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1952 Southern Association Batting Leaders

1951 Season 1953 Season

Classification: AA

Overall: 617 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season

Attendance: 2,617,467 (4,242/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	Rance Pless	26	NVL	AA	NYG	135	580	538	110	196	39	4	11	98	1	38	37	.364	.408	.513	.921	276	2	2
2	Dusty Rhodes	25	NVL	AA	NYG	90	388	349	71	121	29	4	18	69	0	35	41	.347	.412	.607	1.020	212	4	0
3	Junior Wooten*	28	ATA	AA	BSN	124	562	496	88	172	29	3	4	46	1	55	27	.347	.420	.442	.862	219	8	3
4	Chuck Tanner*	23	ATA	AA	BSN	117	497	440	64	152	18	11	2	65	1	52	26	.346	.417	.450	.867	198	2	3
5	Bob Boring?	25	NVL	AA	NYG	126	488	462	63	149	37	4	13	76	3	15	67	.323	.357	.504	.862	233	10	1
6	Paul Smith*	21	NOR	AA	PIT	153	688	604	95	195	27	7	5	55	23	76	28	.323	.402	.416	.818	251	4	4
7	Dixie Upright*	26	MEM	AA	CHW	124	521	456	74	145	32	10	18	70	6	63	48	.318	.403	.550	.954	251	2	0
8	Spook Jacobs	26	MOB	AA	BRO	120	548	478	95	151	22	3	1	32	18	54	19	.316	.393	.381	.774	182	7	9
9	Jim Basso	32	ATA	AA	BSN	76	257	238	45	75	15	3	7	49	3	19	24	.315	.366	.492	.857	117	0	0
10	Tommy O'Brien	33	BIR	AA	BOS	150	642	559	88	176	45	5	19	109	0	72	50	.315	.398	.515	.913	288	5	6
11	George Freese	25	MOB	AA	BRO	150	623	571	84	179	37	14	8	91	8	46	25	.314	.366	.469	.835	268	1	5
12	Tommy Neill	32	NVL	AA	NYG	99	403	366	56	115	18	4	9	60	0	34	24	.314	.376	.459	.835	168	2	1
13	Ellis Clary	35	CNG	AA	WSH	141	631	530	99	165	26	6	0	48	3	85	16	.311	.416	.383	.799	203	10	6
14	Vernon Petty	28	ATA	AA	BSN	144	582	508	69	158	39	3	2	78	0	64	40	.311	.396	.411	.807	209	7	3
15	Marv Rackley*	30	BIR	AA	BOS	66	282	241	37	75	11	1	3	41	2	37	9	.311	.407	.403	.810	97	2	2
16	Jim Solt	23	ATA	AA	BSN	101	354	323	40	100	16	1	6	51	2	30	19	.310	.370	.421	.791	136	1	0
17	Don Zimmer	21	MOB	AA	BRO	153	652	613	107	190	32	7	17	91	14	25	111	.310	.339	.468	.807	287	2	12
18	Walter Rogers	28	BIR	AA	BOS	132	586	527	84	162	32	4	11	57	2	57	37	.307	.375	.446	.821	235	0	2
19	Ernie Oravetz*	20	CNG	AA	WSH	144	658	559	95	171	24	8	2	45	8	87	24	.306	.405	.388	.793	217	6	6
20	Charlie Ray?	32	NVL	AA	NYG	150	624	524	106	159	33	3	18	70	2	93	52	.303	.414	.481	.895	252	6	1
21	Frank Thomas	23	NOR	AA	PIT	154	663	597	112	181	40	6	35	131	1	59	55	.303	.372	.566	.938	338	6	1
22	Hal Simpson	34	LRK	AA	DET	153	634	546	84	163	25	4	20	106	0	78	57	.299	.395	.469	.864	256	9	1
23	Dick Young	24	BIR	AA	BOS	75	330	305	48	91	18	5	4	25	7	21	27	.298	.348	.430	.777	131	2	2
24	Chuck Coles*	21	MOB	AA	BRO	153	683	624	92	185	34	10	13	77	5	42	74	.297	.345	.446	.790	278	4	13
25	Ray Dabek	25	MOB	AA	BRO	79	291	259	32	77	14	2	4	33	1	25	20	.297	.361	.413	.775	107	1	6
26	Duke Doolittle?	29	LRK	AA	DET	133	413	381	35	113	13	0	4	50	0	25	27	.297	.342	.362	.704	138	1	6
27	Don Grate	28	CNG	AA	WSH	139	572	511	80	151	28	7	5	85	3	47	67	.296	.359	.407	.766	208	4	10
28	Jim Marshall*	21	NVL	AA	NYG	154	658	571	104	169	38	4	24	98	3	80	80	.296	.385	.503	.888	287	3	4
29	Kenneth Humphrey?	27	LRK	AA	DET	119	511	483	50	142	13	2	4	50	0	16	32	.294	.318	.354	.672	171	1	11
30	Harry Hanebrink	24	ATA	AA	BSN	145	570	495	69	144	15	8	6	67	4	64	21	.291	.381	.390	.771	193	8	3
31	Bill Antonello	25	MOB	AA	BRO	153	663	593	102	172	22	12	28	130	5	61	82	.290	.358	.509	.868	302	2	7
32	Bama Rowell	36	MOB	AA	BRO	110	362	334	40	97	19	1	5	43	2	25	23	.290	.340	.398	.738	133	0	3
33	Johnny Rucker	35	ATA	AA	BSN	107	415	390	67	113	22	6	12	49	3	22	28	.290	.328	.469	.797	183	0	3
34	Donald Griffin	30	MEM	AA	CHW	93	340	301	41	87	11	4	4	40	6	37	31	.289	.369	.392	.761	118	1	1
35	Ed McGhee	27	MEM	AA	CHW	150	635	539	102	156	27	9	13	86	27	86	69	.289	.390	.445	.835	240	3	7
36	Rube Novotney	27	NVL	AA	NYG	104	377	318	43	90	20	2	5	38	0	55	46	.283	.392	.406	.798	129	2	2
37	Felipe Montemayor*	24	NOR	AA	PIT	123	490	433	80	122	15	13	11	69	4	52	65	.282	.361	.453	.814	196	2	3
38	Don Nicholas	21	MEM	AA	CHW	136	618	500	105	140	22	6	5	49	84	107	51	.280	.413	.378	.791	189	6	5
39	Ralph Atkins*	27	LRK	AA	DET	117	464	402	51	112	20	6	13	55	2	60	76	.279	.374	.455	.829	183	1	1
40	Gene Verble	24	CNG	AA	WSH	154	650	585	78	163	35	5	3	78	3	55	36	.279	.343	.371	.714	217	2	8
41	Norm Larker*	21	MOB	AA	BRO	153	651	564	80	157	27	6	11	91	4	75	66	.278	.365	.406	.771	229	2	10
42	Bob Lennon*	23	NVL	AA	NYG	61	248	235	36	65	13	1	15	35	0	13	40	.277	.315	.532	.846	125	0	0
43	Bob Oldis	24	CNG	AA	WSH	95	327	289	31	80	14	3	0	33	0	31	16	.277	.357	.346	.703	100	5	2
44	Roy Hawes*	25	CNG	AA	WSH	153	633	543	86	150	28	7	20	93	5	83	118	.276	.378	.464	.842	252	6	1
45	Ed White	26	MEM	AA	CHW	129	525	454	71	125	20	7	9	67	5	70	86	.275	.373	.410	.783	186	1	0
46	Dick Teed	26	MOB	AA	BRO	90	322	278	34	76	13	0	7	32	0	40	35	.273	.369	.396	.765	110	2	2
47	David Jaska?	28	LRK	AA	DET	68	305	272	31	74	10	1	0	18	3	26	10	.272	.338	.316	.654	86	1	6
48	R.C. Otey?	29	LRK	AA	DET	144	630	573	69	156	20	4	0	39	8	51	29	.272	.334	.321	.655	184	2	4
49	Charles Williams	24	ATA	AA	BSN	82	219	202	33	55	9	2	2	19	1	17	14	.272	.329	.366	.695	74	0	0
50	Jack Parks	24	ATA	AA	BSN	92	336	306	47	83	10	4	14	58	0	28	54	.271	.332	.467	.800	143	0	2
51	John Liptak?	26	NVL	AA	NYG	84	249	201	33	54	8	0	5	42	2	44	32	.269	.405	.383	.788	77	2	2
52	Alvin Aucoin	26	ATA	AA	BSN	47	178	165	17	44	5	2	2	19	2	12	11	.267	.320	.358	.678	59	1	0
53	Herb Conyers	31	BIR	AA	BOS	78	310	285	22	76	8	6	4	43	1	22	26	.267	.321	.379	.700	108	1	2
54	Al Kozar	30	MEM	AA	CHW	150	598	535	81	143	26	7	3	62	4	60	63	.267	.343	.359	.702	192	2	1
55	Hank DiJohnson?	28	CNG	AA	WSH	119	443	406	45	108	26	4	2	56	2	30	30	.266	.321	.365	.686	148	3	4
56	James Dickey*	25	BIR	AA	BOS	70	302	268	44	71	13	4	6	24	7	29	34	.265	.337	.410	.747	110	0	5
57	Pat Tomkinson?	26	NVL	AA	NYG	93	265	235	27	62	9	3	3	32	0	27	29	.264	.342	.366	.708	86	1	2
58	Stan Wentzel	35	NOR	AA	PIT	97	266	243	36	64	11	3	4	36	0	21	18	.263	.322	.383	.705	93	0	2
59	Bill Boyce	29	BIR	AA	BOS	128	487	426	78	111	22	3	3	35	10	53	57	.261	.345	.347	.693	148	2	6
60	John Grice	28	LRK	AA	DET	153	665	583	72	152	31	4	3	58	5	69	31	.261	.344	.343	.687	200	5	8
61	Ziggy Jasinski	26	NVL	AA	NYG	133	573	522	70	135	25	1	2	32	8	43	54	.259	.319	.322	.641	168	3	5
62	Red Mathis	30	BIR	AA	BOS	75	250	213	20	55	7	3	1	30	2	30	22	.258	.355	.333	.688	71	2	5
63	James Rice	18	NOR	AA	PIT	129	520	450	63	116	14	7	0	29	12	64	44	.258	.353	.320	.673	144	2	4
64	Jack Paepke	29	NOR	AA	PIT	112	397	328	32	84	16	2	4	41	4	63	56	.256	.385	.354	.739	116	6	0
65	Buster Boguskie	28	NVL	AA	NYG	105	367	318	38	81	8	1	6	27	0	39	22	.255	.347	.343	.690	109	6	4
66	Jimmy Williams	26	MOB	AA	BRO	124	348	314	46	80	16	6	2	42	11	26	17	.255	.316	.363	.679	114	2	6
67	Dale Long*	26	NOR	AA	PIT	153	638	548	101	139	34	6	33	106	3	86	128	.254	.358	.518	.876	284	3	1
68	Mel Brookey	26	NOR	AA	PIT	59	211	194	17	49	8	0	1	25	1	14	14	.253	.303	.309	.612	60	0	3
69	Milt Bolling	21	BIR	AA	BOS	94	378	332	42	83	12	0	8	32	3	38	53	.250	.336	.358	.694	119	5	3
70	Buddy Hicks	25	ATA	AA	BSN	144	608	525	77	131	26	5	5	67	3	75	43	.250	.346	.347	.692	182	2	6
71	Sammy Meeks	29	MEM	AA	CHW	118	499	461	56	115	27	2	12	72	1	30	62	.250	.298	.395	.693	182	2	6
72	Ken Aspromonte	20	BIR	AA	BOS	53	198	170	27	42	9	0	4	13	1	24	29	.247	.344	.371	.714	63	1	3
73	Daniel Ryan	28	BIR	AA	BOS	85	297	263	32	65	10	3	3	39	0	30	18	.247	.324	.342	.666	90	0	4
74	Al Van Alstyne	24	BIR	AA	BOS	49	184	161	21	38	5	1	4	19	3	20	21	.236	.332	.354	.686	57	3	0
75	John O'Neil	32	NOR	AA	PIT	74	242	227	14	51	6	0	0	16	0	11	16	.225	.264	.251	.515	57	1	3
76	Hank Navarro?	24	LRK	AA	DET	102	336	287	45	64	8	6	1	21	0	41	32	.223	.324	.303	.627	87	2	6
77	Gair Allie	20	NOR	AA	PIT	155	621	487	73	105	18	3	9	50	5	125	106	.216	.379	.320	.699	156	3	6
78	Danny Murtaugh	34	NOR	AA	PIT	57	193	156	14	33	2	3	2	19	0	35	22	.212	.359	.301	.661	47	1	1
79	Alex De La Garza	30	LRK	AA	DET	102	388	351	27	73	15	1	2	35	3	29	28	.208	.272	.274	.546	96	2	6
80	Ellis Daugherty?	23	MEM	AA	CHW	53	216	188	21	36	9	2	1	16	0	26	38	.192	.293	.277	.570	52	1	1
81	Roy Nicely	34	BIR	AA	BOS	44	166	154	10	26	2	1	0	16	1	6	17	.169	.210	.195	.405	30	2	4