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1977 Register Batting Leaders

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Batting Leaders
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	HBP	SH	SF
1	Willie Norwood	26	TAC	PCL	AAA	.412	MIN	53	227	199	45	82	15	1	8	33	20	6	24	24	.467	.618	1.085	123	0	0	4
2	Pedro Guerrero	21	ABQ	PCL	AAA	.403	LAD	32	144	129	30	52	11	4	4	39	0	1	15	24	.465	.643	1.109	83	0	0	0
3	Rudy Law	20	LOD	CALL	A	.386	LAD	122	520	451	124	174	22	5	9	88	37	11	64	53	.462	.517	.979	233	1	3	1
4	James Reeves	22	CGY	PION	Rk	.376	STL	61	281	226	70	85	18	1	9	51	4	1	52	37	.493	.584	1.077	132	1	1	1
5	Larry Silver	22	CGY	PION	Rk	.374	STL	61	269	227	53	85	24	2	10	74	17	1	36	33	.465	.630	1.095	143	4	0	2
6	Dennis Webb	21	ROY	GULF	Rk	.374	KCR	49	217	195	49	73	5	2	0	16	25	3	18	13	.433	.421	.853	82	2	2	0
7	Harry Spilman	22	TRV	EL	AA	.373	CIN	133	577	493	94	184	39	3	16	78	1	3	74	40	.453	.562	1.015	277	3	1	6
8	Gordon Hahn	22	WWA	NORW	A-	.372	SDP	42	175	145	33	54	6	0	0	17	9	3	27	20	.471	.414	.885	60	1	1	1
9	Oswaldo Olivares	22	SAL,CLB	CARL,IL	A,AAA	.371	PIT	142	653	577	122	214	26	14	6	80	47	7	63	43	.436	.496	.932	286	6	4	3
10	John Hanley	19	WHS	GULF	Rk	.368	CHW	36	148	114	28	42	5	2	2	26	2	1	31	13	.503	.500	1.003	57	1	1	1
11	Don Reynolds	24	HAW	PCL	AAA	.368	SDP	42	182	152	30	56	6	8	1	31	9	5	29	21	.467	.533	1.000	81	0	0	1
12	Pat Scanlon	24	NOR,HAW	AA,PCL	AAA	.368	STL-SDP	42	174	136	20	50	10	1	6	34	1	0	35	29	.491	.588	1.080	80	0	1	2
13	Julio Cruz	22	HAW	PCL	AAA	.366	SDP	75	366	303	71	111	9	9	0	33	47	15	50	26	.459	.455	.915	138	3	9	1
14	Thomas Smith	25	ELP	TL	AA	.366	CAL	90	370	344	65	126	29	5	9	45	9	7	24	35	.407	.558	.965	192	0	1	1
15	Dennis Cirbo	22	CGY	PION	Rk	.365	STL	54	225	181	46	66	18	2	9	51	3	1	38	42	.476	.635	1.111	115	3	0	3
16	Al Minker	19	MDH	PION	Rk	.363	OAK	54	236	179	47	65	16	1	5	45	5	1	52	31	.508	.547	1.056	98	3	0	2
17	Buck Showalter	21	FTL	FLOR	A	.362	NYY	56	237	196	32	71	8	1	1	25	4	3	36	13	.458	.429	.886	84	1	1	3
18	Barry Evans	21	WWA	NORW	A-	.358	SDP	67	305	271	47	97	12	2	11	64	5	1	29	30	.424	.539	.963	146	3	1	1
19	Alfonso Gonzalez	21	GRF	PION	Rk	.357	SFG	41	144	129	28	46	8	2	2	27	12	6	13	26	.413	.496	.909	64	0	1	1
20	Ken Landreaux	22	SLC,ELP	PCL,TL	AAA,AA	.357	CAL	119	533	465	124	166	33	8	27	116	20	11	58	49	.429	.637	1.065	296	4	1	5
21	Sal Rende	21	BAT	NYPL	A-	.356	CLE	63	256	219	53	78	17	0	17	60	7	0	28	30	.424	.667	1.090	146	2	1	6
22	Dick Davis	23	SPO	PCL	AAA	.355	MIL	114	514	476	94	169	25	8	13	74	18	6	29	51	.391	.523	.914	249	2	3	4
23	Jimmy Hickman	21	JOH	APPY	Rk	.355	STL	42	132	121	19	43	10	4	3	24	1	1	10	15	.405	.579	.983	70	0	1	0
24	Henry Cruz	25	ABQ	PCL	AAA	.353	LAD	133	572	493	95	174	24	12	18	88	4	2	72	48	.434	.560	.993	276	2	0	5
25	Bob Sheldon	26	SPO	PCL	AAA	.353	MIL	84	375	312	59	110	15	1	1	36	7	2	53	18	.442	.417	.859	130	1	4	5
26	Kurt Bevacqua	30	TUC	PCL	AAA	.352	TEX	94	426	358	75	126	29	4	9	76	2	3	59	30	.438	.531	.968	190	1	1	7
27	Mike Dupree	24	HAW	PCL	AAA	.352	SDP	70	113	108	20	38	5	1	1	8	1	0	3	9	.369	.444	.814	48	0	2	0
28	Mitch Webster	18	LTH	PION	Rk	.351	LAD	55	208	168	45	59	4	0	0	31	13	5	36	21	.466	.375	.841	63	0	4	0
29	Wayne Harer	25	PAW	IL	AAA	.350	BOS	109	435	357	59	125	17	1	2	36	8	4	67	17	.451	.420	.871	150	1	7	3
30	Joe Rothwell	20	BRS	APPY	Rk	.350	DET	70	295	243	42	85	20	1	7	55	5	2	44	16	.451	.527	.977	128	3	2	3
31	Joe Simpson	25	ABQ	PCL	AAA	.349	LAD	112	519	436	80	152	24	11	2	74	35	16	69	44	.433	.468	.901	204	1	6	7
32	Billy Sample	22	TUL	TL	AA	.348	TEX	113	476	408	86	142	26	13	7	72	26	10	57	44	.425	.527	.952	215	3	1	7
33	Larry Murray	24	SJO,SYR	PCL,IL	AAA	.347	OAK-NYY	30	145	118	29	41	8	3	2	16	21	1	24	16	.458	.517	.975	61	1	1	1
34	Glenn Wendt	22	BAT	NYPL	A-	.347	CLE	67	299	268	56	93	12	0	9	40	13	3	19	19	.391	.493	.884	132	3	5	4
35	Tim Corcoran	24	EVN	AA	AAA	.346	DET	39	169	136	27	47	11	3	7	33	3	2	30	13	.467	.625	1.092	85	2	0	1
36	Paul Molitor	20	BUR	MIDW	A	.346	MIL	64	286	228	52	79	12	0	8	50	14	2	47	25	.457	.504	.962	115	3	4	4
37	Clifton Wilder	18	BRS	APPY	Rk	.346	DET	68	275	260	35	90	12	3	1	44	16	3	10	22	.368	.427	.795	111	0	3	2
38	Rickey Henderson	18	MOD	CALL	A	.345	OAK	134	599	481	120	166	18	4	11	69	95	22	104	67	.466	.468	.934	225	7	5	2
39	Broderick Perkins	22	AMA	TL	AA	.345	SDP	116	483	438	71	151	30	1	4	66	4	2	38	44	.396	.445	.841	195	2	1	4
40	Kelly Snider	22	LOD	CALL	A	.345	LAD	138	615	530	124	183	34	9	36	139	5	3	69	89	.417	.647	1.065	343	3	4	9
41	Dave Rivera	19	AVL,TUC	WCRS,PCL	A,AAA	.344	TEX	133	570	521	99	179	27	1	26	119	25	5	42	113	.393	.549	.942	286	3	0	4
42	Jerry Tabb	25	SJO	PCL	AAA	.344	OAK	84	352	285	59	98	23	2	11	45	8	4	62	39	.461	.554	1.016	158	1	3	1
43	Ivan Murrell	34	AMA	TL	AA	.342	SDP	115	486	448	82	153	26	0	24	98	12	3	28	68	.385	.560	.945	251	6	0	4
44	Joe Ward	21	CDR,GRF	MIDW,PION	A,Rk	.342	SFG	55	240	202	39	69	12	2	5	31	8	3	34	29	.439	.495	.934	100	2	1	1
45	Gary Alexander	24	PHX	PCL	AAA	.341	SFG	59	261	211	54	72	11	3	7	55	0	4	45	44	.452	.521	.973	110	1	0	4
46	Eugenio Cotes	21	SAL	CARL	A	.341	PIT	113	505	425	86	145	29	5	16	102	40	9	65	61	.438	.546	.984	232	11	1	3
47	Pablo Cruz	30	SAL	CARL	A	.341	PIT	101	433	387	79	132	18	5	3	37	1	2	32	25	.400	.437	.836	169	7	5	2
48	Bob Jones	27	SLC	PCL	AAA	.340	CAL	94	396	353	71	120	28	10	18	85	3	3	35	71	.394	.629	1.023	222	1	0	7
49	Greg Wells	23	UTI	NYPL	A-	.339	TOR	71	310	286	49	97	17	7	13	68	2	2	16	30	.377	.584	.961	167	4	0	4
50	Donald Cardoza	23	ABQ,SAN	PCL,TL	AAA,AA	.338	LAD	134	539	503	61	170	30	2	7	58	3	2	31	31	.376	.447	.823	225	1	2	2
51	Lance Hallberg	20	ELZ	APPY	Rk	.338	MIN	64	285	237	54	80	15	3	12	49	8	1	42	41	.432	.578	1.010	137	1	0	5
52	Joe Strain	23	FRE	CALL	A	.338	SFG	136	652	556	124	188	33	3	7	88	42	8	82	17	.426	.446	.872	248	6	4	4
53	Willie Aikens	22	SLC	PCL	AAA	.336	CAL	77	352	295	62	99	23	2	14	73	4	1	52	42	.429	.569	.998	168	0	0	5
54	Greg Jackson	20	EUG	NORW	A-	.336	CIN	67	301	253	47	85	12	2	14	63	10	4	41	25	.432	.565	.997	143	4	0	3
55	Craig Landis	18	GRF	PION	Rk	.336	SFG	59	273	235	46	79	7	5	2	37	12	4	29	35	.421	.434	.855	102	6	2	1
56	Steve Stroughter	25	ELP	TL	AA	.336	CAL	117	515	467	94	157	35	5	25	116	9	5	40	96	.390	.593	.983	277	4	0	4
57	Larry Harlow	25	ROC	IL	AAA	.335	BAL	93	404	343	56	115	14	3	9	50	7	10	51	59	.423	.472	.895	162	3	4	3
58	James LaFountain	23	VIS	CALL	A	.335	MIN	38	175	155	31	52	11	1	9	31	0	1	19	36	.411	.594	1.005	92	1	0	0
59	Ken Macha	26	CLB	IL	AAA	.335	PIT	76	306	254	51	85	18	2	11	64	4	1	41	33	.424	.551	.976	140	3	2	6
60	Marty Scott	21	RGS,TUL	GULF,TL	Rk,AA	.335	TEX	62	250	218	32	73	6	9	4	42	6	6	26	11	.406	.500	.906	109	2	1	3
61	Ted Cox	22	PAW	IL	AAA	.334	BOS	95	397	341	63	114	17	4	14	81	4	2	42	40	.396	.531	.927	181	0	3	11
62	Karl Pagel	22	MDL	TL	AA	.334	CHC	118	505	410	88	137	28	6	28	104	4	2	88	117	.451	.637	1.088	261	3	0	4
63	Jack Perconte	22	LOD	CALL	A	.334	LAD	131	619	515	132	172	21	12	6	58	23	5	95	78	.438	.456	.894	235	1	7	1
64	Thomas Anthony	21	GRF	PION	Rk	.333	SFG	63	297	240	53	80	11	7	9	62	10	3	47	34	.442	.550	.992	132	2	5	3
65	Tim Derryberry	19	REN	CALL	A	.333	SDP	126	535	442	115	147	24	4	25	87	9	1	68	81	.442	.575	1.016	254	20	3	2
66	LaVerne Jark	23	POM	FLOR	A	.333	CHC	76	236	213	29	71	7	1	0	17	4	0	14	18	.370	.376	.745	80	0	6	3
67	Bobby Thompson	23	TUC,RMD,TOL	PCL,IL	AAA	.333	TEX-ATL-CLE	97	226	189	40	63	10	3	5	25	19	3	34	35	.436	.497	.933	94	1	1	1
68	Wade Boggs	19	WSM	CARL	A	.332	BOS	117	499	422	67	140	13	1	2	55	8	4	65	22	.423	.382	.805	161	4	5	3
69	Jim Dwyer	27	WCH	AA	AAA	.332	CHC	130	588	464	113	154	38	12	18	70	28	13	108	40	.459	.582	1.041	270	6	4	6
70	Carney Lansford	20	ELP	TL	AA	.332	CAL	120	529	443	98	147	17	3	18	94	20	3	72	82	.428	.506	.933	224	6	3	5
71	Bob Adams	25	EVN	AA	AAA	.330	DET	62	245	230	42	76	14	1	10	44	1	0	9	33	.354	.530	.884	122	1	2	3
72	Doe Boyland	22	SHV	TL	AA	.330	PIT	119	491	457	64	151	22	6	11	60	30	6	26	107	.368	.477	.845	218	3	2	3
73	Leon Durham	19	GST,SPT	WCRS,FLOR	A	.330	STL	126	505	448	71	148	21	9	4	69	14	6	49	62	.395	.444	.839	199	2	1	5
74	Tony Johnson	21	JAM,EXO	NYPL,GULF	A-,Rk	.330	MON	62	244	212	42	70	9	9	3	41	21	1	30	48	.412	.500	.912	106	0	1	1
75	Darryl Jones	26	SYR	IL	AAA	.330	NYY	93	376	358	42	118	9	6	10	54	12	8	11	31	.346	.472	.818	169	0	3	4
76	Thomas Mee	22	KPT	APPY	Rk	.330	ATL	66	280	227	54	75	10	4	5	32	16	8	45	20	.442	.476	.918	108	2	4	2
77	Mark Bradley	20	LOD	CALL	A	.329	LAD	140	597	486	104	160	35	6	16	87	26	9	93	95	.444	.525	.969	255	11	3	4
78	Lew Beasley	28	TUC	PCL	AAA	.328	TEX	101	459	418	81	137	18	9	5	61	24	9	34	30	.378	.450	.827	188	2	1	4
79	Larry Bowie	22	WWA	NORW	A-	.328	SDP	38	132	116	23	38	8	0	6	18	1	0	13	42	.395	.552	.947	64	0	3	0
80	Clint Hurdle	19	OMA	AA	AAA	.328	KCR	129	539	442	85	145	35	3	16	66	6	0	96	61	.449	.529	.978	234	1	0	0
81	Thad Bosley	20	SLC	PCL	AAA	.326	CAL	69	322	298	55	97	22	2	2	38	23	9	16	32	.359	.433	.792	129	2	2	4
82	Steve Henderson	24	INA	AA	AAA	.326	CIN	60	257	233	35	76	12	6	7	25	19	10	21	41	.381	.519	.901	121	1	0	2
83	Bobby Mitchell	22	CLI	MIDW	A	.326	LAD	74	282	221	37	72	19	1	3	28	11	3	57	23	.459	.462	.921	102	0	1	3
84	Hosken Powell	22	TAC	PCL	AAA	.326	MIN	133	568	473	107	154	20	7	5	51	16	8	82	49	.427	.429	.856	203	5	3	5
85	Wally Backman	17	LFA	NYPL	A-	.325	NYM	69	287	255	44	83	10	2	6	30	20	7	28	53	.393	.451	.844	115	1	2	1
86	Rick Sofield	20	VIS,TAC	CALL,PCL	A,AAA	.325	MIN	112	492	415	109	135	22	8	27	108	10	5	68	95	.419	.612	1.031	254	3	0	6
87	Rob Wilfong	23	TAC	PCL	AAA	.325	MIN	34	148	123	26	40	8	1	2	17	6	1	22	10	.429	.455	.884	56	1	1	1
88	Julio Collazo	20	ELM	NYPL	A-	.324	BOS	48	194	173	18	56	10	2	1	28	1	0	21	21	.397	.422	.819	73	0	0	0
89	Glenn Goya	23	GRF	PION	Rk	.324	SFG	68	320	250	62	81	19	4	9	77	0	2	60	22	.447	.540	.987	135	2	0	8
90	Dwayne Gray	22	ONE	NYPL	A-	.324	NYY	55	202	182	24	59	5	1	0	26	3	2	14	12	.369	.363	.731	66	0	4	2
91	Gil Kubski	22	ELP	TL	AA	.324	CAL	123	586	546	114	177	29	2	9	90	8	9	30	67	.362	.434	.796	237	4	3	3
92	Brian Harper	17	IDF	PION	Rk	.323	CAL	52	210	186	28	60	9	3	1	33	4	1	13	31	.357	.419	.777	78	1	3	7
93	Carlos Pimentel	17	EUG	NORW	A-	.323	CIN	61	262	235	42	76	13	1	2	32	17	8	21	38	.377	.413	.790	97	1	2	3
94	Keith Smith	24	TUC	PCL	AAA	.323	TEX	104	466	421	94	136	24	5	19	77	14	6	31	28	.374	.539	.913	227	6	3	5
95	Mike Squires	25	IWA	AA	AAA	.323	CHW	126	507	415	67	134	29	4	1	45	24	13	84	37	.438	.419	.857	174	3	2	3
96	Rick Sweet	24	HAW	PCL	AAA	.323	SDP	128	538	452	87	146	35	4	11	67	6	4	69	35	.413	.491	.904	222	4	8	5
97	Bud Cardwell	19	WAU	MIDW	A	.322	NYM	118	481	425	70	137	28	1	17	79	12	6	45	74	.391	.513	.904	218	6	0	5
98	John Shoemaker	20	CLI	MIDW	A	.322	LAD	76	307	242	43	78	9	0	0	17	9	2	58	37	.464	.360	.824	87	6	1	0
99	Ray Smith	21	ELZ,VIS	APPY,CALL	Rk,A	.322	MIN	96	418	354	73	114	19	1	8	62	17	4	54	24	.417	.449	.866	159	6	1	3
100	Gorman Thomas	26	SPO	PCL	AAA	.322	MIL	143	615	500	114	161	41	5	36	114	20	6	105	115	.436	.640	1.076	320	2	1	7

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