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1953 Eastern League

1953 > Class A > League History
Overall: 602 games, 8 teams, approx. 150 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1952 / 1954
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1952 / 1954

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1952 / 1954

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Reading Indians	CLE	101	47	.682	--
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	96	55	.636	6.5
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	86	65	.570	16.5
Albany Senators	BOS	78	74	.513	25
Elmira Pioneers	LAD	70	80	.467	32
Williamsport A's	OAK	65	85	.433	37
Wilkes-Barre Barons		54	95	.362	47.5
Scranton Miners	MIN	51	100	.338	51.5

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
Reading Indians	CLE	22.9	5.33	149	5614	4865	794	1358	189	78	74	726	154	639	589	.279	.363	.396	.759	1925	110
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	23.6	4.64	151	5682	4971	700	1313	243	39	76	625	78	614	630	.264	.345	.375	.720	1862	97
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	24.4	4.44	151	5692	4912	671	1244	185	43	78	600	55	679	682	.253	.344	.356	.700	1749	101
Williamsport A's	PHA	26.1	4.28	150	5612	4831	642	1200	178	32	71	555	98	712	768	.248	.345	.343	.688	1655	69
Albany Senators	BOS	26.7	4.20	152	5658	4909	638	1240	197	33	42	568	46	643	614	.253	.339	.332	.671	1629	106
Elmira Pioneers	BRO	24.3	3.94	150	5532	4788	591	1210	198	55	56	505	131	641	780	.253	.341	.352	.693	1686	103
Wilkes-Barre Barons		26.6	3.64	150	5431	4806	546	1154	146	36	86	483	79	558	824	.240	.319	.339	.658	1630	67
Scranton Miners	WSH	25.4	3.54	151	5391	4744	534	1108	155	38	28	448	53	556	751	.234	.314	.300	.614	1423	91
League Totals		25.0	4.25	1204	44612	38826	5116	9827	1491	354	511	4510	694	5042	5638	.253	.339	.349	.688	13559	744

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	G	GS	R
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	22.6	3.56	96	55	.636	151	151	538
Reading Indians	CLE	22.2	3.82	101	47	.682	149	149	569
Albany Senators	BOS	25.7	4.01	78	74	.513	152	152	610
Elmira Pioneers	BRO	24.3	4.07	70	80	.467	150	150	611
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	24.2	4.44	86	65	.570	151	151	671
Scranton Miners	WSH	25.2	4.51	51	100	.338	151	151	681
Williamsport A's	PHA	24.9	5.19	65	85	.433	150	150	778
Wilkes-Barre Barons		27.1	5.35	54	95	.362	150	150	802
League Totals		24.6	4.37	601	601	.500	1204	1204	5260

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Schenectady Blue Jays	PHI	151	3909	1637	188	132	.967	6	Skeeter Newsome
Elmira Pioneers	BRO	150	3833	1548	189	156	.966	13	Al Brancato
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	151	3907	1708	200	129	.966	14	n/a
Albany Senators	BOS	152	3907	1630	196	131	.966	23	Elmer Yoter and Jack Burns
Scranton Miners	WSH	151	3798	1514	188	134	.966	22	Morrie Aderholt
Reading Indians	CLE	149	3815	1476	187	128	.966	23	Kerby Farrell
Williamsport A's	PHA	150	3840	1693	245	153	.958	15	George Staller
Wilkes-Barre Barons		150	3801	1659	271	135	.953	13	Danny Litwhiler
League Totals		1204	30810	12865	1664	1098	.963	129

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