1953 Joplin Miners

1953 > Class C > 1953 Western Association
Overall: 71-68
Scored 679 runs, Allowed 607 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-62

Affiliation: New York Yankees-AL
Manager: Malcolm Mick
Represented: Joplin, MO
Ballpark: Miners Park (Joplin, MO)
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	James Aiello*	19	31		45		11	0	1	1					.244		.356		16
2	Elmer Balzer	22	16		30		9	3	0	1					.300		.500		15
3	John Bethel	20	32		52		11	0	0	0					.212		.212		11
4	Fritz Brickell	18	37		140		31	4	1	0					.221		.264		37
5	Sam Chetta	19	52		150		31	9	1	3					.207		.340		51
6	Jim Coates	20	32		59		7	1	0	0					.119		.136		8
7	Robert Dawkins*	22	35		56		9	1	1	1					.161		.268		15
8	John Dawson	20	13		40		6	1	0	0					.150		.175		7
9	Paul Demont	25	130		515		139	27	12	0					.270		.369		190		Stats for 2 teams
10	Jack Dorrell?	19	44		137		32	8	2	0					.234		.321		44
11	William Enders	19	132		453		111	19	4	5					.245		.338		153
12	Richard Foster	23	44		180		47	10	2	0					.261		.339		61
13	Don Gibbs	21	15		22		9	0	0	0					.409		.409		9
14	John Goodell*	23	51		191		44	8	5	1					.230		.340		65
15	Robert James	20	33		132		34	9	1	1					.258		.364		48
16	Thomas Krebsbach	20	136		528		141	21	8	1					.267		.343		181
17	Leigh Lawrence	19	24		41		3	0	0	0					.073		.073		3
18	Paul Livick	24	138		497		110	22	6	9					.221		.344		171
19	James Loonan*	21	97		342		100	16	9	3					.292		.418		143
20	Vincent Lupica	21	29		52		4	0	0	0					.077		.077		4
21	Jack McMahan	20	15		28		5	0	0	0					.179		.179		5
22	Malcolm Mick*	30	70		130		32	3	0	0					.246		.269		35
23	Moe Thacker	19	91		284		60	11	5	4					.211		.327		93
24	Jack Whitaker	25	23		76		23	3	1	1					.303		.408		31
25	Vernon Yingling*	19	137		519		128	23	4	5					.247		.335		174
	25 Players	21.3	140	5490	4611	679	1105	188	61	38	542	107	776	880	.240	.349	.332	.681	1529	103

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	James Aiello	19	4	5	.444	2.39	17	6	79.0	66	25	21	2	47	1.430	7.5	0.2	5.4
2	John Bethel	20	11	5	.688	3.80	31	17	154.0	161	76	65	6	69	1.494	9.4	0.4	4.0
3	Jim Coates	20	12	13	.480	3.39	32	27	218.0	142	98	82	7	161	1.390	5.9	0.3	6.6
4	Robert Dawkins*	22	8	14	.364	3.58	33	25	186.0	160	110	74	4	142	1.624	7.7	0.2	6.9
5	John Dawson	20	8	4	.667	3.15	13	13	103.0	83	39	36	6	43	1.223	7.3	0.5	3.8
6	Leigh Lawrence	19	7	9	.438	4.01	24	16	128.0	118	69	57	3	62	1.406	8.3	0.2	4.4
7	Vincent Lupica	21	15	6	.714	2.68	28	19	171.0	158	64	51	4	79	1.386	8.3	0.2	4.2
8	Jack McMahan*	20	3	3	.500	3.36	15	6	75.0	79	38	28	2	19	1.307	9.5	0.2	2.3
	8 Players	20.3	71	68	.511		140	140			607

Team Fielding--By Pos

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P

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Robert Dawkins	33							0.00
Jim Coates	32							0.00
John Bethel	31							0.00
Vincent Lupica	28							0.00
Leigh Lawrence	24							0.00
James Aiello	17							0.00
Jack McMahan	15							0.00
John Dawson	13							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
James Aiello	19	L	R	5' 11.0"	180	1934
Elmer Balzer	22	R		6' 3.0"	190	1931
John Bethel	20	R	R	6' 0.0"	195	1933
Fritz Brickell	18	R	R	5' 5.0"	157	Mar 19, 1935	Wichita, KS, US
Sam Chetta	19	R	R	5' 11.0"	205	1934
Jim Coates	20	R	R	6' 4.0"	192	Aug 4, 1932	Farnham, VA, US
Robert Dawkins	22	L	L	6' 2.0"	175	1931
John Dawson	20	R	R	6' 2.0"	178	1933
Paul Demont	25	R		5' 10.0"	175	1928
Edward DeSimon	20	L	L	5' 11.0"	170	Mar 10, 1933	Jersey City, NJ, US
Jack Dorrell	19					Sep 21, 1933	Picher, OK, US
William Enders	19	R		5' 9.0"	165	1934
Richard Foster	23	R		5' 11.0"	162	1930
Don Gibbs	21	R	R	6' 2.0"	200	Jul 19, 1931	Britton, SD, US
John Goodell	23	L		6' 0.0"	175	1930
Leo Jackels	21	L	R	6' 1.0"	200	1932
Robert James	20	R		5' 9.0"	162	1933
Thomas Krebsbach	20	R		5' 9.0"	158	1933
Leigh Lawrence	19	R	R	6' 3.0"	200	Nov 1, 1933	Godfrey, IL, US
Paul Livick	24	R		6' 2.0"	170	Dec 30, 1928	Staunton, VA, US
James Loonan	21	L		5' 11.0"	175	1932
Vincent Lupica	21	R	R	6' 3.0"	210	1932
Jack McMahan	20	R	L	6' 0.0"	175	Jul 25, 1932	Hot Springs, AR, US
Malcolm Mick	30	L		5' 10.0"	155	Feb 28, 1923
John Pfautz	19	R	R	6' 2.0"	175	1934
Moe Thacker	19	R	R	6' 3.0"	205	May 21, 1934	Louisville, KY, US
Vincent Tiano	25	L	L	5' 10.0"	170	1928
Edward Wheatley	20	L		5' 9.0"	168	1933
Jack Whitaker	25	R		5' 10.0"	180	1928
Vernon Yingling	19	L	L	6' 1.0"	185	1934

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