1948 Philadelphia Athletics Organizational Leaders

1948 Philadelphia Athletics Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Pat Cooper	Martinsville Athletics, Savannah Indians	A, C	190	48	5	20
Rocco Ippolito	Moultrie Athletics	D	183	28	8	21
George Wright	Martinsville Athletics	C	183	37	13	12
Nellie Fox	Lincoln Athletics	A	179	28	14	5
Joe Mangini	Red Springs Red Robins	D	176	38	24	6
Gray Hampton	Lexington Indians	D	175	30	10	12
Eddie Morgan	Martinsville Athletics	C	174	27	5	30
Bob Wellman	Lincoln Athletics	A	173	36	4	6
Joseph Kratzer	Martinsville Athletics	C	170	41	6	7
George Staller	Portsmouth A's	D	163	38	5	13

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Gray Hampton	Lexington Indians	D	.374	175	468
Eddie Morgan	Martinsville Athletics	C	.373	174	466
Rocco Ippolito	Moultrie Athletics	D	.370	183	495
Alfred Burch	Red Springs Red Robins	D	.354	45	127
Ducky Detweiler	Federalsburg A's	D	.341	126	369
John Allen	Lexington Indians	D	.340	141	415
Gene Armbruster	Red Springs Red Robins	D	.333	162	487
George Staller	Portsmouth A's	D	.333	163	489
Hilly Flitcraft	Portsmouth A's	D	.327	53	162
Pat Cooper	Savannah Indians, Martinsville Athletics	A, C	.323	190	588

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
William LaFrance	Martinsville Athletics, Savannah Indians	A, C	31
Eddie Morgan	Martinsville Athletics	C	30
Lou Limmer	Lincoln Athletics	A	28
Kenneth Rhyne	Moultrie Athletics	D	27
Ducky Detweiler	Federalsburg A's	D	21
Rocco Ippolito	Moultrie Athletics	D	21
Pat Cooper	Martinsville Athletics	C	20
Thomas Clayton	Red Springs Red Robins, Martinsville Athletics, Savannah Indians	A, C, D	16
Frank Niedowicz	Federalsburg A's	D	15
George Staller	Portsmouth A's	D	13
Spider Wilhelm	Federalsburg A's	D	13

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Pat Cooper	Savannah Indians, Martinsville Athletics	A, C	48
Joseph Kratzer	Martinsville Athletics	C	41
Joe Mangini	Red Springs Red Robins	D	38
George Staller	Portsmouth A's	D	38
George Wright	Martinsville Athletics	C	37
George Moskovich	Martinsville Athletics	C	36
Bob Wellman	Lincoln Athletics	A	36
Frank Major	Portsmouth A's	D	33
Gray Hampton	Lexington Indians	D	30
William LaFrance	Savannah Indians, Martinsville Athletics	A, C	30

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Joe Mangini	Red Springs Red Robins	D	24
Nellie Fox	Lincoln Athletics	A	14
Gene Armbruster	Red Springs Red Robins	D	13
Tom Kirk	Lincoln Athletics	A	13
George Wright	Martinsville Athletics	C	13
Richard Brown	Portsmouth A's	D	11
Gray Hampton	Lexington Indians	D	10
Robert Wolfe	Red Springs Red Robins	D	10
Frank Major	Portsmouth A's	D	9
Ed Mutryn	Savannah Indians	A	9
Albert Parnell	Red Springs Red Robins	D	9

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Bob Davis	Portsmouth A's	D	19	7
Bobby Shantz	Lincoln Athletics	A	18	7
Alfred Burch	Red Springs Red Robins	D	18	9
Harold Wood	Red Springs Red Robins	D	17	9
Don Whitmore	Portsmouth A's	D	16	9
Moe Burtschy	Savannah Indians	A	16	15
Wally Ammons	Red Springs Red Robins	D	16	17
John Wells	Lincoln Athletics	A	15	11
Mason Bowes	Martinsville Athletics	C	15	13
John Hargrove	Lexington Indians	D	15	13
Harry Byrd	Savannah Indians	A	15	15

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Bobby Shantz	Lincoln Athletics	A	2.82	18	7
Alfred Burch	Red Springs Red Robins	D	2.84	18	9
Harold Wood	Red Springs Red Robins	D	3.24	17	9
Mason Bowes	Martinsville Athletics	C	3.25	15	13
Wally Ammons	Red Springs Red Robins	D	3.52	16	17
Moe Burtschy	Savannah Indians	A	3.61	16	15
Don Whitmore	Portsmouth A's	D	3.87	16	9
Bob Davis	Portsmouth A's	D	3.92	19	7

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

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