1949 Tri-State League Leaders

1949 Tri-State League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1949 Tri-State League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Robert Churchill	Rock Hill Chiefs	.360	136	378
Dick Bouknight	Rock Hill Chiefs	.333	117	351
Robert Knight	Knoxville Smokies	.330	161	488
Buck Driskill	Asheville Tourists	.319	172	539
John Streza	Florence Steelers	.316	153	484
James Martin	Florence Steelers	.303	171	564
Jim Fridley	Spartanburg Peaches	.300	154	513
Russ Nelson	Asheville Tourists	.293	162	553
Sid Zomlefer	Spartanburg Peaches	.293	122	417
Ed Freed	Rock Hill Chiefs	.292	148	506
Doyle Nunnally	Anderson Rebels	.290	153	528
Ralph Bartolozzi	Anderson Rebels	.289	143	494
Harold Harrigan	Anderson Rebels	.289	153	529
Ty Braziel	Charlotte Hornets	.287	135	471
Ziggy Jasinski	Knoxville Smokies	.286	173	605
Bob Richards	Anderson Rebels	.286	112	391
Bill Manning	Sumter Chicks	.285	109	383
Richard Guyton	Charlotte Hornets	.284	140	493
Robert Beal	Charlotte Hornets	.281	128	456
Edward Nidds	Asheville Tourists	.279	147	526

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Wilmer Chappell	Florence Steelers	173	28	4	5
Ziggy Jasinski	Knoxville Smokies	173	25	10	2
Buck Driskill	Asheville Tourists	172	22	7	10
James Martin	Florence Steelers	171	36	0	3
Russ Nelson	Asheville Tourists	162	21	11	6
Robert Knight	Knoxville Smokies	161	27	17	2
Jim Fridley	Spartanburg Peaches	154	34	12	14
Harold Harrigan	Anderson Rebels	153	23	3	43
Doyle Nunnally	Anderson Rebels	153	28	7	3
John Streza	Florence Steelers	153	31	4	8

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Harold Harrigan	Anderson Rebels	43
William Maupin	Knoxville Smokies	26
Michael Lutz	Spartanburg Peaches	22
Jim Fridley	Spartanburg Peaches	14
Wiley Williams	Asheville Tourists	11
Buck Driskill	Asheville Tourists	10
Ralph Bartolozzi	Anderson Rebels	9
James Thomas	Knoxville Smokies	9
George Hallow	Anderson Rebels	8
Joe Sabatella	Sumter Chicks	8
John Streza	Florence Steelers	8
Ted Drakos	Knoxville Smokies	7
Richard Guyton	Charlotte Hornets	7
Thomas Hackett	Knoxville Smokies	7
Ramon Rosenkranz	Knoxville Smokies	7
Robert Churchill	Rock Hill Chiefs	6
Ed Freed	Rock Hill Chiefs	6
Leonard Morrison	Sumter Chicks	6
Russ Nelson	Asheville Tourists	6
Pat Tomkinson	Knoxville Smokies	6

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Sid Zomlefer	Spartanburg Peaches	42
James Martin	Florence Steelers	36
Jim Fridley	Spartanburg Peaches	34
Joe Sabatella	Sumter Chicks	32
Ed Freed	Rock Hill Chiefs	31
John Streza	Florence Steelers	31
Wiley Williams	Asheville Tourists	31
Bob Richards	Anderson Rebels	29
Wilmer Chappell	Florence Steelers	28
Doyle Nunnally	Anderson Rebels	28
Ralph Bartolozzi	Anderson Rebels	27
George Hallow	Anderson Rebels	27
Robert Knight	Knoxville Smokies	27
Michael Lutz	Spartanburg Peaches	27
Edward Nidds	Asheville Tourists	27
Frank Tornay	Spartanburg Peaches	26
Ziggy Jasinski	Knoxville Smokies	25
Ted Drakos	Knoxville Smokies	24
Ty Braziel	Charlotte Hornets	23
Walt Chipple	Rock Hill Chiefs	23

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Robert Knight	Knoxville Smokies	17
Jim Fridley	Spartanburg Peaches	12
Robert Churchill	Rock Hill Chiefs	11
Russ Nelson	Asheville Tourists	11
Ty Braziel	Charlotte Hornets	10
Ziggy Jasinski	Knoxville Smokies	10
Richard Guyton	Charlotte Hornets	8
Bill Jekielek	Asheville Tourists	8
Bill Metral	Knoxville Smokies	8
Edward Neighbors	Florence Steelers	8
James Thomas	Knoxville Smokies	8
Buck Driskill	Asheville Tourists	7
George Hallow	Anderson Rebels	7
Robert Morem	Sumter Chicks	7
Leonard Morrison	Sumter Chicks	7
Doyle Nunnally	Anderson Rebels	7
Theodore Owen	Knoxville Smokies	7
John Tree	Spartanburg Peaches	7
Wiley Williams	Asheville Tourists	7
Walt Chipple	Rock Hill Chiefs	6

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Harold Harrigan	Anderson Rebels	121
Michael Lutz	Spartanburg Peaches	98
Buck Driskill	Asheville Tourists	97
Ralph Bartolozzi	Anderson Rebels	92
Ed Freed	Rock Hill Chiefs	85
Edward Nidds	Asheville Tourists	84
William Maupin	Knoxville Smokies	81
John Streza	Florence Steelers	80
Wiley Williams	Asheville Tourists	77
Jim Fridley	Spartanburg Peaches	75
Robert Knight	Knoxville Smokies	75
George Hallow	Anderson Rebels	73
Edward Neighbors	Florence Steelers	70
James Thomas	Knoxville Smokies	69
Bill Manning	Sumter Chicks	67
Russ Nelson	Asheville Tourists	67
Joe Sabatella	Sumter Chicks	67
Ty Braziel	Charlotte Hornets	66
Robert Churchill	Rock Hill Chiefs	66
Sid Zomlefer	Spartanburg Peaches	66

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Mel Fisher	Florence Steelers	27	12
Al Aber	Spartanburg Peaches	24	8
Dizzy Sutherland	Charlotte Hornets	18	10
John Fitzgerald	Florence Steelers	17	10
Eugene Kern	Asheville Tourists	17	11
Bill Miller	Knoxville Smokies	17	11
Dutch Neuman	Spartanburg Peaches	17	10
Bernard Fiest	Anderson Rebels	16	12
Billy Darden	Asheville Tourists	15	6
Thomas Kerr	Rock Hill Chiefs	15	12
Survern Wright	Rock Hill Chiefs	15	8
Samuel Maddox	Anderson Rebels	14	13
Irv Renollet	Asheville Tourists	14	10
James Scott	Florence Steelers	14	8
Wes Livengood	Sumter Chicks	13	8
William Bustle	Rock Hill Chiefs	12	11
Bill Sherman	Knoxville Smokies	12	11
Edward Sundra	Spartanburg Peaches	12	9
Hugh Oser	Knoxville Smokies	11	7
Hal Swanson	Knoxville Smokies	11	9

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Survern Wright	Rock Hill Chiefs	1.86	15	8
Jim Pearce	Charlotte Hornets	2.38	10	10
Al Aber	Spartanburg Peaches	2.71	24	8
Thomas Kerr	Rock Hill Chiefs	2.76	15	12
Willard Lovelady	Charlotte Hornets	2.76	9	9
Mel Fisher	Florence Steelers	2.77	27	12
Leland Crissman	Spartanburg Peaches	3.07	9	9
John Fitzgerald	Florence Steelers	3.12	17	10
Raymond Burnett	Sumter Chicks	3.17	10	14
Dizzy Sutherland	Charlotte Hornets	3.22	18	10
Bill Sherman	Knoxville Smokies	3.28	12	11
George Greene	Florence Steelers	3.34	9	7
James Scott	Florence Steelers	3.35	14	8
Wes Livengood	Sumter Chicks	3.38	13	8
Irv Renollet	Asheville Tourists	3.45	14	10
Edward Sundra	Spartanburg Peaches	3.46	12	9
Eugene Kern	Asheville Tourists	3.51	17	11
Hugh Oser	Knoxville Smokies	3.54	11	7
Billy Darden	Asheville Tourists	3.56	15	6
Barney Schultz	Rock Hill Chiefs	3.75	10	12

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Al Aber	Spartanburg Peaches	7
Thomas Kerr	Rock Hill Chiefs	6
Mel Fisher	Florence Steelers	5
Hugh Oser	Knoxville Smokies	5
John Fitzgerald	Florence Steelers	4
Edward Sundra	Spartanburg Peaches	4
Sam Amoriello	Anderson Rebels	3
Raymond Burnett	Sumter Chicks	3
George Greene	Florence Steelers	3
Samuel Maddox	Anderson Rebels	3
Survern Wright	Rock Hill Chiefs	3
Jack Carmichael	Spartanburg Peaches	2
Frederick Carpen	Knoxville Smokies	2
Buzz Dozier	Charlotte Hornets	2
Bernard Fiest	Anderson Rebels	2
Willard Lovelady	Charlotte Hornets	2
Dutch Neuman	Spartanburg Peaches	2
Jim Pearce	Charlotte Hornets	2
Dizzy Sutherland	Charlotte Hornets	2
Jack Clifton	Florence Steelers	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Raymond Burnett	Sumter Chicks	167
John Fitzgerald	Florence Steelers	166
Mel Fisher	Florence Steelers	160
Bill Miller	Knoxville Smokies	158
Dizzy Sutherland	Charlotte Hornets	151
Al Aber	Spartanburg Peaches	142
Barney Schultz	Rock Hill Chiefs	139
Thomas Kerr	Rock Hill Chiefs	133
Bernard Fiest	Anderson Rebels	129
Survern Wright	Rock Hill Chiefs	121
Eugene Starr	Asheville Tourists	114
Irv Renollet	Asheville Tourists	113
Jim Pearce	Charlotte Hornets	110
Samuel Maddox	Anderson Rebels	101
Alex Zych	Sumter Chicks	100
William Bustle	Rock Hill Chiefs	94
Eugene Kern	Asheville Tourists	94
Sam Amoriello	Anderson Rebels	90
Frederick Carpen	Knoxville Smokies	89
Lyle Parkhurst	Rock Hill Chiefs	89

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