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1949 Northern League Batting Leaders

1948 Season 1950 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 501 games, 8 teams, approx. 125 games in season

Attendance: 1,175,783 (2,346/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	Irv Hall	30	ABD	C	SLB	125	566	477	88	163	27	9	11	80	13	67	26	.342	.431	.505	.936	241	8	14
2	Whitey Ries	19	EAU	C	BSN	124	569	517	101	175	40	12	8	95	9	45	6	.339	.398	.509	.907	263	6	1
3	Russell Rolandson?	32	DUL	C	STL	50	198	166	31	56	14	2	2	28	0	29	4	.337	.439	.482	.921	80	1	2
4	Peter Brozovich?	24	SCL	C	NYG	95	440	348	68	114	13	4	9	87	10	74	36	.328	.458	.466	.924	162	10	8
5	Andrew Baud?	24	SUP	C	CHW	80	349	302	56	97	11	8	2	60	11	38	25	.321	.399	.431	.829	130	1	8
6	Albert Billingsly?	20	GFK	C	NYY	125	589	520	95	165	7	2	2	56	13	60	29	.317	.390	.350	.740	182	2	7
7	Bob Coats*	19	SXF	C	CHC	123	563	467	107	148	17	11	2	69	13	90	55	.317	.427	.413	.841	193	0	6
8	Theodore Lotz?	21	SXF	C	CHC	101	455	407	73	129	35	2	8	85	10	43	28	.317	.382	.472	.854	192	0	5
9	John Kropf	22	SCL	C	NYG	76	362	276	66	87	18	6	9	65	5	79	42	.315	.471	.522	.992	144	2	5
10	Whitey Hacay	20	DUL	C	STL	121	532	476	86	147	27	11	3	57	8	47	70	.309	.373	.431	.804	205	2	7
11	Norm Ozark?	22	EAU	C	BSN	65	270	233	40	71	8	4	1	36	6	30	31	.305	.391	.386	.777	90	3	4
12	Charlie Fontana?	19	GFK	C	NYY	125	481	471	75	142	22	10	8	76	3	7	64	.302	.312	.442	.753	208	0	3
13	Dale Walter?	22	GFK	C	NYY	71	325	265	53	80	10	3	7	56	9	59	40	.302	.431	.442	.872	117	1	0
14	James Linehan?	--	EAU	C	BSN	99	374	330	61	99	17	6	9	59	5	41	46	.300	.379	.470	.849	155	1	2
15	James Thompson?	22	SUP	C	CHW	117	500	408	78	122	25	9	9	85	25	85	76	.299	.427	.471	.898	192	6	1
16	Wilbert Hackbarth	25	SUP	C	CHW	94	345	272	55	81	16	9	0	35	5	68	29	.298	.442	.423	.864	115	2	3
17	Bob Ottesen?	18	ABD	C	SLB	52	217	179	31	53	8	0	0	16	5	32	31	.296	.406	.341	.747	61	1	5
18	George Patterson	21	EAU	C	BSN	36	145	136	26	40	5	0	0	16	3	8	5	.294	.333	.331	.664	45	0	1
19	Tom Gott	19	GFK	C	NYY	124	568	498	86	145	25	11	7	80	8	66	39	.291	.377	.428	.805	213	3	1
20	Barry Cox?	22	EAU	C	BSN	78	368	303	73	88	10	10	2	32	10	61	49	.290	.411	.409	.820	124	1	3
21	Clayton Johnson?	24	SXF	C	CHC	77	369	288	62	82	11	1	0	27	3	75	16	.285	.439	.330	.769	95	4	2
22	Charlie Fox	27	SCL	C	NYG	109	435	331	54	94	10	3	1	68	4	92	28	.284	.442	.341	.784	113	2	10
23	Earl Bass	22	EAU	C	BSN	84	363	350	52	99	20	1	6	69	3	10	36	.283	.305	.397	.702	139	1	2
24	Roy Hollingshead?	22	SXF	C	CHC	43	195	177	33	50	7	3	0	18	3	16	8	.283	.349	.356	.705	63	2	0
25	Robert Pottenger?	21	EAU	C	BSN	55	227	198	31	56	11	3	3	33	1	26	17	.283	.369	.414	.783	82	1	2
26	Cromer Smotherman*	23	GFK	C	NYY	125	552	466	72	132	18	6	10	80	15	70	91	.283	.392	.412	.804	192	13	3
27	Paul Zubak?	24	FMH	C		95	416	357	60	101	21	2	12	74	1	56	54	.283	.383	.454	.837	162	2	1
28	John Vrablik?	25	SUP	C	CHW	47	172	149	13	42	3	0	0	10	0	16	5	.282	.352	.302	.654	45	0	7
29	Irvin Fortune?	29	SXF	C	CHC	51	172	146	18	41	7	1	1	20	0	25	18	.281	.390	.363	.753	53	1	0
30	Chester Gugala?	19	SUP	C	CHW	67	295	242	51	68	10	6	5	38	9	47	19	.281	.400	.434	.834	105	1	5
31	Uell Clark?	21	DUL	C	STL	42	175	125	21	35	7	1	1	19	1	47	23	.280	.486	.376	.862	47	3	0
32	Bill Staker?	29	ABD	C	SLB	74	319	271	52	76	19	3	6	53	2	39	38	.280	.379	.439	.818	119	4	5
33	Frank Dinyer?	22	SCL	C	NYG	110	495	402	73	112	12	8	4	68	4	71	40	.279	.395	.378	.773	152	6	16
34	Bob Hoerner?	23	SXF	C	CHC	118	522	456	69	127	20	5	3	79	7	55	46	.279	.362	.364	.726	166	5	6
35	Ken Galbraith?	22	ABD	C	SLB	90	399	332	69	92	15	5	3	47	6	62	31	.277	.392	.380	.772	126	1	4
36	Joe Frisina	21	SUP	C	CHW	115	499	431	55	118	14	3	2	61	4	55	25	.274	.360	.334	.694	144	3	10
37	Carl Hosler?	22	SCL	C	NYG	124	554	442	78	121	19	14	8	67	11	99	85	.274	.412	.434	.847	192	5	8
38	James Schymanski?	26	SUP	C	CHW	99	380	351	56	96	16	6	2	59	5	24	26	.274	.320	.370	.690	130	0	5
39	Perry Currin	20	ABD	C	SLB	125	544	452	82	123	11	3	3	58	6	71	40	.272	.377	.330	.707	149	5	16
40	Charles Shields	24	DUL	C	STL	112	480	404	65	109	19	10	9	78	1	67	53	.270	.375	.433	.808	175	1	8
41	Bernard Kozub?	20	SXF	C	CHC	125	546	487	66	131	26	7	2	96	15	56	80	.269	.346	.363	.709	177	1	2
42	Al Venditto?	23	FMH	C		125	549	457	79	123	17	10	3	67	6	79	45	.269	.383	.370	.752	169	5	8
43	James Arend	20	GFK	C	NYY	126	560	488	74	130	16	3	1	64	9	57	37	.266	.350	.318	.668	155	6	9
44	Dick Willis	21	ABD	C	SLB	103	420	370	50	98	16	4	3	52	4	40	39	.265	.343	.354	.697	131	4	6
45	Thomas Venn	23	FMH	C		126	524	451	71	119	22	0	8	63	7	67	72	.264	.364	.366	.730	165	4	2
46	George Wilson?	24	DUL	C	STL	63	259	231	33	61	13	0	3	38	3	23	43	.264	.336	.359	.695	83	2	3
47	Emil Borgini	19	SXF	C	CHC	89	335	271	43	71	15	5	5	43	3	61	53	.262	.403	.410	.813	111	3	0
48	Robert Burrichter?	25	DUL	C	STL	126	574	501	77	131	14	6	1	50	9	67	41	.262	.349	.319	.668	160	0	6
49	Doug Peden?	33	FMH	C		126	565	454	71	118	23	2	6	69	1	101	65	.260	.399	.359	.758	163	4	6
50	Del Lang?	20	SUP	C	CHW	66	276	239	34	62	8	5	3	32	3	32	28	.259	.349	.372	.722	89	1	4
51	Hank Savage?	22	ABD	C	SLB	123	554	487	83	126	23	12	2	41	41	49	67	.259	.338	.368	.705	179	9	9
52	James Grimes?	23	SUP	C	CHW	95	407	360	59	93	11	9	0	42	8	45	48	.258	.342	.339	.681	122	1	1
53	Don Steger?	25	EAU	C	BSN	122	529	473	78	122	22	10	9	77	13	50	63	.258	.331	.404	.735	191	2	4
54	Charles Weymann?	19	SCL	C	NYG	124	561	455	72	117	17	7	1	58	8	84	55	.257	.379	.332	.711	151	5	17
55	Bud Mathey	19	DUL	C	STL	50	224	199	31	51	5	6	0	20	6	24	35	.256	.339	.342	.681	68	1	0
56	James Burns?	21	ABD	C	SLB	36	146	130	10	33	12	4	1	20	1	10	29	.254	.307	.431	.738	56	0	6
57	Dally Canfield	20	GFK	C	NYY	74	340	291	48	74	11	2	3	31	5	47	23	.254	.358	.337	.695	98	0	2
58	Walter Jeffries?	20	DUL	C	STL	121	558	489	57	124	11	4	0	44	0	58	25	.254	.335	.292	.628	143	2	9
59	Victor Fassero?	20	ABD	C	SLB	120	509	427	67	108	23	14	6	73	4	78	78	.253	.368	.415	.783	177	0	4
60	Marvel Rhyne?	20	SCL	C	NYG	49	208	186	23	47	9	1	1	26	0	16	17	.253	.312	.328	.640	61	0	6
61	Ted Madjeski	28	DUL	C	STL	64	234	192	23	48	6	1	1	35	4	40	25	.250	.379	.307	.687	59	0	2
62	Jim Robertson	21	GFK	C	NYY	44	193	153	30	38	8	0	5	19	3	38	22	.248	.401	.399	.800	61	1	1
63	Fred McAlister	21	DUL	C	STL	124	532	482	65	119	21	12	7	61	7	41	56	.247	.307	.384	.691	185	1	8
64	Nicholas Stefano?	20	FMH	C		116	532	434	87	107	19	8	10	70	5	83	61	.247	.376	.396	.772	172	7	8
65	Ted Kobrin?	24	GFK	C	NYY	42	183	147	25	36	8	1	4	14	3	30	22	.245	.383	.395	.778	58	3	3
66	George DiPillo?	--	FMH	C		113	468	431	55	105	19	3	16	69	8	37	101	.244	.303	.413	.716	178	0	0
67	Karol Kwak*	19	EAU	C	BSN	119	520	422	84	103	22	12	6	67	5	94	82	.244	.385	.396	.781	167	3	1
68	George Sobek?	29	SUP	C	CHW	118	493	439	63	107	9	4	2	43	14	44	37	.244	.320	.296	.616	130	5	5
69	Edward Vallone?	20	FMH	C		122	560	465	71	113	19	8	5	46	7	87	55	.243	.366	.351	.716	163	3	5
70	Donald Wetzel	20	SCL	C	NYG	76	360	263	85	64	10	2	2	30	20	95	31	.243	.446	.319	.765	84	1	1
71	Dick Heitholt?	22	SXF	C	CHC	84	360	294	47	70	13	4	5	31	4	60	60	.238	.371	.361	.731	106	2	4
72	Raymond Bortz	19	EAU	C	BSN	77	309	252	41	57	10	2	1	25	7	52	28	.226	.361	.294	.654	74	1	4
73	John Freund?	19	SXF	C	CHC	111	505	387	75	87	9	2	1	36	7	101	64	.225	.387	.266	.653	103	1	16
74	Ralph Lageman*	21	DUL	C	STL	65	244	201	29	45	8	2	3	20	2	40	42	.224	.358	.328	.686	66	2	1
75	Gerald Kaires?	22	SUP	C	CHW	38	160	136	22	30	4	2	0	8	0	18	27	.221	.321	.279	.600	38	2	4
76	Peter Olcott?	22	ABD	C	SLB	125	503	425	54	90	11	5	1	49	2	63	67	.212	.316	.268	.585	114	2	13
77	Allen Nordgren?	20	GFK	C	NYY	78	249	197	30	41	6	2	5	20	2	51	38	.208	.371	.335	.706	66	0	1
78	Bob Ryan	20	FMH	C		90	374	318	43	66	6	0	0	24	6	45	48	.208	.317	.226	.544	72	6	5
79	Gail Leachman	21	SCL	C	NYG	75	315	285	31	55	13	4	1	30	2	28	75	.193	.268	.277	.545	79	1	1
80	John Battaglia?	22	SCL	C	NYG	39	192	158	25	29	2	0	0	12	3	26	24	.184	.310	.196	.506	31	3	5
81	Julius Stasko?	28	FMH	C		42	183	152	25	28	4	1	1	12	1	22	14	.184	.299	.243	.543	37	3	6
82	Alfred Facchini	18	EAU	C	BSN	60	252	225	27	39	2	2	0	19	3	16	34	.173	.238	.200	.438	45	3	8
83	Robert Evert?	19	ABD	C	SLB	50	172	143	15	24	3	2	0	9	1	25	41	.168	.292	.217	.509	31	0	4