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1977 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 Willie Norwood 26 TAC PCL AAA MIN .412 53 227 199 45 82 15 1 8 33 20 6 24 24 .467 .618 1.085 123 0 0 4
2 Pedro Guerrero 21 ABQ PCL AAA LAD .403 32 144 129 30 52 11 4 4 39 0 1 15 24 .465 .643 1.109 83 0 0 0
3 Kenneth Jones 22 BEE LONE A .393 66 302 239 53 94 16 4 11 64 18 5 56 39 .505 .632 1.137 151 2 1 4
4 Rudy Law 20 LOD CALL A LAD .386 122 520 451 124 174 22 5 9 88 37 11 64 53 .462 .517 .979 233 1 3 1
5 Steve Staggs 26 OKC,IWA AA AAA PHI,CHW .377 63 283 244 66 92 17 3 5 29 20 7 36 23 .456 .533 .988 130 0 2 1
6 James Reeves 22 CGY PION Rk STL .376 61 281 226 70 85 18 1 9 51 4 1 52 37 .493 .584 1.077 132 1 1 1
7 Steve Sbragia 21 SLM NORW A- .376 66 251 229 35 86 16 5 4 35 2 4 15 10 .416 .541 .957 124 3 1 3
8 Larry Silver 22 CGY PION Rk STL .374 61 269 227 53 85 24 2 10 74 17 1 36 33 .465 .630 1.095 143 4 0 2
9 Dennis Webb 21 ROY GULF Rk KCR .374 49 217 195 49 73 5 2 0 16 25 3 18 13 .433 .421 .853 82 2 2 0
10 Harry Spilman 22 TRV EL AA CIN .373 133 577 493 94 184 39 3 16 78 1 3 74 40 .453 .562 1.015 277 3 1 6
11 Gordon Hahn 22 WWA NORW A- SDP .372 42 175 145 33 54 6 0 0 17 9 3 27 20 .471 .414 .885 60 1 1 1
12 Oswaldo Olivares 22 SAL,CLB CARL,IL A,AAA PIT .371 142 653 577 122 214 26 14 6 80 47 7 63 43 .436 .496 .932 286 6 4 3
13 John Hanley 19 WHS GULF Rk CHW .368 36 148 114 28 42 5 2 2 26 2 1 31 13 .503 .500 1.003 57 1 1 1
14 Don Reynolds 24 HAW PCL AAA SDP .368 42 182 152 30 56 6 8 1 31 9 5 29 21 .467 .533 1.000 81 0 0 1
15 Pat Scanlon 24 NOR,HAW AA,PCL AAA STL,SDP .368 42 174 136 20 50 10 1 6 34 1 0 35 29 .491 .588 1.080 80 0 1 2
16 Julio Cruz 22 HAW PCL AAA SDP .366 75 366 303 71 111 9 9 0 33 47 15 50 26 .459 .455 .915 138 3 9 1
17 Thomas Smith 25 ELP TL AA CAL .366 90 370 344 65 126 29 5 9 45 9 7 24 35 .407 .558 .965 192 0 1 1
18 Dennis Cirbo 22 CGY PION Rk STL .365 54 225 181 46 66 18 2 9 51 3 1 38 42 .476 .635 1.111 115 3 0 3
19 Al Minker 19 MDH PION Rk OAK .363 54 236 179 47 65 16 1 5 45 5 1 52 31 .508 .547 1.056 98 3 0 2
20 Buck Showalter 21 FTL FLOR A NYY .362 56 237 196 32 71 8 1 1 25 4 3 36 13 .458 .429 .886 84 1 1 3
21 Barry Evans 21 WWA NORW A- SDP .358 67 305 271 47 97 12 2 11 64 5 1 29 30 .424 .539 .963 146 3 1 1
22 Alfonso Gonzalez 21 GRF PION Rk SFG .357 41 144 129 28 46 8 2 2 27 12 6 13 26 .413 .496 .909 64 0 1 1
23 Ken Landreaux 22 SLC,ELP PCL,TL AAA,AA CAL .357 119 533 465 124 166 33 8 27 116 20 11 58 49 .429 .637 1.065 296 4 1 5
24 Sal Rende 21 BAT NYPL A- CLE .356 63 256 219 53 78 17 0 17 60 7 0 28 30 .424 .667 1.090 146 2 1 6
25 Dick Davis 23 SPO PCL AAA MIL .355 114 514 476 94 169 25 8 13 74 18 6 29 51 .391 .523 .914 249 2 3 4
26 Jimmy Hickman 21 JOH APPY Rk STL .355 42 132 121 19 43 10 4 3 24 1 1 10 15 .405 .579 .983 70 0 1 0
27 Lloyd Thompson 23 CPC LONE A .355 80 378 307 60 109 12 3 7 43 21 11 52 31 .444 .482 .926 148 0 15 4
28 Henry Cruz 25 ABQ PCL AAA LAD .353 133 572 493 95 174 24 12 18 88 4 2 72 48 .434 .560 .993 276 2 0 5
29 Bob Sheldon 26 SPO PCL AAA MIL .353 84 375 312 59 110 15 1 1 36 7 2 53 18 .442 .417 .859 130 1 4 5
30 Kurt Bevacqua 30 TUC PCL AAA TEX .352 94 426 358 75 126 29 4 9 76 2 3 59 30 .438 .531 .968 190 1 1 7
31 Mike Dupree 24 HAW PCL AAA SDP .352 70 113 108 20 38 5 1 1 8 1 0 3 9 .369 .444 .814 48 0 2 0
32 Al Gallagher 31 TXC LONE A .352 49 192 165 33 58 13 1 3 29 2 2 24 4 .435 .497 .932 82 1 1 1
33 Mitch Webster 18 LTH PION Rk LAD .351 55 208 168 45 59 4 0 0 31 13 5 36 21 .466 .375 .841 63 0 4 0
34 Wayne Harer 25 PAW IL AAA BOS .350 109 435 357 59 125 17 1 2 36 8 4 67 17 .451 .420 .871 150 1 7 3
35 Joe Rothwell 20 BRS APPY Rk DET .350 70 295 243 42 85 20 1 7 55 5 2 44 16 .451 .527 .977 128 3 2 3
36 Michael Hultman -- POR NORW A- .349 51 197 166 32 58 8 0 6 29 1 1 29 24 .447 .506 .953 84 1 0 1
37 Joe Simpson 25 ABQ PCL AAA LAD .349 112 519 436 80 152 24 11 2 74 35 16 69 44 .433 .468 .901 204 1 6 7
38 Billy Sample 22 TUL TL AA TEX .348 113 476 408 86 142 26 13 7 72 26 10 57 44 .425 .527 .952 215 3 1 7
39 Larry Murray 24 SJO,SYR PCL,IL AAA OAK,NYY .347 30 145 118 29 41 8 3 2 16 21 1 24 16 .458 .517 .975 61 1 1 1
40 Marvin Wendt 22 BAT NYPL A- CLE .347 67 299 268 56 93 12 0 9 40 13 3 19 19 .391 .493 .884 132 3 5 4
41 Tim Corcoran 24 EVN AA AAA DET .346 39 169 136 27 47 11 3 7 33 3 2 30 13 .467 .625 1.092 85 2 0 1
42 Paul Molitor 20 BUR MIDW A MIL .346 64 286 228 52 79 12 0 8 50 14 2 47 25 .457 .504 .962 115 3 4 4
43 Clifton Wilder 18 BRS APPY Rk DET .346 68 275 260 35 90 12 3 1 44 16 3 10 22 .368 .427 .795 111 0 3 2
44 Philip Cannuci 23 BEE LONE A .345 37 169 145 17 50 9 3 0 24 5 5 15 6 .409 .448 .857 65 2 5 2
45 Charles Diering 25 VCT LONE A .345 79 373 316 70 109 17 5 1 47 13 8 51 28 .439 .440 .879 139 3 2 1
46 Rickey Henderson 18 MOD CALL A OAK .345 134 599 481 120 166 18 4 11 69 95 22 104 67 .466 .468 .934 225 7 5 2
47 Broderick Perkins 22 AMA TL AA SDP .345 116 483 438 71 151 30 1 4 66 4 2 38 44 .396 .445 .841 195 2 1 4
48 Kelly Snider 22 LOD CALL A LAD .345 138 615 530 124 183 34 9 36 139 5 3 69 89 .417 .647 1.065 343 3 4 9
49 Gary Medeiros 22 HRL LONE A .344 67 276 244 41 84 8 1 0 38 5 7 22 8 .407 .385 .792 94 5 3 2
50 Dave Rivera 19 AVL,TUC WCRS,PCL A,AAA TEX .344 133 570 521 99 179 27 1 26 119 25 5 42 113 .393 .549 .942 286 3 0 4
51 Jerry Tabb 25 SJO PCL AAA OAK .344 84 352 285 59 98 23 2 11 45 8 4 62 39 .461 .554 1.016 158 1 3 1
52 Ivan Murrell 34 AMA TL AA SDP .342 115 486 448 82 153 26 0 24 98 12 3 28 68 .385 .560 .945 251 6 0 4
53 Joe Ward 21 CDR,GRF MIDW,PION A,Rk SFG .342 55 240 202 39 69 12 2 5 31 8 3 34 29 .439 .495 .934 100 2 1 1
54 Gary Alexander 24 PHX PCL AAA SFG .341 59 261 211 54 72 11 3 7 55 0 4 45 44 .452 .521 .973 110 1 0 4
55 Eugeniuo Cotes 21 SAL CARL A PIT .341 113 505 425 86 145 29 5 16 102 40 9 65 61 .438 .546 .984 232 11 1 3
56 Pablo Cruz 30 SAL CARL A PIT .341 101 433 387 79 132 18 5 3 37 1 2 32 25 .400 .437 .836 169 7 5 2
57 Bob Jones 27 SLC PCL AAA CAL .340 94 396 353 71 120 28 10 18 85 3 3 35 71 .394 .629 1.023 222 1 0 7
58 Greg Wells 23 UTI NYPL A- TOR .339 71 310 286 49 97 17 7 13 68 2 2 16 30 .377 .584 .961 167 4 0 4
59 Donald Cardoza 23 ABQ,SAN PCL,TL AAA,AA LAD .338 134 539 503 61 170 30 2 7 58 3 2 31 31 .376 .447 .823 225 1 2 2
60 Lance Hallberg 20 ELZ APPY Rk MIN .338 64 285 237 54 80 15 3 12 49 8 1 42 41 .432 .578 1.010 137 1 0 5
61 Joe Strain 23 FRE CALL A SFG .338 136 652 556 124 188 33 3 7 88 42 8 82 17 .426 .446 .872 248 6 4 4
62 Willie Aikens 22 SLC PCL AAA CAL .336 77 352 295 62 99 23 2 14 73 4 1 52 42 .429 .569 .998 168 0 0 5
63 Greg Jackson 20 EUG NORW A- CIN .336 67 301 253 47 85 12 2 14 63 10 4 41 25 .432 .565 .997 143 4 0 3
64 Craig Landis 18 GRF PION Rk SFG .336 59 273 235 46 79 7 5 2 37 12 4 29 35 .421 .434 .855 102 6 2 1
65 Steve Stroughter 25 ELP TL AA CAL .336 117 515 467 94 157 35 5 25 116 9 5 40 96 .390 .593 .983 277 4 0 4
66 Larry Harlow 25 ROC IL AAA BAL .335 93 404 343 56 115 14 3 9 50 7 10 51 59 .423 .472 .895 162 3 4 3
67 James LaFountain 23 VIS CALL A MIN .335 38 175 155 31 52 11 1 9 31 0 1 19 36 .411 .594 1.005 92 1 0 0
68 Ken Macha 26 CLB IL AAA PIT .335 76 306 254 51 85 18 2 11 64 4 1 41 33 .424 .551 .976 140 3 2 6
69 Marty Scott 21 RGS,TUL GULF,TL Rk,AA TEX .335 62 250 218 32 73 6 9 4 42 6 6 26 11 .406 .500 .906 109 2 1 3
70 Ted Cox 22 PAW IL AAA BOS .334 95 397 341 63 114 17 4 14 81 4 2 42 40 .396 .531 .927 181 0 3 11
71 Xavier Dixson 25 VCT LONE A .334 77 349 299 66 100 18 5 4 38 22 7 44 29 .417 .468 .886 140 0 4 2
72 Karl Pagel 22 MDL TL AA CHC .334 118 505 410 88 137 28 6 28 104 4 2 88 117 .451 .637 1.088 261 3 0 4
73 Jack Perconte 22 LOD CALL A LAD .334 131 619 515 132 172 21 12 6 58 23 5 95 78 .438 .456 .894 235 1 7 1
74 Thomas Anthony 21 GRF PION Rk SFG .333 63 297 240 53 80 11 7 9 62 10 3 47 34 .442 .550 .992 132 2 5 3
75 Tim Derryberry 19 REN CALL A SDP .333 126 535 442 115 147 24 4 25 87 9 1 68 81 .442 .575 1.016 254 20 3 2
76 LaVerne Jark 23 POM FLOR A CHC .333 76 236 213 29 71 7 1 0 17 4 0 14 18 .370 .376 .745 80 0 6 3
77 Wade Boggs 19 WSM CARL A BOS .332 117 499 422 67 140 13 1 2 55 8 4 65 22 .423 .382 .805 161 4 5 3
78 Jim Dwyer 27 WCH AA AAA CHC .332 130 588 464 113 154 38 12 18 70 28 13 108 40 .459 .582 1.041 270 6 4 6
79 Carney Lansford 20 ELP TL AA CAL .332 120 529 443 98 147 17 3 18 94 20 3 72 82 .428 .506 .933 224 6 3 5
80 Bob Adams 25 EVN AA AAA DET .330 62 245 230 42 76 14 1 10 44 1 0 9 33 .354 .530 .884 122 1 2 3
81 Doe Boyland 22 SHV TL AA PIT .330 119 491 457 64 151 22 6 11 60 30 6 26 107 .368 .477 .845 218 3 2 3
82 Leon Durham 19 GST,SPT WCRS,FLOR A STL .330 126 505 448 71 148 21 9 4 69 14 6 49 62 .395 .444 .839 199 2 1 5
83 Dane Iorg 27 OKC,NOR AA AAA PHI,STL .330 75 318 273 47 90 14 4 9 48 3 1 42 35 .420 .509 .929 139 1 1 1
84 Tony Johnson 21 JAM,EXO NYPL,GULF A-,Rk MON .330 62 244 212 42 70 9 9 3 41 21 1 30 48 .412 .500 .912 106 0 1 1
85 Darryl Jones 26 SYR IL AAA NYY .330 93 376 358 42 118 9 6 10 54 12 8 11 31 .346 .472 .818 169 0 3 4
86 Thomas Mee 22 KPT APPY Rk ATL .330 66 280 227 54 75 10 4 5 32 16 8 45 20 .442 .476 .918 108 2 4 2
87 Mark Bradley 20 LOD CALL A LAD .329 140 597 486 104 160 35 6 16 87 26 9 93 95 .444 .525 .969 255 11 3 4
88 Lew Beasley 28 TUC PCL AAA TEX .328 101 459 418 81 137 18 9 5 61 24 9 34 30 .378 .450 .827 188 2 1 4
89 Larry Bowie 22 WWA NORW A- SDP .328 38 132 116 23 38 8 0 6 18 1 0 13 42 .395 .552 .947 64 0 3 0
90 Clint Hurdle 19 OMA AA AAA KCR .328 129 539 442 85 145 35 3 16 66 6 0 96 61 .449 .529 .978 234 1 0 0
91 Thad Bosley 20 SLC PCL AAA CAL .326 69 322 298 55 97 22 2 2 38 23 9 16 32 .359 .433 .792 129 2 2 4
92 Steve Henderson 24 INA AA AAA CIN .326 60 257 233 35 76 12 6 7 25 19 10 21 41 .381 .519 .901 121 1 0 2
93 Bobby Mitchell 22 CLI MIDW A LAD .326 74 282 221 37 72 19 1 3 28 11 3 57 23 .459 .462 .921 102 0 1 3
94 Hosken Powell 22 TAC PCL AAA MIN .326 133 568 473 107 154 20 7 5 51 16 8 82 49 .427 .429 .856 203 5 3 5
95 Wally Backman 17 LFA NYPL A- NYM .325 69 287 255 44 83 10 2 6 30 20 7 28 53 .393 .451 .844 115 1 2 1
96 Clifton Holland 25 POR NORW A- .325 45 165 151 28 49 11 2 5 29 8 2 12 22 .370 .523 .893 79 0 0 2
97 Rick Sofield 20 VIS,TAC CALL,PCL A,AAA MIN .325 112 492 415 109 135 22 8 27 108 10 5 68 95 .419 .612 1.031 254 3 0 6
98 Rob Wilfong 23 TAC PCL AAA MIN .325 34 148 123 26 40 8 1 2 17 6 1 22 10 .429 .455 .884 56 1 1 1
99 Julio Collazo 20 ELM NYPL A- BOS .324 48 194 173 18 56 10 2 1 28 1 0 21 21 .397 .422 .819 73 0 0 0
100 Glenn Goya 23 GRF PION Rk SFG .324 68 320 250 62 81 19 4 9 77 0 2 60 22 .447 .540 .987 135 2 0 8

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