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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	BA	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
1	Russ Snyder	19	MAL	SOSL	D	.432	NYY	138	648	556	137	240	32	16	2	84	74		88	48	.510	.558	1.068	310		1	3
2	Charles Stephenson	--	MDL	LONG	C	.430		18	388	305	84	131	35	5	12	66	10		78	61	.549	.695	1.244	212		3	2
3	Muscle Shoals	36	KPT	MTSS	D	.427		113	514	396	103	169	27	7	30	142	8		110	30	.558	.758	1.316	300		8	0
4	Don Stokes	31	PLV	WTNM	C	.426		141	661	568	165	242	64	6	27	174	4		92	14	.506	.702	1.209	399		0	1
5	Oscar Sardinas	22	GRF	PION	C	.416	BRO	126	590	466	105	194	43	16	6	104	7		116	38	.537	.616	1.153	287		6	2
6	Walt Dixon	32	NRT	MTSS	D	.415		120	545	475	122	197	35	7	37	162	13		65	30	.487	.752	1.239	357		2	3
7	Chase Riddle	27	PNC	ALFL	D	.411		117	521	436	131	179	29	9	25	125	44		80	37	.507	.690	1.197	301		5	0
8	Frosty Kennedy	27	PLV	WTNM	C	.410		142	658	549	156	225	43	4	38	169	28		98	31	.507	.710	1.217	390		10	1
9	Jim Eldridge	23	BOR	WTNM	C	.407		138	624	508	139	207	48	13	19	105	9		113	66	.517	.665	1.182	338		2	1
10	Don Trower	33	PHX	AZTX	C	.398		39	203	161	44	64	14	3	1	33	2		34	9	.508	.540	1.048	87		2	6
11	Roberto Fernandez	25	LUB	WTNM	C	.396		142	643	589	146	233	53	15	29	134	45		51	24	.445	.684	1.130	403		2	1
12	Jim Matthews	31	AMA	WTNM	C	.393		139	618	473	162	186	35	2	50	152	13		131	63	.533	.793	1.325	375		10	4
13	Ed Roberts	26	TUC	AZTX	C	.392		93	409	355	95	139	29	5	10	65	20		48	14	.467	.586	1.053	208		2	4
14	Joe Tuminelli	33	FDL	WISL	D	.390		118	536	436	123	170	31	3	28	148	30		87	24	.504	.667	1.171	291		13	0
15	Ike Jackson	30	CRL	LONG	C	.388		122	544	490	105	190	28	12	18	101	3		48	40	.448	.604	1.052	296		5	1
16	Doug Lewis	29	PAM	WTNM	C	.387		141	652	571	142	221	66	6	17	130	7		73	22	.458	.613	1.071	350		2	6
17	Joe Hicks	20	MSV,CSP	KITL,WL	D,A	.385	CHW	79	320	296	72	114	13	14	17	68	7		23	38	.429	.696	1.125	206		0	1
18	Hillis Layne	35	AND	TRIS	B	.385	SLB	54	127	104	25	40	9	0	0	20	0		20	5	.492	.471	.963	49		2	1
19	Alfred Viotto	22	ARD	SOSL	D	.384	STL	137	646	508	159	195	43	14	30	161	20		123	57	.511	.701	1.212	356		9	6
20	James Keating	31	BAK	CALL	C	.382	DET	36	152	136	24	52	11	1	7	30	2		16	8	.447	.632	1.080	86		0	0
21	Thomas Leonard	24	SNF	FLOR	D	.380	STL	127	589	502	104	191	27	4	2	112	32		80	14	.469	.462	.931	232		4	3
22	Hermenio Cortes	20	GVL,LBG	CSTL,PIED	C,B	.379	STL	58	141	132	18	50	7	3	3	21	0		7	19	.410	.545	.956	72		0	2
23	Juan Senties	24	LAR	GULF	B	.379		132	619	557	120	211	34	6	15	72	18		59	57	.438	.542	.981	302		0	3
24	Wally Schroeder	28	PTA	GULF	B	.377		144	635	554	109	209	43	19	8	99	10		75	26	.453	.567	1.020	314		2	4
25	Patricio Lorenzo	25	BOR	WTNM	C	.376		142	645	567	145	213	40	10	36	163	30		69	78	.450	.672	1.122	381		8	1
26	Carlos Perez	35	HRL	GULF	B	.375		93	250	208	20	78	6	1	2	23	1		38	17	.476	.442	.918	92		2	2
27	Elias Osorio	22	CRL	LONG	C	.372		123	536	481	103	179	26	19	16	104	8		48	59	.432	.605	1.037	291		3	4
28	Herbert Simpson	32	ABQ	WTNM	C	.372		81	384	320	84	119	27	8	6	59	2		56	10	.475	.563	1.038	180		7	1
29	Quincy Barbee	39	PAM	WTNM	C	.371		131	550	483	112	179	34	3	19	112	3		64	57	.446	.571	1.018	276		2	1
30	Joe Bauman	31	ART	LONG	C	.371		132	602	463	135	172	43	1	53	141	4		130	72	.515	.812	1.327	376		7	2
31	James Kolker	24	FWB,LEE,COC	ALFL,FLOR	D	.371		32	141	132	26	49	4	4	2	20	3		9	11	.411	.508	.919	67		0	0
32	Oscar Rodriguez	22	MBO,WAC	MTSS,BSTL	D,B	.371	PIT	123	522	439	109	163	25	11	11	90	25		68	31	.463	.554	1.017	243		7	8
33	Thomas Yuhas	19	PUL	APPY	D	.371	PHI	72	286	237	64	88	10	5	1	41	9		42	31	.470	.468	.938	111		2	5
34	Nap Reyes	33	MRT	MTSS	D	.370		96	404	322	87	119	23	1	16	97	4		69	25	.496	.596	1.093	192		12	1
35	Hugh Hamil	27	MAA	MTSS	D	.369		120	576	483	165	178	44	5	23	141	39		88	61	.468	.623	1.091	301		2	3
36	James Sosebee	25	JES	GASL	D	.369		123	571	504	118	186	42	9	12	118	6		57	35	.438	.560	.998	282		5	5
37	Manuel Magallón	28	BDO	AZTX	C	.368		132	606	544	120	200	40	4	20	116	3		59	46	.430	.566	.997	308		1	2
38	Lloyd Jenney	24	TUC	AZTX	C	.367		139	660	539	140	198	47	13	24	152	12		115	62	.482	.636	1.118	343		4	2
39	Ike Palmer	29	ABL	WTNM	C	.367		138	610	547	114	201	56	7	23	110	18		57	53	.429	.622	1.051	340		2	4
40	Raymond Warzyniak	--	EMN	GASL	D	.367		120	560	499	99	183	41	11	15	140	9		56	40	.432	.583	1.015	291		1	4
41	Bob Dillinger	34	SAC	PCL	Opn	.366		171	703	645	104	236	34	7	0	51	10		42	28	.409	.440	.849	284	12	5	11
42	Ted Pawelek	33	PAM	WTNM	C	.366		121	487	415	80	152	34	3	9	112	6		62	17	.453	.528	.981	219		4	6
43	Jose Perez	27	VNT,SFR	CALL,PCL	C,Opn	.366		126	507	453	59	166	26	8	2	80	8		48	22	.429	.472	.902	214	0	2	4
44	John Olczak	20	JAN	WISL	D	.365	CHC	122	521	433	92	158	32	9	5	77	30		85	33	.471	.515	.986	223		2	1
45	Robert Barker	23	MAO	TARH	D	.364		109	542	456	118	166	27	19	8	55	14		79	40	.464	.559	1.023	255		6	1
46	James Hensley	26	BSG	MTSS	D	.364		111	517	461	123	168	35	7	26	135	2		51	42	.432	.640	1.072	295		4	1
47	Red Treadway	33	JKB	FLOR	D	.364		123	541	472	93	172	36	7	1	82	24		59	14	.436	.477	.913	225		1	9
48	Daniel Keith	27	AVL,NNW	TRIS,PIED	B	.363	BRO	99	390	331	62	120	21	10	3	72	20		58	28	.459	.514	.973	170		1	0
49	Gabby Williams	30	LEW	WINT	A	.363	SLB	80	317	259	52	94	22	0	8	66	2		55	16	.478	.541	1.018	140		2	1
50	Henry Aaron	19	JCK	SALL	A	.362	MLN	137	610	574	115	208	36	14	22	125	13		35	22	.399	.589	.988	338		0	1
51	George Alusik	18	JAM,DHM	PONY,CARL	D,B	.361	DET	122	547	465	101	168	37	3	12	79	6		69	38	.455	.531	.986	247		11	2
52	Daniel Daum	25	UNC	KITL	D	.361	BRO	49	227	191	46	69	9	2	2	29	22		28	14	.453	.461	.914	88		4	4
53	Santo Luberto	26	FMH	NORL	C	.361	CLE	126	577	457	120	165	29	5	5	105	24		92	42	.474	.479	.953	219		6	22
54	Howard Weeks	33	FLT,CHR	KITL,TRIS	D,B	.360	WSH	115	528	403	107	145	24	4	19	113	7		117	52	.511	.581	1.092	234		8	0
55	Joe Joshua	27	TUC	AZTX	C	.359		135	646	540	164	194	32	9	29	128	39		87	93	.459	.613	1.071	331		12	7
56	Karol Kwak	23	AND	TRIS	B	.359	SLB	147	662	565	112	203	40	5	14	117	3		95	35	.452	.522	.974	295		0	2
57	Joe Schmidt	35	MVR	MSOH	D	.358		109	483	408	88	146	29	9	12	103	6		67	12	.454	.561	1.015	229		5	3
58	Giles Setzer	22	HCK	TARH	D	.358	CHC	95	430	374	92	134	24	6	13	72	6		50	45	.441	.559	.999	209		5	1
59	Jackie Brandt	19	ARD	SOSL	D	.357	STL	120	538	451	112	161	28	7	27	131	14		78	86	.457	.630	1.087	284		5	4
60	Roberto Canales	28	JRZ	AZTX	C	.357		137	615	582	97	208	50	10	11	129	8		15	58	.387	.534	.921	311		13	5
61	Marvin Crater	28	OWN	KITL	D	.357	NYY	103	377	342	66	122	31	3	0	70	2		28	22	.410	.465	.875	159		3	4
62	John Maggio	25	BDF	PONY	D	.357	PHI	120	552	516	104	184	36	8	9	90	14		32	32	.395	.510	.905	263		1	3
63	Phil Qualben	23	SPB	TRIS	B	.357	CLE	101	467	395	96	141	25	5	10	77	17		68	25	.455	.522	.976	206		3	1
64	John Turk	22	BDF,SDY	PONY,EL	D,A	.357	PHI	88	389	294	82	105	28	7	6	81	3		83	22	.514	.561	1.075	165		12	0
65	Al Neil	27	WFL	BSTL	B	.356	MLN	137	600	519	126	185	43	4	39	137	1		76	65	.443	.680	1.123	353		5	0
66	Hugh Glaze	30	MRD	CSTL	C	.355		111	486	428	89	152	19	5	2	68	19		57	19	.431	.437	.868	187		0	1
67	Eddie Locke	30	AMA,YAK	WTNM,WINT	C,A	.355		103	342	324	64	115	17	5	17	79	0		15	38	.385	.596	.981	193		1	2
68	Vaughn Dyer	21	STS	GASL	D	.354		100	438	384	75	136	22	6	4	78	14		47	12	.426	.474	.900	182		1	6
69	Jack Warren	31	TRI	WINT	A	.354		120	528	443	75	157	29	0	8	98	4		74	31	.454	.474	.928	210		7	4
70	Clint Weaver	25	EDM	WINT	A	.354		122	525	444	83	157	31	6	18	101	7		77	59	.449	.572	1.021	254		0	4
71	Sandy Amorós	23	MTL	IL	AAA	.353	BRO	150	648	539	128	190	40	11	23	100	11		96	63	.457	.596	1.053	321		8	5
72	Bob Bonebrake	22	ADA	SOSL	D	.353	SLB	65	296	241	54	85	16	1	12	51	14		46	55	.462	.577	1.039	139		3	6
73	John Malgarini	25	SAA	LONG	C	.353		120	522	456	90	161	22	8	3	58	15		55	40	.425	.456	.881	208		2	9
74	Roy Parker	27	CVS	WTNM	C	.353		140	648	549	177	194	38	12	41	160	18		94	58	.449	.690	1.139	379		1	4
75	Robert Phillips	--	PNC	ALFL	D	.353		94	457	371	101	131	17	8	0	47	24		72	18	.459	.442	.902	164		1	13
76	Taffy Wright	41	OTT	IL	AAA	.353	PHA	106	384	331	48	117	19	5	7	56	2		49	22	.441	.505	.946	167		3	1
77	John Golich	27	NVL	SOUA	AA	.352	NYG	47	205	182	26	64	18	2	1	25	1		22	16	.424	.489	.913	89		1	0
78	Frank Gravino	30	FMH	NORL	C	.352	CLE	125	569	471	136	166	23	12	52	174	11		90	72	.464	.783	1.247	369		8	0
79	Bob Latshaw	36	SUP	NORL	C	.352		80	313	244	47	86	21	2	6	54	0		67	23	.492	.529	1.021	129		0	2
80	Jack Cade	25	DLD	FLOR	D	.351		131	604	501	118	176	26	14	4	82	34		88	52	.454	.483	.937	242		6	9
81	Horace Greenwood	23	DUL	NORL	C	.351		121	602	502	120	176	25	12	0	49	33		91	35	.452	.448	.900	225		2	7
82	Clyde Briggs	24	JKB	FLOR	D	.350		61	271	257	33	90	16	3	1	55	6		11	20	.381	.447	.829	115		2	1
83	William Guice	21	ABQ	WTNM	C	.350		139	599	545	120	191	32	18	23	145	2		45	52	.408	.602	1.010	328		8	1
84	Kent Pflasterer	24	PBO	WL	A	.350	BRO	141	580	543	94	190	27	7	9	80	15		32	32	.387	.475	.862	258		1	4
85	Robert Zuccarini	19	HZB	GASL	D	.350	STL	119	550	411	131	144	24	5	19	112	22		130	58	.514	.572	1.085	235		8	1
86	Ernie Boushy	20	WLH	APPY	D	.349	PHA	127	563	484	103	169	30	6	12	102	5		66	36	.435	.510	.946	247		8	5
87	Delton Childs	26	TXC	GULF	B	.349		139	628	538	96	188	34	12	0	88	42		84	40	.439	.457	.896	246		2	4
88	Steve Demeter	18	WAU	WISL	D	.349	DET	124	563	475	98	166	29	6	15	123	16		75	66	.446	.531	.977	252		8	5
89	Harry Martin	33	HSP,BMT	CSTL,TL	C,AA	.349		131	602	530	134	185	34	14	45	123	24	0	67	114	.424	.721	1.145	382		2	3
90	Red Mincy	37	SHL	TARH	D	.349		110	489	395	87	138	32	11	9	101	6		90	22	.474	.554	1.029	219		4	0
91	Vic Power	25	KCY	AA	AAA	.349	NYY	149	658	622	115	217	39	10	16	93	8		30	31	.380	.521	.901	324	14	1	5
92	Hank Robinson	30	GAL	GULF	B	.349		141	617	553	109	193	39	1	29	130	1		53	27	.416	.580	.996	321		10	1
93	Dick Miller	19	KPT	MTSS	D	.348		95	409	339	68	118	14	6	4	55	21		67	43	.456	.460	.916	156		0	3
94	Frank Robinson	17	OGD	PION	C	.348	CIN	72	334	270	70	94	20	6	17	83	3		53	69	.471	.656	1.127	177		10	1
95	Jackie Sullivan	35	PLV	WTNM	C	.348		84	398	339	97	118	27	1	15	73	5		48	25	.436	.566	1.003	192		5	6
96	Jack Waters	20	SBK	PROV	C	.348	CLE	122	597	523	110	182	28	8	9	76	17		62	32	.419	.484	.903	253		2	10
97	Earl Ashcraft	--	KNX	MTSS	D	.347		29	137	124	30	43	7	0	6	30	2		12	20	.409	.548	.957	68		1	0
98	Wayne Batson	24	ODS	LONG	C	.347		127	551	484	97	168	36	9	10	97	3		62	35	.423	.521	.944	252		2	3
99	John Bruzga	27	AMA	WTNM	C	.347		142	660	574	132	199	42	1	26	128	5		78	50	.427	.559	.987	321		3	5
100	Jim Burns	32	VID	GASL	D	.347		120	566	461	105	160	29	3	21	99	1		93	33	.467	.560	1.027	258		11	1

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