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1997 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 Greg Morrison 21 MDH PION Rk TOR .448 69 264 241 63 108 16 3 23 88 2 3 14 29 .473 .826 1.299 199 3 3 0 6 1
2 John Vander Wal 31 CSP PCL AAA COL .408 25 114 103 29 42 12 1 3 19 1 1 11 28 .465 .631 1.096 65 1 0 0 0 1
3 Harvey Pulliam 29 CSP PCL AAA COL .401 40 162 137 44 55 10 2 12 43 1 0 21 19 .494 .766 1.260 105 1 4 0 0 3
4 Jake Kraus 23 OGD,HEL PION Rk MIL .390 69 300 246 51 96 22 1 10 69 8 4 38 15 .487 .610 1.096 150 12 12 0 4 3
5 Mike Kinkade 24 ELP TL AA MIL .385 125 540 468 112 180 35 12 12 109 17 4 52 66 .455 .588 1.042 275 13 13 1 6 0
6 Antuan Bunkley 21 HEL PION Rk MIL .381 70 309 270 52 103 23 0 17 67 2 4 32 37 .450 .656 1.105 177 8 4 0 3 5
7 Lance Downing 18 DBK ARIZ Rk .381 55 254 215 48 82 12 1 2 40 10 4 37 26 .472 .474 .947 102 3 1 0 1 0
8 Sean Casey 22 AKR,BFL EL,AA AA,AAA CLE .380 82 352 313 50 119 26 1 15 84 0 1 32 45 .446 .613 1.059 192 5 6 0 1 2
9 Mike Frank 23 BIL PION Rk CIN .376 69 306 266 62 100 22 6 10 62 18 8 35 24 .448 .617 1.064 164 7 2 0 3 5
10 Mark Smith 27 CGY,CAR PCL,SOUL AAA,AA PIT .376 42 172 149 42 56 15 1 17 46 2 1 21 16 .459 .832 1.292 124 5 2 0 0 1
11 Eric Anthony 29 ABQ,OKC PCL,AA AAA LAD,TEX .369 36 156 141 21 52 8 1 9 36 2 3 13 35 .417 .631 1.048 89 0 0 0 2 1
12 Dave Orndorff 19 ELZ APPY Rk MIN .368 55 260 228 62 84 15 1 11 42 18 4 22 25 .434 .588 1.022 134 1 6 2 2 0
13 Cliff Floyd 24 CHR IL AAA FLA .366 39 142 131 27 48 10 0 9 33 7 2 10 29 .415 .649 1.064 85 3 1 0 0 1
14 Eddie Williams 32 ABQ PCL AAA LAD .366 76 326 279 73 102 17 0 29 76 0 2 37 45 .451 .738 1.189 206 9 8 0 2 4
15 Jose Nunez 18 RKS ARIZ Rk COL .365 52 237 208 31 76 17 3 3 32 12 2 19 31 .419 .519 .939 108 4 4 1 5 2
16 Jose Moreno 19 MRE ARIZ Rk SEA .363 51 223 190 56 69 12 0 0 36 31 10 25 18 .438 .426 .865 81 2 2 4 2 0
17 Neifi Perez 24 CSP PCL AAA COL .363 68 323 303 68 110 24 3 8 46 8 2 17 27 .393 .541 .934 164 3 0 0 3 0
18 Kevin Burford 19 PDS,IDF ARIZ,PION Rk SDP .362 54 255 196 44 71 15 3 5 53 12 5 50 30 .490 .546 1.036 107 4 4 0 5 1
19 Jacob Cruz 24 PHX PCL AAA SFG .361 127 565 493 97 178 45 3 12 95 18 3 64 64 .434 .538 .971 265 11 3 0 5 9
20 Scott Krause 23 ELP TL AA MIL .361 125 512 474 97 171 33 11 16 88 13 4 20 108 .390 .578 .968 274 7 7 4 7 3
21 Aldo Pecorilli 26 ARK TL AA STL .360 31 124 111 21 40 10 0 4 22 2 3 7 15 .395 .559 .954 62 2 2 0 4 0
22 Willy Ruiz 20 ROY GULF Rk KCR .360 54 216 197 33 71 4 0 0 14 20 11 9 19 .406 .381 .786 75 6 6 4 0 0
23 Mo Bruce 22 KPT,PFD APPY,NYPL Rk,A- NYM .358 63 276 243 61 87 15 6 7 35 26 6 27 43 .428 .556 .983 135 5 4 0 2 0
24 Pedro Castellano 27 SLK,YOM PCL,JPCL AAA,Fgn MIN .358 43 189 165 29 59 9 1 7 36 0 1 20 31 .429 .552 .980 91 4 2 0 2 1
25 Luis Lopez 23 HGR SALL A TOR .358 136 577 503 96 180 47 4 11 99 5 8 60 45 .430 .533 .963 268 14 8 0 6 4
26 Mike Stoner 24 HDS CALL A+ .358 136 618 567 115 203 44 5 33 142 6 4 36 91 .392 .628 1.020 356 17 3 1 11 4
27 Brent Brede 25 SLK PCL AAA MIN .354 84 382 328 82 116 27 4 9 76 4 2 47 62 .432 .543 .975 178 8 2 0 5 0
28 Luis Castillo 21 CHR IL AAA FLA .354 37 149 130 25 46 5 0 0 5 8 6 16 22 .425 .392 .817 51 2 0 3 0 1
29 Roger Cedeno 22 ABQ PCL AAA LAD .354 29 136 113 21 40 4 4 2 9 5 5 22 16 .463 .513 .977 58 1 1 0 0 0
30 Todd Greene 26 VAN PCL AAA ANA .354 64 287 260 51 92 22 0 25 75 5 1 20 31 .408 .727 1.135 189 6 5 0 2 8
31 Dave McCarty 27 PHX PCL AAA SFG .353 121 488 434 85 153 27 5 22 92 9 4 49 75 .419 .590 1.009 256 18 2 1 2 5
32 Raul Franco 21 UTI NYPL A- FLA .352 72 319 293 41 103 19 0 3 38 10 4 17 24 .385 .447 .832 131 11 2 2 5 3
33 Todd Helton 23 CSP PCL AAA COL .352 99 460 392 87 138 31 2 16 88 3 1 61 68 .434 .564 .997 221 10 0 1 6 4
34 Brian Raabe 29 TAC PCL AAA SEA .352 135 607 543 101 191 35 4 14 80 1 6 38 20 .404 .508 .913 276 12 16 1 9 5
35 Ty Woods 27 PAW,MTN IL,MEX AAA BOS .352 29 118 105 16 37 3 1 9 28 1 1 11 35 .407 .657 1.064 69 4 0 0 2 0
36 Steve Hagins 22 BTE PION Rk ANA .351 64 297 268 59 94 20 1 17 56 13 3 17 53 .409 .623 1.032 167 5 10 1 1 2
37 Glenn Reeves 23 PRT EL AA FLA .351 66 267 222 53 78 14 2 6 35 9 4 39 43 .453 .514 .967 114 3 4 0 2 0
38 Ben Grieve 21 HVL,EDM SOUL,PCL AA,AAA OAK .350 127 589 480 127 168 40 3 31 136 5 2 93 91 .461 .640 1.100 307 12 10 1 5 0
39 Carlos Mendoza 22 BNG,NFK EL,IL AA,AAA NYM .350 69 293 263 39 92 12 3 1 13 15 12 17 29 .400 .430 .830 113 5 5 8 0 1
40 Mike Mitchell 24 RCU CALL A+ SDP .350 109 486 440 78 154 36 1 17 106 2 0 35 83 .401 .552 .954 243 8 6 0 5 0
41 Brian Jenkins 18 MET GULF Rk NYM .349 36 114 109 17 38 6 1 1 15 1 1 4 16 .368 .450 .818 49 3 0 0 1 0
42 Mike Kelly 27 INA,CNG AA,SOUL AAA,AA CIN .349 42 179 152 42 53 15 0 10 30 10 3 26 39 .441 .645 1.086 98 0 0 0 1 2
43 Marcus Giles 19 DAN APPY Rk ATL .348 55 246 207 53 72 13 3 8 45 5 2 32 47 .437 .556 .992 115 4 3 1 3 0
44 Juan Mora 19 LAT GULF Rk DET .348 43 175 155 26 54 9 5 4 31 9 2 18 43 .411 .548 .960 85 3 0 0 2 0
45 Ron Walker 21 WPT,RFD NYPL,MIDW A-,A CHC .348 58 231 204 31 71 10 1 10 44 0 1 20 50 .416 .554 .970 113 6 5 0 2 7
46 Marc Suarez 21 BIL PION Rk CIN .347 64 259 219 42 76 17 0 9 37 2 1 33 51 .440 .548 .988 120 5 5 0 2 0
47 Chris Turner 28 VAN,LEL PCL,CALL AAA,A+ ANA .347 40 163 147 26 51 10 1 4 23 0 0 14 25 .411 .510 .921 75 6 2 0 0 0
48 Phil Plantier 28 LVG,LOU,RCU PCL,AA,CALL AAA,A+ STL,SDP .346 28 116 104 20 36 10 1 6 22 2 1 10 12 .397 .635 1.031 66 1 0 0 2 1
49 Shannon Stewart 23 SYR IL AAA TOR .346 58 249 208 41 72 13 1 5 24 9 6 36 26 .452 .490 .942 102 1 4 1 0 3
50 Luke Allen 18 GRF PION Rk LAD .345 67 278 258 50 89 12 6 7 40 12 11 19 53 .390 .519 .909 134 3 0 1 0 1
51 Kevin Reimer 33 TAC PCL AAA SEA .345 46 185 168 21 58 18 0 3 21 0 3 12 22 .389 .506 .895 85 8 2 0 3 0
52 Casey Smith 20 BRL,CBS APPY,SALL Rk,A CLE .345 32 128 113 14 39 2 0 3 12 1 0 11 37 .414 .442 .857 50 0 3 0 1 0
53 Clay Snellgrove 22 IDF PION Rk SDP .345 66 310 281 52 97 19 7 2 48 3 2 18 39 .383 .484 .867 136 7 3 2 6 2
54 Todd Walker 24 SLK PCL AAA MIN .345 83 378 322 69 111 20 1 11 53 5 5 46 49 .420 .516 .936 166 10 1 2 7 3
55 Todd Wilson 25 SJO CALL A+ SFG .345 130 547 502 66 173 35 3 5 88 7 3 32 60 .392 .456 .848 229 23 9 1 3 2
56 Mike Darr 21 RCU CALL A+ SDP .344 134 587 521 104 179 32 11 15 94 23 7 57 90 .409 .534 .942 278 19 4 0 5 1
57 Lionel Hastings 24 PRT EL AA FLA .344 93 327 279 55 96 21 0 10 35 6 3 39 53 .426 .527 .953 147 6 3 3 3 1
58 Desi Wilson 28 PHX PCL AAA SFG .344 121 502 451 76 155 27 6 7 53 16 3 44 73 .404 .477 .881 215 11 4 0 3 5
59 Jose Amado 21 LNS MIDW A KCR .342 61 268 234 49 80 25 1 4 45 10 2 24 18 .403 .509 .912 119 8 4 0 6 1
60 Derek Feramisco 22 JOH APPY Rk STL .342 53 204 184 34 63 12 3 6 36 8 2 16 37 .407 .538 .945 99 2 4 0 0 0
61 Kevin Millar 25 PRT EL AA FLA .342 135 594 511 94 175 34 2 32 131 2 3 66 53 .423 .605 1.027 309 11 10 0 7 9
62 Robert Fick 23 WMI MIDW A DET .341 122 546 463 100 158 50 3 16 90 13 4 75 74 .429 .566 .994 262 10 1 0 7 11
63 Tony Miranda 24 LNS MIDW A KCR .341 104 456 387 85 132 35 5 5 72 11 10 54 62 .430 .496 .926 192 10 10 0 5 2
64 Jhensy Sandoval 18 LTH,SBN PION,MIDW Rk,A .341 59 248 232 42 79 17 1 9 41 11 6 10 55 .377 .539 .915 125 1 4 1 1 1
65 Marcus Thames 20 YNK,GBO GULF,SALL Rk,A NYY .341 61 235 211 53 72 18 4 7 38 7 4 16 29 .389 .564 .953 119 3 3 1 4 0
66 Turner Ward 32 CGY PCL AAA PIT .340 59 239 209 44 71 18 3 9 44 7 1 24 26 .418 .584 1.002 122 5 5 0 1 0
67 Greg Shockey 27 RCU CALL A+ SDP .339 103 449 401 60 136 28 4 14 78 0 2 36 67 .394 .534 .928 214 7 5 0 7 0
68 Juan Camilo 21 ATH,SOR ARIZ,NORW Rk,A- OAK .338 54 248 204 48 69 11 5 8 49 12 3 42 45 .456 .559 1.014 114 6 2 0 0 0
69 Damian Miller 27 SLK PCL AAA MIN .338 85 350 314 48 106 19 3 11 82 6 1 29 62 .395 .522 .918 164 7 3 1 3 0
70 Goef Tomlinson 20 SPO NORW A- KCR .338 58 256 210 49 71 16 0 4 28 19 1 32 20 .440 .471 .912 99 1 8 4 2 0
71 Roberto Vaz 22 SOR,VIS NORW,CALL A-,A+ OAK .338 41 170 151 20 51 11 0 6 28 7 8 15 14 .399 .530 .929 80 10 1 2 1 1
72 A.J. Zapp 19 DAN APPY Rk ATL .338 65 277 234 34 79 23 2 7 56 0 1 35 78 .437 .543 .980 127 3 7 0 1 0
73 Jermaine Clark 20 EVR NORW A- SEA .337 59 241 199 42 67 13 2 3 29 22 3 34 31 .437 .467 .904 93 1 3 3 2 1
74 Casey Martin 21 BOI NORW A- ANA .337 50 208 181 30 61 14 0 8 48 1 0 23 45 .409 .547 .956 99 4 1 0 3 0
75 Ramon Moreta 21 GRF PION Rk LAD .336 68 290 265 45 89 6 2 1 20 29 17 18 38 .380 .385 .765 102 5 1 6 0 0
76 Luis Raven 28 BIR SOUL AA CHW .336 117 514 456 88 153 30 3 30 112 4 3 46 126 .397 .612 1.009 279 5 5 0 7 7
77 Craig Counsell 26 CSP PCL AAA COL .335 96 440 376 77 126 31 6 5 63 12 2 45 38 .409 .489 .898 184 6 6 7 6 3
78 Kevin Gibbs 23 SAN TL AA LAD .335 101 445 358 89 120 21 6 2 34 49 19 72 48 .451 .444 .895 159 3 6 6 3 3
79 Elinton Jasco 22 DYT FLOR A+ CHC .335 84 321 281 50 94 10 4 1 22 32 11 31 61 .404 .409 .813 115 2 3 4 2 0
80 Wayne Kirby 33 ABQ PCL AAA LAD .335 68 299 269 57 90 16 5 10 43 18 5 26 33 .393 .543 .935 146 5 1 1 2 0
81 Mike Lamb 21 PUL APPY Rk TEX .335 60 276 233 59 78 19 3 9 47 7 2 31 18 .412 .558 .970 130 5 4 2 6 2
82 Alex Llanos 20 BTE PION Rk ANA .335 49 201 179 41 60 9 2 8 43 3 1 17 30 .400 .542 .942 97 6 3 1 1 1
83 Tim Giles 21 HGR SALL A TOR .334 112 435 380 54 127 32 0 12 56 2 2 46 95 .402 .513 .915 195 8 2 0 7 4
84 Jeff Inglin 21 HCK SALL A CHW .334 135 598 536 100 179 34 6 16 102 31 8 49 87 .388 .509 .897 273 12 4 0 9 4
85 Daryle Ward 22 JAC,NOR TL,AA AA,AAA HOU .334 128 527 470 76 157 26 0 21 98 4 2 53 75 .404 .523 .928 246 12 3 0 1 5
86 Travis Young 22 SKZ NORW A- SFG .334 76 359 320 80 107 11 6 1 34 40 8 30 50 .397 .416 .812 133 3 5 1 3 0
87 Fernando Espino 20 EVR,APP NORW,MIDW A-,A SEA .333 67 306 264 50 88 17 3 8 41 9 4 35 46 .416 .511 .928 135 7 4 1 2 2
88 Aaron Guiel 24 MDL,MOB TL,SOUL AA ANA,SDP .333 124 533 445 100 148 39 7 23 94 15 10 64 98 .435 .607 1.042 270 9 19 2 3 3
89 Mike Neill 27 HVL,EDM SOUL,PCL AA,AAA OAK .333 129 598 507 132 169 30 2 14 83 17 8 79 120 .425 .483 .908 245 9 4 5 3 0
90 Jose Pena 20 PUL APPY Rk TEX .333 51 220 204 45 68 14 3 3 31 17 6 12 40 .374 .475 .850 97 5 2 1 1 0
91 Fernando Rios 18 BIL PION Rk CIN .333 41 168 153 19 51 8 1 0 18 1 5 11 22 .387 .399 .786 61 1 3 0 1 0
92 Kevin Sefcik 26 SWB IL AAA PHI .333 29 134 123 19 41 11 2 1 7 5 1 9 11 .379 .480 .858 59 1 0 2 0 0
93 Paxton Stewart 23 BOI NORW A- ANA .333 72 329 282 59 94 16 2 7 45 8 5 41 55 .418 .479 .896 135 6 2 1 3 3
94 Micah Williams 22 LNS MIDW A KCR .333 65 275 249 34 83 13 3 0 30 22 3 9 34 .378 .410 .788 102 6 9 8 0 0
95 Bobby Darula 22 OGD PION Rk MIL .332 69 314 262 61 87 26 4 6 52 11 2 42 23 .428 .531 .959 139 5 5 1 4 0
96 Derrick Gibson 22 NHV,CSP EL,PCL AA,AAA COL .332 140 592 539 105 179 31 2 26 87 20 15 41 109 .389 .542 .930 292 9 10 0 2 8
97 Tommy Gregg 33 RMD IL AAA ATL .332 115 435 385 52 128 36 1 9 54 3 3 46 64 .402 .501 .904 193 7 1 0 3 6
98 Dann Howitt 33 CSP PCL AAA COL .332 102 349 316 57 105 29 0 14 62 2 2 32 71 .393 .557 .950 176 7 0 0 1 4
99 Jamie Lopiccolo 24 BEL MIDW A MIL .332 112 462 410 72 136 27 3 17 80 5 6 38 76 .397 .537 .934 220 10 9 1 4 2
100 Joe Sutton 22 BRS APPY Rk CHW .332 56 227 190 46 63 18 2 11 43 7 0 35 51 .436 .621 1.057 118 4 1 0 1 2

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