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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	SF	IBB
1	William Gilmore	22	LWT,CPC,BOI	SOSL,BSTL,PION	D,B,C	.465	MLN	94	257	198	64	92	26	0	9	66	2	2	53	35	.574	.722	1.296	143		2	1	3	0
2	Len Tucker	26	PAM	SWLG	B	.404		140	639	565	181	228	40	13	51	181	47		64	83	.469	.791	1.261	447		8	0	2
3	Mario Garcia	--	CHH	CMXL	C	.403		66	279	226	49	91	17	4	7	56	4		39	16	.502	.606	1.108	137	7	9	2	3
4	William Fries	21	KEA	NESL	D	.394	NYY	50	211	165	38	65	12	2	5	43	7		40	26	.514	.582	1.096	96		3	1	2
5	Alonzo Perry	34	MXD	MEX	AA	.392		123	535	451	103	177	33	13	28	118	10		67	38	.467	.710	1.177	320	6	6	0	11
6	Walt Tyler	26	YUM	AZMX	C	.392	CIN	130	623	531	118	208	43	17	12	105	12		79	51	.469	.605	1.073	321		4	2	7
7	Dick Whitman	35	SJO	CALL	C	.391		129	521	448	94	175	34	15	5	94	17		60	19	.460	.567	1.027	254		3	4	6
8	Deacon Jones	22	DBQ,WLO	MIDW,IIIL	D,B	.387	CHW	118	516	380	117	147	26	8	26	126	9		118	48	.528	.703	1.231	267		7	1	10
9	Claudio Solano	30	CEA	AZMX	C	.386		129	615	502	147	194	39	1	45	174	5		94	46	.478	.737	1.215	370		6	0	13
10	Jimmie Hall	18	SPI	NESL	D	.385	WSH	58	268	226	65	87	11	6	15	61	4		41	32	.479	.686	1.165	155		0	1	0
11	Zacatillo Guerrero	29	CEA	AZMX	C	.384		111	525	445	134	171	44	1	21	95	12		67	20	.463	.629	1.092	280		3	4	6
12	Eddie Logan	23	MTT	MIDW	D	.384	PHI	121	583	528	131	203	39	13	15	80	12		46	68	.436	.593	1.029	313		4	3	2
13	Diomedes Olivo	37	MXD	MEX	AA	.381		65	117	113	9	43	6	1	2	23	0		2	14	.388	.504	.892	57	3	0	1	1
14	Ike Palmer	32	CRL	SWLG	B	.381		124	558	506	108	193	55	11	21	124	0		38	37	.424	.658	1.082	333		5	1	8
15	Felipe Alou	21	COC,LKC	FLOR,EVAN	D,C	.377	NYG	124	543	454	111	171	15	6	21	99	48		68	40	.456	.570	1.026	259		7	3	11	7
16	Don Dillard	19	DYB	FLOR	D	.375	CLE	128	558	510	87	191	28	17	10	127	4		39	76	.418	.555	.973	283		3	1	5	4
17	Jorge Gomez	21	NOG	AZMX	C	.374		69	297	246	73	92	21	0	21	74	12		45	44	.481	.715	1.197	176		6	0	0
18	Paul Owens	32	OLE	PONY	D	.368	PHI	114	493	399	87	147	34	3	9	76	6		80	40	.480	.536	1.017	214		7	6	1
19	Roberto Fernandez	28	ROS	SWLG	B	.367		143	669	629	132	231	64	4	13	116	7		29	44	.393	.544	.937	342		3	0	8
20	Juan Hernandez	--	DUR	CMXL	C	.365		101	464	345	103	126	21	7	22	102	13		100	55	.509	.658	1.167	227	7	9	2	8
21	Bobby Jurecko	21	CVS	SWLG	B	.365	CIN	64	144	126	22	46	13	2	1	22	0		14	27	.426	.524	.949	66		0	3	1
22	Don Stokes	34	PLV	SWLG	B	.365		138	638	551	155	201	46	2	17	88	1		83	34	.449	.548	.997	302		2	1	1
23	Gerald Cooper	22	MXL	AZMX	C	.364	STL	126	576	473	111	172	34	7	3	69	14		83	34	.462	.484	.946	229		9	5	6
24	Art Cuitti	29	AMA	WL	A	.364		138	611	514	132	187	21	2	46	139	3		85	62	.451	.681	1.132	350	9	3	1	8
25	Robert Pascal	26	MGV	PION	C	.364	CHC	129	577	431	114	157	31	3	27	137	4		128	62	.511	.638	1.149	275		10	0	8
26	Gilberto Villarreal	28	CHH	CMXL	C	.364		102	474	393	94	143	19	10	14	85	9		69	12	.457	.570	1.027	224	12	4	1	7
27	Enid Drake	27	THO	GASL	D	.363	BAL	41	122	102	18	37	9	3	4	24	0		16	17	.434	.627	1.062	64		0	0	4
28	Mal Walton	22	DOU	AZMX	C	.363	PIT	125	597	543	133	197	34	11	24	103	9		40	45	.404	.599	1.002	325		2	5	7
29	Pedro Ramírez	35	SAL	CMXL	C	.362		99	435	370	80	134	21	8	22	108	10		48	24	.439	.641	1.079	237	12	8	2	7
30	Whitey Ries	26	DOT	ALFL	D	.361	STL	76	280	244	39	88	19	0	10	56	6		34	9	.441	.561	1.002	137		1	1
31	Steve Bilko	27	LOS	PCL	Opn	.360	CHC	162	709	597	163	215	18	6	55	164	4		104	105	.453	.687	1.140	410	13	2	0	6
32	John Bruzga	30	PAM	SWLG	B	.360		106	462	389	88	140	23	4	25	126	0		60	60	.447	.632	1.079	246		6	1	6
33	Lee Handley	21	PRS	MIDW	D	.360	CHC	126	559	480	115	173	29	5	16	106	10		74	55	.445	.542	.987	260		2	0	3
34	Don Hunter	24	ELP	SWLG	B	.359		144	630	527	116	189	44	5	27	142	0		86	49	.447	.615	1.061	324		5	3	9
35	James Robinette	21	PAM,SAV	SWLG,SALL	B,A	.359	CIN	117	534	473	137	170	37	6	26	106	5		49	59	.418	.628	1.046	297		3	3	6
36	Len VanDeHey	24	ABQ	WL	A	.359	NYG	140	607	549	80	197	36	5	10	110	2		44	31	.400	.497	.897	273	13	1	2	11
37	Jim Kirby	33	PTA	BSTL	B	.358		136	608	530	90	190	34	2	11	105	14		66	27	.429	.492	.921	261		4	2	6	13
38	Albie Pearson	21	OKC,SFR	TL,PCL	AA,Opn	.358	BOS	153	682	581	98	208	36	6	7	46	14	10	91	41	.445	.477	.922	277	3	3	4	3
39	Bob Johnson	20	IDF	PION	C	.357	DET	132	621	555	133	198	43	19	7	90	25		57	51	.418	.541	.959	300		4	2	3
40	Tony Alomar	23	FRE	CALL	C	.356	STL	128	576	514	114	183	23	20	0	66	26		49	45	.413	.479	.891	246		4	4	5
41	Charley Grant	35	GRC	ALFL	D	.356		116	459	433	100	154	29	6	25	112	11		17	39	.380	.624	1.004	270		0	9
42	Dick Greco	30	MOD	CALL	C	.356	NYY	140	648	539	135	192	39	3	44	162	14		95	80	.456	.685	1.141	369		8	1	5
43	Hank Robinson	33	YUM	AZMX	C	.356	CIN	34	136	118	22	42	8	0	8	25	0		16	14	.437	.627	1.064	74		1	1	0
44	Sammy Taylor	23	TPK,ATA	WL,SOUA	A,AA	.356	MLN	137	580	531	116	189	38	8	28	123	4		42	80	.407	.614	1.021	326	10	4	3	0
45	Orlando Cepeda	18	SCL	NORL	C	.355	NYG	125	556	499	100	177	33	9	26	112	11		43	43	.405	.613	1.019	306		3	6	5
46	Joseph Rosania	21	DOU,BIL	AZMX,PION	C	.355	PIT	120	529	451	116	160	21	14	18	93	16		71	54	.445	.583	1.028	263		2	5	0
47	Art Bowland	33	SAA	SWLG	B	.354		135	575	492	92	174	24	1	22	115	3		72	37	.431	.541	.972	266		1	2	8
48	Al Gionfriddo	34	VIS	CALL	C	.354		140	658	522	135	185	30	8	9	73	3		127	26	.481	.494	.975	258		4	1	4
49	Humberto Guerrero	23	CEA	AZMX	C	.354		128	589	469	137	166	34	8	34	124	8		108	75	.478	.678	1.156	318		7	1	4
50	Hillis Layne	38	LEW	NORW	B	.354		109	453	362	77	128	24	0	15	86	3		73	18	.458	.544	1.002	197		5	3	10
51	Roy Parker	30	CVS	SWLG	B	.354	CIN	134	606	508	123	180	39	6	36	133	4		90	49	.449	.667	1.116	339		1	2	5
52	Hal Simpson	38	ROS	SWLG	B	.354		143	654	534	113	189	38	4	25	123	0		92	42	.457	.581	1.038	310		18	0	10
53	Rusty Burns	38	PLV,LRK	SWLG,SOUA	B,AA	.353		116	526	447	119	158	30	3	38	124	0		68	68	.442	.678	1.120	303		6	1	4
54	Carlos Castillo	23	TUC	AZMX	C	.353		117	539	481	117	170	29	6	11	66	31		41	55	.404	.507	.911	244		1	14	2
55	Richard Drain	23	DOU	AZMX	C	.353	PIT	116	516	467	87	165	18	10	13	104	2		31	27	.392	.518	.910	242		4	6	8
56	Lefty Lewis	31	YAK	NORW	B	.353		131	577	529	116	187	31	7	26	140	10		40	53	.397	.586	.983	310		1	3	4
57	Mickey Mantle	24	NYA	AL	Maj	.353	NYY	150	652	533	132	188	22	5	52	130	10	1	112	99	.464	.705	1.169	376	4	2	1	4	6
58	Chase Riddle	30	ABY	GAFL	D	.353	STL	137	581	464	115	164	39	3	24	142	35		100	49	.463	.606	1.068	281		4	2	11
59	Taffy Wright	44	ORL	FLOR	D	.353		64	262	215	29	76	12	1	2	40	1		42	12	.458	.447	.905	96		2	0	3	3
60	Russ Gragg	22	PCY	SOSL	D	.352	CHC	140	642	520	118	183	25	15	7	120	71	8	109	37	.462	.498	.960	259		3	4	6
61	John Kreuter	22	PRS	MIDW	D	.352	CHC	120	531	438	112	154	29	3	14	99	9		84	29	.452	.527	.979	231		2	0	7
62	Don Saner	22	KEK	IIIL	B	.352	CLE	28	137	108	26	38	15	2	3	21	5		26	13	.474	.611	1.085	66		0	2	1
63	Jose St. Clair	--	SAL	CMXL	C	.352		99	429	378	53	133	20	7	5	59	1		42	20	.416	.481	.897	182	12	3	1	5
64	Leroy Scercy	19	GRI	NESL	D	.351	KCA	59	261	208	63	73	8	6	10	44	27		48	45	.475	.591	1.066	123		3	0	2
65	Harvey Angelo	21	PHX	AZMX	C	.350	BAL	107	524	451	124	158	26	6	22	101	16		61	22	.421	.581	1.002	262		1	1	10
66	Danny Ozark	32	WFL	BSTL	B	.350	BRO	113	455	386	92	135	23	3	32	101	15		59	50	.441	.674	1.114	260		6	1	3	11
67	Bob Usher	31	SDG	PCL	Opn	.350	CLE	157	678	595	84	208	37	5	12	74	5		56	43	.411	.489	.901	291	18	8	17	2
68	Dick Wilson	33	BAK	CALL	C	.350	PHI	137	607	520	108	182	35	3	33	132	10		73	52	.428	.619	1.048	322		5	0	9
69	Humberto Barbon	31	YUM	AZMX	C	.349	CIN	120	521	456	98	159	27	5	32	123	7		51	59	.412	.640	1.053	292		4	2	8
70	Lindon Duncan	20	DEC	MIDW	D	.349	STL	106	454	381	93	133	22	5	3	62	18		60	37	.435	.457	.892	174		2	6	5
71	Phil Jantze	21	ARD	SOSL	D	.349	STL	121	548	439	86	153	29	9	3	91	12	1	91	34	.463	.476	.939	209		9	2	7
72	Paul Price	19	OLE	PONY	D	.349	PHI	123	453	421	100	147	24	4	6	69	10		13	97	.371	.468	.839	197		3	14	2
73	Leo Rodriguez	26	MCT	MEX	AA	.349		112	504	441	98	154	33	3	3	66	6		41	16	.402	.458	.860	202	12	3	11	8
74	Neb Wilson	33	DSV,BIR	ALFL,SOUA	D,AA	.349	NYY	131	603	461	138	161	28	1	42	139	15		124	47	.498	.688	1.186	317	2	14	3	1
75	Juan Rodriguez	28	DUR	CMXL	C	.348		92	416	330	89	115	19	16	9	64	10		71	44	.465	.585	1.050	193	6	5	5	5
76	Valmy Thomas	30	ABQ,JHN,MNE	WL,EL,AA	A,AAA	.348	NYG	104	396	345	62	120	18	2	11	64	4		44	18	.423	.501	.924	173	10	3	1	3
77	Ervin Ford	26	ELP	SWLG	B	.347		130	569	539	102	187	32	10	10	73	22		21	37	.371	.499	.870	269		2	3	4
78	Ike Jackson	33	MDL	SWLG	B	.347		135	597	539	102	187	38	6	31	138	5		47	72	.401	.612	1.013	330		4	3	4
79	Gene Mauch	30	LOS,BOS	PCL,AL	Opn,Maj	.347	CHC-BOS	153	678	591	127	205	29	3	20	85	2	0	73	46	.422	.508	.930	300	17	5	8	1	0
80	Bob Wellman	30	MOU	GAFL	D	.347	CIN	137	573	475	101	165	37	2	30	124	12		82	43	.441	.623	1.064	296		5	2	9
81	Sheldon Brodsky	19	HRN	PONY	D	.346	BRO	95	423	387	81	134	21	2	25	90	4		28	40	.396	.605	1.000	234		5	1	2
82	Daniel Howard	24	ROS,MTY,TPK	SWLG,MEX,WL	B,AA,A	.346	MLN	98	414	382	93	132	21	5	33	89	7		26	105	.392	.686	1.078	262	0	4	1	1
83	Nick Vancho	22	MCK	NESL	D	.346	MLN	45	209	188	39	65	16	1	4	35	3		17	17	.402	.505	.907	95		2	0	2
84	Thomas Humber	24	CLI	MIDW	D	.345	PIT	122	548	487	120	168	24	10	3	71	67		46	29	.407	.454	.860	221		6	7	2
85	Fernando Pedrozo	32	MXD	MEX	AA	.345		120	507	464	70	160	27	9	3	66	8		31	44	.386	.461	.848	214	14	3	5	4
86	Ted Williams	37	BOS	AL	Maj	.345	BOS	136	503	400	71	138	28	2	24	82	0	0	102	39	.479	.605	1.084	242	13	1	0	0	11
87	Billy Capps	37	PHX	AZMX	C	.344	BAL	123	586	508	99	175	31	2	8	88	9		64	27	.419	.461	.880	234		5	4	5
88	Ernest Choukalos	29	TUC,ABQ	AZMX,WL	C,A	.344	NYG	102	398	358	65	123	29	1	17	86	1		29	39	.395	.573	.968	205	1	5	1	5
89	Ev Joyner	29	SHV	TL	AA	.344		150	652	584	114	201	43	5	13	91	12	3	65	34	.409	.502	.910	293		0	1	2
90	Gene Klingler	26	LEW	NORW	B	.344		131	580	450	110	155	38	1	14	88	19		114	75	.477	.527	1.003	237		5	5	6
91	Luis Márquez	30	POR	PCL	Opn	.344	BRO	155	658	602	122	207	27	10	25	110	18		43	77	.385	.547	.932	329	11	2	4	7
92	Humberto Marti	29	TUC	AZMX	C	.344		102	447	381	74	131	23	2	11	91	4		58	24	.425	.501	.926	191		0	2	6
93	Samuel Mauney	23	MGV	PION	C	.343	CHC	106	446	400	62	137	25	3	9	94	3		29	40	.396	.488	.883	195		10	1	6
94	Sammy Miley	25	LIN	WL	A	.343	PIT	123	550	496	95	170	32	5	13	80	21		44	33	.397	.506	.903	251	12	2	6	2
95	Vernon Neal	19	HDG	NESL	D	.343	CHW	35	149	137	32	47	10	3	1	22	2		12	15	.396	.482	.878	66		0	0	0
96	Glenn Owens	23	OLE	PONY	D	.343	PHI	1234	554	452	84	155	28	1	20	95	15		93	71	.453	.542	.995	245		1	4	4
97	Wild Bill Wright	42	AGU	CMXL	C	.343		79	332	297	48	102	8	3	8	45	7		27	8	.406	.471	.877	140	7	5	2	1
98	Frank Tornay	29	PLV	SWLG	B	.342		108	490	427	114	146	29	3	32	107	4		46	48	.405	.649	1.054	277		5	4	8
99	Tom Wright	32	BIR,WS1,CHL,LOU	SOUA,AL,AA	AA,Maj,AAA	.342	NYY-DET-WSH	101	208	184	24	63	13	1	5	29	0	0	14	26	.389	.505	.895	93	4	2	5	3	0
100	Victor Ceballos	21	NOG,MXD	AZMX,MEX	C,AA	.341		100	386	323	76	110	16	4	19	70	7		53	85	.440	.585	1.026	189		7	0	3

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