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1947 Western Association Batting Leaders

1946 Season 1948 Season

Classification: C

Overall: 555 games, 8 teams, approx. 138 games in season

Attendance: 1,050,351 (1,892/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	Jay Sousley?	22	JOP	C	NYY	129	544	459	89	161	31	15	11	84	29	80	85	.351	.450	.556	1.006	255	3	2
2	Byron Watkins?	24	TPK	C		68	280	235	42	82	15	3	0	25	14	44	26	.349	.454	.438	.892	103	1	0
3	William Cloude?	21	STJ	C	STL	111	467	431	76	146	27	11	2	78	9	29	35	.339	.386	.466	.852	201	4	3
4	Mike Scire?	22	HUT	C	CHC	137	619	545	108	184	54	13	8	91	12	70	98	.338	.414	.528	.942	288	1	3
5	Frank McArthur?	22	FSM	C	NYG	58	242	223	37	75	15	7	4	54	4	16	18	.336	.383	.520	.904	116	1	2
6	Richard Czaplewski?	22	STJ	C	STL	82	332	282	58	93	20	7	1	50	18	46	27	.330	.427	.461	.888	130	2	2
7	Jerry Cunningham?	18	STJ	C	STL	45	192	164	22	53	5	3	0	11	1	27	11	.323	.422	.390	.812	64	1	0
8	Kite Thomas	24	JOP	C	NYY	60	253	229	41	73	18	6	4	45	6	14	46	.319	.374	.502	.876	115	6	4
9	John Davenport*	24	SLI	C	PHI	131	584	508	87	161	27	9	10	77	14	73	48	.317	.406	.465	.870	236	3	0
10	Kelly Wingo?	32	MSK	C	SLB	139	639	592	100	187	33	2	6	85	16	42	56	.316	.363	.409	.772	242	2	3
11	Butch Nieman*	29	TPK	C		136	619	470	135	146	28	6	29	114	17	144	88	.311	.475	.581	1.056	273	3	2
12	Dennis Aeschliman	23	HUT	C	CHC	139	617	570	96	176	38	10	5	98	21	33	90	.309	.353	.437	.790	249	6	8
13	Walter Welbrock?	26	LVN	C	BSN	107	416	385	48	118	23	5	1	50	5	23	39	.307	.355	.400	.755	154	6	2
14	Murphy Malattia?	29	TPK	C		139	624	528	96	161	43	8	8	110	10	92	53	.305	.409	.462	.871	244	1	3
15	Omar Lane*	28	MSK	C	SLB	133	554	485	65	147	24	3	7	100	6	56	51	.303	.378	.408	.786	198	2	11
16	James McCarnes?	22	JOP	C	NYY	69	300	261	39	79	17	4	2	38	7	32	21	.303	.385	.422	.807	110	3	4
17	Robert Klein?	23	MSK	C	SLB	78	343	285	52	86	13	2	6	44	2	51	25	.302	.411	.425	.836	121	2	5
18	Robert McCollum?	19	FSM	C	NYG	126	541	480	60	145	15	9	0	67	1	43	51	.302	.367	.371	.738	178	6	12
19	Jacob Curnal?	21	HUT	C	CHC	70	318	273	45	82	13	5	0	41	9	40	23	.300	.396	.385	.780	105	3	2
20	Jim Command	18	SLI	C	PHI	138	580	530	76	158	27	7	2	75	1	33	54	.298	.344	.387	.731	205	4	13
21	Ed Kestler?	19	FSM	C	NYG	127	549	485	72	144	31	2	3	57	0	48	53	.297	.364	.388	.751	188	3	13
22	Donald Meyers	22	MSK	C	SLB	65	265	226	46	67	17	0	12	49	5	36	53	.297	.395	.531	.926	120	1	2
23	Sam Richesin?	23	JOP	C	NYY	117	479	418	77	124	19	4	2	40	27	53	55	.297	.381	.376	.757	157	4	4
24	John Bulkley?	22	TPK	C		135	585	511	84	151	26	5	1	82	6	69	39	.296	.379	.372	.751	190	0	5
25	Jack McQuillen?	24	MSK	C	SLB	79	365	305	69	90	12	3	6	43	20	51	43	.295	.398	.413	.811	126	1	8
26	Frank Benites?	25	MSK	C	SLB	104	387	334	48	98	18	7	4	42	4	43	67	.293	.381	.425	.806	142	4	6
27	Norbert Switalski?	23	SLI	C	PHI	119	517	455	64	133	21	3	0	54	0	48	57	.292	.372	.352	.724	160	10	4
28	Morris Cook?	24	FSM	C	NYG	134	615	505	111	147	24	11	1	56	6	101	42	.291	.412	.388	.800	196	3	6
29	Robert Stanton?	30	STJ	C	STL	110	418	352	51	102	13	5	0	52	6	57	53	.290	.392	.355	.747	125	2	7
30	Thomas Clemente?	22	HUT	C	CHC	63	285	250	44	72	15	1	4	36	0	34	35	.288	.373	.404	.777	101	0	1
31	Cy Koppa	20	LVN	C	BSN	107	397	358	44	103	14	4	0	39	10	35	58	.288	.354	.349	.704	125	2	2
32	Stephen Cowen?	24	FSM	C	NYG	133	569	495	75	142	37	6	5	88	5	62	49	.287	.370	.416	.786	206	3	9
33	Al Smith?	21	STJ	C	STL	99	417	349	67	100	17	7	3	60	12	60	51	.287	.393	.401	.794	140	1	7
34	Richard Anderson	25	TPK	C		102	418	380	50	108	20	3	4	61	4	31	70	.284	.345	.384	.729	146	4	3
35	William Leahey?	21	JOP	C	NYY	119	504	450	85	128	25	4	9	73	16	49	82	.284	.359	.418	.776	188	3	2
36	Harry Bushkar?	22	HUT	C	CHC	119	511	456	73	129	17	9	10	72	12	48	63	.283	.353	.425	.778	194	1	6
37	George Eikenberg?	19	LVN	C	BSN	95	377	316	35	89	6	1	1	24	10	54	45	.282	.393	.317	.710	100	4	3
38	Vern Rapp	19	STJ	C	STL	101	415	365	59	103	21	9	6	81	10	39	48	.282	.356	.438	.795	160	3	8
39	Bubba Church	22	SLI	C	PHI	78	287	275	39	77	13	2	3	39	6	8	28	.280	.300	.375	.675	103	0	4
40	Michael Hafenecker?	22	JOP	C	NYY	109	457	412	64	115	12	12	2	65	20	39	35	.279	.344	.381	.726	157	2	4
41	Jerry Snyder	17	JOP	C	NYY	94	433	401	69	112	19	2	0	35	21	29	55	.279	.330	.337	.666	135	1	2
42	Mel Brookey	21	SLI	C	PHI	133	562	524	58	144	30	7	3	89	4	27	27	.275	.314	.376	.690	197	3	8
43	Ted Beck	21	STJ	C	STL	89	343	317	49	87	9	8	4	55	4	24	54	.274	.328	.391	.719	124	1	1
44	John Picchiotti	19	HUT	C	CHC	130	565	493	87	135	18	2	1	56	14	68	55	.274	.364	.325	.689	160	2	2
45	Doug White?	31	TPK	C		91	345	323	42	88	23	0	1	53	2	18	57	.272	.317	.353	.670	114	3	1
46	Raymond McLean?	--	TPK	C		91	411	339	68	92	11	2	0	32	17	65	57	.271	.392	.316	.707	107	2	5
47	Robert Falk?	23	MSK	C	SLB	136	559	507	68	137	20	10	3	80	7	47	83	.270	.333	.367	.700	186	1	4
48	Milton Narron?	22	FSM	C	NYG	75	253	226	27	61	13	3	5	35	0	18	51	.270	.340	.420	.760	95	6	3
49	Roy Gilmore	21	JOP	C	NYY	122	542	495	86	133	20	19	12	67	15	35	138	.269	.325	.459	.783	227	6	6
50	Walter Buerger?	21	LVN	C	BSN	123	548	489	75	131	31	2	14	82	6	48	66	.268	.344	.425	.770	208	9	2
51	Joseph Yednock?	26	LVN	C	BSN	119	523	471	64	126	19	6	11	68	3	43	91	.268	.337	.403	.740	190	6	3
52	Charles Shields	22	STJ	C	STL	123	535	445	84	119	20	14	11	66	19	79	109	.267	.381	.449	.831	200	3	8
53	Ray Waychoff?	21	SLI	C	PHI	129	572	516	93	137	12	7	0	60	5	50	61	.266	.333	.316	.649	163	2	4
54	Ross Horning	26	HUT	C	CHC	66	304	280	47	74	13	7	2	22	5	20	26	.264	.316	.382	.698	107	1	3
55	Charlie King?	26	MSK	C	SLB	83	372	301	70	79	12	7	3	28	12	61	75	.263	.395	.379	.774	114	5	5
56	Dick Landis	19	STJ	C	STL	121	462	400	60	105	18	14	1	57	10	55	60	.263	.352	.385	.737	154	0	7
57	William Long?	21	SLI	C	PHI	138	614	527	111	138	26	6	11	67	19	76	70	.262	.358	.397	.755	209	3	8
58	Casey Wonka?	22	LVN	C	BSN	132	591	500	79	130	22	7	5	47	17	77	46	.260	.363	.362	.725	181	4	10
59	Lou Ott*	21	STJ	C	STL	45	173	139	25	36	3	3	0	16	9	29	29	.259	.394	.324	.718	45	2	3
60	Don Brennan	20	FSM	C	NYG	138	570	489	78	126	39	3	6	74	5	61	79	.258	.342	.387	.729	189	2	18
61	Bob Kehoe?	19	TPK	C		54	249	235	96	60	11	3	2	29	9	12	49	.255	.292	.353	.645	83	0	2
62	Marshall Nesmith?	27	LVN	C	BSN	135	600	518	94	132	21	10	0	41	20	72	40	.255	.346	.334	.680	173	0	10
63	Gip Dickens	19	FSM	C	NYG	93	373	334	52	84	12	6	4	37	5	23	52	.252	.308	.359	.667	120	4	12
64	Ray Baker	33	MSK	C	SLB	67	228	184	27	46	9	0	2	24	3	41	45	.250	.392	.332	.724	61	2	1
65	Michael Poppin?	21	SLI	C	PHI	133	572	503	78	122	21	10	4	65	7	61	100	.243	.327	.348	.675	175	2	6
66	Harold Throop?	23	HUT	C	CHC	75	273	236	40	57	11	3	0	25	6	32	50	.242	.337	.314	.651	74	2	3
67	John Alfone?	21	TPK	C		111	483	403	69	97	23	5	3	39	7	65	65	.241	.356	.345	.701	139	7	8
68	Everett Johnson?	20	HUT	C	CHC	108	357	329	45	79	11	5	6	49	5	19	70	.240	.294	.359	.653	118	6	3
69	Joseph Kronberg?	23	MSK	C	SLB	61	269	210	47	50	4	1	3	17	6	51	33	.238	.399	.310	.708	65	5	3
70	Arthur Priebe?	25	TPK	C		85	381	340	63	80	10	1	7	52	5	36	64	.235	.312	.332	.645	113	2	3
71	Earl Skaggs?	25	JOP	C	NYY	82	321	282	40	66	12	3	3	45	8	35	66	.234	.325	.330	.655	93	3	1
72	Arnold Lewis?	--	LVN	C	BSN	74	310	259	29	60	11	4	3	36	6	46	54	.232	.356	.340	.696	88	4	1
73	Clayton Sheehan?	21	TPK	C		68	229	189	33	42	8	1	8	30	1	37	73	.222	.358	.402	.760	76	3	0
74	James Falk?	24	FSM	C	NYG	91	335	301	33	66	16	2	4	36	2	28	67	.219	.296	.326	.622	98	5	1
75	Warren Randolph?	23	LVN	C	BSN	68	269	235	34	51	9	4	3	33	3	30	81	.217	.311	.328	.639	77	2	2
76	Frank Celona?	24	STJ	C	STL	139	645	518	112	112	20	4	0	44	48	104	86	.216	.356	.270	.626	140	8	15
77	Reid Arendt?	23	FSM	C	NYG	45	159	143	22	28	7	0	1	12	1	12	41	.196	.272	.266	.538	38	3	1
78	Burt Berry?	21	HUT	C	CHC	62	205	166	20	30	3	1	0	11	4	31	46	.181	.333	.211	.544	35	7	1
79	Richard Kern?	19	JOP	C	NYY	84	296	266	31	45	9	3	0	24	7	25	60	.169	.243	.226	.469	60	1	4