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1959 California League Batting Leaders

1958 Season 1960 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 420 games, 6 teams, approx. 140 games in season

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Minimum 140 AB's to appear on leaderboard

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	Pedro González	21	MOD	C	NYY	78	346	318	63	118	17	6	5	72	31	17	31	.371	.413	.509	.922	162	14	7	2	2
2	Willie Davis*	19	REN	C	LAD	117	582	513	135	187	40	16	15	90	33	53	66	.365	.430	.593	1.023	304	7	10	1	5
3	Jerome Stack?	24	FRE	C	SFG	114	517	390	71	129	24	5	12	89	3	105	44	.331	.469	.510	.979	199	12	7	3	12
4	Hal Charnofsky	27	MOD	C	NYY	136	641	510	120	166	37	4	18	115	34	104	72	.326	.440	.520	.960	265	8	6	14	7
5	William Martin	22	VIS	C	CIN	119	559	449	87	144	22	1	23	97	12	93	84	.321	.434	.528	.962	237	11	2	8	7
6	Pete Ward	21	STK	C	BAL	126	547	439	97	141	22	4	16	78	10	85	50	.321	.438	.499	.937	219	6	12	4	7
7	Johnny Edwards	21	VIS	C	CIN	122	558	469	76	150	24	4	16	99	2	78	69	.320	.422	.490	.912	230	10	7	1	3
8	Charlie Johnson	22	STK	C	BAL	134	583	471	86	150	31	5	3	82	15	91	60	.319	.434	.425	.859	200	17	10	5	6
9	Adrian Casteen	22	BAK	C	PHI	117	486	419	68	129	23	3	9	78	6	49	81	.308	.382	.442	.823	185	7	4	9	5
10	Danny Cater	19	BAK	C	PHI	141	650	594	103	183	38	7	11	99	9	50	75	.308	.364	.451	.815	268	19	3	1	2
11	Al Cruz	24	REN	C	LAD	85	301	231	45	71	10	5	1	42	7	64	30	.307	.455	.407	.861	94	4	0	4	2
12	Steve Hershner	21	BAK	C	PHI	105	370	324	51	98	16	1	8	70	2	40	57	.303	.374	.432	.806	140	13	0	1	5
13	Ronald Wiley	24	BAK	C	PHI	136	597	494	118	149	22	3	33	125	3	90	95	.302	.415	.559	.974	276	12	9	0	4
14	Pete Anthony	23	STK	C	BAL	98	450	352	87	106	14	1	10	67	6	84	58	.301	.433	.432	.865	152	8	3	4	7
15	Chuck Strange	23	FRE	C	SFG	138	627	548	72	165	20	7	7	93	9	52	69	.301	.369	.402	.770	220	19	10	11	6
16	Lowell Barnhart	26	REN	C	LAD	137	617	516	105	155	24	8	17	115	6	81	125	.300	.407	.477	.884	246	11	14	3	3
17	Phil Linz	20	MOD	C	NYY	141	698	581	126	173	29	6	4	66	27	96	62	.298	.399	.389	.788	226	9	4	14	3
18	Dave Bristol	26	VIS	C	CIN	138	649	543	100	157	33	7	13	97	16	84	56	.289	.382	.448	.830	243	14	6	3	13
19	James Hamilton	24	REN	C	LAD	92	374	318	49	91	13	5	9	78	4	46	52	.286	.376	.443	.820	141	9	3	2	5
20	Norm Kampschror	22	MOD	C	NYY	116	467	389	60	111	28	0	10	75	15	65	55	.285	.387	.434	.822	169	6	4	2	7
21	Jim Carver	18	STK	C	BAL	51	198	170	23	48	8	0	2	31	1	25	47	.282	.376	.365	.740	62	3	1	1	1
22	Jack Scramaglia	21	FRE	C	SFG	105	501	415	77	116	8	0	1	33	15	77	41	.280	.391	.306	.697	127	5	1	5	3
23	George Williams	19	BAK	C	PHI	65	306	244	43	68	14	1	2	26	5	52	39	.279	.412	.369	.781	90	7	4	5	1
24	Robert Wilson?	26	FRE	C	SFG	56	242	208	36	58	18	5	3	31	10	30	36	.279	.376	.457	.833	95	6	3	0	1
25	Marv Schultz	19	VIS	C	CIN	116	520	448	82	124	18	3	20	73	6	59	62	.277	.366	.464	.830	208	9	7	1	5
26	Wastine Yeomans?	23	FRE	C	SFG	79	374	317	49	87	11	3	1	24	4	51	29	.274	.373	.338	.711	107	15	0	4	2
27	Coco Laboy	18	FRE	C	SFG	71	269	233	33	63	12	3	4	23	3	33	59	.270	.361	.399	.760	93	6	0	3	0
28	Raynor Youngdahl	20	STK	C	BAL	108	468	385	61	104	19	2	8	56	7	67	95	.270	.384	.392	.777	151	8	7	5	4
29	Rich Barry	18	MOD	C	NYY	135	608	505	95	135	18	4	37	111	8	89	162	.267	.380	.539	.918	272	4	6	2	6
30	Ed Gary	19	MOD	C	NYY	94	418	337	59	90	21	4	17	68	4	72	114	.267	.397	.505	.901	170	6	3	2	4
31	Nolan Campbell	19	BAK	C	PHI	130	579	463	96	123	15	4	3	50	38	108	72	.266	.409	.335	.744	155	6	5	2	1
32	Tom Richards	19	REN	C	LAD	124	519	432	70	115	20	4	7	78	17	70	95	.266	.374	.380	.754	164	10	7	6	4
33	Roy Stotler?	21	STK	C	BAL	133	616	531	94	141	21	9	5	62	14	69	101	.266	.353	.367	.720	195	17	4	9	3
34	Irvin Knowles	19	REN	C	LAD	134	655	490	113	130	23	3	3	61	9	147	101	.265	.443	.343	.786	168	16	12	3	3
35	Jerry Gilbert*	19	STK	C	BAL	139	611	523	70	137	18	4	8	100	9	74	72	.262	.352	.358	.709	187	17	2	5	7
36	Thomas Johnson	20	VIS	C	CIN	135	607	487	91	127	18	3	11	75	6	104	112	.261	.394	.378	.772	184	17	8	1	7
37	Norval Rasmussen*	20	REN	C	LAD	138	640	502	96	131	18	2	2	97	13	108	52	.261	.395	.317	.712	159	9	11	7	12
38	Clarence Brooker	21	REN	C	LAD	129	496	415	83	107	14	7	3	51	33	74	95	.258	.375	.347	.722	144	4	4	2	1
39	Richard Hernandez?	21	STK	C	BAL	71	274	211	32	54	9	5	0	32	1	51	37	.256	.393	.346	.739	73	4	1	4	7
40	Art Pennington	36	MOD	C	NYY	108	416	359	62	92	18	5	10	65	14	49	53	.256	.353	.418	.771	150	10	6	0	2
41	Victor Backlund	22	REN	C	LAD	88	328	283	37	72	14	1	6	44	6	36	66	.254	.342	.375	.716	106	3	3	3	3
42	Bob Newman	21	FRE	C	SFG	97	421	357	53	90	17	2	3	50	7	54	52	.252	.354	.336	.690	120	11	4	3	3
43	Chico Ruiz	20	VIS	C	CIN	137	685	599	110	151	17	7	5	44	61	69	89	.252	.333	.329	.662	197	13	6	7	4
44	Gary Krupsky*	20	FRE	C	SFG	96	444	388	63	97	13	4	14	60	4	47	73	.250	.333	.412	.745	160	7	3	2	4
45	Louis Garvin	20	BAK	C	PHI	135	579	505	73	125	28	3	7	78	14	70	113	.248	.340	.356	.697	180	19	2	0	2
46	Frank Capitani	23	BAK	C	PHI	79	293	219	34	53	2	1	1	22	7	64	30	.242	.424	.274	.698	60	5	5	5	0
47	Harry Mayo*	21	MOD	C	NYY	94	438	361	64	87	15	1	2	41	10	68	22	.241	.359	.305	.664	110	10	1	4	4
48	Fred Walters	21	BAK	C	PHI	139	608	462	98	111	16	2	23	105	5	131	126	.240	.408	.433	.841	200	7	5	3	7
49	Gary Smith	22	REN	C	LAD	139	596	477	76	114	9	1	4	61	9	102	67	.239	.377	.287	.664	137	7	6	7	4
50	Irving Clark	22	BAK	C	PHI	56	213	172	36	41	7	3	2	14	4	37	43	.238	.377	.349	.726	60	4	2	1	1
51	Robert Kaczynski*	21	MOD	C	NYY	45	204	164	27	39	6	0	0	17	1	34	25	.238	.371	.274	.646	45	3	2	2	2
52	Dick Ewin*	20	STK	C	BAL	51	228	182	33	43	8	0	6	31	5	38	65	.236	.361	.379	.740	69	2	1	1	6
53	Arthur Miller	22	FRE	C	SFG	65	264	220	29	52	7	3	1	13	4	40	42	.236	.353	.309	.662	68	4	0	3	1
54	James Kane	22	MOD	C	NYY	85	292	256	32	60	11	1	6	44	4	29	43	.234	.317	.356	.673	91	7	3	2	2
55	James Orton	21	MOD	C	NYY	52	237	210	30	49	7	0	0	16	9	20	43	.233	.315	.267	.582	56	0	5	2	0
56	Eddie Crawford*	19	VIS	C	CIN	76	365	265	53	61	4	4	4	27	17	87	91	.230	.431	.321	.752	85	1	8	3	2
57	Jack Motley	22	FRE	C	SFG	92	358	317	28	71	9	3	5	42	0	29	56	.224	.301	.319	.620	101	13	6	6	0
58	Richard Snider?	21	VIS	C	CIN	130	513	427	60	91	19	2	13	59	2	78	207	.213	.336	.358	.694	153	4	2	4	2
59	Dave Skaugstad*	19	VIS	C	CIN	63	176	146	16	31	4	1	4	21	1	25	49	.212	.331	.336	.667	49	4	1	4	0
60	Jerald Robinson	21	FRE	C	SFG	78	340	272	35	57	7	1	4	30	5	64	61	.210	.359	.287	.646	78	9	1	0	3
61	Michael Blewett	22	STK	C	BAL	86	244	197	32	41	3	1	5	20	5	39	43	.208	.336	.310	.646	61	7	0	6	2
62	Pierce Watson?	23	BAK	C	PHI	46	180	154	16	31	8	0	3	17	6	23	26	.201	.305	.312	.617	48	8	0	3	0
63	Jack McGowan	22	STK	C	BAL	77	286	205	46	41	9	0	2	22	3	75	48	.200	.414	.273	.687	56	6	2	1	3
64	Kenneth Miller*	21	MOD	C	NYY	87	323	239	36	45	6	0	3	21	5	76	47	.188	.393	.251	.644	60	5	5	2	1
65	Samuel Antcliffe	21	VIS	C	CIN	72	287	219	28	37	4	1	4	24	3	60	73	.169	.354	.251	.606	55	1	4	2	2