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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
1	Reid Gowan	32	ERW	APPY	D	.411	CHC	37	134	129	25	53	6	1	1	30	6		4	4	.429	.496	.925	64		0	1
2	Al Zarilla	24	TOL	AA	AA	.373	SLB	57	229	209	36	78	10	2	5	32	3		16	13	.425	.512	.937	107	2	3	1
3	Dick Sipek	20	BIR,ERW	SOUA,APPY	A1,D	.372	CIN-CHC	111	471	425	78	158	23	14	4	67	5	1	32	46	.425	.520	.945	221		7	7
4	Hal Gruber	26	BRS	APPY	D	.369	NYG	89	360	282	82	104	24	7	4	61	16		69	16	.500	.546	1.046	154		5	4
5	Ben Visan	21	BAT,TRE	PONY,ISLG	D,B	.369	CLE-PHI	102	456	409	78	151	33	3	7	93	7		36	44	.427	.516	.943	211		5	6
6	Ed Sauer	24	NVL	SOUA	A1	.368	CHC	136	600	543	113	200	51	8	10	100	30	9	52	59	.428	.547	.975	297		5	0
7	Bill Rodgers	20	HRN	PONY	D	.367	PIT	90	346	305	65	112	26	9	9	60	17		35	39	.434	.600	1.034	183		1	5
8	Bob Maier	27	HGR	ISLG	B	.363	DET	140	634	589	118	214	52	12	7	116	13		29	30	.400	.528	.928	311		7	9
9	Alex Mustaikis	34	ELM	EL	A	.358	PHA	77	194	179	19	64	20	3	0	26	2		12	29	.398	.503	.901	90		0	3
10	Whitey Platt	22	NVL	SOUA	A1	.358	CHC	92	409	383	74	137	33	10	4	86	3	2	24	34	.397	.527	.924	202		1	1
11	Johnny Pramesa	17	BRS	APPY	D	.357	NYG	101	423	401	79	143	24	15	3	91	0		19	16	.390	.514	.904	206		3	0
12	Andy Pafko	22	LOS	PCL	AA	.356	CHC	157	664	604	109	215	31	13	18	118	13		43	38	.402	.540	.941	326		3	14
13	Jack Bolling	26	NOR	SOUA	A1	.354	BRO	106	474	426	78	151	35	4	4	73	17	1	34	21	.405	.484	.888	206		2	12
14	Dick Carter	26	TRE	ISLG	B	.353	PHI	54	223	187	37	66	11	3	6	35	3		30	24	.442	.540	.983	101		0	6
15	Pete Elko	25	NVL	SOUA	A1	.348	CHC	134	568	512	93	178	32	6	0	82	6	4	51	27	.407	.434	.840	222		0	5
16	Bill Burgo	23	WMT	ISLG	B	.347	PHA	138	605	553	112	192	40	9	20	127	12		43	15	.402	.561	.963	310		8	1
17	Del Ennis	18	TRE	ISLG	B	.346	PHI	140	608	570	104	197	37	16	18	93	7		24	44	.372	.561	.933	320		0	14
18	Beattie Feathers	33	KPT	APPY	D	.346	WSH	108	465	382	79	132	20	10	9	87	16		79	22	.459	.521	.980	199		1	3
19	Rabbit Mallory	23	LOS	PCL	AA	.346	CHC	47	178	159	26	55	10	1	3	18	5		8	15	.377	.478	.855	76		0	11
20	Thomas Davis	24	HGR	ISLG	B	.345	DET	129	558	458	114	158	37	5	16	104	9		86	46	.458	.552	1.010	253		9	5
21	Gene Woodling	20	WKB	EL	A	.344	CLE	128	555	453	91	156	30	8	5	61	6		87	29	.452	.479	.931	217		2	13
22	Walter Ringhofer	31	NVL	SOUA	A1	.343	CHC	62	145	134	15	46	5	1	0	32	0	1	11	7	.393	.396	.789	53		0	0
23	John Griffiths	41	YOR	ISLG	B	.342	PIT	139	551	488	71	167	29	3	0	66	27		42	10	.401	.414	.815	202		6	15
24	Nap Reyes	23	JER	IL	AA	.342	NYG	58	210	193	26	66	9	2	3	29	2	5	14	13	.392	.456	.848	88		2	1
25	George Ferrell	39	TRE	ISLG	B	.341	PHI	70	287	246	42	84	21	2	3	47	5		35	12	.423	.480	.903	118		0	6
26	John Mihalic	31	NVL	SOUA	A1	.340	CHC	62	253	197	41	67	18	0	0	39	0	0	54	21	.482	.431	.914	85		0	2
27	Solly Mishkin	37	WVL	PONY	D	.339	NYY	74	308	239	55	81	15	0	4	45	16		60	11	.480	.452	.932	108		5	4
28	Ed Sudol	22	WKB,BLT	EL,IL	A,AA	.338	CLE	50	166	154	26	52	9	4	0	20	4	0	9	8	.374	.448	.822	69		0	3
29	George D'addario	19	HGR	ISLG	B	.337	DET	138	629	558	110	188	41	15	5	99	3		56	48	.401	.491	.892	274		4	11
30	Red Schoendienst	20	ROC,LBG	IL,PIED	AA,B	.337	STL	136	601	555	81	187	21	5	6	37	20	5	38	19	.382	.425	.807	236		2	6
31	Ernie Hrovatic	21	JAM	PONY	D	.336	STL	109	495	414	88	139	37	12	5	96	2		78	53	.443	.519	.963	215		2	1
32	Vic Fucci	17	WVL	PONY	D	.335	NYY	37	169	158	32	53	8	3	3	26	1		6	22	.360	.481	.841	76		0	5
33	Charles Heffner	23	KPT	APPY	D	.335	WSH	42	200	170	41	57	6	3	2	36	22		25	9	.426	.441	.868	75		2	3
34	Bill Marcks	18	ALN	ISLG	B	.335	STL	138	561	528	89	177	35	13	10	95	11		29	60	.371	.508	.879	268		1	3
35	Phil Weintraub	35	TOL	AA	AA	.334	SLB	138	563	467	79	156	27	3	16	96	2		90	50	.443	.507	.950	237	6	1	5
36	Bob Crow	27	WVL,BNG	PONY,EL	D,A	.333	NYY	51	145	138	18	46	5	1	2	18	3		4	16	.352	.428	.780	59		0	3
37	Carden Gillenwater	26	NOR	SOUA	A1	.333	BRO	109	453	393	64	131	21	3	6	62	9	3	47	44	.407	.448	.855	176		2	11
38	Willie Skeen	25	PTH	PIED	B	.333	CHC	129	552	517	81	172	28	20	2	71	41		25	35	.369	.476	.845	246		5	5
39	Verl Wood	22	ERW	APPY	D	.333	CHC	44	167	159	26	53	10	1	1	23	4		6	11	.365	.428	.793	68		2	0
40	Pete Milne	18	BAT	PONY	D	.332	CLE	69	323	283	54	94	8	6	0	38	10		37	40	.415	.403	.818	114		3	0
41	Perry Roberts	18	KPT,DHM	APPY,PIED	D,B	.332	WSH-BRO	99	399	382	62	127	15	2	2	60	7		13	28	.356	.398	.754	152		1	3
42	Don Smith	25	ELM	EL	A	.332	PHA	141	629	546	92	181	18	9	0	56	29		73	30	.410	.397	.808	217		0	10
43	Hal Douglas	18	NOR	SOUA	A1	.331	BRO	129	506	477	61	158	16	9	0	73	6	3	16	23	.356	.403	.758	192		2	11
44	Otis Davis	22	JAM,LBG	PONY,PIED	D,B	.328	STL	108	521	475	116	156	23	11	3	38	32		37	55	.388	.442	.830	210		9	0
45	Charlie Gilbert	23	NVL	SOUA	A1	.328	CHC	122	542	463	91	152	31	7	7	68	6	2	73	26	.423	.471	.894	218		3	3
46	Chester Wieczorek	28	CLB	AA	AA	.328	STL	146	606	530	89	174	31	3	9	97	3		63	40	.400	.449	.849	238	10	0	13
47	Chick Genovese	28	SCR	EL	A	.327	BOS	139	630	501	103	164	20	19	0	49	29		112	25	.453	.443	.896	222		3	14
48	René Monteagudo	27	CNG	SOUA	A1	.326	WSH	131	503	432	67	141	28	4	3	72	3	1	64	34	.416	.431	.846	186		2	5
49	Raymond Sowins	19	LCK	PONY	D	.325	CHC	106	508	419	116	136	24	10	8	66	15		81	32	.435	.487	.922	204		1	7
50	Augie Bergamo	26	CLB	AA	AA	.324	STL	144	626	500	85	162	35	9	0	51	6		109	41	.445	.430	.875	215	8	0	17
51	Ford Garrison	27	LOU	AA	AA	.324	BOS	99	392	358	53	116	20	5	8	62	5		28	34	.373	.475	.848	170	5	0	6
52	Cecil Tyson	28	TRE	ISLG	B	.324	PHI	136	571	487	78	158	33	4	1	72	13		71	34	.411	.415	.826	202		1	12
53	Kenneth Chapman	22	SCR	EL	A	.323	BOS	64	292	223	40	72	11	1	0	38	4		54	26	.465	.381	.846	85		5	10
54	Connie Creeden	27	UTI	EL	A	.323	PHI	63	261	229	38	74	8	8	2	30	9		31	25	.404	.454	.858	104		0	1
55	Charlie English	33	LOS	PCL	AA	.323	CHC	157	648	591	101	191	31	5	16	98	2		43	31	.371	.474	.845	280		2	12
56	Roy Hughes	32	LOS	PCL	AA	.323	CHC	121	506	461	83	149	13	12	0	41	18		37	18	.375	.403	.778	186		1	7
57	William Thaxton	30	BIR	SOUA	A1	.323	CIN	127	527	458	67	148	16	6	0	42	18	9	53	17	.402	.384	.786	176		7	9
58	Ed Levy	26	NWK	IL	AA	.322	NYY	144	575	512	75	165	31	8	12	81	15	15	59	47	.392	.484	.877	248		0	4
59	Don Manno	28	HFD	EL	A	.322	BSN	101	406	354	75	114	36	4	9	85	9		47	36	.404	.523	.927	185		2	3
60	Red Roberts	24	CNG	SOUA	A1	.321	WSH	135	581	514	108	165	29	11	3	90	25	8	60	35	.394	.438	.832	225		2	5
61	Gil Torres	27	CNG	SOUA	A1	.321	WSH	81	211	196	27	63	13	1	1	22	4	1	12	9	.361	.413	.774	81		0	3
62	Thomas Astbury	22	ALN,LBG	ISLG,PIED	B	.320	STL	138	579	510	94	163	30	10	19	94	28		59	48	.390	.529	.920	270		0	10
63	Art Oliver	18	BRS	APPY	D	.320	NYG	33	151	125	26	40	7	2	0	24	9		26	10	.437	.408	.845	51		0	0
64	Pat Riley	29	HGR	ISLG	B	.320	DET	131	582	510	105	163	35	5	12	104	16		65	32	.400	.478	.878	244		3	4
65	Rip Russell	28	LOS	PCL	AA	.320	CHC	53	168	153	27	49	11	2	7	26	1		12	10	.370	.556	.925	85		0	3
66	Morrie Aderholt	27	CNG	SOUA	A1	.319	WSH	140	589	520	79	166	27	6	5	94	22	9	58	47	.392	.423	.815	220		4	7
67	Lee Schulte	18	BRS	APPY	D	.319	NYG	86	380	351	69	112	16	6	3	68	14		22	19	.363	.425	.787	149		2	5
68	Mel Hicks	26	NVL	SOUA	A1	.318	CHC	111	497	431	87	137	21	3	14	107	4	1	60	47	.407	.478	.885	206		5	1
69	Jim Poole	48	ERW	APPY	D	.318	CHC	82	341	274	55	87	24	2	2	49	5		56	8	.440	.442	.882	121		4	7
70	Tony Criscola	27	TOL	AA	AA	.317	SLB	86	356	315	46	100	13	3	6	45	8		31	23	.380	.435	.815	137	7	1	9
71	J.D. Langley	22	CNG,ERW	SOUA,APPY	A1,D	.317	WSH-CHC	41	111	104	17	33	6	3	0	12	0	0	6	15	.355	.433	.787	45		0	1
72	George Ogorek	22	LCK	PONY	D	.317	CHC	99	454	404	75	128	33	9	3	64	13		38	55	.380	.465	.845	188		3	9
73	Joseph Overman	25	ALN,ROC,LBG	ISLG,IL,PIED	AA,B	.316	STL	98	408	364	64	115	18	8	3	47	8	0	39	42	.385	.434	.819	158		2	3
74	Bill Hart	30	NOR	SOUA	A1	.315	BRO	133	569	492	85	155	28	14	15	104	11	0	61	33	.393	.520	.913	256		2	14
75	Luis Olmo	23	MTL	IL	AA	.315	BRO	89	372	352	57	111	15	12	4	47	9	3	15	22	.343	.460	.804	162		0	5
76	Hobart Scott	--	ERW	APPY	D	.315	CHC	32	137	111	24	35	6	2	3	31	1		23	27	.445	.486	.932	54		3	0
77	Russ Derry	26	NWK	IL	AA	.314	NYY	40	165	153	24	48	11	1	6	19	2	5	9	29	.356	.516	.872	79		1	2
78	Ripper Collins	39	ALB	EL	A	.312	PIT	82	290	253	37	79	16	4	1	38	11		31	11	.392	.419	.811	106		2	4
79	Frank Colman	25	TTO	IL	AA	.312	PIT	33	120	109	14	34	3	2	3	19	0	1	11	8	.375	.459	.834	50		0	0
80	Jim Delsing	17	LCK	PONY	D	.312	CHC	86	370	317	55	99	15	5	8	69	2		45	41	.406	.467	.873	148		5	3
81	Arthur Dyck	19	WVL	PONY	D	.312	NYY	73	331	292	51	91	16	4	0	60	5		32	44	.385	.394	.779	115		3	4
82	Ben Geraghty	30	HFD	EL	A	.312	BSN	39	175	157	21	49	6	0	0	18	1		15	18	.372	.350	.722	55		0	3
83	Walt Chipple	24	DHM,MTL	PIED,IL	B,AA	.311	BRO	36	118	103	14	32	6	7	0	18	0	0	14	11	.398	.505	.903	52		1	0
84	Vance Dinges	28	ROA,SCR	PIED,EL	B,A	.311	BOS	119	501	447	75	139	22	12	2	64	25		42	24	.375	.427	.803	191		4	8
85	Ray Hamrick	21	NVL	SOUA	A1	.310	CHC	106	516	468	87	145	21	3	0	48	11	7	39	49	.370	.368	.738	172		6	3
86	Wayne Morris	18	BRS	APPY	D	.310	NYG	45	140	126	18	39	6	2	1	27	1		11	15	.374	.413	.787	52		2	1
87	Carl Petroziello	20	HRN	PONY	D	.310	PIT	104	454	400	81	124	22	5	11	67	10		39	50	.380	.473	.852	189		6	9
88	Tom McBride	28	LOU	AA	AA	.308	BOS	127	502	465	42	143	19	6	0	59	15		27	22	.346	.374	.720	174	11	0	10
89	Les Moss	18	ELM	EL	A	.308	PHA	96	333	279	50	86	18	3	3	45	4		48	29	.413	.427	.840	119		2	4
90	Tommy Neill	23	HFD	EL	A	.308	BSN	135	544	490	76	151	25	14	1	91	12		44	23	.373	.422	.796	207		7	3
91	Oscar McClure	22	BRS,JER	APPY,IL	D,AA	.307	NYG	100	450	391	86	120	17	8	1	45	11	1	49	14	.388	.399	.787	156		3	7
92	Hugh Taylor	21	WVL,NFK	PONY,PIED	D,B	.307	NYY	99	390	323	40	99	18	3	3	53	6		60	24	.417	.409	.825	132		1	6
93	John Zipay	27	SCR	EL	A	.307	BOS	137	596	544	72	167	25	7	1	90	21		39	29	.354	.384	.739	209		1	12
94	Calvin Chapman	32	NVL	SOUA	A1	.306	CHC	118	529	431	86	132	23	5	2	57	6	4	89	29	.435	.397	.832	171		9	0
95	Tommy Heath	29	CLB	AA	AA	.306	STL	108	402	340	37	104	8	1	5	59	0		55	28	.406	.379	.785	129	19	2	5
96	Tony Cotelle	38	HFD,SYR	EL,IL	A,AA	.305	BSN-CIN	118	469	407	78	124	15	8	0	44	17	0	49	22	.386	.381	.767	155		5	8
97	Paul Swoboda	24	WMT	ISLG	B	.305	PHA	58	257	226	37	69	16	4	0	21	4		29	17	.384	.412	.796	93		0	2
98	Vaughn Hazen	18	JOH	APPY	D	.304	STL	58	243	230	32	70	15	8	1	27	13		10	30	.336	.452	.788	104		1	2
99	Nippy Jones	18	SAC	PCL	AA	.304	STL	129	506	477	44	145	25	6	4	37	9		18	46	.329	.407	.736	194		0	11
100	Barney Lutz	27	ELM	EL	A	.304	PHA	141	602	537	80	163	35	10	2	89	28		48	16	.362	.417	.779	224		1	16

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