1953 Sooner State League

1953 > Class D > League History
Overall: 553 games, 8 teams, approx. 138 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
Ardmore Cardinals	STL	91	46	.664	--
Shawnee Hawks	LAD	86	53	.619	6
Ada Herefords	BAL	84	54	.609	7.5
McAlester Rockets	NYY	83	56	.597	9
Pauls Valley Raiders	SFG	63	74	.460	28
Sherman-Denison Twins		61	77	.442	30.5
Lawton Reds	CIN	47	89	.346	43.5
Gainesville Owls	CHC	36	102	.261	55.5

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
Ardmore Cardinals	STL	21.6	7.33	137	5641	4623	1004	1246	237	58	116	849	165	931	967	.270	.392	.421	.813	1947	87
Ada Herefords	SLB	21.3	6.94	138	5653	4696	958	1268	230	29	147	769	146	856	996	.270	.383	.425	.808	1997	101
Lawton Reds	CIN	19.7	6.39	137	5435	4610	876	1135	172	53	68	634	152	740	957	.246	.350	.351	.701	1617	85
Pauls Valley Raiders	NYG	22.0	6.26	137	5579	4686	857	1177	213	39	77	754	110	832	896	.251	.364	.363	.727	1699	61
McAlester Rockets	NYY	21.0	5.72	140	5612	4771	801	1278	214	54	58	680	180	770	950	.268	.370	.372	.741	1774	71
Sherman-Denison Twins		23.4	5.63	139	5669	4819	782	1219	163	75	52	641	110	776	861	.253	.357	.350	.707	1688	74
Shawnee Hawks	BRO	19.3	5.46	140	5541	4681	764	1128	194	72	44	627	174	772	975	.241	.348	.341	.690	1598	88
Gainesville Owls	CHC	21.6	4.09	138	5340	4477	565	972	128	34	18	429	60	781	915	.217	.333	.273	.606	1222	82
League Totals		21.2	5.97	1106	44470	37363	6607	9423	1551	414	580	5383	1097	6458	7517	.252	.362	.362	.725	13542	649

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Shawnee Hawks	BRO	20.5	4.44	86	53	.619	3.47	140	140	65	75	15	1244.0	1008	622	479	54	784	1126	65	10	67	1.441	7.3	0.4	5.7	8.1	1.44
Ada Herefords	SLB	19.4	5.38	84	54	.609	4.18	138	138	43	95	6	1205.0	1169	743	559	122	578	921	50	3	74	1.450	8.7	0.9	4.3	6.9	1.59
McAlester Rockets	NYY	20.1	5.53	83	56	.597	3.92	140	140	59	81	9	1234.0	1139	774	537	37	762	902	76	5	84	1.541	8.3	0.3	5.6	6.6	1.18
Ardmore Cardinals	STL	19.5	5.57	91	46	.664	4.39	137	137	66	71	2	1196.0	1125	763	583	68	837	1070	55	4	92	1.640	8.5	0.5	6.3	8.1	1.28
Pauls Valley Raiders	NYG	21.2	6.13	63	74	.460	4.84	137	137	56	81	4	1190.0	1214	840	640	114	770	873	36	7	76	1.667	9.2	0.9	5.8	6.6	1.13
Sherman-Denison Twins		23.5	6.38	61	77	.442	5.09	139	139	65	74	7	1127.0	1243	887	638	64	689	852	71	3	59	1.714	9.9	0.5	5.5	6.8	1.24
Lawton Reds	CIN	20.8	6.93	47	89	.346	5.43	137	137	84	53	4	1184.0	1195	950	715	62	1110	1024	68	6	79	1.947	9.1	0.5	8.4	7.8	0.92
Gainesville Owls	CHC	19.1	7.45	36	102	.261	6.48	138	138	76	62	2	1178.0	1330	1028	848	71	928	749	53	10	105	1.917	10.2	0.5	7.1	5.7	0.81
League Totals		20.5	5.97	551	551	.500	4.71	1106	1106	514	592	49	9558.0	9423	6607	4999	592	6458	7517	474	48	636	1.662	8.9	0.6	6.1	7.1	1.16

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Pauls Valley Raiders	NYG	137	3567	1392	271	123	.948	22	Richard Klaus
Shawnee Hawks	BRO	140	3691	1356	307	98	.943	19	Boyd Bartley
Sherman-Denison Twins		139	3673	1562	322	102	.942	40	Albert McCarty
McAlester Rockets	NYY	140	3698	1583	325	132	.942	36	n/a
Ardmore Cardinals	STL	137	3588	1296	318	89	.939	32	Bennie Warren
Ada Herefords	SLB	138	3614	1297	352	79	.933	34	Louis Brower
Lawton Reds	CIN	137	3561	1360	358	107	.932	46	Tuck McWilliams
Gainesville Owls	CHC	138	3531	1460	376	100	.930	41	James Grigg, Ernest Shadid and Jesse Landrum
League Totals		1106	28923	11306	2629	830	.939	270

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