1953 Omaha Cardinals

1953 > Class A > 1953 Western League
Overall: 74-80
Scored 618 runs, Allowed 701 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-86

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals-NL
Manager: George Kissell
Represented: Omaha, NE
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium (Omaha, NE)
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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
1	Hoyt Benedict	23	26		12		1	0	0	0					.083		.083		1
2	Pidge Browne*	24	80		304		89	15	4	8					.293		.447		136
3	Lou Ciola	30	50		62		16	2	0	0					.258		.290		18
4	Dick Derganc*	24	11		5		0	0	0	0					.000		.000		0
5	Paul Dewey	25	48		60		9	0	0	0					.150		.150		9
6	Joseph DiMartino	25	24		42		7	2	0	1					.167		.286		12
7	Paul Doughty	26	26		17		3	0	0	0					.176		.176		3
8	Eugene Faszholz*	24	138		378		101	19	4	1					.267		.347		131
9	Melvin Greer	23	39		48		8	2	0	0					.167		.208		10
10	Robert Heins?	20	26		29		6	0	0	0					.207		.207		6
11	William Hinson	21	16		40		3	0	0	1					.075		.150		6
12	Larry Jackson	22	39		82		15	4	0	1					.183		.268		22
13	Jim King*	20	137		460		129	24	2	10					.280		.407		187
14	Andy Lee*	20	150		552		140	20	15	4					.254		.366		202
15	Herb Mancini	25	146		534		124	10	5	0					.232		.270		144
16	Frank Mancuso	35	40		102		20	4	0	2					.196		.294		30
17	Hector Mayer	26	84		272		62	7	1	1					.228		.272		74
18	Jerry Mertz	26	30		41		4	0	0	0					.098		.098		4
19	Jim Michalec	23	16		19		2	0	0	0					.105		.105		2
20	Walter Montgomery	22	37		65		7	0	0	0					.108		.108		7
21	Marvin Nevins	19	47		100		15	2	1	1					.150		.220		22
22	Russ Rac	23	126		444		134	24	8	23					.302		.547		243
23	Miguel Rivera	35	88		281		75	7	2	1					.267		.317		89
24	Robert Rooney	23	39		134		37	5	0	0					.276		.313		42
25	Eli Russo	26	11		32		8	1	0	1					.250		.375		12
26	Hal Smith	22	107		339		73	10	1	1					.215		.260		88
27	Tony Stathos*	20	56		49		7	1	1	0					.143		.204		10
28	Gene Swinger	24	29		33		5	0	0	0					.152		.152		5
29	Earl Weaver	22	141		478		116	16	0	3					.243		.295		141
	29 Players	23.7	154	5811	5069	618	1231	175	46	59	529	50	646	630	.243	.328	.330	.659	1675	96

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	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9
1	Hoyt Benedict	23	3	4	.429	4.91	26	2	55.0	63	37	30	3	42	1.909	10.3	0.5	6.9
2	Lou Ciola	30	7	4	.636	4.07	42	0	84.0	100	53	38	3	30	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2
3	Paul Dewey	25	13	8	.619	3.39	44	26	191.0	186	89	72	13	87	1.429	8.8	0.6	4.1
4	Paul Doughty	26	1	4	.200	4.50	25	7	68.0	69	54	34	7	46	1.691	9.1	0.9	6.1
5	Melvin Greer	23	3	8	.273	5.34	19	12	59.0	49	44	35	0	58	1.814	7.5	0.0	8.8
6	Robert Heins?	20	3	3	.500	3.60	25	8	85.0	78	42	34	2	44	1.435	8.3	0.2	4.7
7	Larry Jackson	22	10	9	.526	2.44	22	20	162.0	139	50	44	4	66	1.265	7.7	0.2	3.7
8	Jerry Mertz	26	5	7	.417	4.62	29	14	115.0	141	72	59	9	42	1.591	11.0	0.7	3.3
9	Jim Michalec	23	2	5	.286	4.34	15	7	56.0	62	38	27	2	37	1.768	10.0	0.3	5.9
10	Walter Montgomery*	22	13	9	.591	2.43	37	27	196.0	170	73	53	6	97	1.362	7.8	0.3	4.5
11	Tony Stathos*	20	9	8	.529	3.93	33	20	142.0	138	73	62	4	96	1.648	8.7	0.3	6.1
12	Gene Swinger	24	4	8	.333	3.42	23	9	92.0	83	40	35	4	42	1.359	8.1	0.4	4.1
	12 Players	23.7	74	80	.481		154	154			701

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Hal Smith	91	448	49	17	.967	5.46
Frank Mancuso	33	154	11	1	.994	5.00
Marvin Nevins	33	136	11	5	.967	4.45
William Hinson	12	63	4	4	.944	5.58

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Eugene Faszholz	82		693	46	12		.984	9.01
Pidge Browne	80		695	47	10		.987	9.28

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Earl Weaver	139		344	389	17		.977	5.27
Robert Rooney	17		42	48	6		.938	5.29

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Miguel Rivera	81		55	115	25		.872	2.10

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Hector Mayer	80		144	260	33		.924	5.05
Herb Mancini	67		145	216	18		.953	5.39

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Andy Lee	147	298	15	8	.975	2.13
Jim King	126	212	12	11	.953	1.78
Russ Rac	123	218	12	5	.979	1.87

P

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Paul Dewey	44							0.00
Lou Ciola	42							0.00
Walter Montgomery	37							0.00
Tony Stathos	33							0.00
Jerry Mertz	29							0.00
Hoyt Benedict	26							0.00
Paul Doughty	25							0.00
Robert Heins	25							0.00
Gene Swinger	23							0.00
Larry Jackson	22							0.00
Jim Michalec	15							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Hoyt Benedict	23	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	1930
Pidge Browne	24	L	L	6' 1.0"	190	Mar 21, 1929	Peekskill, NY, US
Lou Ciola	30	R	R	5' 9.0"	165	Sep 6, 1922	Norfolk, VA, US
Dick Derganc	24	L	L	5' 8.0"	160	Feb 18, 1929	Berkeley, CA, US
Paul Dewey	25	R	R	5' 8.0"	165	1928
Joseph DiMartino	25	R		6' 0.0"	190	1928
Paul Doughty	26	R	R	6' 0.0"	185	Jul 5, 1926	Bangor, ME, US
Eugene Faszholz	24	L		5' 10.0"	160	1929
Chuck Forrest	24	R	R	5' 11.0"	160	May 28, 1929
Melvin Greer	23	R	R	6' 0.0"	185	Aug 11, 1929
Robert Heins	20			6' 6.0"	225	1933
William Hinson	21	R		5' 11.0"	180	1932
Larry Jackson	22	R	R	6' 1.0"	175	Jun 2, 1931	Nampa, ID, US
Robert Jenkins	22	R		6' 1.0"	190	1931
Jim King	20	L	R	6' 0.0"	185	Aug 27, 1932	Elkins, AR, US
Andy Lee	20	L	R	5' 11.0"	175	1933
Herb Mancini	25	R	R	5' 8.0"	160	1928
Frank Mancuso	35	R	R	6' 0.0"	195	May 23, 1918	Houston, TX, US
Hector Mayer	26	R	R	5' 10.0"	172	1927
Jerry Mertz	26	R	R	6' 1.0"	185	Apr 11, 1927	Youngwood, PA, US
Jim Michalec	23	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	1930
Walter Montgomery	22	R	L	5' 10.0"	187	Jul 25, 1930	Leavenworth, KS, US
Marvin Nevins	19	R		5' 10.0"	185	1934
Bobby Powledge	23	L		5' 10.0"	167	1930
Russ Rac	23	R	R	5' 11.0"	188	Jun 15, 1930	Galveston, TX, US
Miguel Rivera	35	R		5' 10.0"	172	1918
Robert Rooney	23	R		5' 10.0"	170	1930
Eli Russo	26	R		5' 10.0"	180	1927
Hal Smith	22	R	R	5' 10.0"	186	Jun 1, 1931	Barling, AR, US
Herbert Solberg	19	R	R	6' 3.0"	190	Mar 13, 1934	Mobile, AL, US
Robert St. Pierre	21	R	L	6' 5.0"	185	1932
Tony Stathos	20	L	L	5' 10.0"	170	Nov 30, 1932	Sacramento, CA, US
Gene Swinger	24	R	R	5' 11.0"	176	1929
Donald Thomas	19	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	1934
Earl Weaver	22	R	R	5' 7.0"	180	Aug 14, 1930	St. Louis, MO, US

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