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1953 Owensboro Oilers

1953 > Class D > 1953 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
Overall: 49-71
Scored 688 runs, Allowed 840 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 49-71

Affiliation: New York Yankees-AL
Manager: n/a
Represented: Owensboro, KY
Ballpark: Miller Field (Owensboro, 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 Russell Blankenship* 20 32 122 34 8 3 0 .279 .393 48
2 Euel Browning 23 15 54 11 1 0 1 .204 .278 15
3 Victor Caradona* 18 112 439 124 24 5 2 .282 .374 164
4 David Cook 25 19 52 7 1 1 0 .135 .192 10
5 Marvin Crater 28 103 342 122 31 3 0 .357 .465 159
6 Kenneth Davis* 19 112 422 127 24 10 10 .301 .476 201
7 William Dietrich 19 21 38 8 0 0 0 .211 .211 8
8 Robert Forchee? -- 20 71 18 2 2 0 .254 .338 24
9 Charles Gageby* 19 28 41 12 1 0 1 .293 .390 16
10 Lewis Gilbert* 19 75 254 73 14 6 8 .287 .484 123
11 William Harrell 20 43 158 36 6 1 1 .228 .297 47 Stats for 2 teams
12 Richard Kimball 18 13 22 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
13 Bud King 23 10 17 2 0 1 0 .118 .235 4
14 John Liptak 22 73 242 67 15 7 1 .277 .409 99
15 Steven Maxoutopoulis? -- 45 168 41 11 0 2 .244 .345 58 Stats for 2 teams
16 Jack McMahan 20 22 63 15 4 0 0 .238 .302 19
17 Donald Miller* 19 120 464 130 19 7 9 .280 .409 190
18 Earl Newsome 20 15 35 7 0 0 0 .200 .200 7
19 John Pfautz 19 31 69 13 0 0 0 .188 .188 13
20 Robert Self 19 11 26 7 1 0 0 .269 .308 8
21 John Sellen* 19 38 101 24 3 1 0 .238 .287 29
22 Henry Stewart 21 53 203 58 7 3 1 .286 .365 74
23 Joey Tucker 18 76 314 98 15 3 2 .312 .398 125
24 Ray Weinhold? -- 10 29 5 0 0 0 .172 .172 5
25 James Wilson 18 37 143 32 8 0 0 .224 .280 40
26 Anthony Young 18 74 287 84 11 3 1 .293 .362 104
26 Players 20.0 120 4720 4160 688 1149 201 55 38 588 76 521 710 .276 .357 .378 .735 1574 39
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 William Dietrich 19 7 8 .467 7.02 21 15 101.1 103 105 79 5 116 2.161 9.1 0.4 10.3
2 Charles Gageby 19 3 4 .429 7.33 20 4 73.2 97 77 60 5 71 2.281 11.9 0.6 8.7
3 Richard Kimball 18 1 8 .111 5.81 12 10 69.2 87 55 45 4 42 1.852 11.2 0.5 5.4
4 Jack McMahan* 20 10 8 .556 3.85 21 17 145.0 165 84 62 3 34 1.372 10.2 0.2 2.1
5 Earl Newsome 20 2 9 .182 6.83 15 13 87.0 112 80 66 10 64 2.023 11.6 1.0 6.6
6 John Pfautz 19 12 13 .480 3.69 30 24 195.0 211 134 80 9 94 1.564 9.7 0.4 4.3
7 John Sellen* 19 10 11 .476 4.48 32 23 205.0 215 125 102 9 83 1.454 9.4 0.4 3.6
7 Players 19.2 49 71 .408 120 120 840

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
John Sellen 32 0.00
John Pfautz 30 0.00
William Dietrich 21 0.00
Jack McMahan 21 0.00
Charles Gageby 20 0.00
Earl Newsome 15 0.00
Richard Kimball 12 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Jay Bjornsen 20 R R 6' 3.0" 190 1933
Russell Blankenship 20 L L 6' 4.0" 185 1933
Euel Browning 23 R R 5' 8.0" 170 1930
Victor Caradona 18 L 5' 6.0" 160 1935
David Cook 25 R 5' 11.0" 185 1928
Marvin Crater 28 R 6' 0.0" 185 1925
Kenneth Davis 19 L 5' 11.0" 178 1934
William Dietrich 19 R R 6' 2.0" 195 1934
Jack Dorrell 19 Sep 21, 1933 Picher, OK, US
Carlton Esswein -- Unknown
Stan Fisher 19 L R 6' 0.0" 190 1934
Robert Forchee -- Unknown
Charles Gageby 19 L R 6' 0.0" 192 1934
Lewis Gilbert 19 L L 6' 2.0" 180 1934
David Harrell 22 L L 5' 10.0" 140 1931
William Harrell 20 R 6' 0.0" 170 1933
Robert Johnston -- Unknown
Richard Kimball 18 R R 6' 2.0" 210 1935
Bud King 23 R 5' 10.0" 185 1930
George Leara -- Unknown
John Liptak 22 R 6' 1.0" 190 1931
James Matson -- Unknown
Steven Maxoutopoulis -- Unknown
Jack McMahan 20 R L 6' 0.0" 175 Jul 25, 1932 Hot Springs, AR, US
Donald Miller 19 L 5' 11.0" 170 1934
Earl Newsome 20 R R 6' 0.0" 185 1933
Franklin Petree -- Unknown
John Pfautz 19 R R 6' 2.0" 175 1934
John Picone 20 R R 6' 0.0" 200 Jul 18, 1932 San Jose, CA, US
David Poehlein -- Unknown
Robert Roelofsz -- Unknown
Donald Roseberry -- Unknown
Robert Self 19 R 5' 10.0" 175 1934
John Sellen 19 L L 5' 11.0" 160 1934
Henry Stewart 21 R 5' 9.0" 175 1932
William Tipton -- Unknown
Joey Tucker 18 R 5' 11.0" 170 1935
Richard Turelli 18 R R 6' 2.0" 195 1935
Ray Weinhold -- Unknown
James Wilson 18 R 5' 6.0" 155 1935
Anthony Young 18 R 5' 10.0" 185 1935
Robert Young -- Unknown

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