1953 Western Association Batting Leaders

1952 Season 1954 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 423 games, 6 teams, approx. 141 games in season

Attendance: 341,471 (807/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	Jim Charles*	29	FSM	C		79	319	268	54	86	11	3	16	71	2	49	63	.321	.428	.563	.991	151	1	1
2	Daniel Toma	22	MSK	C	NYG	115	523	486	76	152	20	12	7	56	7	24	46	.313	.346	.447	.793	217	1	12
3	James Loonan*	21	JOP	C	NYY	97	417	342	57	100	16	9	3	49	10	66	54	.292	.414	.418	.832	143	5	4
4	Ellis Daugherty*	24	TPK	C	CHW	136	591	480	86	139	23	6	15	91	5	106	89	.290	.423	.456	.879	219	5	0
5	Glenn Zimmerman*	21	STJ	C	STL	126	550	497	72	144	27	5	0	65	6	50	26	.290	.358	.364	.722	181	3	0
6	Hal Kollar*	30	MSK	C	NYG	119	515	426	59	121	26	3	6	60	4	79	20	.284	.402	.401	.803	171	5	5
7	Bobby Smith	19	STJ	C	STL	107	454	424	66	120	7	20	7	68	8	24	49	.283	.326	.443	.769	188	3	3
8	Gerald Nipp	22	TPK	C	CHW	57	216	174	28	49	9	0	4	24	0	32	41	.282	.408	.402	.810	70	5	5
9	Dan Chepkauskas	22	MSK	C	NYG	134	568	453	90	127	21	4	13	78	14	99	63	.280	.419	.430	.849	195	9	7
10	Rex Babcock	19	HUT	C	PIT	139	580	484	89	135	30	8	8	82	9	81	95	.279	.383	.424	.807	205	1	14
11	Joe Jaworski	24	TPK	C	CHW	129	544	433	77	120	15	10	8	79	29	102	75	.277	.421	.413	.835	179	6	3
12	Robert Koperwhats	21	MSK	C	NYG	56	249	213	27	59	1	2	2	16	11	28	14	.277	.369	.329	.697	70	3	5
13	Fred Koenig	22	STJ	C	STL	136	570	486	81	134	32	11	5	81	11	72	109	.276	.380	.418	.798	203	10	2
14	Loren Doll	26	HUT	C	PIT	141	603	512	70	141	18	2	4	64	8	64	55	.275	.359	.342	.701	175	3	24
15	Pete Traina	19	FSM	C		142	624	517	64	140	36	3	2	51	12	96	64	.271	.388	.364	.752	188	3	8
16	Joe Buckstead	19	HUT	C	PIT	79	309	258	41	69	7	3	0	45	4	45	16	.267	.378	.318	.696	82	1	5
17	Thomas Krebsbach	20	JOP	C	NYY	136	618	528	92	141	21	8	1	53	29	80	101	.267	.369	.343	.711	181	5	5
18	Harold Olt*	33	STJ	C	STL	105	403	315	61	84	16	8	1	48	11	86	36	.267	.425	.378	.803	119	1	1
19	Emmett McAfee	24	FSM	C		140	591	503	59	134	20	3	1	60	5	78	59	.266	.369	.324	.693	163	4	6
20	Lamar Moore?	--	HUT	C	PIT	138	632	522	115	139	31	7	19	82	17	100	122	.266	.390	.462	.852	241	6	4
21	Jay Drake	23	STJ	C	STL	109	451	406	55	107	19	2	8	66	11	40	54	.264	.333	.379	.712	154	2	3
22	Lawrence Baker*	21	FSM	C		90	387	316	37	83	14	0	0	29	8	63	28	.263	.387	.307	.694	97	1	7
23	Richard Foster	23	JOP	C	NYY	44	214	180	29	47	10	2	0	19	14	28	36	.261	.367	.339	.706	61	2	4
24	Roland Alexander	22	TPK	C	CHW	125	550	462	82	120	23	2	12	70	9	71	64	.260	.364	.396	.760	183	5	12
25	Matt Kuhn*	22	HUT	C	PIT	136	641	537	104	138	13	17	11	70	11	88	116	.257	.366	.406	.772	218	4	12
26	Joe Beran	24	HUT	C	PIT	141	634	504	113	129	22	4	37	118	7	128	164	.256	.407	.536	.942	270	0	2
27	James Madalone	22	MSK	C	NYG	72	321	255	51	65	5	2	2	22	7	60	45	.255	.397	.314	.711	80	0	6
28	Rollie Rice*	19	STJ	C	STL	138	636	522	100	133	29	9	1	41	12	87	92	.255	.374	.351	.724	183	12	15
29	Eugene Muller	25	MSK	C	NYG	128	546	488	57	124	11	5	6	54	5	43	36	.254	.318	.334	.652	163	3	12
30	Gordon Figard#	18	HUT	C	PIT	141	629	516	104	130	17	7	16	94	14	90	111	.252	.370	.405	.775	209	7	16
31	John Joyner	24	MSK	C	NYG	66	261	234	34	59	6	1	5	34	0	23	42	.252	.324	.350	.675	82	2	2
32	Melvin Lightner	23	TPK	C	CHW	141	649	549	105	138	26	3	11	59	29	87	60	.251	.356	.370	.726	203	2	11
33	Thomas Pritchard*	23	TPK	C	CHW	120	506	436	66	109	18	6	3	48	8	57	59	.250	.342	.339	.682	148	4	9
34	Vernon Yingling*	18	JOP	C	NYY	137	601	519	68	128	23	4	5	62	8	74	88	.247	.344	.335	.679	174	3	5
35	Bill Enders	19	JOP	C	NYY	132	547	453	64	111	19	4	5	62	8	64	81	.245	.353	.338	.691	153	12	18
36	Richard Alberts	23	STJ	C	STL	132	558	509	56	123	21	7	4	65	4	35	61	.242	.293	.334	.627	170	2	12
37	Sam Goodsoozian	22	STJ	C	STL	100	445	389	59	93	15	5	0	35	6	46	23	.239	.320	.303	.623	118	0	10
38	Darrell Lindley	22	TPK	C	CHW	76	275	255	25	61	9	1	7	36	3	15	40	.239	.289	.365	.654	93	3	2
39	Edwin Dickson*	24	FSM	C		143	642	557	70	130	20	2	1	36	5	74	30	.233	.326	.282	.608	157	3	8
40	John Goodell*	23	JOP	C	NYY	51	235	191	33	44	8	5	1	26	4	39	34	.230	.369	.340	.709	65	3	2
41	Edward Opich	20	MSK	C	NYG	116	476	415	51	95	12	3	6	44	4	44	64	.229	.309	.316	.625	131	4	13
42	Clell Callaway	20	MSK	C	NYG	97	401	356	41	80	9	1	4	17	7	34	53	.225	.296	.289	.585	103	2	9
43	Paul Livick	24	JOP	C	NYY	138	603	497	76	110	22	6	9	75	2	96	118	.221	.348	.344	.693	171	1	9
44	Milton Farley	22	STJ	C	STL	98	353	302	42	66	7	1	1	27	6	43	24	.219	.316	.258	.574	78	0	8
45	Adrian Rechichar	19	HUT	C	PIT	141	686	587	94	128	21	8	3	64	9	80	94	.218	.321	.296	.617	174	9	10
46	Ray Skrzypczak	23	MSK	C	NYG	51	178	145	11	31	4	1	2	24	2	30	27	.214	.352	.297	.649	43	1	2
47	Moe Thacker	19	JOP	C	NYY	91	338	284	39	60	11	5	4	45	2	47	66	.211	.331	.327	.659	93	4	3
48	Sam Chetta	19	JOP	C	NYY	52	173	150	16	31	9	1	3	24	0	20	25	.207	.304	.340	.644	51	1	2
49	Bill Puckett	22	FSM	C		51	215	188	14	38	3	3	0	14	1	20	60	.202	.289	.250	.539	47	3	4
50	Gene Smith	25	TPK	C	CHW	96	356	323	27	65	10	1	3	38	4	23	38	.201	.259	.266	.525	86	2	8
51	LeRoy O'Neill	24	MSK	C	NYG	103	351	318	27	63	11	2	2	30	4	21	111	.198	.261	.264	.525	84	6	6
52	Carl Weatherton	25	FSM	C		98	411	344	33	68	10	2	0	24	9	50	54	.198	.310	.238	.548	82	6	11
53	Jerry Doyle	22	TPK	C	CHW	77	309	253	21	47	11	3	3	29	1	44	80	.186	.309	.289	.597	73	1	11
54	Shapard Pryor	20	FSM	C		87	377	281	42	51	6	3	0	22	5	73	68	.181	.356	.224	.580	63	3	20
55	Lyndell Foster	21	FSM	C		132	487	392	33	68	12	1	3	35	2	79	68	.173	.318	.232	.550	91	4	12
56	John Gugala	25	TPK	C	CHW	60	226	186	24	30	7	0	0	15	3	30	24	.161	.284	.199	.483	37	2	8
57	John Skarzynski?	--	MSK	C	NYG	63	185	152	13	24	6	0	3	8	0	26	64	.158	.297	.257	.553	39	4	3