1979 Southern League Batting Leaders

1978 Season 1980 Season

Classification: AA

Overall: 717 games, 10 teams, approx. 143 games in season

Attendance: n/a

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Minimum 143 AB's to appear on leaderboard

League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1	Joe Charboneau	24	CNG	AA	CLE	109	427	372	70	131	24	2	21	78	6	1	47	49	.352	.422	.597	1.019	222	1	3	4
2	Rick Colzie	27	CNG	AA	CLE	48	198	172	36	58	11	0	0	19	15	6	23	13	.337	.416	.401	.817	69	1	1	1
3	Rufino Linares	28	SAV	AA	ATL	53	229	198	35	65	11	1	8	37	11	3	24	13	.328	.402	.515	.917	102	3	0	4
4	Danny Heep*	21	CBS	AA	HOU	138	581	523	103	171	30	5	21	84	7	3	49	32	.327	.385	.524	.909	274	3	2	4
5	Tim Wallach	21	MEM	AA	MON	75	304	257	50	84	16	4	18	51	0	2	37	53	.327	.417	.630	1.048	162	5	2	3
6	Sal Rende*	23	CNG	AA	CLE	71	281	233	53	75	11	1	20	56	3	0	44	40	.322	.432	.635	1.067	148	2	1	1
7	Darrell Parker	23	JCK	AA	KCR	79	313	282	42	90	22	2	8	56	5	2	23	31	.319	.368	.497	.864	140	1	3	4
8	Leo Sutherland*	21	KNX	AA	CHW	124	498	452	65	144	14	7	1	38	30	8	37	61	.319	.372	.387	.759	175	2	6	1
9	Rafael Santo Domingo	23	NVL	AA	CIN	108	372	322	38	101	24	7	3	49	11	2	35	45	.314	.387	.460	.847	148	6	5	4
10	Vassie Gardner	23	CNG	AA	CLE	53	212	186	31	58	8	1	7	25	16	4	25	37	.312	.393	.479	.872	89	0	1	0
11	Chris Nyman	24	KNX	AA	CHW	86	358	302	59	93	20	2	18	67	8	7	47	38	.308	.402	.566	.968	171	4	0	5
12	Marty Castillo	22	MTG	AA	DET	74	313	274	47	84	17	1	9	47	1	1	30	45	.307	.380	.475	.854	130	3	5	1
13	Duane Walker*	22	NVL	AA	CIN	143	641	545	97	165	28	15	9	57	46	10	89	67	.303	.401	.459	.860	250	2	3	2
14	Dennis Webb	23	JCK	AA	KCR	126	526	438	65	132	7	1	0	19	30	7	76	36	.301	.407	.322	.729	141	3	7	2
15	Jim Wessinger	23	SAV	AA	ATL	83	381	335	49	100	16	1	4	37	7	2	34	31	.299	.371	.388	.760	130	6	4	2
16	Andy Pasillas	24	KNX	AA	CHW	114	428	386	43	115	21	1	8	61	2	1	29	49	.298	.354	.420	.774	162	6	4	3
17	George Gross	23	CBS	AA	HOU	129	523	464	75	138	29	4	10	76	15	6	40	56	.297	.355	.442	.797	205	5	7	7
18	Gene Menees	26	NVL	AA	CIN	145	627	553	84	164	18	4	5	54	6	3	46	43	.297	.355	.371	.725	205	6	18	4
19	Lance Hallberg	22	ORL	AA	MIN	90	358	315	45	93	13	3	7	44	4	2	37	44	.295	.371	.422	.793	133	2	2	2
20	Mark Naehring	23	KNX	AA	CHW	128	516	402	67	118	13	5	9	71	7	1	99	75	.294	.433	.418	.851	168	3	8	4
21	Gary Rajsich*	24	CBS	AA	HOU	66	264	232	43	68	25	4	14	53	6	6	23	33	.293	.357	.616	.974	143	3	1	5
22	Tony Johnson	23	MEM	AA	MON	141	588	504	82	147	28	9	14	85	25	6	78	115	.292	.388	.466	.854	235	3	0	3
23	Bobby Bonner	22	CHR	AA	BAL	119	489	460	55	134	29	3	7	67	3	1	20	43	.291	.322	.413	.735	190	3	1	5
24	Albert Rausch	24	CNG	AA	CLE	133	520	464	72	135	19	2	12	73	14	5	43	52	.291	.351	.418	.769	194	2	7	4
25	Jim Eschen	29	JCK	AA	KCR	115	448	372	58	108	14	2	8	71	10	4	69	27	.290	.398	.403	.801	150	1	1	5
26	Tim Raines	19	MEM	AA	MON	145	650	552	104	160	25	10	5	50	59	12	90	51	.290	.390	.399	.789	220	3	2	3
27	Doc Estes*	25	ORL	AA	MIN	46	197	166	23	48	9	1	0	24	4	2	27	17	.289	.385	.355	.740	59	0	2	2
28	Danny Garcia*	25	JCK	AA	KCR	136	554	440	70	127	19	3	0	41	36	8	100	52	.289	.422	.346	.768	152	3	9	2
29	Alan Knicely	24	CBS	AA	HOU	120	494	422	77	122	12	3	33	76	2	1	61	77	.289	.383	.566	.950	239	4	6	1
30	Rick Duncan	25	NVL	AA	CIN	97	325	268	30	76	14	2	2	36	1	1	46	25	.284	.385	.373	.758	100	2	3	6
31	Dave Van Gorder	22	NVL	AA	CIN	137	533	461	58	131	27	1	6	64	0	1	62	66	.284	.367	.386	.753	178	2	2	6
32	Ray Crowley*	26	MEM	AA	MON	66	292	226	57	64	13	2	11	43	2	2	63	43	.283	.436	.504	.941	114	0	1	2
33	John Hanley	21	KNX	AA	CHW	69	264	233	28	66	8	1	3	34	0	2	24	54	.283	.347	.365	.712	85	1	2	4
34	Paul Householder	20	NVL	AA	CIN	142	586	488	93	138	24	7	20	95	21	12	84	63	.283	.389	.484	.873	236	5	3	6
35	Dan Logan*	22	CHR	AA	BAL	136	559	485	83	137	19	2	21	79	0	1	64	77	.283	.360	.460	.820	223	0	1	9
36	Joe Pittman	26	CBS	AA	HOU	100	425	382	56	108	13	2	5	27	15	6	29	36	.283	.341	.367	.708	140	5	9	0
37	Tony Phillips	20	MEM	AA	MON	52	180	156	31	44	4	2	3	11	3	2	19	13	.282	.362	.391	.753	61	1	3	1
38	Steve Hammond	22	SAV	AA	ATL	61	248	218	30	61	15	2	2	40	1	0	24	16	.280	.354	.395	.748	86	2	2	2
39	Bill Haslerig	24	SAV	AA	ATL	130	510	457	62	127	22	3	9	61	19	7	49	60	.278	.349	.398	.747	182	2	0	2
40	Frank McCann	25	JCK	AA	KCR	127	517	460	50	128	25	3	10	84	16	5	40	80	.278	.336	.411	.747	189	3	8	6
41	Dallas Williams*	21	CHR	AA	BAL	133	568	519	68	144	25	2	12	52	15	8	38	51	.278	.325	.403	.728	209	0	8	3
42	Steve Douglas	22	ORL	AA	MIN	112	467	430	54	119	21	7	7	43	4	4	23	58	.277	.315	.407	.722	175	2	10	2
43	Les Filkins*	22	MTG	AA	DET	109	406	357	51	99	17	1	9	43	7	4	39	51	.277	.352	.406	.758	145	4	2	4
44	Tom Eaton	24	CHR	AA	BAL	105	406	341	49	94	16	1	0	33	25	13	54	23	.276	.378	.328	.706	112	3	6	2
45	A.J. Hill	20	KNX	AA	CHW	95	391	359	54	99	20	3	0	23	29	13	23	57	.276	.320	.348	.668	125	1	6	2
46	Ron Kittle	21	KNX	AA	CHW	53	174	157	28	43	9	1	6	26	0	1	12	47	.274	.339	.459	.798	72	4	0	1
47	Juan Bonilla	23	CNG	AA	CLE	138	597	550	80	150	26	0	5	59	3	5	34	39	.273	.314	.347	.662	191	2	5	6
48	Kelly Heath	21	JCK	AA	KCR	129	492	422	67	115	26	3	7	61	8	9	58	52	.273	.358	.398	.756	168	1	6	5
49	Vern Thomas	22	CHR	AA	BAL	126	510	450	65	123	22	2	14	69	29	10	52	93	.273	.350	.424	.775	191	3	2	3
50	Todd Ervin	23	MTG	AA	DET	104	424	343	41	93	10	3	1	37	2	3	66	21	.271	.390	.327	.716	112	2	11	2
51	Lenny Faedo	19	ORL	AA	MIN	103	378	336	35	91	13	3	3	34	2	0	29	22	.271	.327	.354	.681	119	0	11	2
52	Dave Hostetler	23	MEM	AA	MON	145	628	548	77	148	28	4	20	114	2	1	70	110	.270	.357	.445	.802	244	6	0	4
53	Ronald Martinez	23	MTG	AA	DET	126	509	450	54	121	20	0	6	43	17	9	47	66	.269	.347	.353	.701	159	7	5	0
54	Scott Ullger	24	ORL	AA	MIN	126	501	412	66	111	21	4	8	50	7	4	69	73	.269	.376	.398	.774	164	6	6	8
55	Phil Westendorf	24	JCK	AA	KCR	141	557	472	72	127	24	3	9	63	3	0	68	100	.269	.361	.390	.751	184	4	6	7
56	Fran Mullins	22	KNX	AA	CHW	53	183	164	21	44	5	1	4	22	1	1	14	26	.268	.330	.384	.714	63	2	1	2
57	Kevin Rhomberg	23	CNG	AA	CLE	132	534	440	84	118	21	6	9	53	36	8	81	93	.268	.380	.405	.785	178	1	8	4
58	Jeff Smith	23	CBS	AA	HOU	99	364	314	39	84	11	2	6	38	3	1	44	39	.268	.353	.373	.725	117	0	1	5
59	Rod Allen	19	KNX	AA	CHW	86	309	281	32	75	12	2	6	45	5	2	20	58	.267	.311	.388	.699	109	1	0	7
60	Raphael Hampton	21	MTG	AA	DET	139	591	495	74	132	28	3	8	44	31	11	79	69	.267	.372	.384	.756	190	5	10	2
61	Skeeter Barnes	22	NVL	AA	CIN	145	542	500	54	133	19	4	12	77	5	3	27	64	.266	.305	.392	.697	196	4	4	7
62	Randall Schafer	25	MEM	AA	MON	94	353	327	43	87	11	3	20	66	1	1	20	66	.266	.311	.502	.812	164	2	2	2
63	Reggie Waller	24	CBS	AA	HOU	65	230	207	25	55	11	2	7	24	6	0	21	42	.266	.330	.440	.770	91	0	0	2
64	Tom Wiedenbauer	20	CBS	AA	HOU	141	596	554	68	147	31	4	3	64	12	8	33	74	.265	.314	.352	.666	195	6	3	0
65	Luis DeLeon	23	CNG	AA	CLE	93	333	288	40	76	9	3	3	30	14	5	26	40	.264	.333	.347	.681	100	5	12	2
66	Vern Followell	21	MTG	AA	DET	43	180	148	11	39	5	0	0	19	3	1	24	17	.264	.367	.297	.665	44	2	3	3
67	LaMart Harris	23	JCK	AA	KCR	124	512	445	71	117	13	0	3	28	68	14	52	61	.263	.342	.312	.654	139	2	12	1
68	Eddie Milner*	24	NVL	AA	CIN	104	425	369	70	97	12	12	11	51	35	2	48	39	.263	.351	.450	.801	166	3	3	2
69	Jim Pankovits	23	CBS	AA	HOU	92	386	346	53	91	10	3	10	45	2	3	28	40	.263	.313	.396	.709	137	0	6	6
70	John Buszka*	25	CNG	AA	CLE	97	325	257	41	67	12	0	2	30	2	2	58	25	.261	.396	.331	.726	85	2	4	4
71	Glenn Gulliver	24	MTG	AA	DET	75	309	226	45	59	15	2	8	30	5	5	76	17	.261	.450	.451	.901	102	3	2	2
72	Ted Dasen	24	MTG	AA	DET	133	536	457	57	118	16	1	19	77	6	4	67	76	.258	.352	.422	.774	193	3	2	7
73	Bob Porter*	19	SAV	AA	ATL	143	631	555	80	143	19	6	13	49	11	6	64	100	.258	.339	.384	.723	213	7	0	5
74	Douglas Stokke	23	CBS	AA	HOU	142	542	497	71	128	21	3	10	69	2	2	23	21	.258	.287	.372	.659	185	2	9	11
75	Darrell Brown	23	MTG	AA	DET	95	410	384	40	98	17	2	4	32	30	11	15	24	.255	.283	.341	.624	131	2	3	6
76	Randy Bush*	20	ORL	AA	MIN	76	304	243	33	62	12	2	6	34	1	1	50	50	.255	.396	.395	.791	96	8	1	2
77	Clayton Elliott	23	SAV	AA	ATL	120	484	419	59	107	26	3	16	74	3	4	57	88	.255	.343	.446	.789	187	2	0	6
78	Brian Snitker	23	SAV	AA	ATL	75	273	259	26	66	10	1	8	30	1	1	12	50	.255	.288	.394	.682	102	0	2	0
79	Phil Klimas	23	CBS	AA	HOU	122	454	386	54	98	19	2	13	59	0	1	59	60	.254	.357	.415	.772	160	4	3	2
80	Tom Spencer	28	KNX	AA	CHW	78	304	272	37	69	16	3	3	35	7	3	25	27	.254	.312	.368	.680	100	0	3	4
81	Dave Hogg	22	JCK	AA	KCR	109	404	334	40	84	12	1	9	49	3	0	58	59	.252	.362	.374	.736	125	2	6	4
82	Lorenzo Gray	21	KNX	AA	CHW	116	475	402	68	101	12	2	5	32	22	9	60	61	.251	.357	.328	.685	132	7	4	2
83	Pat Rooney	21	MEM	AA	MON	125	507	458	52	115	18	5	16	69	4	2	44	118	.251	.315	.417	.732	191	0	2	3
84	Ken Smith	21	SAV	AA	ATL	141	558	449	71	112	12	4	10	51	18	7	102	101	.249	.391	.361	.752	162	4	1	2
85	Grayling Tobias*	23	MEM	AA	MON	81	362	317	50	79	11	4	0	24	5	4	39	30	.249	.332	.309	.641	98	1	3	2
86	Frank Lucy	24	MTG	AA	DET	60	224	210	22	52	6	1	5	22	0	2	9	44	.248	.292	.357	.649	75	4	1	0
87	Angelo LoGrande	21	CNG	AA	CLE	127	485	439	60	108	20	1	20	76	4	3	39	128	.246	.313	.433	.745	190	4	2	1
88	Steve Herz	22	ORL	AA	MIN	82	300	261	34	64	9	0	4	20	1	1	28	24	.245	.330	.326	.656	85	5	6	0
89	Steven Greene	26	CHR	AA	BAL	98	430	362	63	88	12	6	0	27	49	19	64	58	.243	.356	.309	.665	112	0	3	1
90	Tim Derryberry	21	CHR	AA	BAL	56	209	182	28	44	8	0	7	29	1	0	23	38	.242	.335	.401	.736	73	3	0	1
91	Dom Fucci*	22	KNX	AA	CHW	66	239	194	25	47	8	2	2	20	10	6	38	45	.242	.373	.335	.708	65	3	3	1
92	Steve Benson	22	ORL	AA	MIN	121	514	448	67	108	15	4	5	38	20	5	53	54	.241	.322	.326	.647	146	2	7	4
93	Russell Brett	24	CHR	AA	BAL	115	452	409	51	97	21	2	7	48	11	1	34	111	.237	.298	.350	.648	143	3	3	3
94	Kevin McWhirter	23	ORL	AA	MIN	96	382	341	51	80	11	2	14	52	8	2	35	49	.235	.306	.402	.708	137	1	3	2
95	Mike Miller	22	SAV	AA	ATL	97	348	289	30	68	6	1	2	26	6	4	47	71	.235	.342	.284	.626	82	2	6	4
96	Johnny Pittman	23	ORL	AA	MIN	114	460	389	64	91	17	5	15	51	2	0	63	80	.234	.341	.419	.760	163	2	3	3
97	John Scoras	25	MEM	AA	MON	121	463	393	58	92	17	6	5	46	1	4	54	73	.234	.326	.346	.672	136	3	6	7
98	Jeff Tomski	22	CNG	AA	CLE	105	364	275	39	64	13	0	7	36	1	1	80	50	.233	.407	.356	.763	98	2	5	2
99	William Yarbrough	22	JCK	AA	KCR	111	392	352	47	82	13	3	8	42	10	2	31	43	.233	.295	.355	.650	125	1	6	2
100	Gary Cooper	22	SAV	AA	ATL	107	460	390	49	90	8	2	2	32	19	9	62	81	.231	.339	.277	.616	108	2	6	0