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1953 Paducah Chiefs

1953 > Class D > 1953 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
Overall: 67-53
Scored 690 runs, Allowed 696 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 60-60

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals-NL
Manager: Lee Peterson
Represented: Paducah, KY
Ballpark: Brooks Stadium (Paducah, KY)
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 Jerry Alsup* 18 33 129 37 2 2 0 .287 .333 43 Stats for 2 teams
2 Peter Aviotti 19 103 408 131 27 5 8 .321 .471 192
3 Fred Baranek? -- 22 56 7 1 0 0 .125 .143 8
4 Charles Braun 21 115 429 113 17 7 3 .263 .357 153
5 John Briggs 21 71 256 68 13 5 3 .266 .391 100
6 Thomas Burns 18 80 303 77 17 1 5 .254 .366 111
7 Jack Chinchar 19 79 292 66 18 0 13 .226 .421 123
8 Frank DeMichele* 17 107 374 93 19 2 0 .249 .310 116
9 James Greer 20 52 103 24 5 1 2 .233 .359 37
10 Richard Gumbert 20 41 114 30 5 3 1 .263 .386 44
11 Marty Kutyna 20 46 101 24 2 2 0 .238 .297 30
12 William Langston 20 20 54 12 1 0 0 .222 .241 13
13 Lee Peterson 30 36 76 18 2 0 0 .237 .263 20
14 Gene Puckett 19 29 72 6 0 0 0 .083 .083 6
15 Kriesler Speas 18 15 25 4 1 0 0 .160 .200 5
16 Dick Spiller 19 16 26 7 1 0 0 .269 .308 8
17 Victor Steele 20 40 140 36 8 0 0 .257 .314 44
18 Billy Weddle 18 62 204 58 11 3 4 .284 .426 87
19 William Wilhelm 24 96 358 104 21 1 14 .291 .472 169
20 Merle Wise 21 13 41 8 3 0 1 .195 .341 14
21 Douglas Young 20 117 443 141 22 8 20 .318 .540 239
21 Players 19.9 121 4694 4082 690 1083 201 40 74 572 199 554 838 .265 .353 .389 .742 1586 58
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 James Greer 20 9 8 .529 5.40 27 15 128.1 144 123 77 6 89 1.816 10.1 0.4 6.2
2 Marty Kutyna 20 17 7 .708 2.89 34 26 215.0 215 121 69 8 107 1.498 9.0 0.3 4.5
3 William Langston 20 3 8 .273 4.02 17 12 112.0 120 73 50 4 58 1.589 9.6 0.3 4.7
4 Lee Peterson 30 15 7 .682 2.70 33 18 187.0 187 94 56 9 40 1.214 9.0 0.4 1.9
5 Gene Puckett 19 11 9 .550 4.18 29 22 183.0 184 106 85 10 75 1.415 9.0 0.5 3.7
6 Kriesler Speas 18 5 2 .714 3.29 15 8 68.1 89 33 25 4 24 1.654 11.7 0.5 3.2
7 Dick Spiller 19 4 6 .400 5.45 16 13 74.1 75 61 45 2 63 1.857 9.1 0.2 7.6
7 Players 21.3 67 53 .558 121 121 696

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
Marty Kutyna 34 0.00
Lee Peterson 33 0.00
Gene Puckett 29 0.00
James Greer 27 0.00
William Langston 17 0.00
Dick Spiller 16 0.00
Kriesler Speas 15 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Jerry Alsup 18 L 5' 8.0" 155 1935
Peter Aviotti 19 R 5' 7.0" 150 1934
Fred Baranek -- Unknown
Charles Braun 21 R 6' 0.0" 175 1932
Milford Bridges 20 R R 6' 3.0" 175 1933
John Briggs 21 R R 6' 1.0" 185 1932
Thomas Burns 18 R 5' 10.0" 180 1935
Jack Chinchar 19 R R 6' 1.0" 170 Sep 8, 1933
Frank DeMichele 17 L L 6' 1.0" 190 1936
Walter Dypko 20 R L 6' 2.0" 178 1933
James Greer 20 R R 5' 11.0" 160 1933
Richard Gumbert 20 R 6' 1.0" 185 Jan 27, 1933 Waltham, MA, US
Jerry Herring 19 L L 5' 9.0" 170 1934
Dean Johnson -- Unknown
Marty Kutyna 20 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Nov 14, 1932 Philadelphia, PA, US
William Langston 20 R R 6' 1.0" 190 1933
Ron Marston 19 R R 5' 9.0" 170 1934
Robert McCrary -- Unknown
Lee Peterson 30 R R 5' 10.0" 175 Sep 6, 1922
Gene Puckett 19 R R 6' 3.0" 187 1934
Ben Robinson -- Unknown
Owen Schraufnagel -- Unknown
William Sheeks 20 L R 6' 1.0" 195 1933
Kriesler Speas 18 R R 6' 1.0" 162 1935
Dick Spiller 19 R R 6' 2.0" 180 1934
Victor Steele 20 R 5' 8.0" 155 1933
Jack Taylor 23 Apr 30, 1930 Metropolis, IL, US
Billy Weddle 18 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Jul 25, 1934 Visalia, CA, US
William Wilhelm 24 R 6' 0.0" 175 1929
Galen Williams 20 R 5' 10.0" 180 1933
Merle Wise 21 R 5' 11.0" 190 Aug 23, 1931
Dave Young 23 R 6' 3.0" 200 Jul 23, 1929
Douglas Young 20 R 5' 8.0" 165 1933

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