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1953 Augusta Rams

1953 > Class A > 1953 South Atlantic League
Overall: 65-74
Scored 576 runs, Allowed 618 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 65-74

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Lou Fitzgerald and Bobby Wilkins
Represented: Augusta, GA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1952 / 1954

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 James Ackers 22 15 49 12 2 1 0 .245 .327 16
2 Robert Belford* 26 110 368 76 12 3 2 .207 .272 100
3 George Brown* 32 137 518 135 28 5 7 .261 .375 194
4 James Burns* 25 21 43 10 2 1 0 .233 .326 14
5 Bill Chambers 28 21 29 9 0 0 0 .310 .310 9
6 Herschel Cothren 24 23 38 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
7 Max Davidson* 25 26 96 25 5 0 1 .260 .344 33
8 Jack Elkins* 27 32 101 19 5 2 0 .188 .277 28
9 Lou Fitzgerald* 33 42 167 47 4 0 0 .281 .305 51
10 Elbert Flint 26 139 479 113 20 1 4 .236 .307 147
11 Oscar Garmendia 26 113 383 100 15 2 6 .261 .358 137
12 Bill Hair 30 40 80 16 2 0 0 .200 .225 18
13 Ottis Jacobs 24 39 64 13 2 1 1 .203 .313 20
14 Ray Knoblauch 25 30 68 12 1 1 0 .176 .221 15
15 Dan Lewandowski 25 35 75 13 2 2 0 .173 .253 19
16 John Liptak 27 88 310 79 12 2 4 .255 .345 107
17 John O'Lari 25 114 367 82 11 0 3 .223 .278 102
18 Charlie Ray* 33 74 268 58 11 1 2 .216 .287 77
19 Eli Russo 26 15 43 8 5 0 0 .186 .302 13
20 George Starrette* 30 33 20 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 2
21 Mel Tappe 26 30 51 9 2 0 0 .176 .216 11
22 Omer Tolson 26 109 411 124 19 5 4 .302 .401 165
23 Jesse VanWinkle 25 14 48 10 3 1 0 .208 .313 15
24 Bobby Wilkins 30 129 490 118 18 2 0 .241 .286 140
24 Players 27.7 140 5420 4674 576 1119 189 30 35 501 164 680 659 .239 .336 .315 .651 1473 66
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age 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 Bill Chambers 28 2 4 .333 5.92 19 9 73.0 87 56 48 3 50 1.877 10.7 0.4 6.2
2 Bill Hair 30 13 17 .433 3.68 40 29 225.0 223 104 92 12 79 1.342 8.9 0.5 3.2
3 John Hoffman 29 2 3 .400 4.32 7 7 50.0 54 28 24 0 36 1.800 9.7 0.0 6.5
4 Ottis Jacobs 24 11 14 .440 3.79 39 19 183.0 174 85 77 6 106 1.530 8.6 0.3 5.2
5 Ray Knoblauch 25 15 9 .625 3.88 29 28 195.0 206 98 84 7 92 1.528 9.5 0.3 4.2
6 Dan Lewandowski 25 8 9 .471 3.84 34 18 197.0 225 102 84 9 64 1.467 10.3 0.4 2.9
7 George Starrette 30 2 4 .333 3.40 33 2 82.0 75 38 31 7 26 1.232 8.2 0.8 2.9
8 Mel Tappe 26 7 8 .467 2.66 26 16 122.0 116 48 36 5 43 1.303 8.6 0.4 3.2
8 Players 26.8 65 74 .468 140 140 618

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
John O'Lari 108 450 61 9 .983 4.73
Jack Elkins 27 101 9 6 .948 4.07
Herschel Cothren 14 52 8 1 .984 4.29

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Robert Belford 107 998 83 15 .986 10.10
James Burns 15 112 6 3 .975 7.87

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Elbert Flint 87 215 258 13 .973 5.44
Lou Fitzgerald 40 106 119 6 .974 5.63

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
John Liptak 86 80 228 19 .942 3.58
Eli Russo 10 11 30 8 .837 4.10

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bobby Wilkins 129 254 409 26 .962 5.14

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
George Brown 137 240 13 11 .958 1.85
Omer Tolson 108 266 13 15 .949 2.58
Oscar Garmendia 70 153 4 17 .902 2.24
Charlie Ray 68 132 9 1 .993 2.07
Max Davidson 26 42 2 5 .898 1.69
James Ackers 11 29 1 0 1.000 2.73

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bill Hair 40 0.00
Ottis Jacobs 39 0.00
Dan Lewandowski 34 0.00
George Starrette 33 0.00
Ray Knoblauch 29 0.00
Mel Tappe 26 0.00
Bill Chambers 19 0.00
John Hoffman 7 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
James Ackers 22 R 6' 2.0" 180 1931
Robert Belford 26 L 6' 2.0" 195 1927
George Brown 32 L R 5' 11.0" 185 Jul 27, 1920 Greenville, SC, US
Joe Budny 27 R R 6' 1.0" 185 Mar 14, 1926
James Burns 25 L 6' 1.0" 185 1928
Bill Chambers 28 R R 6' 0.0" 180 1925
Herschel Cothren 24 R 6' 0.0" 185 1929
Max Davidson 25 L 6' 1.0" 185 1928
Jack Elkins 27 L 6' 1.0" 190 1926
Lou Fitzgerald 33 L R 6' 0.0" 160 Aug 25, 1919 Cleveland, TN, US
Elbert Flint 26 R 5' 11.0" 165 1927
Fred Gaines -- Unknown
Oscar Garmendia 26 R R 5' 11.0" 190 1927 CU
Bill Hair 30 R R 5' 11.0" 145 1923
John Hoffman 29 L R 6' 4.0" 215 Nov 30, 1923 Buffalo, NY, US
Joseph Holley 17 R 6' 0.0" 175 1936
Thomas Ivey -- Unknown
Ottis Jacobs 24 R R 6' 1.0" 170 Dec 29, 1928
Ray Knoblauch 25 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Jan 26, 1928 Bay City, MI, US
Dan Lewandowski 25 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Jan 6, 1928 Buffalo, NY, US
John Liptak 27 R 6' 0.0" 180 1926
Howard Martin 28 R 6' 2.0" 178 1925 Wichita, KS, US
John O'Lari 25 R 5' 10.0" 200 1928
Clyde Parrish 25 R 6' 0.0" 175 1928
Charlie Ray 33 L 6' 2.0" 200 Feb 23, 1920 Jemison, AL, US
Eli Russo 26 R 5' 10.0" 180 1927
George Starrette 30 L R 6' 0.0" 170 1923
Mel Tappe 26 R R 5' 11.0" 190 May 21, 1927 Quincy, IL, US
Omer Tolson 26 R 6' 1.0" 215 Jul 25, 1926
Jesse VanWinkle 25 R 5' 10.0" 175 1928
Bobby Wilkins 30 R R 5' 9.0" 165 Aug 11, 1922 Denton, NC, US
James Wingard 19 L L 5' 11.0" 180 1934

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