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1953 Aberdeen Pheasants

1953 > Class C > 1953 Northern League
Overall: 60-63
Scored 674 runs, Allowed 736 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-66

Affiliation: St. Louis Browns-AL
Manager: Barney Lutz
Represented: Aberdeen, SD
Ballpark: Municipal Ball Park (Aberdeen, SD)
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 Don Brown 22 49 170 36 5 3 1 .212 .294 50 Stats for 2 teams
2 David Crocker* 19 13 22 1 1 0 0 .045 .091 2
3 Anthony Esposito 19 92 319 72 14 3 3 .226 .317 101
4 Tito Francona* 19 123 474 154 35 10 6 .325 .479 227
5 Charles Gates 22 101 356 98 9 2 0 .275 .312 111
6 Alvin Green 22 28 39 7 2 0 0 .179 .231 9
7 Bob Hale* 19 121 473 157 30 6 8 .332 .471 223
8 Timothy Hastings* 21 123 481 135 26 11 5 .281 .412 198
9 Edward Isley* 21 13 11 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 2
10 Lawrence Kijak? -- 13 52 6 0 1 1 .115 .212 11
11 Roy Leafgren 22 88 275 81 16 4 7 .295 .458 126
12 Barney Lutz* 37 43 102 26 5 1 1 .255 .353 36
13 Billy Moody 22 54 139 26 2 1 1 .187 .237 33
14 George Morris 19 121 442 106 17 3 3 .240 .312 138
15 Louis Novak 24 27 43 8 2 0 0 .186 .233 10
16 Douglas Pohlman* 19 28 44 9 1 1 1 .205 .341 15
17 Nicholas Samela 25 12 48 11 1 0 2 .229 .375 18
18 Billy Strange 25 109 369 100 19 6 4 .271 .388 143
19 Eugene Weglarz 19 31 54 6 1 0 0 .111 .130 7
20 Fred Williams# 20 41 61 23 5 2 0 .377 .525 32
21 Thomas Wozniak 20 40 84 18 3 2 0 .214 .298 25
21 Players 21.2 123 4776 4069 674 1075 196 57 43 601 52 621 631 .264 .362 .372 .734 1514 86
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 David Crocker 19 2 6 .250 9.71 13 10 63.0 73 79 68 4 66 2.206 10.4 0.6 9.4
2 Alvin Green 22 5 9 .357 5.34 28 12 118.0 163 102 70 8 52 1.822 12.4 0.6 4.0
3 Louis Novak 24 4 7 .364 6.05 22 16 116.0 128 94 78 4 93 1.905 9.9 0.3 7.2
4 Douglas Pohlman* 19 4 7 .364 4.38 28 13 115.0 136 78 56 8 66 1.757 10.6 0.6 5.2
5 LaVerne Schneider 20 3 3 .500 3.12 8 7 49.0 48 20 17 2 17 1.327 8.8 0.4 3.1
6 Eugene Weglarz* 19 11 9 .550 4.16 31 19 160.0 171 93 74 9 62 1.456 9.6 0.5 3.5
7 Fred Williams 20 11 10 .524 5.62 31 19 152.0 174 112 95 11 89 1.730 10.3 0.7 5.3
8 Thomas Wozniak 20 18 9 .667 3.38 40 26 224.0 219 108 84 8 116 1.496 8.8 0.3 4.7
8 Players 20.4 60 63 .488 123 123 736

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Thomas Wozniak 40 0.00
Eugene Weglarz 31 0.00
Fred Williams 31 0.00
Alvin Green 28 0.00
Douglas Pohlman 28 0.00
Louis Novak 22 0.00
David Crocker 13 0.00
LaVerne Schneider 8 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Don Brown 22 R 6' 1.0" 185 Aug 21, 1930 Buffalo, NY, US
David Crocker 19 L R 6' 3.0" 180 Nov 2, 1933 Chelsea, MI, US
Francisco Espinosa 18 R R 5' 9.0" 145 1935
Anthony Esposito 19 R 5' 10.0" 179 1934
Tito Francona 19 L L 5' 11.0" 190 Nov 4, 1933 Aliquippa, PA, US
Charles Gates 22 R 5' 8.0" 168 1931
Alvin Green 22 R R 6' 1.0" 188 1931
Bob Hale 19 L L 5' 10.0" 195 Nov 7, 1933 Sarasota, FL, US
Timothy Hastings 21 L 5' 11.0" 170 1932
Edward Isley 21 L R 5' 6.0" 143 1932
Lawrence Kijak -- Unknown
Roy Leafgren 22 R 6' 1.0" 190 Aug 4, 1930 Akron, OH, US
Barney Lutz 37 L 5' 10.0" 175 Aug 20, 1915
Eugene Lyles -- Unknown
Billy Moody 22 R 5' 11.0" 175 Jul 25, 1930 Kansas City, MO, US
George Morris 19 R 5' 9.0" 160 1934
Louis Novak 24 R R 6' 0.0" 175 1929
Walt Novak -- Unknown
Douglas Pohlman 19 L L 6' 2.0" 190 1934
Nicholas Samela 25 R 5' 11.0" 170 1928
LaVerne Schneider 20 L R 6' 3.0" 200 1933
Robert Selecky 23 R 5' 9.0" 157 1930
Billy Strange 25 R 6' 0.0" 180 1928
Corydon Strawser 24 R 6' 0.0" 174 1929
Eugene Weglarz 19 R L 6' 2.0" 195 1934
Fred Williams 20 S R 6' 3.0" 195 1933
Thomas Wozniak 20 R R 6' 3.0" 180 1933

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