1953 Western League Batting Leaders

1952 Season 1954 Season

Classification: A

Overall: 619 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season

Attendance: 2,070,512 (3,344/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
1	Kent Pflasterer?	24	PBO	A	BRO	141	580	543	94	190	27	7	9	80	15	32	32	.350	.387	.475	.862	258	1	4
2	Glen Gorbous	22	PBO	A	BRO	156	671	607	94	204	29	10	11	103	10	60	45	.336	.398	.471	.869	286	2	2
3	Whitey Ries	23	DEN	A	PIT	153	652	580	102	191	40	5	10	89	0	56	19	.329	.397	.467	.864	271	9	7
4	Jack Shepard	22	DEN	A	PIT	84	353	306	48	99	21	1	9	63	0	46	32	.324	.414	.487	.901	149	1	0
5	Bruce Edwards	29	DMO	A	CHC	50	190	166	19	53	10	1	7	42	0	20	13	.319	.396	.518	.914	86	1	3
6	Len Johnston*	24	CSP	A	CHW	155	726	626	133	199	26	6	2	68	60	84	62	.318	.405	.388	.793	243	7	9
7	Lou Landini?	26	PBO	A	BRO	63	240	211	28	67	10	1	3	27	1	28	24	.318	.398	.417	.815	88	0	1
8	Bobby Prescott	22	DEN	A	PIT	125	534	450	95	142	38	1	16	85	2	78	62	.316	.421	.511	.932	230	4	2
9	Jim Landis	19	CSP	A	CHW	128	536	473	87	148	23	4	14	68	10	51	62	.313	.391	.467	.859	221	10	2
10	Sam Hairston	33	CSP	A	CHW	143	586	535	84	166	42	6	8	102	3	48	19	.310	.370	.456	.826	244	3	0
11	Orinthal Anderson	32	DEN	A	PIT	138	616	508	105	155	22	2	18	102	6	97	99	.305	.426	.463	.889	235	10	1
12	William Ley?	25	CSP	A	CHW	129	526	459	74	140	22	8	1	56	21	60	63	.305	.390	.394	.784	181	4	3
13	Jerry Jacobs?	21	WCH	A	SLB	141	583	520	89	158	39	2	20	91	11	57	99	.304	.374	.502	.876	261	1	5
14	Jerry Crosby?	34	CSP	A	CHW	144	613	503	100	152	29	1	25	115	5	106	58	.302	.427	.513	.940	258	4	0
15	Russ Rac	23	OMA	A	STL	126	535	444	83	134	24	8	23	90	3	76	54	.302	.416	.547	.964	243	11	4
16	Raymond Cucchiarini?	23	PBO	A	BRO	98	378	307	60	92	14	2	19	65	11	68	50	.300	.431	.544	.975	167	3	0
17	George Pfister	34	PBO	A	BRO	67	225	194	18	58	5	1	0	16	1	28	3	.299	.393	.335	.728	65	2	1
18	Arthur Dunham*	24	SXC	A	NYG	77	322	281	48	83	13	2	12	55	4	38	57	.295	.383	.484	.867	136	2	1
19	Pidge Browne*	24	OMA	A	STL	80	334	304	33	89	15	4	8	51	0	25	30	.293	.352	.447	.800	136	3	2
20	Chuck Weiss?	23	CSP	A	CHW	50	213	185	38	54	7	4	12	45	7	25	34	.292	.379	.568	.947	105	1	2
21	Curt Roberts	23	DEN	A	PIT	151	695	587	126	171	32	2	12	70	17	94	43	.291	.393	.414	.807	243	4	10
22	Hal Rhyne?	25	CSP	A	CHW	152	640	566	83	164	24	7	15	111	2	62	97	.290	.365	.436	.801	247	5	7
23	Norman Postolese?	27	PBO	A	BRO	156	677	630	83	181	30	9	6	68	8	34	69	.287	.329	.392	.721	247	5	8
24	Frank Rice?	24	DEN	A	PIT	147	624	541	88	155	23	5	25	104	8	67	123	.287	.375	.486	.862	263	10	6
25	Dick Getter	24	SXC	A	NYG	154	667	568	104	162	21	2	27	110	8	88	69	.285	.390	.472	.861	268	9	2
26	John Magliolo?	24	DMO	A	CHC	139	563	461	79	131	28	0	2	45	13	79	39	.284	.396	.358	.754	165	6	17
27	Glenn McQuillen	38	LIN	A	MLN	125	525	462	59	131	25	7	6	63	2	56	45	.284	.362	.407	.769	188	1	6
28	Jake Jenkins?	24	SXC	A	NYG	125	485	449	50	126	26	4	2	71	7	35	35	.281	.333	.370	.702	166	0	1
29	Bob Masser	24	WCH	A	SLB	141	569	474	78	133	19	8	20	101	3	88	67	.281	.399	.481	.880	228	5	2
30	Butch McCord*	27	DEN	A	PIT	101	333	299	39	84	19	2	5	39	3	27	14	.281	.347	.408	.755	122	3	4
31	Jim King	20	OMA	A	STL	137	535	460	59	129	24	2	10	63	3	67	34	.280	.373	.407	.780	187	1	7
32	Dave Cunningham	23	DMO	A	CHC	128	532	471	77	131	21	4	22	93	5	55	122	.278	.355	.480	.835	226	1	5
33	Tommy Neill	33	LIN	A	MLN	133	574	525	56	146	24	5	6	71	1	39	24	.278	.333	.377	.710	198	4	6
34	Lacey Curry	24	PBO	A	BRO	133	529	447	79	124	16	7	6	64	6	71	48	.277	.385	.385	.770	172	7	4
35	William Springfield	22	WCH	A	SLB	130	572	483	95	133	25	4	8	45	28	81	101	.275	.382	.393	.775	190	2	6
36	James Jones?	23	SXC	A	NYG	151	615	546	58	148	19	11	6	70	7	65	57	.271	.351	.379	.730	207	2	2
37	Jim Gentile*	19	PBO	A	BRO	156	641	537	115	145	25	4	34	102	1	97	135	.270	.388	.521	.909	280	6	1
38	Fred Hancock	33	LIN	A	MLN	135	591	484	105	130	30	3	8	54	13	97	39	.269	.399	.393	.792	190	8	2
39	Earle Willis?	23	SXC	A	NYG	135	529	469	58	126	14	7	4	59	8	39	23	.269	.335	.354	.689	166	8	13
40	Daniel Holden*	28	LIN	A	MLN	134	560	467	73	125	24	4	1	41	5	84	51	.268	.382	.343	.724	160	2	7
41	Paul Schramka*	25	DMO	A	CHC	80	350	310	47	83	19	1	9	57	6	35	38	.268	.346	.423	.768	131	2	3
42	Gene Faszholz*	23	OMA	A	STL	138	447	378	44	101	19	4	1	40	7	60	33	.267	.369	.347	.716	131	1	8
43	Al Jacinto	29	CSP	A	CHW	131	592	499	82	133	16	4	0	40	6	77	49	.267	.373	.315	.688	157	8	8
44	Miguel Rivera?	35	OMA	A	STL	88	308	281	26	75	7	2	1	19	0	19	17	.267	.322	.317	.639	89	4	4
45	Burdette Thurlby	24	DMO	A	CHC	152	619	543	69	144	22	13	3	84	8	67	52	.265	.348	.370	.718	201	2	7
46	Bob Wakefield?	29	DEN	A	PIT	86	310	257	48	68	7	2	13	60	0	50	29	.265	.386	.459	.846	118	1	2
47	Steve Kovach	28	WCH	A	SLB	108	398	373	31	98	15	0	0	29	2	21	29	.263	.307	.303	.610	113	3	1
48	Earl Hochstatter?	26	DEN	A	PIT	126	503	414	64	107	22	3	6	72	1	81	54	.259	.390	.370	.759	153	8	0
49	August Gregory	31	DEN	A	PIT	92	378	346	38	88	7	0	3	35	1	25	32	.254	.308	.301	.609	104	2	5
50	Vincent LaSala?	25	SXC	A	NYG	147	659	520	100	132	15	4	7	43	31	131	84	.254	.404	.339	.743	176	0	8
51	Jack Lee*	19	OMA	A	STL	150	624	552	79	140	20	15	4	55	6	59	83	.254	.328	.366	.694	202	2	11
52	Joe Frisina	25	PBO	A	BRO	122	481	443	56	111	24	3	1	58	1	33	19	.251	.307	.325	.632	144	3	2
53	Ned Folmar	28	DMO	A	CHC	136	534	483	58	120	27	2	2	39	8	47	53	.248	.315	.325	.640	157	0	4
54	Pat Haggerty?	26	DEN	A	PIT	103	407	318	70	79	14	8	1	39	8	77	39	.248	.403	.352	.755	112	5	7
55	Clyde Perry	25	CSP	A	CHW	148	616	561	79	139	24	3	2	79	3	51	64	.248	.312	.312	.624	175	1	3
56	Marshall Bridges*	22	SXC	A	NYG	129	554	477	71	118	25	6	6	55	12	61	109	.247	.344	.363	.706	173	9	7
57	Earl Weaver	22	OMA	A	STL	141	579	478	57	116	16	0	3	47	6	89	33	.243	.365	.295	.660	141	3	9
58	Ronnie George*	21	DMO	A	CHC	67	274	220	33	53	10	2	1	25	1	40	39	.241	.367	.318	.686	70	4	10
59	Pete Konyar	26	WCH	A	SLB	121	500	452	49	109	22	0	16	60	1	39	55	.241	.304	.396	.700	179	2	7
60	Sam Suplizio	21	LIN	A	MLN	44	182	170	11	41	8	0	2	13	1	9	18	.241	.283	.324	.607	55	1	2
61	Mike Colombo	27	WCH	A	SLB	152	648	554	81	133	21	9	1	69	6	77	41	.240	.340	.316	.656	175	7	10
62	Eugene Sheets	21	CSP	A	CHW	84	269	247	34	59	13	0	3	23	3	19	24	.239	.293	.328	.621	81	0	3
63	Richard Honacki?	25	WCH	A	SLB	123	520	446	54	106	15	2	4	42	3	64	59	.238	.339	.307	.646	137	4	6
64	Joe Rivich?	25	LIN	A	MLN	141	586	526	58	123	18	6	3	53	8	47	92	.234	.298	.308	.606	162	1	12
65	Louie Letlow*	23	WCH	A	SLB	96	401	353	39	82	10	2	0	24	7	44	59	.232	.317	.272	.589	96	0	4
66	Herb Mancini	25	OMA	A	STL	146	642	534	74	124	10	5	0	31	12	92	65	.232	.354	.270	.624	144	9	7
67	Robert Murray?	25	DMO	A	CHC	74	213	169	15	39	8	2	7	24	0	40	51	.231	.384	.426	.810	72	2	2
68	Dick Willis	25	LIN	A	MLN	64	213	200	10	46	5	2	0	16	0	7	22	.230	.260	.275	.535	55	1	5
69	Dick Schroeder	24	PBO	A	BRO	121	520	450	58	103	17	1	2	42	3	64	78	.229	.325	.284	.609	128	0	6
70	Hector Mayer	25	OMA	A	STL	84	318	272	33	62	7	1	1	23	3	36	29	.228	.323	.272	.595	74	2	8
71	Dallas Womack*	25	LIN	A	MLN	151	628	478	60	109	22	1	6	47	0	137	91	.228	.407	.316	.723	151	7	6
72	Raymond Johnson	22	SXC	A	NYG	149	629	568	78	129	19	3	12	58	29	55	105	.227	.298	.335	.632	190	2	4
73	Jimmie McDaniel	20	DMO	A	CHC	126	467	422	49	95	15	2	12	56	9	42	88	.225	.298	.356	.654	150	2	1
74	Robert Myers?	21	SXC	A	NYG	120	514	442	58	99	14	0	3	34	20	64	79	.224	.325	.276	.601	122	2	6
75	Jack Caro	22	LIN	A	MLN	140	553	507	51	112	14	6	3	50	7	42	55	.221	.281	.290	.570	147	0	4
76	Bob Knoke?	23	WCH	A	SLB	75	273	253	28	56	7	0	1	17	1	17	16	.221	.276	.261	.537	66	2	1
77	Walt Linden	29	LIN	A	MLN	76	296	255	22	56	10	3	1	34	2	40	25	.220	.325	.294	.620	75	0	1
78	Chris Kitsos	25	DMO	A	CHC	113	502	370	13	81	15	4	0	28	7	122	64	.219	.421	.281	.702	104	7	3
79	Russ Rosburg*	23	WCH	A	SLB	60	223	189	24	41	7	3	8	44	3	28	33	.217	.333	.413	.746	78	5	1
80	Hal Smith	22	OMA	A	STL	107	376	339	33	73	10	1	1	21	3	30	44	.215	.283	.260	.543	88	2	5
81	El Tappe	26	DMO	A	CHC	85	301	257	24	55	4	0	0	21	1	33	29	.214	.311	.230	.540	59	3	8
82	Edwin Plank?	24	DMO	A	CHC	107	394	336	45	67	11	0	2	19	1	46	76	.199	.305	.250	.555	84	5	7