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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	Fran Boniar	24	REN,PBO	CALL,WL	C,A	.421	BRO	121	553	480	107	202	34	15	11	145	7		62	27	.479	.623	1.102	299	0	1	0	10
2	Juan Arias	24	FRS	CMXL	C	.420		85	396	352	82	148	21	2	11	66	11		34	13	.478	.585	1.063	206	9	5	5	0
3	Mike Fandozzi	30	WAY,JCK	GAFL,SALL	D,A	.414	MLN	141	606	476	90	197	27	6	0	66	10		109	25	.522	.479	1.001	228		3	14	4
4	Jaime Serna	--	SLT	CMXL	C	.408		92	377	306	82	125	19	8	7	72	8		65	22	.517	.592	1.109	181	3	5	0	1
5	Paul Owens	33	OLE	NYPL	D	.407	PHI	107	476	369	90	150	30	2	13	88	14		94	22	.523	.604	1.128	223		2	6	5
6	Claudio Solano	31	CEA	AZMX	C	.402		117	552	468	140	188	39	3	41	159	6		69	49	.475	.761	1.235	356		5	0	10
7	Ted Williams	38	BOS	AL	Maj	.388	BOS	132	546	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	0	1	119	43	.526	.731	1.257	307	11	5	0	2	33
8	Fernando Arrieta	30	JLP,YUC,VCZ	VCWL,MEX	FgW,AA	.387		69		230		89			3	45
9	John Spicuzza	22	HOB,OKC	SWLG,TL	B,AA	.386	BOS	129	589	515	113	199	25	23	14	130	7		63	75	.447	.594	1.041	306		1	1	9
10	Daniel Wooldridge	23	SAL	APPY	D-	.384	PIT	32	147	112	33	43	7	2	0	19	1		35	24	.531	.482	1.013	54		0	0	0
11	Pedro Ramírez	36	SLT	CMXL	C	.381		87	421	357	100	136	26	6	17	111	10		55	20	.462	.630	1.092	225	17	3	1	5
12	Don Richmond	37	BAT	NYPL	D	.381	CLE	73	194	160	41	61	15	1	6	40	2		33	9	.490	.600	1.090	96		1	0	0
13	Albert Fantuzzi	21	BLD	APPY	D-	.377	BRO	64	266	231	61	87	20	8	2	64	15		30	13	.445	.558	1.004	129		1	1	3
14	Humberto Barbon	32	MXL	AZMX	C	.376		123	578	524	112	197	41	6	25	132	11		40	67	.415	.620	1.035	325		2	2	10
15	Gerardo Betancourt	20	FRS	CMXL	C	.375		33	150	136	27	51	10	1	7	25	1		10	8	.409	.618	1.027	84	5	0	1	3
16	Silvio Meza	27	SLT	CMXL	C	.373		99	455	410	95	153	25	12	19	122	7		34	41	.421	.632	1.052	259	8	4	1	6
17	Jose St. Clair	--	SLT	CMXL	C	.373		80	343	306	52	114	17	6	4	72	2		33	19	.430	.507	.936	155	10	0	1	3
18	Neb Wilson	34	SPT	FLOR	D	.373	NYY	139	633	515	108	192	47	8	9	104	10	3	101	31	.479	.548	1.027	282		8	5	4
19	Claude Horn	20	CLY,LRK	EVAN,SOUA	C,AA	.372	KCA	123	502	417	96	155	29	8	15	77	18	3	77	89	.473	.588	1.060	245	2	4	3	1
20	Al Pinkston	39	AMA	WL	A	.372		141	611	554	104	206	41	6	23	133	2		43	59	.416	.592	1.008	328	24	4	3	7
21	Richard Allen	21	WVL	NYPL	D	.371	MLN	44	129	105	28	39	10	2	4	23	1		23	20	.488	.619	1.107	65		1	0	0
22	Barry Shetrone	18	PHX	AZMX	C	.371	BAL	125	610	537	151	199	44	17	16	94	55		67	51	.440	.605	1.045	325		1	3	2
23	Humberto Guerrero	24	CEA,MCT	AZMX,MEX	C,AA	.370		97	387	322	94	119	25	6	24	97	6		51	54	.452	.708	1.160	228	0	4	2	8
24	Raymond Patterson	21	CRL	SWLG	B	.370		117	541	449	125	166	21	8	34	112	10		89	71	.475	.679	1.154	305		2	0	1
25	Walt Tyler	27	TUC	AZMX	C	.370		124	565	505	119	187	36	9	13	100	9		45	45	.415	.554	.969	280		2	1	12
26	Bob Wellman	31	GRC,SAV	ALFL,SALL	D,A	.369	CIN	140	611	515	119	190	38	1	47	171	3		85	41	.458	.720	1.179	371		5	0	6	3
27	William Rozich	20	PAR	SOSL	D	.368	BAL	79	344	310	50	114	18	5	11	76	1		26	65	.414	.565	.979	175		2	1	5	0
28	Vada Pinson	18	VIS	CALL	C	.367	CIN	135	657	569	165	209	40	20	20	97	53		79	73	.445	.613	1.058	349		3	3	3
29	Morris Cigar	20	DOU	AZMX	C	.366	PIT	130	598	511	128	187	28	8	15	105	22		60	68	.445	.540	.985	276		18	3	6
30	Mario Garcia	--	CHH	CMXL	C	.366		76	295	246	54	90	20	5	3	40	6		39	16	.455	.524	.980	129	9	4	3	3
31	Jimmie Wasem	21	HDG	NESL	D-	.366	CHW	49	233	186	54	68	9	4	5	42	19		35	23	.462	.538	1.000	100		1	8	3
32	Mickey Mantle	25	NYA	AL	Maj	.365	NYY	144	623	474	121	173	28	6	34	94	16	3	146	75	.512	.665	1.177	315	5	0	0	3	23
33	Ramiro Caballero	27	CHH,CDB	CMXL,VCWL	C,FgW	.364		99	749	711	87	259	20	8	31	179	18		30	45	.389	.366	.755	260	17	2	1	5
34	Dick Greco	31	MSO,VCZ	PION,MEX	C,AA	.364	WSH	129	584	467	94	170	29	2	35	123	6		103	83	.478	.660	1.137	308	0	6	0	8
35	Ossie Álvarez	23	MDL	SWLG	B	.362	WSH	119	543	473	96	171	22	8	3	55	19		57	28	.432	.461	.893	218		4	6	3
36	Harold Haddican	35	PLV	SWLG	B	.362		37	181	149	30	54	12	0	8	30	2		30	24	.472	.604	1.076	90		1	1	0
37	Dan Bankhead	37	ASu	CMXL	C	.361		73	290	252	44	91	20	5	4	52	8		26	27	.427	.528	.955	133	2	6	2	4
38	Guy Lavalliere	25	PHX	AZMX	C	.361	BAL	119	510	429	100	155	18	7	20	110	10		61	27	.447	.576	1.022	247		10	4	6
39	Peanuts Lowrey	39	NOR	SOUA	AA	.361	NYY	73	196	169	38	61	7	1	0	12	0		24	11	.436	.414	.850	70	5	0	1	2
40	Sammy Miley	26	LIN,BIR	WL,SOUA	A,AA	.360	PIT-DET	147	615	556	107	200	34	5	6	102	4		54	35	.417	.471	.888	262	19	2	1	2
41	Jerome Stack	22	VIS	CALL	C	.360	CIN	134	613	509	100	183	31	7	7	118	23		87	44	.448	.489	.937	249		3	3	11
42	Joe Gaines	20	VIS	CALL	C	.359	CIN	135	635	498	134	179	22	9	14	119	34		118	79	.480	.524	1.004	261		6	4	9
43	Jim McKnight	21	ARD	SOSL	D	.359	STL	122	525	471	101	169	37	3	17	112	18		44	43	.415	.558	.974	263		5	0	5	6
44	Stan Palys	27	NVL	SOUA	AA	.359	CIN	134	594	493	116	177	34	6	24	112	5		93	54	.460	.598	1.059	295	17	3	1	4
45	Rudy Rufer	30	THV	GAFL	D	.359	BRO	86	386	337	75	121	19	5	3	44	37		30	21	.413	.472	.885	159		3	13	3
46	Aldo Salvent	27	VCZ	MEX	AA	.359		95	412	337	75	121	16	9	6	52	18		66	44	.458	.513	.972	173	6	0	4	5
47	Arthur Wilson	28	MXL	AZMX	C	.358		103	492	430	101	154	25	6	18	90	3		57	37	.430	.570	1.000	245		0	1	4
48	Tommy Davis	18	KOK	MIDW	D	.357	BRO	127	564	518	115	185	23	6	17	104	68		35	46	.401	.523	.924	271		6	0	5
49	Don Drane	20	WAU	NORL	C	.356	CIN	55	117	104	17	37	5	0	0	7	2		10	11	.412	.404	.816	42		0	3	0
50	Tony Washington	20	BMT,PZR	BSTL,VCWL	B,FgW	.356	PIT	123	867	826	88	294	34	5	17	128	21		35	60	.385	.288	.673	238		4	2	0	2
51	Jimmy Bawcom	27	CRL	SWLG	B	.355		100	454	394	82	140	26	1	17	91	5		49	53	.427	.556	.983	219		3	4	4
52	Rene Friol	24	MXD,FRS	MEX,CMXL	AA,C	.355		109	447	394	79	140	27	6	13	88	14		39	26	.416	.553	.969	218	11	6	2	6
53	Ramón Mendoza	36	SLT	CMXL	C	.355		92	433	369	85	131	10	6	0	51	6		48	20	.432	.415	.846	153	5	4	9	3
54	Felix Pizarro	18	SAL	APPY	D-	.354	PIT	65	290	237	61	84	6	6	0	37	17		49	33	.466	.430	.896	102		2	0	2
55	Jack Davis	22	ALX	EVAN	C	.353	NYY	52	222	184	43	65	12	1	12	37	2	1	32	42	.445	.625	1.070	115		1	2	3
56	Gilberto Villarreal	29	CHH,LMO	CMXL,MXPW	C,FgW	.353		100	700	624	89	220	35	4	12	112	8		69	24	.414	.357	.772	223	11	1	0	6
57	Robert Zuccarini	23	PSC	ALFL	D	.352		115	511	403	111	142	30	0	27	87	8		99	66	.485	.628	1.113	253		7	0	2
58	Stan Musial	36	SLN	NL	Maj	.351	STL	134	579	502	82	176	38	3	29	102	1	1	66	34	.422	.612	1.034	307	13	2	1	8	19
59	Carlos Pascual	26	MDL	SWLG	B	.350	WSH	104	446	397	77	139	26	4	17	89	3		39	16	.407	.564	.971	224		3	1	6
60	Ray Perry	37	REN	CALL	C	.350	BRO	133	601	451	122	158	34	4	19	124	10		138	66	.502	.570	1.072	257		5	1	6
61	Andrew Cockrell	22	SAL	APPY	D-	.349	PIT	66	289	235	68	82	11	4	6	55	9		45	41	.449	.506	.956	119		2	2	5
62	Ervin Ford	27	ELP,MXD	SWLG,MEX	B,AA	.349		111	468	447	92	156	30	11	8	67	30		15	44	.370	.519	.889	232	3	2	0	4
63	Mike Krsnich	25	TPK	WL	A	.349	MLN	117	517	433	105	151	28	4	33	108	9		69	43	.443	.661	1.103	286	12	9	0	6
64	Norm Siebern	23	DEN	AA	AAA	.349	NYY	144	654	548	124	191	45	15	24	118	2		97	72	.443	.617	1.059	338		1	1	7	4
65	Len Attyd	32	AMA	WL	A	.348		99	315	276	37	96	16	3	2	51	2		31	23	.412	.449	.862	124	9	0	7	1
66	Alfredo Cisneros	23	JRZ	CMXL	C	.348		99	452	374	86	130	27	11	5	78	10		65	28	.439	.519	.958	194	8	1	6	6
67	Manuel Magallón	32	MXL	AZMX	C	.348		117	530	462	88	161	37	1	18	92	1		59	51	.419	.550	.969	254		2	0	7
68	Roberto Barbosa	20	EAU	NORL	C	.347	MLN	51	123	118	14	41	6	1	1	19	1		4	14	.366	.441	.807	52		0	0	1
69	Richard Rubio	22	LVG	AZMX	C	.347		129	610	516	103	179	28	18	2	90	14		71	32	.430	.483	.913	249		11	3	9
70	Reginald Hamilton	20	SAL	APPY	D-	.346	PIT	40	176	159	45	55	3	5	3	39	10		17	34	.409	.484	.893	77		0	0	0
71	Alonzo Perry	35	MXD,LCY	MEX,DOWL	AA,FgW	.346		121	734	668	96	231	32	6	25	130	15		53	37	.398	.410	.808	274	6	8	0	5
72	Alfred Jakubowski	20	GRC	ALFL	D	.345	CIN	119	537	473	103	163	24	7	14	69	12		51	68	.419	.514	.932	243		10	2	1
73	Anthony Lembo	23	TUC,KOK,PSC	AZMX,MIDW,ALFL	C,D	.345	BRO	109	481	394	79	136	16	4	2	55	3		75	45	.448	.421	.870	166		2	6	4
74	Bill Schmidt	21	MGV,LFY	PION,EVAN	C	.345	CHC	128	580	484	101	167	28	4	2	59	4	0	91	40	.448	.432	.880	209		1	2	2
75	Ronnie Wilkins	20	DOU	AZMX	C	.345	PIT	135	626	524	126	181	38	10	21	109	9		97	74	.446	.576	1.023	302		1	1	3
76	Chuck Coles	26	ABQ	WL	A	.344		154	694	604	122	208	32	12	26	121	2		78	69	.416	.566	.982	342	10	2	2	8
77	Karl Kuehl	19	SLM,SLE	NORW,PCL	B,Opn	.344	CIN	139	586	454	95	156	32	6	3	88	11		113	38	.478	.460	.939	209	0	5	13	1
78	Joe McElroy	24	LKC	EVAN	C	.344		111	484	410	77	141	14	4	10	92	12	4	64	35	.426	.471	.897	193		0	3	7
79	Lavern Schiltz	26	MDL	SWLG	B	.344	WSH	31	128	122	19	42	5	0	4	19	0		6	3	.375	.484	.859	59		0	0	0
80	Gerardo Soler	28	ELP,NLA	SWLG,MEX	B,AA	.344		109	455	392	84	135	34	4	18	73	11		58	38	.432	.589	1.021	231	2	3	1	1
81	Don Pray	22	BDF	NYPL	D	.343	CIN	107	481	411	57	141	32	3	11	98	3		57	18	.428	.516	.943	212		6	4	3
82	Leroy Williams	29	CHH	CMXL	C	.343		102	459	385	92	132	29	6	16	103	34		67	75	.443	.574	1.017	221	7	4	1	2
83	Wally Yonamine	32	YOM	JPCL	Fgn	.343		126	513	467	55	160	20	7	12	48	10	7	35	62	.386	.493	.879	230	9	2	3	6	3
84	Reno DeBenedetti	29	ABQ	WL	A	.342		154	692	565	105	193	31	8	11	111	5		112	60	.448	.483	.931	273	30	4	2	9
85	Dick Whitman	36	SJO	CALL	C	.342	PIT	116	487	412	80	141	25	4	7	74	21		59	15	.426	.473	.899	195		6	3	7
86	Mickey Harrington	22	MOU,MIA	GAFL,IL	D,AAA	.341	PHI	43	182	173	33	59	14	1	9	47	2		7	18	.363	.578	.941	100		0	0	2
87	Eric Rodin	27	LRK	SOUA	AA	.341	KCA	123	472	425	64	145	35	9	14	75	0		34	46	.394	.565	.959	240	14	6	3	4
88	Jim Basso	37	ELP,NLA	SWLG,MEX	B,AA	.340		106	442	397	70	135	14	1	20	91	4		31	41	.387	.531	.918	211	4	5	0	9
89	Johnny Callison	18	BAK	CALL	C	.340	CHC	86	403	350	83	119	18	6	17	61	31		48	52	.423	.571	.994	200		3	1	1
90	Rene Gonzalez	33	OTL	NICW	FgW	.340				159		54			6	25
91	Ken Kraynak	21	BAT	NYPL	D	.340	CLE	114	504	462	74	157	28	1	19	99	0		26	49	.382	.528	.910	244		9	1	6
92	Hillis Layne	39	LEW	NORW	B	.340	PHI	102	432	356	70	121	25	1	16	78	2		55	17	.423	.551	.973	196		5	4	12
93	Don Nicholas	26	NVL	SOUA	AA	.340	CIN	97	461	377	83	128	25	6	3	47	16		77	33	.451	.462	.912	174	4	1	4	2
94	Joe Pedrazzini	21	LXT	NESL	D-	.340	BOS	49	222	206	44	70	11	2	6	46	4		16	19	.387	.500	.887	103		0	0	0
95	Billy Capps	38	ABD,PAR	NORL,SOSL	C,D	.339	BAL	44	144	124	13	42	6	0	0	14	0		15	11	.418	.387	.806	48		2	3	0	0
96	Donald Dantoni	20	MSO	PION	C	.339	WSH	125	604	516	102	175	31	11	1	50	40		80	90	.428	.448	.875	231		2	3	3
97	Alfredo Perez	30	JRZ	CMXL	C	.339		91	410	339	72	115	19	1	14	62	7		66	46	.447	.525	.972	178	5	1	3	1
98	Don Yurgec	18	LXT	NESL	D-	.339	BOS	46	203	174	43	59	10	4	0	25	2		22	17	.408	.443	.850	77		1	2	4
99	Joe Abernethy	23	MSO	PION	C	.338	WSH	56	255	234	39	79	16	1	4	39	1		15	27	.382	.466	.848	109		3	1	2
100	William Gilmore	23	SLS	CALL	C	.338	MLN	128	554	471	90	159	24	2	5	64	3		74	33	.429	.429	.857	202		4	1	4

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