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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	Daniel Howard	22	ART,FMH,GFK	LONG,NORL	C	.443	CLE	46	134	131	37	58	15	3	13	35	1		2	31	.448	.901	1.349	118		0	0	1
2	Neal Cobb	28	CRV	ALFL	D	.432		115	535	435	108	188	27	8	5	124	3		86	22	.531	.566	1.096	246		9	2	3
3	Leo Rodriguez	24	CEA	AZTX	C	.430		141	675	603	158	259	62	11	15	158	5		52	20	.467	.643	1.111	388		3	3	14
4	Bill Dossey	26	TXC	EVAN	C	.410		137	596	497	122	204	36	2	28	139	8		83	37	.498	.660	1.158	328		9	2	5
5	Don Stokes	32	PLV	WTNM	C	.405		130	578	511	120	207	46	7	25	90	2		59	21	.469	.669	1.138	342		5	0	3
6	Walt Tyler	24	MXL	AZTX	C	.405	STL	69	343	311	67	126	23	7	2	69	2		27	18	.455	.543	.998	169		2	2	1
7	Fred Williams	40	CRV	ALFL	D	.403		113	480	429	81	173	27	2	7	111	44		44	17	.453	.524	.978	225		0	1	6
8	Joe Bauman	32	ROS	LONG	C	.400		138	669	498	188	199	35	3	72	224	4		150	99	.535	.916	1.451	456		9	0	12
9	William Greer	34	ROS	LONG	C	.398		103	468	400	122	159	35	4	13	101	12		57	25	.472	.603	1.075	241		4	2	5
10	Bob Yoder	20	HRN	PONY	D	.398	BRO	124	600	505	130	201	32	11	4	77	13		75	37	.476	.529	1.005	267		2	16	2
11	Claudio Solano	28	CEA	AZTX	C	.394		138	639	513	150	202	49	1	47	188	10		112	35	.501	.768	1.269	394		5	2	7
12	Al Shinn	19	UNC	KITL	D	.391	BRO	90	457	330	101	129	26	12	18	121	3		110	72	.556	.706	1.262	233		13	4
13	Benny Valenzuela	21	BDO,MTY	AZTX,MEX	C,Ind	.388		86	412	356	87	138	21	10	5	69	2		54	19	.468	.545	1.013	194		1	0	1
14	Russ Nixon	19	JKB	FLOR	D	.387	CLE	125	545	465	114	180	36	12	6	96	8		67	27	.461	.555	1.016	258		4	1	8
15	Earl Smith	26	PHX	AZTX	C	.387		141	699	548	183	212	35	11	32	195	42		119	60	.498	.666	1.164	365		11	12	9
16	Bearl Brooks	28	HOP	KITL	D	.386	PHA	64	312	272	70	105	22	1	10	53	20		35	21	.461	.585	1.046	159		3	2
17	Dewey Benson	24	FAY	CARL	B	.385		94	374	327	51	126	31	3	9	72	1		44	33	.457	.581	1.038	190		0	2	1
18	Jim Burns	33	AOP	ALFL	D	.385		122	587	467	118	180	42	3	17	143	7		106	52	.500	.597	1.097	279		5	5	4
19	Eduardo Escalante	20	MXL	AZTX	C	.383	STL	140	672	587	134	225	34	11	15	143	7		72	45	.448	.555	1.003	326		1	7	5
20	Ike Jackson	31	CRL	LONG	C	.383		136	626	561	141	215	48	10	26	153	11		47	44	.436	.643	1.079	361		10	2	6
21	Manuel Magallón	29	BDO	AZTX	C	.383		132	645	567	113	217	37	3	20	141	3		65	50	.445	.564	1.010	320		4	3	6
22	Frank Walenga	24	ELD	CSTL	C	.382		113	525	455	98	174	26	9	27	125	2		57	22	.454	.657	1.112	299		3	10
23	John Davis	38	MYF	KITL	D	.380	NYG	73	340	266	77	101	23	3	5	44	3		65	37	.506	.545	1.051	145		3	6
24	Moose Vucelich	31	PTA,BRY	EVAN,BSTL	C,B	.380		47	210	187	35	71	21	2	2	41	1		20	12	.438	.545	.983	102		0	2	1
25	Ned Waldrop	31	FLT	KITL	D	.380	WSH	116	541	474	114	180	36	2	22	159	1		58	26	.448	.603	1.052	286		1	8
26	Eli Grba	19	CRN	PONY	D	.379	BOS	50	112	103	17	39	7	0	2	18	1		7	17	.418	.505	.923	52		0	2	0
27	Orestes Hernandez	22	NOG	AZTX	C	.379		106	488	427	103	162	25	6	6	80	21		51	61	.449	.508	.957	217		4	5	1
28	Ted Sepkowski	30	WVL	PONY	D	.377	MLN	117	497	411	103	155	24	5	45	144	1		77	38	.469	.788	1.257	324		1	0	8
29	John Goodell	24	ART	LONG	C	.375		137	639	536	144	201	42	15	12	89	13		85	41	.461	.576	1.038	309		7	4	7
30	Billy Lynn	26	ALX	EVAN	C	.375		129	597	563	99	211	48	6	5	91	10		30	10	.405	.508	.913	286		1	0	3
31	Roberto Fernandez	26	LUB	WTNM	C	.374		113	503	454	102	170	34	11	25	116	23		42	24	.422	.663	1.085	301		0	1	6
32	Glen Selbo	28	MDL	LONG	C	.374		32	124	107	27	40	8	0	7	27	1		15	4	.447	.645	1.092	69		0	1	1
33	Tom Sarna	20	IDF	PION	C	.372	DET	125	599	495	109	184	31	13	8	109	5		80	74	.458	.535	.993	265		4	14	6
34	Ron Witucki	19	JAM,LRK	PONY,SOUA	D,AA	.372	DET	106	431	363	66	135	27	12	6	94	5		55	19	.458	.562	1.020	204		5	5	3
35	Harlan Calkins	22	HUT	WA	C	.371	PIT	47	175	143	31	53	8	3	1	16	6		31	20	.480	.490	.970	70		0	0	1
36	Roberto Canales	29	JRZ	AZTX	C	.371		97	444	402	61	149	24	8	13	114	8		25	37	.412	.567	.979	228		7	5	5
37	Gerald Fineman	24	SAA	LONG	C	.371		135	623	533	106	198	20	9	1	66	12		75	37	.444	.448	.892	239		1	6	8
38	Raymond Mitchell	20	SHW	SOSL	D	.371	BRO	129	593	499	127	185	30	7	18	95	2		84	50	.463	.567	1.030	283		4	3	3
39	Carl Hrovatic	23	LWT	SOSL	D	.370	MLN	122	557	467	105	173	21	7	10	83	3		77	37	.465	.510	.974	238		6	6	1
40	Wayne White	--	MAO	TARH	D	.370	BAL	27	115	100	16	37	6	4	1	21	2		11	11	.432	.540	.972	54		0	4
41	John Turk	23	SLC	PION	C	.369	PHI	95	425	333	78	123	25	6	14	87	1		74	38	.498	.607	1.104	202		12	5	1
42	Pinky Vargas	39	NOG	AZTX	C	.369		47	179	168	26	62	15	0	2	37	3		9	7	.399	.494	.893	83		0	1	1
43	Smoky Burgess	27	PHI	NL	Maj	.368	PHI	108	392	345	41	127	27	5	4	46	1	5	42	11	.432	.510	.942	176	10	0	1	4	5
44	Andy Gilbert	39	DAN	CARL	B	.367	NYG	47	133	120	22	44	7	1	11	35	0		11	19	.414	.717	1.130	86		0	0	2
45	Hillis Layne	36	SAA	LONG	C	.367		103	436	362	66	133	35	7	4	78	4		52	8	.461	.536	.997	194		15	2	5
46	Carroll Dial	28	CVS	WTNM	C	.366		104	358	328	70	120	28	2	11	61	7		22	41	.404	.564	.969	185		2	2	4
47	John Streza	34	FWB	ALFL	D	.365	CIN	124	597	468	124	171	39	2	31	137	7		115	37	.498	.656	1.154	307		10	3	1
48	Norman Abrams	20	HOP	KITL	D	.364	PHA	107	533	464	112	169	32	6	6	72	27		58	40	.444	.498	.942	231		9	2
49	Bob Bundy	30	HUT,HOL	WA,PCL	C,Opn	.364	PIT	66	181	162	26	59	13	3	2	40	10		12	10	.411	.519	.930	84		3	1	3
50	Edd Hartness	36	TFT	GAFL	D	.364	CLE	113	427	365	68	133	27	2	4	56	6		53	22	.447	.482	.929	176		4	2	3
51	Julian De la Torre	27	BIG,AMA	LONG,WTNM	C	.363		138	631	567	126	206	34	5	34	169	4		45	64	.410	.621	1.030	352		7	1	11
52	Joseph Moran	19	MYF	KITL	D	.363	NYG	110	513	430	102	156	34	17	9	113	13		72	64	.456	.584	1.040	251		2	9
53	Red Treadway	34	FTZ	GAFL	D	.363	CIN	117	518	435	87	158	22	10	0	54	21		70	23	.451	.460	.911	200		1	10	2
54	Barney White	31	TXC	EVAN	C	.363		30	127	113	13	41	11	0	3	37	0		6	3	.402	.540	.941	61		2	5	1
55	Johnny Lucadello	35	DEC	MSOH	D	.362		110	452	329	79	119	22	2	5	74	3		115	18	.519	.486	1.005	160		0	1	7
56	Wally Schroeder	29	PTA,CPC	EVAN,BSTL	C,B	.362	MLN	107	487	417	80	151	48	6	3	97	4		61	18	.439	.528	.967	220		0	4	5
57	Walter Lance	29	BRS	APPY	D	.361	NYY	114	506	424	97	153	29	10	14	103	6		71	40	.449	.575	1.025	244		2	3	6
58	Jesse Levan	27	MBE,CHR,WS1	FLIN,SALL,AL	B,A,Maj	.361	WSH	137	585	498	107	180	32	8	30	130	23	0	73	21	.448	.639	1.086	318	0	5	9	0	0
59	Daniel Ríos	34	YAK	WINT	A	.361		58	118	108	23	39	11	1	3	23	1		10	14	.415	.565	.980	61		0	0
60	Wally Yonamine	29	YOM	JPCL	Fgn	.361		125	561	477	93	172	40	6	10	69	20	9	69	56	.441	.532	.974	254	5	2	10	3
61	Jack Bossard	24	DGS	GASL	D	.360	CIN	100	482	431	107	155	33	4	9	65	18		36	17	.412	.517	.929	223		5	6	4
62	Ken Cluley	25	WFL	LONG	C	.360	WSH	110	501	464	94	167	33	9	14	97	5		31	8	.400	.560	.960	260		2	1	3
63	Tom Hamilton	28	BIR,KCY	SOUA,AA	AA,AAA	.360	NYY	119	418	364	62	131	19	3	21	97	0		39	12	.418	.602	1.020	219	2	4	2	9
64	Dick Hogan	20	TUC	AZTX	C	.360		133	624	547	138	197	29	13	45	149	26		71	74	.432	.707	1.140	387		1	2	3
65	Robert Pascal	24	ABL	WTNM	C	.360		122	541	444	103	160	43	4	22	114	3		86	51	.466	.624	1.090	277		6	0	5
66	Al Pinkston	36	SAV	SALL	A	.360	PHA	136	574	500	100	180	33	4	27	102	9		53	40	.433	.604	1.037	302		11	10
67	Marvin Williams	34	VAN	WINT	A	.360		119	536	456	114	164	32	9	20	90	15		61	44	.438	.601	1.039	274		3	16
68	Gerardo Cortez	24	MXL	AZTX	C	.359	STL	80	354	315	60	113	18	2	13	67	6		28	41	.417	.552	.970	174		5	4	2
69	Don LeJohn	20	SHW	SOSL	D	.359	BRO	127	572	482	110	173	27	8	7	99	7		81	28	.451	.492	.943	237		1	7	1
70	Hank Robinson	31	GAL	BSTL	B	.359		138	572	516	83	185	26	0	23	96	1		49	37	.416	.543	.959	280		2	5	0
71	Bob Will	22	MGV	PION	C	.359	CHC	96	469	334	107	120	26	3	8	55	0		127	47	.536	.527	1.063	176		3	3	2
72	Donald Jordan	24	TUC	AZTX	C	.358		134	620	550	107	197	27	5	25	140	0		56	43	.415	.562	.977	309		1	8	5
73	Butch McCord	28	DEN	WL	A	.358	PIT	85	266	246	43	88	18	4	6	61	4		15	11	.400	.537	.937	132		3	1	1
74	Art Bowland	31	ABL	WTNM	C	.357		120	549	446	113	159	28	4	14	113	8		87	42	.453	.531	.984	237		0	6	10
75	James Deery	32	BDF	PONY	D	.357	PHI	123	576	476	103	170	27	9	2	79	6		82	51	.454	.464	.919	221		7	6	5
76	Hal Luby	41	SLM	WINT	A	.357	PHI	43	131	115	14	41	5	0	0	17	4		13	4	.422	.400	.822	46		0	3
77	Ray Swarts	21	PHX,HOL	AZTX,PCL	C,Opn	.357	PIT	142	695	597	149	213	33	15	16	136	45		76	35	.430	.543	.973	324		7	7	8
78	Charles Teague	30	CDR,HCK	IIIL,TARH	B,D	.357	CHC	62	206	182	26	65	9	1	0	26	3		18	9	.416	.418	.833	76		1	4	1
79	Ed Allen	20	UNC	KITL	D	.356	BRO	93	444	393	102	140	20	9	12	94	14		45	60	.426	.545	.971	214		3	3
80	Arnulfo Manzo	23	BDO	AZTX	C	.356		69	165	149	28	53	6	1	2	29	1		13	16	.415	.450	.864	67		2	1	0
81	Mickey Sullivan	22	ART,DAL	LONG,TL	C,AA	.356		93	417	368	89	131	25	5	23	97	5		41	45	.418	.633	1.051	233		1	3	4
82	Keith Carpenter	30	HRL	BSTL	B	.355		123	558	471	92	167	28	15	6	79	6		82	28	.448	.516	.964	243		1	0	4
83	Ernest Choukalos	27	TUC	AZTX	C	.355		109	431	389	69	138	21	2	12	86	5		36	23	.408	.512	.920	199		2	0	4
84	Webbo Clarke	26	PAM	WTNM	C	.355		60	123	110	18	39	5	1	0	21	0		7	16	.405	.418	.823	46		3	2	1
85	John Laliberte	24	ALX	EVAN	C	.355		85	212	203	29	72	9	3	0	35	0		4	5	.365	.429	.794	87		0	4	1
86	Roger Rada	24	MSV,TPK	KITL,WA	D,C	.355	CHW	98	416	341	77	121	22	5	2	70	8		51	21	.449	.466	.915	159		9	13	2
87	Ken Toothman	19	PHX	AZTX	C	.355		139	703	563	193	200	28	18	10	123	46		117	30	.468	.522	.990	294		6	13	4
88	Don Bartley	23	DYB	FLOR	D	.354	STL	132	650	567	109	201	28	11	1	63	30		68	37	.428	.448	.876	254		6	8	1
89	Román Mejías	28	WAC	BSTL	B	.354	PIT	139	605	560	108	198	49	12	15	141	23		33	34	.389	.564	.954	316		3	4	5
90	Edo Vanni	36	TRI	WINT	A	.354		79	269	237	33	84	11	3	2	44	8		23	5	.416	.451	.868	107		2	7
91	Oscar Young	25	GRF,NNW,MIA	PION,PIED,FLIN	C,B	.354	BRO	71	289	271	45	96	18	3	4	50	2		10	25	.389	.413	.802	112		6	1	1
92	Jack Gallivan	--	HNB,DYB	MSOH,FLOR	D	.353	STL	31	126	102	22	36	5	1	4	14	4		23	22	.476	.480	.957	49		1	0	0
93	James Hirsch	21	CRN,GBO	PONY,CARL	D,B	.353	BOS	121	556	411	118	145	32	12	16	98	4		130	49	.501	.606	1.107	249		0	7	8
94	Al Rivenbark	26	GRC	ALFL	D	.353		125	610	518	112	183	37	14	2	108	4		77	37	.435	.490	.926	254		3	6	6
95	Guillermo Vega	29	BTR	EVAN	C	.353		130	572	529	78	187	33	3	2	77	2		30	14	.389	.439	.827	232		3	6	4
96	Hiroyuki Watanabe	33	OSA	JPCL	Fgn	.353		129	542	482	68	170	21	4	7	91	30	6	51	27	.413	.456	.870	220	10	1	5	3
97	Michael Yaremchuk	20	GNE,HCK	SOSL,TARH	D	.353	CHC	99	452	399	77	141	31	6	6	85	6		32	33	.412	.506	.919	202		8	13	0
98	William Close	27	MSV,WLO	KITL,IIIL	D,B	.352	CHW	64	286	253	51	89	14	7	8	62	6		31	29	.425	.549	.974	139		1	1
99	Alton McAfee	27	AUS	BSTL	B	.351		107	454	399	55	140	29	9	3	61	4		49	35	.425	.491	.916	196		4	0	2
100	Bill Pass	22	MSV	KITL	D	.351	CHW	91	538	461	101	162	24	7	4	79	11		43	32	.419	.460	.879	212		11	23

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