1956 Western League Batting Leaders

1955 Season 1957 Season

Classification: A

Overall: 558 games, 8 teams, approx. 139 games in season

Attendance: 757,963 (1,358/game)

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Minimum 139 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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1	Valmy Thomas	30	ABQ	A	NYG	82	308	268	50	98	14	1	10	53	3	34	14	.366	.437	.537	.974	144	10	2	1	3
2	Art Cuitti	29	AMA	A		138	611	514	132	187	21	2	46	139	3	85	62	.364	.451	.681	1.132	350	9	3	1	8
3	Len VanDeHey?	24	ABQ	A	NYG	140	607	549	80	197	36	5	10	110	2	44	31	.359	.400	.497	.897	273	13	1	2	11
4	Sammy Taylor	23	TPK	A	MLN	132	574	525	116	188	38	8	28	123	4	42	80	.358	.410	.621	1.031	326	10	4	3	0
5	Sammy Miley	25	LIN	A	PIT	123	550	496	95	170	32	5	13	80	21	44	33	.343	.397	.506	.903	251	12	2	6	2
6	Paul Griffith	22	CSP	A	CHW	134	625	517	119	174	26	12	10	62	11	104	65	.337	.446	.491	.938	254	4	0	2	2
7	Chuck Stevens*	37	AMA	A		98	370	305	71	102	18	1	12	67	1	50	25	.334	.427	.518	.945	158	4	3	7	5
8	Lou Klein	37	DMO	A	CHC	101	385	306	73	102	22	3	17	88	2	65	25	.333	.445	.592	1.036	181	8	2	5	7
9	Ken Toothman	21	LIN	A	PIT	132	589	489	121	160	25	6	23	88	33	85	45	.327	.432	.544	.976	266	9	7	5	3
10	Dick DiTusa	20	CSP	A	CHW	121	548	474	108	154	29	3	37	115	1	67	93	.325	.407	.633	1.040	300	16	1	2	4
11	Frank Murray	31	AMA	A		89	380	334	75	108	23	5	15	53	5	41	40	.323	.397	.557	.954	186	10	0	5	0
12	Eddie Haas	21	DMO	A	CHC	98	437	359	82	115	25	3	11	54	9	72	62	.320	.434	.499	.933	179	6	1	4	1
13	Ernest Johnson	27	DMO	A	CHC	134	625	566	100	181	32	6	8	67	5	35	94	.320	.359	.440	.799	249	8	2	18	4
14	Charlie Soraci*	21	PBO	A	BRO	127	550	516	69	165	26	4	6	55	12	18	22	.320	.344	.421	.764	217	4	4	6	6
15	Sam Hairston	36	CSP	A	CHW	123	540	453	82	144	38	0	8	69	3	78	23	.318	.415	.455	.870	206	16	0	5	4
16	Eugene Sheets	24	CSP	A	CHW	116	466	421	66	134	24	2	21	96	2	35	42	.318	.369	.534	.904	225	11	2	3	5
17	Billy Shields	30	AMA	A		136	589	532	108	169	37	6	28	108	16	35	85	.318	.370	.568	.938	302	9	11	8	3
18	Ken Landenberger*	27	SXC	A	STL	123	536	443	83	139	23	1	28	95	0	87	64	.314	.426	.560	.986	248	8	1	3	2
19	Max Gnagy	24	ABQ	A	NYG	53	208	166	29	51	5	2	0	16	3	34	13	.307	.424	.361	.785	60	0	1	5	2
20	John Goodell?	26	AMA	A		71	303	254	57	78	16	6	9	47	1	38	40	.307	.397	.524	.920	133	4	1	8	2
21	Donald Russell	23	PBO	A	BRO	138	613	517	105	158	32	7	20	97	6	81	88	.306	.400	.511	.911	264	15	2	11	2
22	James McArdle?	26	SXC	A	STL	86	352	308	41	94	15	1	7	53	0	37	34	.305	.379	.429	.807	132	6	0	6	1
23	Jim Solt	27	AMA	A		46	182	158	28	48	12	1	11	34	0	21	33	.304	.379	.601	.980	95	6	0	0	3
24	Al Weygandt	25	TPK	A	MLN	137	578	477	111	145	23	0	49	116	7	89	128	.304	.416	.660	1.076	315	7	6	1	5
25	Kenneth Worley	25	PBO	A	BRO	130	514	468	64	142	32	4	16	80	7	38	82	.303	.354	.492	.846	230	11	1	3	4
26	Maury Wills	23	PBO	A	BRO	134	609	540	110	163	33	8	10	54	34	60	82	.302	.373	.448	.821	242	5	3	3	3
27	Reginaldo Grenald	24	LIN	A	PIT	116	525	442	113	133	25	10	14	73	8	73	72	.301	.402	.498	.899	220	14	4	2	4
28	Chico Heron	20	AMA	A		137	563	468	90	140	31	6	12	93	10	85	84	.299	.406	.468	.874	219	12	2	4	4
29	Lawrence Stankey*	22	PBO	A	BRO	134	572	447	101	133	11	7	42	106	3	117	121	.298	.446	.635	1.082	284	4	4	3	1
30	Dick Stuart	23	LIN	A	PIT	141	618	523	131	156	25	3	66	158	4	88	171	.298	.403	.736	1.139	385	7	5	0	2
31	Bobby Winkles	26	CSP	A	CHW	131	538	510	77	152	31	4	5	60	4	22	36	.298	.325	.404	.729	206	18	0	3	3
32	Dick Cordell	25	SXC	A	STL	121	491	432	73	128	22	2	23	76	1	53	69	.296	.374	.516	.890	223	9	2	2	2
33	William Schimchak?	23	TPK	A	MLN	127	535	481	75	141	26	7	16	94	13	42	82	.293	.348	.476	.824	229	12	1	6	5
34	Donald Catchot*	21	SXC	A	STL	120	500	438	82	127	27	7	15	70	2	51	85	.290	.368	.486	.854	213	4	5	2	4
35	Charles Bell	27	AMA	A		126	587	517	92	148	35	2	20	72	8	53	86	.286	.358	.478	.835	247	12	5	11	1
36	Walter Fassler?	24	SXC	A	STL	108	470	410	80	117	19	0	12	52	4	46	63	.285	.359	.420	.779	172	8	3	8	3
37	Donald Prohovich	21	CSP	A	CHW	71	295	236	47	67	14	0	11	36	4	55	47	.284	.417	.483	.900	114	7	1	0	3
38	Rube Walker	27	DMO	A	CHC	99	338	263	31	74	13	1	2	31	0	64	30	.281	.424	.361	.785	95	7	4	3	4
39	Dennis Luby	24	TPK	A	MLN	73	242	189	38	53	5	0	10	31	0	46	32	.280	.420	.466	.886	88	4	1	4	2
40	Gerald Sheehan	24	DMO	A	CHC	117	410	357	57	100	11	2	13	53	1	45	94	.280	.361	.431	.793	154	3	1	6	1
41	Chuck Coles*	25	PBO	A	BRO	128	518	455	61	127	26	3	24	87	2	54	61	.279	.361	.508	.868	231	2	5	2	2
42	Frank Jeffers?	25	PBO	A	BRO	104	436	383	63	107	21	6	15	74	4	40	77	.279	.349	.483	.832	185	15	4	3	6
43	James Brown	21	SXC	A	STL	134	585	540	75	150	30	2	13	65	2	37	76	.278	.325	.413	.738	223	12	2	3	3
44	Buster Clarkson	41	DMO	A	CHC	60	254	205	45	57	11	0	13	50	3	47	21	.278	.409	.522	.931	107	8	0	0	2
45	Bob McKee	23	DMO	A	CHC	119	552	493	97	137	26	6	10	54	1	52	76	.278	.347	.416	.763	205	6	1	5	1
46	Lee Bohlender	26	TPK	A	MLN	85	384	340	58	94	22	2	9	46	9	34	44	.277	.341	.432	.774	147	6	1	6	3
47	Ron Cooper	21	CSP	A	CHW	73	297	256	39	71	16	3	10	48	0	37	73	.277	.366	.481	.847	123	2	0	2	2
48	Thomas Nerad?	25	DMO	A	CHC	138	588	510	81	140	32	2	24	104	3	68	73	.275	.359	.486	.845	248	8	3	0	7
49	Don Bacon	21	CSP	A	CHW	62	235	201	25	54	4	1	2	20	2	28	28	.269	.362	.328	.691	66	2	2	3	1
50	Hal Toso*	27	ABQ	A	NYG	131	564	468	71	126	18	7	8	66	4	69	59	.269	.369	.389	.758	182	9	6	19	2
51	Bobby Lemmel	23	PBO	A	BRO	82	304	264	42	70	8	4	1	23	4	34	40	.265	.349	.337	.686	89	5	1	3	2
52	Al Stringer	32	LIN	A	PIT	82	339	298	45	79	12	1	1	40	0	34	48	.265	.345	.322	.667	96	10	3	3	1
53	Bill Jackson	21	LIN	A	PIT	115	485	392	86	103	24	1	24	82	4	82	97	.263	.398	.513	.911	201	4	8	0	3
54	Bobby Willis	24	TPK	A	MLN	47	215	191	20	50	7	1	1	19	4	21	28	.262	.333	.325	.658	62	5	0	2	1
55	Paul Brissette?	25	CSP	A	CHW	101	400	364	51	95	14	1	6	35	3	28	59	.261	.314	.354	.669	129	8	2	2	4
56	John McDevitt	24	LIN	A	PIT	124	560	477	76	124	21	6	7	47	8	67	82	.260	.359	.373	.732	178	9	8	6	2
57	Cuno Barragan	24	AMA	A		114	428	338	62	87	20	3	10	52	2	81	58	.257	.403	.423	.826	143	13	3	4	2
58	Len Attyd	31	AMA	A		117	520	458	77	117	18	7	15	56	7	52	62	.256	.337	.424	.761	194	8	5	4	1
59	Charles Lundgren?	25	ABQ	A	NYG	137	558	423	72	105	21	1	8	55	4	123	105	.248	.424	.359	.784	152	7	7	4	1
60	Jim Moore?	25	ABQ	A	NYG	82	365	296	49	73	12	2	2	37	7	61	43	.247	.381	.321	.702	95	8	4	3	1
61	Richard Means*	20	CSP	A	CHW	129	558	496	98	121	20	7	19	76	8	50	96	.244	.319	.427	.746	212	9	5	6	1
62	Don Strichek	22	ABQ	A	NYG	136	556	475	62	116	9	4	9	66	8	62	130	.244	.332	.337	.668	160	8	1	16	2
63	Ted Sterger?	27	DMO	A	CHC	108	423	375	47	91	17	1	6	53	1	36	55	.243	.308	.341	.649	128	11	0	10	2
64	Howie Goss	21	LIN	A	PIT	103	440	388	67	94	13	4	23	77	12	42	102	.242	.324	.474	.798	184	5	6	2	2
65	Marcos Cobos	24	LIN	A	PIT	78	277	233	40	56	9	1	10	34	3	36	53	.240	.339	.416	.756	97	2	1	3	4
66	George Large?	23	DMO	A	CHC	71	244	209	28	50	8	4	4	27	5	30	70	.239	.335	.373	.708	78	2	1	2	2
67	Arthur Burnett	21	SXC	A	STL	133	609	500	83	118	18	4	19	57	4	93	91	.236	.361	.402	.763	201	7	7	5	4
68	Keith Jones?	26	ABQ	A	NYG	56	264	210	49	49	10	2	1	19	10	47	39	.233	.372	.314	.686	66	3	0	6	1
69	Bill Brown	21	SXC	A	STL	89	297	272	32	63	10	0	6	23	0	22	55	.232	.288	.335	.623	91	7	0	2	1
70	Michael Jezierski?	25	TPK	A	MLN	113	458	398	59	92	11	1	7	48	2	48	69	.231	.319	.317	.635	126	13	4	6	2
71	Gene Davis	22	SXC	A	STL	57	222	191	28	44	9	1	2	22	1	22	44	.230	.315	.319	.634	61	2	2	6	1
72	Joe Zavattaro?	23	LIN	A	PIT	96	370	278	54	62	19	0	10	36	0	83	101	.223	.411	.399	.811	111	5	6	3	0