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1949 Central Association Batting Leaders

1948 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 386 games, 6 teams, approx. 128 games in season

Attendance: 265,582 (688/game)

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	Harry Minor	21	KEK	C	PIT	115	471	406	78	142	21	0	24	97	1	61	42	.350	.436	.579	1.015	235	1	3
2	Jack Miller?	25	KEW	C	PHA	127	554	468	98	158	25	6	3	80	36	65	23	.338	.427	.436	.863	204	8	13
3	William Bruss*	19	BUR	C	CLE	67	282	247	47	83	11	3	1	45	15	33	23	.336	.414	.417	.831	103	0	2
4	Earl Smith	21	KEK	C	PIT	69	255	219	22	71	12	3	4	31	11	32	4	.324	.420	.461	.881	101	4	0
5	Rudy Halabuk	19	KEW	C	PHA	127	566	500	98	157	32	6	15	88	10	59	86	.314	.391	.492	.883	246	4	3
6	Barney Elser	18	CLI	C	CHC	74	335	279	56	87	16	6	1	29	9	47	30	.312	.420	.423	.843	118	5	4
7	Joe Macko	21	BUR	C	CLE	128	566	504	110	157	21	10	19	97	12	50	68	.312	.385	.506	.891	255	10	2
8	Donald Hinchberger	22	KEK	C	PIT	65	301	272	40	84	14	2	1	42	12	20	33	.309	.365	.386	.751	105	4	5
9	Gene Armbruster*	20	KEW	C	PHA	80	335	284	61	87	14	5	10	54	5	46	63	.306	.408	.496	.905	141	3	2
10	Jack Tanner	22	CDR	C		111	493	426	87	129	21	1	37	121	3	58	81	.303	.396	.617	1.014	263	8	1
11	Matt Zelinsky	25	KEW	C	PHA	112	459	405	52	122	19	7	5	75	1	46	48	.301	.374	.420	.794	170	1	7
12	Charles Kaiser	21	KEW	C	PHA	112	526	456	95	137	25	12	2	40	20	61	46	.300	.390	.421	.811	192	6	3
13	Joseph Fuller*	19	BUR	C	CLE	122	553	508	90	151	31	8	2	69	8	31	19	.297	.345	.402	.747	204	6	8
14	Leslie Filkins	23	BUR	C	CLE	101	403	324	69	96	20	5	11	83	13	73	83	.296	.433	.491	.924	159	5	1
15	Bobby Dill*	30	RFD	C	CIN	70	271	210	37	62	18	2	7	44	6	53	32	.295	.448	.500	.948	105	5	3
16	George Wopinek	20	KEK	C	PIT	128	563	499	87	147	32	5	10	83	10	51	63	.295	.365	.439	.803	219	4	9
17	Jimmy King*	20	KEK	C	PIT	117	577	386	87	113	24	6	3	62	13	180	59	.293	.523	.409	.932	158	6	5
18	Duke Bowman*	24	BUR	C	CLE	127	555	489	87	142	24	6	2	64	15	56	23	.290	.371	.376	.748	184	7	3
19	Stanley King	20	CLI	C	CHC	88	345	326	39	94	25	4	0	40	7	13	29	.288	.322	.390	.711	127	3	3
20	Harry Amato*	23	KEK	C	PIT	122	559	486	94	139	10	13	4	61	3	60	67	.286	.366	.385	.750	187	1	12
21	John Poliak	23	RFD	C	CIN	107	455	374	58	107	10	5	0	45	18	69	42	.286	.408	.340	.748	127	8	4
22	Packy Rogers	36	CDR	C		124	517	438	86	124	24	5	6	62	15	75	34	.283	.390	.402	.792	176	2	2
23	Homer Smotherman*	23	BUR	C	CLE	47	187	159	22	45	7	1	0	23	1	25	19	.283	.380	.340	.720	54	0	3
24	Michael Frederick*	25	CLI	C	CHC	45	188	156	15	44	5	4	0	21	1	28	12	.282	.395	.365	.760	57	1	3
25	Joe Blake*	22	CLI	C	CHC	115	500	434	43	122	18	5	0	62	9	53	30	.281	.363	.346	.709	150	3	10
26	Lloyd Foster	23	RFD	C	CIN	119	481	435	59	121	21	6	4	51	11	37	66	.278	.339	.382	.721	166	3	6
27	Lou Percy*	23	CDR	C		124	586	476	117	132	23	10	5	54	12	105	53	.277	.410	.399	.809	190	2	3
28	Jerry Majercik	20	BUR	C	CLE	117	490	420	90	116	13	12	0	63	28	63	43	.276	.373	.364	.737	153	2	5
29	George Sopko	23	KEK	C	PIT	129	618	544	120	150	19	7	1	46	11	66	41	.276	.357	.342	.699	186	3	5
30	Ralph Johanson*	20	BUR	C	CLE	46	147	129	11	35	8	0	2	17	0	15	24	.271	.347	.380	.727	49	0	3
31	Gregg Scott*	25	CDR	C		91	399	361	62	98	12	2	4	56	5	29	22	.271	.327	.349	.676	126	1	8
32	Hal Meek	19	RFD	C	CIN	68	265	244	23	66	11	0	5	18	2	18	54	.270	.326	.377	.703	92	2	1
33	Pete Trabucco	20	CLI	C	CHC	116	493	452	53	122	18	11	2	47	3	32	48	.270	.321	.372	.693	168	2	7
34	A.J. Matulis	28	CLI	C	CHC	48	153	142	18	38	5	1	3	16	6	6	15	.268	.302	.380	.682	54	1	4
35	Stanley Willard	20	CLI	C	CHC	126	515	468	66	124	17	8	3	56	31	34	71	.265	.317	.355	.672	166	2	11
36	John Addison	21	KEW	C	PHA	108	460	378	66	99	25	10	7	68	8	75	106	.262	.387	.437	.823	165	2	5
37	Gerald Cline*	20	RFD	C	CIN	97	410	353	61	92	13	4	14	50	3	44	91	.261	.354	.439	.793	155	7	6
38	Don Shelton*	26	RFD	C	CIN	44	179	164	22	42	4	2	5	16	0	15	17	.256	.318	.396	.715	65	0	0
39	William McFarland	21	KEK	C	PIT	126	551	440	74	112	19	9	11	75	1	103	87	.255	.400	.414	.814	182	4	4
40	Joseph Patanelli*	25	RFD	C	CIN	116	484	400	50	102	19	3	4	55	1	75	71	.255	.375	.348	.723	139	2	7
41	Wally Reed	25	CDR	C		73	343	303	56	77	15	3	1	37	9	36	22	.254	.335	.333	.669	101	1	3
42	Ronald Melgaard	19	RFD	C	CIN	48	212	190	12	47	7	0	0	13	1	19	26	.247	.316	.284	.600	54	0	3
43	Vance Logan	20	BUR	C	CLE	129	574	527	76	129	24	6	0	56	10	34	62	.245	.291	.313	.604	165	0	13
44	Harold Hoffmann	35	KEW	C	PHA	80	223	205	18	50	14	2	4	34	2	17	30	.244	.305	.390	.695	80	1	0
45	Carl Hackford	20	KEK	C	PIT	128	530	465	50	110	18	3	4	71	1	49	54	.237	.315	.314	.629	146	4	12
46	Carl Hodson	18	CLI	C	CHC	99	342	309	30	73	13	6	2	34	3	31	43	.236	.306	.337	.642	104	0	2
47	Jay Sousley*	24	CDR	C		100	424	357	47	84	22	4	7	53	8	62	64	.235	.352	.378	.730	135	2	3
48	Elton Jackson	21	KEW	C	PHA	105	456	371	68	86	23	5	1	29	5	77	98	.232	.364	.329	.693	122	0	8
49	Del Marquardt*	24	CDR	C		114	468	414	50	96	18	5	1	60	1	48	33	.232	.319	.307	.626	127	5	1
50	Roger Scoles	18	CDR	C		101	398	313	48	71	10	2	0	20	5	76	73	.227	.383	.272	.654	85	3	6
51	Raymond Chapman?	--	KEW	C	PHA	86	301	267	39	60	8	6	0	21	15	25	29	.225	.303	.300	.603	80	5	4
52	Lester Crouch	21	BUR	C	CLE	124	577	496	87	110	15	6	1	46	15	66	76	.222	.319	.282	.601	140	5	10
53	Richard Meyers#	25	RFD	C	CIN	54	258	202	33	44	5	3	1	15	7	49	29	.218	.371	.287	.658	58	0	7
54	Robert Johnson	25	RFD	C	CIN	106	379	323	29	70	5	2	1	39	0	53	51	.217	.331	.254	.585	82	2	1
55	John Castiglia	23	KEW	C	PHA	111	458	410	37	87	14	1	0	43	3	39	36	.212	.281	.251	.532	103	0	9
56	Harry Stiles	21	RFD	C	CIN	44	186	162	21	33	5	2	6	22	0	23	19	.204	.303	.370	.673	60	0	1
57	Bruno Poveromo	23	CLI	C	CHC	125	567	462	97	85	12	4	2	25	41	79	85	.184	.322	.240	.562	111	15	11
58	Dale Hess	20	RFD	C	CIN	61	201	165	14	27	1	1	0	7	2	31	35	.164	.296	.182	.478	30	0	5
59	Wayne Carlson	21	RFD	C	CIN	46	168	152	8	24	2	0	0	8	1	15	20	.158	.234	.171	.405	26	0	1