1952 Western International League Batting Leaders

1953 Season

Classification: A

Overall: 602 games, 8 teams, approx. 150 games in season

Attendance: 646,060 (1,073/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	Walt Pocekay	23	WEN	A		146	628	576	97	203	45	6	7	80	8	52	15	.352	.406	.488	.894	281	0	0
2	William Andring*	26	YAK	A		52	243	219	46	75	15	4	1	17	9	20	23	.343	.400	.461	.861	101	1	3
3	John Ritchey	29	VAN	A		137	590	443	96	152	24	8	2	76	27	144	30	.343	.504	.447	.951	198	0	3
4	Mel Wasley	35	SPO	A		154	667	561	108	187	28	5	3	106	16	89	24	.333	.429	.417	.846	234	5	12
5	Gene Klingler?	22	YAK	A		53	237	196	36	65	11	5	2	36	13	35	27	.332	.443	.469	.912	92	4	2
6	Bob Moniz	26	VIC	A		140	651	570	120	188	32	6	5	83	25	63	37	.330	.401	.433	.835	247	5	13
7	Ray Hamrick	30	TRI	A	PHI	49	220	198	31	65	10	2	1	27	4	19	16	.328	.396	.414	.810	82	3	0
8	Ed Bouchee*	19	SPO	A		98	399	320	68	102	19	5	7	46	4	67	72	.319	.448	.475	.923	152	8	4
9	Dario Lodigiani	36	YAK	A		123	479	396	54	126	13	2	3	66	6	70	20	.318	.428	.384	.812	152	6	7
10	Milt Smith	23	LEW	A		146	674	538	126	171	33	12	12	73	42	118	71	.318	.448	.491	.939	264	9	9
11	Hal Luby	39	SLM	A		137	598	502	78	159	27	5	4	54	12	75	22	.317	.412	.414	.826	208	6	15
12	Gabby Williams?	29	LEW	A		113	472	380	71	118	23	1	10	70	1	89	29	.311	.441	.455	.897	173	0	3
13	Lyle Palmer?	27	WEN	A		88	386	330	57	102	15	1	0	46	5	55	13	.309	.409	.361	.770	119	1	0
14	Desmond Charouhas?	25	TRI	A	PHI	148	660	558	95	171	31	15	2	84	19	89	72	.307	.404	.427	.830	238	2	11
15	Don Pries?	25	VIC	A		130	580	482	84	148	23	3	1	78	13	81	51	.307	.414	.373	.787	180	7	10
16	John Kovenz?	26	TRI	A	PHI	109	476	397	70	121	19	7	7	76	33	72	39	.305	.412	.441	.852	175	0	7
17	Bud Hjelmaa?	24	WEN	A		138	575	508	71	151	25	3	1	76	10	63	28	.297	.378	.364	.742	185	3	1
18	Edo Vanni*	34	VAN	A		126	558	488	82	145	20	6	0	44	6	57	13	.297	.376	.363	.739	177	5	8
19	Granny Gladstone	27	VIC	A		143	631	550	81	162	40	6	15	126	19	67	88	.295	.377	.471	.848	259	6	8
20	Len Noren	24	YAK	A		100	442	403	58	119	21	9	2	72	10	32	26	.295	.353	.407	.760	164	4	3
21	Sam Kanelos?	21	SPO	A		138	588	511	82	150	18	10	0	66	13	67	81	.294	.382	.368	.750	188	6	4
22	Butch Moran	35	LEW	A		126	511	469	53	137	27	2	5	81	2	34	53	.292	.345	.390	.735	183	4	4
23	Gordy Brunswick	27	VAN	A		125	528	433	70	126	17	12	12	90	9	83	88	.291	.410	.469	.878	203	4	8
24	Len Tran	27	VAN	A		133	569	477	84	139	18	6	5	60	17	80	50	.291	.393	.386	.779	184	0	12
25	Sal Taormina	30	YAK	A		80	354	262	43	76	12	5	4	56	12	81	32	.290	.462	.420	.882	110	3	8
26	Luther Branham	28	VIC	A		120	518	438	89	126	16	2	3	41	21	65	49	.288	.385	.354	.739	155	4	11
27	Cecil Garriott	35	VIC	A		146	656	490	111	141	34	0	17	112	23	160	65	.288	.466	.461	.927	226	3	3
28	Mark Marcucci	30	VIC	A		47	197	163	26	47	7	3	1	19	3	20	11	.288	.390	.387	.776	63	7	7
29	Bob Duretto	24	VAN	A		124	511	455	62	130	29	8	3	67	9	46	41	.286	.354	.404	.758	184	2	8
30	Robert Nelson?	24	SLM	A		128	478	412	55	118	19	8	0	56	5	64	35	.286	.384	.371	.755	153	1	1
31	Arthur Wilson?	23	LEW	A		153	646	556	103	159	26	2	8	74	17	81	62	.286	.378	.383	.761	213	1	8
32	Jake Helmuth	23	LEW	A		125	464	414	59	118	15	5	10	69	3	42	65	.285	.352	.418	.770	173	1	7
33	Dick Adams*	32	WEN	A		135	558	491	63	139	25	2	3	60	6	65	41	.283	.367	.361	.727	177	0	2
34	Herbert Simpson*	31	SPO	A		51	213	181	28	51	3	2	0	27	1	24	17	.282	.378	.320	.698	58	4	4
35	Jimmy Wert*	27	VAN	A		133	579	524	75	148	14	7	1	81	3	47	20	.282	.346	.342	.688	179	4	4
36	Mervyn Donahue	20	YAK	A		138	541	498	60	140	22	2	2	71	2	38	57	.281	.335	.345	.680	172	2	3
37	Charlie Mead	31	LEW	A		147	643	538	88	151	39	5	13	99	7	101	54	.281	.394	.444	.839	239	0	4
38	John Albini	23	YAK	A		132	487	422	78	118	23	8	13	71	24	52	113	.280	.369	.465	.834	196	8	5
39	Eddie Murphy?	32	SPO	A		153	703	590	108	165	21	4	5	63	46	95	82	.280	.384	.354	.738	209	5	13
40	Gene Tanselli?	23	SLM	A		132	574	487	88	136	20	11	1	42	16	74	70	.279	.379	.372	.751	181	4	9
41	Dick Bartle	26	SLM	A		152	620	550	60	153	36	3	0	78	6	62	73	.278	.356	.355	.710	195	4	4
42	Chuck Abernathy*	29	VIC	A		111	449	386	60	107	23	2	3	67	3	58	41	.277	.373	.371	.744	143	1	4
43	James Brown	28	SPO	A		151	627	535	79	148	22	4	6	77	17	69	59	.277	.367	.366	.733	196	7	16
44	Jim Clark	24	VIC	A		130	556	483	63	134	18	3	1	50	3	62	41	.277	.362	.333	.695	161	2	9
45	Vic Buccola*	30	TRI	A	PHI	141	637	508	91	139	18	9	0	50	29	114	45	.274	.411	.345	.755	175	4	11
46	Jim Deyo	22	SLM	A		145	574	507	72	139	29	6	4	54	9	58	59	.274	.351	.379	.730	192	2	7
47	James Robinson?	29	LEW	A		64	266	242	35	66	7	2	0	21	5	17	27	.273	.321	.318	.639	77	0	7
48	Nick Pesut?	31	TRI	A	PHI	127	497	459	44	125	16	0	2	66	2	28	29	.272	.318	.320	.639	147	3	7
49	Bill Spaeter?	28	SLM	A		78	324	283	33	77	13	4	2	33	12	38	32	.272	.360	.368	.728	104	1	2
50	Ernie Schuerman	24	YAK	A		91	397	315	57	85	24	1	2	34	7	71	68	.270	.406	.371	.777	117	1	10
51	Laurie Monroe	27	WEN	A		126	487	424	43	114	16	5	1	60	8	53	37	.269	.358	.337	.696	143	6	4
52	Jerry Zuvela*	23	YAK	A		147	640	528	87	141	23	10	12	83	10	91	65	.267	.386	.417	.802	220	11	10
53	Eddie Locke	29	VAN	A		98	270	257	30	68	11	9	2	42	0	8	31	.265	.290	.401	.690	103	1	4
54	Samuel Simmons?	20	SPO	A		85	218	189	15	50	7	0	0	20	1	25	39	.265	.359	.302	.661	57	3	1
55	George Huffman	25	SPO	A		93	378	328	42	86	14	5	1	44	12	35	67	.262	.341	.345	.685	113	4	11
56	Chuck Malmberg?	23	YAK	A		147	692	581	95	151	19	4	0	62	13	92	74	.260	.365	.306	.671	178	4	15
57	William White?	31	SLM	A		83	352	329	32	84	14	4	1	41	4	18	43	.255	.298	.331	.629	109	2	3
58	Tom Marier	27	TRI	A	PHI	134	584	464	79	117	16	1	7	72	7	105	63	.252	.397	.336	.733	156	6	9
59	Donald Lopes	26	TRI	A	PHI	114	483	390	70	98	11	4	7	46	12	80	127	.251	.381	.354	.735	138	2	11
60	Bill Sheets	27	SPO	A		152	596	538	50	135	24	2	2	90	4	41	44	.251	.306	.314	.621	169	2	15
61	Bill Williams	39	VAN	A		126	559	474	73	119	18	4	0	42	20	72	35	.251	.351	.306	.657	145	1	12
62	Moose Johnson	22	SPO	A		138	582	498	90	123	14	7	1	55	15	71	63	.247	.348	.309	.657	154	6	7
63	Jack Treece	25	VIC	A		131	538	463	55	113	26	4	0	65	16	69	63	.244	.342	.318	.660	147	0	6
64	Earl Richmond?	24	YAK	A		75	286	217	47	52	9	2	0	26	3	60	27	.240	.413	.300	.712	65	4	5
65	Ray Tran?	41	VAN	A		132	545	459	62	109	8	1	0	51	4	77	19	.238	.352	.259	.611	119	4	5
66	Ross McCormack	21	WEN	A		147	629	572	70	135	18	12	4	60	7	49	70	.236	.301	.330	.631	189	4	4
67	Vearl Moore?	28	LEW	A		126	536	482	76	113	12	2	3	61	2	44	62	.234	.303	.286	.589	138	3	7
68	Milt Martin	25	VIC	A		83	302	267	34	59	15	3	4	37	1	25	48	.221	.295	.345	.640	92	3	7
69	Johnny Moore	22	SLM	A		51	212	178	23	39	5	0	0	22	55	30	39	.219	.335	.247	.582	44	1	3
70	Norman Ridgeway?	21	WEN	A		84	333	275	38	60	10	2	0	41	3	35	56	.218	.318	.269	.587	74	5	18
71	Tom Galli	20	SLM	A		62	210	176	18	38	2	3	0	17	4	27	47	.216	.324	.261	.585	46	1	6
72	Bob Rittenberg?	20	TRI	A	PHI	86	365	294	35	62	14	1	0	34	1	61	44	.211	.357	.265	.623	78	6	4
73	Orinthal Anderson	31	SLM	A		60	265	214	28	45	7	3	2	29	9	49	47	.210	.362	.299	.661	64	2	0
74	Art Thrasher?	24	SLM	A		78	232	199	19	41	7	1	0	26	1	31	20	.206	.313	.251	.564	50	0	2
75	Bennie Guerrero?	21	WEN	A		136	591	514	62	102	6	1	0	36	6	48	66	.198	.276	.214	.490	110	7	22