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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	SF	IBB
1	Fran Boniar	24	REN,PBO	CALL,WL	C,A	.421	BRO	121	553	480	107	202	34	15	11	145	7		62	27	.479	.623	1.102	299	0	1	0	10
2	Mike Fandozzi	30	WAY,JCK	GAFL,SALL	D,A	.414	MLN	141	606	476	90	197	27	6	0	66	10		109	25	.522	.479	1.001	228		3	14	4
3	Paul Owens	33	OLE	NYPL	D	.407	PHI	107	476	369	90	150	30	2	13	88	14		94	22	.523	.604	1.128	223		2	6	5
4	Joe Durham	25	SAN	TL	AA	.391	BAL	50	208	174	40	68	9	3	8	35	5	2	29	26	.486	.615	1.101	107		4	0	1
5	Daniel Wooldridge	--	SAL	APPY	D-	.384	PIT	32	147	112	33	43	7	2	0	19	1		35	24	.531	.482	1.013	54		0	0	0
6	Don Richmond	37	BAT	NYPL	D	.381	CLE	73	194	160	41	61	15	1	6	40	2		33	9	.490	.600	1.090	96		1	0	0
7	Albert Fantuzzi	21	BLD	APPY	D-	.377	BRO	64	266	231	61	87	20	8	2	64	15		30	13	.445	.558	1.004	129		1	1	3
8	Neb Wilson	34	SPT	FLOR	D	.373	NYY	139	633	515	108	192	47	8	9	104	10	3	101	31	.479	.548	1.027	282		8	5	4
9	Claude Horn	20	CLY,LRK	EVAN,SOUA	C,AA	.372	KCA	123	502	417	96	155	29	8	15	77	18	3	77	89	.473	.588	1.060	245	2	4	3	1
10	Richard Allen	21	WVL	NYPL	D	.371	MLN	44	129	105	28	39	10	2	4	23	1		23	20	.488	.619	1.107	65		1	0	0
11	Barry Shetrone	18	PHX	AZMX	C	.371	BAL	125	610	537	151	199	44	17	16	94	55		67	51	.440	.605	1.045	325		1	3	2
12	Bob Wellman	31	GRC,SAV	ALFL,SALL	D,A	.369	CIN	140	611	515	119	190	38	1	47	171	3		85	41	.458	.720	1.179	371		5	0	6	3
13	William Rozich	20	PAR	SOSL	D	.368	BAL	79	344	310	50	114	18	5	11	76	1		26	65	.414	.565	.979	175		2	1	5	0
14	Vada Pinson	18	VIS	CALL	C	.367	CIN	135	657	569	165	209	40	20	20	97	53		79	73	.445	.613	1.058	349		3	3	3
15	Morris Cigar	20	DOU	AZMX	C	.366	PIT	130	598	511	128	187	28	8	15	105	22		60	68	.445	.540	.985	276		18	3	6
16	Jimmie Wasem	21	HDG	NESL	D-	.366	CHW	49	233	186	54	68	9	4	5	42	19		35	23	.462	.538	1.000	100		1	8	3
17	Dick Greco	31	MSO	PION	C	.364	WSH	112	512	407	80	148	25	2	30	108	5		92	72	.480	.656	1.136	267		6	0	7
18	Ossie Álvarez	23	MDL	SWLG	B	.362	WSH	119	543	473	96	171	22	8	3	55	19		57	28	.432	.461	.893	218		4	6	3
19	Guy Lavalliere	25	PHX	AZMX	C	.361	BAL	119	510	429	100	155	18	7	20	110	10		61	27	.447	.576	1.022	247		10	4	6
20	Peanuts Lowrey	39	NOR	SOUA	AA	.361	NYY	73	196	169	38	61	7	1	0	12	0		24	11	.436	.414	.850	70	5	0	1	2
21	Sammy Miley	26	LIN,BIR	WL,SOUA	A,AA	.360	PIT-DET	147	615	556	107	200	34	5	6	102	4		54	35	.417	.471	.888	262	19	2	1	2
22	Jerome Stack	22	VIS	CALL	C	.360	CIN	134	613	509	100	183	31	7	7	118	23		87	44	.448	.489	.937	249		3	3	11
23	Joe Gaines	20	VIS	CALL	C	.359	CIN	135	635	498	134	179	22	9	14	119	34		118	79	.480	.524	1.004	261		6	4	9
24	Jim McKnight	21	ARD	SOSL	D	.359	STL	122	525	471	101	169	37	3	17	112	18		44	43	.415	.558	.974	263		5	0	5	6
25	Stan Palys	27	NVL	SOUA	AA	.359	CIN	134	594	493	116	177	34	6	24	112	5		93	54	.460	.598	1.059	295	17	3	1	4
26	Rudy Rufer	30	THV	GAFL	D	.359	BRO	86	386	337	75	121	19	5	3	44	37		30	21	.413	.472	.885	159		3	13	3
27	Tommy Davis	18	KOK	MIDW	D	.357	BRO	127	564	518	115	185	23	6	17	104	68		35	46	.401	.523	.924	271		6	0	5
28	Don Drane	20	WAU	NORL	C	.356	CIN	55	117	104	17	37	5	0	0	7	2		10	11	.412	.404	.816	42		0	3	0
29	Tony Washington	20	BMT	BSTL	B	.356	PIT	123	544	503	88	179	34	5	5	68	21		35	60	.402	.473	.875	238		4	2	0	2
30	Felix Pizarro	18	SAL	APPY	D-	.354	PIT	65	290	237	61	84	6	6	0	37	17		49	33	.466	.430	.896	102		2	0	2
31	Jack Davis	22	ALX	EVAN	C	.353	NYY	52	222	184	43	65	12	1	12	37	2	1	32	42	.445	.625	1.070	115		1	2	3
32	Carlos Pascual	26	MDL	SWLG	B	.350	WSH	104	446	397	77	139	26	4	17	89	3		39	16	.407	.564	.971	224		3	1	6
33	Ray Perry	37	REN	CALL	C	.350	BRO	133	601	451	122	158	34	4	19	124	10		138	66	.502	.570	1.072	257		5	1	6
34	Andrew Cockrell	22	SAL	APPY	D-	.349	PIT	66	289	235	68	82	11	4	6	55	9		45	41	.449	.506	.956	119		2	2	5
35	Mike Krsnich	25	TPK	WL	A	.349	MLN	117	517	433	105	151	28	4	33	108	9		69	43	.443	.661	1.103	286	12	9	0	6
36	Norm Siebern	23	DEN	AA	AAA	.349	NYY	144	654	548	124	191	45	15	24	118	2		97	72	.443	.617	1.059	338		1	1	7	4
37	Roberto Barbosa	20	EAU	NORL	C	.347	MLN	51	123	118	14	41	6	1	1	19	1		4	14	.366	.441	.807	52		0	0	1
38	Ted Beard	36	INA	AA	AAA	.347	CHW	96	427	349	91	121	20	12	10	50	10		68	42	.454	.559	1.013	195		3	4	3	4
39	Reginald Hamilton	20	SAL	APPY	D-	.346	PIT	40	176	159	45	55	3	5	3	39	10		17	34	.409	.484	.893	77		0	0	0
40	Alfred Jakubowski	20	GRC	ALFL	D	.345	CIN	119	537	473	103	163	24	7	14	69	12		51	68	.419	.514	.932	243		10	2	1
41	Bill Schmidt	21	MGV,LFY	PION,EVAN	C	.345	CHC	128	580	484	101	167	28	4	2	59	4	0	91	40	.448	.432	.880	209		1	2	2
42	Ronnie Wilkins	20	DOU	AZMX	C	.345	PIT	135	626	524	126	181	38	10	21	109	9		97	74	.446	.576	1.023	302		1	1	3
43	Lavern Schiltz	26	MDL	SWLG	B	.344	WSH	31	128	122	19	42	5	0	4	19	0		6	3	.375	.484	.859	59		0	0	0
44	Neil Chrisley	25	INA	AA	AAA	.343	CHW	114	444	402	69	138	27	3	15	75	5		37	41	.399	.537	.936	216		2	0	3	4
45	Don Pray	22	BDF	NYPL	D	.343	CIN	107	481	411	57	141	32	3	11	98	3		57	18	.428	.516	.943	212		6	4	3
46	Dick Whitman	36	SJO	CALL	C	.342	PIT	116	487	412	80	141	25	4	7	74	21		59	15	.426	.473	.899	195		6	3	7
47	Mickey Harrington	22	MOU,MIA	GAFL,IL	D,AAA	.341	PHI	43	182	173	33	59	14	1	9	47	2		7	18	.363	.578	.941	100		0	0	2
48	Eric Rodin	27	LRK	SOUA	AA	.341	KCA	123	472	425	64	145	35	9	14	75	0		34	46	.394	.565	.959	240	14	6	3	4
49	Bob Will	25	FTW	TL	AA	.341	CHC	46	195	167	29	57	9	3	2	34	2	2	24	13	.428	.467	.895	78		2	1	1
50	Johnny Callison	18	BAK	CALL	C	.340	CHC	86	403	350	83	119	18	6	17	61	31		48	52	.423	.571	.994	200		3	1	1
51	Ken Kraynak	21	BAT	NYPL	D	.340	CLE	114	504	462	74	157	28	1	19	99	0		26	49	.382	.528	.910	244		9	1	6
52	Hillis Layne	39	LEW	NORW	B	.340	PHI	102	432	356	70	121	25	1	16	78	2		55	17	.423	.551	.973	196		5	4	12
53	Don Nicholas	26	NVL	SOUA	AA	.340	CIN	97	461	377	83	128	25	6	3	47	16		77	33	.451	.462	.912	174	4	1	4	2
54	Joe Pedrazzini	21	LXT	NESL	D-	.340	BOS	49	222	206	44	70	11	2	6	46	4		16	19	.387	.500	.887	103		0	0	0
55	Billy Capps	38	ABD,PAR	NORL,SOSL	C,D	.339	BAL	44	144	124	13	42	6	0	0	14	0		15	11	.418	.387	.806	48		2	3	0	0
56	Donald Dantoni	20	MSO	PION	C	.339	WSH	125	604	516	102	175	31	11	1	50	40		80	90	.428	.448	.875	231		2	3	3
57	Don Yurgec	18	LXT	NESL	D-	.339	BOS	46	203	174	43	59	10	4	0	25	2		22	17	.408	.443	.850	77		1	2	4
58	Joe Abernethy	23	MSO	PION	C	.338	WSH	56	255	234	39	79	16	1	4	39	1		15	27	.382	.466	.848	109		3	1	2
59	William Gilmore	23	SLS	CALL	C	.338	MLN	128	554	471	90	159	24	2	5	64	3		74	33	.429	.429	.857	202		4	1	4
60	Leonard Lindborg	21	DOU,BMT	AZMX,BSTL	C,B	.338	PIT	79	237	210	43	71	17	3	13	58	1		17	47	.381	.629	1.010	132		2	1	7
61	Ed Mickelson	30	POR	PCL	Opn	.338	CHC	61	247	219	27	74	12	0	2	28	1		24	29	.398	.420	.818	92	10	0	1	3
62	Glen Plaster	21	GRF	PION	C	.338	BRO	127	596	523	101	177	44	5	9	101	0		48	38	.390	.493	.884	258		5	7	13
63	Fred Hopke	20	SLC	PION	C	.337	PHI	124	581	508	106	171	36	2	10	90	9		61	33	.413	.474	.888	241		6	5	1
64	Rogers Robinson	18	WYV	APPY	D-	.337	STL	59	247	193	59	65	12	9	2	29	13		51	33	.476	.523	.999	101		1	1	1
65	Richard Simpson	24	PAR	SOSL	D	.337	BAL	125	563	483	116	163	32	7	23	86	10		70	78	.425	.576	1.000	278		4	5	1	1
66	Bobby Wine	18	JOH	APPY	D-	.337	PHI	54	232	202	53	68	11	6	6	42	10		29	37	.420	.540	.960	109		0	1	0
67	Luis Zayas	19	WEN,CVS	NORW,SWLG	B	.337	CIN	127	591	487	131	164	49	6	10	74	18		90	82	.439	.524	.963	255		5	1	8
68	Jim Frey	26	TUL	TL	AA	.336	PHI	155	679	589	102	198	50	11	8	74	21	12	78	23	.412	.499	.911	294		2	4	6
69	Vern Morgan	28	CNG	SOUA	AA	.335	WSH	148	619	544	107	182	29	8	14	92	7		66	40	.405	.494	.900	269	8	2	2	5
70	Ken Aspromonte	25	SFR	PCL	Opn	.334	BOS	143	591	512	83	171	35	4	7	73	1		69	43	.411	.459	.870	235	12	2	2	6
71	Horace Garner	33	EVN	IIIL	B	.334	MLN	108	461	383	69	128	20	4	20	100	4		67	64	.437	.564	1.001	216		6	1	4
72	Dave Bristol	24	BDF,WAU	NYPL,NORL	D,C	.333	CIN	106	468	406	73	135	27	1	7	54	10		53	37	.410	.456	.866	185		1	7	1
73	Tony Curry	19	TAM	FLOR	D	.333	PHI	137	636	558	110	186	32	13	4	57	11	7	64	48	.403	.459	.862	256		5	4	5
74	Bill McGuckin	24	BAK,SLC	CALL,PION	C	.333	CHC-PHI	67	246	210	38	70	8	0	4	21	14		25	37	.426	.429	.855	90		9	2	0
75	Dick Sisler	36	NVL	SOUA	AA	.332	CIN	113	423	358	66	119	20	4	16	79	1		53	37	.417	.545	.961	195	11	3	3	6
76	Dick Cole	31	WCH	AA	AAA	.331	MLN	52	191	169	22	56	10	0	3	13	2		18	11	.396	.444	.840	75		0	4	0	0
77	Paul Leslie	23	ABY	GAFL	D	.331	STL	90	392	341	63	113	14	8	5	54	10		38	21	.401	.463	.864	158		4	5	4
78	Lionel Rodgers	17	HAS	NESL	D-	.331	NYG	43	162	127	33	42	4	3	2	19	3		30	23	.462	.457	.919	58		1	4	0
79	Joe Caffie	26	BFL	IL	AAA	.330	KCA	108	486	440	69	145	33	5	8	41	7		35	71	.378	.482	.860	212		3	2	6
80	Tom Clarkson	21	MGV,POR	PION,PCL	C,Opn	.330	CHC	73	248	215	34	71	5	3	6	34	3		30	34	.411	.465	.876	100	0	0	2	1
81	Robert Pascal	27	DMO,FTW	WL,TL	A,AA	.330	CHC	154	668	530	109	175	35	1	19	117	5	0	133	72	.465	.508	.972	269	20	2	1	2
82	Preston Ward	29	SDG	PCL	Opn	.330	CLE	100	374	327	49	108	15	1	22	70	2		44	46	.406	.584	.991	191	8	0	0	3
83	Bob Yoder	23	PBO,GRF	WL,PION	A,C	.330	BRO	134	586	521	85	172	27	9	7	79	7		53	67	.392	.457	.848	238	4	1	9	2
84	James Hamilton	22	WYV,BIL	APPY,PION	D-,C	.329	STL	54	196	164	35	54	6	4	4	37	11		31	24	.434	.470	.903	77		0	0	1
85	Stan Hollmig	31	NVL	SOUA	AA	.329	CIN	88	291	255	47	84	14	1	8	40	1		33	30	.403	.486	.890	124	10	0	1	2
86	Eddie Logan	24	HPT,SDY	CARL,EL	B,A	.329	PHI	124	548	489	104	161	31	7	11	74	8		47	32	.390	.481	.870	235		4	4	4	0
87	Walt Bond	19	COC	FLOR	D	.328	CLE	111	468	415	74	136	16	6	11	80	17	4	44	58	.397	.475	.872	197		5	2	2
88	Walt Dixon	36	MGV,LFY	PION,EVAN	C	.328	CHC	126	541	427	104	140	23	0	20	107	5	2	103	52	.455	.522	.977	223		2	2	7
89	Duane Emaar	24	SAL,BMT,CLI,SJO	APPY,BSTL,MIDW,CALL	D-,B,D,C	.328	PIT	93	402	335	65	110	19	3	12	101	3		51	31	.414	.460	.874	154		3	6	7	0
90	Rufus Johnson	27	BOI,TPK	PION,WL	C,A	.328	MLN	117	495	424	88	139	25	5	16	88	4		59	64	.412	.524	.935	222	1	5	2	5
91	Maurice Lerner	21	BOI	PION	C	.328	MLN	127	567	482	75	158	28	5	5	74	7		70	33	.416	.438	.853	211		6	4	5
92	Morris Millet	21	ALX	EVAN	C	.328	NYY	65	206	177	30	58	10	3	4	39	2	1	26	12	.415	.486	.901	86		1	1	1
93	Bob Coats	27	MEM	SOUA	AA	.327	CHC	153	641	563	87	184	22	11	3	73	4		70	42	.398	.421	.819	237	9	0	3	5
94	Dick Lombardi	24	DSU	NORL	C	.327	CHW	124	533	446	90	146	24	9	21	89	3		77	54	.427	.563	.989	251		4	1	5
95	Dennis Mendyk	21	ERI	NYPL	D	.327	DET	29	117	104	27	34	6	1	4	19	2		9	24	.397	.519	.916	54		3	1	0
96	Angelo Galasso	18	BLD	APPY	D-	.326	BRO	51	196	178	42	58	10	9	3	39	12		18	24	.388	.534	.921	95		0	0	0
97	Jesse Gonder	21	CVS,WEN,PTA	SWLG,NORW,BSTL	B	.326	CIN	95	401	359	83	117	30	5	20	88	3		33	67	.388	.604	.992	217		5	1	3	0
98	Raymond Murawski	24	PHX	AZMX	C	.326	BAL	134	624	546	111	178	36	5	33	141	5		65	92	.399	.592	.991	323		6	0	7
99	Thomas St. John	24	SAV	SALL	A	.326	CIN	135	579	519	79	169	18	3	2	42	8		39	25	.375	.383	.759	199		3	17	1	3
100	Roberto Vea	23	BIL	PION	C	.326	STL	126	584	527	90	172	33	2	17	116	4		41	50	.378	.493	.871	260		7	2	7

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