18 BASEBALL GUIDE AND RECORD BOOK OFFICIAL NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING AVERAGES (Compiled by Elias Sports Bureau, New York, N. Y. ) CLUB BATTING Club G. AB. R. OR. H. TB. 2B. 3B. HR. SH. SF. SB. CS. RBI. LOB. Pet. Pittsburgh 154 5211 694 675 1448 IJITS 232 57 128 64 37 26 30 646 1081 .273 St. Louis 155 5307 703 668 1436 2083 236 51 103 70 40 46 28 657 1142 .271 Cincinnati 154 5243 710 653 1414 2205 247 35 158 50 51 70 33 675 1016 .270 San Francisco 155 5233 773 655 1379 2211 219 32 183 70 48 79 54 709 983 .264 Los Angeles 154 5189 735 697 1358 2102 193 40 157 96 36 86 45 673 1095 .262 Milwaukee 155 5288 712 656 1365 2196 199 34 188 62 40 70 43 662 1093 .258 Chicago 156 5344 689 800 1364 2232 238 51 176 52 33 35 25 650 1119 .255 Philadelphia 155 5213 584 796 1265 1859 185 50 103 108 28 56 30 519 1057 .243 Totals 42128 5600 5600 11029 17066 1749 350 1196 572 313 468 288 5221 8586 .262 INDIVIDUAL BATTING (Top Fifteen Qualifiers for Batting Championship — 477 or More Plate Appearances ) Player and Club Bats G. AB. R. H. TB. 2B. 3B. HR. SH. SF.SB. CS.RBI. Pet. CLEMENTE, ROBERTO. Pitt R 146 572 100 201 320 30 10 23 1 3 4 1 89 .351 Pinson, Vada. Cincinnati L 154 607 101 208 306 34 8 16 4 8 23 10 87 .343 Boyer, Kenton, St. Louis R 153 589 109 194 314 26 11 24 5 6 3 95 .329 Moon, Wallace, Los Angeles L 134 463 79 152 234 25 3 17 4 4 7 5 88 .328 Aaron, Henry, Milwaukee R 155 603 115 197 358 39 10 34 1 9 21 9 120 .327 Robinson, Frank, Cincinnati R 153 545 117 176 333 32 7 37 10 22 3 124 .323 Cepeda, Orlando, San Francisco R 152 585 105 182 356 28 4 46 3 12 8 142 .Hll Mays, Willie, San Francisco R 154 572 129 176 334 32 3 40 4 18 9 123 .308 Mathews, Edwin, Milwaukee L 152 572 103 175 306 23 6 32 1 4 12 7 91 .306 Altinan, George, Chicago L 138 518 77 157 290 28 12 27 4 7 6 2 96 .303 Stuart. Richard. Pittsburgh R 138 532 83 160 309 28 ■ 8 35 1 5 3 117 .301 Hoak, Donald, Pittsburgh R 145 503 72 150 227 27 7 12 3 4 4 2 61 .298 Coleman. Gordon, Cincinnati L 150 520 63 149 262 27 4 26 4 7 1 3 87 .287 White, William, St. Louis L 153 591 89 169 279 28 11 20 2 5 8 11 90 .286 Adcock, Joseph, Milwaukee R 152 562 77 160 285 20 35 4 2 2 1 108 .285 Departmental Leaders: AB— Wills, 613; R— Mays. 129; H— Pinson, 208; TB— Aaron, 358; 2B— Aaron, 39; 3B— Altman, 12; HR— Cepeda, 46; SH— Wills, 13; SF— Robinson, 10; SB— Wills, 35; CS— Wills, 15; RBI— Cepeda, 142. (All Players in Ten or More Games — Listed Alphabetically) Player and Club Bats G. AB. R. H. TB. 2B. 3B. HR. SH. Aaron, Henry, Milwaukee R 155 603 115 197 358 39 10 34 1 Adcock, Joseph, Milwaukee R 152 562 77 160 285 20 35 4 Alou, Felipe, San Francisco R 132 415 59 120 193 19 18 2 Alou, Mateo, San Francisco L 81 200 38 62 91 7 2 6 1 Altman, George, Chicago L 138 518 77 157 290 28 12 27 4 Amaltitano, J. Joseph, San Francisco .'.R 109 384 64 98 123 11 4 2 4 Amaio, Ruben, Philadelphia ' R 135 381 34 98 133 14 9 1 11 Anderson, N. Craig, St. Louis ....". ...R 25 9 2 3 4 1 Anderson, Robert, Chicago R 57 42 5 6 12 2 2 Ashburn, Richie, Chicago L 109 307 49 79 94 7 4 1 Aspromonte, Robert, Los Angeles R 47 58 7 11 17 3 Bailey, L. Edgar, 12 Cin-107 SF L 119 383 43 94 148 13 1 13 1 Baidschun, Jack, Philadelphia R 65 11 1 Banks, Ernest, Chicago R 138 511 75 142 259 22 4 29 Barragan, P'acundo. Chicago .-...R10 28 3 6 9 1 1 Bauiner, James, Cincinnati :...R 10 24 3 3 1 Bauta, Eduaido, St. Louis '. . . .R 13 4 2 2 Bell, David, Cincinnati .'. .^ L 103 235 27 60 81 10 1 3 Bertell, Richard, Chicago R 92 267 20 73 88 7 1 2 1 Blasingame, Don, 3 SF-123 Cin L 126 451 60 100 129 18 4 1 9 Bolin, Bobby, San Francisco . .^. R 37 7 2 2 Boiling, Frank. Milwaukee .V,' R 148 585 86 153 222 16 4 15 10 Bouchee, Edward, Chicago L 112 319 49 79 133 12 3 12 4 Bowman, Ernest. San Francisco ... R 38 38 10 8 12 2 1 Boyd, Robert, Milwaukee . . .^^ .^,... . L 36 41 3 10 10 Bressoud, Edward, San Francisco fX...R 59 114 14 24 39 6 3 1 Brewer. James, Chicago . L 36 22 1 4 4 1 Bridges. Marshall. Cincinnati Both 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brogiio, Ernest, St. Louis . R 29 62 3 9 10 1 4 Brosnan, James, Cincinnati R 53 13 1 2 2 1 Buchek. Gerald, St. Louis r R 31 90 6 12 14 2 Buhl. Robert, Milwaukee R 32 60 2 4 4 2 Burdette, S. Lewis, Milwaukee R 42 103 10 21 35 5 3 3 Burgess, Forrest, Pittsburgh . L 100 323 37 98 157 17 3 12 SF.SB. CS.RBI. Pet.
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