1953 El Dorado Oilers

1953 > Class C > 1953 Cotton States League
Overall: 67-59
Scored 675 runs, Allowed 675 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-63

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Bill Adair
Represented: El Dorado, AR
Ballpark: Jim Griffith Field (El Dorado, AR)
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	Bill Adair	40	108		352		104	16	0	29					.295		.588		207
2	Donald Allen*	24	115		422		118	17	8	5					.280		.393		166		Stats for 2 teams
3	Milt Ardrey	19	37		63		7	1	0	0					.111		.127		8
4	Pel Austin	26	102		403		126	17	3	19					.313		.511		206
5	William Brightwell	27	100		289		74	15	0	1					.256		.318		92
6	Robert Brown*	25	29		63		9	3	0	0					.143		.190		12
7	William Carr	26	123		474		129	25	1	18					.272		.443		210
8	Ray Coss	24	110		404		123	16	9	3					.304		.411		166		Stats for 2 teams
9	Neil Howard	23	86		339		91	9	7	1					.268		.345		117
10	Jay Jeffries	21	101		358		81	17	2	3					.226		.310		111		Stats for 2 teams
11	Richard Kolomay?	--	24		75		12	1	0	0					.160		.173		13
12	Alberto Larraz?	--	12		37		5	0	0	2					.135		.297		11
13	Jimmy Morgan	30	63		236		64	9	3	3					.271		.373		88
14	Patrick O'Keefe*	23	105		377		128	29	4	6					.340		.485		183
15	Curtis Ray*	24	17		62		19	5	2	3					.306		.597		37
16	Richard Rostenkowski	19	33		100		25	4	2	0					.250		.330		33
17	Richard Royce	19	31		49		6	2	0	0					.122		.163		8
18	Gyles Russell	20	43		154		39	3	0	2					.253		.312		48
19	Bobby Scott#	22	97		300		82	6	3	2					.273		.333		100
20	Charles Slaber*	22	47		84		13	4	0	0					.155		.202		17
21	Joseph Slaber?	--	11		38		9	2	0	0					.237		.289		11
22	Thomas Weaver	22	34		84		19	5	0	0					.226		.286		24
	22 Players	25.1	126	4839	4174	675	1096	180	29	90	627	78	616	669	.263	.357	.384	.742	1604	49

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	Milt Ardrey	19	12	11	.522	4.42	35	24	169.0	188	109	83	6	72	1.538	10.0	0.3	3.8
2	William Brightwell	27	11	6	.647	3.41	25	9	116.0	96	48	44	4	37	1.147	7.4	0.3	2.9
3	Robert Brown*	25	15	10	.600	3.18	29	20	187.0	181	90	66	7	76	1.374	8.7	0.3	3.7
4	Richard Royce	19	3	11	.214	4.82	31	18	142.0	127	99	76	4	96	1.570	8.0	0.3	6.1
5	Charles Slaber*	22	12	10	.545	3.24	41	22	203.0	202	113	73	6	101	1.493	9.0	0.3	4.5
	5 Players	22.0	67	59	.532		126	126			675

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
William Brightwell	45	181	20	6	.971	4.47
Gyles Russell	42	182	11	9	.955	4.60
Richard Rostenkowski	33	159	24	2	.989	5.55
Alberto Larraz	12	53	11	2	.970	5.33

1B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Patrick O'Keefe	105	813	58	17	.981	8.30
Donald Allen	74	638	42	9	.987	9.19	Stats for 2 teams
Curtis Ray	17	136	8	7	.954	8.47

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Bill Adair	98		393	211	9		.985	6.16

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Bobby Scott	56		70	90	16		.909	2.86
Richard Kolomay	22		14	42	3		.949	2.55

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Jimmy Morgan	63		96	108	30		.872	3.24
William Carr	62		138	157	28		.913	4.76

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Ray Coss	110	176	9	9	.954	1.68	Stats for 2 teams
Pel Austin	102	211	4	3	.986	2.11
Jay Jeffries	99	206	7	5	.977	2.15	Stats for 2 teams
Neil Howard	86	233	9	8	.968	2.81
Thomas Weaver	29	66	5	2	.973	2.45
Joseph Slaber	10	15	0	0	1.000	1.50

P

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Charles Slaber	41							0.00
Milt Ardrey	35							0.00
Richard Royce	31							0.00
Robert Brown	29							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Bill Adair	40	R	R	6' 0.0"	168	Feb 10, 1913	Mobile, AL, US
Donald Allen	24	L		5' 11.0"	190	1929
Milt Ardrey	19	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	Nov 26, 1933	Cheyenne Wells, CO, US
Pel Austin	26	R		6' 0.0"	195	Jul 28, 1926	Peach Orchard, AR, US
William Brightwell	27	R	R	6' 3.0"	230	1926
Robert Brown	25	L	L	5' 10.0"	180	Jun 21, 1928	Brooklyn, NY, US
William Carr	26	R		5' 11.0"	170	1927
Ray Coss	24	R		6' 1.0"	185	1929
James Cummings	19	R		6' 6.0"	225	1934
Robert Ford	22	R	R	6' 2.0"	190	1931
Neil Howard	23	R	R	6' 0.0"	165	Apr 15, 1930	La Grange, GA, US
Jay Jeffries	21	R		5' 11.0"	160	1932
Richard Kolomay	--					Unknown
Paul Kruppa	--					Unknown
Alberto Larraz	--					Unknown
Willie Lovallo	22	R	R	6' 2.0"	195	Jun 23, 1931	Torrington, CT, US
Jimmy Morgan	30	R		6' 0.0"	160	Feb 26, 1923
Leland Myers	--					Unknown
Thomas Naponen	--					Unknown
Herman Niehaus	24	R	R	6' 3.0"	200	Jan 4, 1929	St. Louis, MO, US
Patrick O'Keefe	23	L		6' 3.0"	190	1930
Curtis Ray	24	L		6' 3.0"	192	1929
Bill Ross	23	R	R	5' 11.0"	160	Feb 20, 1930	Fullerton, CA, US
Richard Rostenkowski	19	R		5' 11.0"	165	1934
Richard Royce	19	R	R	6' 2.0"	210	Jul 27, 1933	Napa, CA, US
Gyles Russell	20	R		5' 11.0"	180	1933
Bobby Scott	22	S		5' 9.0"	160	Oct 20, 1930	Wichita Falls, TX, US
Frank Shank	31	R		5' 10.0"	160	1922
Charles Slaber	22	L	L	5' 10.0"	150	1931
Joseph Slaber	--					Unknown
Donald Straub	25	R	L	6' 1.0"	185	Jan 18, 1928	Pittsburgh, PA, US
Thomas Weaver	22	R		5' 11.0"	175	Sep 25, 1930	Chicago, IL, US

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