1958 American Association Batting Leaders

1957 Season 1959 Season

Classification: AAA

Overall: 630 games, 8 teams, approx. 157 games in season

Attendance: 2,220,238 (3,524/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	Bob Wilson	33	STP	AAA	LAD	74	275	252	26	88	20	1	2	42	2	11	14	.349	.376	.460	.837	116	3	4	5	1
2	Zeke Bella*	27	DEN	AAA	NYY	96	381	316	58	107	20	2	6	58	2	49	40	.339	.427	.472	.898	149	4	6	6	2
3	Gordie Windhorn	24	DEN	AAA	NYY	141	573	509	96	167	33	6	10	72	3	51	57	.328	.391	.475	.867	242	3	8	2	5
4	Eddie Haas	23	WCH	AAA	MLN	89	366	313	55	102	26	6	10	46	0	48	44	.326	.413	.543	.956	170	0	3	2	1
5	Rene Friol	25	STP	AAA	LAD	31	100	93	5	30	6	2	0	18	0	4	12	.323	.347	.430	.777	40	0	2	1	0
6	Willie Tasby	25	LOU	AAA	BAL	150	622	540	96	174	31	10	22	95	20	68	91	.322	.397	.539	.936	291	4	3	7	4
7	Faye Throneberry	27	MNE	AAA	BOS	29	130	107	23	34	4	4	6	23	1	22	16	.318	.431	.598	1.029	64	0	0	1	7
8	Bobby Smith	24	OMA	AAA	STL	131	528	499	76	157	24	5	17	79	4	16	45	.315	.337	.485	.822	242	2	9	2	6
9	Chuck Oertel	27	LOU	AAA	BAL	139	580	512	65	160	22	9	5	51	6	55	63	.313	.380	.420	.800	215	4	4	5	3
10	Jim Pisoni	28	DEN	AAA	NYY	83	348	310	56	97	12	1	16	67	4	27	64	.313	.379	.513	.892	159	8	0	3	6
11	Casey Wise	25	WCH	AAA	MLN	75	336	292	37	91	13	4	1	32	3	35	20	.312	.382	.394	.776	115	0	6	3	1
12	Ron Samford	28	CHL	AAA	DET	151	604	549	75	165	29	4	7	51	5	35	60	.301	.350	.406	.756	223	7	12	1	2
13	George Wilson	33	DEN	AAA	NYY	124	481	395	65	118	26	3	12	66	0	79	39	.299	.411	.471	.882	186	0	2	5	7
14	Curt Roberts	28	DEN	AAA	NYY	138	614	544	93	162	33	5	11	60	7	47	48	.298	.352	.438	.789	238	1	17	5	1
15	Bill Taylor*	28	CHL	AAA	DET	123	493	443	50	132	25	4	12	67	1	44	62	.298	.361	.454	.815	201	1	3	2	8
16	Ozzie Virgil	26	CHL	AAA	DET	47	203	184	23	54	9	5	4	34	2	13	20	.294	.345	.462	.807	85	2	3	1	2
17	Ev Joyner	31	OMA	AAA	STL	127	436	392	70	115	20	5	13	66	1	37	29	.293	.353	.469	.823	184	1	3	3	5
18	Gene Hassell	30	DEN	AAA	NYY	90	279	243	49	71	8	2	0	15	1	31	14	.292	.372	.342	.713	83	1	2	2	2
19	Al Spangler*	24	WCH	AAA	MLN	138	587	500	85	146	25	4	3	35	5	63	78	.292	.376	.376	.752	188	7	13	4	6
20	Lee Tate	26	OMA	AAA	STL	144	648	569	74	166	19	5	2	43	5	57	51	.292	.356	.353	.710	201	4	11	7	3
21	Johnny Blanchard	25	DEN	AAA	NYY	141	614	554	88	161	28	5	19	96	1	51	34	.291	.351	.462	.813	256	3	1	5	10
22	John Romano	23	INA	AAA	CHW	139	554	468	74	136	29	6	25	89	2	71	61	.291	.385	.539	.923	252	5	3	7	14
23	Ted Beard*	37	INA	AAA	CHW	123	507	414	81	120	18	5	5	31	18	82	72	.290	.408	.394	.801	163	3	4	4	3
24	Lacey Curry	29	STP	AAA	LAD	137	587	535	87	155	27	13	7	48	16	45	52	.290	.346	.428	.774	229	1	6	0	2
25	Tom Carroll	21	DEN	AAA	NYY	57	223	204	29	59	7	6	3	17	3	15	39	.289	.344	.427	.770	87	2	2	0	1
26	Stan Palys	28	CHL	AAA	DET	129	502	444	70	128	28	4	11	60	2	41	51	.288	.343	.444	.787	197	1	7	9	9
27	Joe Altobelli*	26	INA	AAA	CHW	133	506	463	60	133	24	4	12	74	3	34	57	.287	.333	.434	.767	201	0	5	4	5
28	Jim Delsing	32	CHL	AAA	DET	154	666	582	78	167	35	3	7	74	3	65	68	.287	.362	.394	.756	229	5	12	2	10
29	Chuck Harmon	34	STP	AAA	LAD	38	154	143	18	41	4	2	0	9	1	6	16	.287	.316	.343	.659	49	1	2	2	0
30	Charley Lau	25	CHL	AAA	DET	39	130	115	10	33	5	0	3	14	0	14	9	.287	.369	.409	.778	47	1	0	0	6
31	Bobo Osborne	22	CHL	AAA	DET	125	518	443	61	127	31	1	19	97	3	59	71	.287	.370	.490	.860	217	5	2	9	6
32	Jim Pyburn	25	LOU	AAA	BAL	139	517	457	44	131	20	5	4	46	12	48	100	.287	.357	.379	.735	173	5	1	6	5
33	Art Schult	30	MNE	AAA	BOS	151	636	572	80	164	31	5	20	89	2	46	52	.287	.340	.463	.803	265	5	3	10	15
34	Vern Rapp	30	DEN	AAA	NYY	93	317	274	48	78	12	2	14	55	2	36	20	.285	.369	.496	.866	136	2	3	2	4
35	Ed Charles	25	WCH	AAA	MLN	123	470	395	55	112	10	8	6	51	6	61	54	.284	.378	.395	.773	156	3	4	7	4
36	John Glenn	29	STP	AAA	LAD	115	423	359	58	102	15	7	8	42	6	56	72	.284	.382	.432	.814	155	3	2	3	6
37	Benny Valenzuela	25	OMA	AAA	STL	126	536	454	56	129	14	2	13	72	0	64	32	.284	.366	.410	.775	186	0	8	10	1
38	Johnny Callison	19	INA	AAA	CHW	154	644	545	92	154	23	9	29	93	8	76	127	.283	.372	.517	.890	282	7	7	9	9
39	Don Demeter	23	STP	AAA	LAD	80	326	290	38	82	10	4	14	48	1	23	65	.283	.343	.490	.832	142	6	2	5	2
40	Jim Frey*	27	OMA	AAA	STL	117	496	420	63	119	19	7	4	45	7	67	35	.283	.382	.391	.773	164	2	4	3	5
41	Ray Shearer	28	WCH	AAA	MLN	142	596	501	81	142	24	7	18	80	5	86	74	.283	.388	.467	.855	234	1	5	3	12
42	John Gabler	27	DEN	AAA	NYY	47	109	98	9	27	5	1	1	19	0	6	22	.276	.330	.378	.708	37	2	3	0	0
43	Dick Phillips	26	WCH	AAA	MLN	40	154	138	12	38	3	1	4	14	0	11	10	.275	.322	.399	.721	55	0	2	3	0
44	Paul Smith*	27	MNE	AAA	BOS	79	333	291	40	80	12	2	5	43	3	32	28	.275	.351	.381	.732	111	3	5	2	4
45	Chris Cannizzaro	20	OMA	AAA	STL	110	380	334	44	91	14	1	6	41	4	33	67	.273	.340	.374	.714	125	3	6	4	7
46	Tony Alomar	25	OMA	AAA	STL	64	169	151	15	41	0	0	0	9	1	13	19	.272	.329	.272	.601	41	0	5	0	3
47	Bob Lillis	28	STP	AAA	LAD	67	296	272	42	74	10	6	3	17	3	18	11	.272	.314	.386	.700	105	0	3	3	4
48	Joe Taylor	32	OMA	AAA	STL	43	172	148	28	40	10	0	10	34	4	20	17	.270	.359	.541	.899	80	1	2	1	2
49	Wayne Terwilliger	33	CHL	AAA	DET	146	654	535	103	144	23	2	2	38	24	101	58	.269	.388	.331	.718	177	5	9	4	3
50	Dick Sanders	26	DEN	AAA	NYY	145	571	493	82	132	26	2	10	86	4	60	86	.268	.343	.390	.733	192	2	6	10	4
51	Pidge Browne*	29	OMA	AAA	STL	154	646	555	67	148	32	9	11	97	4	75	69	.267	.353	.416	.769	231	3	6	7	14
52	Bob Talbot	30	WCH	AAA	MLN	123	394	363	48	97	18	2	7	51	2	22	26	.267	.308	.386	.693	140	1	4	4	2
53	Fritz Brickell	23	DEN	AAA	NYY	67	277	252	33	67	12	2	7	29	7	21	20	.266	.320	.413	.733	104	0	2	2	2
54	Bob Darnell	27	STP	AAA	LAD	60	129	113	14	30	7	1	1	10	0	14	26	.266	.347	.372	.718	42	0	2	0	0
55	Chico García	33	INA	AAA	CHW	101	365	316	44	84	11	1	2	23	6	44	17	.266	.356	.326	.682	103	1	3	1	2
56	Curtis Hardaway	29	DEN	AAA	NYY	134	477	376	62	99	18	4	9	67	5	92	89	.263	.408	.404	.813	152	3	2	4	16
57	Billy Shantz	30	CHL	AAA	DET	92	290	259	27	68	11	2	1	22	1	24	24	.263	.328	.332	.660	86	2	3	2	2
58	Ed Sadowski	27	MNE	AAA	BOS	123	444	401	54	105	12	2	15	44	6	38	42	.262	.325	.414	.739	166	0	4	1	13
59	Stanley Roseboro	30	INA	AAA	CHW	63	194	171	22	44	12	1	4	21	2	19	19	.257	.332	.409	.741	70	1	1	2	3
60	Tom Umphlett	27	MNE	AAA	BOS	144	577	534	65	137	27	6	9	62	7	30	60	.257	.300	.380	.680	203	4	7	2	6
61	Red Robbins	30	MNE	AAA	BOS	136	534	483	59	123	25	4	8	68	4	33	64	.255	.303	.373	.676	180	3	10	5	5
62	Ken Walters	24	CHL	AAA	DET	123	354	329	37	84	19	1	8	50	2	15	33	.255	.287	.392	.679	129	1	5	4	3
63	Dick Gray	26	STP	AAA	LAD	35	143	130	18	33	1	0	6	19	1	11	15	.254	.308	.400	.708	52	0	0	2	0
64	Pumpsie Green	24	MNE	AAA	BOS	145	646	526	90	133	27	5	6	43	8	107	79	.253	.380	.357	.737	188	1	11	1	6
65	Jim McManus*	21	DEN	AAA	NYY	31	107	95	12	24	4	0	1	11	0	11	17	.253	.327	.326	.653	31	0	0	1	1
66	Lou Clinton	20	MNE	AAA	BOS	118	374	342	33	86	12	4	6	37	2	23	56	.252	.298	.363	.661	124	1	5	3	7
67	Frank DiPrima	31	LOU	AAA	BAL	144	565	488	59	123	21	1	5	57	2	64	43	.252	.341	.330	.670	161	4	4	5	3
68	Joe Morgan	27	WCH	AAA	MLN	133	525	442	60	111	22	4	11	49	6	72	65	.251	.356	.394	.750	174	2	5	4	11
69	Jerry Zimmerman	23	MNE	AAA	BOS	57	189	168	18	42	6	0	2	16	0	16	21	.250	.321	.321	.642	54	2	2	1	3
70	Kenneth Worley	27	STP	AAA	LAD	120	397	367	34	91	16	6	5	50	2	20	79	.248	.287	.365	.652	134	1	7	2	3
71	Joe Koppe	27	WCH	AAA	MLN	116	517	441	67	109	16	7	9	50	9	57	111	.247	.339	.376	.716	166	5	13	1	2
72	Stu Locklin*	29	MNE	AAA	BOS	37	134	126	20	31	3	0	1	7	0	4	7	.246	.271	.294	.564	37	1	1	2	2
73	Dixie Howell	38	STP	AAA	LAD	39	113	94	9	23	2	0	1	3	2	18	21	.245	.366	.298	.664	28	0	1	0	2
74	Wayne Causey	21	LOU	AAA	BAL	127	503	448	51	109	20	6	4	35	1	47	56	.243	.315	.342	.656	153	1	4	3	2
75	Gene Mauch	32	MNE	AAA	BOS	65	239	210	25	51	12	2	3	29	5	26	19	.243	.326	.362	.688	76	0	3	0	1
76	Robert Barron	25	LOU	AAA	BAL	63	217	190	21	46	8	2	2	16	5	22	36	.242	.321	.337	.658	64	0	5	0	0
77	Mike Roarke	27	WCH	AAA	MLN	110	367	321	34	77	16	1	4	36	2	38	30	.240	.318	.333	.651	107	0	5	3	6
78	Ron Plaza	23	OMA	AAA	STL	145	532	478	59	114	21	7	3	36	5	43	75	.239	.305	.331	.635	158	3	7	1	10
79	Earl Hersh*	26	WCH	AAA	MLN	150	642	536	70	127	16	11	17	98	3	83	93	.237	.339	.403	.742	216	5	7	11	10
80	Alfred Facchini	27	INA	AAA	CHW	109	369	347	32	82	15	4	2	20	7	16	55	.236	.274	.320	.594	111	2	4	0	1
81	Harry Malmberg	32	MNE	AAA	BOS	140	530	476	39	112	13	1	4	45	2	33	37	.235	.291	.292	.583	139	7	7	7	4
82	Buddy Hicks	31	CHL	AAA	DET	108	340	282	26	65	12	0	3	30	2	53	26	.231	.350	.305	.655	86	0	3	2	11
83	Don Miles*	22	STP	AAA	LAD	39	136	130	12	30	4	1	5	22	0	6	33	.231	.265	.392	.657	51	0	0	0	2
84	Bobby Winkles	28	INA	AAA	CHW	84	310	281	30	64	11	2	1	17	7	21	31	.228	.277	.292	.569	82	0	3	5	1
85	Jack Parks	30	LOU	AAA	BAL	123	391	353	31	79	10	2	4	35	0	32	66	.224	.286	.298	.584	105	1	0	5	12
86	José Valdivielso	24	MNE	AAA	BOS	52	153	135	15	30	4	0	1	9	1	14	29	.222	.300	.274	.574	37	1	3	0	2
87	Frank Zupo	18	LOU	AAA	BAL	55	155	145	15	32	5	0	0	5	0	9	39	.221	.271	.255	.526	37	1	0	0	2
88	Pablo Rivera	24	LOU	AAA	BAL	124	465	421	44	91	21	2	1	35	8	36	41	.216	.277	.283	.559	119	1	2	5	0
89	Harmon Killebrew	22	INA	AAA	CHW	38	142	121	14	26	5	1	2	10	1	18	37	.215	.319	.322	.641	39	1	1	1	3
90	Felipe Montemayor*	30	STP	AAA	LAD	132	401	340	55	72	14	5	13	41	5	56	73	.212	.329	.397	.726	135	4	0	1	10
91	Tom Yewcic	26	CHL	AAA	DET	48	159	147	15	31	6	1	3	15	0	7	32	.211	.245	.327	.572	48	1	0	4	2
92	Jasper Spears	28	STP	AAA	LAD	123	433	380	45	78	12	2	8	43	1	38	59	.205	.279	.311	.589	118	3	6	6	5
93	Joe Lonnett	31	WCH	AAA	MLN	52	178	140	20	28	5	0	2	18	0	33	34	.200	.352	.279	.631	39	1	2	2	4
94	Billy Dashner*	24	STP	AAA	LAD	41	136	121	12	24	5	1	0	6	1	10	31	.198	.282	.256	.538	31	4	1	0	3
95	Billy Queen	29	OMA	AAA	STL	90	241	213	21	41	7	0	4	23	3	22	24	.193	.267	.282	.548	60	1	1	4	5
96	Frank Kellert	33	MNE	AAA	BOS	63	258	215	22	41	10	1	4	28	2	34	26	.191	.302	.302	.604	65	2	3	4	4
97	William Hain	24	LOU	AAA	BAL	60	190	176	17	31	3	0	4	16	1	12	50	.176	.228	.261	.489	46	0	1	1	0
98	Lou Skizas	26	CHL	AAA	DET	28	115	104	11	17	1	1	1	6	0	8	5	.164	.221	.221	.442	23	0	2	1	1
99	Jim Snyder	25	INA	AAA	CHW	58	191	165	15	26	5	1	0	14	3	11	21	.158	.215	.200	.415	33	1	14	0	0