1955 Southern Association Batting Leaders

1954 Season 1956 Season

Classification: AA

Overall: 617 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season

Attendance: 2,013,512 (3,263/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	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1	Charles Williams	27	NVL	AA	CIN	141	645	573	108	211	44	5	10	70	1	55	39	.368	.428	.515	.943	295	11	9	2	6
2	Bob Skinner	23	NOR	AA	PIT	86	381	321	62	111	24	6	8	62	3	58	25	.346	.444	.533	.976	171	2	0	0	2
3	Jerry Snyder	25	CNG	AA	WSH	54	230	209	36	72	7	2	0	23	3	13	9	.345	.380	.397	.777	83	5	0	6	2
4	Ed White	29	MEM	AA	CHW	152	655	558	97	191	32	11	17	107	19	84	120	.342	.425	.531	.955	296	12	1	5	7
5	Benjamin Downs	25	NVL	AA	CIN	145	643	526	94	179	39	3	12	108	8	106	57	.340	.450	.494	.944	260	19	4	0	7
6	Neil Chrisley	23	NVL	AA	CIN	120	525	460	82	147	37	6	21	81	4	61	67	.320	.401	.563	.964	259	5	2	1	1
7	Bob Martyn	24	BIR	AA	NYY	153	652	591	94	188	26	10	12	87	9	49	87	.318	.369	.457	.826	270	4	2	4	6
8	Bob Hazle	24	NVL	AA	CIN	150	693	601	114	189	32	4	29	92	6	77	70	.315	.392	.526	.918	316	9	0	15	0
9	Earl Hersh*	23	ATA	AA	MLN	155	662	602	91	189	28	5	25	105	2	53	89	.314	.371	.502	.872	302	5	3	1	3
10	Ralph Brown*	34	BIR	AA	NYY	111	415	370	64	115	16	6	11	78	2	37	31	.311	.374	.476	.850	176	7	3	1	4
11	Frank DiPrima	28	ATA	AA	MLN	153	655	554	79	171	30	3	11	58	3	87	34	.309	.404	.433	.837	240	12	4	6	4
12	Gene Hassell	27	BIR	AA	NYY	143	657	529	97	162	10	2	0	35	16	108	15	.306	.427	.333	.760	176	10	4	15	1
13	Jack Cassini	35	MEM	AA	CHW	82	333	272	54	83	21	1	3	34	16	46	33	.305	.421	.423	.844	115	2	9	5	1
14	Jerry Lumpe	22	BIR	AA	NYY	151	699	614	94	185	24	8	1	53	5	60	48	.301	.367	.371	.738	228	12	4	20	1
15	Bruce Barmes	25	CNG	AA	WSH	124	475	403	62	121	16	6	1	45	2	59	20	.300	.391	.377	.769	152	10	2	10	1
16	Tommy Brown	27	NVL	AA	CIN	94	394	314	66	94	24	1	6	47	0	65	39	.299	.421	.440	.860	138	6	5	4	6
17	Joe Hicks	22	MEM	AA	CHW	101	381	321	62	96	17	11	9	64	3	46	50	.299	.392	.505	.897	162	9	5	6	3
18	Earl Averill	23	NVL	AA	CIN	62	232	198	37	59	13	0	8	44	1	28	48	.298	.381	.485	.866	96	4	1	1	4
19	Danny Kravitz	24	NOR	AA	PIT	122	465	426	63	127	11	10	19	88	0	28	39	.298	.342	.505	.847	215	14	4	0	7
20	Al Stringer	31	CNG	AA	WSH	98	435	365	51	108	21	2	1	39	1	62	45	.296	.400	.373	.773	136	11	2	5	1
21	Don Grate	31	CNG	AA	WSH	111	400	349	59	103	23	8	3	52	3	33	42	.295	.358	.433	.791	151	13	4	9	5
22	Jack Wallaesa	35	LRK	AA	DET	71	257	234	27	69	9	0	8	35	1	20	32	.295	.348	.436	.784	102	9	0	1	2
23	Cal Neeman	26	BIR	AA	NYY	122	475	412	5	121	17	6	4	59	0	57	37	.294	.380	.393	.773	162	7	2	1	3
24	Jim Baxes	26	MOB	AA	BRO	112	462	406	72	119	13	5	18	69	2	45	72	.293	.360	.483	.843	196	7	0	7	4
25	Bob Honor?	21	NOR	AA	PIT	144	634	573	84	168	30	3	4	81	3	49	46	.293	.349	.377	.726	216	23	2	6	4
26	Dixie Upright*	29	MEM	AA	CHW	141	607	543	83	159	30	7	12	76	5	55	68	.293	.356	.440	.796	239	13	1	3	5
27	Tom Wright	31	CNG	AA	WSH	142	547	464	84	136	29	9	8	72	2	65	54	.293	.376	.446	.823	207	18	3	5	10
28	Tom Hamilton	29	BIR	AA	NYY	137	578	519	72	151	21	3	17	98	5	44	26	.291	.348	.441	.789	229	9	5	3	7
29	Jim Gentile*	21	MOB	AA	BRO	153	637	535	90	155	25	5	28	109	8	87	88	.290	.393	.512	.905	274	11	7	3	5
30	Martin Devlin	22	MOB	AA	BRO	70	225	204	20	59	2	2	0	15	10	17	11	.289	.341	.319	.659	65	11	0	2	2
31	Frederick Flemming?	23	LRK	AA	DET	99	391	347	34	100	9	4	8	40	3	34	52	.288	.351	.406	.758	141	2	2	4	4
32	Bill Wells	26	MEM	AA	CHW	110	409	349	41	100	19	4	9	62	7	40	63	.287	.362	.441	.803	154	12	4	11	5
33	William Killinger	27	LRK	AA	DET	112	437	392	38	111	15	1	3	27	0	38	37	.283	.344	.350	.694	137	19	0	4	3
34	Steve Korcheck	22	CNG	AA	WSH	71	239	212	30	60	18	4	3	43	1	22	38	.283	.347	.448	.795	95	6	1	0	4
35	Bobby Durnbaugh	22	NVL	AA	CIN	111	442	398	53	112	17	1	0	54	6	31	26	.281	.330	.329	.659	131	9	1	6	6
36	Sammy Esposito	23	MEM	AA	CHW	101	440	360	68	101	17	2	4	37	25	70	43	.281	.401	.372	.773	134	8	3	6	1
37	Leon Carter	23	BIR	AA	NYY	116	495	459	55	128	14	2	7	60	1	25	43	.279	.314	.364	.678	167	14	1	5	5
38	Jim Lemon	27	CNG	AA	WSH	148	620	518	95	144	32	12	24	109	3	85	126	.278	.387	.525	.912	272	5	11	0	6
39	Ray Swarts?	22	NOR	AA	PIT	141	573	507	75	141	25	4	7	71	6	47	68	.278	.345	.385	.729	195	7	7	7	5
40	Joe Tipton	33	MEM	AA	CHW	60	220	191	23	53	8	0	7	34	0	20	33	.278	.350	.429	.780	82	2	3	3	3
41	Earl Weaver	24	NOR	AA	PIT	119	496	392	77	109	19	2	6	69	1	80	38	.278	.405	.383	.788	150	10	10	5	9
42	Ray Shearer	25	MOB	AA	BRO	115	392	329	46	91	18	5	7	50	5	59	64	.277	.386	.426	.812	140	15	1	1	2
43	Larry DiPippo*	25	NVL	AA	CIN	93	381	322	50	89	19	0	5	49	1	51	43	.276	.375	.382	.757	123	16	1	5	2
44	James Rice	21	NOR	AA	PIT	116	461	362	67	100	20	2	4	24	10	90	47	.276	.422	.376	.798	136	8	2	6	1
45	George Risley	23	LRK	AA	DET	148	605	525	66	145	19	7	6	59	4	66	37	.276	.359	.373	.732	196	12	4	6	4
46	Bob Thorpe	28	ATA	AA	MLN	146	605	572	76	158	25	8	21	90	5	26	83	.276	.306	.458	.764	262	19	0	4	3
47	Gair Allie	23	NOR	AA	PIT	149	607	488	83	134	25	1	15	77	4	105	59	.275	.404	.422	.826	206	17	4	6	4
48	George Bullard	26	LRK	AA	DET	71	289	240	44	66	7	2	1	15	9	45	40	.275	.392	.333	.725	80	5	1	3	0
49	Ralph Rowe	30	MOB	AA	BRO	124	428	360	47	99	21	0	7	49	4	61	35	.275	.379	.392	.771	141	3	2	1	4
50	Frank Sacka	30	CNG	AA	WSH	108	365	335	37	92	14	5	3	44	1	22	35	.275	.324	.373	.697	125	13	4	1	3
51	Luis Aparicio	21	MEM	AA	CHW	150	665	564	92	154	24	3	6	51	48	79	64	.273	.369	.358	.727	202	10	8	11	3
52	Johnny Turco?	25	ATA	AA	MLN	67	230	205	38	56	16	1	2	20	8	22	29	.273	.345	.390	.735	80	6	1	1	1
53	Ted Bartz?	29	MOB	AA	BRO	146	569	525	67	143	30	3	12	65	8	32	62	.272	.315	.410	.725	215	16	3	4	5
54	Jack Caro	24	ATA	AA	MLN	92	402	367	56	99	13	6	6	45	7	21	31	.270	.305	.387	.692	142	4	0	9	5
55	Al Ronning	28	MOB	AA	BRO	82	237	211	22	57	11	0	1	25	1	18	21	.270	.340	.337	.677	71	5	5	2	1
56	Andrew Frazier?	26	LRK	AA	DET	123	463	424	39	114	26	2	4	52	1	22	49	.269	.299	.368	.667	156	17	0	8	9
57	Jerry Jacobs?	23	NVL	AA	CIN	56	251	219	40	59	12	1	8	27	6	29	57	.269	.352	.443	.795	97	6	0	1	2
58	Herb Olson	24	MOB	AA	BRO	121	427	372	55	100	12	2	12	57	4	42	73	.269	.345	.409	.754	152	7	3	7	3
59	Jim Solt	26	ATA	AA	MLN	85	262	222	19	59	11	1	2	20	0	34	31	.266	.363	.351	.714	78	5	1	3	2
60	Dick Young	27	MOB	AA	BRO	151	676	605	89	161	29	3	11	56	20	50	57	.266	.322	.379	.701	229	4	1	18	2
61	Reno DeBenedetti	27	NOR	AA	PIT	140	563	480	82	127	13	3	6	55	4	64	47	.265	.353	.342	.695	164	17	6	5	8
62	Lyle Luttrell	25	CNG	AA	WSH	111	478	404	69	107	19	6	4	38	11	61	71	.265	.364	.371	.735	150	5	4	5	4
63	Roy Hawes*	28	CNG	AA	WSH	133	548	458	66	121	25	4	14	78	10	76	92	.264	.366	.428	.794	196	8	3	1	10
64	Dick Sinovic?	29	ATA	AA	MLN	140	522	481	57	127	18	2	17	71	0	32	61	.264	.310	.416	.726	200	20	2	3	4
65	Ed McGhee	30	MEM	AA	CHW	88	327	277	40	72	9	2	9	44	7	44	34	.260	.360	.404	.764	112	7	1	2	3
66	Rocco Ippolito	26	ATA	AA	MLN	70	268	225	33	58	8	4	6	26	0	31	28	.258	.361	.409	.770	92	5	6	5	1
67	R.C. Otey?	32	LRK	AA	DET	127	546	492	51	127	12	5	0	24	7	43	20	.258	.322	.303	.625	149	10	4	6	1
68	Al Pilarcik*	24	BIR	AA	NYY	129	510	418	77	108	24	4	10	69	6	67	61	.258	.371	.407	.778	170	5	11	9	5
69	Marv Rackley*	33	ATA	AA	MLN	74	260	220	32	56	5	0	4	17	4	37	9	.255	.364	.332	.696	73	6	1	2	0
70	Emil Karlik*	23	LRK	AA	DET	54	215	177	22	45	7	1	0	19	3	35	11	.254	.379	.305	.684	54	4	1	1	1
71	Don Demeter	20	MOB	AA	BRO	92	333	291	42	73	12	2	11	36	7	30	75	.251	.336	.419	.756	122	6	8	3	1
72	Harry Minor	27	LRK	AA	DET	117	444	376	47	94	19	0	12	49	0	62	74	.250	.353	.396	.749	149	14	0	2	4
73	Chris Kitsos	27	MOB	AA	BRO	114	497	370	85	92	15	1	7	39	2	118	77	.249	.432	.351	.783	130	7	2	6	1
74	Pete Naton	23	NOR	AA	PIT	73	238	210	31	52	10	1	7	30	0	23	27	.248	.319	.405	.724	85	8	0	3	2
75	Richard Giedlin*	26	LRK	AA	DET	54	215	171	20	42	3	0	2	17	1	39	18	.246	.390	.298	.688	51	5	2	2	1
76	Hal Grote?	24	BIR	AA	NYY	105	342	279	49	67	17	4	4	39	2	50	58	.240	.355	.373	.728	104	10	4	1	8
77	Moe Thacker	21	BIR	AA	NYY	63	182	164	21	39	8	1	3	23	0	15	34	.238	.298	.354	.652	58	5	0	1	2
78	Paul Rambone	27	ATA	AA	MLN	132	486	413	60	98	23	1	9	53	5	63	79	.237	.341	.363	.704	150	8	4	2	4
79	George Moskovich?	27	MEM	AA	CHW	106	369	314	37	74	11	1	12	57	0	42	64	.236	.324	.392	.716	123	14	2	5	6
80	Bill Porter	27	ATA	AA	MLN	75	249	225	23	53	6	0	1	11	3	18	24	.236	.292	.276	.567	62	4	1	2	3
81	Larry Taylor	24	NVL	AA	CIN	110	350	309	34	72	7	2	0	32	1	30	40	.233	.301	.269	.569	83	15	2	4	5
82	George Noga	27	MEM	AA	CHW	89	275	225	36	51	7	1	3	16	2	39	34	.227	.346	.307	.652	69	3	3	6	2
83	Bob Boring?	28	ATA	AA	MLN	62	229	206	19	46	6	2	2	19	1	16	30	.223	.278	.301	.579	62	7	1	2	4
84	John Powers	25	NOR	AA	PIT	93	385	342	65	76	14	3	21	53	2	35	89	.222	.303	.465	.768	159	8	5	2	1
85	Ralph Atkins*	30	CNG	AA	WSH	143	572	472	66	102	27	2	9	67	0	86	102	.216	.339	.339	.678	160	7	4	5	5
86	Jack Parks	27	ATA	AA	MLN	73	259	233	32	50	5	3	8	21	1	22	50	.215	.287	.365	.652	85	2	2	1	1
87	Francis McElroy?	25	LRK	AA	DET	80	233	211	11	43	7	1	0	14	2	15	21	.204	.254	.246	.501	52	3	0	5	2