1948 Western Association Batting Leaders

1947 Season 1949 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 547 games, 8 teams, approx. 136 games in season

Attendance: 1,136,520 (2,077/game)

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League Player Batting

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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
1	Johnny Sturm*	32	JOP	C	NYY	132	569	453	100	163	45	2	8	96	9	109	22	.360	.486	.521	1.007	236	2	5
2	Ralph Lucas?	19	FSM	C	NYG	78	379	317	84	113	9	8	2	57	6	56	10	.357	.462	.454	.916	144	6	0
3	Joseph DiMartino?	20	STJ	C	STL	113	479	430	71	151	31	11	4	111	2	39	46	.351	.410	.502	.912	216	4	6
4	Harold Olt	28	STJ	C	STL	139	614	499	134	171	42	15	0	110	18	108	49	.343	.461	.487	.948	243	1	6
5	Omar Lane*	29	TPK	C		129	550	485	63	164	25	0	11	119	3	53	40	.338	.406	.458	.863	222	2	10
6	Walter Rasmussen*	21	HUT	C	CHC	127	571	490	92	161	21	5	1	65	31	70	33	.329	.416	.398	.814	195	3	8
7	Gip Dickens	20	FSM	C	NYG	141	624	509	119	166	25	9	7	98	22	104	57	.326	.446	.452	.898	230	6	5
8	Butch Nieman*	30	TPK	C		137	619	470	135	153	33	7	34	146	18	143	82	.326	.484	.643	1.126	302	1	5
9	Eddie Freese?	26	JOP	C	NYY	82	323	281	52	91	8	8	2	33	7	35	41	.324	.403	.431	.833	121	2	5
10	John Olsen?	23	FSM	C	NYG	123	538	485	75	157	24	8	1	83	14	48	69	.324	.387	.412	.799	200	2	3
11	Sonny Grasso?	21	LVN	C	BSN	105	435	365	77	117	21	5	13	88	8	60	45	.321	.423	.512	.936	187	5	5
12	Sid Langston	20	STJ	C	STL	119	526	482	88	154	25	18	8	114	5	40	52	.320	.373	.496	.869	239	1	3
13	Lawson Williams?	24	MSK	C	SLB	110	462	387	84	124	17	3	18	88	4	74	73	.320	.431	.519	.950	201	1	0
14	Charles Samson?	24	LVN	C	BSN	130	557	483	98	154	34	0	16	87	14	62	36	.319	.402	.489	.890	236	5	7
15	John Davenport*	25	SLI	C	PHI	135	601	514	103	163	35	9	8	91	11	85	54	.317	.416	.467	.883	240	2	0
16	Robert Pugatch?	21	HUT	C	CHC	90	382	354	42	111	28	4	2	56	4	26	26	.314	.361	.432	.793	153	0	2
17	Loren Packard	22	TPK	C		134	610	497	95	155	30	6	4	91	6	105	42	.312	.435	.421	.855	209	3	5
18	Morris Cook?	25	FSM	C	NYG	129	608	497	105	154	24	7	0	68	9	92	44	.310	.423	.386	.809	192	5	14
19	Frank Piet?	35	HUT	C	CHC	59	207	178	30	55	11	0	2	39	3	26	12	.309	.406	.405	.810	72	3	0
20	Willie Osteen?	21	STJ	C	STL	68	261	234	39	72	8	1	0	28	5	23	24	.308	.375	.350	.725	82	2	2
21	Del Crandall	18	LVN	C	BSN	123	467	425	81	129	27	4	15	84	31	35	61	.304	.359	.492	.851	209	2	5
22	Roy Gilmore	22	JOP	C	NYY	48	211	184	37	56	8	6	6	39	8	25	42	.304	.393	.511	.904	94	2	0
23	Dusty Rhodes	21	HUT	C	CHC	131	568	500	84	152	21	10	13	107	17	66	43	.304	.386	.464	.850	232	1	1
24	Al Smith?	22	STJ	C	STL	138	581	473	92	144	23	18	7	88	18	102	73	.304	.430	.474	.903	224	2	4
25	Augie Messuri?	21	HUT	C	CHC	92	425	349	64	105	7	5	0	29	14	74	18	.301	.425	.350	.774	122	1	1
26	Steven Parque	21	HUT	C	CHC	47	174	153	20	46	11	0	1	19	1	16	24	.301	.382	.392	.774	60	4	1
27	Vance Dinges*	33	SLI	C	PHI	121	486	411	70	123	23	5	2	67	15	72	20	.299	.405	.394	.799	162	1	2
28	Joseph Roddin?	20	LVN	C	BSN	81	331	293	54	87	5	3	0	28	5	26	18	.297	.358	.335	.693	98	2	10
29	William Richards?	23	LVN	C	BSN	134	579	459	105	135	29	5	7	84	8	109	69	.294	.436	.425	.860	195	6	5
30	Joseph Yednock?	27	TPK	C		86	365	331	53	96	17	3	10	59	6	29	50	.290	.351	.450	.801	149	2	3
31	James Herbison?	23	STJ	C	STL	140	667	554	131	160	21	7	1	50	27	104	86	.289	.404	.357	.761	198	3	6
32	A.B. Everett?	23	JOP	C	NYY	59	259	233	44	67	10	4	3	44	7	23	36	.288	.357	.403	.760	94	2	1
33	Bobby Brown?	21	FSM	C	NYG	118	480	373	73	107	22	5	0	64	9	105	41	.287	.444	.373	.816	139	0	2
34	Jim Command	19	SLI	C	PHI	139	615	562	84	161	27	4	5	96	8	45	56	.287	.342	.375	.717	211	2	6
35	Lawrence Bucynski	27	MSK	C	SLB	102	353	297	62	85	7	1	6	45	3	52	31	.286	.398	.377	.775	112	3	1
36	Dave Dick?	22	LVN	C	BSN	134	558	444	88	127	26	3	20	91	6	109	75	.286	.429	.493	.922	219	2	3
37	Casey Wonka?	23	TPK	C		100	487	430	81	123	23	3	8	67	12	53	42	.286	.366	.409	.775	176	1	3
38	Norbert Switalski?	24	SLI	C	PHI	124	561	470	88	134	24	10	1	51	13	81	33	.285	.395	.385	.780	181	4	6
39	Orient Martella	26	SLI	C	PHI	121	459	409	59	116	25	2	3	66	4	43	51	.284	.356	.377	.733	154	3	4
40	Jack McQuillen?	25	MSK	C	SLB	133	619	498	102	141	22	5	3	58	39	112	64	.283	.418	.366	.783	182	3	6
41	Jackie Collum*	21	STJ	C	STL	65	167	143	25	40	8	1	0	25	0	18	7	.280	.364	.350	.714	50	1	5
42	Bob Signaigo?	22	JOP	C	NYY	133	616	521	104	146	24	9	8	98	15	87	95	.280	.388	.407	.795	212	5	3
43	Paul Tretiak?	21	JOP	C	NYY	122	572	470	104	131	19	7	0	54	19	89	62	.279	.401	.349	.750	164	7	6
44	Eugene Bobzean	22	HUT	C	CHC	40	191	162	37	45	7	4	3	23	7	24	30	.278	.371	.426	.797	69	0	5
45	Curtis Darnell?	23	SLI	C	PHI	121	528	460	68	128	20	8	2	67	7	63	64	.278	.366	.370	.736	170	1	4
46	George Sawyer?	23	JOP	C	NYY	128	529	468	88	130	12	15	6	75	28	58	89	.278	.360	.406	.766	190	2	1
47	Emil Stoecker?	21	LVN	C	BSN	101	402	359	64	99	18	6	3	46	3	36	40	.276	.343	.384	.728	138	1	6
48	Kelly Wingo?	33	MSK	C	SLB	121	530	483	71	133	11	3	6	86	13	44	35	.275	.336	.348	.684	168	0	3
49	Milton Narron?	23	FSM	C	NYG	100	348	281	43	77	10	3	3	49	1	53	30	.274	.409	.363	.772	102	11	3
50	Raymond Wiese?	21	FSM	C	NYG	120	517	423	81	116	21	10	0	51	9	85	68	.274	.399	.371	.770	157	3	6
51	Chester Owen	20	FSM	C	NYG	81	301	271	37	74	15	3	1	30	5	21	77	.273	.337	.362	.698	98	5	4
52	Robert Barton*	25	MSK	C	SLB	102	440	368	56	100	17	2	3	56	9	66	33	.272	.384	.353	.737	130	1	5
53	Leo Blandina	20	HUT	C	CHC	49	203	160	23	43	7	2	3	22	1	41	26	.269	.418	.394	.812	63	0	2
54	Harold Hoffmann	34	LVN	C	BSN	94	261	245	19	65	13	0	5	41	3	12	23	.265	.310	.380	.690	93	4	0
55	Joseph Nezgoda?	24	LVN	C	BSN	112	500	389	81	103	13	4	1	37	19	99	37	.265	.418	.327	.744	127	3	9
56	Dudley Carson?	25	MSK	C	SLB	128	502	431	75	113	11	1	13	73	6	64	85	.262	.360	.383	.743	165	2	5
57	Bill Cope?	24	JOP	C	NYY	134	544	466	92	120	26	4	2	67	18	64	108	.258	.356	.343	.699	160	7	7
58	Ed Winceniak	19	HUT	C	CHC	56	221	202	24	51	2	2	0	16	4	17	42	.253	.311	.282	.593	57	0	2
59	Roy Carlson?	22	JOP	C	NYY	80	278	234	33	59	7	3	0	46	4	41	42	.252	.371	.308	.678	72	3	0
60	Frank Celona?	25	TPK	C		126	579	437	126	110	13	3	1	50	24	125	53	.252	.430	.302	.732	132	12	5
61	Robert Mainzer	21	MSK	C	SLB	101	420	334	58	84	10	2	4	41	5	76	39	.252	.396	.329	.725	110	4	6
62	Earl Skaggs?	26	TPK	C		120	495	418	81	105	18	3	9	50	6	68	80	.251	.363	.373	.736	156	5	4
63	Ray Waychoff?	22	SLI	C	PHI	133	593	521	86	131	10	6	0	44	10	65	61	.251	.339	.294	.633	153	4	3
64	Robert Falk?	24	MSK	C	SLB	103	412	373	45	93	17	7	2	55	5	38	44	.249	.319	.349	.667	130	0	1
65	Dick Loomis	20	SLI	C	PHI	99	289	258	35	64	10	4	1	33	6	27	32	.248	.324	.330	.654	85	2	2
66	Ed Nietopski	20	STJ	C	STL	136	567	460	91	114	22	3	3	79	9	99	50	.248	.387	.328	.715	151	5	3
67	Howard Wooster?	21	MSK	C	SLB	98	397	299	58	74	17	2	1	30	14	94	43	.248	.430	.328	.758	98	2	2
68	Bill Goff	23	FSM	C	NYG	113	431	362	49	89	14	7	4	62	3	60	55	.246	.359	.356	.716	129	4	5
69	Bob Hegwood?	22	TPK	C		88	254	212	30	52	11	1	1	34	2	34	22	.245	.355	.321	.676	68	2	6
70	Edward Waytula?	21	SLI	C	PHI	135	572	486	86	119	23	5	2	63	6	81	107	.245	.353	.325	.678	158	0	5
71	Fran Harte?	20	LVN	C	BSN	124	443	402	45	98	13	3	1	49	0	37	103	.244	.308	.299	.606	120	0	4
72	James Forbes?	21	HUT	C	CHC	127	536	463	73	110	20	9	4	42	6	69	72	.238	.338	.346	.683	160	1	3
73	Charles Shields	23	STJ	C	STL	137	592	467	96	111	21	10	10	72	7	110	87	.238	.386	.390	.776	182	3	12
74	Bernard Kozub?	19	HUT	C	CHC	105	431	386	56	90	9	13	5	36	8	44	91	.233	.313	.363	.676	140	1	0
75	Dick McConnell?	18	TPK	C		133	580	488	86	108	24	1	1	73	3	85	80	.221	.339	.281	.620	137	2	5
76	Russell Hawley?	22	JOP	C	NYY	81	330	294	42	61	10	6	2	43	3	31	30	.208	.288	.303	.590	89	2	3
77	Bob Raley?	21	STJ	C	STL	126	533	453	87	94	14	9	7	56	13	69	148	.208	.321	.325	.646	147	7	4
78	Ron Samford	18	FSM	C	NYG	74	294	251	22	43	5	1	0	15	2	36	60	.171	.285	.199	.484	50	4	3
79	Gail Leachman	20	FSM	C	NYG	44	173	141	20	24	4	1	0	16	1	24	56	.170	.295	.213	.508	30	1	7