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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	SF	IBB
1	Ron Debus	20	GRI	NESL	D-	.393	KCA	60	259	211	55	83	13	3	2	38	2		42	13	.490	.512	1.002	108		1	2	3
2	Jose Medrano	22	MXL	AZMX	C	.385		114	528	449	100	173	39	2	8	75	6		45	27	.466	.535	1.000	240		27	2	5
3	Jose Echeverria	23	CHH	AZMX	C	.381		99	454	399	103	152	22	3	35	126	3		44	26	.449	.714	1.164	285		8	0	3
4	Dick Berardino	20	MOD	CALL	C	.378	NYY	42	200	156	40	59	7	5	5	39	7		40	43	.510	.583	1.093	91		2	2	0
5	Jim McAnany	21	CSP,INA,CHA	WL,AA,AL	A,AAA,Maj	.373	CHW	146	601	510	117	190	31	2	28	125	10	0	78	78	.452	.606	1.058	309	9	2	4	7	0
6	Herbert Biedermann	23	MDL	SOPH	D	.372	MLN	48	206	180	43	67	11	3	5	40	2		23	29	.442	.550	.992	99		1	0	2
7	Kent Hathaway	23	NPL	NESL	D-	.372	CLE	63	278	215	58	80	16	4	5	52	5		58	21	.502	.553	1.055	119		1	1	3
8	Alonzo Perry	36	MXD,ESS	MEX,DOWL	AA,FgW	.365		115	485	417	93	152	30	4	22	85	5		61	18	.445	.614	1.059	256	7	3	0	4
9	Dick Wilson	35	MGV	PION	C	.365	CHC	101	348	288	56	105	23	1	17	78	5		55	29	.466	.628	1.094	181		2	0	3
10	Joe Ala	27	PCT	PION	C	.364	KCA	131	609	522	105	190	27	8	14	118	7		75	31	.445	.527	.972	275		5	2	5
11	Stan Johnson	21	CSP	WL	A	.364	CHW	142	642	560	120	204	35	11	12	110	15		60	60	.428	.530	.959	297	14	8	7	7
12	Lou Klimchock	18	PCT,ATH,KC1	PION,FLIL,AL	C,WRk,Maj	.362	KCA	117	716	668	125	242	24	8	29	150	4	0	43	33	.401	.475	.876	317	0	2	1	2	0
13	Hillis Layne	40	LEW	NORW	B	.362		83	343	265	47	96	9	0	3	46	4		66	22	.494	.430	.924	114		6	3	3
14	Charles Watkins	23	DOU	AZMX	C	.362	PIT	72	320	282	60	102	20	6	11	60	3		34	30	.429	.592	1.022	167		1	1	2
15	George Williams	18	JOH	APPY	D-	.361	PHI	60	259	230	44	83	8	2	2	40	14		26	15	.426	.439	.865	101		1	1	1
16	Pablo Bernard	30	NLA,MLB	MEX,PNWL	AA,FgW	.359		118	673	622	106	223	27	4	13	71	10		42	27	.401	.407	.808	253	4	2	7	0
17	Avelino Cañizares	38	MXL	AZMX	C	.359		109	532	465	110	167	27	4	3	39	17		55	24	.427	.454	.881	211		2	8	2
18	Doc Edwards	21	NPL	NESL	D-	.359	CLE	42	143	131	24	47	6	1	3	29	0		8	12	.392	.489	.880	64		1	0	3
19	Claudio Solano	32	NOG	AZMX	C	.359		119	562	471	119	169	32	4	28	114	2		80	58	.452	.622	1.074	293		5	0	6
20	Duncan Campbell	20	SAA	SOPH	D	.358	PIT	113	499	425	116	152	15	12	21	108	48		58	72	.443	.598	1.040	254		10	2	4
21	Rex McMillan	20	SAL	APPY	D-	.358	PIT	31	131	106	30	38	8	1	4	27	5		19	21	.461	.566	1.027	60		2	3	1
22	John Simicich	19	BRU	GAFL	D	.358	PHI	119	550	436	104	156	25	3	15	104	5		103	64	.484	.532	1.016	232		5	4	2
23	Ray Murray	40	CPC	TL	AA	.357	SFG	93	304	283	45	101	14	2	19	63	0	1	17	31	.395	.622	1.017	176		2	0	2
24	Burro Hernandez	34	MXL,MXD	AZMX,MEX	C,AA	.356		120	533	435	89	155	19	7	15	99	6		75	48	.458	.531	.990	231		13	3	7
25	Joe Hicks	25	CSP,INA	WL,AA	A,AAA	.355	CHW	137	611	524	129	186	33	4	9	74	15		71	75	.439	.485	.924	254	4	9	5	2	3
26	Dutch Van Burkleo	24	DOU	AZMX	C	.354	PIT	118	555	452	111	160	26	9	19	112	6		89	46	.460	.577	1.038	261		6	1	7
27	Frank Franchi	21	IDF	PION	C	.352	DET	124	536	421	88	148	30	5	11	109	8		106	68	.481	.525	1.006	221		4	0	5
28	Dick Ewin	19	DBN	GAFL	D	.351	BAL	56	275	225	62	79	12	3	7	43	0		47	49	.460	.524	.984	118		0	1	2
29	Tomas Martell	29	NOG	AZMX	C	.351		117	515	425	94	149	31	2	18	87	4		79	85	.449	.560	1.009	238		3	1	7
30	Ernest Rodriguez	21	REN	CALL	C	.351	LAD	81	400	342	83	120	12	5	2	38	17		45	15	.434	.433	.867	148		6	6	1
31	Richie Ashburn	31	PHI	NL	Maj	.350	PHI	152	725	615	98	215	24	13	2	33	30	12	97	48	.440	.441	.881	271	8	4	7	2	7
32	Paul Snyder	22	MDL	SOPH	D	.350	MLN	113	511	446	88	156	27	14	15	106	2		58	70	.426	.574	1.000	256		2	4	1
33	Jesus Bustamante	20	NOG	AZMX	C	.349		117	544	473	93	165	43	6	7	89	5		64	35	.423	.510	.932	241		0	2	5
34	Harry Dunlop	24	TUC	AZMX	C	.349		112	489	427	70	149	26	8	4	77	12		48	23	.407	.475	.882	203		0	5	9
35	Arnie Hallgren	25	LEW	NORW	B	.349		134	580	470	108	164	35	8	17	107	9		102	68	.463	.566	1.029	266		1	3	4
36	Hilario Pena	26	NOG	AZMX	C	.349		93	443	401	101	140	39	5	9	56	3		32	48	.405	.539	.944	216		7	1	2
37	Neil Wilson	23	FRE	CALL	C	.349	SFG	137	621	548	101	191	50	12	8	133	3		62	53	.414	.527	.941	289		3	2	6
38	Humberto Barbon	33	CHH	AZMX	C	.348		109	486	445	92	155	21	4	22	102	8		32	42	.389	.562	.951	250		2	0	7
39	Billy Ray Roberson	25	COC,BAT	FLOR,NYPL	D	.348	CLE	68	300	247	62	86	15	4	4	39	4	2	38	15	.436	.486	.922	120		3	9	3
40	Maurice Lerner	22	YAK,TPK	NORW,WL	B,A	.347	MLN	88	331	277	48	96	15	4	2	37	12		40	31	.434	.448	.882	124		6	4	4
41	Willie Mays	27	SFN	NL	Maj	.347	SFG	152	685	600	121	208	33	11	29	96	31	6	78	56	.419	.583	1.002	350	11	1	0	6	12
42	Horace Ingram	22	CRL	SOPH	D	.346	CHC	100	475	399	101	138	22	3	5	82	1		69	74	.443	.454	.896	181		1	5	1
43	Robert Sagers	24	DAV	IIIL	B	.346	CHW	129	591	520	102	180	41	3	17	75	13		61	73	.416	.535	.950	278		3	4	3
44	Chuck Weatherspoon	27	MSO	PION	C	.346	WSH	118	525	442	99	153	27	5	35	113	5		73	77	.440	.667	1.107	295		5	0	5
45	Bob Wilson	33	STP,LAN	AA,NL	AAA,Maj	.346	LAD	77	280	257	26	89	20	1	2	42	2	0	11	15	.373	.455	.828	117	0	3	4	5	1
46	Danny Cater	18	JOH	APPY	D-	.345	PHI	68	305	261	70	90	13	4	14	68	5		27	28	.405	.586	.992	153		3	9	5
47	Jim Fridley	33	NVL,CIN	SOUA,NL	AA,Maj	.345	CIN	147	598	524	87	181	34	7	20	102	1	0	65	75	.425	.552	.976	289	0	8	0	1	7
48	Les Peden	34	LRK,AZU	SOUA,PNWL	AA,FgW	.345	KCA	133	630	563	67	194	29	3	30	112	1		59	46	.408	.472	.881	266		3	3	2	8
49	Pedro Ramírez	37	JRZ	AZMX	C	.345		97	403	330	61	114	22	2	10	71	8		61	28	.446	.515	.961	170		2	6	4
50	Hal Naragon	29	SDG,CLE	PCL,AL	AAA,Maj	.344	CLE	76	216	195	20	67	10	2	0	23	0	0	21	8	.407	.415	.823	81	4	0	0	0	0
51	William Spiers	21	SEL,GRI	ALFL,NESL	D,D-	.344	KCA	50	216	183	38	63	13	2	2	27	5		31	35	.437	.470	.907	86		0	1	1
52	Dixie Upright	32	AMA	WL	A	.343		146	661	554	106	190	33	7	17	116	1		96	101	.436	.520	.956	288	7	1	3	7
53	Ramiro Caballero	28	CHH,PZR	AZMX,MEX	C,AA	.342		116	501	471	82	161	21	6	28	114	9		25	77	.378	.590	.968	278	1	3	1	1
54	Jose Cesar	20	TUC	AZMX	C	.342		120	558	483	114	165	35	15	15	71	9		61	62	.420	.569	.989	275		7	3	4
55	Brandy Davis	30	CBS	ALFL	D	.342	LAD	112	467	365	100	125	20	6	2	45	26		86	45	.467	.447	.914	163		2	11	3
56	Luis Garcia	28	PZR,ORN	MEX,VEWL	AA,FgW	.342		97	595	550	68	188	23	3	20	102	7		37	19	.383	.402	.785	221	12	3	0	5
57	Sammy Miley	27	SLC,PSA	PCL,OCCL	AAA,FgW	.342	PIT	125	639	599	62	205	29	7	13	94	1		33	18	.378	.319	.697	191	6	2	4	1
58	James Niemann	23	PKA,SAV	FLOR,SALL	D,A	.342	CIN	130	515	441	91	151	16	3	11	75	24	10	54	27	.413	.467	.880	206		4	9	7	0
59	James Hamilton	23	HOB,WPG	SOPH,NORL	D,C	.340	STL	99	406	353	66	120	22	7	5	80	7		49	52	.420	.484	.904	171		1	1	2
60	Manny Jiménez	21	EAU	NORL	C	.340	MLN	105	462	415	83	141	31	4	15	71	3		31	28	.405	.542	.947	225		15	0	1
61	Carlos Pascual	27	FOX,CHR	IIIL,SALL	B,A	.340	WSH	125	521	462	74	157	18	2	28	86	5		53	40	.405	.569	.974	263		1	0	5	0
62	Frank Rice	29	SXC	WL	A	.340		30	129	106	26	36	6	2	0	9	5		22	18	.457	.434	.891	46	6	1	0	0
63	Zeke Bella	27	DEN	AA	AAA	.339	NYY	96	381	316	58	107	20	2	6	58	2		49	40	.427	.472	.898	149		4	6	6	2
64	Sal Ferrara	25	FRE	CALL	C	.339	SFG	99	482	407	94	138	14	7	6	72	10		51	23	.411	.452	.863	184		7	5	12
65	Calvin Grant	20	HOB	SOPH	D	.339	STL	66	136	124	26	42	8	2	3	20	1		10	25	.393	.508	.901	63		1	1	0
66	Art Pennington	35	SPT	FLOR	D	.339	NYY	128	510	419	94	142	26	7	8	93	12	0	77	27	.443	.492	.935	206		7	0	7
67	James Smith	23	HOB,BIL	SOPH,PION	D,C	.339	STL	118	506	410	94	139	25	7	6	78	11		83	65	.455	.478	.933	196		6	5	2
68	Gerardo Betancourt	21	MXD	MEX	AA	.338		78	326	299	46	101	19	4	5	45	1		19	40	.375	.478	.853	143	12	0	6	2
69	Dale Coogan	27	VCT	TL	AA	.338	LAD	47	163	145	19	49	10	0	1	23	4	1	14	18	.395	.428	.823	62		1	1	2
70	Larry Keller	21	JOH	APPY	D-	.338	PHI	52	196	160	32	54	5	1	7	41	2		29	37	.449	.513	.961	82		5	0	2
71	Roger Morgan	25	MDL	SOPH	D	.338	MLN	95	439	355	97	120	13	7	12	82	2		69	33	.443	.515	.958	183		5	1	9
72	Gregorio Figueroa	--	NOG	AZMX	C	.337		119	548	502	102	169	33	7	19	101	5		39	61	.382	.544	.925	273		0	3	4
73	Chick King	27	FTW,CHN	TL,NL	AA,Maj	.337	CHC	158	568	505	82	170	23	5	10	65	10	1	49	113	.396	.461	.857	233	0	5	2	7	1
74	Bruce McIntosh	27	LEW	NORW	B	.337		136	597	516	111	174	35	8	19	101	16		72	50	.420	.547	.966	282		3	4	2
75	Stan Musial	37	SLN	NL	Maj	.337	STL	135	549	472	64	159	35	2	17	62	0	0	72	26	.423	.528	.950	249	19	1	0	4	26
76	Don Orwiler	28	MSO	PION	C	.337	WSH	57	124	104	21	35	3	1	4	27	0		19	11	.435	.500	.935	52		0	0	1
77	Al Pinkston	40	AMA	WL	A	.337		148	674	606	114	204	44	5	24	126	3		55	69	.392	.545	.936	330	15	3	5	5
78	Arthur Burnett	23	BIL	PION	C	.336	STL	129	597	456	117	153	33	9	12	73	18		127	66	.480	.526	1.007	240		3	8	3
79	Art Cuitti	31	CSP	WL	A	.336	CHW	122	528	456	101	153	24	6	24	119	1		60	48	.411	.572	.983	261	11	2	5	5
80	Roger Schmandt	19	KEA	NESL	D-	.336	NYY	60	278	226	59	76	10	0	2	22	5		46	10	.453	.407	.860	92		3	2	1
81	Doug Smith	24	EAU	NORL	C	.336	MLN	103	431	378	74	127	15	2	18	80	1		45	43	.402	.529	.931	200		1	1	6
82	Mike Weltman	23	PSC	ALFL	D	.336	BAL	31	145	119	16	40	10	0	3	19	2		25	15	.451	.496	.947	59		0	1	0
83	Cam Carreon	20	CSP,RAP	WL,OCCL	A,FgW	.335	CHW	92	546	495	67	166	20	2	13	97	2		43	22	.387	.311	.698	154	11	2	1	5
84	Ed Gary	18	KEA,YAN	NESL,FLIL	D-,WRk	.335	NYY	57	375	349	47	117	12	4	11	80	8		21	63	.373	.341	.714	119		2	0	3
85	George Lukart	21	MDL	SOPH	D	.335	MLN	70	220	170	43	57	14	2	9	52	1		47	41	.484	.600	1.084	102		2	1	0
86	Richie Meningall	22	JOH	APPY	D-	.335	PHI	56	215	182	41	61	14	3	11	42	10		23	27	.435	.626	1.061	114		9	1	0
87	Mo Mozzali	35	ABY	GAFL	D	.335	STL	113	435	328	100	110	29	1	3	63	10		94	11	.477	.457	.934	150		1	5	7
88	Andre Rodgers	23	PHX,SFN	PCL,NL	AAA,Maj	.335	SFG	144	590	490	111	164	46	5	33	99	0	0	86	85	.432	.651	1.083	319	9	3	4	7	0
89	Frankie Shell	24	AUG	SALL	A	.335	DET	62	181	161	20	54	8	1	0	22	0		18	11	.398	.398	.795	64		0	0	2	1
90	Craig Sorensen	22	CRL,MGV	SOPH,PION	D,C	.335	CHC	120	521	406	99	136	23	5	22	122	6		95	64	.461	.579	1.040	235		8	3	9
91	Angel Toledo	32	YUC	MEX	AA	.334		113	483	431	69	144	15	4	13	69	10		46	64	.398	.478	.875	206	8	2	0	4
92	Seymour Bonem	20	KEK	MIDW	D	.333	STL	121	572	487	99	162	16	5	2	50	12		74	18	.422	.398	.821	194		3	6	2
93	William DiCrosta	21	BIL	PION	C	.333	STL	122	523	480	75	160	22	5	13	92	16		32	79	.374	.481	.855	231		2	4	5
94	Freddie Hernandez	24	ART	SOPH	D	.333	SFG	118	521	427	104	142	31	3	21	90	4		82	57	.440	.567	1.007	242		3	5	4
95	Paul Price	21	OLE	NYPL	D	.333	PHI	111	496	400	94	133	30	8	15	81	10	2	88	70	.451	.560	1.011	224		2	2	4
96	Jesse Queen	21	IDF,LNC	PION,EL	C,A	.333	DET	121	537	459	94	153	24	8	6	84	21		59	48	.411	.460	.871	211		7	4	8	0
97	Warren Spahn	37	MLN	NL	Maj	.333	MLN	41	122	108	10	36	6	1	2	15	0	0	7	24	.381	.463	.844	50	0	2	4	1	0
98	Guillermo Vento	36	CCS,MTY	VEWL,MEX	FgW,AA	.333		1		108		36			1	19
99	Bobby Catton	20	CBS,GBY	ALFL,IIIL	D,B	.332	LAD	63	240	193	40	64	11	2	6	37	4		33	20	.451	.503	.954	97		10	3	1
100	Allen Herring	22	HOB,WPG	SOPH,NORL	D,C	.332	STL	75	325	289	61	96	24	7	13	70	10		33	38	.401	.599	1.000	173		1	1	1

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