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1917 Minor League Batting Leaders

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Rk Age Tm Lg Lev Aff BA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Otis Lawry 23 BLT IL AA .396 29 101 40 1 0 1 .436 44
2 Graham -- QUI IIIL B .386 58 215 83 13 6 7 .600 129
3 Jack Hurley 27 HGR BLRI D .385 86 325 125 19 0 1 .452 147
4 Harry Harper -- TAC NWES B .382 296 113 29 8 11 .645 191
5 George McCarl 28 BTE NWES B .381 139 53 9 0 1 .468 65
6 Nap Lajoie 42 TTO IL AA .380 151 581 221 39 4 5 .487 283
7 Norm Glockson 23 RFD IIIL B .378 50 185 70 13 4 8 .622 115
8 Ira Flagstead 23 TAC NWES B .376 56 205 77 16 1 3 .507 104
9 Bemis -- RFD IIIL B .375 62 232 87 10 5 2 .487 113
10 Frank Walker 22 SGD CENL B .370 114 435 161 23 13 10 .552 240
11 Jake Pitler 23 CNG SOUA A .364 42 165 60 6 2 1 .442 73
12 Ross Youngs 20 ROC IL AA .356 140 506 180 18 5 1 .417 211
13 Turner Barber 23 BLT IL AA .352 149 619 218 28 12 0 .436 270
14 Elmer Leifer 24 BTE NWES B .352 233 82 10 2 1 .425 99
15 Blackburn -- CLB AA AA .350 56 137 48 8 5 1 .504 69
16 John Honig 20 CLM,CHS SALL C .349 48 175 61
17 Tom Daly 25 BFL IL AA .344 47 157 54 6 2 0 .408 64
18 Jack Bentley 22 BLT IL AA .343 93 362 124 17 11 5 .492 178
19 Morrie Rath 30 SLC PCL AA .341 197 721 246 22 9 0 .397 286
20 Ralph Sharman 22 GAL,FTW TL B .341 156 595 203 42 6 3 .447 266
21 Kane -- LAW EL B .340 53 194 66
22 George Whiteman 34 TTO,LOU IL,AA AA .340 143 541 184 32 10 7 .475 257
23 Stump Edington 25 GRR CENL B .339 127 425 144 4
24 Owen Quinn -- SYR NYSL B .338 62 213 72
25 Rath -- MKG CENL B .336 42 119 40 1
26 Charles Schorr 20 SPO,VER,SFR NWES,PCL B,AA .336 8 113 38 7 3 1 .478 54
27 Howie Camp 23 CHS,NWK SALL,IL C,AA .335 127 486 163 25 10 3 .447 217
28 Ham Hyatt 32 CNG SOUA A .334 149 506 169 28 13 10 .500 253
29 Harry Smith 27 FWA CENL B .334 102 371 124 4
30 Crane -- MNE AA AA .332 53 193 64 10 3 0 .415 80
31 Earl Smith 20 FSM WA D .332 98 301 100 19 0 21 .605 182
32 Earl Smith 26 OMA WL A .331 88 341 113 21 11 9 .537 183
33 Jack Tobin 25 SLC PCL AA .331 189 800 265 42 3 2 .399 319
34 Bud Weiser 26 WKB,LRK NYSL,SOUA B,A .331 131 480 159 4 2 0 .106 51
35 Jake Munch 26 ATA SOUA A .330 155 528 174 23 11 1 .420 222
36 Joe Ward 32 GET BLRI D .330 76 297 98 21 0 7 .471 140
37 Sykes -- GET BLRI D .329 71 280 92 26 1 1 .439 123
38 Bernie Duffy 23 MTL IL AA .328 51 137 45 8 6 1 .496 68
39 Arthur Hartle 28 SGD CENL B .327 113 398 130 3
40 Charles Dysert -- HGR BLRI D .326 98 371 121 17 2 0 .383 142
41 Sam Brenegan 26 MKG,DAY CENL B .325 113 415 135 1
42 Bing Miller 22 CLI,SBN CENA,CENL D,B .325 22 394 128 25 7 9 .492 194
43 Mike Fitzgerald 26 SFR PCL AA .324 179 704 228 43 4 2 .405 285
44 Lee Strait -- WKB,SCR NYSL B .324 118 438 142
45 Beals Becker 30 KCY AA AA .323 151 551 178 21 11 15 .483 266
46 Albert Bernsen 25 FTW TL B .323 155 560 181 25 6 7 .427 239
47 Dave Altizer 40 MNE AA AA .322 149 525 169 20 4 7 .415 218
48 Sammy Vick 22 MEM SOUA A .322 126 459 148 24 12 2 .440 202
49 Anderson -- CLM SALL C .321 35 131 42
50 Hank Butcher 30 DEN WL A .321 148 570 183 35 14 13 .500 285
51 W. Collins -- CDR CENA D .321 81 308 99
52 Crouch -- RCH CENL B .321 93 324 104 3
53 Pete Knisely 29 NVL SOUA A .320 150 541 173 42 3 8 .453 245
54 Lu Blue 20 MBG BLRI D .319 99 360 115 35 6 8 .517 186
55 Ray Demmitt 33 CLB AA AA .319 133 483 154 34 9 7 .470 227
56 Guy Dunning 22 CLM,WAC SALL,TL C,B .319 91 360 115 1 0 1 .050 18
57 Frank O'Rourke 23 UTI NYSL B .319 50 191 61
58 Charles Reinhardt -- WLO CENA D .319 80 323 103
59 Jack Roche 26 OLD PCL AA .319 43 116 37 3 0 0 .345 40
60 Buddy Ryan 31 SLC PCL AA .319 194 730 233 47 2 9 .426 311
61 Tex Jones 31 WCH WL A .318 127 471 150 36 9 4 .459 216
62 Jay Kirke 29 LOU AA AA .318 148 550 175 37 8 2 .425 234
63 Joseph Briger 37 SCR,REA NYSL B .316 80 253 80
64 Ray Brubaker 24 MKG CENL B .316 109 421 133 24 7 1 .413 174
65 Douglas Harbison 30 CLM SALL C .316 76 253 80
66 Roy Moran 32 ATA SOUA A .316 157 560 177 26 15 3 .432 242
67 George Block 29 BMG IIIL B .315 52 178 56 9 5 0 .421 75
68 Jim Viox 26 KCY AA AA .315 96 330 104 19 5 1 .412 136
69 William Daniels -- TAC NWES B .314 156 49 5 0 0 .346 54
70 Bill Kay 39 BNG NYSL B .314 89 325 102 9 3 3 .388 126
71 Bill Leard 31 SLE,OLD NWES,PCL B,AA .314 103 373 117 20 2 0 .378 141
72 Biff Schaller 27 SFR PCL AA .314 181 657 206 50 5 4 .423 278
73 Leo Callahan 26 NWK IL AA .313 147 544 170 19 5 2 .377 205
74 Charlie Jackson 23 SPO NWES B .313 297 93 17 4 0 .397 118
75 Wickey McAvoy 22 BLT IL AA .313 123 418 131 25 1 6 .421 176
76 Ben Shaw 24 OMA WL A .313 102 319 100 13 7 3 .426 136
77 Victor St. Martin -- HNO BLRI D .313 88 310 97 17 3 7 .455 141
78 Ken Williams 27 POR PCL AA .313 192 737 231 43 8 24 .491 362
79 Mariott -- FTD CENA D .312 89 337 105
80 Marty O'Toole 28 OMA WL A .312 48 138 43 9 1 0 .391 54
81 Arnold Sheldon -- WLO CENA D .312 60 221 69
82 Clemons -- WKB NYSL B .311 85 296 92
83 Art Griggs 32 VER,POR PCL AA .311 186 684 213 44 6 10 .437 299
84 Bill Hobbs 24 DAY CENL B .311 97 351 109 3
85 Clarence Kraft 30 WKB NYSL B .311 120 453 141 30 13 7 .481 218
86 Irish Meusel 24 LOS PCL AA .311 210 811 252 46 9 7 .416 337
87 Clay Schoonover -- ATN IIIL B .311 54 212 66 16 3 0 .415 88
88 Charles Babbington -- REA NYSL B .310 67 245 76
89 Snipe Conley 25 DAL TL B .310 54 126 39 9 3 4 .524 66
90 Gooch -- SPF,BPT EL B .310 40 155 48
91 Butch Kern 33 RFD IIIL B .310 51 174 54 9 0 1 .379 66
92 Mack Wheat 24 BNG NYSL B .310 42 129 40
93 Rip Conway 21 WCS EL B .309 66 391 121
94 George Anderson 27 MLW AA AA .308 146 543 167 17 6 2 .372 202
95 Connolly -- STJ WL A .308 136 491 151 22 9 6 .426 209
96 Arthur Durgin -- SPF EL B .308 109 386 119
97 Dave Hillyard -- BTE NWES B .308 253 78 24 3 12 .569 144
98 Roy Keener 33 CBG BLRI D .308 47 172 53 9 0 0 .360 62
99 George Maisel 25 SFR PCL AA .308 169 616 190 25 3 0 .359 221
100 Gilmore -- STJ WL A .307 136 551 169 21 11 6 .417 230

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