1949 Boston Red Sox Organizational Leaders

1949 Boston Red Sox Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Tom Wright	Louisville Colonels	AAA	202	38	8	9
Norman Koney	Birmingham Barons	AA	194	24	9	3
Frank Malzone	Oneonta Red Sox	C	178	26	26	5
Robert Wilson	San Jose Red Sox	C	178	30	3	1
George Contratto	Marion Red Sox, San Jose Red Sox	C, D	177	21	13	6
Charlie Maxwell	Roanoke Red Sox	B	164	26	10	29
Ralph Atkins	Birmingham Barons	AA	159	22	5	26
Robert Brigham	Marion Red Sox	D	159	22	6	2
Theodore Del Guercio	Scranton Red Sox	A	157	33	13	8
Dale Lynch	Scranton Red Sox	A	157	33	9	4

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Malvern Morgan	Valley Rebels	D	.375	106	283
Tom Wright	Louisville Colonels	AAA	.368	202	549
Joel Chapman	Valley Rebels	D	.351	111	316
Charlie Maxwell	Roanoke Red Sox	B	.345	164	475
John Minarcin	Hornell Maple Leafs	D	.341	70	205
Norman Koney	Birmingham Barons	AA	.334	194	581
Norm Zauchin	San Jose Red Sox	C	.332	125	377
Frank Malzone	Oneonta Red Sox	C	.329	178	541
Donald Richards	Marion Red Sox	D	.322	78	242
Red Lavigne	Birmingham Barons, Louisville Colonels	AA, AAA	.321	125	390
Jake Spruill	Valley Rebels	D	.321	153	477

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Charlie Maxwell	Roanoke Red Sox	B	29
Ralph Atkins	Birmingham Barons	AA	26
Fred Hatfield	Birmingham Barons	AA	25
Norm Zauchin	San Jose Red Sox	C	22
Eugene Haering	Hornell Maple Leafs	D	18
Pete Daley	Roanoke Red Sox	B	17
Bob Van Eman	Roanoke Red Sox	B	17
George Wilson	Louisville Colonels	AAA	17
Charles Cedario	Hornell Maple Leafs	D	16
Jack Smodic	Hornell Maple Leafs	D	16

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Tom Wright	Louisville Colonels	AAA	38
Theodore Del Guercio	Scranton Red Sox	A	33
Dale Lynch	Scranton Red Sox	A	33
Bob DiPietro	Scranton Red Sox	A	31
Russell Wileman	Roanoke Red Sox	B	30
Robert Wilson	San Jose Red Sox	C	30
Ray Hickernell	Scranton Red Sox	A	29
John Sehrt	Roanoke Red Sox	B	29
Jake Spruill	Valley Rebels	D	29
Milt Bolling	Roanoke Red Sox	B	28
Red Lavigne	Birmingham Barons, Louisville Colonels	AA, AAA	28
Jack Littrell	Hornell Maple Leafs, San Jose Red Sox	C, D	28
George Wilson	Louisville Colonels	AAA	28

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Frank Malzone	Oneonta Red Sox	C	26
LeRoy Smith	San Jose Red Sox, Oneonta Red Sox	C	22
Joe Moody	Oneonta Red Sox	C	15
Joe DeMaestri	Oneonta Red Sox	C	14
George Contratto	Marion Red Sox, San Jose Red Sox	C, D	13
Theodore Del Guercio	Scranton Red Sox	A	13
Fred Hatfield	Birmingham Barons	AA	13
Bob Van Eman	Roanoke Red Sox	B	13
Julio Ondani	Oneonta Red Sox	C	11
Earl Edwards	Roanoke Red Sox	B	10
Ray Hickernell	Scranton Red Sox	A	10
Ed Lyons	Birmingham Barons	AA	10
Charlie Maxwell	Roanoke Red Sox	B	10

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Charlie Maxwell	Roanoke Red Sox	B	112
Edward Sokosky	Hornell Maple Leafs	D	105
Bob Van Eman	Roanoke Red Sox	B	105
Fred Hatfield	Birmingham Barons	AA	101
Bob DiPietro	Scranton Red Sox	A	96
Joe Moody	Oneonta Red Sox	C	94
LeRoy Smith	Oneonta Red Sox, San Jose Red Sox	C	93
Frank Malzone	Oneonta Red Sox	C	92
Ray Hickernell	Scranton Red Sox	A	90
Tom Wright	Louisville Colonels	AAA	89

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Sid Schacht	Scranton Red Sox	A	19	5
John Gilbert	Hornell Maple Leafs	D	19	12
Jim McDonald	Birmingham Barons	AA	16	9
Walt Clough	San Jose Red Sox, Roanoke Red Sox	B, C	16	10
Tom Herrin	Oneonta Red Sox	C	16	10
Neilan Smith	Marion Red Sox	D	15	5
Sam Castro	San Jose Red Sox	C	15	11
Robert Pray	Oneonta Red Sox	C	15	11
Joe Tully	San Jose Red Sox	C	15	11
Willard Nixon	Birmingham Barons	AA	14	7

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Sid Schacht	Scranton Red Sox	A	2.44	19	5
Neilan Smith	Roanoke Red Sox, Marion Red Sox	B, D	2.51	15	6
Sam Castro	San Jose Red Sox	C	2.57	15	11
Robert Pray	Oneonta Red Sox	C	2.93	15	11
Jim McDonald	Birmingham Barons	AA	3.15	16	9
Walt Clough	San Jose Red Sox, Roanoke Red Sox	B, C	3.28	16	10

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Sid Schacht	Scranton Red Sox	A	8
Edward Beach	Valley Rebels	D	5
John Ahern	Oneonta Red Sox	C	3
Jim Davis	Birmingham Barons	AA	3
John Gilbert	Hornell Maple Leafs	D	3
Jim McDonald	Birmingham Barons	AA	3
Robert Pray	Oneonta Red Sox	C	3
Neilan Smith	Marion Red Sox	D	3
Fred Break	Marion Red Sox	D	2
Sam Castro	San Jose Red Sox	C	2
Walt Clough	San Jose Red Sox	C	2
Russell Henegar	Valley Rebels	D	2
Stan McWilliams	Scranton Red Sox	A	2
John O'Fee	Roanoke Red Sox	B	2
Mike Palm	Louisville Colonels	AAA	2
Johnny Podgajny	Birmingham Barons	AA	2
Jim Suchecki	Birmingham Barons	AA	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Don Asmonga	San Jose Red Sox	C	225
John Gilbert	Hornell Maple Leafs	D	191
Robert Penny	Marion Red Sox	D	164
Joe Tully	San Jose Red Sox	C	161
John Ahern	Roanoke Red Sox, Oneonta Red Sox	B, C	156
Don Bauld	Marion Red Sox	D	150
Walt Clough	San Jose Red Sox, Roanoke Red Sox	B, C	147
Neilan Smith	Marion Red Sox, Roanoke Red Sox	B, D	140
Joseph Langdon	Valley Rebels	D	139
Dick Littlefield	Scranton Red Sox	A	133

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