1947 California League Batting Leaders

1946 Season 1948 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 560 games, 8 teams, approx. 140 games in season

Attendance: 1,443,978 (2,578/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
1	Dick Cole	21	FRE	C	STL	83	418	345	88	133	24	2	1	51	4	58	26	.386	.480	.475	.956	164	5	10
2	Gene Faszholz*	17	FRE	C	STL	71	319	260	59	99	8	3	0	32	4	49	25	.381	.481	.435	.915	113	1	9
3	Melvin Reeves?	26	STK	C		74	333	261	78	97	16	6	16	67	7	63	52	.372	.508	.663	1.170	173	9	0
4	Lou Vezilich?	35	FRE	C	STL	133	625	497	119	181	46	10	8	141	7	117	39	.364	.490	.545	1.035	271	5	6
5	Nino Bongiovanni*	35	SJO	C	BOS	87	387	331	62	120	23	5	1	76	8	54	11	.363	.453	.471	.925	156	1	1
6	Lynn South	30	VIS	C	CHC	57	239	210	36	76	18	2	7	53	0	23	11	.362	.430	.567	.997	119	2	4
7	Bill Garbe*	28	FRE	C	STL	44	206	158	46	57	9	2	9	40	4	43	21	.361	.500	.614	1.114	97	1	4
8	Frank Murray	22	STK	C		49	211	159	54	57	4	1	0	17	11	36	17	.359	.482	.396	.878	63	2	14
9	Ed Lenn?	23	SJO	C	BOS	136	622	578	118	204	46	12	6	110	20	37	40	.353	.396	.505	.901	292	4	3
10	Walt Pocekay	18	STK	C		46	179	151	34	53	5	1	0	20	0	24	15	.351	.449	.397	.847	60	3	1
11	Jim Trew?	25	VIS	C	CHC	140	671	522	134	177	35	12	4	85	24	130	70	.339	.484	.475	.959	248	17	2
12	Ralph Samhammer	29	VNT	C	NYY	120	517	427	81	144	25	5	8	111	7	82	34	.337	.446	.475	.922	203	2	6
13	Chuck Abernathy*	24	VIS	C	CHC	139	643	529	126	177	35	7	16	116	5	114	59	.335	.453	.518	.971	274	0	0
14	John Hack	19	VNT	C	NYY	48	218	197	35	66	13	0	6	44	4	19	30	.335	.399	.492	.892	97	2	0
15	Johnny Sturm*	31	VNT	C	NYY	52	224	191	38	64	11	2	4	49	1	30	14	.335	.425	.476	.902	91	0	3
16	Mark Marcucci	25	STK	C		107	446	380	91	127	18	10	16	87	2	49	27	.334	.421	.561	.982	213	8	9
17	George Mandish	29	MOD	C		61	274	218	51	72	19	1	7	44	6	51	29	.330	.459	.523	.982	114	1	4
18	Bert Bonomi	25	FRE	C	STL	140	667	560	118	182	22	20	10	119	12	99	70	.325	.431	.489	.920	274	5	3
19	Archie Wilson	23	VNT	C	NYY	90	405	360	84	117	19	10	6	65	24	37	43	.325	.391	.483	.874	174	2	6
20	Edmund Sarraille?	24	BAK	C	CLE	137	598	554	94	176	28	14	4	103	15	40	59	.318	.366	.440	.806	244	2	2
21	Gene Valla?	21	VNT	C	NYY	132	634	589	126	187	26	13	1	77	23	31	28	.318	.360	.411	.771	242	8	6
22	Ed Samcoff	22	STK	C		127	612	517	118	163	41	8	3	74	22	84	56	.315	.413	.443	.856	229	2	9
23	Harry Clements	28	STK	C		118	535	496	76	155	25	11	3	99	6	29	46	.313	.357	.425	.782	211	5	5
24	Bob DiPietro	19	SJO	C	BOS	140	644	474	131	148	24	6	21	111	23	160	54	.312	.488	.521	1.009	247	3	7
25	Willis Enos	27	MOD	C		129	572	484	109	151	32	3	30	136	8	84	62	.312	.416	.576	.992	279	2	2
26	Jay Ragni*	26	STK	C		140	646	595	120	185	26	11	9	118	19	40	22	.311	.357	.437	.794	260	3	8
27	Vic Marasco?	18	SNB	C	BRO	130	558	507	87	157	35	13	6	84	27	46	64	.310	.368	.466	.834	236	1	4
28	Donald Strong	19	SNB	C	BRO	69	307	236	56	73	10	3	3	33	10	56	44	.309	.453	.415	.868	98	6	9
29	Chappo Riesgo	24	SJO	C	BOS	11	451	361	76	111	21	2	9	82	9	83	64	.308	.437	.452	.888	163	0	7
30	John DeMartini?	23	STK	C		43	197	160	37	49	10	4	0	27	4	36	18	.306	.434	.419	.853	67	0	1
31	Kenneth Mapes?	20	BAK	C	CLE	139	600	532	104	163	35	3	22	90	20	59	61	.306	.382	.508	.889	270	6	3
32	Ernest Falappino?	23	VIS	C	CHC	60	271	241	38	73	12	1	5	46	1	24	26	.303	.373	.423	.796	102	3	3
33	Matt Zidich	20	STK	C		60	178	152	26	46	9	2	1	21	0	17	14	.303	.380	.408	.788	62	2	7
34	Fred Monge	23	SNB	C	BRO	103	492	401	99	121	27	6	1	56	14	81	30	.302	.423	.407	.829	163	3	7
35	Theodore Herder?	24	FRE	C	STL	68	304	247	75	74	16	3	11	60	11	50	38	.300	.420	.522	.942	129	1	6
36	Ben Taylor*	19	SNB	C	BRO	134	562	503	75	151	32	7	12	111	14	48	59	.300	.366	.463	.829	233	4	7
37	Donald Alfano	23	VIS	C	CHC	132	613	529	104	158	32	2	11	87	15	58	34	.299	.381	.429	.810	227	12	14
38	Frank Bowa	22	BAK	C	CLE	129	592	468	130	139	18	6	1	45	41	107	43	.297	.437	.368	.804	172	9	8
39	Bob Lee	19	MOD	C		140	604	526	91	156	40	4	6	90	16	73	52	.297	.386	.422	.809	222	4	1
40	Joe Dorough*	21	FRE	C	STL	94	432	394	63	116	19	6	2	73	5	30	53	.294	.347	.388	.736	153	2	6
41	Tommy Nelson	30	VIS	C	CHC	39	184	160	34	47	8	0	9	31	1	16	18	.294	.362	.513	.874	82	1	7
42	Chet Hartmann	25	STK	C		107	467	424	70	124	18	7	7	79	27	35	30	.293	.349	.418	.767	177	2	6
43	Jerry Ballard	21	BAK	C	CLE	139	589	551	85	161	27	6	11	97	14	32	76	.292	.337	.423	.760	233	5	1
44	Tony Filippo?	25	MOD	C		106	442	363	72	106	27	0	6	60	23	71	59	.292	.412	.416	.828	151	3	5
45	Joe Borich	26	BAK	C	CLE	107	409	363	55	105	24	5	5	64	7	43	40	.289	.369	.424	.793	154	3	0
46	William DeCarlo	30	SNB	C	BRO	118	461	414	60	119	19	5	7	64	5	42	48	.287	.356	.408	.764	169	2	3
47	Bob Comiskey?	28	FRE	C	STL	44	170	147	17	42	8	0	0	19	0	17	17	.286	.364	.340	.704	50	1	5
48	Bernard Hargadon?	19	MOD	C		109	418	376	56	106	23	4	6	65	8	34	106	.282	.348	.412	.760	155	4	4
49	Robert Nelson?	19	SJO	C	BOS	76	269	216	47	61	5	4	0	27	4	48	28	.282	.417	.343	.760	74	2	3
50	Len Noren	19	VNT	C	NYY	125	490	452	61	127	18	7	0	69	13	25	42	.281	.324	.352	.676	159	4	9
51	Ernie Sierra	24	SJO	C	BOS	124	543	409	87	115	14	8	0	74	9	112	36	.281	.439	.355	.793	145	3	19
52	Robert Campbell*	22	SJO	C	BOS	77	353	283	61	79	9	4	1	38	7	62	21	.279	.412	.350	.762	99	2	6
53	Bob Moniz	21	VIS	C	CHC	99	407	363	46	101	20	0	8	70	7	38	48	.278	.352	.399	.751	145	3	3
54	David Malberg?	--	FRE	C	STL	54	222	170	41	47	13	5	4	37	4	47	32	.277	.436	.482	.918	82	1	4
55	Andrew Cullen?	--	SJO	C	BOS	138	678	565	110	156	15	10	3	64	22	91	82	.276	.380	.354	.734	200	4	18
56	Frank Cirimele	21	VNT	C	NYY	137	644	535	124	147	19	7	6	53	21	100	57	.275	.394	.370	.764	198	5	4
57	Harold Cox*	22	BAK	C	CLE	91	317	293	49	80	16	7	1	53	11	18	45	.273	.328	.386	.714	113	6	0
58	Bob Cummins	21	SJO	C	BOS	122	537	495	86	134	35	8	18	110	2	33	133	.271	.319	.483	.802	239	2	7
59	Jack Skinner?	28	MOD	C		132	577	480	86	129	29	7	9	73	20	82	95	.269	.381	.415	.796	199	5	10
60	Arthur Dyck*	23	VNT	C	NYY	105	431	393	56	104	12	7	1	60	4	31	63	.265	.320	.338	.658	133	1	6
61	Dick Morgan?	20	VNT	C	NYY	74	310	264	40	70	19	1	2	44	4	43	44	.265	.370	.367	.738	97	1	2
62	Frank Tornay?	20	BAK	C	CLE	107	425	381	55	101	24	3	4	61	2	38	40	.265	.338	.375	.713	143	4	2
63	Bob Talbot	19	VIS	C	CHC	140	661	580	110	153	34	9	14	78	18	72	90	.264	.348	.426	.774	247	3	6
64	Norm Grabar*	20	STK	C		137	582	467	76	123	18	9	1	76	15	103	67	.263	.398	.347	.744	162	1	11
65	Dick Morgan	19	FRE	C	STL	88	336	271	43	71	6	3	0	40	1	59	36	.262	.401	.306	.708	83	4	2
66	William Taitt?	22	SJO	C	BOS	85	376	302	76	79	16	4	3	36	8	66	38	.262	.394	.371	.765	112	0	8
67	Pat Ambrose	29	FRE	C	STL	42	190	147	38	38	9	0	2	17	11	39	13	.259	.420	.361	.781	53	2	2
68	Jim Baxes	18	SNB	C	BRO	55	241	206	33	53	8	2	5	27	7	30	32	.257	.352	.388	.740	80	0	5
69	Tommy Torchia?	23	BAK	C	CLE	87	296	250	48	63	13	5	6	32	16	40	61	.252	.360	.416	.776	104	2	4
70	Rocco Cardinale	20	STK	C		60	228	207	25	51	7	3	4	37	1	15	37	.246	.310	.367	.677	76	4	2
71	Russ Rose	19	SNB	C	BRO	132	553	468	84	115	19	6	1	48	14	69	83	.246	.349	.318	.667	149	5	11
72	Dick Williams	18	SNB	C	BRO	79	344	313	47	77	20	2	4	50	8	23	49	.246	.306	.361	.667	113	4	4
73	Ernest Mann?	--	MOD	C		88	346	282	36	69	18	1	8	53	6	58	80	.245	.379	.401	.780	113	3	3
74	Joseph Bolack?	--	STK	C		113	506	423	73	102	16	3	2	53	3	58	34	.241	.338	.307	.645	130	4	21
75	Bill Krueger	25	MOD	C		115	509	411	79	99	15	3	6	49	21	77	72	.241	.365	.336	.700	138	3	18
76	Harry Malmberg	21	BAK	C	CLE	140	585	506	74	122	17	4	7	64	21	44	71	.241	.307	.332	.639	168	4	31
77	Joseph Lynch?	22	SJO	C	BOS	41	168	150	24	36	8	0	0	19	1	16	18	.240	.313	.293	.607	44	0	2
78	William Stenger?	27	FRE	C	STL	96	474	412	76	99	15	3	2	57	0	58	48	.240	.336	.306	.641	126	1	3
79	Arlyn Giebel?	21	VNT	C	NYY	86	301	249	38	59	12	0	5	38	1	47	35	.237	.362	.345	.708	86	2	3
80	Stan Priebe	19	MOD	C		117	554	425	93	99	21	1	0	36	11	124	90	.233	.407	.287	.694	122	1	4
81	Steven Parque	20	VIS	C	CHC	71	247	216	21	49	9	3	1	30	2	19	52	.227	.307	.310	.617	67	6	6
82	James Dow?	25	SNB	C	BRO	81	347	303	44	68	13	3	9	44	8	36	33	.224	.309	.376	.685	114	1	7
83	Charles Bell	18	VNT	C	NYY	72	284	238	21	53	13	1	0	19	3	36	61	.223	.335	.286	.620	68	4	6
84	Dick Willis	19	MOD	C		47	173	150	17	32	7	1	6	29	1	21	24	.213	.318	.393	.711	59	2	0
85	Ronald Gifford	19	BAK	C	CLE	55	168	143	19	26	2	1	1	14	4	23	24	.182	.299	.231	.530	33	1	1