1949 Southern Association Batting Champ Bob Borkowski

In 1949, Bob Borkowski batted .376 in 138 games with the Nashville Vols to win the Double-A Southern Association batting title. On July 23, teammate Carl Sawatski was leading the team in batting with a .379 average, with Babe Barna hitting at a .371 clip to for second place for the Vols.
Borkowski was third with a .365 average, but at season’s end, had passed both Barna and Sawatski in capturing the league title.
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