1957 California League Batting Leaders

1956 Season 1958 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 550 games, 8 teams, approx. 137 games in season

Attendance: 640,750 (1,165/game)

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1	Fran Boniar	24	REN	C	BRO	110	513	443	102	193	33	15	11	138	4	60	23	.436	.495	.652	1.148	289	1	0	9
2	Vada Pinson*	18	VIS	C	CIN	135	657	569	165	209	40	20	20	97	53	79	73	.367	.445	.613	1.058	349	3	3	3
3	Jerome Stack?	22	VIS	C	CIN	134	613	509	100	183	31	7	7	118	23	87	44	.360	.448	.489	.937	249	3	3	11
4	Joe Gaines	20	VIS	C	CIN	135	635	498	134	179	22	9	14	119	34	118	79	.359	.480	.524	1.004	261	6	4	9
5	Ray Perry	37	REN	C	BRO	133	601	451	122	158	34	4	19	124	10	138	66	.350	.502	.570	1.072	257	5	1	6
6	Bill McGuckin*	24	BAK	C	CHC	50	224	194	37	67	7	0	4	18	13	20	35	.345	.428	.443	.871	86	8	2	0
7	Dick Whitman	36	SJO	C	PIT	116	487	412	80	141	25	4	7	74	21	59	15	.342	.426	.473	.899	195	6	3	7
8	Johnny Callison	18	BAK	C	CHC	86	403	350	83	119	18	6	17	61	31	48	52	.340	.423	.571	.994	200	3	1	1
9	William Gilmore?	23	SLS	C	MLN	128	554	471	90	159	24	2	5	64	3	74	33	.338	.429	.429	.858	202	4	1	4
10	Henry Mitchell	20	MOD	C	NYY	111	501	423	115	142	31	4	19	106	18	63	70	.336	.428	.563	.990	238	8	3	4
11	Roland LeBlanc	36	FRE	C		121	487	414	71	135	17	0	13	89	8	52	38	.326	.401	.461	.862	191	7	3	11
12	Jerry Zuvela*	28	FRE	C		133	603	503	91	163	31	9	14	102	6	90	51	.324	.424	.505	.929	254	2	1	7
13	Thomas Humber	25	REN	C	BRO	135	669	560	162	181	20	18	2	69	75	98	67	.323	.426	.434	.860	243	4	4	3
14	Ted Rhodes?	22	FRE	C		80	364	328	54	106	13	2	16	65	3	28	47	.323	.377	.521	.898	171	2	3	3
15	Dee Phillips	38	MOD	C	NYY	118	573	506	87	162	34	2	8	67	1	52	34	.320	.387	.443	.829	224	4	9	2
16	Dave Gottschalk	26	BAK	C	CHC	85	376	323	54	102	11	1	6	60	9	38	34	.316	.390	.412	.802	133	5	4	6
17	John Osborne	21	REN	C	BRO	89	389	327	62	103	17	0	1	40	3	51	39	.315	.411	.376	.787	123	3	7	1
18	Henry Bivens	19	VIS	C	CIN	78	360	325	65	102	12	5	10	56	9	23	51	.314	.369	.474	.843	154	8	0	4
19	Carlos Castillo	24	VIS	C	CIN	135	648	546	130	170	24	6	16	103	39	77	70	.311	.393	.465	.859	254	2	15	8
20	Harry Minor	29	SLS	C	MLN	121	481	377	83	117	14	2	15	70	8	96	61	.310	.446	.478	.923	180	1	1	6
21	Bruce Edwards	33	VIS	C	CIN	87	342	265	58	82	17	0	14	76	7	64	34	.309	.436	.532	.968	141	3	0	10
22	Joe Rossi	36	MOD	C	NYY	93	402	345	58	106	13	3	7	59	4	46	35	.307	.386	.423	.809	146	2	3	6
23	Bill Lucas	21	SLS	C	MLN	87	366	306	55	93	9	4	7	38	14	49	49	.304	.403	.428	.831	131	4	4	3
24	Dick Bogard	20	MOD	C	NYY	140	618	515	88	156	39	10	5	83	3	94	84	.303	.413	.447	.860	230	4	3	2
25	Richard Carter*	22	MOD	C	NYY	122	552	492	85	148	23	6	3	70	19	46	50	.301	.358	.390	.749	192	2	5	7
26	William Dennis	23	SLS	C	MLN	85	353	312	37	94	16	0	10	55	3	30	43	.301	.368	.449	.817	140	6	0	5
27	Dick Wilson	34	BAK	C	CHC	138	612	479	88	144	20	2	27	110	24	121	67	.301	.443	.520	.962	249	5	2	5
28	Gary Rushing	19	FRE	C		138	628	538	103	161	25	9	26	105	10	76	120	.299	.388	.524	.912	282	6	2	6
29	Don Moitoza?	21	STK	C		117	531	469	62	139	20	3	8	60	11	48	45	.296	.364	.403	.767	189	5	3	6
30	Angel Figueroa?	21	SJO	C	PIT	134	642	573	93	168	18	0	0	41	43	47	47	.293	.353	.325	.678	186	6	16	0
31	Gary Sorenson?	20	BAK	C	CHC	77	362	324	48	95	12	3	2	36	7	34	43	.293	.360	.367	.727	119	1	1	2
32	James Dougherty?	24	SJO	C	PIT	122	560	438	88	128	13	5	0	39	13	98	39	.292	.426	.345	.770	151	6	15	3
33	Robert Schurr*	24	STK	C		111	484	407	64	119	18	7	2	27	14	60	51	.292	.393	.386	.778	157	9	5	3
34	John Roth	23	STK	C		133	540	467	72	136	12	12	9	70	24	58	89	.291	.372	.426	.798	199	4	7	4
35	Carl Laursen?	20	FRE	C		78	351	290	53	84	9	4	1	34	7	51	40	.290	.392	.359	.751	104	1	4	5
36	James Dyer?	22	SLS	C	MLN	91	380	340	49	98	13	4	4	31	11	31	41	.288	.349	.385	.735	131	2	5	2
37	Glen Merklen*	20	MOD	C	NYY	55	248	209	29	60	9	2	8	41	2	35	49	.287	.389	.464	.853	97	1	1	2
38	Dick Minice*	20	SJO	C	PIT	133	568	501	49	144	28	1	7	81	5	52	121	.287	.356	.389	.746	195	5	4	6
39	Allen Penrod?	21	REN	C	BRO	40	189	165	36	47	7	3	10	44	1	22	57	.285	.365	.546	.911	90	0	0	2
40	Daniel Sarver	21	BAK	C	CHC	138	620	534	92	152	20	7	13	76	11	72	97	.285	.371	.421	.792	225	5	2	7
41	James Aldredge	18	SJO	C	PIT	135	615	522	91	148	27	15	6	94	20	78	59	.284	.379	.427	.806	223	5	5	5
42	Richard Moler	23	MOD	C	NYY	119	472	385	64	109	14	2	14	85	5	76	65	.283	.398	.439	.837	169	2	2	7
43	Richard Hutzler?	24	SJO	C	PIT	38	161	147	19	41	8	2	4	31	0	11	18	.279	.335	.442	.778	65	2	0	1
44	Nate Smith	22	REN	C	BRO	122	515	426	83	119	19	4	5	79	6	71	63	.279	.384	.378	.762	161	5	7	6
45	Allison Owen	21	BAK	C	CHC	72	294	242	29	67	7	1	4	24	6	40	56	.277	.386	.364	.750	88	5	4	3
46	Dick Kennedy	21	VIS	C	CIN	109	474	420	67	116	10	2	8	78	19	40	37	.276	.337	.367	.704	154	3	2	9
47	Richard Littlejohn	20	VIS	C	CIN	52	174	152	25	42	6	4	1	22	4	15	41	.276	.351	.388	.739	59	4	0	3
48	Harry Mayo*	19	MOD	C	NYY	139	641	550	86	152	25	6	4	70	13	71	61	.276	.360	.366	.726	201	6	5	9
49	Julio Pirela?	22	VIS	C	CIN	104	519	439	84	121	17	3	6	61	7	56	64	.276	.365	.369	.734	162	10	6	8
50	Jerry Fishel?	19	BAK	C	CHC	123	467	385	55	106	16	4	6	55	13	67	91	.275	.386	.384	.771	148	7	1	7
51	Charley Smith	19	REN	C	BRO	103	437	403	67	111	22	7	13	83	5	31	80	.275	.328	.462	.790	186	1	1	1
52	Anthony Santino*	22	FRE	C		56	269	219	46	60	10	3	0	12	5	45	44	.274	.402	.347	.749	76	2	3	0
53	Andrew Van der Velde*	21	REN	C	BRO	85	413	340	101	93	15	4	9	58	9	61	55	.274	.393	.421	.814	143	8	1	3
54	Warren Lavorel*	22	MOD	C	NYY	45	185	161	15	44	7	2	3	26	4	16	19	.273	.348	.398	.745	64	4	1	3
55	Al Durden*	19	REN	C	BRO	52	236	213	27	58	6	6	5	44	7	19	49	.272	.331	.427	.758	91	1	0	3
56	Robert Heath	21	FRE	C		96	456	385	80	103	10	6	2	45	8	60	51	.268	.380	.340	.721	131	10	1	0
57	Chet Schmidt	21	SLS	C	MLN	135	621	541	87	145	10	6	6	34	28	68	77	.268	.354	.342	.696	185	5	5	2
58	Mike Weldon	20	MOD	C	NYY	137	677	581	113	154	11	5	0	57	11	73	48	.265	.350	.301	.651	175	4	16	3
59	Al Forthmann	21	SLS	C	MLN	85	378	318	47	84	15	1	3	37	12	47	27	.264	.362	.346	.708	110	4	5	4
60	Jim Johnson	23	FRE	C		50	199	172	23	45	9	2	4	21	0	26	22	.262	.357	.407	.764	70	0	0	1
61	Joseph Lee?	20	STK	C		53	222	187	22	49	9	1	2	24	4	25	37	.262	.362	.353	.715	66	5	4	1
62	William Jackson?	25	REN	C	BRO	43	188	167	22	43	6	0	0	17	5	12	16	.258	.317	.293	.610	49	3	5	1
63	Kenneth Hansen*	20	SLS	C	MLN	120	476	409	58	105	22	5	7	72	4	50	53	.257	.336	.386	.723	158	2	9	6
64	James Johnson	20	STK	C		76	267	216	16	55	2	1	0	19	2	42	29	.255	.376	.273	.649	59	1	6	2
65	Jim Campbell	20	SJO	C	PIT	114	474	423	38	107	14	1	4	42	0	36	99	.253	.308	.319	.627	135	2	3	10
66	Thomas Hunt	22	SLS	C	MLN	82	313	275	32	69	5	6	0	18	6	28	54	.251	.324	.313	.636	86	2	7	1
67	Armando Perez?	21	STK	C		53	234	203	26	51	7	4	0	24	2	25	22	.251	.335	.325	.660	66	1	4	1
68	Thomas Brown?	21	SJO	C	PIT	132	524	455	47	113	13	2	1	30	3	47	72	.248	.337	.292	.630	133	15	5	2
69	Bill Kahler	25	STK	C		71	318	282	34	70	10	3	5	39	1	26	42	.248	.310	.358	.668	101	2	2	6
70	Gerald Linnell?	23	FRE	C		122	509	456	68	113	12	3	15	70	12	38	109	.248	.318	.386	.704	176	10	3	2
71	Robert Turk	22	SLS	C	MLN	46	189	165	21	40	5	4	3	30	0	19	16	.242	.318	.376	.693	62	1	0	4
72	Villard Wright	19	SJO	C	PIT	89	377	329	41	76	9	3	9	53	9	37	87	.231	.315	.359	.673	118	4	5	2
73	Don Thompson	24	BAK	C	CHC	129	503	410	56	93	15	0	7	56	14	77	77	.227	.355	.315	.669	129	8	1	7
74	Roy Partee	39	STK	C		82	303	251	24	55	8	3	1	32	0	43	21	.219	.339	.287	.626	72	3	5	1
75	Gary DeMartini	19	VIS	C	CIN	132	563	480	67	101	15	2	9	61	2	72	111	.210	.314	.306	.621	147	3	3	5
76	Mario D'Ambrosi	23	BAK	C	CHC	47	197	153	26	31	6	1	3	21	2	41	47	.203	.369	.314	.683	48	0	2	1
77	Glen Streeter?	21	FRE	C		76	270	238	34	48	9	2	0	10	4	29	35	.202	.290	.256	.546	61	1	1	1
78	Angelo Colombo	17	STK	C		61	240	204	16	41	2	0	1	16	0	28	42	.201	.301	.226	.526	46	2	4	2
79	Melvin Gemberling?	25	BAK	C	CHC	51	198	169	18	34	4	0	0	13	1	28	17	.201	.315	.225	.540	38	0	1	0
80	Cliff Allmon	23	BAK	C	CHC	72	155	143	8	26	3	0	3	20	1	6	33	.182	.227	.266	.493	38	3	1	2