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1956 California League Batting Leaders

1955 Season 1957 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 560 games, 8 teams, approx. 140 games in season

Attendance: 645,328 (1,152/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	SF
1	Dick Whitman	35	SJO	C		129	521	448	94	175	34	15	5	94	17	60	19	.391	.460	.567	1.027	254	3	4	6
2	Joe Brovia	34	SJO	C		71	320	252	67	91	18	0	22	90	0	59	21	.361	.472	.694	1.166	175	1	0	8
3	Tony Alomar	23	FRE	C	STL	128	576	514	114	183	23	20	0	66	26	49	45	.356	.413	.479	.891	246	4	4	5
4	Dick Greco	30	MOD	C	NYY	140	648	539	135	192	39	3	44	162	14	95	80	.356	.456	.685	1.141	369	8	1	5
5	Al Gionfriddo*	34	VIS	C		140	658	522	135	185	30	8	9	73	3	127	26	.354	.481	.494	.975	258	4	1	4
6	Dick Wilson	33	BAK	C	PHI	137	607	520	108	182	35	3	33	132	10	73	52	.350	.428	.619	1.048	322	5	0	9
7	Peter Fannon*	26	BAK	C	PHI	106	489	437	77	149	32	1	10	70	3	43	62	.341	.396	.487	.883	213	1	1	7
8	Eduardo Escalante*	22	FRE	C	STL	127	538	473	80	161	37	6	5	92	2	55	43	.340	.406	.476	.882	225	1	4	5
9	Bud Heslet	36	VIS	C		140	643	524	147	175	27	2	51	172	4	111	87	.334	.446	.685	1.131	359	1	0	7
10	William Kunkle?	22	FRE	C	STL	110	506	424	85	141	17	7	6	89	6	63	46	.333	.415	.448	.863	190	2	10	7
11	Raul Dieppa	21	MOD	C	NYY	138	629	567	101	185	32	5	11	96	23	45	48	.326	.379	.459	.837	260	7	3	7
12	Tommy Munoz*	21	STK	C		120	540	444	101	144	25	7	27	92	20	80	101	.324	.425	.595	1.019	264	4	3	9
13	Ed Serrano	24	REN	C	BRO	107	500	380	100	123	29	5	6	52	4	113	62	.324	.480	.474	.954	180	2	4	1
14	Ed Lyons	33	FRE	C	STL	110	467	390	78	126	29	4	12	79	9	64	30	.323	.413	.510	.923	199	2	2	9
15	Fred Carpenter	18	MOD	C	NYY	68	295	264	50	85	20	4	6	47	7	27	32	.322	.391	.496	.887	131	3	1	0
16	Joe Delfino	20	MOD	C	NYY	138	624	474	115	152	19	11	6	76	32	120	61	.321	.467	.445	.912	211	15	9	6
17	Nap Gulley*	31	SLS	C	MLN	71	301	263	41	83	19	3	3	35	5	31	24	.316	.388	.445	.833	117	2	2	3
18	Al Lyons	37	MOD	C	NYY	63	235	196	40	62	12	1	9	46	0	34	30	.316	.416	.526	.942	103	1	2	2
19	Ray Perry	36	REN	C	BRO	133	579	443	95	140	21	4	20	101	14	125	62	.316	.470	.517	.986	229	4	6	1
20	Alan Willner	23	FRE	C	STL	133	647	562	122	177	29	6	14	82	10	66	57	.315	.387	.463	.850	260	4	9	6
21	Jerome Stack?	21	VIS	C		118	478	420	54	132	22	8	7	81	0	52	35	.314	.390	.455	.845	191	2	1	3
22	Olmedo Suarez?	25	SJO	C		115	554	485	77	152	17	6	0	45	8	57	28	.313	.385	.373	.759	181	1	9	2
23	Will Tiesiera?	28	SLS	C	MLN	127	511	441	58	138	23	3	3	65	1	55	21	.313	.387	.399	.786	176	4	2	9
24	Dallas Womack*	28	BAK	C	PHI	76	333	249	47	78	9	2	12	48	2	76	26	.313	.476	.510	.986	127	3	3	2
25	Harry Keister*	24	FRE	C	STL	139	611	481	123	150	25	14	22	112	19	114	69	.312	.438	.559	.998	269	2	4	10
26	Eddie Lake	40	SLS	C	MLN	119	441	330	68	103	12	2	12	66	15	101	35	.312	.474	.470	.944	155	4	2	4
27	Tony Asaro	20	MOD	C	NYY	137	659	586	121	181	37	10	5	66	24	56	40	.309	.371	.432	.802	253	5	6	6
28	Dick Barnhart?	25	FRE	C	STL	75	250	200	36	61	10	4	6	40	2	44	49	.305	.427	.485	.912	97	1	2	3
29	James Davins	22	SLS	C	MLN	68	279	250	28	76	10	2	4	34	0	23	27	.304	.361	.408	.769	102	1	2	3
30	William Deal	20	REN	C	BRO	140	655	602	105	182	29	3	19	125	10	32	90	.302	.334	.455	.789	274	4	2	15
31	Jimmie Humbert	22	REN	C	BRO	51	221	193	34	58	6	5	2	26	8	21	26	.301	.366	.415	.780	80	0	5	2
32	Earl Smith	28	FRE	C	STL	59	254	217	43	65	4	3	8	37	7	31	33	.300	.389	.456	.845	99	2	2	2
33	Armando Perez?	20	STK	C		137	625	549	93	164	24	1	8	100	5	54	40	.299	.361	.390	.751	214	5	7	10
34	Art Lilly	40	BAK	C	PHI	61	247	185	33	55	11	0	1	32	4	54	23	.297	.461	.373	.834	69	4	2	2
35	Henry Mitchell	19	MOD	C	NYY	140	664	562	139	167	24	8	18	106	34	76	110	.297	.384	.464	.848	261	10	5	11
36	Jack Steinagel?	23	VIS	C		90	363	306	57	90	16	1	15	68	1	51	47	.294	.395	.500	.895	153	2	1	3
37	Pasquale Salerno?	24	REN	C	BRO	111	481	411	63	120	16	8	2	65	9	51	61	.292	.369	.384	.754	158	4	7	8
38	Ron Hansen	18	STK	C		140	590	494	86	143	20	9	8	84	13	87	75	.290	.395	.415	.810	205	1	5	3
39	Bob Reasonover?	24	REN	C	BRO	131	631	534	112	155	18	8	3	49	14	84	45	.290	.386	.371	.757	198	0	12	1
40	Eddie Bockman	35	VIS	C		132	593	488	96	141	28	5	14	111	3	97	68	.289	.406	.453	.859	221	2	2	4
41	John Morse?	27	STK	C		45	209	167	34	48	6	2	4	39	1	36	31	.287	.418	.419	.838	70	3	1	2
42	Jack Krol	19	FRE	C	STL	131	587	503	97	144	24	7	8	79	8	62	81	.286	.360	.410	.769	206	3	6	13
43	Mike Bellone	28	SLS	C	MLN	134	592	508	62	143	18	5	6	81	7	63	666	.282	.358	.372	.730	189	2	11	8
44	Jim Given*	24	REN	C	BRO	140	639	573	101	161	26	12	6	103	16	56	101	.281	.343	.400	.743	229	1	4	5
45	Don Orwiler*	26	MOD	C	NYY	78	171	153	21	43	9	2	3	30	1	16	26	.281	.349	.425	.774	65	0	2	0
46	Ronald Rosenberg?	--	STK	C		75	307	257	37	72	9	2	1	40	2	33	44	.280	.359	.342	.701	88	3	6	8
47	Benjamin Gonzales	19	SJO	C		135	604	509	104	142	20	7	5	79	6	75	75	.279	.368	.375	.743	191	2	9	9
48	Bob Warner	23	SLS	C	MLN	64	249	220	23	61	11	0	2	27	0	22	33	.277	.342	.355	.696	78	1	3	3
49	Roy Partee	38	STK	C		93	373	294	44	80	11	1	0	47	6	72	24	.272	.416	.316	.733	93	2	3	2
50	Willie Sampson	23	VIS	C		136	635	541	90	147	23	6	4	64	16	70	106	.272	.365	.359	.723	194	13	4	7
51	Bill Coleman	20	REN	C	BRO	49	181	144	31	39	8	1	1	20	0	24	26	.271	.385	.361	.746	52	4	7	2
52	Harold Holderfield	22	REN	C	BRO	90	386	365	49	98	16	3	2	58	7	11	49	.269	.290	.345	.635	126	1	6	3
53	Charles Pryor	28	BAK	C	PHI	45	195	160	27	43	9	0	1	15	1	31	33	.269	.381	.344	.725	55	0	1	3
54	James Dougherty?	23	SJO	C		135	620	475	121	127	27	6	0	48	22	122	31	.267	.420	.350	.769	166	7	10	6
55	Charles Green?	21	FRE	C	STL	66	259	221	34	59	11	1	3	40	8	29	38	.267	.357	.367	.723	81	4	1	4
56	LeRoy Vinyard	23	SLS	C	MLN	96	445	390	68	104	20	4	4	33	15	38	91	.267	.334	.369	.703	144	2	14	1
57	Joe Wilson	18	VIS	C		66	281	236	34	63	11	3	3	36	10	31	44	.267	.380	.377	.757	89	12	2	0
58	Vic Colo	26	VIS	C		140	667	563	129	150	19	7	2	50	9	96	59	.266	.371	.336	.706	189	0	3	5
59	Richard Scramaglia?	22	STK	C		39	176	143	24	38	4	1	1	14	4	27	20	.266	.380	.329	.709	47	0	5	1
60	Alfred Davis	20	FRE	C	STL	88	346	279	57	74	12	7	3	62	7	57	51	.265	.392	.391	.783	109	3	4	3
61	Don Gile	21	SJO	C		113	483	434	69	115	7	4	19	95	6	36	97	.265	.329	.431	.760	187	7	3	3
62	James Johnson	19	STK	C		72	227	174	40	46	7	0	0	32	4	43	24	.264	.423	.305	.728	53	5	5	0
63	Sammy Hitcher	21	STK	C		136	647	500	98	131	17	5	3	62	22	111	75	.262	.392	.334	.726	167	2	24	10
64	Richard Conner?	22	BAK	C	PHI	137	576	447	89	115	16	3	1	39	22	120	53	.257	.412	.313	.725	140	0	5	4
65	Ralph Crosby	21	SLS	C	MLN	49	218	177	28	45	4	0	2	24	12	32	40	.254	.374	.311	.685	55	2	7	0
66	Bob Coluni?	25	REN	C	BRO	95	300	248	47	62	11	4	3	46	12	44	47	.250	.363	.363	.726	90	1	5	2
67	Gary Robin	22	STK	C		112	481	390	63	97	16	3	2	55	7	72	58	.249	.367	.321	.687	125	4	9	6
68	Tom Tarantino?	19	MOD	C	NYY	108	391	324	37	79	14	5	6	66	2	56	99	.244	.356	.374	.729	121	3	3	5
69	Vincent Sarubbi?	23	STK	C		101	490	365	66	88	19	2	1	43	2	114	65	.241	.424	.312	.737	114	3	7	1
70	Darrold Myers	24	BAK	C	PHI	57	220	196	29	47	8	1	2	30	3	20	17	.240	.305	.321	.626	63	0	0	4
71	Gene Caiafa	20	BAK	C	PHI	76	326	259	39	62	10	3	2	25	16	57	37	.239	.386	.324	.710	84	6	2	2
72	Glen Merklen*	19	MOD	C	NYY	140	633	539	97	128	9	7	15	92	2	86	151	.238	.340	.364	.704	196	1	1	6
73	Billy Heil	21	BAK	C	PHI	91	388	316	53	75	9	0	16	59	2	62	79	.237	.368	.418	.786	132	5	2	3
74	Manuel Ortega?	20	BAK	C	PHI	124	482	410	65	97	16	2	2	46	9	64	62	.237	.340	.300	.640	123	2	3	3
75	Lawrence Kahler?	19	SLS	C	MLN	55	187	176	17	41	8	2	5	22	1	6	50	.233	.265	.386	.651	68	2	2	1
76	Robert Stegemeier?	22	SJO	C		70	284	237	33	55	5	2	2	44	3	33	31	.232	.335	.295	.630	70	5	6	3
77	Gary Rushing	18	VIS	C		53	199	178	19	41	5	2	5	30	0	16	64	.230	.293	.365	.658	65	1	1	3
78	Don Thompson	23	BAK	C	PHI	108	398	339	52	78	12	1	10	48	5	47	51	.230	.329	.360	.689	122	4	6	2
79	Willie Morse?	20	REN	C	BRO	55	220	181	18	41	3	0	0	16	0	32	22	.227	.349	.243	.592	44	2	5	0
80	Robert Poole?	25	SJO	C		118	460	393	47	87	18	1	0	50	0	55	37	.221	.319	.272	.591	107	3	5	4
81	Roy Cootes?	23	BAK	C	PHI	35	160	141	14	31	1	0	0	13	2	17	8	.220	.308	.227	.535	32	1	1	0
82	Anthony Santino*	21	VIS	C		59	262	225	30	49	6	2	2	21	3	32	53	.218	.313	.289	.602	65	0	3	2
83	Howard Hantak?	21	VIS	C		60	235	208	26	45	6	0	2	28	1	24	58	.216	.298	.274	.572	57	1	0	2
84	John Zanze?	18	MOD	C	NYY	97	319	284	36	61	8	0	0	30	1	27	46	.215	.279	.243	.522	69	0	4	4
85	John Bellone	24	SLS	C	MLN	86	367	297	55	62	11	0	9	27	12	59	92	.209	.347	.337	.684	100	4	7	0
86	Richard Stacy?	22	SLS	C	MLN	56	228	203	23	42	5	3	3	23	4	16	32	.207	.274	.305	.579	62	3	5	1
87	Jack Richards?	23	SJO	C		108	377	307	43	49	7	0	0	27	6	64	73	.160	.303	.182	.485	56	0	4	2