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1940 Southern Association Batting Leaders

1939 Season 1941 Season

Classification: A-1

Overall: 8 teams

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BA	SLG	TB
1	Emil Mailho*	31	ATA	A1		152	555		202	56	8	10			.364	.548	304
2	Oris Hockett*	30	NVL	A1	BRO	130	521		189	33	4	14			.363	.522	272
3	Willie Duke*	30	LRK	A1	BOS	151	573		207	39	6	8			.361	.492	282
4	Lee Gamble*	30	BIR	A1	CIN	15	62		22	4	2	0			.355	.484	30
5	Alf Anderson	26	ATA	A1		148	567		199	41	11	0			.351	.462	262
6	Joe Dwyer*	37	LRK	A1	BOS	46	192		67	13	7	0			.349	.490	94
7	Arnie Moser	24	NVL	A1	BRO	149	623		216	44	7	5			.347	.464	289
8	Oliver Hill*	30	ATA	A1		85	347		119	16	4	5			.343	.455	158
9	Fred Tauby	34	BIR	A1	CIN	141	596		203	61	9	2			.341	.483	288
10	Dutch Mele*	25	BIR	A1	CIN	133	468		159	33	7	19			.340	.562	263
11	Gus Dugas*	33	NVL	A1	BRO	146	512		172	34	6	22			.336	.555	284
12	Charles George	27	NVL	A1	BRO	130	480		161	28	6	9			.335	.475	228
13	Marv Felderman	24	NVL	A1	BRO	63	153		51	11	0	0			.333	.405	62
14	Dutch Meyer	24	KNX	A1	NYG	114	448		149	20	10	22			.333	.569	255
15	Chuck Aleno	23	BIR	A1	CIN	151	548		182	22	19	2			.332	.453	248
16	Marv Olson	33	CNG	A1		141	524		167	29	9	2			.319	.420	220
17	John Mihalic	28	NVL	A1	BRO	148	574		182	54	6	3			.317	.448	257
18	Eddie Lukon*	19	KNX	A1	NYG	122	367		116	22	7	10			.316	.496	182
19	Malin McCulloch*	28	KNX	A1	NYG	145	514		162	31	12	16			.315	.516	265
20	Willard Marshall*	19	ATA	A1		136	500		157	28	9	14			.314	.490	245
21	Alex Hooks*	33	CNG	A1		152	549		171	29	10	3			.311	.417	229
22	Roy Schalk	31	LRK	A1	BOS	137	547		170	34	8	3			.311	.419	229
23	Fred Walters	27	LRK	A1	BOS	87	268		83	15	7	5			.310	.474	127
24	Averett Thompson*	25	NOR	A1	STL	117	450		139	24	2	1			.309	.378	170
25	Babe Barna*	25	MEM	A1		149	535	115	164	37	17	12	88	8	.307	.507	271
26	Tom Hafey	26	ATA	A1		116	391		120	25	6	8			.307	.463	181
27	Hillis Layne*	22	CNG	A1		60	137		42	5	2	0			.307	.372	51
28	Tony Lupien*	23	LRK	A1	BOS	151	570		175	28	12	6			.307	.430	245
29	Tommy Tatum	20	NVL	A1	BRO	98	264		81	15	7	1			.307	.428	113
30	Jim Tyack*	29	LRK	A1	BOS	58	186		57	7	8	5			.306	.511	95
31	Carden Gillenwater	23	NOR	A1	STL	153	560		171	31	16	4			.305	.439	246
32	Mickey Rocco*	24	NVL	A1	BRO	148	568		173	36	2	21			.305	.486	276
33	Hugh Shelley	29	KNX	A1	NYG	157	614		186	31	7	1			.303	.381	234
34	Bob Boken	32	NVL	A1	BRO	151	590		178	46	6	13			.302	.466	275
35	Earl Naylor	21	MEM	A1		141	516		156	25	12	6			.302	.432	223
36	Culley Rikard*	26	MEM	A1		137	518		156	32	11	7			.301	.446	231
37	Glenn McQuillen	25	ATA	A1		55	188		56	7	6	7			.298	.511	96
38	Joe Vance	34	BIR	A1	CIN	37	68		20	2	1	1			.294	.397	27
39	Hank Sauer	23	BIR	A1	CIN	118	384		112	17	10	9			.292	.458	176
40	Skeeter Scalzi	27	NOR	A1	STL	152	576		168	38	7	2			.292	.392	226
41	Rufe Hooks*	22	CNG	A1		101	311		90	17	5	4			.289	.415	129
42	Calvin Chapman*	29	CNG	A1		136	508		146	29	10	8			.287	.431	219
43	Buck Stanton*	34	KNX	A1	NYG	150	547		157	30	8	5			.287	.399	218
44	Hubert Bates	28	ATA	A1		40	147		42	10	2	0			.286	.381	56
45	Tommy Reed	25	LRK	A1	BOS	40	147		42	7	1	2			.286	.388	57
46	Hal Sieling	24	LRK	A1	BOS	125	484		138	18	10	1			.285	.370	179
47	Ralph McAdams	36	CNG	A1		54	173		49	8	4	0			.283	.376	65
48	Fred Vaughn	21	BIR	A1	CIN	27	106		30	5	2	3			.283	.453	48
49	Sid Gautreaux#	28	MEM	A1		114	330		93	14	5	4			.282	.391	129
50	Packy Rogers	27	NOR	A1	STL	132	524		148	29	7	4			.282	.387	203
51	Bud Hafey	27	MEM	A1		150	540		152	38	12	14			.281	.474	256
52	Frank Veverka*	24	MEM	A1		127	440		123	12	6	7			.280	.382	168
53	Al Brazle*	26	LRK	A1	BOS	31	61		17	2	2	0			.279	.377	23
54	Pat Ankenman	27	NOR	A1	STL	148	589		164	35	10	0			.278	.372	219
55	Roy Anton	30	MEM	A1		42	162		45	12	2	0			.278	.377	61
56	Lester Burge*	23	ATA	A1		88	296		82	15	4	12			.277	.476	141
57	Dick Culler	25	NVL	A1	BRO	152	573		159	28	4	1			.277	.346	198
58	Mendel Ramsey	25	KNX	A1	NYG	141	507		140	24	9	10			.276	.418	212
59	Al Sherer	25	NOR	A1	STL	42	80		22	6	2	1			.275	.438	35
60	Eddie Yount	24	LRK	A1	BOS	102	389		107	19	6	3			.275	.378	147
61	Earl Browne*	29	NOR	A1	STL	153	559		153	16	15	14			.274	.431	241
62	Herb Bremer	26	NOR	A1	STL	88	267		73	16	2	9			.273	.449	120
63	Garton Del Savio	26	BIR	A1	CIN	149	581		158	25	12	2			.272	.367	213
64	Paul Richards	31	ATA	A1		99	347		94	20	2	2			.271	.357	124
65	Russell Bevell*	22	BIR	A1	CIN	95	366		99	12	5	0			.270	.331	121
66	Jim Asbell	26	NOR	A1	STL	30	104		28	10	2	0			.269	.404	42
67	Ray Honeycutt	26	MEM	A1		143	514		138	17	1	0			.268	.305	157
68	Max Marshall*	26	NOR	A1	STL	118	446		119	18	11	8			.267	.410	183
69	George Myatt*	26	KNX	A1	NYG	116	415		111	22	9	0			.267	.364	151
70	Hank Johnson	34	BIR	A1	CIN	41	87		23	7	1	1			.264	.402	35
71	Charlie Letchas	24	CNG	A1		129	517		135	17	10	1			.261	.338	175
72	Tony Rensa	38	LRK	A1	BOS	95	255		66	10	2	0			.259	.314	80
73	Dewey Williams	24	ATA	A1		99	317		82	18	6	3			.259	.382	121
74	Louis Bush	28	MEM	A1		144	542		140	23	3	1			.258	.317	172
75	Dee Moore	26	BIR	A1	CIN	90	233		60	16	2	1			.258	.356	83
76	Pete Naktenis*	26	BIR	A1	CIN	33	70		18	2	2	1			.257	.386	27
77	Dennis Gleason	24	NOR	A1	STL	106	289		74	12	5	2			.256	.353	102
78	Tommy Irwin	27	LRK	A1	BOS	137	464		119	21	5	1			.256	.330	153
79	Leo Ogorek#	30	BIR	A1	CIN	41	133		34	5	1	1			.256	.331	44
80	Joe Mack#	28	BIR	A1	CIN	63	208		53	9	0	6			.255	.385	80
81	Ace Adams	30	NVL	A1	BRO	45	71		18	3	0	0			.254	.296	21
82	Len Kahny	29	CNG	A1		38	130		33	6	0	1			.254	.323	42
83	Zack Schuessler*	28	BIR	A1	CIN	40	67		17	3	0	0			.254	.299	20
84	Frank Piet	27	MEM	A1		94	328		83	16	2	2			.253	.332	109
85	Jim Sheehan	27	KNX	A1	NYG	94	265		67	8	1	9			.253	.392	104
86	Lou Polli	38	CNG	A1		44	104		26	5	1	0			.250	.317	33
87	Bill Kats	28	LRK	A1	BOS	55	198		49	2	2	0			.247	.278	55
88	Vinnie Smith	24	MEM	A1		67	209		51	6	3	1			.244	.316	66
89	Ashley McDaniel	25	CNG	A1		108	386		93	15	3	2			.241	.311	120
90	Bill LeFebvre*	24	LRK	A1	BOS	32	63		15	3	1	1			.238	.365	23
91	Joe Benning*	30	LRK	A1	BOS	24	72		17	4	1	1			.236	.361	26
92	El Breese	29	LRK	A1	BOS	58	165		39	7	2	1			.236	.321	53
93	George Hader	23	NOR	A1	STL	48	90		21	2	3	0			.233	.322	29
94	Lum Harris	25	ATA	A1		41	73		17	3	0	0			.233	.274	20
95	Paul Gehrman	28	BIR	A1	CIN	54	65		15	1	0	0			.231	.246	16
96	Bob Carpenter	22	KNX	A1	NYG	37	83		19	2	0	0			.229	.253	21
97	Les Willis*	32	MEM	A1		39	88		20	2	0	0			.227	.250	22
98	Jack Glynn*	29	BIR	A1	CIN	15	50		11	2	3	0			.220	.380	19
99	Jack Owens	32	BIR	A1	CIN	117	371		81	16	2	1			.218	.280	104
100	Edwin Vandegrift	23	ATA	A1		15	51		11	5	2	0			.216	.392	20