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Batting Leaders
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	BA	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Bob Harvey	26	NE	NN2	Maj	.430	NE	27	109	100	21	43	11	2	3	21	2		7		.467	.670	1.137	67		0	2	0
2	Ned Garver	18	NWR	OHSL	D	.407	SLB	50	132	113	26	46	9	1	1	29	3		13	9	.468	.531	.999	60		0	6
3	Ripper Collins	40	ALB	EL	A	.396	PIT	100	386	323	62	128	40	8	3	77	14		55	11	.485	.598	1.083	193		1	7
4	Alberto Hernández	27	PUE	MEX	Ind	.395		83	365	332	60	131	27	9	7	89	8		25	11	.445	.593	1.038	197		5	3
5	Roy Campanella	22	BEG,PS	NN2	Maj	.388	BEG-PS	34	147	139	28	54	13	2	2	28	5		8		.422	.554	.976	77	0	0	0	0
6	Bill Hoskins	30	BEG	NN2	Maj	.388	BEG	30	128	116	24	45	6	3	5	22	0		11		.441	.621	1.062	72		0	1	0
7	William Metzig	25	LRK,CHA	SOUA,AL	A1,Maj	.380	CHW	41	178	163	25	62	5	5	0	22	1	0	13	21	.429	.472	.902	77	1	1	1	0
8	Lázaro Salazar	31	MTY	MEX	Ind	.379		83	323	261	52	99	13	6	2	59	19		60	6	.495	.498	.993	130		0	2
9	Artie Wilson	23	BBB	NAL	Maj	.379	BBB	31	140	132	22	50	7	5	0	14	2		6		.410	.508	.918	67		1	1
10	Henry Kimbro	32	BEG	NN2	Maj	.377	BEG	33	147	130	28	49	7	4	2	14	4		16		.445	.538	.984	70		0	1	0
11	Red Schoendienst	21	ROC	IL	AA	.373	STL	25	116	102	26	38	3	2	2	14	16	2	13	1	.443	.500	.943	51	0	0	1
12	George Binks	29	MLW,WS1	AA,AL	AA,Maj	.369	WSH	105	322	293	59	108	17	2	10	66	8	0	25	26	.425	.543	.968	159	3	4	0	0
13	Toshiaki Okamura	32	KKI	JPBL	Fgn	.369		35	147	130	17	48	4	0	0	4	9	1	15	3	.434	.400	.834	52		0	2
14	Lindsay Deal	32	ATA	SOUA	A1	.365		135	586	521	99	190	40	5	11	124	3		52	24	.431	.524	.955	273		9	4
15	René Monteagudo	28	CNG,WS1	SOUA,AL	A1,Maj	.363	WSH	126	515	457	63	166	23	3	1	73	6	0	56	22	.433	.433	.866	198	0	0	2	0
16	Bill Jankowski	18	WMT	ISLG	B	.360	PHI	41	179	164	31	59	10	3	1	20	1		10	27	.407	.476	.882	78		3	2
17	Norman Veazey	30	CNG	SOUA	A1	.360	WSH	135	547	503	75	181	23	9	1	89	9		38	18	.408	.447	.855	225		3	3
18	Jim West	39	PS	NN2	Maj	.358	PS	51	223	201	35	72	14	2	1	33	2		17		.414	.463	.876	93	1	2	3
19	Johnny Wyrostek	24	CLB	AA	AA	.358	STL	110	491	416	87	149	50	5	10	69	11		60	36	.443	.575	1.017	239	6	3	12
20	Ed Steele	28	BBB	NAL	Maj	.357	BBB	32	131	112	25	40	6	4	3	23	3		14		.442	.563	1.004	63		3	2
21	Dixie Walker	33	BRO	NL	Maj	.357	BRO	147	611	535	77	191	37	8	13	91	6	2	72	27	.434	.529	.963	283	6	1	3	16
22	Ira Houck	19	LNC	ISLG	B	.356	PHA	140	606	533	91	190	28	11	3	94	3		67	56	.431	.467	.898	249		3	3
23	Luke Majorki	18	NWR	OHSL	D	.355	SLB	91	370	338	71	120	19	7	10	73	17		28	38	.408	.541	.949	183		2	2
24	Hal Spindel	31	SLE	PCL	AA	.355		65	241	211	22	75	13	2	0	32	2		18	14	.406	.436	.842	92		0	12
25	Dick Wakefield	23	DET	AL	Maj	.355	DET	78	332	276	53	98	15	5	12	53	2	2	55	29	.464	.576	1.040	159	5	1	0	7
26	Gil Coan	22	KPT,CNG	APPY,SOUA	D,A1	.354	WSH	120	519	461	123	163	21	12	13	79	26		40	58	.420	.536	.956	247		13	5
27	Roland Gladu	33	HFD,BSN	EL,NL	A,Maj	.354	BSN	140	569	483	97	171	30	15	8	109	8	0	80	19	.449	.528	.977	255	2	3	3	0
28	John Griffiths	42	YOR	ISLG	B	.354	PIT	104	424	384	70	136	28	8	0	65	18		30	6	.407	.469	.875	180		4	6
29	Babe Martin	24	TOL,SLA	AA,AL	AA,Maj	.354	SLB	116	439	390	82	138	28	10	14	73	7	0	40	33	.421	.585	1.005	228	19	5	4	0
30	Alva Phillips	18	ERW	APPY	D	.353	CHC	31	109	102	18	36	10	1	1	22	1		6	25	.394	.500	.894	51		1	0
31	Marvin Williams	24	PS	NN2	Maj	.353	PS	52	226	207	35	73	17	4	3	50	3		16		.399	.517	.916	107	0	0	3
32	Joe Antolick	28	WMT,PHI	ISLG,NL	B,Maj	.352	PHI	73	270	250	33	88	14	2	2	40	0	0	14	23	.391	.448	.839	112	0	2	4	0
33	Jack Bolling	27	BRO	NL	Maj	.351	BRO	56	147	131	21	46	14	1	1	25	0	0	14	4	.418	.496	.914	65	4	1	1	2
34	Ray Stokes	20	KPT	APPY	D	.351		106	463	422	80	148	21	8	4	81	19		36	41	.407	.467	.874	197		4	1
35	Bill McGhee	35	PHA,LRK	AL,SOUA	Maj,A1	.349	PHA-CHW	121	505	464	71	162	28	4	1	53	6	1	39	27	.401	.433	.834	201	10	1	1	3
36	Earl York	17	ERW,PTH	APPY,PIED	D,B	.349	CHC	128	550	524	80	183	22	12	5	101	32		22	71	.378	.466	.843	244		2	2
37	Toshio Kurosawa	30	KYO	JPBL	Fgn	.348		35	161	135	23	47	6	4	0	17	14	6	24	7	.447	.452	.898	61		0	2
38	Garrett McBryde	26	KNX	SOUA	A1	.348		36	154	135	28	47	7	2	1	17	3		16	13	.425	.452	.877	61		2	1
39	Jack Saltzgaver	41	KCY	AA	AA	.348	NYY	85	266	210	42	73	12	4	1	22	1		53	13	.481	.457	.938	96	4	1	2
40	Paul Martin	25	MEM	SOUA	A1	.347	SLB	104	390	357	68	124	21	6	4	44	3		29	13	.398	.473	.871	169		1	3
41	Stan Musial	23	SLN	NL	Maj	.347	STL	146	667	568	112	197	51	14	12	94	7	7	90	28	.440	.549	.990	312	7	5	4	9
42	Pedro Pagés	30	PUE	MEX	Ind	.347		90	417	372	80	129	20	11	5	78	15		40	10	.413	.500	.913	186		2	3
43	Ed Stone	34	PS	NN2	Maj	.347	PS	49	218	196	41	68	9	6	0	31	0		19		.405	.454	.859	89	0	0	3
44	Heinz Becker	28	MLW	AA	AA	.346		146	626	526	115	182	26	9	10	115	6		93	43	.448	.487	.935	256	14	4	3
45	William Cayton	24	ALB,TTO	EL,IL	A,AA	.346	PIT	34	131	104	25	36	5	2	0	14	1	0	19	9	.447	.433	.880	45	0	0	8
46	Babe Herman	41	HOL	PCL	AA	.346		78	124	107	8	37	8	1	0	23	0		17	10	.435	.439	.875	47		0	0
47	Pancho Coimbre	35	NYC	NN2	Maj	.345	NYC	32	130	113	20	39	10	1	2	21	2		11		.417	.504	.922	57	0	3	3	2
48	Pedro Formental	29	VEZ	MEX	Ind	.345		88	394	330	81	114	24	9	5	73	14		61	20	.449	.518	.967	171		1	2
49	Charles George	31	NVL	SOUA	A1	.345	CHC	94	409	371	68	128	35	1	2	79	9		35	39	.403	.461	.864	171		1	2
50	Red Marion	30	STP	AA	AA	.345	BRO	114	445	394	67	136	21	3	10	80	8		45	37	.415	.490	.905	193	8	2	4
51	Ted Petoskey	33	BIR	SOUA	A1	.345	CIN	73	298	275	48	95	11	2	0	29	5		18	13	.388	.400	.788	110		1	4
52	Stanley Shubilla	27	TRE	ISLG	B	.345	BRO	33	131	116	20	40	7	3	1	16	2		13	18	.415	.483	.898	56		1	1
53	Donald Fitzpatrick	21	KPT	APPY	D	.344		84	356	311	53	107	17	3	1	70	5		44	16	.427	.428	.855	133		1	0
54	Hal Peck	27	MLW,PHA	AA,AL	AA,Maj	.344	PHA	150	678	587	140	202	25	9	13	84	18	2	71	44	.422	.484	.906	284	3	8	12	0
55	Pete Elko	26	NVL,LOS,CHN	SOUA,PCL,NL	A1,AA,Maj	.343	CHC	137	571	508	96	174	32	5	4	84	12	0	58	32	.411	.449	.860	228	0	1	4	0
56	Russ Lyon	31	INA,CLE	AA,AL	AA,Maj	.343	BSN-CLE	71	197	178	18	61	14	1	2	55	1	0	17	14	.406	.466	.872	83	12	2	0	0
57	Dino Restelli	19	SFR	PCL	AA	.343		38	157	137	23	47	10	5	1	19	6		13	17	.423	.511	.934	70		6	1
58	John Fitzpatrick	40	OLE	PONY	D	.342	BRO	84	303	266	28	91	17	1	0	35	3		28	0	.419	.414	.832	110		7	2
59	Buck Leonard	36	HG	NN2	Maj	.341	HG	49	221	179	48	61	15	7	7	39	1		31		.451	.620	1.071	111	0	5	6	0
60	Hank Nowak	26	HGR	ISLG	B	.341	DET	135	588	540	96	184	45	9	10	96	14		42	42	.394	.513	.906	277		5	1
61	Lloyd Gearhart	20	ATA	SOUA	A1	.340		61	208	194	44	66	8	5	1	22	7		7	36	.369	.448	.818	87		2	5
62	Cecil Payne	36	LBG	PIED	B	.340	STL	133	581	532	81	181	29	10	0	99	4		35	15	.385	.432	.818	230		4	10
63	Lloyd Randol	23	YOR	ISLG	B	.340	PIT	138	625	539	109	183	43	14	12	117	7		62	54	.424	.538	.962	290		17	7
64	Herbert Schmiedeke	21	LIM	OHSL	D	.340	STL	120	534	444	116	151	18	11	3	64	29		79	47	.442	.450	.892	200		2	9
65	Mayo Smith	29	BFL	IL	AA	.340	DET	150	660	500	123	170	30	4	8	55	12	5	149	15	.495	.464	.959	232	2	4	7
66	Verl Wood	23	ERW,PTH	APPY,PIED	D,B	.340	CHC	81	335	306	42	104	19	7	4	57	8		23	32	.397	.487	.884	149		6	0
67	Neal Reside	23	LIM	OHSL	D	.339	STL	126	570	510	120	173	32	13	8	102	39		45	75	.398	.500	.898	255		5	10
68	Tommy Sampson	31	BBB	NAL	Maj	.339	BBB	30	124	112	18	38	4	2	0	13	1		7		.393	.411	.804	46		3	2
69	Vince Shupe	22	HFD	EL	A	.339	BSN	136	600	552	95	187	37	5	4	109	7		34	35	.379	.446	.825	246		2	12
70	Frank Bowa	19	LIM,SAC	OHSL,PCL	D,AA	.338	STL	94	391	340	79	115	14	5	0	29	25		38	35	.413	.409	.821	139		5	8
71	Steve Collins	26	KNX	SOUA	A1	.338		118	527	456	75	154	25	1	2	58	14		66	23	.421	.410	.832	187		0	5
72	John Gwosden	22	HRN	PONY	D	.338	PIT	117	506	473	80	160	30	1	12	78	15		27	70	.375	.482	.857	228		1	5
73	Michinori Tsubochi	30	ASI	JPBL	Fgn	.338		35	155	136	22	46	11	2	0	11	16	1	14	4	.404	.449	.853	61		1	4
74	Jodie Beeler	23	BIR,CIN	SOUA,NL	A1,Maj	.337	CIN	127	517	448	83	151	29	5	1	67	15	0	63	36	.420	.431	.851	193	0	1	5	0
75	Roy Eder	20	ZAN,STP	OHSL,AA	D,AA	.337	BRO	49	210	175	31	59	4	8	0	32	7		32	29	.440	.451	.891	79		0	3
76	Joe Medwick	32	NY1	NL	Maj	.337	NYG	128	535	490	64	165	24	3	7	85	2	5	38	24	.386	.441	.826	216	12	1	6	9
77	Bob Rothel	20	BAT	PONY	D	.337	CLE	125	555	487	98	164	33	4	5	78	12		59	36	.410	.452	.861	220		1	8
78	Wayne Blackburn	29	INA	AA	AA	.336	BSN	149	653	535	104	180	23	7	1	65	25		99	29	.445	.411	.857	220	7	6	13
79	Johnny Bucha	19	ALN,CLB	ISLG,AA	B,AA	.336	STL	103	379	333	71	112	15	6	16	83	5		41	44	.414	.562	.975	187		3	2
80	Billy Goodman	18	ATA	SOUA	A1	.336		137	628	554	122	186	22	13	2	64	19		65	69	.405	.433	.839	240		0	9
81	Johnny Hopp	27	SLN	NL	Maj	.336	STL	139	591	527	106	177	35	9	11	72	15	5	58	47	.404	.499	.903	263	6	2	4	0
82	Bill Lewis	39	KNX	SOUA	A1	.336		80	274	217	44	73	14	5	1	41	4		53	10	.469	.461	.929	100		1	3
83	Josh Gibson	32	HG	NN2	Maj	.335	HG	49	199	176	39	59	8	6	9	49	3		23		.412	.602	1.014	106	1	0	0	3
84	Fred Marsh	23	LNC	ISLG	B	.335	PHA	115	504	480	86	161	20	8	8	82	23		22	27	.367	.460	.827	221		2	0
85	John Mihalic	32	NVL	SOUA	A1	.335	CHC	69	325	239	58	80	13	1	0	37	4		81	25	.505	.397	.902	95		1	4
86	Wild Bill Wright	30	MXD	MEX	Ind	.335		87	377	334	59	112	24	7	10	60	14		42	12	.411	.539	.950	180		1	0
87	Bobby Ávila	20	PUE	MEX	Ind	.334		90	433	371	83	124	17	14	2	35	19		53	18	.419	.472	.891	175		1	8
88	Charlie Brewster	27	NVL,CHN	SOUA,NL	A1,Maj	.334	CHC	126	539	488	105	163	33	6	9	62	43	1	48	47	.397	.482	.879	235	1	3	0	0
89	Howard Cantrell	25	LRK	SOUA	A1	.334	CHW	111	498	449	76	150	30	8	6	113	4		44	19	.395	.477	.871	214		1	4
90	Frankie Austin	27	PS	NN2	Maj	.333	PS	47	224	192	47	64	11	5	0	24	5		28		.418	.443	.861	85	0	0	4
91	Johnny Davis	27	NE	NN2	Maj	.333	NE	32	123	108	17	36	5	3	2	21	0		13		.405	.491	.896	53		0	2	1
92	Pete Gray	29	MEM	SOUA	A1	.333	SLB	129	561	501	119	167	21	9	5	60	68		44	12	.387	.441	.828	221		0	16
93	Murray Rothman	23	HGR	ISLG	B	.333	DET	137	588	508	86	169	43	10	1	92	2		62	21	.409	.463	.872	235		4	14
94	Harry Sweeney	28	YOR,PIT	ISLG,NL	B,Maj	.333	PIT	130	568	487	97	162	39	3	14	108	6	0	67	70	.419	.511	.930	249	0	5	9	0
95	Walter Alston	32	TRE,ROC	ISLG,IL	B,AA	.332	BRO-STL	65	256	199	48	66	10	2	9	50	2	0	47	28	.462	.538	.999	107	1	1	9
96	Gene Nance	30	MEM	SOUA	A1	.332	SLB	123	517	458	69	152	24	4	4	87	8		51	12	.400	.428	.828	196		1	7
97	Art Rebel	30	KNX,CLB	SOUA,AA	A1,AA	.332	STL	106	444	385	69	128	29	8	0	70	6		49	22	.412	.449	.861	173	1	3	7
98	Ray Dandridge	30	NE	NN2	Maj	.331	NE	31	137	133	19	44	7	2	1	17	3		4		.350	.436	.786	58		0	0	0
99	Jeff Heath	29	CLE	AL	Maj	.331	CLE	60	170	151	20	50	5	2	5	33	0	1	18	12	.402	.490	.892	74	2	0	1	3
100	Ed Mierkowicz	20	HGR	ISLG	B	.331	DET	139	584	541	90	179	33	6	5	97	5		32	64	.373	.442	.814	239		4	7

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