1958 Pioneer League Batting Leaders

1957 Season 1959 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 465 games, 7 teams, approx. 132 games in season

Attendance: 468,317 (1,007/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	Lou Klimchock	18	PCT	C	KCA	115	554	506	123	197	24	8	25	112	4	43	32	.389	.438	.617	1.054	312	2	1	2
2	Dick Wilson	35	MGV	C	CHC	101	348	288	56	105	23	1	17	78	5	55	29	.365	.466	.629	1.094	181	2	0	3
3	Joe Ala	27	PCT	C	KCA	131	609	522	105	190	27	8	14	118	7	75	31	.364	.445	.527	.972	275	5	2	5
4	Frank Franchi	21	IDF	C	DET	124	536	421	88	148	30	5	11	109	8	106	68	.352	.481	.525	1.006	221	4	0	5
5	Jerry Kudajeski*	23	IDF	C	DET	74	333	282	43	99	25	3	4	59	2	45	46	.351	.443	.504	.946	142	3	1	2
6	Chuck Weatherspoon	27	MSO	C	WSH	118	525	442	99	153	27	5	35	113	5	73	77	.346	.440	.667	1.107	295	5	0	5
7	Jesse Queen	21	IDF	C	DET	100	449	382	83	131	19	6	6	73	18	52	42	.343	.422	.471	.893	180	5	3	7
8	Don Orwiler*	28	MSO	C	WSH	57	124	104	21	35	3	1	4	27	0	19	11	.337	.436	.500	.936	52	0	0	1
9	Arthur Burnett	23	BIL	C	STL	129	597	456	117	153	33	9	12	73	18	127	66	.336	.481	.526	1.007	240	3	8	3
10	William DiCrosta*	21	BIL	C	STL	122	523	480	75	160	22	5	13	92	16	32	79	.333	.374	.481	.855	231	2	4	5
11	Bob Uecker	24	BOI	C	MLN	92	394	325	79	108	19	5	21	78	2	63	70	.332	.439	.615	1.054	200	1	2	3
12	Allison Owen	22	MGV	C	CHC	83	305	242	59	80	13	1	9	44	2	58	59	.331	.469	.504	.973	122	5	0	0
13	John Garofalo*	20	BOI	C	MLN	83	360	302	55	99	20	8	7	66	4	55	58	.328	.428	.517	.944	156	0	0	3
14	Hernan Valdes	20	MSO	C	WSH	125	565	506	88	166	30	4	11	95	3	51	71	.328	.389	.468	.857	237	2	2	4
15	Galen Williams	25	BIL	C	STL	53	242	204	32	67	13	3	2	30	1	34	27	.328	.425	.451	.876	92	1	2	1
16	Bruce Cranshaw?	20	GRF	C	LAD	134	612	518	113	165	30	14	6	89	15	85	74	.319	.412	.465	.878	241	1	3	5
17	Jorge Gomez?	23	GRF	C	LAD	79	323	273	61	87	22	2	8	58	11	41	48	.319	.409	.502	.911	137	4	0	5
18	Joe McElroy	25	MGV	C	CHC	130	569	446	103	142	17	4	4	57	10	112	61	.318	.455	.401	.856	179	2	6	3
19	Billy Smith*	28	BOI	C	MLN	127	584	416	108	131	33	2	5	53	13	139	36	.315	.497	.440	.937	183	15	11	3
20	Doug Camilli	21	GRF	C	LAD	109	454	404	76	127	22	3	18	95	8	43	63	.314	.376	.517	.893	209	0	2	5
21	John Risch?	26	IDF	C	DET	74	324	277	54	87	10	2	4	33	1	36	36	.314	.403	.408	.810	113	7	1	3
22	George Miller?	24	GRF	C	LAD	128	475	413	71	129	15	4	4	79	5	50	47	.312	.383	.397	.780	164	2	2	8
23	Sandy Valdespino*	19	MSO	C	WSH	87	416	353	70	110	17	5	15	55	22	51	76	.312	.405	.516	.921	182	6	4	2
24	Chase Riddle	32	BIL	C	STL	116	485	392	71	121	20	3	14	88	16	83	62	.309	.424	.482	.906	189	1	1	8
25	Sidney Smithdeal	22	PCT	C	KCA	38	173	149	32	46	6	2	3	17	4	21	33	.309	.398	.436	.834	65	1	2	0
26	Jake Wood	21	IDF	C	DET	103	470	412	80	127	25	12	9	70	14	51	106	.308	.383	.493	.876	203	1	3	3
27	Eddie Reed	28	GRF	C	LAD	128	570	492	117	151	18	14	17	117	11	63	75	.307	.390	.504	.894	248	8	1	6
28	Charles Pruitt?	27	PCT	C	KCA	133	592	504	108	154	20	11	16	101	9	72	103	.306	.394	.484	.878	244	7	1	8
29	Buck Rodgers	19	IDF	C	DET	99	430	378	73	115	15	6	12	74	3	46	39	.304	.381	.471	.852	178	3	0	3
30	Jack Crouch	22	IDF	C	DET	75	366	317	62	96	6	2	1	25	8	38	27	.303	.379	.344	.723	109	2	7	2
31	Michael Yaremchuk	24	MGV	C	CHC	113	483	412	65	125	19	0	15	94	4	62	66	.303	.391	.459	.850	189	2	0	7
32	Anthony Lembo?	24	GRF	C	LAD	87	352	295	55	89	19	0	0	53	4	52	51	.302	.411	.366	.778	108	3	2	0
33	Domingo Carrasquel	20	GRF	C	LAD	134	587	483	90	145	33	10	6	75	13	92	82	.300	.415	.447	.862	216	5	4	3
34	Em Lindbeck	23	BOI	C	MLN	125	577	499	95	149	26	2	15	94	8	67	87	.299	.384	.449	.833	224	5	2	4
35	Jay Ward	19	MSO	C	WSH	111	480	413	76	123	26	3	20	71	5	55	80	.298	.381	.521	.901	215	4	2	6
36	Norman Shill*	19	PCT	C	KCA	135	607	489	105	144	22	4	20	101	2	93	83	.295	.419	.479	.897	234	15	5	5
37	John Cunningham	24	PCT	C	KCA	62	260	218	49	64	15	1	5	30	4	40	55	.294	.404	.440	.844	96	1	0	1
38	John Osborne	22	GRF	C	LAD	132	618	519	114	152	20	6	0	49	16	92	57	.293	.400	.355	.755	184	2	3	2
39	Orie Wolf*	21	BOI	C	MLN	130	612	491	97	144	21	8	9	79	11	112	95	.293	.425	.424	.849	208	3	3	3
40	Bennie Sinquefield	25	MSO	C	WSH	129	604	528	96	154	25	6	10	69	24	56	85	.292	.358	.419	.777	221	2	12	6
41	Donald Davis*	20	MGV	C	CHC	119	422	349	56	101	21	3	10	72	2	60	75	.289	.397	.453	.849	158	6	1	6
42	Jerry Fishel?	20	MGV	C	CHC	70	225	185	35	53	9	1	6	26	5	33	53	.287	.404	.443	.848	82	5	0	2
43	Larry Burright	20	GRF	C	LAD	134	601	515	87	147	18	13	3	67	17	69	117	.285	.374	.388	.762	200	4	12	1
44	Jerry Palma	21	MSO	C	WSH	127	550	466	86	133	17	11	11	64	7	75	84	.285	.385	.440	.825	205	2	4	3
45	Ronald Glasgow?	24	PCT	C	KCA	121	535	475	88	135	23	2	1	58	0	50	34	.284	.356	.347	.703	165	4	4	2
46	Louie Brown	22	BIL	C	STL	91	412	344	84	97	21	5	6	33	20	60	87	.282	.394	.424	.818	146	4	3	1
47	Alex George	19	PCT	C	KCA	132	654	556	120	157	21	8	23	90	5	81	74	.282	.373	.473	.846	263	3	8	6
48	Bobby King	29	BOI	C	MLN	113	485	422	66	119	14	2	3	55	9	51	25	.282	.356	.346	.702	146	0	8	4
49	Tony Cannizzo	23	PCT	C	KCA	106	443	364	78	102	20	1	24	101	1	73	79	.280	.400	.539	.938	196	2	0	4
50	Gary Smith	21	MGV	C	CHC	116	513	415	72	116	21	1	5	40	5	89	63	.280	.412	.371	.783	154	5	3	1
51	Thomas Brown	20	BOI	C	MLN	130	595	488	101	136	29	2	22	112	4	93	91	.279	.398	.482	.880	235	7	2	5
52	Kenneth Fisher	21	MGV	C	CHC	131	589	519	101	144	20	6	19	77	27	58	103	.278	.350	.449	.799	233	2	6	4
53	Adolf Hintze?	23	MSO	C	WSH	50	196	166	29	46	3	1	1	19	5	21	25	.277	.378	.325	.703	54	7	0	2
54	Lyle Krall?	26	BIL	C	STL	106	457	392	46	107	18	4	7	60	0	47	69	.273	.342	.393	.735	154	0	7	11
55	Douglas Young?	25	BIL	C	STL	66	287	243	36	66	12	2	3	31	7	39	43	.272	.371	.375	.746	91	0	4	1
56	James Spyhalski?	21	IDF	C	DET	111	435	388	51	105	16	6	10	64	9	41	75	.271	.342	.420	.762	163	2	2	2
57	Raymond Billingsley	21	IDF	C	DET	62	277	223	44	60	5	1	0	19	8	49	31	.269	.404	.300	.705	67	3	0	2
58	William Zimmerman*	23	MGV	C	CHC	93	354	291	54	77	14	4	14	64	2	57	91	.265	.391	.485	.875	141	4	1	1
59	Jack McKeon	27	MSO	C	WSH	108	418	354	49	93	16	0	8	51	2	51	55	.263	.358	.376	.733	133	4	4	5
60	Gary Sorenson?	21	MGV	C	CHC	96	399	336	57	87	8	1	5	35	5	55	41	.259	.361	.333	.694	112	2	0	6
61	Jim Hickman	21	BIL	C	STL	56	254	219	38	56	15	3	14	54	2	29	56	.256	.343	.543	.886	119	1	3	2
62	Rafael Gomez	18	BOI	C	MLN	130	614	498	101	127	32	5	12	86	9	99	110	.255	.386	.412	.797	205	8	7	2
63	William Bennett?	22	IDF	C	DET	55	217	173	27	44	11	0	0	21	1	41	34	.254	.400	.318	.718	55	1	2	0
64	William Maupin	21	IDF	C	DET	53	210	192	29	48	5	1	2	21	0	15	57	.250	.310	.318	.627	61	2	0	1
65	Wilber Risser*	21	IDF	C	DET	31	141	108	24	27	2	2	1	11	4	28	6	.250	.418	.333	.752	36	4	0	1
66	Clarence Weatherspoon?	27	MSO	C	WSH	37	164	144	29	36	5	0	1	19	1	12	15	.250	.325	.306	.631	44	4	4	0
67	Kenneth Aycock	21	BOI	C	MLN	49	186	152	19	37	8	1	5	35	0	31	46	.243	.382	.408	.790	62	3	0	0
68	Virgil Bernhardt	19	PCT	C	KCA	100	341	273	50	65	11	5	5	38	1	61	65	.238	.378	.370	.748	101	2	2	3
69	Mike Michaels	20	BIL	C	STL	94	304	262	35	61	5	0	0	25	2	35	59	.233	.317	.252	.569	66	0	1	6
70	William DeGraaf?	23	BIL	C	STL	95	323	279	38	63	13	1	3	33	1	39	31	.226	.322	.312	.634	87	2	0	3
71	Ronald Dibelius	20	MSO	C	WSH	54	212	182	26	41	6	1	3	21	2	28	57	.225	.326	.319	.644	58	0	0	2
72	Jimmy Bradley	23	BIL	C	STL	46	180	155	19	34	4	0	2	15	4	16	31	.219	.298	.284	.582	44	3	2	4
73	Norm Manning	20	IDF	C	DET	45	187	157	27	34	4	1	0	14	3	28	26	.217	.337	.255	.592	40	1	0	1
74	Don Prince	20	MGV	C	CHC	39	123	115	15	25	3	0	3	15	0	7	28	.217	.268	.322	.590	37	1	0	0
75	Raymond Barboza	19	PCT	C	KCA	37	154	144	21	31	0	3	6	35	0	7	59	.215	.253	.382	.635	55	1	0	2
76	James Prendergast?	23	BOI	C	MLN	44	162	140	22	29	2	0	0	16	0	16	32	.207	.298	.221	.519	31	2	4	0
77	Vaughn Dyer*	26	MSO	C	WSH	56	231	197	28	40	7	2	2	19	2	26	17	.203	.302	.289	.592	57	2	6	0
78	Aaron Briggs	21	MGV	C	CHC	41	149	135	14	24	1	0	0	11	0	10	27	.178	.235	.185	.420	25	1	0	3
79	Don Burke	25	GRF	C	LAD	46	151	130	9	22	2	0	0	12	0	17	39	.169	.265	.185	.450	24	1	0	3