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1953 Minor League Baseball League Encyclopedia

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League-by-League Batting

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Rk Lg Lev Tms BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Alabama-Florida League D 6 23.1 27806 23774 4293 6438 987 295 300 3576 711 3652 3701 .271 .368 .375 .743 8915 380
2 American Association AAA 8 27.0 46318 41190 5605 10715 1772 379 893 5143 496 4568 5907 .260 .334 .387 .721 15924 891 560
3 Appalachian League D 6 21.5 29830 25736 4484 6946 1197 337 417 3842 500 3729 4070 .270 .362 .391 .753 10068 365
4 Arizona-Texas League C 6 25.3 33850 29703 5485 8609 1405 417 546 4822 632 3794 4477 .290 .370 .420 .791 12486 353
5 Big State League B 8 26.8 44343 39589 5492 10209 1808 325 663 4927 616 4124 5183 .258 .328 .370 .698 14656 630
6 California League C 8 23.1 44461 38372 5973 9901 1617 337 626 5262 682 5398 6510 .258 .350 .367 .716 14070 691
7 Carolina League B 8 24.8 43001 37803 5236 9625 1754 306 659 4638 523 4563 5783 .255 .335 .369 .704 13968 635
8 Cotton States League C 8 24.8 38458 33244 5133 8763 1489 293 552 4463 560 4632 4629 .264 .354 .376 .729 12494 582
9 Cuban League Foreign
10 Eastern League A 8 25.0 44612 38826 5116 9827 1491 354 511 4510 694 5042 5638 .253 .339 .349 .688 13559 744
11 Evangeline League C 6 25.9 32468 28138 4579 7695 1248 188 476 3914 438 3800 2820 .273 .360 .382 .742 10747 530
12 Florida International League B 6 25.7 31268 26927 3774 6987 992 248 351 3325 564 3810 3369 .259 .351 .354 .705 9528 531
13 Florida State League D 8 23.2 42259 36221 5941 9382 1408 381 279 5035 1033 5371 5282 .259 .355 .342 .697 12389 667
14 Georgia State League D 8 24.2 40560 34721 6254 9493 1617 338 637 5494 862 5308 4819 .273 .370 .394 .764 13697 531
15 Georgia-Florida League D 8 22.1 43317 37028 5857 9440 1411 342 255 4806 768 5682 5799 .255 .354 .332 .686 12300 607
16 Gulf Coast League B 8 26.9 42926 38130 5772 10170 1630 331 631 5151 630 4287 4577 .267 .341 .376 .717 14355 509
17 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League B 8 23.9 40156 34467 5368 8933 1437 318 722 4757 573 5065 5702 .259 .354 .382 .736 13172 624
18 International League AAA 8 28.3 45076 39934 5418 10466 1790 391 769 5014 417 4552 4794 .262 .338 .384 .722 15345 590
19 Japan Central League Foreign 6 28753 25966 3152 6614 1075 178 424 2877 785 356 2259 2668 .255 .314 .359 .673 9317 586 528
20 Japan Pacific League Foreign 7 31479 28601 3105 7076 1126 251 386 2475 938 484 2271 3207 .247 .303 .345 .648 9862 603 607
21 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League D 8 21.7 37926 32871 5950 8947 1568 415 519 5053 985 4590 6044 .272 .361 .393 .754 12902 465
22 Longhorn League C 8 26.2 36339 31996 5786 9219 1691 397 744 4972 548 3938 4616 .288 .366 .436 .802 13936 405
23 Mexican League Independent 6 27.0
24 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League D 6 24.0 27885 24252 3778 6368 1053 358 248 3222 578 3351 3730 .263 .352 .366 .718 8881 282
25 Mountain States League D 8 23.0 40748 35487 6894 10097 1687 361 647 5904 1138 4894 5709 .285 .371 .407 .778 14447 367
26 Negro American League Negro
27 Northern League C 8 23.5 38560 32944 5567 8911 1482 372 462 4849 750 4917 4585 .270 .365 .380 .745 12523 699
28 Pacific Coast League Open 8 30.2 53067 47436 5982 12492 2035 294 943 5594 399 4624 5015 .263 .329 .378 .707 17944 1007
29 Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League D 8 21.5 40422 34033 6179 9148 1620 366 474 5309 642 5903 5440 .269 .377 .380 .757 12922 486
30 Piedmont League B 8 24.6 39958 33759 4962 8396 1411 338 455 4339 509 5587 4457 .249 .355 .351 .706 11848 612
31 Pioneer League C 8 22.7 42047 35487 5945 9339 1533 377 470 5200 620 6037 5838 .263 .370 .367 .738 13036 523
32 Provincial League C 8 23.2 39214 32702 5324 8325 1374 265 429 4564 611 5885 5062 .255 .368 .352 .720 11516 627
33 Quebec Provincial League Independent
34 Sooner State League D 8 21.3 44470 37363 6607 9423 1551 414 580 5383 1097 6458 7517 .252 .362 .362 .725 13542 649
35 South Atlantic League A 8 25.6 43293 37866 4994 9535 1550 303 522 4303 579 4817 4792 .252 .336 .350 .686 13257 610
36 Southern Association AA 8 25.8 46699 41432 5880 11244 1846 346 833 5404 435 4642 5467 .271 .345 .393 .738 16281 625
37 Tar Heel League D 10 25.7 38541 33411 5797 9001 1722 430 578 5021 523 4650 5855 .269 .359 .399 .757 13317 480
38 Texas League AA 8 27.8 47054 41197 5486 10635 1947 258 855 5042 474 336 5120 5389 .258 .340 .380 .720 15663 970 737
39 Tri-State League B 6 24.4 34565 30246 4891 8303 1412 322 501 4275 562 3960 4255 .275 .359 .392 .751 11862 359
40 West Texas-New Mexico League C 8 26.0 45357 39799 8186 11911 2339 470 1136 7139 719 5130 5905 .299 .379 .467 .847 18598 428
41 Western Association C 6 22.5 32631 27773 3995 6657 1065 301 340 3292 490 4229 5015 .240 .340 .336 .677 9344 629
42 Western International League A 10 26.5 54172 46984 7375 12928 2156 402 739 6614 865 6339 6088 .275 .361 .385 .747 18105 849
43 Western League A 8 25.1 47114 41090 5859 10587 1744 327 662 5183 608 5401 5859 .258 .344 .364 .708 14971 623
44 Wisconsin State League D 8 21.1 38329 32100 5831 8371 1387 319 548 4851 947 5671 6410 .261 .372 .375 .747 12040 558

League-by-League Pitching

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Rk Lg Lev Tms PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Alabama-Florida League D 6 22.6 350 350 .500 4293
2 American Association AAA 8 26.5 616 616 .500 5605
3 Appalachian League D 6 20.5 377 377 .500 4484
4 Arizona-Texas League C 6 26.7 418 418 .500 5485
5 Big State League B 8 27.3 580 580 .500 4.03 601 87 10008.0 9955 5492 4482 663 4124 4944 231 18 286 1.407 9.0 0.6 3.7 4.4 1.20
6 California League C 8 23.6 561 561 .500 5973
7 Carolina League B 8 24.3 557 557 .500 5236
8 Cotton States League C 8 23.5 500 500 .500 5133
9 Eastern League A 8 24.5 601 601 .500 5260
10 Evangeline League C 6 25.4 412 412 .500 4539
11 Florida International League B 6 25.1 406 406 .500 3774
12 Florida State League D 8 21.7 533 533 .500 4.09 9222.0 9382 5941 4190 279 5371 5282 335 50 496 1.600 9.2 0.3 5.2 5.2 0.98
13 Georgia State League D 8 22.2 500 500 .500 6194
14 Georgia-Florida League D 8 20.9 552 552 .500 5857
15 Gulf Coast League B 8 28.1 580 580 .500
16 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League B 8 23.4 513 513 .500 5368
17 International League AAA 8 27.3 613 613 .500 5418
18 Japan Central League Foreign 6 381 381 .500 3.39 272 64 6863.2 6614 3152 2588 424 2259 2668 157 22 79 28913 1.293 8.7 0.6 3.0 3.5 1.18
19 Japan Pacific League Foreign 7 412 412 .500 2.96 328 92 7678.2 7076 3105 2528 386 2399 3342 146 15 97 31690 1.234 8.3 0.5 2.8 3.9 1.39
20 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League D 8 20.4 479 479 .500 5950
21 Longhorn League C 8 25.4 460 460 .500
22 Mexican League Independent 6 208 206 .502
23 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League D 6 23.3 356 356 .500 3778
24 Mountain States League D 8 22.7 500 500 .500 6894
25 Northern League C 8 22.3 499 499 .500 5567
26 Pacific Coast League Open 8 30.8 720 720 .500 5982
27 Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League D 8 20.9 501 501 .500 6179
28 Piedmont League B 8 23.9 509 509 .500 4962
29 Pioneer League C 8 22.7 525 525 .500 5945
30 Provincial League C 8 21.8 492 492 .500 5324
31 Sooner State League D 8 20.7 551 551 .500 4.71 592 49 9558.0 9423 6607 4999 592 6458 7517 474 48 636 1.662 8.9 0.6 6.1 7.1 1.16
32 South Atlantic League A 8 25.7 557 557 .500 4994
33 Southern Association AA 8 26.3 615 615 .500 5880
34 Tar Heel League D 10 24.4 486 486 .500 5797
35 Texas League AA 8 27.7 616 616 .500 3.84 484 91 10807.0 10635 5486 4612 855 5120 5389 228 25 301 1.458 8.9 0.7 4.3 4.5 1.05
36 Tri-State League B 6 23.9 445 445 .500 4891
37 West Texas-New Mexico League C 8 25.7 566 566 .500
38 Western Association C 6 22.1 418 418 .500 3972
39 Western International League A 10 26.5 692 692 .500 7375
40 Western League A 8 24.9 617 617 .500 5859
41 Wisconsin State League D 8 20.2 491 491 .500 5831

League-by-League Fielding

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Rk Lg Lev Tms G PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% Attendance
1 Eastern League A 8 30810 12865 1664 1098 .963 129
2 South Atlantic League A 8 29627 12322 1572 1106 .964 120
3 Western International League A 10 36032 15287 2084 1399 .961 183
4 Western League A 8 31935 13681 1909 1271 .960 141
5 Southern Association AA 8 31716 13079 1443 1206 .969 72
6 Texas League AA 8 32323 13794 1450 1248 .970 60 474 336 41%
7 American Association AAA 8 31982 13086 1421 1167 .969 101
8 International League AAA 8 31122 13170 1265 1241 .972 90
9 Big State League B 8 29712 12436 1709 969 .961 138
10 Carolina League B 8 29288 12074 1856 1089 .957 136
11 Florida International League B 6 21192 9331 1224 774 .961 80
12 Gulf Coast League B 8 27747 11391 1835 .955
13 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League B 8 26824 11169 1704 949 .957 141
14 Piedmont League B 8 26708 11603 1525 1059 .962 142
15 Tri-State League B 6 23072 9265 1614 780 .952 104
16 Arizona-Texas League C 6 21839 9094 1735 823 .947 174
17 California League C 8 29673 11799 2085 971 .952 117
18 Cotton States League C 8 25646 10840 1818 939 .953 127
19 Evangeline League C 6 21790 9053 1565 872 .952 158
20 Longhorn League C 8 23536 9858 1743 881 .950 119
21 Northern League C 8 25381 11181 1848 994 .952 119
22 Pioneer League C 8 27305 11344 1881 1055 .954 196
23 Provincial League C 8 25607 10916 1732 959 .955 204
24 West Texas-New Mexico League C 8 28490 11681 2420 1038 .943 236
25 Western Association C 6 22139 9251 1557 623 .953 175
26 Alabama-Florida League D 6 17935 7460 1549 556 .943 110
27 Appalachian League D 6 19541 8086 1684 705 .943 111
28 Florida State League D 8 27666 11791 2462 890 .941 191
29 Georgia State League D 8 26256 10582 1979 825 .949 113
30 Georgia-Florida League D 8 28507 11542 2374 813 .944 168
31 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League D 8 24516 9642 2172 766 .940 166
32 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League D 6 18563 7801 1220 599 .956 134
33 Mountain States League D 8 25944 10469 2384 803 .939 227
34 Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League D 8 25867 10395 1933 887 .949 175
35 Sooner State League D 8 28923 11306 2629 830 .939 270
36 Tar Heel League D 10 25394 10176 1650 814 .956 126
37 Wisconsin State League D 8 24740 10100 2128 841 .942 208
38 Japan Central League Foreign 6 912 .000
39 Japan Pacific League Foreign 7 956 .000
40 Mexican League Independent 6
41 Pacific Coast League Open 8 37096 15530 1366 1389 .975 85

League Teams

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Lg Lev Tm
American Association AAA Charleston Senators, Columbus Red Birds, Indianapolis Indians, Kansas City Blues, Louisville Colonels, Minneapolis Millers, St. Paul Saints, Toledo Mud Hens
International League AAA Baltimore Orioles, Buffalo Bisons, Montreal Royals, Ottawa A's, Rochester Red Wings, Springfield Cubs, Syracuse Chiefs, Toronto Maple Leafs
Southern Association AA Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
Texas League AA Beaumont Exporters, Dallas Eagles, Fort Worth Cats, Houston Buffaloes, Oklahoma City Indians, San Antonio Missions, Shreveport Sports, Tulsa Oilers
Eastern League A Albany Senators, Binghamton Triplets, Elmira Pioneers, Reading Indians, Schenectady Blue Jays, Scranton Miners, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Williamsport A's
South Atlantic League A Augusta Rams, Charleston Rebels, Columbia Reds, Columbus Cardinals, Jacksonville Braves, Macon Peaches, Montgomery Grays, Savannah Indians
Western International League A Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Lewiston Broncs, Salem Senators, Spokane Indians, Tri-City Braves, Vancouver Capilanos, Victoria Tyees, Wenatchee Chiefs, Yakima Bears
Western League A Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Denver Bears, Des Moines Bruins, Lincoln Chiefs, Omaha Cardinals, Pueblo Dodgers, Sioux City Soos, Wichita Indians
Big State League B Austin Pioneers, Greenville/Bryan Majors, Paris Indians, Temple Eagles, Texarkana Bears, Tyler East Texans, Waco/Longview Pirates, Wichita Falls Spudders
Carolina League B Burlington-Graham Pirates, Danville Leafs, Durham Bulls, Fayetteville Highlanders, Greensboro Patriots, Raleigh Capitals, Reidsville Luckies, Winston-Salem Cardinals
Florida International League B Fort Lauderdale Lions, Havana Cubans, Miami Sun Sox, St. Petersburg Saints, Tampa Smokers, West Palm Beach Indians
Gulf Coast League B Brownsville Charros, Corpus Christi Aces, Galveston White Caps, Harlingen Capitals, Lake Charles Lakers, Laredo Apaches, Port Arthur Seahawks, Texas City Texans
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League B Burlington Flints, Cedar Rapids Indians, Evansville Braves, Keokuk Kernels, Peoria Chiefs, Quincy Gems, Terre Haute Phillies, Waterloo White Hawks
Piedmont League B Hagerstown Braves, Lynchburg Cardinals, Newport News Dodgers, Norfolk Tars, Portsmouth Merrimacs, Richmond Colts, Roanoke Ro-Sox, York White Roses
Tri-State League B Anderson Rebels, Asheville Tourists, Charlotte Hornets, Gastonia Rockets, Rock Hill Chiefs, Spartanburg Peaches
Arizona-Texas League C Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings, El Paso Texans, Juarez Indios, Mexicali Eagles, Phoenix Senators, Tucson Cowboys
California League C Bakersfield Indians, Fresno Cardinals, Modesto Reds, San Jose Red Sox, Santa Barbara Dodgers, Stockton Ports, Ventura Oilers, Visalia Stars
Cotton States League C El Dorado Oilers, Greenville Buckshots, Hot Springs Bathers, Jackson Senators, Meridian Millers, Monroe Sports, Natchez Indians, Pine Bluff Judges
Evangeline League C Alexandria Aces, Baton Rouge Red Sticks, Crowley Millers, Lafayette Bulls, New Iberia Cardinals, Thibodaux Giants
Longhorn League C Artesia Drillers, Big Spring Broncs, Carlsbad Potashers, Lamesa Lobos/Winters-Ballinger Eagles, Midland Indians, Odessa Oilers, Roswell Rockets, San Angelo Colts
Northern League C Aberdeen Pheasants, Duluth Dukes, Eau Claire Bears, Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Grand Forks Chiefs, Sioux Falls Canaries, St. Cloud Rox, Superior Blues
Pioneer League C Billings Mustangs, Boise Yankees, Great Falls Electrics, Idaho Falls Russets, Magic Valley Cowboys, Ogden Reds, Pocatello Bannocks, Salt Lake City Bees
Provincial League C Drummondville Royals, Granby Phillies, Quebec Braves, Sherbrooke Indians, St. Hyacinthe A's, St. Jean Canadians, Thetford Mines Miners, Trois-Rivieres Yankees
West Texas-New Mexico League C Abilene Blue Sox, Albuquerque Dukes, Amarillo Gold Sox, Borger Gassers, Clovis Pioneers, Lubbock Hubbers, Pampa Oilers, Plainview Ponies
Western Association C Fort Smith/Van Buren Twins, Hutchinson Elks, Joplin Miners, Muskogee Giants, St. Joseph Cardinals, Topeka Owls
Alabama-Florida League D Andalusia Arrows, Dothan Rebels, Eufaula Millers, Fort Walton Beach Jets, Graceville Oilers, Panama City Fliers
Appalachian League D Bluefield Blue-Grays, Bristol Twins, Johnson City Cardinals, Pulaski Phillies, Welch Miners, Wytheville Statesmen
Florida State League D Cocoa Indians, Daytona Beach Islanders, DeLand Red Hats, Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds, Leesburg Lakers, Orlando Senators, Palatka Azaleas/Lakeland Pilots, Sanford Cardinals
Georgia State League D Douglas Trojans, Dublin Irish, Eastman Dodgers, Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals, Jesup Bees, Sandersville Wacos, Statesboro Pilots, Vidalia Indians
Georgia-Florida League D Albany Cardinals, Brunswick Pirates, Cordele A's, Fitzgerald Pioneers, Thomasville Dodgers, Tifton Blue Sox, Valdosta Browns, Waycross Bears
Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League D Fulton Lookouts, Hopkinsville Hoppers, Jackson Generals, Madisonville Miners, Mayfield Clothiers, Owensboro Oilers, Paducah Chiefs, Union City Dodgers
Mississippi-Ohio Valley League D Danville Dans, Decatur Commodores, Hannibal Cardinals, Mattoon Phillies, Mount Vernon Kings, Paris Lakers
Mountain States League D Big Stone Gap Rebels, Harlan Smokies, Kingsport Cherokees, Knoxville Smokies, Maryville-Alcoa Twins, Middlesboro Athletics, Morristown Red Sox, Norton Braves
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League D Batavia Clippers, Bradford Phillies, Corning Independents, Hamilton Cardinals, Hornell Dodgers, Jamestown Falcons, Olean Yankees, Wellsville Braves
Sooner State League D Ada Herefords, Ardmore Cardinals, Gainesville Owls, Lawton Reds, McAlester Rockets, Pauls Valley Raiders, Shawnee Hawks, Sherman-Denison Twins
Tar Heel League D Forest City Owls, Hickory Rebels, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, Lexington Indians, Lincolnton Cardinals/Statesville Sports, Marion Marauders, Mooresville Moors, Salisbury Rocots, Shelby Clippers, Statesville Blues
Wisconsin State League D Appleton Papermakers, Fond du Lac Panthers, Green Bay Bluejays, Janesville Cubs, Oshkosh Giants, Sheboygan Indians, Wausau Timberjacks, Wisconsin Rapids White Sox
Cuban League Foreign
Japan Central League Foreign Chunichi Dragons, Hiroshima Carp, Kokutetsu Swallows, Osaka Tigers, Taiyo-Shochiku Robins, Yomiuri Giants
Japan Pacific League Foreign Daiei Stars, Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Pearls, Mainichi Orions, Nankai Hawks, Nishitetsu Lions, Tokyu Flyers
Mexican League Independent Anahuac Indios, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Monterrey Sultanes, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Torreon Algodoneros, Veracruz Aguila
Quebec Provincial League Independent
Negro American League Negro
Pacific Coast League Open Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Seals, Seattle Rainiers

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