1956 Pioneer League Batting Leaders

1955 Season 1957 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 529 games, 8 teams, approx. 132 games in season

Attendance: 532,138 (1,005/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	John Moskus*	22	SLC	C	PHI	64	286	210	61	81	20	0	21	78	2	70	48	.386	.542	.781	1.323	164	4	0	2
2	Robert Pascal*	26	MGV	C	CHC	129	577	431	114	157	31	3	27	137	4	128	62	.364	.511	.638	1.149	275	10	0	8
3	Bob Johnson	20	IDF	C	DET	132	621	555	133	198	43	19	7	90	25	57	51	.357	.418	.541	.959	300	4	2	3
4	Leonard Williams	28	BOI	C	MLN	77	354	293	65	103	17	1	24	93	3	54	65	.352	.452	.662	1.114	194	2	2	3
5	Samuel Mauney	23	MGV	C	CHC	106	446	400	62	137	25	3	9	94	3	29	40	.343	.396	.488	.883	195	10	1	6
6	Ronnie George*	24	BIL	C	PIT	110	477	393	85	133	27	1	9	70	9	69	24	.338	.440	.481	.921	189	6	4	5
7	Rufus Johnson?	26	BOI	C	MLN	73	344	299	64	101	18	4	10	53	6	40	56	.338	.420	.525	.945	157	3	1	1
8	John Schroder	19	IDF	C	DET	71	322	282	40	92	14	2	0	37	1	25	22	.326	.383	.390	.773	110	4	6	5
9	Paul Stammen?	21	GRF	C	BRO	113	419	357	62	116	12	3	2	64	2	51	13	.325	.406	.392	.798	140	1	5	5
10	Joe Ala	25	PCT	C	KCA	68	286	259	34	83	15	4	2	41	2	19	31	.321	.375	.432	.808	112	5	1	2
11	William Dennis	22	BOI	C	MLN	95	403	343	52	108	21	2	8	66	1	46	35	.315	.393	.458	.851	157	4	1	9
12	George Watts	22	BIL	C	PIT	78	335	283	37	89	16	6	6	55	12	39	43	.315	.400	.477	.877	135	4	5	4
13	Richard Ray?	20	GRF	C	BRO	126	543	427	84	133	36	6	11	73	6	99	86	.312	.440	.501	.941	214	6	2	9
14	Bob Uecker	22	BOI	C	MLN	53	216	173	41	54	11	4	13	41	2	39	51	.312	.444	.647	1.092	112	3	0	1
15	Dale Bennetch	20	SLC	C	PHI	89	403	339	71	104	18	4	14	62	3	57	50	.307	.409	.507	.917	172	4	0	3
16	William Browne	27	GRF	C	BRO	129	580	471	93	144	25	5	3	59	35	95	88	.306	.422	.399	.822	188	3	7	4
17	Lou Stringer	39	PCT	C	KCA	120	476	395	75	121	17	3	20	80	2	67	62	.306	.410	.517	.926	204	5	5	4
18	Joe Abernethy	22	MSO	C		124	559	525	84	160	29	3	6	75	8	24	66	.305	.336	.406	.741	213	2	5	3
19	Alfred Viotto*	25	MSO	C		88	382	305	63	93	14	7	9	49	9	63	28	.305	.424	.485	.909	148	3	7	4
20	Mike Coppola	24	PCT	C	KCA	103	449	363	81	110	17	2	28	100	2	72	79	.303	.419	.592	1.011	215	6	0	8
21	Robert Picciano?	21	MGV	C	CHC	132	612	511	124	154	28	4	22	101	8	90	105	.301	.404	.501	.905	256	3	0	8
22	Paul Petro	21	IDF	C	DET	63	251	204	29	61	14	1	4	27	5	41	25	.299	.417	.436	.853	89	1	4	1
23	Don Plarski	26	PCT	C	KCA	63	296	254	49	75	12	0	1	27	4	38	35	.295	.388	.354	.742	90	1	2	1
24	James Green?	21	IDF	C	DET	89	340	287	43	84	12	4	4	40	9	45	70	.293	.390	.404	.794	116	2	4	2
25	Duane Hermon	23	MGV	C	CHC	131	623	505	134	148	32	10	16	78	10	106	103	.293	.419	.491	.910	248	5	5	2
26	Joseph Liebler	22	SLC	C	PHI	86	378	331	42	96	16	3	1	50	2	40	31	.290	.366	.366	.732	121	2	1	4
27	Howard Rouse?	24	BOI	C	MLN	105	369	345	48	100	12	1	8	53	3	20	34	.290	.328	.400	.728	138	1	0	3
28	Ben Mateosky	23	IDF	C	DET	84	367	322	64	93	20	6	13	82	6	41	83	.289	.366	.509	.875	164	0	1	3
29	Jack Bickett?	26	BOI	C	MLN	68	300	247	34	71	11	2	1	38	0	45	33	.287	.397	.360	.757	89	1	5	2
30	Al Forthmann	20	BOI	C	MLN	67	294	244	43	70	16	2	0	19	3	40	28	.287	.392	.369	.761	90	4	3	3
31	George Matile	26	BIL	C	PIT	62	257	203	23	58	15	0	0	33	2	49	31	.286	.429	.360	.789	73	2	3	0
32	Dallas Womack*	28	MSO	C		70	305	227	46	65	15	2	4	37	1	72	35	.286	.462	.423	.885	96	4	0	2
33	Ronald Stuart	23	GRF	C	BRO	109	477	410	58	117	27	8	6	44	7	58	23	.285	.372	.434	.806	178	1	4	4
34	Joe Trenary	20	BOI	C	MLN	108	428	373	66	106	16	7	6	52	2	45	47	.284	.366	.413	.779	154	4	4	2
35	Earl Fackler?	23	BIL	C	PIT	95	442	383	70	108	10	7	6	36	15	48	80	.282	.366	.392	.758	150	4	5	2
36	Jim Barrett*	22	PCT	C	KCA	99	433	377	61	106	14	3	4	41	3	46	41	.281	.357	.366	.723	138	0	7	3
37	Robert Norris?	22	GRF	C	BRO	108	445	374	67	105	20	6	3	50	13	57	61	.281	.378	.390	.768	146	3	8	3
38	Bobby King	27	BOI	C	MLN	116	530	439	89	122	13	6	0	48	12	69	53	.278	.377	.335	.712	147	3	16	3
39	James Lumadue?	23	IDF	C	DET	67	294	241	38	67	9	4	3	46	4	45	43	.278	.390	.386	.776	93	1	4	3
40	Lyle Wiley?	23	GRF	C	BRO	127	535	467	80	130	16	6	8	52	5	57	119	.278	.362	.390	.751	182	4	7	0
41	Paul Nickell?	20	IDF	C	DET	60	239	220	28	61	6	7	2	34	4	16	53	.277	.325	.396	.720	87	0	2	1
42	Richard Rogers	20	PCT	C	KCA	83	337	235	60	65	11	2	13	45	1	99	80	.277	.487	.506	.993	119	0	0	3
43	J C Hartman	22	MGV	C	CHC	132	563	508	63	139	25	3	0	52	12	36	41	.274	.328	.335	.663	170	8	5	6
44	David Germann	21	GRF	C	BRO	68	223	205	22	56	10	1	1	27	0	15	50	.273	.332	.346	.678	71	3	0	0
45	Louis McCotter?	21	MGV	C	CHC	130	554	459	78	125	24	5	7	66	4	79	57	.272	.377	.392	.770	180	2	8	6
46	Kenneth Hansen*	19	BOI	C	MLN	48	198	174	30	47	15	0	4	23	3	21	37	.270	.350	.425	.776	74	1	1	1
47	Frank Billings?	22	PCT	C	KCA	49	209	171	36	46	8	3	0	21	4	33	39	.269	.389	.351	.740	60	2	1	2
48	Dick Anderson	21	IDF	C	DET	62	289	250	39	67	10	6	7	32	3	32	42	.268	.352	.440	.792	110	2	2	3
49	Ellis Burton	19	BIL	C	PIT	132	586	476	106	127	18	4	21	76	24	96	89	.267	.395	.454	.849	216	7	4	3
50	Dick Harris	21	SLC	C	PHI	126	552	447	81	119	15	4	1	36	5	93	41	.266	.397	.324	.721	145	5	5	2
51	Bob Farrick?	27	SLC	C	PHI	116	501	423	63	112	15	3	2	35	3	71	44	.265	.370	.329	.698	139	1	3	3
52	Philip Kleffner?	23	SLC	C	PHI	97	337	291	40	77	15	8	2	38	3	40	62	.265	.354	.392	.746	114	2	1	3
53	Dick Brockell	21	BIL	C	PIT	113	469	412	42	108	12	0	5	69	2	36	52	.262	.324	.328	.652	135	6	6	9
54	Bob Jacoby	20	BOI	C	MLN	109	446	387	64	101	24	3	13	73	5	50	90	.261	.351	.439	.791	170	5	2	2
55	Carlos Espinoza?	29	MSO	C		131	580	464	67	120	19	3	8	63	3	103	125	.259	.389	.364	.753	169	2	1	10
56	James Gilchrist?	19	IDF	C	DET	53	214	182	25	47	2	1	1	18	1	26	62	.258	.359	.297	.655	54	3	2	1
57	Chuck Weatherspoon	25	MSO	C		124	543	461	57	119	23	3	13	86	6	68	118	.258	.356	.406	.761	187	4	6	4
58	Nick Ananias	28	SLC	C	PHI	78	344	273	49	70	13	5	11	48	5	63	59	.256	.402	.462	.864	126	5	1	2
59	Robert Jacobs	19	BOI	C	MLN	129	607	496	89	127	33	3	9	60	12	93	101	.256	.379	.389	.769	193	8	6	4
60	John Lundquist?	27	SLC	C	PHI	111	503	443	74	113	22	6	15	63	6	52	89	.255	.334	.433	.767	192	2	3	3
61	John Stevenson	22	BIL	C	PIT	99	363	319	37	81	13	3	2	45	5	31	43	.254	.328	.332	.660	106	6	3	4
62	Jack Bowen	18	IDF	C	DET	94	332	280	40	70	9	1	3	28	2	44	27	.250	.359	.321	.680	90	4	3	1
63	Tony Iammatteo	24	BIL	C	PIT	72	307	273	38	68	16	2	8	56	4	26	81	.249	.318	.410	.728	112	2	5	1
64	Gordon MacKenzie	18	PCT	C	KCA	106	454	410	48	102	14	10	4	57	2	39	67	.249	.314	.361	.675	148	1	1	3
65	Allen Norris	18	GRF	C	BRO	112	406	342	52	85	15	4	6	52	0	57	59	.249	.355	.368	.723	126	1	3	3
66	Andrew Van der Velde*	20	GRF	C	BRO	132	504	429	73	107	14	7	13	80	0	61	81	.249	.347	.406	.753	174	7	0	7
67	Rosario Ciatto	21	IDF	C	DET	45	158	137	16	34	7	0	1	16	0	18	38	.248	.340	.321	.661	44	1	2	0
68	Richard Colone*	23	IDF	C	DET	104	476	391	75	97	14	7	14	74	6	68	73	.248	.355	.427	.782	167	3	3	11
69	Fred Babb*	22	MGV	C	CHC	131	642	519	103	127	27	2	9	55	18	113	76	.245	.385	.357	.742	185	7	1	2
70	Melvin Geho	20	SLC	C	PHI	127	504	440	51	107	22	12	5	58	8	54	99	.243	.329	.382	.711	168	4	2	4
71	Buster Cloud?	23	MGV	C	CHC	48	173	149	14	36	8	0	2	23	0	16	25	.242	.310	.336	.645	50	0	5	3
72	Jack Vandersee?	22	MSO	C		132	592	524	78	127	26	3	7	52	5	56	142	.242	.317	.344	.660	180	3	5	4
73	Dick Wright	24	MGV	C	CHC	120	508	438	65	106	18	2	15	79	16	53	120	.242	.329	.395	.724	173	6	6	5
74	Frank Amaya	20	GRF	C	BRO	99	402	350	49	84	20	8	1	35	4	32	61	.240	.317	.351	.668	123	10	4	6
75	Stanley Homer	23	SLC	C	PHI	47	197	167	28	39	9	1	7	22	2	25	37	.234	.345	.425	.770	71	4	0	1
76	Carl Paylor	26	MSO	C		61	283	240	43	56	6	2	4	25	5	35	19	.233	.342	.325	.667	78	5	2	1
77	Richard Johnson	21	BIL	C	PIT	131	618	502	90	114	13	1	1	36	28	101	75	.227	.356	.263	.619	132	2	9	4
78	Bob Casey?	22	PCT	C	KCA	84	352	320	37	69	7	1	2	15	2	24	67	.216	.278	.263	.540	84	4	3	1
79	John Janocha	24	PCT	C	KCA	107	398	341	41	73	17	3	1	38	0	50	85	.214	.316	.290	.606	99	2	2	3
80	Charles Selph?	24	SLC	C	PHI	106	406	349	36	73	10	3	1	38	3	47	63	.209	.304	.264	.568	92	2	5	3
81	Jesus Lovio?	20	MSO	C		108	431	365	56	76	12	3	13	57	9	57	79	.208	.319	.364	.683	133	3	4	2
82	Frank Lucchesi	30	SLC	C	PHI	48	205	176	24	36	5	1	0	13	1	24	16	.205	.304	.244	.548	43	2	1	2
83	Walter Johnson?	19	BIL	C	PIT	67	195	157	18	30	7	0	1	12	1	31	51	.191	.330	.255	.585	40	2	4	1
84	Raymond Radcliff	22	PCT	C	KCA	49	194	147	20	26	3	0	1	8	0	41	54	.177	.361	.218	.579	32	2	3	1
85	Jack McKeon	25	MSO	C		113	433	370	44	63	8	0	0	29	3	53	62	.170	.281	.192	.473	71	5	3	2