1956 Pacific Coast League Batting Leaders

1955 Season 1957 Season

Classification: Open

Overall: 670 games, 8 teams, approx. 167 games in season

Attendance: 1,634,526 (2,439/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	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1	Steve Bilko	27	LOS	Opn	CHC	162	709	597	163	215	18	6	55	164	4	104	105	.360	.453	.687	1.140	410	13	2	0	6
2	Bob Usher	31	SDG	Opn	CLE	157	678	595	84	208	37	5	12	74	5	56	43	.350	.412	.489	.901	291	18	8	17	2
3	Gene Mauch	30	LOS	Opn	CHC	146	650	566	123	197	29	3	20	84	2	70	43	.348	.424	.516	.940	292	16	5	8	1
4	Luis Márquez	30	POR	Opn	BRO	155	658	602	122	207	27	10	25	110	18	43	77	.344	.385	.547	.932	329	11	2	4	7
5	Spook Jacobs	30	HOL	Opn	PIT	81	357	302	48	103	19	2	0	24	4	37	18	.341	.415	.417	.832	126	5	2	15	1
6	Kal Segrist	25	VAN	Opn	BAL	98	374	318	50	106	20	1	9	62	0	49	25	.333	.422	.487	.909	155	12	2	2	3
7	Dick Sisler	35	SDG	Opn	CLE	145	565	504	55	166	27	5	11	82	0	50	38	.329	.386	.468	.854	236	14	0	5	6
8	Jim Bolger	24	LOS	Opn	CHC	165	656	592	88	193	37	4	28	147	3	48	42	.326	.376	.544	.920	322	15	5	1	10
9	Bob Coats*	26	LOS	Opn	CHC	103	267	237	45	75	7	0	0	29	3	24	16	.317	.378	.346	.724	82	4	0	5	1
10	Marty Keough*	22	SFR	Opn	BOS	79	335	295	57	93	16	5	9	38	9	35	32	.315	.390	.495	.885	146	2	2	2	1
11	Frank Carswell	36	POR	Opn	BRO	79	263	229	33	71	12	1	13	54	0	30	15	.310	.389	.542	.931	124	10	1	1	2
12	Ed Mickelson	29	POR	Opn	BRO	159	650	583	90	180	29	7	21	101	5	52	80	.309	.368	.491	.858	286	10	4	8	3
13	Jack Littrell	27	POR	Opn	BRO	147	577	528	82	162	34	10	22	80	4	39	112	.307	.354	.534	.889	282	13	1	7	2
14	Gordie Windhorn	22	SFR	Opn	BOS	127	481	446	59	137	14	2	8	45	13	25	41	.307	.347	.401	.749	179	10	3	6	1
15	Bill Mazeroski	19	HOL	Opn	PIT	80	320	284	47	87	12	3	9	36	4	22	26	.306	.358	.465	.823	132	6	2	10	2
16	Art Schult	28	SLE	Opn	CIN	144	609	552	86	169	34	4	15	75	2	46	43	.306	.360	.464	.824	256	19	3	4	4
17	Eddie Kazak	35	SDG	Opn	CLE	138	559	505	80	154	19	4	18	83	4	36	27	.305	.347	.465	.813	235	13	2	6	10
18	Ron Jackson	22	VAN	Opn	BAL	82	328	303	44	92	15	5	9	49	2	20	59	.304	.346	.475	.821	144	7	1	1	3
19	Earl Rapp	35	SDG	Opn	CLE	122	474	414	59	124	14	5	9	65	3	51	42	.300	.374	.423	.797	175	11	2	1	6
20	Bob Speake*	25	LOS	Opn	CHC	158	666	580	107	174	29	3	25	111	14	74	100	.300	.377	.490	.867	284	12	3	1	8
21	Don Lenhardt	33	SFR	Opn	BOS	91	339	294	46	88	11	1	16	49	1	40	42	.299	.385	.507	.891	149	5	2	1	2
22	Sal Taormina	34	SFR	Opn	BOS	126	398	305	57	91	12	1	13	56	1	76	31	.298	.435	.472	.908	144	6	5	3	9
23	Nippy Jones	31	SAC	Opn		139	532	487	64	144	28	1	14	72	1	28	23	.296	.328	.444	.771	216	12	1	4	12
24	Frank Malzone	26	SFR	Opn	BOS	87	351	324	34	96	14	3	6	42	1	22	18	.296	.339	.414	.753	134	14	0	3	2
25	Haywood Sullivan	25	SFR	Opn	BOS	136	531	476	67	141	32	0	11	77	3	42	61	.296	.351	.433	.783	206	11	1	6	6
26	Bobby Balcena*	30	SLE	Opn	CIN	160	647	560	97	165	38	2	14	62	5	71	51	.295	.379	.445	.824	249	14	8	3	5
27	Carmen Mauro	29	SLE	Opn	CIN	95	304	275	44	81	13	0	9	39	1	20	37	.295	.343	.440	.783	121	4	2	4	3
28	George Metkovich*	35	VAN	Opn	BAL	132	551	489	73	144	24	5	6	43	9	41	41	.295	.352	.401	.753	196	12	6	9	6
29	Gair Allie	24	HOL	Opn	PIT	69	255	219	29	64	11	1	4	21	1	30	29	.292	.379	.406	.786	89	9	2	2	2
30	Gale Wade	27	LOS	Opn	CHC	101	435	383	77	112	8	7	20	67	16	43	62	.292	.368	.507	.875	194	4	4	3	2
31	Harry Elliott	32	SDG	Opn	CLE	142	534	474	61	138	20	4	9	52	5	48	36	.291	.354	.407	.761	193	24	1	5	6
32	George Freese	29	LOS	Opn	CHC	137	544	474	87	138	31	4	22	113	5	53	49	.291	.365	.513	.878	243	11	6	4	7
33	Bob Borkowski	30	POR	Opn	BRO	152	622	570	69	165	32	8	16	96	1	41	55	.290	.337	.458	.795	261	27	2	4	5
34	Al Federoff	31	SDG	Opn	CLE	153	689	617	101	179	18	2	0	47	9	54	29	.290	.350	.326	.676	201	17	6	7	5
35	Tom Saffell	34	POR	Opn	BRO	147	615	538	94	156	19	5	4	41	9	63	63	.290	.366	.366	.732	197	10	4	6	4
36	Sam Calderone	30	POR	Opn	BRO	130	463	433	49	125	21	1	17	66	1	18	40	.289	.322	.460	.781	199	14	4	6	2
37	George Risley	24	SAC	Opn		164	680	610	67	176	31	3	8	54	2	52	43	.289	.347	.389	.735	237	16	5	8	5
38	Al Heist	28	SAC	Opn		158	626	547	81	157	21	13	12	71	12	67	79	.287	.364	.439	.803	240	18	2	5	5
39	Casey Wise	23	LOS	Opn	CHC	168	768	705	122	202	36	4	7	60	7	50	51	.287	.332	.379	.711	267	12	0	9	4
40	Frankie Austin	39	VAN	Opn	BAL	120	315	281	32	80	14	0	0	27	0	28	24	.285	.347	.335	.682	94	10	0	4	2
41	Tom Umphlett	25	SFR	Opn	BOS	120	491	467	44	133	28	5	5	61	5	12	31	.285	.303	.398	.701	186	11	2	6	4
42	Harry Bright	26	SAC	Opn		131	521	479	55	136	26	2	12	61	1	30	55	.284	.326	.422	.748	202	17	3	3	6
43	Carlos Bernier	29	HOL	Opn	PIT	159	701	626	91	177	22	15	3	57	48	64	77	.283	.351	.380	.731	238	15	3	6	2
44	Jackie Tobin	35	SAC	Opn		107	356	304	43	86	6	0	0	14	5	42	30	.283	.371	.303	.674	92	6	2	6	2
45	Ken Aspromonte	24	SFR	Opn	BOS	141	617	549	80	154	35	4	3	42	4	60	44	.281	.352	.375	.727	206	15	2	3	3
46	Joe Tanner	24	SFR	Opn	BOS	82	330	306	36	86	12	1	8	37	11	18	46	.281	.322	.405	.727	124	4	2	1	3
47	Charles Righetti?	31	SLE	Opn	CIN	158	649	578	61	162	23	0	0	49	1	48	22	.280	.334	.320	.655	185	18	2	15	6
48	Ray Orteig	36	SLE	Opn	CIN	122	439	385	38	107	10	1	9	53	2	42	41	.278	.349	.379	.729	146	13	4	1	7
49	Gene Freese	22	HOL	Opn	PIT	68	249	223	36	61	10	2	11	36	6	17	34	.274	.321	.484	.805	108	4	0	6	3
50	Román Mejías	30	HOL	Opn	PIT	166	639	594	76	163	20	9	15	71	32	28	48	.274	.307	.414	.721	246	21	2	10	5
51	Lenny Neal	31	VAN	Opn	BAL	105	329	296	30	81	10	2	5	38	2	25	8	.274	.328	.372	.700	110	11	1	3	4
52	Spider Jorgensen	36	VAN	Opn	BAL	152	618	516	78	141	25	0	8	42	10	73	36	.273	.375	.368	.744	190	7	12	16	1
53	Milt Smith	27	SLE	Opn	CIN	145	590	516	72	141	28	13	9	58	15	60	87	.273	.355	.430	.785	222	15	6	7	1
54	Wally Westlake	35	SAC	Opn		90	330	293	38	80	14	0	12	50	1	33	73	.273	.350	.444	.793	130	15	2	1	1
55	Joe Hannah	25	LOS	Opn	CHC	93	277	239	29	65	12	1	1	33	0	34	46	.272	.364	.343	.707	82	4	1	2	1
56	Félix Mantilla	21	SAC	Opn		55	230	206	32	56	10	0	4	24	2	19	16	.272	.333	.379	.712	78	3	1	2	2
57	Floyd Robinson	20	SDG	Opn	CLE	133	450	406	60	110	11	4	11	39	4	38	47	.271	.338	.399	.737	162	10	3	3	0
58	Danny Baich	31	SAC	Opn		97	293	267	30	72	10	1	8	27	1	24	19	.270	.331	.405	.736	108	8	1	0	1
59	Joe Koppe	25	SAC	Opn		98	400	352	42	95	15	3	5	38	8	34	65	.270	.328	.372	.700	131	6	0	7	7
60	Bob DiPietro	28	SFR	Opn	BOS	126	434	365	46	98	19	3	11	60	2	63	45	.269	.376	.427	.804	156	15	2	1	3
61	Dick Smith	29	HOL	Opn	PIT	146	593	505	63	136	24	2	2	48	16	72	39	.269	.358	.337	.695	170	11	0	12	4
62	El Tappe	29	LOS	Opn	CHC	100	363	303	30	81	14	1	3	36	0	46	40	.267	.367	.350	.717	106	19	4	6	4
63	Vern Stephens	35	SLE	Opn	CIN	73	205	188	19	50	9	0	6	27	0	12	29	.266	.307	.410	.717	77	7	0	3	2
64	Bill Glynn*	30	SLE	Opn	CIN	166	616	551	80	146	25	1	17	74	2	56	64	.265	.333	.407	.739	224	15	2	3	4
65	Jim Pisoni	26	VAN	Opn	BAL	166	682	584	94	155	33	9	20	86	6	73	138	.265	.353	.456	.808	266	15	9	10	6
66	Jim Baumer	25	HOL	Opn	PIT	101	317	288	36	76	14	3	6	34	1	21	26	.264	.317	.396	.712	114	5	3	1	4
67	Ebba St. Claire	34	SDG	Opn	CLE	76	256	217	29	57	8	1	7	25	0	35	39	.263	.365	.406	.770	88	4	1	1	2
68	R C Stevens*	21	HOL	Opn	PIT	125	501	427	70	112	15	2	27	72	3	62	92	.262	.358	.497	.855	212	3	4	4	4
69	Joe Taylor	30	SLE	Opn	CIN	150	561	484	79	126	32	0	24	89	5	67	70	.260	.355	.475	.830	230	9	5	3	2
70	Eddie Basinski	33	POR	Opn	BRO	114	347	309	32	80	11	3	5	25	2	28	43	.259	.320	.363	.682	112	12	1	6	3
71	Clem Moore	26	SDG	Opn	CLE	136	496	462	52	119	19	5	5	46	6	17	33	.258	.283	.353	.636	163	20	2	9	6
72	Joe Duhem?	24	HOL	Opn	PIT	139	496	449	56	115	16	2	13	68	5	34	74	.256	.310	.388	.698	174	8	3	6	4
73	Jack Merson	34	SDG	Opn	CLE	116	350	332	24	84	14	3	2	29	0	10	41	.253	.273	.331	.604	110	5	1	2	5
74	Dick Young	28	POR	Opn	BRO	130	539	491	70	124	18	4	5	33	6	33	67	.253	.305	.336	.641	165	10	6	5	4
75	Larry DiPippo*	26	SFR	Opn	BOS	98	306	264	33	66	13	1	10	45	1	40	34	.250	.349	.421	.769	111	4	0	2	0
76	Joe Astroth	33	SDG	Opn	CLE	96	333	284	29	70	14	1	6	45	0	34	27	.247	.328	.366	.694	104	13	2	10	3
77	Jim Westlake*	25	VAN	Opn	BAL	125	436	362	40	89	7	5	10	59	6	62	43	.246	.354	.376	.730	136	5	1	7	4
78	Jake Crawford	28	SAC	Opn		115	396	362	44	88	13	5	8	42	2	27	52	.243	.301	.373	.674	135	18	4	1	2
79	Lloyd Merriman*	31	POR	Opn	BRO	124	300	269	35	65	6	2	2	18	2	25	33	.242	.315	.301	.617	81	1	4	2	0
80	Fred Marsh	32	VAN	Opn	BAL	97	433	370	64	89	15	0	3	27	7	51	57	.241	.333	.305	.638	113	12	2	6	4
81	John Romano	21	VAN	Opn	BAL	81	280	241	35	58	9	3	8	41	2	30	47	.241	.324	.403	.726	97	12	2	2	5
82	Thomas Agosta	22	SAC	Opn		64	257	238	30	57	7	1	1	22	7	14	29	.240	.280	.290	.569	69	5	0	3	2
83	Jim Baxes	27	POR	Opn	BRO	98	387	333	51	80	15	4	16	57	1	49	57	.240	.339	.454	.792	151	10	2	0	3
84	Paul Pettit*	24	HOL	Opn	PIT	114	337	284	39	67	11	0	10	45	1	45	36	.236	.344	.380	.725	108	8	3	3	2
85	Ed Sadowski	25	SFR	Opn	BOS	89	248	213	33	50	9	6	7	24	2	30	44	.235	.327	.432	.758	92	3	0	3	2
86	Angelo Dagres*	21	VAN	Opn	BAL	145	498	431	50	100	15	5	8	49	14	56	121	.232	.319	.346	.665	149	6	2	3	6
87	Jim Mahoney	22	SFR	Opn	BOS	156	562	499	55	114	11	3	3	37	7	45	86	.229	.292	.281	.572	140	11	2	10	6
88	Jerry Streeter	24	SAC	Opn		60	235	201	30	46	8	0	2	11	1	24	40	.229	.316	.299	.614	60	8	2	7	1
89	Ron Bottler	22	POR	Opn	BRO	68	193	172	18	39	4	0	3	20	0	19	31	.227	.302	.302	.604	52	5	0	1	1
90	Jerry Jacobs?	24	VAN	Opn	BAL	67	209	187	24	41	11	3	4	28	1	18	55	.219	.285	.374	.659	70	5	0	2	2
91	Witty Quintana?	23	VAN	Opn	BAL	54	227	201	17	43	9	1	2	15	7	14	34	.214	.269	.299	.568	60	4	2	8	2
92	Bill Hall	27	HOL	Opn	PIT	91	277	253	21	50	7	3	3	24	0	18	28	.198	.248	.285	.533	72	10	0	3	3
93	John McNamara	24	SAC	Opn		76	213	181	22	31	5	1	1	18	1	16	31	.171	.240	.227	.467	41	10	1	13	2