1956 Carolina League Batting Leaders

1955 Season 1957 Season

Classification: B

Overall: 608 games, 8 teams, approx. 152 games in season

Attendance: 826,916 (1,360/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	Curt Flood	18	HPT	B	CIN	154	681	559	133	190	24	8	29	128	19	102	68	.340	.448	.567	1.015	317	12	2	6	5
2	Dick Camilli	23	DHM	B	DET	62	256	233	33	79	7	3	7	39	3	13	15	.339	.373	.485	.858	113	2	4	4	1
3	Leon Wagner	22	DAN	B	NYG	152	638	543	118	179	23	2	51	166	8	80	58	.330	.418	.661	1.079	359	6	4	5	12
4	Bert Haas	42	HPT	B	CIN	67	259	221	47	72	11	0	11	43	1	32	19	.326	.409	.525	.934	116	1	2	3	2
5	Thomas Taylor*	24	KIN	B	PIT	100	430	353	57	113	18	3	1	35	12	69	29	.320	.429	.397	.826	140	0	6	2	4
6	George Contratto*	27	GBO	B	BOS	153	695	595	104	190	23	8	2	45	13	89	25	.319	.412	.395	.807	235	6	3	2	3
7	Dale Ferris?	24	DHM	B	DET	125	469	403	78	125	21	10	13	76	4	63	75	.310	.401	.509	.910	205	0	0	3	3
8	Willie McCovey*	18	DAN	B	NYG	152	630	519	119	161	38	8	29	89	10	90	113	.310	.415	.582	.997	302	8	6	7	4
9	Jack Bossard?	26	HPT	B	CIN	72	335	312	37	96	18	0	2	11	5	20	24	.308	.351	.385	.736	120	1	2	0	0
10	Jim McManus*	19	DHM	B	DET	105	465	400	78	123	27	5	16	72	3	53	4	.308	.385	.520	.905	208	2	3	7	7
11	Curtis Hardaway	27	WSM	B	NYY	118	482	405	76	124	22	5	21	61	10	67	84	.306	.414	.541	.954	219	8	1	1	4
12	Stew Hein?	26	DHM	B	DET	91	434	376	65	115	11	5	8	35	11	50	43	.306	.388	.426	.813	160	1	6	1	2
13	Joe Melago?	24	DHM	B	DET	55	238	202	39	61	8	1	3	23	1	27	23	.302	.387	.396	.783	80	3	3	3	1
14	Donny Montgomery?	25	FAY	B	CLE	112	415	377	56	113	15	2	7	45	1	33	37	.300	.355	.406	.761	153	1	1	3	0
15	Ray Swarts?	23	KIN	B	PIT	98	409	368	52	110	27	3	4	40	7	28	29	.299	.348	.421	.769	155	3	4	6	0
16	Robert White?	22	DHM	B	DET	43	178	164	24	49	15	1	2	34	0	12	20	.299	.343	.439	.782	72	0	0	2	0
17	Carl Long*	21	KIN	B	PIT	142	600	537	85	156	21	2	18	111	10	49	108	.291	.348	.438	.786	235	3	3	8	5
18	Richard Hofleit?	25	FAY	B	CLE	149	620	541	92	157	29	1	20	78	4	75	76	.290	.377	.458	.836	248	2	0	2	5
19	Karl Kuehl*	18	HPT	B	CIN	154	716	613	103	178	27	2	10	45	4	94	64	.290	.388	.390	.778	239	5	2	2	3
20	Jack Lewis	23	DAN	B	NYG	107	415	369	51	107	17	4	12	52	4	38	61	.290	.359	.455	.815	168	3	3	2	0
21	Lee Thomas	20	WSM	B	NYY	68	295	272	24	78	11	4	6	22	3	16	34	.287	.331	.423	.754	115	3	2	2	0
22	José Pagán	21	DAN	B	NYG	147	633	566	92	160	30	4	10	67	8	54	77	.283	.348	.403	.751	228	3	9	1	0
23	Glen Phillips	22	FAY	B	CLE	147	582	503	90	142	18	3	8	57	11	66	92	.282	.365	.378	.742	190	2	6	5	0
24	Douglass Hubacek	22	GBO	B	BOS	154	660	572	103	160	28	9	24	119	5	64	65	.280	.358	.486	.844	278	10	7	7	4
25	Larry Spinner?	21	FAY	B	CLE	60	259	207	40	58	7	0	7	26	1	49	24	.280	.419	.416	.834	86	1	1	1	0
26	Bill Ford?	28	HPT	B	CIN	152	654	550	87	153	34	3	21	89	5	97	135	.278	.387	.466	.853	256	2	3	2	2
27	Willie Melendez	20	KIN	B	PIT	144	586	524	69	145	25	5	3	49	4	53	47	.277	.347	.361	.707	189	4	3	2	2
28	Robert Fidler	20	GBO	B	BOS	150	652	552	89	152	18	8	9	65	1	85	82	.275	.371	.386	.757	213	2	8	5	2
29	Jim Hughes	21	DHM	B	DET	61	278	259	40	71	9	1	1	26	3	11	52	.274	.305	.328	.633	85	1	6	1	0
30	Bob Hildenbrand?	23	DAN	B	NYG	129	554	477	80	130	11	1	0	32	20	56	32	.273	.356	.300	.656	143	6	15	0	0
31	Edward Cook	24	FAY	B	CLE	136	545	471	63	128	18	2	28	87	5	62	115	.272	.359	.497	.856	234	3	7	2	0
32	Eugene Luck	23	DHM	B	DET	99	417	373	50	101	19	5	4	53	2	35	40	.271	.331	.381	.712	142	1	3	5	0
33	Robert Mayhew?	21	FAY	B	CLE	136	560	469	88	127	19	3	13	47	20	83	77	.271	.381	.407	.789	191	2	4	2	1
34	William Dougan?	23	WLS	B	PHI	96	366	326	42	88	19	0	5	25	1	30	33	.270	.337	.374	.711	122	3	7	0	0
35	Thomas Keane?	24	WLS	B	PHI	148	615	529	76	143	17	3	14	47	21	76	63	.270	.365	.393	.758	208	3	6	1	0
36	William Robertson?	21	KIN	B	PIT	64	252	215	31	58	8	2	5	38	5	34	44	.270	.365	.395	.760	85	0	0	3	0
37	Rene Solis	30	HPT	B	CIN	105	413	393	59	106	22	0	18	61	2	11	68	.270	.296	.463	.759	182	5	1	3	1
38	Jimmie Coker	20	WLS	B	PHI	135	511	450	69	121	20	4	16	63	4	53	75	.269	.344	.438	.782	197	1	2	5	3
39	David Brennan	23	KIN	B	PIT	152	652	586	83	157	33	4	9	58	7	55	66	.268	.329	.384	.713	225	1	5	5	7
40	John Pedretti	23	WLS	B	PHI	136	563	495	73	132	19	4	23	83	6	56	84	.267	.342	.461	.802	228	3	4	5	2
41	James Pokel*	28	FAY	B	CLE	111	459	382	56	102	14	2	25	71	0	66	85	.267	.381	.511	.891	195	6	2	3	8
42	Tony Taylor	20	DAN	B	NYG	150	631	544	95	145	28	7	13	60	16	76	114	.267	.357	.415	.772	226	2	6	3	1
43	Hollis Powell?	23	DHM	B	DET	66	262	223	44	59	12	7	10	32	2	33	54	.265	.372	.516	.887	115	5	1	0	2
44	Jack Paepke	33	KIN	B	PIT	75	250	206	22	54	10	0	1	29	0	39	15	.262	.378	.325	.703	67	1	1	3	2
45	John Schroder	19	DHM	B	DET	73	297	253	33	66	6	2	2	31	0	38	33	.261	.356	.324	.680	82	1	2	3	2
46	Larry Geedey?	22	WLS	B	PHI	84	333	288	27	75	8	0	1	28	1	32	36	.260	.340	.299	.639	86	6	1	6	2
47	Fred Harrington?	33	HPT	B	CIN	133	564	458	66	119	21	1	5	50	10	93	60	.260	.386	.343	.728	157	2	9	2	0
48	Paul Lepley?	23	DHM	B	DET	54	252	196	43	51	6	0	0	13	3	52	30	.260	.422	.291	.713	57	3	1	0	4
49	John Pfeiffer?	24	GBO	B	BOS	150	608	536	63	139	15	1	26	85	5	63	83	.259	.340	.437	.777	234	4	2	3	1
50	Bill Kallas	27	FAY	B	CLE	149	659	573	78	148	20	4	3	42	35	73	54	.258	.345	.323	.667	185	5	3	5	0
51	Allen Barbee?	23	WSM	B	NYY	90	345	308	44	79	8	7	7	33	7	29	40	.257	.317	.396	.713	122	0	4	4	1
52	Lowell Johnson	22	KIN	B	PIT	79	323	261	47	67	15	5	0	22	10	59	31	.257	.391	.353	.744	92	0	1	2	1
53	Cart Howerton?	28	WSM	B	NYY	94	360	340	27	87	14	2	3	31	2	14	41	.256	.282	.335	.617	114	0	2	4	1
54	Anthony Scariato?	20	DHM	B	DET	93	375	317	59	81	9	2	11	48	3	51	43	.256	.358	.401	.758	127	1	3	3	0
55	Frank Washington?	24	KIN	B	PIT	93	366	323	53	82	19	5	9	40	4	36	47	.254	.331	.427	.758	138	2	3	2	2
56	William Peed?	22	WLS	B	PHI	86	338	304	36	77	10	4	5	41	2	30	22	.253	.318	.362	.679	110	0	1	3	2
57	Gerry Collis?	25	WSM	B	NYY	140	531	472	48	119	27	0	2	56	2	49	46	.252	.322	.322	.644	152	2	3	5	2
58	Stanford Grossman?	24	DAN	B	NYG	138	474	429	41	108	22	0	0	47	2	36	41	.252	.308	.303	.611	130	1	3	5	2
59	Thomas Swanson?	25	HPT	B	CIN	63	259	214	24	54	9	0	2	38	1	43	39	.252	.375	.322	.697	69	0	0	2	1
60	Fred Van Dusen*	18	WLS	B	PHI	140	599	508	72	128	19	4	11	43	6	80	70	.252	.357	.370	.727	188	5	2	4	3
61	Jack Falls	25	KIN	B	PIT	75	292	231	31	58	11	1	1	21	1	51	26	.251	.395	.320	.716	74	6	1	3	2
62	Sergio Garcia?	24	HPT	B	CIN	63	235	212	20	53	4	2	4	26	2	20	38	.250	.312	.344	.656	73	0	1	2	2
63	Art Preston?	26	GBO	B	BOS	51	202	172	29	42	9	2	0	14	1	26	25	.244	.353	.320	.673	55	3	1	0	0
64	Haven Schmidt	20	HPT	B	CIN	105	389	324	45	79	13	2	10	38	5	55	104	.244	.366	.389	.755	126	8	1	1	10
65	Leroy Bradley	22	GBO	B	BOS	76	236	214	26	52	12	0	3	22	1	19	32	.243	.308	.341	.649	73	1	2	0	0
66	Lou Clinton	18	GBO	B	BOS	90	361	337	41	82	12	2	15	49	2	17	56	.243	.285	.424	.709	143	3	3	1	0
67	Andy Madalone	22	GBO	B	BOS	147	615	519	66	126	24	5	1	37	2	81	37	.243	.349	.314	.663	163	5	7	3	1
68	Jim Tolleson?	25	FAY	B	CLE	90	338	294	41	71	14	1	8	36	0	42	36	.242	.336	.378	.714	111	0	2	0	3
69	Roy Nelson?	23	DAN	B	NYG	125	439	392	49	90	19	3	4	45	5	41	71	.230	.303	.324	.627	127	1	4	1	0
70	Tommy Vaughan?	21	FAY	B	CLE	75	287	253	30	57	12	1	7	38	2	27	47	.225	.300	.364	.664	92	1	4	2	0
71	Robert Taylor	25	DHM	B	DET	53	234	198	30	43	3	0	4	22	3	30	20	.217	.318	.293	.611	58	1	1	4	0
72	Jim Johnson	22	DHM	B	DET	60	235	171	31	37	6	1	0	21	2	57	40	.216	.418	.263	.681	45	3	3	1	1
73	Frank Leja*	20	WSM	B	NYY	65	252	222	32	48	15	0	6	30	0	26	53	.216	.300	.365	.665	81	1	2	1	1
74	Jack Elkins	29	GBO	B	BOS	62	237	191	29	41	2	0	10	31	2	38	27	.215	.354	.382	.737	73	5	0	3	0
75	Doc Ayers	25	WLS	B	PHI	146	640	558	74	119	12	3	1	30	9	66	65	.213	.296	.251	.547	140	1	11	4	0
76	Marshall Radebach?	24	GBO	B	BOS	56	214	179	20	38	10	0	7	24	0	33	27	.212	.333	.386	.719	69	0	1	1	1
77	James Anderson	25	WLS	B	PHI	36	263	217	19	45	6	2	3	15	4	41	29	.207	.333	.295	.628	64	1	2	2	1
78	Dale Bennetch	20	WLS	B	PHI	50	209	175	30	36	4	1	3	20	2	29	34	.206	.330	.291	.622	51	4	0	1	0
79	Richard Carter*	21	WSM	B	NYY	70	284	240	40	49	5	6	2	19	11	37	35	.204	.314	.300	.614	72	2	4	1	0
80	Gail Thomas	21	HPT	B	CIN	128	518	475	51	97	8	1	7	40	9	37	87	.204	.264	.270	.533	128	2	2	2	2
81	Dutch Van Burkleo*	22	KIN	B	PIT	59	239	186	31	38	8	2	3	19	3	49	35	.204	.374	.317	.691	59	2	1	1	3
82	Ron Shoop	24	DHM	B	DET	73	232	202	25	36	9	2	1	21	1	24	34	.178	.262	.257	.519	52	0	3	3	3
83	Wayne Heim?	24	DAN	B	NYG	98	347	290	38	49	11	0	1	15	3	51	63	.169	.299	.217	.517	63	3	3	0	0
84	Robert Walsh?	22	GBO	B	BOS	65	210	192	13	31	9	0	5	20	0	15	90	.162	.225	.287	.511	55	1	1	1	0