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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	IBB
1	Walter Dichara	--	WRS	TOBS	D	2.153		29	136	118	23	254	3	1	0	14	2		17	24	2.007	2.195	4.202	259		0	1
2	James Adlam	33	FDL	WISL	D	.429	NYY	90	361	268	99	115	21	3	20	91	24		88	31	.576	.754	1.330	202		5	0
3	Ben Wade	24	NVL	SOUA	AA	.426	CHC	51	124	115	18	49	6	0	2	21	0		5	8	.450	.530	.980	61		0	4
4	Earl Browne	36	OWN	KITL	D	.424	BSN	107	438	344	100	146	37	3	7	93	4		93	11	.547	.610	1.157	210			1
5	Stan Goletz	29	JKV,PHX	LONE,AZTX	C	.417	CLE	46	171	156	36	65	16	7	4	52	0		13	13	.465	.686	1.151	107		1	1
6	James Prince	27	MDL,LUB	LONG,WTNM	D,C	.416	DET	120	522	452	118	188	34	6	35	153	4		67	57	.493	.750	1.243	339		2	1
7	Pat Stasey	30	BIG	LONG	D	.416		123	589	502	145	209	45	6	19	153	22		81	33	.501	.643	1.144	323		4	2
8	Rusty Burns	29	DMO,TUL,BMT	WL,TL	A,AA	.412	CHC-NYY	43	178	153	38	63	7	3	10	47	5		23	20	.489	.693	1.181	106		0	2
9	Leon Cato	26	BOR,MEM	WTNM,SOUA	C,AA	.410		131	632	559	163	229	48	18	32	155	13		71	67	.478	.732	1.210	409		2	0
10	Bob Cowsar	26	SWE	LONG	D	.409		122	580	511	147	209	37	4	37	176	20		61	40	.477	.714	1.191	365		5	3
11	Buck Fausett	39	ABQ	WTNM	C	.409		136	616	545	134	223	30	21	20	142	12		62	11	.472	.651	1.124	355		3	6
12	Herb Adams	19	MSV	KITL	D	.405	CHW	54	230	210	46	85	14	0	0	26	7		17	5	.449	.471	.921	99			3
13	Art Bowland	24	ABL,TRV	WTNM,CAML	C	.404	BRO	122	560	438	112	177	39	3	18	118	10		119	26	.532	.630	1.162	276		1	2
14	George Sturdivant	32	LAM	WTNM	C	.404		131	589	493	150	199	54	0	38	175	12		91	56	.500	.744	1.244	367		4	1
15	George Washington	40	TXA	BSTL	B	.404		141	607	549	118	222	44	2	37	143	0	1	48	13	.455	.694	1.149	381	7	3	7
16	James Millar	29	LDI	NCSL	D	.402		111	486	423	85	170	36	12	6	68	16		51	23	.472	.586	1.058	248		5	7
17	Lon Goldstein	29	GNE	BSTL	B	.401		85	389	332	93	133	19	2	33	122	5	1	50	24	.483	.768	1.251	255	1	3	4
18	Paul Zaby	31	LVG	SUSE	C	.401	BSN	133	643	531	158	213	47	7	18	132	22		104	78	.500	.618	1.118	328		1	7
19	Lou Percy	21	AUB	BORD	C	.400		32	142	120	34	48	10	1	2	23	12		20	7	.486	.550	1.036	66		0	2
20	Art Doll	34	HRN	PONY	D	.398	PIT	43	125	113	22	45	5	1	2	29	1		11	10	.452	.513	.965	58		0	1
21	Tom Lloyd	27	REN	SUSE	C	.398	NYG	129	572	485	126	193	44	1	35	157	3		77	44	.486	.709	1.195	344		6	4
22	John Stone	29	HEN	LONE	C	.396		136	633	566	136	224	46	12	32	185	23		52	58	.456	.689	1.145	390		11	4
23	Connie Creeden	31	PCH	COLL	B	.394		113	344	287	78	113	28	1	11	90	24		53	35	.494	.613	1.107	176		4	0
24	Stuart Williams	25	BLL	LONG	D	.394		116	500	454	110	179	40	5	9	85	21		36	23	.448	.564	1.012	256		8	2
25	Mike Dejan	32	TUC	AZTX	C	.393	CLE	59	270	219	62	86	17	1	4	46	5		46	22	.507	.534	1.042	117		5	0
26	Alex Garbowski	25	VDG	MATL	C	.393	PHI	111	495	402	112	158	22	15	11	93	27		87	37	.504	.604	1.109	243		3	3
27	Herman Kiel	24	VDG	MATL	C	.393	PHI	69	301	247	54	97	13	6	9	58	2		46	21	.493	.603	1.096	149		3	5
28	Danny Pavlovic	33	CVS	WTNM	C	.391		33	144	128	28	50	13	0	9	34	1		15	22	.458	.703	1.161	90		1	0
29	Harry Sullivan	27	RAL	CARL	C	.391		137	604	512	125	200	27	13	12	109	3		87	30	.483	.564	1.048	289		5	0
30	Don Stokes	25	SHD	BSTL	B	.390		138	643	569	144	222	44	4	37	155	7	0	65	40	.456	.677	1.133	385	15	4	5
31	Earl Kuper	27	TAC	WINT	B	.389	CHC	111	432	368	83	143	28	14	9	96	2		56	27	.471	.614	1.085	226		1	7
32	Perry Roberts	22	GNV	ALSL	D	.389		135	618	586	115	228	49	6	15	152	19		26	40	.418	.570	.988	334		3	3
33	Jackie Collum	20	STJ	WA	C	.388	STL	58	132	121	22	47	9	4	0	20	0		6	12	.431	.529	.960	64		3	2
34	Jack Merson	25	UTN	MATL	C	.388	PIT	105	464	412	85	160	32	6	11	107	11		47	23	.452	.575	1.027	237		1	4
35	Victor Canales	26	JRZ	AZTX	C	.387		60	279	248	51	96	17	12	1	59	3		25	13	.453	.565	1.018	140		5	1
36	Calvin Felix	21	LVG	SUSE	C	.387	BSN	140	698	610	173	236	35	8	52	182	19		76	105	.459	.726	1.185	443		5	7
37	Muscle Shoals	30	KPT	APPY	D	.387	WSH	109	497	393	118	152	25	4	32	124	5		90	57	.511	.715	1.226	281		10	4
38	Ed Wiltsee	20	CLI	CENA	C	.387	CHC	86	383	341	61	132	15	5	1	53	15		34	15	.444	.469	.913	160		1	7
39	Phillip Alotta	22	REN	SUSE	C	.386	NYG	129	599	505	167	195	35	4	43	149	10		89	69	.482	.727	1.208	367		4	1
40	Tony Fiarito	33	LAM	WTNM	C	.386		121	530	427	123	165	39	5	13	112	12		84	25	.498	.593	1.091	253		11	8
41	Zeke Bonura	38	STM	COLL	B	.385		99	424	327	78	126	17	1	17	100	6		90	19	.525	.599	1.124	196		6	1
42	Willie Duke	37	DHM	CARL	C	.385		122	534	439	104	169	42	4	13	117	2		86	39	.486	.588	1.073	258		0	9
43	Henry Kimbro	35	BEG	NN2	Maj	.385	BEG	64	278	247	70	95	24	5	8	52	11		26		.447	.619	1.067	153		2	3
44	Jerry Majercik	18	UNC	KITL	D	.385	CLE	111	512	457	100	176	19	21	6	90	26		51	44	.447	.558	1.005	255			4
45	Jimmy Wilson	23	SFO	TOBS	D	.385		122	579	532	133	205	39	10	3	116	66		43	32	.433	.513	.946	273		2	2
46	Robert Reash	24	OIL	MATL	C	.384	CHW	122	549	477	115	183	24	12	12	96	16		67	36	.464	.560	1.023	267		4	1
47	Carl Fairly	36	LVG	SUSE	C	.381	BSN	44	210	176	44	67	11	1	11	53	1		28	21	.471	.642	1.113	113		2	4
48	Gene Faszholz	17	FRE	CALL	C	.381	STL	71	319	260	59	99	8	3	0	32	4		49	25	.481	.435	.915	113		1	9
49	Roy Kennedy	31	TAR	COPL	D	.381		109	505	420	108	160	27	16	7	79	65		73	20	.479	.571	1.050	240		6	6
50	Larry Kinzer	36	PUL	APPY	D	.381	BRO	85	371	310	64	118	24	4	2	67	4		50	7	.475	.503	.979	156		6	5
51	John Ringler	23	GLM	AZTX	C	.381	SLB	103	455	386	98	147	32	14	4	77	14		59	21	.467	.567	1.034	219		3	7
52	Richard Woodard	25	SSE	TOBS	D	.381		69	295	270	41	103	13	4	2	49	2		19	23	.426	.481	.908	130		2	4
53	Bob Crues	28	AMA	WTNM	C	.380	BSN	139	635	553	160	210	45	8	52	178	9		75	87	.460	.772	1.232	427		7	0
54	Frank Lucchesi	21	BBE,SLM,VIC	AZTX,WINT	C,B	.380	NYY	97	155	137	28	52	4	4	0	14	5		15	8	.441	.467	.908	64		0	3
55	Joe Dotlich	31	SWE,CVS	LONG,WTNM	D,C	.379		115	552	467	141	177	43	8	11	94	15		80	21	.471	.576	1.047	269		1	4
56	Buddy Hancken	32	BLL	LONG	D	.379		79	300	256	48	97	15	3	2	46	2		40	7	.470	.484	.954	124		4	0
57	Billy Martin	19	PHX,OLD	AZTX,PCL	C,AAA	.379		145	682	639	144	242	51	12	9	179	31		32	30	.412	.538	.950	344		4	7
58	Hal Simpson	29	TXA	BSTL	B	.379		141	628	575	125	218	48	4	31	167	5	0	44	44	.431	.638	1.069	367	7	8	1
59	Nelson Burbrink	25	MAR	OHSL	D	.378	CHC	127	554	436	114	165	25	11	7	114	21		114	36	.510	.534	1.044	233		3	1
60	Smoky Burgess	20	FAY,MAC	TRIS,SALL	B,A	.378	CHC	115	476	426	82	161	31	4	11	83	8		45	26	.443	.547	.990	233		5	0
61	Dean Stafford	25	GRN	BSTL	B	.378		154	678	595	151	225	37	19	19	156	19	2	78	33	.452	.600	1.052	357	6	2	3
62	Vic Mastro	22	VIC	WINT	B	.377	NYY	118	521	446	116	168	35	8	17	103	24		67	40	.464	.605	1.070	270		6	2
63	Ross Morrow	--	MOV	NCSL	D	.377		110	502	446	98	168	43	1	21	119	2		50	51	.442	.619	1.061	276		2	4
64	Doyle Nunnally	24	GVA,AND	ALSL,TRIS	D,B	.377		121	524	462	93	174	26	7	3	39	14		55	32	.445	.483	.928	223		2	5
65	Jesus Sosa	--	JRZ	AZTX	C	.377		44	173	154	34	58	7	3	1	30	3		13	18	.439	.481	.919	74		4	2
66	Roy Easterwood	32	NVL	SOUA	AA	.376	CHC	87	250	234	45	88	16	3	7	51	2		15	35	.416	.560	.976	131		1	0
67	Manolo Fortés	34	JRZ	AZTX	C	.376		42	144	117	38	44	8	1	4	23	4		25	13	.490	.564	1.054	66		1	1
68	Buck Frierson	29	SHD	BSTL	B	.376		156	735	660	188	248	36	6	58	197	2	1	75	33	.439	.712	1.152	470	15	0	0
69	Pep Rambert	30	FED	ESHL	D	.376	PHA	97	436	367	72	138	28	2	19	100	18		64	32	.474	.619	1.092	227		4	1
70	Billy Bowers	25	GAD	SEAL	B	.375		140	645	560	132	210	33	11	20	111	9		79	37	.454	.580	1.034	325		2	4
71	Joe Fortin	24	PAM	WTNM	C	.375		41	188	168	38	63	17	4	3	56	1		18	13	.439	.577	1.016	97		1	1
72	Eddie Morgan	32	GLX	BLRI	D	.375		107	500	397	117	149	42	6	11	103	9		100	19	.503	.594	1.097	236		2	1
73	Andy Piesik	22	ABD	NORL	C	.375	SLB	116	556	475	119	178	33	10	4	89	26		68	23	.455	.512	.967	243		2	11
74	Dutch Prather	40	ARD	SOSL	D	.375	CLE	82	273	200	48	75	20	2	3	64	11		70	10	.540	.540	1.080	108		2	1
75	Joe Tipton	25	WKB	EL	A	.375	CLE	108	411	371	61	139	23	3	2	66	4		33	29	.429	.469	.898	174		2	5
76	Johnny Washington	31	BEG	NN2	Maj	.375	BEG	57	231	216	30	81	11	6	0	45	7		11		.408	.481	.889	104		1	3
77	Morrie Arnovich	36	HUT,DAV	WA,IIIL	C,B	.374	CHC	73	220	174	31	65	22	2	2	39	3		44	17	.502	.557	1.060	97		1	1
78	Robert Keeler	19	BBE	AZTX	C	.374	NYY	133	607	548	136	205	33	19	9	130	44		48	70	.429	.553	.982	303		5	6
79	Bill Serena	22	LUB,DAL	WTNM,TL	C,AA	.374	DET	137	653	506	183	189	43	9	57	190	26		140	108	.514	.832	1.346	421		6	1
80	Dave Jolly	22	MOV	NCSL	D	.373		42	122	118	22	44	15	2	2	19	0		3	8	.388	.585	.973	69		0	1
81	Pat Cooper	29	MTV,PHA	CARL,AL	C,Maj	.371	PHA	106	432	391	92	145	35	10	23	111	7	0	36	75	.431	.688	1.119	269	0	5	0	0
82	Pete Hughes	32	PHX	AZTX	C	.371		133	649	442	180	164	36	8	38	167	3		193	64	.569	.747	1.316	330		10	4
83	Ted Kluszewski	22	MEM,CIN	SOUA,NL	AA,Maj	.371	CIN	124	469	437	81	162	32	9	7	70	2	0	29	37	.414	.533	.947	233	0	3	0	0
84	Paul Martin	28	PAR	BSTL	B	.371		134	601	526	123	195	42	0	20	128	10	1	64	19	.440	.565	1.005	297	9	1	10
85	Red Roberts	28	CRR,CHS	GAAL,SALL	D,A	.371		109	461	391	85	145	25	5	11	24	10		62	77	.459	.545	1.004	213		2	6
86	Mike Goliat	25	VDG	MATL	C	.370	PHI	94	419	359	79	133	31	6	12	86	6		54	32	.457	.591	1.047	212		3	3
87	Dan Perlmutter	21	STM	COLL	B	.370		95	454	395	106	146	22	3	0	47	40		49	17	.445	.441	.886	174		5	5
88	Woody Fair	33	CGE,WSM	KOML,CARL	D,C	.369	STL	119	535	458	111	169	43	7	18	106	26		72	19	.460	.611	1.071	280		5	0
89	Fred Pacitto	23	DHM	CARL	C	.368		121	557	487	90	179	38	12	0	112	7		63	37	.444	.495	.939	241		4	3
90	McDonald Turner	25	ENT	ALSL	D	.368		138	609	554	111	204	32	22	1	105	43		48	52	.421	.511	.931	283		2	5
91	Bob Wellman	21	MTV	CARL	C	.368	PHA	117	528	497	88	183	27	6	15	80	7		28	56	.403	.537	.940	267		1	2
92	Hillis Layne	29	SLE	PCL	AAA	.367		138	560	499	84	183	32	8	1	64	6		50	37	.429	.469	.898	234		4	7
93	Cecil Payne	39	WSM	CARL	C	.367	STL	63	242	221	35	81	17	1	0	33	5		18	8	.417	.452	.869	100		1	2
94	Jimmy Williams	21	SHB,KST,TRV	WISL,NATL,CAML	D,C	.367	BRO	117	534	444	115	163	27	15	12	121	24		81	55	.466	.577	1.042	256		1	8
95	Hank Arft	25	SPR	IIIL	B	.366	SLB	107	454	377	94	138	29	7	17	80	12		71	30	.469	.615	1.084	232		2	4
96	Charles Knight	22	HCK	NCSL	D	.366	NYG	110	506	407	107	149	25	14	1	62	2		88	36	.487	.504	.991	205		8	3
97	Gale Bishop	25	ELC	SUSE	C	.365		104	450	411	73	150	19	8	10	108	10		36	44	.417	.523	.941	215		1	2
98	Dick Cole	21	FRE,CLB,OMA	CALL,AA,WL	C,AAA,A	.365	STL	98	474	395	96	144	24	3	1	55	5		63	34	.458	.448	.906	177	1	5	11
99	Frank Carswell	27	PAR	BSTL	B	.364		135	600	552	116	201	36	7	36	145	12	4	39	35	.409	.650	1.059	359	11	3	6
100	Stan Gray	28	PCT	PION	C	.364	STL	33	154	129	26	47	7	0	0	18	3		18	4	.446	.419	.865	54		1	6

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