Mancini Named Eastern League Leader in Average and Slugging
MLBAM, the Official Statistician for Minor League Baseball, recognizes the below listed players as individual batting category leaders in the Eastern League for their recently concluded 2015 regular seasons, although they did not record the minimum number of plate appearances (2.7 per league games scheduled) to qualify for leadership.
These players are so recognized based on the guidelines of Rule 9.22(a) (formerly Rule 10.22(a)), which governs individual qualifications for league leadership in batting average, slugging percentage and onbase percentage. The leagues, categories and players are:
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BATTING AVERAGE
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PA
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AB
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H
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AVG
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Leader: Trey Mancini (Bowie)
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354
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326
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117
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.359
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Adjusted Stats
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383
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355
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117
|
.330
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Runner-up: Adam Frazier (Altoona)
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423
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377
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122
|
.324
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|
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SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
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PA
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AB
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TB
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SLG
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Leader: Trey Mancini (Bowie)
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354
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326
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191
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.586
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Adjusted Stats
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383
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355
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191
|
.538
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|
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Runner-up: Quincy Latimore (Bowie)
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486
|
442
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225
|
.509
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The relevant portion of Rule 9.22 is as follows:
9.22 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
To assure uniformity in establishing the batting, pitching and fielding championships of professional leagues, such champions shall meet the following minimum performance standards:
(a) The individual batting, slugging or on-base percentage champion shall be the player with the highest batting average, slugging percentage or on-base percentage, as the case may be, provided the player is credited with as many or more total appearances at the plate in league championship games as the number of games scheduled for each club in his club's league that season, multiplied by 3.1 in the case of a Major League player and by 2.7 in the case of a National Association player. Total appearances at the plate shall include official times at bat, plus bases on balls, times hit by pitcher, sacrifice hits, sacrifice flies and times awarded first base because of interference or obstruction. Notwithstanding the foregoing requirement of minimum appearances at the plate, any player with fewer than the required number of plate appearances whose average would be the highest, if he were charged with the required number of plate appearances shall be awarded the batting, slugging or on-base percentage championship, as the case may be.