1957 Western League Batting Leaders

1956 Season 1958 Season

Classification: A

Overall: 614 games, 8 teams, approx. 153 games in season

Attendance: 595,537 (969/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	Sammy Miley	26	LIN	A	PIT	112	490	444	85	166	30	5	4	82	3	42	22	.374	.429	.491	.920	218	18	2	1	1
2	Al Pinkston	39	AMA	A		141	611	554	104	206	41	6	23	133	2	43	59	.372	.416	.592	1.008	328	24	4	3	7
3	Mike Krsnich	25	TPK	A	MLN	117	517	433	105	151	28	4	33	108	9	69	43	.349	.443	.661	1.103	286	12	9	0	6
4	Len Attyd	32	AMA	A		99	315	276	37	96	16	3	2	51	2	31	23	.348	.412	.449	.862	124	9	0	7	1
5	Chuck Coles*	26	ABQ	A		154	694	604	122	208	32	12	26	121	2	78	69	.344	.416	.566	.982	342	10	2	2	8
6	Reno DeBenedetti	29	ABQ	A		154	692	565	105	193	31	8	11	111	5	112	60	.342	.448	.483	.931	273	30	4	2	9
7	Robert Pascal*	27	DMO	A	CHC	144	631	499	107	170	35	1	18	115	5	128	70	.341	.475	.523	.998	261	20	1	1	2
8	Footer Johnson*	25	DMO	A	CHC	86	362	318	54	108	13	4	0	34	5	36	17	.340	.403	.406	.809	129	7	0	5	3
9	Bob Yoder	23	PBO	A	BRO	89	395	356	53	116	18	6	5	57	4	29	48	.326	.375	.452	.827	161	4	0	8	2
10	Billy Shields	31	AMA	A		154	693	615	127	200	33	8	12	90	16	54	66	.325	.385	.463	.848	285	14	10	7	7
11	Don Hunter	25	AMA	A		154	673	578	114	187	39	4	11	92	2	80	42	.324	.407	.462	.869	267	22	5	4	6
12	Tex Dargiewicz*	26	ABQ	A		154	715	612	101	197	49	11	7	59	5	89	74	.322	.412	.472	.884	289	11	7	4	3
13	Dale Ferris?	25	SXC	A		110	469	406	89	130	31	3	14	73	1	62	91	.320	.412	.515	.926	209	11	1	0	0
14	John Goodell?	27	AMA	A		123	530	459	83	147	22	14	16	96	1	61	78	.320	.398	.534	.932	245	9	3	0	7
15	Ken Landenberger*	28	SXC	A		102	452	386	63	123	22	1	19	78	0	56	46	.319	.400	.529	.929	204	9	1	2	7
16	Walter Fassler?	25	SXC	A		50	204	173	38	55	10	0	4	17	0	28	23	.318	.419	.445	.864	77	7	2	1	0
17	Emil Syngel	26	DMO	A	CHC	129	558	477	74	151	20	7	8	78	6	76	57	.317	.408	.438	.846	209	8	0	1	4
18	Leonard Williams	29	TPK	A	MLN	141	613	534	119	169	27	5	43	113	4	70	115	.317	.398	.627	1.025	335	13	4	2	3
19	Lee Handley	22	DMO	A	CHC	56	226	190	44	60	6	2	4	27	1	31	21	.316	.420	.432	.851	82	6	3	2	0
20	Rudy Tanner	30	TPK	A	MLN	133	581	502	104	157	24	2	18	76	6	62	49	.313	.395	.476	.871	239	14	9	3	5
21	Jimmie McDaniel	24	TPK	A	MLN	141	608	490	122	153	26	4	36	116	10	107	84	.312	.431	.602	1.033	295	8	1	2	8
22	Eugene Sheets	25	CSP	A	CHW	143	614	535	103	167	30	3	19	109	1	60	36	.312	.381	.486	.867	260	18	6	2	11
23	Pedro Almenares	24	PBO	A	BRO	150	637	583	88	181	37	2	19	105	4	38	62	.311	.357	.479	.835	279	24	7	3	6
24	Paul Brissette?	26	CSP	A	CHW	44	197	174	32	54	9	1	2	9	3	17	10	.310	.372	.408	.780	71	6	2	1	3
25	Frank Walenga	27	CSP	A	CHW	145	629	523	101	162	26	2	22	100	2	90	64	.310	.418	.493	.911	258	10	10	2	4
26	Warren Wilson?	25	LIN	A	PIT	146	566	532	105	165	24	3	12	66	11	7	55	.310	.348	.434	.782	231	10	24	2	1
27	Sammy Hitcher	22	PBO	A	BRO	93	438	350	81	108	12	2	1	32	10	79	52	.309	.436	.363	.799	127	2	0	9	0
28	David Brennan	24	LIN	A	PIT	86	363	322	54	99	10	4	5	46	5	30	26	.308	.371	.410	.780	132	4	4	4	3
29	Barney Elser	26	CSP	A	CHW	127	603	539	83	166	31	1	4	63	4	48	37	.308	.365	.392	.756	211	19	2	11	3
30	Bob Powell	23	CSP	A	CHW	73	214	189	39	58	13	3	8	32	0	19	43	.307	.376	.534	.910	101	4	3	1	2
31	Ron Cooper	22	CSP	A	CHW	120	500	425	69	129	24	6	11	77	3	58	77	.304	.389	.466	.855	198	7	5	6	6
32	Roger McCardell	24	SXC	A		115	438	390	59	118	21	0	22	95	1	43	46	.303	.372	.526	.898	205	19	2	0	3
33	Ernest Johnson	28	DMO	A	CHC	147	647	590	89	177	23	7	9	68	6	36	76	.300	.339	.409	.747	241	9	2	12	7
34	William Burton	25	SXC	A		73	279	241	43	72	16	0	1	28	0	24	32	.299	.374	.378	.751	91	10	6	6	2
35	Clay Dalrymple	20	AMA	A		128	506	443	67	132	18	2	17	81	1	51	41	.298	.372	.463	.834	205	16	5	0	7
36	Dick Tracewski	22	PBO	A	BRO	151	672	570	93	170	26	14	4	69	23	91	78	.298	.394	.414	.808	236	10	1	7	3
37	Al Cihocki	33	ABQ	A		98	369	344	49	101	11	2	0	40	1	18	44	.294	.332	.337	.670	116	17	3	2	2
38	Robert Maness?	22	PBO	A	BRO	108	426	372	62	109	24	1	7	51	10	45	37	.293	.368	.419	.787	156	6	2	2	5
39	Dennis Luby	25	ABQ	A		72	301	241	52	70	12	8	5	43	3	57	46	.291	.425	.469	.894	113	2	0	2	1
40	Frank Murray	32	AMA	A		150	689	592	125	172	32	7	13	70	8	80	66	.291	.376	.434	.810	257	15	5	5	7
41	Charles Bell	28	ABQ	A		104	447	391	58	113	14	6	9	59	0	41	74	.289	.361	.425	.786	166	12	6	4	5
42	William Browne	28	PBO	A	BRO	139	516	436	72	126	26	4	8	55	13	70	78	.289	.387	.422	.809	184	6	2	4	4
43	Patrick Enos	21	PBO	A	BRO	123	531	464	68	134	26	9	7	75	2	60	28	.289	.371	.429	.799	199	14	2	2	3
44	Michael Solomko	20	LIN	A	PIT	53	220	187	26	54	12	0	6	42	4	30	43	.289	.384	.449	.833	84	5	0	1	2
45	Willie Melendez	21	LIN	A	PIT	123	491	441	63	127	29	6	6	64	3	41	35	.288	.355	.422	.776	186	15	5	3	1
46	James Robinette	22	ABQ	A		89	376	326	54	94	19	7	6	53	1	46	62	.288	.374	.445	.819	145	6	0	2	2
47	Eddie Bockman	36	AMA	A		126	512	425	74	122	26	6	8	73	2	80	65	.287	.400	.433	.833	184	9	2	2	3
48	Ray Webster	19	AMA	A		154	736	627	136	178	23	5	19	87	10	88	112	.284	.378	.427	.805	268	12	11	3	7
49	Al Stringer	33	CSP	A	CHW	95	412	358	62	101	21	2	1	32	0	46	45	.282	.362	.360	.722	129	16	0	6	2
50	Francis Oneto?	26	ABQ	A		112	516	466	80	131	25	6	0	30	6	38	58	.281	.337	.361	.697	168	11	2	8	2
51	William Stephens?	26	CSP	A	CHW	87	340	292	46	82	12	2	8	51	2	42	45	.281	.370	.418	.788	122	8	1	2	3
52	Max Gnagy	25	SXC	A		153	725	590	114	163	18	5	2	40	16	129	49	.276	.406	.334	.740	197	3	1	4	1
53	George Perez	19	LIN	A	PIT	43	193	168	26	46	7	0	2	28	2	18	31	.274	.344	.351	.695	59	13	1	4	2
54	Stanley Malec	24	LIN	A	PIT	146	589	519	71	141	19	4	13	63	35	50	83	.272	.345	.399	.744	207	12	9	9	2
55	Charley Schaffernoth	23	CSP	A	CHW	91	363	310	31	84	10	0	7	46	1	46	60	.271	.366	.371	.737	115	10	2	2	3
56	Ron Shoop	25	ABQ	A		85	320	275	36	74	12	0	3	30	3	40	43	.269	.365	.346	.710	95	7	2	2	1
57	Lee Bohlender	27	CSP	A	CHW	94	381	317	66	85	13	4	13	49	8	57	58	.268	.377	.457	.835	145	7	1	2	4
58	Reginaldo Grenald	25	LIN	A	PIT	107	415	347	62	93	17	6	13	66	2	56	65	.268	.371	.464	.835	161	13	4	2	6
59	James Pokel*	29	TPK	A	MLN	131	543	456	92	122	10	0	41	120	3	80	124	.268	.380	.559	.939	255	11	4	1	2
60	Dan Lynk	23	PBO	A	BRO	122	502	430	81	115	21	1	25	82	8	66	123	.267	.364	.495	.859	213	6	1	2	3
61	Jim Snyder	24	DMO	A	CHC	86	372	296	38	79	11	1	0	28	4	58	52	.267	.396	.311	.707	92	7	8	6	4
62	Dick Stuart	24	LIN	A	PIT	97	417	348	71	92	13	0	31	84	2	61	117	.264	.379	.569	.948	198	11	5	0	3
63	Chuck Cottier	21	TPK	A	MLN	151	684	603	95	158	29	4	20	79	11	66	89	.262	.333	.423	.756	255	12	1	9	5
64	Daryl Robertson	21	TPK	A	MLN	148	667	564	92	148	31	3	16	66	5	87	127	.262	.370	.413	.783	233	16	11	2	3
65	Joe Tedesco	31	SXC	A		126	529	472	77	123	20	1	20	82	3	48	89	.261	.326	.434	.760	205	13	0	4	5
66	John McDevitt	25	ABQ	A		65	181	154	23	40	10	1	6	21	1	24	25	.260	.361	.455	.816	70	5	1	1	1
67	Don Bacon	22	CSP	A	CHW	50	226	175	27	45	13	3	1	25	2	41	19	.257	.387	.383	.770	67	2	1	1	8
68	Arthur Burnett	22	SXC	A		143	569	452	73	116	27	9	9	66	9	109	75	.257	.402	.416	.818	188	14	3	2	3
69	Arnie Hallgren	24	TPK	A	MLN	90	360	311	41	80	14	5	3	34	2	45	63	.257	.350	.363	.713	113	8	1	0	3
70	Dick Bertell	21	DMO	A	CHC	73	254	227	27	58	5	1	3	32	2	25	31	.256	.327	.326	.653	74	9	0	0	2
71	Bob Rikard	24	SXC	A		109	345	301	41	77	20	1	14	57	2	36	57	.256	.333	.468	.802	141	16	1	3	4
72	Chris Kitsos	29	DMO	A	CHC	108	489	400	77	102	25	4	9	42	3	81	70	.255	.383	.405	.788	162	4	3	3	2
73	Richard Means*	21	CSP	A	CHW	91	410	333	69	85	13	0	16	60	7	63	55	.255	.386	.438	.825	146	7	10	1	3
74	Ken Hamlin	22	LIN	A	PIT	84	310	240	37	61	8	3	3	23	2	61	57	.254	.405	.350	.755	84	7	2	4	3
75	Fred Bartels*	25	ABQ	A		76	245	219	22	55	10	0	2	29	2	20	46	.251	.307	.324	.632	71	5	0	1	5
76	Frank Rice?	28	SXC	A		147	615	542	79	136	33	5	13	78	10	66	100	.251	.333	.402	.735	218	17	2	2	3
77	Donald Catchot*	22	SXC	A		97	396	345	52	86	14	2	8	51	3	37	60	.249	.321	.371	.692	128	5	3	4	7
78	Gerald Sheehan	25	DMO	A	CHC	125	420	366	49	89	16	2	11	60	0	45	101	.243	.329	.388	.717	142	9	3	3	3
79	Bill Onuska	23	LIN	A	PIT	77	286	246	33	59	7	0	10	49	0	35	30	.240	.339	.390	.729	96	8	3	0	2
80	Ray Engel	23	TPK	A	MLN	133	521	440	56	103	13	0	18	69	1	70	82	.234	.344	.386	.731	170	10	6	1	4
81	Don Lauters	26	DMO	A	CHC	53	213	174	23	40	7	0	0	12	2	33	32	.230	.356	.270	.626	47	3	1	5	0
82	Don Williams	21	PBO	A	BRO	119	410	343	43	78	17	2	3	38	5	59	48	.227	.340	.315	.655	108	11	1	4	3
83	Charlie Lindstrom	20	CSP	A	CHW	68	249	198	26	44	9	0	4	33	4	45	43	.222	.367	.328	.696	65	11	1	4	1
84	Fred Caviness	20	DMO	A	CHC	62	246	216	25	47	11	0	2	22	1	24	47	.218	.300	.296	.597	64	1	2	3	1
85	Harry Dunlop	23	LIN	A	PIT	87	283	252	22	50	5	2	1	15	1	27	29	.198	.276	.246	.522	62	11	0	4	0