Playing for the STL, For single seasons, From 1901 to 2008, Played 50% of games at C, (requiring At least 300 plate appearances), sorted by greatest BA
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Playing for the STL, For single seasons, From 1901 to 2008, Played 50% of games at C, (requiring At least 300 plate appearances), sorted by greatest BA
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Cnt Player **BA** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+--------- 1 Ted Simmons .332 649 1975 25 STL NL 157 581 80 193 32 3 18 100 63 16 35 1 0 4 20 1 3 .396 .491 .887 *2/37 2 Joe Torre .325 704 1970 29 STL NL 161 624 89 203 27 9 21 100 70 10 91 7 0 3 23 2 2 .398 .498 .896 *25/3 3 Jimmie Wilson .325 449 1929 28 STL NL 120 394 59 128 27 8 4 71 43 0 19 2 10 0 0 4 0 .394 .464 .858 *2 4 Verne Clemons .320 381 1921 29 STL NL 117 341 29 109 16 2 2 48 33 0 17 0 7 0 0 0 0 .380 .396 .776 *2 5 Ted Simmons .318 601 1977 27 STL NL 150 516 82 164 25 3 21 95 79 25 37 2 0 4 20 2 6 .408 .500 .908 *2/9 6 Walker Cooper .318 476 1943 28 STL NL 122 449 52 143 30 4 9 81 19 0 19 2 6 0 13 1 0 .349 .463 .812 *2 7 Jimmie Wilson .318 403 1930 29 STL NL 107 362 54 115 25 7 1 58 28 0 17 1 12 0 0 8 0 .368 .434 .802 *2 8 Walker Cooper .317 426 1944 29 STL NL 112 397 56 126 25 5 13 72 20 0 19 1 8 0 15 4 0 .352 .504 .856 *2 9 Spud Davis .317 354 1935 30 STL NL 102 315 28 100 24 2 1 60 33 0 30 2 4 0 4 0 0 .386 .416 .802 *2/3 10 Mike Grady .313 363 1904 34 STL NL 101 323 44 101 15 11 5 43 31 0 0 2 7 0 0 6 0 .376 .474 .850 *23/45 11 Ted Simmons .310 690 1973 23 STL NL 161 619 62 192 36 2 13 91 61 15 47 2 1 7 29 2 2 .370 .438 .808 *2/39 12 Ted Simmons .304 563 1971 21 STL NL 133 510 64 155 32 4 7 77 36 3 50 3 4 10 20 1 3 .347 .424 .771 *2 13 Ted Simmons .303 562 1980 30 STL NL 145 495 84 150 33 2 21 98 59 13 45 2 0 6 13 1 0 .375 .505 .880 *2/7 14 Ted Simmons .303 629 1972 22 STL NL 152 594 70 180 36 6 16 96 29 8 57 2 1 3 18 1 3 .336 .465 .801 *23 15 Yadier Molina .301 415 2008 25 STL NL 105 382 31 115 16 0 5 47 27 3 28 1 0 5 17 0 2 .345 .382 .727 *2/D3 16 Bill Sarni .300 415 1954 26 STL NL 123 380 40 114 18 4 9 70 25 0 42 0 2 8 10 3 3 .337 .439 .776 *2 17 Spud Davis .300 384 1934 29 STL NL 107 347 45 104 22 4 9 65 34 0 27 2 1 0 12 0 0 .366 .464 .830 *2 18 Frank Snyder .298 522 1915 21 STL NL 144 473 41 141 22 7 2 55 39 0 49 1 9 0 0 3 6 .353 .387 .740 *2 19 Mike Gonzalez .296 434 1924 33 STL NL 120 402 34 119 27 1 3 53 24 0 22 1 7 0 0 1 5 .337 .391 .728 *2 20 Tim McCarver .295 540 1967 25 STL NL 138 471 68 139 26 3 14 69 54 19 32 5 4 6 9 8 8 .369 .452 .821 *2 21 Bob O'Farrell .293 567 1926 29 STL NL 147 492 63 144 30 9 7 68 61 0 44 0 14 0 0 1 0 .371 .433 .804 *2 22 Eddie Ainsmith .293 418 1922 32 STL NL 119 379 46 111 14 4 13 59 28 0 43 1 10 0 0 2 3 .343 .454 .797 *2 23 Ted Simmons .291 625 1976 26 STL NL 150 546 60 159 35 3 5 75 73 19 35 0 0 6 9 0 7 .371 .394 .765 *23/75 24 Tim McCarver .289 443 1963 21 STL NL 127 405 39 117 12 7 4 51 27 5 43 2 5 4 4 5 2 .333 .383 .716 *2 25 Tim McCarver .288 515 1964 22 STL NL 143 465 53 134 19 3 9 52 40 15 44 1 5 4 8 2 0 .343 .400 .743 *2 ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **BA** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+--------- 26 Ted Simmons .287 604 1978 28 STL NL 152 516 71 148 40 5 22 80 77 17 39 3 0 8 19 1 1 .377 .512 .889 *27 27 Mike Grady .286 351 1905 35 STL NL 100 311 41 89 20 7 4 41 33 0 0 3 4 0 0 15 0 .360 .434 .794 *23 28 Gus Mancuso .284 344 1932 26 STL NL 103 310 25 88 23 1 5 43 30 0 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 .347 .413 .760 *2 29 Ted Simmons .283 521 1979 29 STL NL 123 448 68 127 22 0 26 87 61 22 34 4 0 8 10 0 1 .369 .507 .876 *2 30 Walker Cooper .281 474 1942 27 STL NL 125 438 58 123 32 7 7 65 29 0 29 1 6 0 18 4 0 .327 .434 .761 *2 31 Verne Clemons .281 378 1920 28 STL NL 112 338 17 95 10 6 1 36 30 0 12 0 10 0 0 1 1 .340 .355 .695 *2 32 Hal Smith .279 355 1957 26 STL NL 100 333 25 93 12 3 2 37 18 2 18 0 1 3 9 2 2 .314 .351 .665 *2 33 Bill DeLancey .279 345 1935 23 STL NL 103 301 37 84 14 5 6 41 42 0 34 1 1 0 5 0 0 .369 .419 .788 *2 34 Bob O'Farrell .278 367 1925 28 STL NL 94 317 37 88 13 2 3 32 46 0 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 .373 .360 .733 *2 35 Tim McCarver .276 444 1965 23 STL NL 113 409 48 113 17 2 11 48 31 11 26 1 0 3 6 5 1 .327 .408 .735 *2 36 Yadier Molina .275 396 2007 24 STL NL 111 353 30 97 15 0 6 40 34 5 43 3 2 4 18 1 1 .340 .368 .708 *2/3 37 Tim McCarver .274 586 1966 24 STL NL 150 543 50 149 19 13 12 68 36 10 38 2 0 5 10 9 6 .319 .424 .743 *2 38 Jimmie Wilson .274 419 1931 30 STL NL 115 383 45 105 20 2 0 51 28 0 15 5 3 0 0 5 0 .332 .337 .669 *2 39 Spud Davis .273 402 1936 31 STL NL 112 363 24 99 26 2 4 59 35 0 34 3 1 0 12 0 0 .342 .388 .730 *2/5 40 Ted Simmons .272 662 1974 24 STL NL 152 599 66 163 33 6 20 103 47 8 35 6 1 9 22 0 0 .327 .447 .774 *23 41 Tom Pagnozzi .270 440 1996 33 STL NL 119 407 48 110 23 0 13 55 24 2 78 2 3 4 9 4 1 .311 .423 .734 *2/3 42 Hal Smith .270 473 1959 28 STL NL 142 452 35 122 15 3 13 50 15 6 28 1 5 0 13 2 6 .295 .403 .698 *2 43 Mickey Owen .267 433 1938 22 STL NL 122 397 45 106 25 2 4 36 32 0 14 2 2 0 15 2 0 .325 .370 .695 *2 44 Ivey Wingo .265 337 1912 21 STL NL 100 310 38 82 18 8 2 44 23 0 45 1 3 0 0 8 0 .317 .394 .711 *2 45 Tom Pagnozzi .264 510 1991 28 STL NL 140 459 38 121 24 5 2 57 36 6 63 4 6 5 10 9 13 .319 .351 .670 *2/3 46 Mickey Owen .264 349 1940 24 STL NL 117 307 27 81 16 2 0 27 34 0 13 2 6 0 10 4 0 .341 .329 .670 *2 47 Tony Pena .263 546 1988 31 STL NL 149 505 55 133 23 1 10 51 33 11 60 1 3 4 12 6 2 .308 .372 .680 *2/3 48 Ed Phelps .263 319 1910 31 STL NL 93 270 25 71 4 2 0 37 36 0 29 3 10 0 0 9 0 .356 .293 .649 *2 49 Darrell Porter .262 519 1983 31 STL NL 145 443 57 116 24 3 15 66 68 12 94 4 1 3 8 1 3 .363 .431 .794 *2 50 Mike Gonzalez .262 322 1917 26 STL NL 106 290 28 76 8 1 1 28 22 0 24 1 9 0 0 12 0 .316 .307 .623 *23/9 ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **BA** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+--------- 51 Mike Matheny .261 464 2000 29 STL NL 128 417 43 109 22 1 6 47 32 8 96 4 7 4 12 0 0 .317 .362 .679 *2/3 52 Tim McCarver .260 576 1969 27 STL NL 138 515 46 134 27 3 7 51 49 9 26 2 4 6 9 4 9 .323 .365 .688 *2 53 Tony Pena .259 464 1989 32 STL NL 141 424 36 110 17 2 4 37 35 19 33 2 2 1 19 5 3 .318 .337 .655 *2/9 54 Del Rice .259 537 1952 29 STL NL 147 495 43 128 27 2 11 65 33 0 38 6 3 0 12 0 1 .313 .388 .701 *2 55 Mickey Owen .259 402 1939 23 STL NL 131 344 32 89 18 2 3 35 43 0 28 2 13 0 11 6 0 .344 .349 .693 *2 56 Frank Snyder .259 430 1916 22 STL NL 132 406 23 105 12 4 0 39 18 0 31 0 6 0 0 7 0 .290 .308 .598 *23/6 57 Tom Pagnozzi .258 355 1993 30 STL NL 92 330 31 85 15 1 7 41 19 6 30 1 0 5 7 1 0 .296 .373 .669 *2 58 Gene Oliver .258 399 1962 27 STL NL 122 345 42 89 19 1 14 45 50 4 59 1 1 2 9 5 2 .352 .441 .793 *2/739 59 Jimmie Wilson .258 471 1928 27 STL NL 120 411 45 106 26 2 2 50 45 0 24 1 14 0 0 9 0 .333 .345 .678 *2 60 Bill Sarni .255 362 1955 27 STL NL 107 325 32 83 15 2 3 34 27 0 33 1 7 2 13 1 1 .313 .342 .655 *2 61 Jimmie Wilson .255 398 1933 32 STL NL 113 369 34 94 17 0 1 45 23 0 33 1 5 0 10 6 0 .300 .309 .609 *2 62 Ken O'Dea .254 362 1945 32 STL NL 100 307 36 78 18 2 4 43 50 0 31 0 5 0 7 0 0 .359 .365 .724 *2 63 Ivey Wingo .254 330 1913 22 STL NL 112 307 25 78 5 8 2 35 17 0 41 1 5 0 0 18 0 .295 .342 .637 *2/387 64 Tim McCarver .253 467 1968 26 STL NL 128 434 35 110 15 6 5 48 26 8 31 1 2 4 6 4 3 .295 .350 .645 *2 65 Yadier Molina .252 421 2005 22 STL NL 114 385 36 97 15 1 8 49 23 3 30 2 8 3 10 2 3 .295 .358 .653 *2/3 66 Mike Matheny .252 498 2003 32 STL NL 141 441 43 111 18 2 8 47 44 16 81 2 8 3 11 1 1 .320 .356 .676 *2/3 67 Mike Gonzalez .252 392 1918 27 STL NL 117 349 33 88 13 4 3 20 39 0 30 0 4 0 0 14 0 .327 .338 .665 *2/9387 68 Del Rice .251 419 1951 28 STL NL 122 374 34 94 13 1 9 47 34 0 26 3 8 0 11 0 0 .319 .364 .683 *2 69 Mike Grady .250 339 1906 36 STL NL 97 280 33 70 11 3 2 27 48 0 0 5 6 0 0 5 0 .369 .332 .701 *23 70 Tom Pagnozzi .249 523 1992 29 STL NL 139 485 33 121 26 3 7 44 28 9 64 1 6 3 15 2 5 .290 .359 .649 *2 71 Ken O'Dea .249 310 1944 31 STL NL 85 265 35 66 11 2 6 37 37 0 29 1 7 0 2 1 0 .343 .374 .717 *2 72 Ed Phelps .248 364 1909 30 STL NL 104 306 43 76 13 1 0 22 39 0 0 9 10 0 0 7 0 .350 .297 .647 *2 73 Mike Matheny .247 419 2004 33 STL NL 122 385 28 95 22 1 5 50 23 7 83 3 5 3 12 0 2 .292 .348 .640 *2/3 74 Mike Matheny .244 363 2002 31 STL NL 110 315 31 77 12 1 3 35 32 6 49 2 8 6 3 1 3 .313 .317 .630 *2/3 75 Todd Zeile .244 570 1990 24 STL NL 144 495 62 121 25 3 15 57 67 3 77 2 0 6 11 2 4 .333 .398 .731 *253/7 ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **BA** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+--------- 76 Del Rice .244 471 1950 27 STL NL 130 414 39 101 20 3 9 54 43 0 65 5 9 0 11 0 0 .323 .372 .695 *2 77 Art Nichols .244 338 1901 29 STL NL 93 308 50 75 11 3 1 33 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 14 0 .290 .308 .598 *289 78 Ted Simmons .243 324 1970 20 STL NL 82 284 29 69 8 2 3 24 37 5 37 2 0 1 5 2 2 .333 .317 .650 *2 79 Mike Gonzalez .239 370 1916 25 STL NL 118 331 33 79 15 4 0 29 28 0 18 3 8 0 0 5 0 .304 .308 .612 *23 80 Del Rice .236 480 1953 30 STL NL 135 419 32 99 22 1 6 37 48 0 49 6 7 0 13 0 0 .323 .337 .660 *2 81 Del Rice .236 325 1949 26 STL NL 92 284 25 67 16 1 4 29 30 0 40 5 6 0 6 0 0 .320 .342 .662 *2 82 Frank Snyder .236 346 1917 23 STL NL 115 313 18 74 9 2 1 33 27 0 43 2 4 0 0 4 0 .301 .288 .589 *2/4 83 Mike LaValliere .234 350 1986 25 STL NL 110 303 18 71 10 2 3 30 36 5 37 1 10 0 7 0 1 .318 .310 .628 *2 84 Darrell Porter .232 493 1984 32 STL NL 127 422 56 98 16 3 11 68 60 12 79 5 0 6 10 5 3 .331 .363 .694 *2 85 Darrell Porter .231 445 1982 30 STL NL 120 373 46 86 18 5 12 48 66 6 66 2 1 3 8 1 1 .347 .402 .749 *2 86 Frank Snyder .230 355 1914 20 STL NL 100 326 19 75 15 4 1 25 13 0 28 1 15 0 0 1 0 .262 .310 .572 *2 87 Gus Mancuso .229 375 1941 35 STL NL 106 328 25 75 13 1 2 37 37 0 19 1 9 0 9 0 0 .309 .293 .602 *2 88 Jack Bliss .229 310 1911 29 STL NL 97 258 36 59 6 4 1 27 42 0 25 2 8 0 0 5 0 .341 .295 .636 *2/6 89 Hal Smith .228 369 1960 29 STL NL 127 337 20 77 16 0 2 28 29 13 33 1 1 1 12 1 0 .291 .294 .585 *2 90 Mike Matheny .218 424 2001 30 STL NL 121 381 40 83 12 0 7 42 28 5 76 4 8 3 11 0 1 .276 .304 .580 *2/3 91 Del Rice .218 301 1947 24 STL NL 97 261 28 57 7 3 12 44 36 0 40 1 3 0 5 1 0 .315 .406 .721 *2 92 Yadier Molina .216 461 2006 23 STL NL 129 417 29 90 26 0 6 49 26 2 41 8 8 2 15 1 2 .274 .321 .595 *2/3 93 Tony Pena .214 425 1987 30 STL NL 116 384 40 82 13 4 5 44 36 9 54 1 2 2 19 6 1 .281 .307 .588 *2/39 94 Del Rice .197 338 1948 25 STL NL 100 290 24 57 10 1 4 34 37 0 46 5 6 0 6 1 0 .298 .279 .577 *2 95 Jack Ryan .197 321 1901 32 STL NL 83 300 27 59 6 5 0 31 7 0 0 1 13 0 0 5 0 .218 .250 .468 *2/439 96 Eli Marrero .192 343 1999 25 STL NL 114 317 32 61 13 1 6 34 18 4 56 1 4 3 14 11 2 .236 .297 .533 *23 Seasons/Careers found: 96.
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