1956 Northern League Batting Leaders

1955 Season 1957 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 492 games, 8 teams, approx. 123 games in season

Attendance: 644,003 (1,308/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	SF
1	Orlando Cepeda	18	SCL	C	NYG	125	556	499	100	177	33	9	26	112	11	43	43	.355	.406	.613	1.019	306	3	6	5
2	Raymond Reed	27	EAU	C	MLN	48	210	178	36	60	14	0	8	33	1	27	17	.337	.421	.551	.972	98	1	1	3
3	Bennie Crumpton	27	GFK	C	PIT	110	474	378	89	127	21	7	12	70	39	86	103	.336	.462	.524	.986	198	6	0	4
4	Inocencio Rodriguez*	22	SCL	C	NYG	124	545	442	95	147	20	3	20	111	18	86	62	.333	.443	.527	.970	233	7	3	7
5	Brent Holder	23	EAU	C	MLN	121	561	472	107	156	30	7	13	61	4	70	41	.331	.429	.506	.936	239	14	2	3
6	Harry Huber?	20	FMH	C	CLE	50	202	169	31	54	9	1	8	35	1	26	27	.320	.418	.527	.945	89	4	1	2
7	Robert MacConnell?	26	EAU	C	MLN	122	543	495	77	158	23	5	12	95	5	43	39	.319	.371	.459	.829	227	0	1	4
8	Leonard Hunt*	27	ABD	C	BAL	100	425	356	83	113	26	6	12	52	6	62	39	.317	.415	.525	.940	187	0	3	4
9	Pedro Cardenal	20	WPG	C	STL	118	515	464	88	146	17	9	8	96	14	40	36	.315	.368	.442	.810	205	2	4	5
10	Nicky Tedesco?	20	SCL	C	NYG	76	270	220	51	69	4	1	0	24	18	42	26	.314	.425	.341	.766	75	2	4	2
11	Tony Washington*	19	GFK	C	PIT	121	548	515	97	161	36	9	21	90	20	24	84	.313	.343	.540	.883	278	2	3	4
12	Robert Folkert?	23	WPG	C	STL	97	403	321	41	99	10	5	1	37	11	70	40	.308	.432	.380	.812	122	3	5	4
13	Alfredo Conton	27	WAU	C	CIN	98	425	376	64	114	17	4	4	40	25	40	42	.303	.376	.402	.778	151	5	2	2
14	Jesse Gonder	20	WAU	C	CIN	119	477	415	54	123	23	2	14	68	6	54	72	.296	.380	.463	.842	192	3	3	2
15	Herman Grabert	22	WPG	C	STL	76	288	250	39	74	11	5	5	54	9	29	34	.296	.380	.440	.820	110	6	1	2
16	Richard Simpson	23	ABD	C	BAL	54	225	202	23	59	7	3	2	28	3	15	46	.292	.338	.386	.724	78	1	3	4
17	Russell McClenaghan?	21	GFK	C	PIT	97	365	338	41	98	15	3	5	64	16	18	39	.290	.329	.396	.725	134	3	3	3
18	Paul Studstill	20	SCL	C	NYG	122	552	479	97	139	22	2	6	58	16	51	51	.290	.361	.382	.743	183	3	18	1
19	Larry Collins*	23	WAU	C	CIN	38	148	133	21	38	6	0	2	16	3	10	8	.286	.354	.376	.730	50	4	1	0
20	Guy Lavalliere	24	ABD	C	BAL	100	342	322	30	91	15	0	3	57	2	5	23	.283	.290	.357	.648	115	1	8	6
21	Cliff Cook	19	WAU	C	CIN	124	518	458	77	129	18	3	20	86	15	54	94	.282	.356	.465	.821	213	1	1	4
22	Don Mincher	18	DSU	C	CHW	78	327	273	42	77	14	3	2	49	4	48	33	.282	.398	.377	.775	103	5	0	1
23	John Enrietto?	22	DSU	C	CHW	57	253	221	28	62	11	2	0	17	3	23	19	.281	.353	.348	.702	77	3	4	2
24	Vada Pinson*	17	WAU	C	CIN	75	316	277	35	77	11	5	2	23	16	31	56	.278	.355	.376	.730	104	3	3	2
25	Glen Sullivan?	21	WPG	C	STL	110	482	391	70	108	17	4	1	48	7	76	46	.276	.398	.348	.746	136	5	7	3
26	Martin Rosell	21	WAU	C	CIN	110	479	423	76	116	15	12	21	80	8	50	102	.274	.350	.515	.866	218	1	2	3
27	Terry Sparks?	22	ABD	C	BAL	92	387	308	49	84	12	2	8	45	1	72	49	.273	.410	.403	.813	124	1	4	2
28	Roy Chambers	23	FMH	C	CLE	120	515	473	66	128	27	5	19	73	6	32	108	.271	.324	.469	.794	222	7	0	3
29	Charlie Fox	34	SCL	C	NYG	83	273	240	26	65	13	0	1	28	4	27	21	.271	.346	.338	.683	81	2	1	3
30	Al Kubski?	40	GFK	C	PIT	58	180	140	21	38	3	0	1	31	2	32	22	.271	.406	.314	.720	44	3	0	5
31	Philip Williams?	25	EAU	C	MLN	121	521	439	66	117	26	4	12	6	14	61	61	.267	.365	.426	.791	187	10	6	5
32	Eduardo Monasterio?	24	FMH	C	CLE	118	538	452	89	120	23	2	12	49	7	66	70	.266	.367	.405	.772	183	11	1	8
33	Daryl Robertson	20	SCL	C	NYG	122	522	417	77	111	17	6	14	71	14	85	98	.266	.389	.437	.826	182	3	11	6
34	Fred Serley?	24	FMH	C	CLE	52	226	196	24	52	10	3	6	37	2	24	57	.265	.350	.439	.788	86	3	0	3
35	Virgil Tieken?	20	EAU	C	MLN	63	221	194	17	51	7	0	0	18	0	22	19	.263	.350	.299	.649	58	4	1	0
36	James Burton	20	ABD	C	BAL	36	163	134	21	35	10	0	3	21	1	26	33	.261	.379	.403	.782	54	0	2	1
37	Thomas Denny?	21	DSU	C	CHW	105	477	414	59	108	19	2	6	65	7	48	40	.261	.339	.360	.699	149	5	2	8
38	Mike Weltman	21	GFK	C	PIT	115	496	425	60	111	16	7	6	63	8	62	65	.261	.354	.374	.728	159	2	1	6
39	Samuel Buell*	20	GFK	C	PIT	118	498	401	69	104	11	4	7	53	41	86	100	.259	.391	.359	.750	144	4	2	5
40	Vern Benson	31	WPG	C	STL	109	460	329	66	85	14	3	7	46	6	125	34	.258	.463	.383	.846	126	2	2	2
41	Del Johnston	22	DSU	C	CHW	67	262	221	40	57	13	2	6	37	7	37	39	.258	.364	.416	.780	92	1	1	2
42	Leroy Handcock?	24	FMH	C	CLE	116	467	391	52	100	5	3	3	37	6	64	24	.256	.364	.307	.671	120	3	8	1
43	Dick Lombardi?	23	DSU	C	CHW	119	540	430	73	110	29	4	15	82	10	97	71	.256	.396	.447	.842	192	5	4	4
44	Larry Landerholm?	23	DSU	C	CHW	118	575	418	91	106	25	2	6	53	4	128	73	.254	.431	.366	.797	153	6	18	5
45	Robert Latch?	23	DSU	C	CHW	80	281	228	46	58	9	3	6	36	4	47	51	.254	.378	.399	.777	91	0	3	3
46	Richard Gentry	23	WPG	C	STL	83	321	273	44	69	10	3	2	34	3	36	49	.253	.339	.333	.672	91	2	5	5
47	Chris Salberg	21	DSU	C	CHW	119	552	486	50	123	18	0	2	64	7	43	68	.253	.311	.303	.614	147	2	12	9
48	Bob Rikard	23	WPG	C	STL	92	384	326	48	82	17	4	7	65	7	49	46	.252	.345	.393	.737	128	1	1	7
49	Phil Shartzer	20	WAU	C	CIN	124	497	415	73	104	11	3	8	50	19	69	71	.251	.361	.349	.711	145	5	4	4
50	Bob Bird	19	ABD	C	BAL	58	204	164	22	41	4	2	2	21	1	35	28	.250	.374	.335	.710	55	0	1	4
51	Ralph Flory?	24	EAU	C	MLN	116	518	465	79	116	16	3	5	48	3	39	68	.250	.310	.329	.639	153	4	5	5
52	Edward Molaskey?	25	EAU	C	MLN	72	303	256	42	64	5	5	1	36	1	46	38	.250	.363	.320	.683	82	0	0	1
53	Bob Musgrave*	22	ABD	C	BAL	55	229	176	39	44	8	2	5	21	5	51	36	.250	.419	.403	.822	71	0	2	0
54	Milton Bohannion	25	DSU	C	CHW	86	319	282	48	70	7	1	3	34	8	30	30	.248	.330	.312	.642	88	5	1	1
55	Pete Gongola	19	FMH	C	CLE	46	168	145	20	36	9	1	2	20	0	15	15	.248	.323	.366	.689	53	3	1	4
56	John Grace?	19	EAU	C	MLN	39	145	129	19	32	3	1	1	16	0	13	15	.248	.319	.310	.630	40	1	1	1
57	Carlos Thorne	20	WPG	C	STL	51	142	129	20	32	5	3	2	20	0	2	11	.248	.261	.380	.641	49	1	8	2
58	Dayton Todd?	23	FMH	C	CLE	71	253	210	32	52	6	1	4	36	2	38	18	.248	.365	.343	.708	72	2	1	2
59	Ed Herstek	19	SCL	C	NYG	97	385	330	48	81	7	2	6	38	8	49	45	.246	.345	.333	.678	110	2	2	2
60	Walt Massefski?	21	ABD	C	BAL	67	283	252	42	62	13	1	6	28	3	27	32	.246	.324	.377	.701	95	2	2	0
61	Elder White	22	GFK	C	PIT	124	587	492	109	121	9	7	7	49	41	75	70	.246	.351	.335	.687	165	8	6	6
62	Donald Brown*	20	WPG	C	STL	98	298	258	46	63	10	6	1	25	5	35	32	.244	.339	.341	.680	88	2	3	0
63	Robert Wetzel	20	WAU	C	CIN	120	523	442	65	108	18	2	8	48	23	68	69	.244	.341	.348	.690	154	0	7	6
64	Ernie Bowman	20	SCL	C	NYG	104	450	419	57	101	12	3	3	31	27	23	41	.241	.280	.306	.585	128	0	7	1
65	Charles Elson	21	FMH	C	CLE	89	393	350	50	84	7	4	0	42	4	37	26	.240	.316	.283	.599	99	3	1	2
66	George Kolasa	22	GFK	C	PIT	122	502	456	53	109	15	5	2	52	14	39	53	.239	.298	.307	.605	140	1	2	4
67	Thomas Brown?	20	GFK	C	PIT	119	469	403	51	96	8	9	4	53	4	55	64	.238	.339	.333	.672	134	8	0	3
68	James Hopkins	21	EAU	C	MLN	89	367	328	26	77	8	2	3	36	0	34	46	.235	.316	.299	.615	98	5	0	0
69	Bruce Benson?	24	ABD	C	BAL	125	527	450	51	104	9	1	4	49	3	59	59	.231	.318	.282	.600	127	3	5	10
70	Arthur Lettieri	21	SCL	C	NYG	46	189	160	24	37	6	0	8	34	6	26	36	.231	.342	.419	.761	67	1	2	0
71	Glenn Rediger	21	FMH	C	CLE	72	296	252	38	58	5	2	9	34	1	35	49	.230	.322	.373	.695	94	1	4	4
72	Donald Napierkowski?	22	WAU	C	CIN	75	282	240	23	55	9	2	6	23	3	32	62	.229	.321	.358	.680	86	2	5	3
73	Glenn Butler?	22	WPG	C	STL	57	190	171	18	39	6	2	3	16	3	16	34	.228	.298	.339	.637	58	1	2	0
74	Bob Geels	22	ABD	C	BAL	60	263	224	30	51	7	2	0	23	4	35	24	.228	.331	.277	.608	62	0	3	1
75	John Zeleznock?	23	WPG	C	STL	44	172	145	24	33	3	1	6	26	4	24	26	.228	.335	.386	.722	56	0	2	1
76	Richard Wehman?	22	WAU	C	CIN	51	204	181	26	41	6	1	3	26	3	17	25	.227	.291	.320	.611	58	1	1	4
77	Wayne Paulsen?	23	ABD	C	BAL	99	356	301	37	68	13	1	6	45	4	40	76	.226	.312	.336	.648	101	0	10	5
78	Whitey DeHart?	22	ABD	C	BAL	49	209	169	33	38	9	0	2	27	6	32	31	.225	.353	.314	.666	53	3	2	3
79	Rudy Stanzel?	25	DSU	C	CHW	47	205	165	28	37	6	0	2	16	3	38	29	.224	.373	.297	.670	49	1	1	0
80	Doug Dickey?	22	FMH	C	CLE	74	330	275	37	61	13	3	4	42	0	37	45	.222	.323	.335	.657	92	5	11	2
81	Bill McColly?	26	EAU	C	MLN	122	491	400	47	86	14	2	5	49	0	70	81	.215	.339	.298	.636	119	8	7	6
82	George Pfister	20	ABD	C	BAL	70	318	251	43	53	7	6	1	24	8	63	45	.211	.373	.299	.672	75	2	2	0
83	Galen Williams	23	WPG	C	STL	75	317	265	59	56	9	1	2	32	1	45	33	.211	.325	.276	.600	73	0	6	1
84	William Martin?	--	FMH	C	CLE	39	164	147	21	30	3	2	2	20	5	11	26	.204	.270	.293	.562	43	3	1	2
85	Jack Male?	21	ABD	C	BAL	83	259	227	27	46	6	2	3	26	0	20	51	.203	.278	.286	.565	65	5	4	3
86	Robert Marburger?	20	SCL	C	NYG	62	254	202	25	40	6	0	2	19	8	42	33	.198	.348	.257	.605	52	5	4	1
87	Tommy Vaughan?	21	FMH	C	CLE	37	159	137	24	25	1	1	3	15	0	20	36	.183	.285	.270	.555	37	0	1	1
88	John Spreen?	24	SCL	C	NYG	53	191	155	18	28	4	1	3	16	0	33	60	.181	.332	.277	.609	43	2	1	0
89	Bob Uecker	22	EAU	C	MLN	45	152	129	18	22	2	0	6	17	1	21	33	.171	.287	.326	.612	42	0	2	0