1940 Western Association Batting Leaders

1939 Season 1941 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 8 teams

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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	SLG	TB
1	Frank Houska*	27	STJ	C	CHC	134	522	198	30	15	6	.379	.529	276
2	John Novosel	22	TPK	C	SLB	123	474	172	43	9	4	.363	.517	245
3	Jimmy Jordan	32	HUT	C	PIT	64	266	96	22	1	0	.361	.451	120
4	David Smith*	25	SPG	C	STL	116	474	170	38	5	11	.359	.530	251
5	Charlie Glunt	20	STJ	C	CHC	131	534	189	35	9	5	.354	.481	257
6	Keith Frazier	27	STJ	C	CHC	116	426	146	28	13	6	.343	.512	218
7	Babe Paul	22	MSK	C		139	583	200	37	9	19	.343	.535	312
8	Dick Warfield*	21	STJ	C	CHC	125	480	161	30	9	2	.335	.448	215
9	George Valine	22	SPG	C	STL	134	515	172	46	6	7	.334	.487	251
10	Charles Murphy	22	FSM	C	NYG	120	462	152	26	11	5	.329	.465	215
11	Fred Lanifero	21	TPK	C	SLB	121	460	151	30	7	3	.328	.443	204
12	Joe Maresca	22	FSM	C	NYG	134	485	158	35	8	8	.326	.480	233
13	Tommy Nelson	23	MSK	C		139	572	186	30	7	10	.325	.455	260
14	Ollie Vanek	31	SPG	C	STL	31	108	35	6	3	1	.324	.463	50
15	John Pavlich	24	HUT	C	PIT	40	106	34	7	2	3	.321	.509	54
16	Jack Devincenzi*	23	TPK	C	SLB	129	476	152	29	6	17	.319	.513	244
17	Jack Calvey	29	SLI	C		136	519	165	25	4	3	.318	.399	207
18	Pete Monahan*	38	TPK	C	SLB	128	471	149	32	4	14	.316	.490	231
19	Martin Steinmann	23	FSM	C	NYG	128	512	162	35	13	8	.316	.482	247
20	Glenn Peters	25	MSK	C		131	507	159	25	7	24	.314	.533	270
21	Ralph Houk	20	JOP	C	NYY	110	364	114	18	7	0	.313	.401	146
22	Cot Deal#	17	HUT	C	PIT	137	523	163	37	7	3	.312	.426	223
23	Edward Yarmul	23	HUT	C	PIT	119	442	138	29	8	5	.312	.448	198
24	Dameron Davis*	22	MSK	C		133	466	145	27	11	3	.311	.436	203
25	Harvey Beaster*	20	HUT	C	PIT	137	546	169	39	9	8	.310	.458	250
26	Frank Mancuso	22	STJ	C	CHC	130	480	149	24	16	7	.310	.471	226
27	Mel Hicks*	23	MSK	C		134	530	164	32	12	18	.309	.517	274
28	Del Wilber	21	SPG	C	STL	113	435	134	34	8	7	.308	.471	205
29	Earl Moore*	21	STJ	C	CHC	133	534	164	28	13	5	.307	.436	233
30	Billy Capps	21	STJ	C	CHC	125	461	141	31	13	9	.306	.488	225
31	Bill Gray	21	SLI	C		58	235	72	11	2	8	.306	.472	111
32	George Byrd#	21	HUT	C	PIT	27	59	18	2	1	0	.305	.373	22
33	William Wilson#	35	TPK	C	SLB	74	257	78	14	0	11	.304	.486	125
34	Willard Hamby*	20	FSM	C	NYG	112	412	125	26	6	5	.303	.432	178
35	William Whaley	26	STJ	C	CHC	48	103	31	3	0	0	.301	.330	34
36	Clint Raper	24	MSK	C		31	80	24	2	1	1	.300	.388	31
37	Kenneth Holley?	--	HUT	C	PIT	22	77	23	3	3	0	.299	.416	32
38	Sidney King	20	MSK	C		139	482	144	18	17	13	.299	.488	235
39	Al Lyons	21	JOP	C	NYY	123	475	142	25	7	13	.299	.463	220
40	Ed Sheehan	24	FSM	C	NYG	39	131	39	9	0	7	.298	.527	69
41	Buzz Arlitt*	28	HUT	C	PIT	72	273	81	16	4	8	.297	.473	129
42	George Leyrer	21	JOP	C	NYY	122	429	127	25	12	1	.296	.417	179
43	Elmer Caffrey*	19	HUT	C	PIT	101	399	117	19	9	1	.293	.393	157
44	Erwin Prasse	22	SPG	C	STL	69	259	76	17	5	7	.293	.479	124
45	Ed Ignasiak*	24	JOP	C	NYY	103	383	112	19	11	8	.292	.462	177
46	Quinton Douglas?	21	MSK	C		50	223	65	10	6	2	.291	.417	93
47	Tom Koval	25	SPG	C	STL	73	270	78	11	6	9	.289	.474	128
48	George Silvey*	28	SPG	C	STL	77	277	80	13	6	5	.289	.433	120
49	Moose Johnson*	37	SLI	C		115	431	123	24	4	12	.285	.443	191
50	Red Ramsey	23	JOP	C	NYY	21	81	23	3	3	0	.284	.395	32
51	Jim Acton	22	TPK	C	SLB	104	348	98	22	3	8	.282	.431	150
52	Wendell Finders	23	JOP	C	NYY	121	506	142	22	20	2	.281	.415	210
53	Gene Thompson	18	SLI	C		125	444	124	32	2	12	.279	.441	196
54	Harry Soufas	23	JOP	C	NYY	28	101	28	2	1	2	.277	.376	38
55	Floyd Perryman#	24	FSM	C	NYG	91	283	78	16	2	4	.276	.389	110
56	Bill Rigney	22	TPK	C	SLB	135	544	150	32	4	2	.276	.360	196
57	Regis Wortman	22	SPG	C	STL	107	380	105	24	1	1	.276	.353	134
58	Ernest Nelson*	23	STJ	C	CHC	28	69	19	3	0	0	.275	.319	22
59	Pete Castiglione	19	HUT	C	PIT	64	248	68	11	4	0	.274	.351	87
60	Jack French	20	HUT	C	PIT	52	190	52	9	3	1	.274	.368	70
61	Mel Skelley	19	TPK	C	SLB	135	518	142	29	3	5	.274	.371	192
62	Doug White	24	TPK	C	SLB	127	481	132	30	2	13	.274	.426	205
63	Eddie Bockman	19	JOP	C	NYY	131	511	139	27	11	7	.272	.409	209
64	Kay Eakin?	22	FSM	C	NYG	49	158	43	10	2	0	.272	.361	57
65	Ed Wheeler	25	SLI	C		137	540	147	21	9	6	.272	.378	204
66	Lloyd Hopkins#	23	SPG	C	STL	57	140	38	2	2	1	.271	.336	47
67	Ed Soenen?	--	SLI	C		50	126	34	7	1	0	.270	.341	43
68	Thomas Astbury	19	SPG	C	STL	119	438	118	23	3	5	.269	.370	162
69	George Verbeck	25	JOP	C	NYY	94	286	77	20	3	6	.269	.423	121
70	William Ford	24	HUT	C	PIT	36	148	39	4	1	4	.264	.385	57
71	Robert Playfair	22	SLI	C		24	53	14	1	0	0	.264	.283	15
72	Walter Strosser*	21	HUT	C	PIT	70	244	64	13	4	1	.262	.361	88
73	Clifford Geer	29	STJ	C	CHC	78	303	79	8	6	3	.261	.356	108
74	Frank Zera	18	SPG	C	STL	98	314	82	23	2	1	.261	.357	112
75	Goldie Howard	27	FSM	C	NYG	76	273	71	15	1	2	.260	.344	94
76	Wilbur McGill	22	FSM	C	NYG	137	500	130	23	6	6	.260	.366	183
77	William Stephens	22	STJ	C	CHC	57	155	40	12	1	1	.258	.368	57
78	Edward Jeselnik*	23	SLI	C		137	481	123	18	0	0	.256	.293	141
79	Ray Baker*	26	FSM	C	NYG	137	505	127	26	3	2	.251	.327	165
80	Paul O'Malley	32	JOP	C	NYY	61	168	42	7	0	0	.250	.292	49
81	James Skidgel	19	HUT	C	PIT	48	121	30	4	0	1	.248	.306	37
82	Al Challoner?	--	MSK	C		90	300	74	14	2	12	.247	.427	128
83	John Orr	22	JOP	C	NYY	42	73	18	7	0	0	.247	.342	25
84	Norman Merrill*	24	TPK	C	SLB	46	106	26	7	2	0	.245	.349	37
85	Blix Donnelly	26	SPG	C	STL	35	74	18	2	1	1	.243	.338	25
86	Al Christy	22	HUT	C	PIT	23	66	16	3	2	0	.242	.348	23
87	Francis Kappelman	26	SLI	C		128	405	98	24	6	6	.242	.375	152
88	Harold Bush	25	SPG	C	STL	32	112	27	5	2	2	.241	.375	42
89	Robert Schwartz?	--	STJ	C	CHC	50	149	35	8	6	2	.235	.409	61
90	Jim Holbrook	--	MSK	C		73	214	50	9	1	5	.234	.355	76
91	Bill Barisoff	18	SLI	C		77	190	44	7	2	3	.232	.337	64
92	Chic Lupescu*	24	FSM	C	NYG	46	104	24	4	1	0	.231	.288	30
93	Ervin Reid?	--	TPK	C	SLB	19	52	12	0	0	0	.231	.231	12
94	Fred Cochrane*	20	SLI	C		106	389	89	17	7	3	.229	.332	129
95	Jack Mealey	41	MSK	C		80	272	62	8	1	7	.228	.342	93
96	John Harbin	21	JOP	C	NYY	54	176	40	6	4	3	.227	.358	63
97	Orval Cott	21	SPG	C	STL	17	63	14	4	0	0	.222	.286	18
98	Robert Henrichs*	23	FSM	C	NYG	32	59	13	3	0	0	.220	.271	16
99	Eddie Lodigiani?	19	TPK	C	SLB	22	64	14	3	0	0	.219	.266	17
100	Irvin Knoblauch	25	HUT	C	PIT	32	110	24	5	0	0	.218	.264	29