1956 American Association Batting Leaders

1955 Season 1957 Season

Classification: AAA

Overall: 615 games, 8 teams, approx. 153 games in season

Attendance: 3,301,223 (5,367/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	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1	Chuck Harmon	32	OMA	AAA	STL	58	257	242	50	87	17	6	10	49	4	12	31	.360	.385	.603	.989	146	1	0	0	3
2	Charlie Peete	27	OMA	AAA	STL	116	492	417	84	146	28	6	16	63	3	68	58	.350	.444	.561	1.005	234	10	3	3	1
3	Solly Drake	25	STP	AAA	BRO	55	221	195	35	65	13	6	9	27	6	23	26	.333	.400	.600	1.000	117	2	0	1	2
4	Tony Kubek	20	DEN	AAA	NYY	138	572	532	87	176	31	10	6	85	6	36	59	.331	.371	.461	.831	245	5	0	0	4
5	Bobby Young	31	INA	AAA	CLE	97	347	309	56	102	16	7	4	39	3	32	34	.330	.390	.466	.856	144	7	0	3	3
6	Bobby Richardson	20	DEN	AAA	NYY	124	570	534	102	175	30	12	10	73	8	29	32	.328	.362	.485	.847	259	13	0	6	1
7	Rudy Regalado	26	INA	AAA	CLE	95	359	311	55	100	19	3	14	60	1	36	20	.322	.394	.537	.931	167	8	4	4	4
8	Zeke Bella*	25	DEN	AAA	NYY	77	278	250	40	80	14	3	7	49	2	22	34	.320	.372	.484	.856	121	11	1	1	4
9	Gene Hassell	28	DEN	AAA	NYY	106	324	260	59	83	6	4	0	24	4	57	12	.319	.444	.373	.817	97	4	2	4	1
10	Darrell Johnson	27	DEN	AAA	NYY	107	394	367	61	117	20	3	7	48	1	17	32	.319	.355	.447	.802	164	11	6	0	4
11	Russ Nixon	21	INA	AAA	CLE	105	348	320	38	102	19	5	4	44	3	23	25	.319	.367	.447	.814	143	7	2	2	1
12	Marv Throneberry*	22	DEN	AAA	NYY	152	647	565	123	178	31	5	42	145	6	68	132	.315	.386	.611	.997	345	7	4	0	10
13	Bob Martyn	25	DEN	AAA	NYY	145	634	582	108	183	38	9	12	75	7	43	91	.314	.362	.473	.835	275	6	3	2	4
14	Mel Clark	31	LOU	AAA	WSH	57	228	216	25	67	8	6	7	36	1	10	12	.310	.342	.500	.842	108	9	1	0	1
15	Norm Larker*	25	STP	AAA	BRO	150	619	534	82	165	34	5	13	77	4	71	32	.309	.395	.464	.859	248	12	7	3	4
16	Larry Raines	26	INA	AAA	CLE	148	633	563	105	174	19	14	10	66	22	56	106	.309	.375	.446	.821	251	4	5	6	3
17	Bill Taylor*	26	MNE	AAA	NYG	121	364	334	45	103	13	5	19	69	1	27	50	.308	.357	.548	.905	183	5	0	0	3
18	Earl Hersh*	24	WCH	AAA	MLN	128	525	466	94	143	26	3	27	89	5	52	75	.307	.377	.549	.926	256	4	2	2	3
19	Tom Alston	30	OMA	AAA	STL	122	489	418	88	128	25	4	21	80	4	58	61	.306	.394	.536	.930	224	9	6	2	5
20	Lacey Curry	27	STP	AAA	BRO	114	435	399	55	122	21	4	4	43	14	26	36	.306	.349	.409	.757	163	8	2	5	3
21	Dave Pope	35	INA	AAA	CLE	100	414	367	66	111	18	9	25	76	4	41	69	.303	.371	.605	.975	222	6	1	1	4
22	Mo Mozzali*	33	OMA	AAA	STL	132	500	434	63	131	17	3	5	58	4	54	37	.302	.373	.389	.762	169	11	0	4	8
23	Vern Rapp	28	MNE	AAA	NYG	85	221	205	28	62	8	2	11	32	1	15	15	.302	.353	.522	.875	107	7	1	0	0
24	Bert Hamric	28	STP	AAA	BRO	117	432	381	58	114	16	6	10	52	10	46	58	.299	.371	.451	.823	172	7	0	1	4
25	Wally Shannon	23	OMA	AAA	STL	119	441	405	52	121	15	4	3	53	0	30	44	.299	.346	.378	.723	153	6	0	4	2
26	Neil Chrisley	24	LOU	AAA	WSH	144	577	517	74	154	40	5	24	98	5	44	80	.298	.358	.534	.891	276	10	8	1	7
27	Dick Schofield	21	OMA	AAA	STL	108	444	396	60	117	18	8	11	57	0	43	56	.296	.365	.465	.830	184	4	2	0	3
28	Joe Pignatano	26	STP	AAA	BRO	81	258	224	37	66	11	1	5	29	13	28	32	.295	.378	.420	.798	94	5	2	4	0
29	Willie Kirkland	22	MNE	AAA	NYG	154	648	574	114	168	35	12	37	120	15	57	112	.293	.360	.589	.949	338	7	8	0	9
30	Harry Malmberg	30	CHL	AAA	DET	139	608	546	69	160	32	3	6	54	3	46	39	.293	.354	.396	.749	216	9	7	6	3
31	Roger Maris	21	INA	AAA	CLE	131	485	433	77	127	20	8	17	75	7	41	55	.293	.356	.494	.850	214	7	4	2	5
32	Jim Fridley	31	DEN	AAA	NYY	143	618	543	105	158	29	5	24	105	0	62	97	.291	.365	.495	.860	269	15	5	1	7
33	Danny Schell	28	OMA	AAA	STL	139	591	491	90	143	17	3	22	90	1	81	55	.291	.390	.473	.862	232	22	4	6	9
34	Reno Bertoia	21	CHL	AAA	DET	125	513	446	70	129	26	7	12	67	3	46	79	.289	.362	.460	.821	205	2	9	4	8
35	Stan Jok	30	OMA	AAA	STL	69	276	232	38	67	9	1	8	32	4	38	36	.289	.391	.440	.830	102	9	2	2	2
36	Jim Pendleton	32	WCH	AAA	MLN	69	280	253	37	73	15	5	12	43	3	18	31	.289	.329	.530	.858	134	11	0	3	6
37	Roy Hartsfield	30	STP	AAA	BRO	140	568	502	66	144	24	3	19	80	4	56	58	.287	.358	.460	.818	231	11	2	4	4
38	Gil Coan	34	MNE	AAA	NYG	134	550	489	90	140	22	9	12	54	13	47	50	.286	.356	.442	.798	216	1	8	2	4
39	Tony Roig	27	LOU	AAA	WSH	55	239	213	30	61	8	3	4	27	0	23	50	.286	.360	.409	.768	87	6	2	0	1
40	Bob Hazle	25	WCH	AAA	MLN	124	431	376	64	107	18	3	13	46	1	53	42	.285	.373	.452	.825	170	10	0	2	0
41	Johnny Bucha	31	STP	AAA	BRO	109	382	338	50	96	17	1	13	57	1	35	32	.284	.347	.456	.802	154	11	1	1	7
42	Lou Limmer*	31	CHL	AAA	DET	93	362	307	46	86	15	2	14	58	3	48	26	.280	.378	.479	.857	147	10	2	2	3
43	Chico García	31	WCH	AAA	MLN	144	587	516	60	144	25	1	3	65	5	51	18	.279	.349	.349	.698	180	23	8	6	6
44	Billy Harrell	27	INA	AAA	CLE	135	525	455	76	127	18	10	7	56	14	56	68	.279	.355	.409	.764	186	12	0	9	5
45	Charlie White	28	WCH	AAA	MLN	87	275	226	28	63	16	2	6	39	1	43	36	.279	.392	.447	.839	101	5	1	2	3
46	Jake Jenkins?	27	MNE	AAA	NYG	116	413	367	31	102	13	4	5	50	3	36	37	.278	.339	.376	.715	138	6	1	3	6
47	Granny Gladstone	31	STP	AAA	BRO	130	447	393	71	109	22	2	12	59	5	48	72	.277	.360	.435	.795	171	10	4	0	2
48	Woodie Held	24	DEN	AAA	NYY	154	647	565	99	156	21	11	35	125	4	66	139	.276	.359	.538	.897	304	15	10	0	6
49	Lyle Olsen?	26	STP	AAA	BRO	112	439	398	60	110	12	4	5	45	4	33	32	.276	.330	.364	.695	145	11	1	3	4
50	Ed Winceniak	27	STP	AAA	BRO	52	182	161	26	44	9	3	6	27	1	17	24	.273	.344	.478	.823	77	2	1	2	1
51	Ron Samford	26	CHL	AAA	DET	124	526	484	66	131	29	5	4	43	8	27	48	.271	.315	.376	.691	182	10	5	8	2
52	Ted Beard*	35	INA	AAA	CLE	116	335	259	56	70	11	5	7	36	11	71	49	.270	.426	.432	.859	112	3	1	2	2
53	Gail Harris*	24	MNE	AAA	NYG	133	538	477	76	129	29	4	24	82	3	44	64	.270	.345	.499	.844	238	7	12	1	4
54	Eddie Bressoud	24	MNE	AAA	NYG	86	327	294	30	79	18	0	3	36	0	29	51	.269	.330	.361	.691	106	6	0	0	4
55	Ray Holton	30	LOU	AAA	WSH	64	237	208	31	56	11	0	5	32	0	24	14	.269	.348	.394	.742	82	6	2	1	2
56	Harry Hanebrink	28	WCH	AAA	MLN	146	590	511	75	137	21	6	20	77	1	63	35	.268	.355	.450	.805	230	6	7	6	3
57	Bob Lennon*	27	MNE	AAA	NYG	78	232	203	27	54	6	3	7	27	0	23	39	.266	.336	.429	.765	87	7	1	0	5
58	Bob Lillis	26	STP	AAA	BRO	144	634	590	96	157	33	2	18	65	18	31	48	.266	.301	.420	.721	248	12	1	5	7
59	Ed McGhee	31	CHL	AAA	DET	121	481	431	70	114	13	4	16	62	3	43	59	.265	.331	.425	.756	183	15	2	1	4
60	Ozzie Virgil	24	MNE	AAA	NYG	152	573	525	66	139	28	4	10	67	16	36	57	.265	.312	.391	.702	205	13	2	5	5
61	Pompeyo Davalillo	28	LOU	AAA	WSH	79	353	318	39	84	17	1	0	23	4	28	25	.264	.324	.324	.648	103	8	1	4	2
62	Chuck Kress*	34	CHL	AAA	DET	117	428	356	45	93	16	1	7	52	7	61	51	.261	.364	.371	.735	132	4	0	5	6
63	Wally Lammers	29	OMA	AAA	STL	118	444	387	47	101	17	3	3	47	3	45	42	.261	.336	.344	.680	133	7	2	4	6
64	Jack Parks	28	LOU	AAA	WSH	89	277	254	24	66	8	3	8	33	0	21	48	.260	.314	.409	.724	104	2	0	0	2
65	Charley Lau	23	CHL	AAA	DET	110	383	322	32	83	11	4	12	53	1	49	48	.258	.361	.429	.790	138	6	6	1	5
66	Nelson Burbrink	34	OMA	AAA	STL	111	370	309	42	79	13	0	4	48	3	56	30	.256	.370	.337	.706	104	12	1	2	2
67	Bob Talbot	28	WCH	AAA	MLN	135	602	550	80	141	17	5	10	45	5	43	44	.256	.311	.360	.671	198	9	1	7	1
68	Billy Queen	27	WCH	AAA	MLN	123	442	388	50	99	14	2	14	55	1	43	53	.255	.326	.410	.736	159	11	1	3	7
69	Lee Tate	24	MNE	AAA	NYG	100	283	243	35	62	9	2	3	25	1	34	37	.255	.350	.346	.696	84	3	2	3	1
70	Joe Altobelli*	24	INA	AAA	CLE	145	586	528	69	134	18	10	19	81	8	36	67	.254	.307	.434	.741	229	18	7	9	6
71	Dick Tettelbach	27	DEN	AAA	NYY	74	258	220	24	55	11	2	2	25	10	36	33	.250	.354	.346	.700	76	5	0	1	1
72	Bud Hutson	30	STP	AAA	BRO	119	411	371	40	92	16	7	17	67	1	29	71	.248	.304	.466	.770	173	4	3	3	5
73	Moose Johnson	26	LOU	AAA	WSH	55	205	171	25	42	5	2	0	8	1	29	18	.246	.355	.298	.653	51	4	0	5	0
74	Allen Jones	26	INA	AAA	CLE	69	218	196	23	48	9	0	5	29	1	18	34	.245	.306	.367	.673	72	4	0	2	2
75	Wayne Terwilliger	31	MNE	AAA	NYG	90	344	290	39	71	14	3	2	27	10	48	44	.245	.357	.335	.691	97	2	3	2	1
76	Waldo Gonzalez	21	LOU	AAA	WSH	124	493	455	55	111	22	4	0	24	2	29	71	.244	.295	.310	.605	141	6	4	5	0
77	Stan Pawloski	24	INA	AAA	CLE	124	471	397	56	96	19	2	10	53	1	60	52	.242	.347	.375	.722	149	18	5	7	2
78	Steve Demeter	21	CHL	AAA	DET	47	188	174	23	42	12	1	4	21	0	12	26	.241	.294	.391	.685	68	4	1	1	0
79	Joe Koppe	25	WCH	AAA	MLN	54	217	170	23	41	8	3	3	14	6	44	40	.241	.397	.377	.774	64	1	0	3	0
80	Alfred Facchini	25	WCH	AAA	MLN	98	329	305	27	72	7	1	1	26	6	18	38	.236	.279	.275	.554	84	6	0	6	0
81	Julio Becquer*	24	LOU	AAA	WSH	151	567	533	59	125	20	4	15	72	4	23	78	.235	.267	.372	.639	198	10	3	2	6
82	Don Leppert	24	WCH	AAA	MLN	70	182	165	19	38	8	0	8	21	1	16	42	.230	.297	.424	.721	70	2	0	0	1
83	Eugene Herbert	27	LOU	AAA	WSH	104	333	301	34	69	14	1	5	26	1	24	48	.229	.294	.332	.626	100	10	4	3	1
84	Thomas Casagrande*	26	LOU	AAA	WSH	93	206	181	18	39	6	1	1	17	3	21	31	.216	.302	.276	.579	50	3	2	1	1
85	Chick King	25	CHL	AAA	DET	120	327	300	39	63	13	6	7	25	7	19	72	.210	.269	.363	.632	109	2	5	3	0