1952 Western League Batting Leaders

1951 Season 1953 Season

Classification: A

Overall: 618 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season

Attendance: 1,265,371 (2,047/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	Fuzz White*	36	DEN	A	PIT	65	255	226	32	80	10	3	0	35	1	27	8	.354	.423	.425	.848	96	0	2
2	Jay Porter	19	CSP	A	CHW	66	311	282	58	96	22	1	9	57	2	23	23	.340	.402	.521	.923	147	6	0
3	Eddie Phillips#	21	OMA	A	STL	145	578	509	90	163	18	7	7	61	8	54	82	.320	.394	.424	.818	216	8	7
4	James Dickey*	25	DEN	A	PIT	65	267	209	50	66	6	10	7	28	9	57	25	.316	.462	.541	1.003	113	0	1
5	Sam Hairston	32	CSP	A	CHW	134	571	503	89	159	29	3	12	98	1	61	32	.316	.398	.457	.855	230	7	0
6	Ken Landenberger*	23	CSP	A	CHW	149	664	581	112	183	39	7	26	133	5	79	62	.315	.400	.540	.940	314	3	1
7	Amado Ibanez	27	SXC	A	NYG	143	633	576	86	178	21	9	13	87	11	51	50	.309	.367	.444	.812	256	2	4
8	Ernest Yelen	27	SXC	A	NYG	140	579	531	91	164	21	3	7	68	10	48	43	.309	.366	.399	.765	212	0	0
9	Bill Pinckard	23	DEN	A	PIT	103	454	404	80	124	14	4	35	108	7	50	118	.307	.383	.621	1.005	251	0	0
10	Norman Postolese	26	PBO	A	BRO	143	631	578	91	175	38	16	6	93	4	47	52	.303	.358	.455	.813	263	3	3
11	Ray Mink*	26	DEN	A	PIT	55	221	187	37	56	9	1	1	21	6	32	9	.299	.405	.374	.779	70	1	1
12	Robert Kellogg*	29	CSP	A	CHW	101	411	338	53	100	19	1	4	43	4	70	44	.296	.420	.393	.813	133	2	1
13	Al Leap	27	PBO	A	BRO	145	603	496	85	147	28	3	17	84	22	98	105	.296	.415	.468	.883	232	3	6
14	Orinthal Anderson*	31	DEN	A	PIT	67	280	237	53	70	10	1	5	30	6	41	51	.295	.404	.409	.813	97	2	0
15	Vic Fucci*	26	CSP	A	CHW	136	632	577	106	168	21	4	4	48	3	47	59	.291	.347	.362	.709	209	2	6
16	Ray Shearer	22	PBO	A	BRO	133	533	461	68	134	24	3	17	90	2	71	102	.291	.386	.466	.853	215	1	0
17	Robert Crain	25	PBO	A	BRO	129	580	517	85	150	30	3	4	61	5	51	47	.290	.357	.383	.740	198	3	9
18	Bill Stewart	24	LIN	A	PHA	143	607	493	99	143	32	9	14	82	4	107	67	.290	.418	.477	.894	235	1	6
19	Fred Richards*	24	DMO	A	CHC	126	535	491	65	142	29	7	8	60	4	38	25	.289	.344	.426	.770	209	3	3
20	Jimmy Cleverly*	26	WCH	A	CLE	135	574	451	110	130	17	5	0	52	28	112	29	.288	.432	.348	.780	157	2	9
21	Don Fracchia	21	SXC	A	NYG	75	209	184	30	53	12	0	6	24	0	22	29	.288	.367	.451	.818	83	1	2
22	Jack Elkins*	25	PBO	A	BRO	110	369	308	39	88	15	1	3	40	0	58	32	.286	.404	.370	.774	114	3	0
23	Red Lavigne	28	DMO	A	CHC	121	507	423	59	121	25	2	13	70	1	81	35	.286	.404	.447	.851	189	3	0
24	Neal Hertweck*	20	OMA	A	STL	152	627	509	85	145	25	9	8	92	1	103	47	.285	.409	.417	.826	212	4	11
25	Dick Zwainz*	23	WCH	A	CLE	149	626	568	76	162	35	3	7	91	4	53	97	.285	.349	.394	.744	224	3	2
26	Mike Colombo	26	WCH	A	CLE	144	604	538	75	153	24	5	3	91	8	63	40	.284	.363	.364	.727	196	3	0
27	Ray Berns*	25	SXC	A	NYG	118	479	430	70	121	28	3	16	100	9	48	57	.281	.354	.472	.826	203	0	1
28	Al Jacinto	28	CSP	A	CHW	109	504	398	100	112	24	2	0	31	4	88	35	.281	.425	.352	.776	140	11	7
29	Buddy Reedy*	22	LIN	A	PHA	154	662	565	92	159	24	9	4	61	15	72	69	.281	.374	.377	.751	213	12	13
30	Clyde Parris	29	PBO	A	BRO	113	434	382	64	107	18	2	13	56	9	47	83	.280	.362	.440	.802	168	2	3
31	Curtis Roberts	22	DEN	A	PIT	129	601	503	99	141	25	4	3	38	15	76	55	.280	.385	.364	.749	183	10	12
32	John Walker*	23	PBO	A	BRO	114	459	381	78	106	21	8	1	48	3	68	37	.278	.397	.383	.780	146	7	3
33	Earl Weaver	21	OMA	A	STL	97	431	353	63	98	15	0	0	34	1	69	24	.278	.403	.320	.723	113	5	4
34	Charles Teague*	28	DMO	A	CHC	153	651	581	80	161	26	5	0	57	7	60	26	.277	.347	.339	.686	197	2	8
35	Bill Wells	23	CSP	A	CHW	134	573	501	65	139	31	1	3	72	15	61	42	.277	.362	.361	.723	181	5	6
36	Bill Hockenbury	28	LIN	A	PHA	68	179	163	14	45	7	0	4	24	2	11	22	.276	.337	.393	.730	64	4	1
37	Whitey Ries	22	DEN	A	PIT	154	657	607	72	167	37	6	5	89	3	41	34	.275	.325	.381	.706	231	4	5
38	Leonard Lamont*	25	PBO	A	BRO	146	636	528	95	143	28	8	16	109	3	105	94	.271	.392	.445	.837	235	0	3
39	Bob Gardner	29	LIN	A	PHA	135	598	538	61	145	20	4	5	64	0	46	57	.270	.327	.349	.676	188	0	14
40	August Gregory	30	DEN	A	PIT	140	586	518	60	140	15	5	1	55	4	62	50	.270	.349	.324	.674	168	1	5
41	Joseph DiMartino	24	OMA	A	STL	132	453	418	44	112	17	3	5	54	0	30	46	.268	.318	.359	.677	150	1	4
42	Jimmy King*	23	WCH	A	CLE	137	535	418	84	112	28	4	10	67	7	112	66	.268	.425	.426	.851	178	2	3
43	Joe Mangini*	32	LIN	A	PHA	154	648	550	77	146	22	11	5	76	11	84	61	.265	.367	.373	.739	205	4	10
44	Al Neil	26	WCH	A	CLE	119	480	391	78	103	28	0	18	86	0	85	76	.263	.400	.473	.873	185	4	0
45	Jerry Crosby#	33	CSP	A	CHW	146	629	527	89	137	23	2	26	107	4	91	48	.260	.374	.459	.833	242	5	6
46	Lacey Curry	23	PBO	A	BRO	139	648	538	109	138	21	13	2	50	30	101	103	.257	.380	.355	.735	191	6	3
47	George Noga	24	CSP	A	CHW	106	397	339	42	87	12	2	7	64	1	49	71	.257	.359	.366	.725	124	5	4
48	Andy Skurski	36	CSP	A	CHW	119	455	381	62	98	13	1	12	61	3	65	92	.257	.368	.391	.759	149	2	7
49	Gail Harris*	20	SXC	A	NYG	141	563	500	70	128	20	3	23	92	4	51	81	.256	.337	.446	.783	223	10	2
50	Eddie Bressoud	20	SXC	A	NYG	155	614	526	61	134	25	4	5	68	5	83	91	.255	.359	.346	.705	182	3	2
51	Raymond Johnson	21	SXC	A	NYG	149	690	623	94	159	25	8	11	59	21	59	115	.255	.327	.374	.701	233	7	1
52	Wally Moon*	22	OMA	A	STL	119	502	424	69	108	14	11	10	60	11	67	57	.255	.359	.410	.769	174	2	9
53	Footer Johnson*	20	DMO	A	CHC	91	322	280	22	70	9	2	0	27	1	38	20	.250	.342	.296	.638	83	1	3
54	Bob Anderlik	24	DMO	A	CHC	61	236	217	16	54	9	3	0	24	2	17	13	.249	.303	.318	.621	69	0	2
55	Sherwin Dixon?	21	OMA	A	STL	150	685	590	97	147	16	6	6	49	34	85	108	.249	.346	.327	.673	193	2	8
56	Gene Hooks	24	DMO	A	CHC	60	241	226	18	56	7	0	3	23	4	11	31	.248	.286	.319	.604	72	1	3
57	Bob Dant	28	DMO	A	CHC	86	309	283	29	70	8	0	1	26	0	22	21	.247	.306	.286	.592	81	2	2
58	Pete Gasper	23	DMO	A	CHC	111	326	300	26	74	15	1	1	29	4	20	19	.247	.296	.313	.609	94	1	5
59	Billy Shantz	24	LIN	A	PHA	119	450	391	39	96	10	4	1	44	1	57	38	.246	.343	.299	.642	117	1	1
60	William Ley	24	DMO	A	CHC	119	466	401	55	98	11	3	0	21	7	55	50	.244	.337	.287	.624	115	1	9
61	Walt Novick	32	DEN	A	PIT	68	235	193	23	47	6	0	1	13	0	38	32	.244	.371	.290	.661	56	1	3
62	Jim Trew*	30	LIN	A	PHA	71	325	254	42	62	9	5	0	22	3	54	33	.244	.389	.319	.707	81	6	11
63	William McMillan*	22	SXC	A	NYG	126	539	428	93	104	19	4	20	67	5	107	74	.243	.399	.446	.845	191	4	0
64	Dick Cordell*	21	OMA	A	STL	117	458	393	49	95	20	2	12	64	0	55	84	.242	.339	.394	.734	155	3	7
65	Doug Lewis*	28	DEN	A	PIT	81	334	292	31	70	15	3	0	30	3	40	21	.240	.331	.312	.643	91	0	2
66	Jim King*	19	OMA	A	STL	63	232	210	30	50	10	4	1	32	0	22	18	.238	.310	.338	.648	71	0	0
67	Robert Bortz	22	DMO	A	CHC	64	212	182	18	43	5	1	1	23	2	26	36	.236	.335	.291	.626	53	1	3
68	Glen Gorbous*	21	PBO	A	BRO	83	322	289	38	68	10	7	7	41	2	31	15	.235	.314	.391	.705	113	2	0
69	Pablo Bernard	24	DEN	A	PIT	75	237	210	28	49	5	3	0	31	4	23	28	.233	.309	.286	.595	60	0	4
70	Jay Drake	22	OMA	A	STL	94	295	257	31	60	10	0	2	26	0	33	44	.233	.321	.296	.616	76	0	5
71	Alan Cohen	24	WCH	A	CLE	140	581	501	59	116	12	2	0	46	5	71	65	.232	.330	.263	.594	132	3	6
72	Dave Johnson	21	OMA	A	STL	80	318	267	43	62	12	2	5	41	5	39	54	.232	.343	.348	.691	93	6	6
73	Gil Shirk	21	PBO	A	BRO	86	288	256	34	59	7	0	2	32	4	26	40	.230	.309	.281	.590	72	3	3
74	Bob Ankrum	31	WCH	A	CLE	72	305	255	37	56	12	0	0	25	1	45	51	.220	.339	.267	.606	68	1	4
75	Hank Nasternak	29	DMO	A	CHC	121	483	437	44	96	16	0	2	49	5	38	40	.220	.287	.270	.557	118	3	5
76	Lee Carey	23	WCH	A	CLE	92	322	283	45	61	11	0	5	22	8	35	60	.216	.311	.307	.618	87	4	0
77	Vincent LaSala	24	SXC	A	NYG	124	543	436	81	94	15	2	6	42	17	102	93	.216	.364	.300	.665	131	0	5
78	Lewis Richardson	35	LIN	A	PHA	65	187	168	16	36	6	1	4	21	0	19	32	.214	.294	.333	.627	56	0	0
79	Bob Williams	23	LIN	A	PHA	66	259	236	24	49	8	2	1	22	0	21	18	.208	.275	.271	.546	64	1	1
80	Steve Kovach	27	WCH	A	CLE	106	401	366	31	75	8	1	0	37	0	32	41	.205	.271	.232	.503	85	1	2
81	Leslie Filkins	26	WCH	A	CLE	61	218	180	27	34	5	1	5	25	1	36	56	.189	.327	.311	.638	56	1	1
82	Buddy Phillips	26	DEN	A	PIT	82	277	235	26	44	7	1	6	27	1	36	52	.187	.300	.302	.602	71	2	4
83	Tommy Butts	32	LIN	A	PHA	47	204	171	29	29	4	0	0	15	0	31	14	.170	.300	.193	.493	33	1	1