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1956 Southwestern League Batting Leaders

1957 Season

Classification: B

Overall: 713 games, 10 teams, approx. 142 games in season

Attendance: 441,802 (619/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	SF
1	Len Tucker	26	PAM	B		140	639	565	181	228	40	13	51	181	47	64	83	.404	.469	.791	1.261	447	8	0	2
2	Daniel Howard*	24	ROS	B		67	306	280	80	110	18	4	28	78	4	21	82	.393	.441	.786	1.227	220	4	0	1
3	Ike Palmer*	32	CRL	B		124	558	506	108	193	55	11	21	124	0	38	37	.381	.424	.658	1.082	333	5	1	8
4	Roberto Fernandez	28	ROS	B		143	669	629	132	231	64	4	13	116	7	29	44	.367	.393	.544	.937	342	3	0	8
5	Rusty Burns	38	PLV	B		108	498	419	119	153	30	3	38	124	0	68	68	.365	.457	.723	1.180	303	6	1	4
6	Don Stokes*	34	PLV	B		138	638	551	155	201	46	2	17	88	1	83	34	.365	.449	.548	.997	302	2	1	1
7	James Robinette*	21	PAM	B		115	532	471	137	170	37	6	26	106	5	49	59	.361	.420	.631	1.050	297	3	3	6
8	John Bruzga	30	PAM	B		106	462	389	88	140	23	4	25	126	0	60	60	.360	.447	.632	1.079	246	6	1	6
9	Lawrence Koppe	22	MDL	B		46	227	197	51	71	10	6	0	15	0	27	10	.360	.436	.472	.908	93	0	2	1
10	Don Hunter*	24	ELP	B		144	630	527	116	189	44	5	27	142	0	86	49	.359	.447	.615	1.061	324	5	3	9
11	Art Bowland*	33	SAA	B		135	575	492	92	174	24	1	22	115	3	72	37	.354	.431	.541	.972	266	1	2	8
12	Roy Parker*	30	CVS	B	CIN	134	606	508	123	180	39	6	36	133	4	90	49	.354	.449	.667	1.116	339	1	2	5
13	Hal Simpson*	38	ROS	B		143	654	534	113	189	38	4	25	123	0	92	42	.354	.457	.581	1.038	310	18	0	10
14	Ervin Ford	26	ELP	B		130	569	539	102	187	32	10	10	73	22	21	37	.347	.371	.499	.870	269	2	3	4
15	Ike Jackson	33	MDL	B		135	597	539	102	187	38	6	31	138	5	47	72	.347	.401	.612	1.013	330	4	3	4
16	Felix Guzman*	19	PAM	B		88	340	315	70	108	24	7	6	49	6	23	35	.343	.388	.521	.909	164	1	0	1
17	Frank Tornay	29	PLV	B		108	490	427	114	146	29	3	32	107	4	46	48	.342	.405	.649	1.054	277	5	4	8
18	Dan Dobbek*	21	HOB	B	WSH	129	589	521	103	177	33	16	23	144	2	49	47	.340	.391	.597	.988	311	4	1	14
19	Kenny Jones	31	BLL	B		140	613	556	98	188	44	6	17	119	5	43	18	.338	.377	.531	.907	295	0	0	14
20	Leroy Williams#	28	SAA	B		143	632	557	131	188	55	5	22	117	16	59	113	.338	.406	.573	.979	319	9	2	5
21	Jim Basso	36	CRL	B		127	566	523	96	176	37	4	24	116	1	34	39	.337	.382	.560	.942	293	6	0	3
22	Joe Fortin	33	PAM	B		46	205	172	37	58	10	0	14	44	2	30	26	.337	.434	.640	1.074	110	1	0	2
23	John Goodell*	26	SAA	B		53	231	193	47	65	17	4	3	29	1	32	20	.337	.428	.513	.941	99	1	2	3
24	Allan Cross*	32	PAM	B		135	613	554	114	186	50	4	17	101	9	51	42	.336	.391	.532	.924	295	1	5	2
25	James Moore	29	BLL	B		142	639	581	113	195	43	8	17	122	2	50	58	.336	.390	.525	.915	305	4	0	4
26	Irv Sharp*	23	CVS	B	CIN	52	246	218	46	73	21	2	6	37	0	26	27	.335	.407	.532	.939	116	1	0	1
27	Robert Brown*	24	PLV	B		134	615	527	135	176	48	1	36	155	3	74	71	.334	.423	.634	1.057	334	10	0	4
28	Bill Sinton*	34	ELP	B		144	617	540	102	180	39	6	32	132	0	73	90	.333	.412	.606	1.018	327	1	1	2
29	Vince Magi	26	BLL	B		91	415	342	103	113	27	5	30	80	3	69	55	.330	.448	.702	1.150	240	4	0	0
30	Sam Goodsoozian	25	PLV	B		67	307	277	59	91	24	4	2	30	5	25	11	.329	.382	.466	.848	129	1	1	3
31	James Martin	26	PAM	B		132	561	481	87	158	33	3	31	118	1	73	69	.328	.421	.603	1.024	290	5	0	2
32	Frosty Kennedy	30	PLV	B		144	654	562	151	184	28	5	60	184	1	81	69	.327	.413	.715	1.129	402	5	1	5
33	Chester Morgan*	24	SAA	B		105	483	429	88	140	25	4	19	82	3	45	63	.326	.389	.536	.925	230	2	2	5
34	Richard Hutzler	23	PLV	B		104	448	398	72	129	22	9	13	93	6	44	58	.324	.393	.523	.915	208	3	0	3
35	Doug Lewis*	32	ELP	B		135	607	541	103	175	33	5	16	100	3	48	37	.323	.376	.492	.868	266	4	4	10
36	Carlos Pascual	25	HOB	B	WSH	120	522	468	107	151	29	5	34	120	6	36	27	.323	.369	.624	.992	292	5	1	12
37	Moe Santomauro	31	SAA	B		143	656	569	141	183	39	3	40	162	4	71	84	.322	.394	.612	1.005	348	3	3	10
38	Juan Armenteros	28	ELP	B		125	506	423	88	135	33	4	17	84	21	69	47	.319	.416	.537	.953	227	5	4	5
39	Dick Hogan	22	MDL	B		50	217	179	48	57	10	2	22	48	3	35	46	.318	.433	.765	1.199	137	2	0	1
40	Robert Martin	33	BLL	B		35	160	145	22	46	9	1	6	34	5	12	11	.317	.363	.517	.880	75	0	0	3
41	Everett Moore*	23	ROS	B		129	538	487	79	154	24	11	9	68	5	37	94	.316	.362	.466	.828	227	2	5	7
42	Glen Selbo	30	MDL	B		129	565	478	100	151	26	3	8	72	9	77	39	.316	.408	.433	.841	207	1	4	5
43	Ted Browning	30	SAA	B		139	667	593	117	187	31	11	3	63	6	66	31	.315	.386	.420	.805	249	3	3	2
44	Carlos DeSouza	32	HOB	B	WSH	139	688	600	135	189	29	12	14	88	11	72	54	.315	.387	.473	.860	284	3	5	8
45	Ossie Álvarez	22	HOB	B	WSH	128	579	513	109	160	27	6	5	57	24	55	38	.312	.382	.417	.799	214	4	6	1
46	Jorge Lopez	28	ROS	B		42	181	164	27	51	11	2	2	21	0	12	18	.311	.354	.439	.793	72	1	0	4
47	Hank Paskiewicz	26	CVS	B	CIN	140	662	591	114	184	28	6	19	102	0	55	47	.311	.365	.475	.841	281	1	5	10
48	Pete Traina	22	CRL	B		131	557	466	90	145	39	7	23	99	6	74	56	.311	.401	.573	.974	267	3	4	10
49	Felipe Valdes	19	CVS	B	CIN	53	224	183	32	57	15	2	4	26	0	37	37	.311	.426	.481	.907	88	1	1	2
50	Hank O'Neal*	26	HOB	B	WSH	130	568	471	98	146	21	11	12	78	2	87	49	.310	.417	.478	.895	225	3	2	5
51	Charles Grimes*	24	HOB	B	WSH	125	573	539	90	166	26	17	5	70	6	25	45	.308	.342	.447	.789	241	4	3	2
52	Thurman Tucker*	38	CRL	B		128	542	445	90	136	31	3	6	64	5	91	52	.306	.424	.429	.854	191	3	0	3
53	Herman Charles	26	SAA	B		143	611	551	97	168	19	5	24	113	8	49	65	.305	.367	.488	.855	269	7	0	4
54	Stephen Hill	22	MDL	B		143	661	603	108	184	29	10	23	95	6	50	116	.305	.359	.501	.859	302	2	3	3
55	Barney Elser	25	MDL	B		89	395	337	55	102	21	7	2	36	4	49	12	.303	.395	.424	.820	143	4	3	2
56	Lincoln Boyd	23	CVS	B	CIN	71	324	268	61	81	17	1	21	69	2	51	50	.302	.417	.608	1.025	163	3	0	2
57	Frank Gallardo	33	SAA	B		42	195	173	37	52	12	3	4	22	1	18	17	.301	.368	.474	.842	82	1	2	1
58	Bob Flores	24	PAM	B		133	532	446	87	133	33	4	13	75	3	74	78	.298	.403	.478	.881	213	5	6	1
59	Pedro Aldazabal	22	HOB	B	WSH	142	602	549	85	163	15	7	7	75	30	38	50	.297	.343	.388	.731	213	4	5	6
60	Oliver Hardy	22	CRL	B		129	540	501	82	149	23	8	9	67	9	25	45	.297	.331	.429	.761	215	2	9	3
61	Robert Payne	22	HOB	B	WSH	90	354	286	59	85	22	6	7	49	1	53	20	.297	.406	.490	.895	140	4	4	7
62	Dick Viskozki*	24	MDL	B		51	225	183	33	54	12	3	0	21	4	34	22	.295	.398	.393	.792	72	0	4	4
63	Juan Izaguirre	27	MDL	B		135	580	528	72	155	28	6	5	74	0	39	23	.294	.340	.398	.737	210	2	3	8
64	Gordon Thomas*	21	CVS	B	CIN	129	565	476	72	140	27	1	3	74	1	63	48	.294	.398	.374	.772	178	21	2	3
65	Jack Poppell	22	PLV	B		127	618	535	117	157	22	4	1	45	23	64	44	.293	.372	.355	.727	190	7	5	7
66	Frank Benites	34	CVS	B	CIN	53	217	182	33	53	12	0	5	18	1	33	21	.291	.401	.440	.840	80	1	0	1
67	Donald Blaha?	--	PLV	B		34	160	148	24	43	12	0	9	31	1	11	22	.291	.338	.554	.892	82	0	0	1
68	Dale Scales*	21	BLL	B		142	665	586	119	170	37	10	21	102	3	68	105	.290	.364	.495	.859	290	4	1	6
69	Jack Wilcox	31	CVS	B	CIN	139	690	562	105	163	31	5	2	65	4	108	56	.290	.404	.374	.777	210	3	11	6
70	Joe Bauman*	34	ROS	B		52	234	167	51	48	5	0	17	38	0	64	43	.287	.485	.623	1.108	104	1	1	1
71	Isaac Seaone	30	HOB	B	WSH	118	465	403	58	115	26	3	11	71	3	47	32	.285	.361	.447	.808	180	3	8	4
72	Rufus McNeal*	23	ELP	B		84	209	191	39	54	9	4	6	34	1	16	32	.283	.344	.466	.810	89	2	0	0
73	Joseph Giel	24	BLL	B		134	597	511	101	144	27	9	14	84	4	73	87	.282	.374	.452	.826	231	5	4	4
74	Albert Werneke	23	BLL	B		138	579	495	77	137	22	6	4	70	9	74	61	.277	.369	.370	.738	183	1	4	5
75	Jim Grimm*	21	HOB	B	WSH	80	174	161	18	44	13	0	3	27	0	9	28	.273	.305	.410	.715	66	0	0	4
76	Harl Pierce*	23	MDL	B		50	256	224	44	61	8	5	0	21	4	30	17	.272	.355	.353	.708	79	0	0	2
77	John Warren	26	ELP	B		113	463	420	57	114	23	4	4	49	1	36	31	.271	.329	.374	.703	157	2	1	4
78	Eddie Reed*	26	CRL	B		88	384	330	67	89	21	6	9	49	10	49	68	.270	.372	.452	.824	149	5	0	0
79	Hugh Wise	25	BLL	B		113	484	430	60	116	26	5	4	66	6	40	59	.270	.328	.381	.710	164	1	6	7
80	Eugenio Hauradou	26	SAA	B		131	549	491	72	132	27	8	14	71	4	49	86	.269	.338	.442	.780	217	4	1	4
81	Joe Kretschmar	22	PAM	B		69	267	219	34	59	9	2	2	31	1	40	35	.269	.386	.356	.743	78	3	3	2
82	Sherwood Brewer	32	SAA	B		92	454	429	71	115	24	2	9	38	7	20	37	.268	.302	.396	.698	170	1	3	1
83	Duke Henderson	23	CRL	B		131	569	465	105	123	19	6	4	53	19	85	105	.265	.390	.357	.747	166	14	0	5
84	Henry Baylis	33	ELP	B		138	654	593	101	156	32	7	2	64	4	52	84	.263	.322	.351	.673	208	0	8	1
85	Gerald Linneman	21	ROS	B		84	346	319	58	84	10	7	1	25	5	25	35	.263	.319	.348	.667	111	1	1	0
86	Larry Roseborough	21	ROS	B		78	270	241	36	63	11	2	5	28	0	27	35	.261	.335	.386	.720	93	0	1	1
87	Howard Harkins	26	CRL	B		137	567	480	73	120	20	4	14	72	2	80	85	.250	.361	.396	.756	190	3	4	0
88	Frank Kempa	28	PAM	B		136	627	514	128	128	20	2	11	50	9	102	95	.249	.375	.360	.735	185	5	1	5
89	Donald Damiano	23	MDL	B		42	193	170	22	42	10	0	5	16	6	19	45	.247	.321	.394	.715	67	0	3	1
90	Joseph Borzellino	21	ROS	B		99	401	345	43	85	12	3	2	34	3	49	44	.246	.343	.316	.659	109	3	2	2
91	Willie Neal*	22	PLV	B		66	174	159	23	39	9	1	3	21	0	14	40	.245	.305	.371	.676	59	0	0	1
92	Mike Lucas	20	ROS	B		85	367	333	54	81	19	2	16	59	4	24	59	.243	.297	.456	.753	152	4	0	6
93	Bobby Smith	19	CVS	B	CIN	51	192	175	20	42	8	2	7	37	0	11	70	.240	.277	.429	.706	75	0	1	5
94	Verde Dickey	23	PLV	B		77	307	268	40	62	15	1	7	46	2	32	63	.231	.310	.373	.684	100	1	1	5
95	Leo Burkhalter	20	MDL	B		132	526	483	55	111	19	2	5	52	8	32	58	.230	.282	.308	.591	149	5	2	4
96	Nicholas Capelli	24	BLL	B		142	686	556	111	128	22	0	10	67	6	115	56	.230	.363	.324	.686	180	4	5	6
97	Stanley Hughes	28	ELP	B		133	636	548	85	125	24	4	8	53	9	73	114	.228	.318	.330	.649	181	2	8	5
98	Dennis Mannell	21	CVS	B	CIN	74	257	229	27	52	10	4	3	27	0	26	51	.227	.309	.345	.654	79	1	1	0
99	Walter Coopman	20	CVS	B	CIN	54	252	209	34	45	9	2	5	28	1	39	54	.215	.344	.349	.693	73	2	2	0
100	Jodie Phipps#	37	SAA	B		63	190	166	10	29	4	0	0	15	0	16	36	.175	.242	.199	.441	33	0	4	4