1979 American Association Batting Leaders

1978 Season 1980 Season

Classification: AAA

Overall: 543 games, 8 teams, approx. 135 games in season

Attendance: n/a

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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	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1	Keith Smith	26	SPR	AAA	STL	119	473	448	77	157	17	4	9	61	30	11	21	28	.350	.377	.467	.844	209	0	1	3
2	Bob Pate	25	DEN	AAA	MON	118	497	428	85	147	26	1	15	63	13	6	60	47	.344	.424	.514	.938	220	3	2	4
3	Tim Corcoran*	26	EVN	AAA	DET	87	342	287	40	97	15	0	4	50	8	2	42	34	.338	.419	.432	.851	124	3	3	7
4	Dan Gonzales	25	EVN	AAA	DET	40	165	151	23	51	10	1	2	20	2	5	13	14	.338	.394	.457	.851	69	1	0	0
5	Randy Bass	25	DEN	AAA	MON	122	530	421	91	140	28	1	36	105	2	0	97	67	.333	.454	.660	1.114	278	3	1	8
6	Lonnie Smith	23	OKC	AAA	PHI	110	514	451	106	149	26	9	7	44	34	11	56	52	.330	.408	.475	.883	214	4	2	1
7	Bob Molinaro	29	IWA	AAA	CHW	133	568	475	90	156	23	5	13	93	50	12	81	26	.328	.423	.480	.903	228	3	0	9
8	Manny Castillo	22	SPR	AAA	STL	127	554	524	75	169	29	4	2	57	7	5	16	23	.323	.338	.405	.743	212	0	7	7
9	John Tamargo	27	DEN	AAA	MON	53	212	187	35	60	11	2	4	29	0	2	23	9	.321	.398	.465	.863	87	1	1	0
10	Jim Morrison	26	OKC	AAA	PHI	79	333	281	59	90	15	0	22	61	10	4	40	46	.320	.402	.609	1.011	171	4	0	8
11	Rick Peters	23	EVN	AAA	DET	107	476	387	88	124	17	10	3	42	30	13	76	34	.320	.436	.439	.876	170	6	4	3
12	Karl Pagel*	24	WCH	AAA	CHC	136	575	472	96	149	25	0	39	123	10	3	100	109	.316	.436	.617	1.052	291	1	1	1
13	Orlando González*	27	OKC	AAA	PHI	125	556	480	87	150	29	7	6	76	16	2	65	44	.313	.393	.440	.833	211	1	7	3
14	Leon Durham*	21	SPR	AAA	STL	127	520	449	84	139	33	4	23	88	16	4	65	61	.310	.400	.555	.955	249	4	0	2
15	Tom Brookens	25	EVN	AAA	DET	77	305	265	51	81	23	2	14	46	10	6	33	50	.306	.382	.566	.948	150	1	4	2
16	Harry Chappas	21	IWA	AAA	CHW	77	303	259	36	79	6	3	5	32	18	12	35	41	.305	.381	.409	.791	106	0	4	5
17	Jim Cox	29	DEN	AAA	MON	117	466	429	56	131	20	2	12	77	0	2	28	48	.305	.345	.445	.790	191	1	2	6
18	Keith Moreland	25	OKC	AAA	PHI	130	578	494	86	149	34	3	20	109	2	1	64	56	.302	.377	.504	.881	249	4	3	13
19	Dennis Sherow	24	DEN	AAA	MON	55	172	159	32	48	9	3	0	13	11	1	12	34	.302	.349	.396	.745	63	0	0	1
20	Dave Stegman	25	EVN	AAA	DET	133	596	506	95	153	33	2	11	60	17	3	81	83	.302	.399	.441	.840	223	2	5	2
21	Tony Bernazard	22	DEN	AAA	MON	82	353	273	58	82	15	2	3	29	19	15	74	61	.300	.450	.403	.853	110	2	2	2
22	Al Javier	25	WCH	AAA	CHC	71	288	267	36	80	13	0	5	41	7	1	8	32	.300	.333	.405	.738	108	8	0	5
23	Harold Baines*	20	IWA	AAA	CHW	125	503	466	87	139	25	8	22	87	5	7	33	80	.298	.342	.528	.870	246	0	0	4
24	Fred Frazier	28	IWA	AAA	CHW	119	513	449	66	132	26	0	7	44	3	2	44	29	.294	.360	.399	.759	179	5	10	5
25	Rusty Kuntz	24	IWA	AAA	CHW	122	463	394	67	116	27	5	15	57	4	4	56	111	.294	.382	.503	.885	198	2	8	3
26	Joe Pettini	24	DEN	AAA	MON	132	524	446	70	131	21	6	4	46	11	7	58	65	.294	.378	.395	.773	176	4	14	2
27	Leonel Carrion	27	DEN	AAA	MON	121	483	417	57	122	17	3	12	71	10	9	46	44	.293	.364	.434	.798	181	6	5	9
28	Tom Herr	23	SPR	AAA	STL	109	491	423	74	124	20	6	6	48	29	10	54	51	.293	.374	.411	.785	174	4	4	6
29	Terry Kennedy	23	SPR	AAA	STL	84	329	294	35	86	18	1	13	64	0	1	32	52	.293	.362	.493	.855	145	1	0	2
30	John Poff*	26	OKC	AAA	PHI	132	568	481	77	141	34	5	20	90	4	4	76	79	.293	.392	.509	.901	245	4	4	3
31	Joe Lis	32	EVN	AAA	DET	118	493	418	71	122	16	0	16	80	1	3	60	69	.292	.384	.445	.829	186	7	1	7
32	Butch Alberts	29	INA	AAA	CIN	69	271	241	32	70	9	4	6	40	6	3	20	37	.291	.352	.436	.788	105	5	1	4
33	Jesús Figueroa*	22	WCH	AAA	CHC	116	473	426	58	124	15	0	1	27	28	12	43	38	.291	.356	.333	.689	142	0	4	0
34	John Vukovich	31	OKC	AAA	PHI	101	415	382	38	111	20	1	12	66	2	3	22	56	.291	.326	.442	.768	169	1	4	6
35	Harry Spilman	24	INA	AAA	CIN	71	306	267	42	77	13	3	3	27	12	2	37	29	.288	.374	.393	.767	105	0	1	1
36	Jim Lentine	24	SPR	AAA	STL	106	454	383	73	109	19	0	15	62	18	3	56	39	.285	.386	.452	.838	173	9	3	3
37	Dave Bialas	25	SPR	AAA	STL	120	471	410	66	116	27	5	2	60	6	3	55	56	.283	.369	.388	.757	159	3	0	3
38	Bruce Kimm	28	EVN	AAA	DET	113	452	382	63	108	18	1	10	75	8	8	57	46	.283	.376	.414	.790	158	4	3	6
39	Henry Cruz*	27	IWA	AAA	CHW	120	477	416	64	117	18	6	17	79	10	4	49	60	.281	.360	.476	.836	198	5	2	5
40	Sam Mejías	27	INA	AAA	CIN	47	201	178	21	50	15	1	4	25	5	2	18	26	.281	.347	.444	.791	79	0	5	0
41	Ron Oester	23	INA	AAA	CIN	136	570	509	62	143	19	6	2	33	23	8	48	60	.281	.346	.354	.700	180	4	7	2
42	Marv Foley	25	IWA	AAA	CHW	77	284	250	32	70	15	1	2	25	0	2	23	29	.280	.349	.372	.721	93	5	3	3
43	Art Gardner*	26	DEN	AAA	MON	124	526	481	80	134	23	11	11	74	26	16	29	54	.279	.321	.441	.762	212	5	3	8
44	Mike Grace	23	INA	AAA	CIN	125	468	409	54	112	19	6	8	42	8	5	54	78	.274	.357	.408	.765	167	0	3	2
45	Al Greene	24	EVN	AAA	DET	83	353	292	52	80	19	2	15	65	4	1	54	51	.274	.391	.507	.898	148	4	0	3
46	Orlando Isales	19	OKC	AAA	PHI	95	322	303	45	83	17	8	3	35	9	3	15	54	.274	.305	.413	.718	125	0	1	3
47	Pat Scanlon	26	DEN	AAA	MON	103	365	307	35	84	19	3	2	45	1	5	52	47	.274	.377	.375	.752	115	1	2	3
48	Luis Aguayo	20	OKC	AAA	PHI	113	412	370	54	101	21	1	8	46	3	4	23	82	.273	.320	.400	.720	148	6	6	7
49	Jim Tracy	23	WCH	AAA	CHC	44	177	150	26	41	9	1	4	18	0	2	21	36	.273	.362	.427	.788	64	2	0	4
50	Steve Davis	25	WCH	AAA	CHC	134	567	500	73	133	20	3	14	68	10	6	58	73	.266	.342	.402	.744	201	2	3	4
51	Ken Phelps*	24	OMA	AAA	KCR	130	538	430	71	114	26	3	20	77	4	4	98	72	.265	.406	.479	.885	206	6	1	3
52	Thad Bosley*	22	IWA	AAA	CHW	95	426	382	62	101	14	5	1	24	18	9	39	62	.264	.332	.335	.667	128	1	1	3
53	Len Matuszek	24	OKC	AAA	PHI	72	263	228	31	60	9	3	4	31	2	6	29	35	.263	.345	.382	.726	87	1	2	3
54	Mike Colbern	24	IWA	AAA	CHW	57	230	214	29	56	15	1	8	43	0	1	15	47	.262	.310	.453	.763	97	0	1	0
55	Jim Gaudet	24	OMA	AAA	KCR	109	406	371	33	97	13	1	6	33	3	6	24	40	.262	.313	.350	.664	130	4	7	0
56	Tim Ireland	26	OMA	AAA	KCR	109	449	370	53	97	16	1	5	33	23	9	58	42	.262	.372	.351	.723	130	7	13	1
57	Gene Krug*	24	WCH	AAA	CHC	87	333	314	37	82	15	1	7	39	1	1	12	31	.261	.290	.382	.672	120	2	2	3
58	Don McCormack	23	OKC	AAA	PHI	115	428	384	45	100	18	3	3	55	4	0	36	73	.260	.326	.346	.673	133	3	2	3
59	Tito Landrum	24	SPR	AAA	STL	61	219	193	28	50	8	2	6	34	8	3	14	35	.259	.323	.415	.737	80	6	2	4
60	Arturo DeFreites	26	INA	AAA	CIN	65	262	240	32	62	11	3	8	33	1	0	16	57	.258	.305	.429	.735	103	2	0	4
61	Joe Gates	24	IWA	AAA	CHW	64	240	215	25	55	9	1	2	24	9	7	19	36	.256	.321	.335	.656	72	2	3	1
62	Don Lyle	24	INA	AAA	CIN	114	445	390	41	100	16	1	17	62	7	5	46	81	.256	.336	.433	.770	169	3	2	4
63	Jim Nettles*	32	OMA	AAA	KCR	133	566	477	65	122	31	4	17	86	14	8	83	78	.256	.366	.444	.810	212	2	0	4
64	Germán Barranca	22	OMA	AAA	KCR	122	549	472	79	120	18	7	8	49	75	17	66	42	.254	.344	.373	.717	176	1	6	4
65	Don Werner	26	INA	AAA	CIN	99	312	260	35	66	18	3	7	36	1	4	41	52	.254	.363	.427	.789	111	5	3	3
66	Greg Keatley	25	WCH	AAA	CHC	46	174	162	18	41	9	2	5	24	0	0	12	37	.253	.305	.426	.731	69	0	0	0
67	Jerry Manuel	25	EVN	AAA	DET	130	545	460	71	116	26	3	9	75	8	5	67	67	.252	.349	.380	.729	175	5	6	7
68	Ramón Avilés	27	OKC	AAA	PHI	72	283	252	37	63	7	1	0	18	1	0	28	19	.250	.325	.286	.611	72	0	3	0
69	Dave Cripe	28	OMA	AAA	KCR	131	555	479	66	119	26	2	6	46	8	2	57	58	.248	.332	.349	.681	167	5	10	4
70	Ronnie Farkas	25	SPR	AAA	STL	88	290	242	37	60	10	2	2	28	0	0	36	35	.248	.340	.331	.671	80	2	2	8
71	Kirk Gibson*	22	EVN	AAA	DET	89	369	327	50	80	13	5	9	42	20	2	34	110	.245	.326	.398	.724	130	6	1	1
72	Kevin Gillen*	22	OMA	AAA	KCR	101	365	322	41	79	18	3	4	38	1	3	36	32	.245	.320	.357	.678	115	1	3	3
73	Steve Macko	24	WCH	AAA	CHC	119	484	426	56	104	27	1	6	44	13	5	46	55	.244	.322	.355	.676	151	4	5	3
74	Mike Dimmel	24	SPR	AAA	STL	63	164	140	26	34	6	3	1	15	4	2	16	22	.243	.342	.350	.692	49	5	3	0
75	Kurt Seibert	23	WCH	AAA	CHC	129	519	420	65	102	14	3	4	36	10	11	85	54	.243	.371	.319	.690	134	3	7	4
76	Kevin Bell	23	IWA	AAA	CHW	55	227	191	28	45	4	1	11	37	0	0	34	42	.236	.348	.440	.788	84	0	0	2
77	Bob Detherage	24	OMA	AAA	KCR	97	313	267	30	63	8	5	5	34	13	5	40	70	.236	.336	.360	.695	96	1	3	2
78	Clint Hurdle	21	OMA	AAA	KCR	68	272	220	30	52	13	0	6	29	2	4	49	42	.236	.379	.377	.756	83	2	0	1
79	John Valle	24	INA	AAA	CIN	127	462	408	65	96	20	2	23	71	9	0	50	85	.235	.318	.463	.781	189	1	0	3
80	Joe Hernandez*	26	WCH	AAA	CHC	110	359	328	43	76	17	3	5	30	5	4	23	45	.232	.281	.348	.628	114	0	6	2
81	Mike Gordon	25	WCH	AAA	CHC	100	371	303	45	70	12	2	16	51	1	1	60	76	.231	.354	.442	.796	134	0	4	4
82	Mark DeJohn	25	EVN	AAA	DET	112	396	337	36	77	7	1	2	30	2	2	35	41	.229	.310	.273	.583	92	5	18	1
83	Bob Reece	28	DEN	AAA	MON	91	288	256	34	58	7	0	4	34	2	0	24	30	.227	.295	.301	.596	77	1	7	0
84	Steve Staggs	28	DEN	AAA	MON	56	192	155	28	35	10	3	2	12	8	0	27	21	.226	.337	.368	.705	57	0	8	2
85	Tommy Mutz	26	INA	AAA	CIN	97	295	253	28	57	9	1	6	29	1	3	36	45	.225	.323	.340	.663	86	2	1	3
86	Joe Zdeb	26	OMA	AAA	KCR	73	281	241	25	54	7	1	3	26	5	2	37	36	.224	.329	.299	.627	72	1	1	1
87	Kevin Drury	22	WCH	AAA	CHC	61	186	167	14	37	7	2	0	15	0	2	16	18	.222	.290	.287	.578	48	1	0	2
88	Mike Ramsey	25	SPR	AAA	STL	97	314	281	28	62	9	3	1	27	11	5	19	41	.221	.267	.285	.552	80	0	11	3
89	Steve Patchin	29	EVN	AAA	DET	81	278	247	28	54	7	1	8	44	0	3	29	50	.219	.301	.352	.653	87	0	2	0
90	Dave Penniall	24	SPR	AAA	STL	52	176	156	16	34	5	1	2	19	1	1	14	28	.218	.285	.301	.586	47	1	4	1
91	Mickey Duval	24	INA	AAA	CIN	117	320	294	31	60	9	1	0	21	8	4	25	55	.204	.267	.242	.508	71	0	1	0
92	Randy Davidson	26	INA	AAA	CIN	88	235	212	22	43	7	1	1	14	7	1	15	18	.203	.260	.259	.519	55	2	4	2
93	Nyls Nyman	25	INA	AAA	CIN	44	155	143	14	27	6	0	3	11	2	1	11	18	.189	.247	.294	.541	42	0	1	0
94	Rudy Kinard	29	OMA	AAA	KCR	114	402	355	26	58	8	3	0	26	7	0	26	44	.163	.219	.203	.422	72	0	19	2