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1963 Atlanta Crackers

1963 > Class AAA > 1963 International League (South)
Overall: 85-68

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals-NL
Manager: Harry Walker
Represented: Atlanta, GA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1962 / 1964

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 Dennis Aust 22 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
2 Howie Bedell* 27 128 380 360 49 86 7 5 3 28 6 6 20 27 .239 .279 .311 .590 112 Stats for 2 teams
3 Harvey Branch 24 36 48 47 4 12 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 18 .255 .271 .298 .569 14
4 Alan Brice 25 20 18 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .118 .167 .118 .284 2 Stats for 2 teams
5 Jerry Buchek 21 153 583 544 60 156 33 11 10 92 3 5 39 117 .287 .334 .443 .777 241
6 Doug Clemens* 24 153 597 529 85 147 13 7 13 58 8 10 68 69 .278 .360 .403 .763 213
7 Ronald Cox 22 62 195 185 17 45 9 2 1 25 1 0 10 25 .243 .282 .330 .612 61
8 Jack Damaska 25 86 299 285 36 81 6 9 5 30 0 2 14 44 .284 .318 .421 .739 120
9 Jacke Davis 27 43 130 112 15 24 2 1 5 13 0 2 18 27 .214 .323 .384 .707 43 Stats for 2 teams
10 Harold Deitz* 26 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .400 .000 .400 0
11 Harry Fanok# 23 27 50 48 7 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .271 .300 .375 .675 18
12 Jim Frey* 32 62 127 108 11 28 3 0 2 12 1 0 19 8 .259 .370 .343 .713 37 Stats for 2 teams
13 Phil Gagliano 21 124 493 458 58 111 17 2 5 211 3 1 35 37 .242 .296 .321 .617 147
14 John Glenn 34 33 102 94 11 23 3 0 1 4 0 2 8 14 .245 .304 .309 .612 29
15 Lee Gregory* 25 36 77 67 8 22 6 1 1 6 0 0 10 14 .328 .416 .493 .908 33
16 Bruce Gruber 21 6 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 2
17 Ed Hobaugh 29 32 23 22 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 .182 .217 .273 .490 6 Stats for 3 teams
18 Dick Hughes 25 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0
19 Bob Humphreys 27 29 15 14 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .357 .400 .357 .757 5
20 Sam Jones 37 43 16 16 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .188 .313 3 Stats for 2 teams
21 Jack Kubiszyn 26 134 478 445 49 131 22 1 2 46 2 3 33 29 .294 .343 .362 .705 161
22 Johnny Kucks 29 30 61 56 7 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 5 13 .107 .180 .107 .287 6
23 Bill LeFebvre# 21 16 46 45 2 10 2 0 1 9 0 0 1 11 .222 .239 .333 .572 15
24 Dick LeMay* 24 13 19 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .105 .105 .105 .211 2
25 Johnny Lewis* 23 136 488 425 75 119 17 7 13 42 20 10 63 109 .280 .373 .445 .818 189
26 Jeoff Long 21 86 325 292 34 80 14 4 5 43 0 2 33 38 .274 .348 .401 .748 117
27 Joe Morgan* 32 131 478 406 61 114 12 3 12 70 3 5 72 71 .281 .389 .414 .803 168
28 Cal Neeman 34 26 67 60 6 10 2 0 2 9 0 0 7 12 .167 .254 .300 .554 18 Stats for 2 teams
29 Diomedes Olivo* 44 12 8 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .375 .750 3
30 Dave Ricketts# 27 132 443 424 34 118 16 1 5 36 1 3 19 22 .278 .309 .356 .665 151
31 Bob Sadowski 25 12 31 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .069 .129 .103 .232 3
32 Mike Shannon 23 9 29 25 2 5 2 1 1 6 0 0 4 6 .200 .310 .480 .790 12
33 Bob Smith 35 35 33 32 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .063 .091 .063 .153 2 Stats for 2 teams
34 Moe Thacker 29 36 103 96 6 22 4 0 1 12 0 0 7 24 .229 .282 .302 .584 29
35 Bobby Tiefenauer 33 55 21 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .053 .143 .105 .248 2 Stats for 2 teams
36 Lou Vickery* 21 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
37 Bill Wakefield 22 18 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
38 Jerry Wild 21 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0
38 Players 25.5 153 5549 4928 593 1304 191 52 79 545 44 46 466 769 .265 .329 .373 .702 1836 31 79 45 41
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 Dennis Aust 22 0 1 .000 5.62 9 1 16.0 20 13 10 1 5 16 1.562 11.2 0.6 2.8 9.0 3.20
2 Bob Botz 28 1 0 1.000 18.00 4 0 4.0 11 8 8 0 0 4 2.750 24.8 0.0 0.0 9.0
3 Harvey Branch* 24 10 9 .526 3.87 32 28 163.0 188 76 70 17 58 83 1.509 10.4 0.9 3.2 4.6 1.43
4 Alan Brice 25 1 5 .167 5.02 20 9 61.0 72 35 34 4 26 52 1.607 10.6 0.6 3.8 7.7 2.00 Stats for 2 teams
5 Ronald Cayll 21 0 0 10.12 4 2 8.0 14 9 9 2 2 9 2.000 15.8 2.2 2.2 10.1 4.50
6 Harold Deitz 26 1 0 1.000 6.75 7 0 16.0 23 14 12 2 8 10 1.938 12.9 1.1 4.5 5.6 1.25
7 Harry Fanok 23 11 6 .647 3.19 19 18 127.0 99 49 45 9 63 146 1.276 7.0 0.6 4.5 10.3 2.32
8 Lee Gregory* 25 8 13 .381 3.41 28 25 177.0 193 81 67 12 67 114 1.469 9.8 0.6 3.4 5.8 1.70
9 Bruce Gruber 21 1 1 .500 3.46 6 0 13.0 9 6 5 2 2 9 0.846 6.2 1.4 1.4 6.2 4.50
10 Ed Hobaugh 29 6 7 .462 4.11 32 10 105.0 101 63 48 15 28 81 1.229 8.7 1.3 2.4 6.9 2.89 Stats for 3 teams
11 Dick Hughes 25 1 1 .500 1.80 2 2 10.0 11 2 2 0 3 10 1.400 9.9 0.0 2.7 9.0 3.33
12 Bob Humphreys 27 7 2 .778 1.92 29 0 61.0 27 15 13 4 28 64 0.902 4.0 0.6 4.1 9.4 2.29
13 Sam Jones 37 9 4 .692 2.57 43 1 84.0 62 31 24 6 34 100 1.143 6.6 0.6 3.6 10.7 2.94 Stats for 2 teams
14 Johnny Kucks 29 14 9 .609 2.77 30 29 208.0 188 83 64 18 53 114 1.159 8.1 0.8 2.3 4.9 2.15
15 Dick LeMay* 24 3 3 .500 2.22 10 9 65.0 55 18 16 8 8 30 0.969 7.6 1.1 1.1 4.2 3.75
16 Diomedes Olivo* 44 3 1 .750 3.09 12 4 35.0 29 14 12 3 8 26 1.057 7.5 0.8 2.1 6.7 3.25
17 Bob Sadowski 25 9 2 .818 1.80 12 12 95.0 66 27 19 8 27 61 0.979 6.3 0.8 2.6 5.8 2.26
18 Bob Smith* 35 5 11 .313 2.98 35 15 121.0 110 48 40 2 65 116 1.446 8.2 0.1 4.8 8.6 1.78 Stats for 2 teams
19 Bobby Tiefenauer 33 11 4 .733 2.14 55 0 105.0 85 38 25 5 27 74 1.067 7.3 0.4 2.3 6.3 2.74 Stats for 2 teams
20 Lou Vickery* 21 0 0 1.80 5 0 10.0 13 7 2 0 2 6 1.500 11.7 0.0 1.8 5.4 3.00
21 Bill Wakefield 22 1 3 .250 5.36 18 3 42.0 40 29 25 4 20 26 1.429 8.6 0.9 4.3 5.6 1.30
22 Jerry Wild 21 0 1 .000 9.82 5 1 11.0 12 13 12 1 12 8 2.182 9.8 0.8 9.8 6.5 0.67
22 Players 28.3 85 68 .556 153 153

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Dave Ricketts 118 778 59 9 11 .989 7.09 20
Moe Thacker 30 157 14 2 1 .988 5.70 2
Cal Neeman 23 113 8 0 2 1.000 5.26 2 Stats for 2 teams
Bill LeFebvre 10 69 1 1 0 .986 7.00 3

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jeoff Long 81 627 55 10 51 .986 8.42
Joe Morgan 60 424 37 5 35 .989 7.68
Doug Clemens 34 238 14 5 20 .981 7.41

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Phil Gagliano 120 239 315 15 63 .974 4.62
Jack Damaska 35 81 86 8 24 .954 4.77

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jack Kubiszyn 122 100 238 9 21 .974 2.77
Joe Morgan 32 20 59 4 4 .952 2.47
Jack Damaska 10 14 23 3 4 .925 3.70

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jerry Buchek 153 221 443 39 78 .945 4.34

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Johnny Lewis 132 261 9 10 3 .964 2.05
Doug Clemens 131 215 10 3 3 .987 1.72
Howie Bedell 112 191 9 8 3 .962 1.79 Stats for 2 teams
Ronald Cox 51 69 2 1 0 .986 1.39
Joe Morgan 46 63 5 3 2 .958 1.48
Jacke Davis 39 87 4 4 0 .958 2.33 Stats for 2 teams
John Glenn 26 33 1 2 0 .944 1.31
Jack Damaska 25 34 1 0 0 1.000 1.40
Jim Frey 24 29 2 3 0 .912 1.29 Stats for 2 teams

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Dennis Aust 22 R R 5' 11.0" 180 Nov 25, 1940 Tecumseh, NE, US
Howie Bedell 27 L R 6' 1.0" 185 Sep 29, 1935 Clearfield, PA, US
Bob Botz 28 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Apr 28, 1935 Milwaukee, WI, US
Harvey Branch 24 R L 6' 0.0" 175 Feb 8, 1939 Memphis, TN, US
Alan Brice 25 R R 6' 5.0" 215 Oct 1, 1937 New York, NY, US
Jerry Buchek 21 R R 5' 11.0" 185 May 9, 1942 St. Louis, MO, US
Ronald Cayll 21 R R 6' 1.0" 170 Sep 14, 1941 Winter Park, FL, US
Doug Clemens 24 L R 6' 0.0" 180 Jun 9, 1939 Leesport, PA, US
Ronald Cox 22 R R 6' 4.0" 205 Dec 9, 1940 Columbia, MO, US
Jack Damaska 25 R R 5' 11.0" 168 Aug 21, 1937 Beaver Falls, PA, US
Jacke Davis 27 R R 5' 11.0" 160 Mar 5, 1936 Carthage, TX, US
Harold Deitz 26 L R 6' 1.0" 185 Mar 24, 1937 Long Branch, NJ, US
Harry Fanok 23 S R 6' 0.0" 180 May 11, 1940 Whippany, NJ, US
Jim Frey 32 L L 5' 9.0" 170 May 26, 1931 Cleveland, OH, US
Phil Gagliano 21 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Dec 27, 1941 Memphis, TN, US
John Glenn 34 R R 6' 3.0" 180 Jul 10, 1928 Moultrie, GA, US
Lee Gregory 25 L L 6' 1.0" 180 Jun 2, 1938 Bakersfield, CA, US
Bruce Gruber 21 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Mar 8, 1942 White Plains, NY, US
Ed Hobaugh 29 R R 6' 0.0" 176 Jun 27, 1934 Kittanning, PA, US
Dick Hughes 25 R R 6' 3.0" 195 Feb 13, 1938 Stephens, AR, US
Bob Humphreys 27 R R 5' 11.0" 165 Aug 18, 1935 Covington, VA, US
Sam Jones 37 R R 6' 4.0" 192 Dec 14, 1925 Stewartsville, OH, US
Jack Kubiszyn 26 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Dec 19, 1936 Buffalo, NY, US
Johnny Kucks 29 R R 6' 3.0" 170 Jul 27, 1933 Hoboken, NJ, US
Bill LeFebvre 21 S R 6' 0.0" 165 Dec 28, 1941 Providence, RI, US
Dick LeMay 24 L L 6' 3.0" 190 Aug 28, 1938 Cincinnati, OH, US
Johnny Lewis 23 L R 6' 1.0" 189 Aug 10, 1939 Greenville, AL, US
Jeoff Long 21 R R 6' 1.0" 200 Oct 9, 1941 Covington, KY, US
Joe Morgan 32 L R 5' 10.0" 170 Nov 19, 1930 Walpole, MA, US
Cal Neeman 34 R R 6' 1.0" 192 Feb 18, 1929 Valmeyer, IL, US
Diomedes Olivo 44 L L 6' 1.0" 195 Jan 22, 1919 Guayubin, Monte Cristi, DO
Dave Ricketts 27 S R 6' 0.0" 190 Jul 12, 1935 Pottstown, PA, US
Bob Sadowski 25 R R 6' 2.0" 195 Feb 19, 1938 Pittsburgh, PA, US
Mike Shannon 23 R R 6' 3.0" 195 Jul 15, 1939 St. Louis, MO, US
Bob Smith 35 R L 6' 0.0" 185 May 13, 1928 Clarence, MO, US
Moe Thacker 29 R R 6' 3.0" 205 May 21, 1934 Louisville, KY, US
Bobby Tiefenauer 33 R R 6' 2.0" 185 Oct 10, 1929 Desloge, MO, US
Lou Vickery 21 L L 6' 1.0" 190 Aug 24, 1941
Bill Wakefield 22 R R 6' 0.0" 175 May 24, 1941 Kansas City, MO, US
Jerry Wild 21 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Jul 31, 1941 Franklin, NC, US

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