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1953 Evansville Braves
1953 > Class B > 1953 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
Overall: n/a
Scored 668 runs, Allowed 674 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 0-0

Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves-NL
Manager: Bob Coleman
Represented: Evansville, IN
Ballpark: Bosse Field (Evansville, IN)
Attendance: n/a

Team Batting

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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 Stewart Alton 22 42 38 3 0 1 0 .079 .132 5
2 Bud Belardi 20 16 49 10 5 0 0 .204 .306 15
3 Paul Cave 19 29 56 11 4 0 0 .196 .268 15
4 William Conroy 22 10 18 4 0 0 0 .222 .222 4
5 Wes Covington 21 42 177 49 9 1 5 .277 .424 75
6 Walter Ford 18 60 127 28 4 0 0 .220 .252 32
7 Cannie Forsyth 23 85 286 69 9 3 5 .241 .346 99
8 Ronald Gendreau 23 34 151 32 4 2 2 .212 .305 46
9 Johnny Goryl 19 116 398 98 21 5 12 .246 .415 165
10 Arnold Hallgren 20 107 382 95 17 8 9 .249 .406 155
11 Eugene Leach -- 30 54 2 1 0 0 .037 .056 3
12 Don McMahon 23 28 43 11 0 0 0 .256 .256 11
13 Joe Morgan 22 78 301 74 10 5 4 .246 .352 106
14 Nate Peeples 27 90 308 102 17 1 15 .331 .539 166 Stats for 2 teams
15 Larry Pennell 24 111 366 101 10 11 16 .276 .495 181
16 Matthew Peoplis 19 30 33 5 0 0 0 .152 .152 5
17 Clarence Riddle 21 91 346 80 9 5 6 .231 .338 117
18 Humberto Robinson 23 38 77 13 1 0 0 .169 .182 14
19 Jack Schlarb 24 39 51 15 2 0 0 .294 .333 17
20 Donald Schmidt 29 14 15 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 3
21 Jack Scott 26 15 16 3 0 0 0 .188 .188 3
22 Wesley Sell 23 21 39 8 1 0 0 .205 .231 9
23 Peter Swain 25 37 143 36 3 2 3 .252 .364 52
24 John Turco 22 80 316 105 23 5 5 .332 .484 153
25 Bill Wells 20 97 308 79 16 4 13 .256 .461 142
26 Leonard Williams 25 130 494 151 15 14 24 .306 .538 266
34 Players 22.2 5050 4347 668 1106 167 66 107 600 44 624 802 .254 .348 .397 .745 1726 79
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

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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 Stewart Alton 22 6 10 .375 3.92 30 13 124.0 98 73 54 9 93 1.540 7.1 0.7 6.8
2 Paul Cave 19 11 9 .550 3.24 28 23 172.0 139 85 62 10 83 1.291 7.3 0.5 4.3
3 William Conroy 22 3 2 .600
4 Vernal Edmunds 23 1 0 1.000
5 Alan Janes 18 0 1 .000
6 Eugene Leach -- 6 10 .375 4.36 30 21 161.0 191 105 78 9 57 1.540 10.7 0.5 3.2
7 Don McMahon 23 6 5 .545 4.50 26 12 114.0 113 69 57 5 77 1.667 8.9 0.4 6.1
8 Matthew Peoplis 19 5 8 .385 4.07 30 16 115.0 98 73 52 4 127 1.957 7.7 0.3 9.9
9 Humberto Robinson 23 17 8 .680 2.68 31 29 198.0 168 85 59 6 76 1.232 7.6 0.3 3.5
10 Jack Schlarb 24 3 3 .500 7.18 27 4 74.0 66 63 59 7 104 2.297 8.0 0.9 12.6
11 Donald Schmidt 29 4 3 .571
12 Jack Scott 26 7 0 1.000 4.68 15 3 50.0 59 28 26 0 26 1.700 10.6 0.0 4.7
12 Players 70 59 .543 674

Team Fielding--By Pos

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Cannie Forsyth 73 470 55 8 .985 7.19
Bill Wells 64 385 25 6 .986 6.41

1B

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Clarence Riddle 89 693 65 13 .983 8.52

2B

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Wesley Sell 10 38 24 5 .925 6.20
Leonard Williams 123 275 308 25 .959 4.74

3B

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Johnny Goryl 116 137 215 22 .941 3.03

SS

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bud Belardi 15 24 34 4 .935 3.87
Ronald Gendreau 34 69 89 23 .873 4.65
Joe Morgan 75 157 228 24 .941 5.13

OF

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G PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Wes Covington 42 59 3 6 .912 1.48
Walter Ford 48 54 4 6 .906 1.21
Arnold Hallgren 104 209 7 17 .927 2.08
Nate Peeples 88 211 5 4 .982 2.45
Larry Pennell 59 83 6 5 .947 1.51
Peter Swain 37 63 7 5 .933 1.89
John Turco 80 186 9 8 .961 2.44

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Team Roster

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace Stint From To
Stewart Alton 22 R R 5' 11" 160 1931
Bud Belardi 20 R 6' 0" 185 Dec 13, 1932 San Jose, CA, US
Albert Belinsky 25 R R 5' 11" 185 Nov 21, 1927 Norwalk, CT, US
Paul Cave 19 L R 6' 1" 179 Nov 2, 1933 New Canton, VA, US
William Conroy 22 L L 6' 2" 175 Nov 28, 1930
Wes Covington 21 L R 6' 1" 205 Mar 27, 1932 Laurinburg, NC, US
Vernal Edmunds 23 R R 6' 2" 170 1930
George Edwards 20 R R 6' 1" 180 1933
Walter Ford 18 L 5' 10" 165 1935
Cannie Forsyth 23 R 5' 11" 185 1930
Ronald Gendreau 23 R 6' 0" 175 1930
Johnny Goryl 19 R R 5' 10" 175 Oct 21, 1933 Cumberland, RI, US
Arnold Hallgren 20 R R 6' 1" 190 1933
Charles Henry 24 R R 5' 11" 165 Oct 9, 1928 Mount Vernon, IL, US
Alan Janes 18 R R 6' 3" 200 1935
Eugene Leach -- Unknown
Jack Lutz 21 R R 6' 4" 175 Aug 15, 1931 San Diego, CA, US
Don McMahon 23 R R 6' 2" 215 Jan 4, 1930 Brooklyn, NY, US
Virl Minnis 29 R 5' 10" 180 Jun 9, 1924
Joe Morgan 22 L R 5' 10" 170 Nov 19, 1930 Walpole, MA, US
Nate Peeples 27 R R 6' 1" 185 Jun 29, 1926 Memphis, TN, US
Larry Pennell 24 L L 6' 1" 182 Feb 21, 1929 Uniontown, PA, US
Matthew Peoplis 19 B L 5' 11" 180 1934
Clarence Riddle 21 R L 6' 1" 188 1932
Humberto Robinson 23 R R 6' 1" 155 Jun 25, 1930 Colon, PA
Jack Schlarb 24 R R 6' 0" 175 1929
Donald Schmidt 29 R R 6' 0" 195 1924
Jack Scott 26 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 21, 1926 Great Falls, MT, US
Wesley Sell 23 R 6' 0" 155 1930
James Spencer 19 R L 6' 0" 190 1934
Peter Swain 25 R R 6' 2" 195 1928
John Turco 22 R 5' 10" 175 1931
Bill Wells 20 R 6' 0" 200 Jan 18, 1933
Leonard Williams 25 R R 5' 11" 195 Mar 27, 1928 Valdosta, GA, US

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