel	22	VIS	C	CIN	138	665	525	117	147	22	2	12	76	9	114	85	.280	.408	.398	.806	209	4	15	7
53	Mack Jones	19	SLS	C	MLN	113	479	419	61	117	16	6	8	45	14	47	105	.279	.362	.403	.765	169	8	4	1
54	Al Durden*	20	REN	C	LAD	137	611	542	80	150	25	6	12	92	8	56	112	.277	.339	.411	.751	223	1	1	11
55	Rex Babcock?	24	MOD	C	NYY	26	100	84	10	23	2	0	0	17	1	14	10	.274	.370	.298	.668	25	0	0	2
56	Gary DeMartini	20	VIS	C	CIN	50	209	166	27	45	6	0	1	20	3	36	23	.271	.398	.325	.723	54	1	3	3
57	Ron Gaggero?	22	STK	C	STL	137	554	436	62	118	20	5	2	58	11	92	98	.271	.400	.353	.753	154	6	14	6
58	Harry Mayo*	20	MOD	C	NYY	109	481	380	87	103	16	3	0	37	11	85	27	.271	.406	.329	.735	125	5	6	5
59	Francisco Obregon	21	VIS	C	CIN	135	669	560	121	152	17	4	7	65	21	90	68	.271	.378	.354	.732	198	9	5	5
60	Royce Youree	22	FRE	C	SFG	73	265	212	42	57	12	1	1	25	4	41	33	.269	.395	.349	.744	74	4	7	1
61	Benjamin Gonzales	21	STK	C	STL	138	632	519	88	139	25	10	1	64	21	100	57	.268	.386	.360	.746	187	1	10	2
62	Jerald Robinson	20	FRE	C	SFG	136	605	493	106	132	23	3	14	96	40	101	106	.268	.391	.412	.803	203	3	1	7
63	Al Forthmann	22	SLS	C	MLN	82	379	311	48	83	16	2	0	24	4	55	36	.267	.383	.331	.714	103	4	8	1
64	Warren Lavorel*	23	MOD	C	NYY	134	589	506	67	135	21	5	18	94	1	70	66	.267	.359	.435	.794	220	6	1	6
65	Dale DeSilva	21	SLS	C	MLN	103	443	369	44	98	21	0	8	53	2	70	54	.266	.385	.388	.772	143	2	1	1
66	Alfred Jakubowski?	21	VIS	C	CIN	44	201	155	34	41	7	3	4	29	2	34	43	.265	.394	.426	.820	66	3	3	6
67	Daniel Sarver	22	BAK	C	PHI	95	364	300	39	79	16	3	3	37	10	57	55	.263	.380	.367	.746	110	1	3	3
68	Alvin Spearman	26	STK	C	STL	46	125	103	14	27	3	1	1	15	0	18	23	.262	.369	.340	.709	35	0	3	1
69	Edward Kelly	21	BAK	C	PHI	99	330	276	59	72	12	2	4	52	4	43	50	.261	.369	.362	.731	100	6	2	3
70	Richard Muffick?	24	MOD	C	NYY	126	504	426	63	111	18	1	0	45	3	63	39	.261	.364	.308	.671	131	7	6	2
71	Villard Wright	20	SJO	C	PIT	133	589	495	76	129	32	10	7	70	30	82	128	.261	.368	.408	.776	202	4	5	3
72	Rod Miller	18	REN	C	LAD	26	125	96	27	25	6	1	1	11	3	26	19	.260	.419	.375	.794	36	1	1	1
73	Ronald Owings?	23	SJO	C	PIT	56	228	192	30	50	9	3	3	35	3	31	36	.260	.366	.385	.751	74	2	1	2
74	Ed Zander	21	STK	C	STL	132	550	470	64	122	17	6	16	95	4	67	89	.260	.348	.423	.771	199	1	4	8
75	Bernard Kelly	24	STK	C	STL	138	619	510	101	131	29	5	8	57	50	76	102	.257	.368	.380	.748	194	18	7	8
76	Theodore Sloan	21	BAK	C	PHI	30	101	82	11	21	7	0	0	9	0	18	23	.256	.390	.342	.732	28	0	1	0
77	Paul Owens	34	BAK	C	PHI	31	120	98	11	25	2	4	0	14	1	22	16	.255	.392	.357	.749	35	0	0	0
78	Richard Babich	21	SJO	C	PIT	44	194	173	19	44	8	2	2	25	2	17	37	.254	.321	.358	.680	62	1	1	2
79	Rich Barry	17	MOD	C	NYY	80	329	291	37	74	14	3	13	52	3	26	73	.254	.323	.457	.780	133	6	1	5
80	Wayne Graham	22	BAK	C	PHI	96	407	358	61	91	14	1	5	45	9	29	27	.254	.318	.341	.659	122	8	5	7
81	Dick Minice*	21	SJO	C	PIT	115	493	421	50	107	15	5	3	53	5	59	61	.254	.350	.335	.685	141	5	4	4
82	Pfilip Hunt	20	REN	C	LAD	123	504	391	72	98	16	2	4	46	13	93	95	.251	.411	.333	.743	130	14	5	1
83	Kenneth Hansen*	21	SLS	C	MLN	31	137	115	17	28	3	2	1	15	0	19	17	.244	.350	.330	.681	38	1	0	2
84	Allen Penrod?	22	REN	C	LAD	38	145	117	17	28	6	2	1	20	2	24	29	.239	.375	.350	.725	41	2	1	1
85	James Oros?	25	MOD	C	NYY	88	375	291	48	69	11	0	0	40	11	78	62	.237	.403	.275	.678	80	3	3	0
86	Don Pries?	31	STK	C	STL	95	366	285	47	67	4	2	0	37	14	63	29	.235	.380	.263	.643	75	6	8	4
87	Bill Burgess	20	MOD	C	NYY	135	563	482	73	112	24	6	6	54	11	71	140	.232	.328	.344	.672	166	0	5	5
88	Martin Norman	24	FRE	C	SFG	32	113	91	24	21	4	0	5	18	6	18	35	.231	.360	.440	.800	40	1	2	1
89	John Croke	22	VIS	C	CIN	90	377	309	54	71	10	1	9	53	1	56	48	.230	.345	.356	.701	110	2	3	7
90	Lorne Johnson*	20	SLS	C	MLN	73	305	265	33	61	9	10	5	34	8	31	57	.230	.315	.396	.711	105	3	3	3
91	Robert Fleer?	22	SLS	C	MLN	70	299	262	27	57	4	5	1	25	1	30	47	.218	.303	.282	.585	74	3	2	2
92	Robert Hurvitz	21	REN	C	LAD	97	376	331	43	71	8	2	11	56	3	34	89	.215	.288	.351	.639	116	3	1	7
93	Ronald Morrison?	22	SLS	C	MLN	64	248	201	26	43	3	1	0	17	3	41	46	.214	.350	.239	.589	48	1	5	0
94	Edward Sobczak	36	SLS	C	MLN	28	124	103	20	22	5	1	2	10	2	16	18	.214	.328	.340	.668	35	2	2	1
95	Chester Jackson?	--	SJO	C	PIT	46	172	141	19	29	2	1	1	8	5	26	42	.206	.341	.255	.597	36	3	2	0
96	James Huber	22	BAK	C	PHI	48	195	161	28	33	3	0	0	4	2	26	22	.205	.325	.224	.548	36	3	4	1
97	Richard Littlejohn	21	VIS	C	CIN	39	161	133	20	27	6	1	0	22	3	24	38	.203	.325	.263	.588	35	1	1	2
98	Calloway Henry?	25	SLS	C	MLN	59	226	192	21	38	9	2	3	18	1	29	41	.198	.311	.313	.624	60	3	1	1
99	Burbon Wheeler	19	REN	C	LAD	37	86	81	4	16	2	2	1	11	0	1	33	.198	.217	.309	.526	25	1	3	0
100	Ron Brand	18	SJO	C	PIT	50	190	163	21	32	8	2	1	14	6	24	22	.196	.303	.288	.592	47	1	2	0