1953 Chicago Cubs Organizational Leaders

1953 Chicago Cubs Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Fred Richards	Los Angeles Angels	Open	219	32	3	26
Bob Talbot	Los Angeles Angels	Open	219	38	6	14
Bob Usher	Los Angeles Angels	Open	204	51	5	15
Jim O'Brien	Stockton Ports	C	181	17	5	0
Harry Clements	Stockton Ports	C	173	32	4	2
Gene Baker	Los Angeles Angels	Open	169	26	5	20
Wes Moore	Stockton Ports	C	163	32	3	5
Bob Coats	Cedar Rapids Indians	B	162	24	9	4
John Olczak	Janesville Cubs	D	158	32	9	5
Herb Adams	Springfield Cubs	AAA	155	12	12	0
Gerry MacKay	Sioux Falls Canaries	C	155	21	14	10

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
John Olczak	Janesville Cubs	D	.365	158	433
Giles Setzer	Hickory Rebels	D	.358	134	374
Gerry MacKay	Sioux Falls Canaries	C	.335	155	462
Bob Dant	Janesville Cubs	D	.328	89	271
Jim O'Brien	Stockton Ports	C	.328	181	552
Bob Coats	Cedar Rapids Indians	B	.327	162	495
Richard Czaplewski	Macon Peaches	A	.324	80	247
Dale Lynch	Sioux Falls Canaries	C	.324	134	414
Blas Fernandez	Sioux Falls Canaries	C	.309	142	459
Bruce Edwards	Springfield Cubs, Des Moines Bruins	A, AAA	.306	85	278
Dixie Upright	Los Angeles Angels	Open	.306	75	245

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Fred Richards	Los Angeles Angels	Open	26
Dave Cunningham	Des Moines Bruins	A	22
Gene Baker	Los Angeles Angels	Open	20
Ron Northey	Springfield Cubs	AAA	20
Jim Fanning	Cedar Rapids Indians	B	16
Bob Usher	Los Angeles Angels	Open	15
Tod Davis	Los Angeles Angels	Open	14
Bob Talbot	Los Angeles Angels	Open	14
Frank Ernaga	Stockton Ports	C	13
Bill Salkeld	Stockton Ports	C	13
Giles Setzer	Hickory Rebels	D	13

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Bob Usher	Los Angeles Angels	Open	51
Bob Talbot	Los Angeles Angels	Open	38
Harry Clements	Stockton Ports	C	32
Wes Moore	Stockton Ports	C	32
John Olczak	Janesville Cubs	D	32
Fred Richards	Los Angeles Angels	Open	32
Dale Lynch	Sioux Falls Canaries	C	29
Frank DiPrima	Los Angeles Angels	Open	28
John Magliolo	Des Moines Bruins	A	28
Ned Folmar	Des Moines Bruins	A	27

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Blas Fernandez	Sioux Falls Canaries	C	14
Gerry MacKay	Sioux Falls Canaries	C	14
Burdette Thurlby	Des Moines Bruins	A	13
Herb Adams	Springfield Cubs	AAA	12
Bob Coats	Cedar Rapids Indians	B	9
John Olczak	Janesville Cubs	D	9
Dean Padgett	Macon Peaches	A	9
George Beck	Janesville Cubs	D	8
Paul Beck	Hickory Rebels, Janesville Cubs	D	8
Walter Derucki	Springfield Cubs	AAA	8

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Gene Baker	Los Angeles Angels	Open	99
Fred Richards	Los Angeles Angels	Open	92
Bob Usher	Los Angeles Angels	Open	90
Ron Northey	Springfield Cubs	AAA	82
Bob Talbot	Los Angeles Angels	Open	70
George Freese	Springfield Cubs	AAA	66
Frank DiPrima	Los Angeles Angels	Open	60
Les Peden	Los Angeles Angels	Open	55
Walter Derucki	Springfield Cubs	AAA	51
Nelson Burbrink	Springfield Cubs	AAA	47

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Tony Freitas	Stockton Ports	C	22	9
Ray Coombs	Cedar Rapids Indians, Sioux Falls Canaries	B, C	21	10
Joe Hatten	Los Angeles Angels	Open	17	11
Bob Thorpe	Stockton Ports	C	16	8
Cal McLish	Los Angeles Angels	Open	16	11
Joe Kuncl	Macon Peaches	A	16	18
Don Watkins	Des Moines Bruins, Los Angeles Angels	A, Open	15	10
Bob Zick	Des Moines Bruins	A	14	12
Joe Stanka	Des Moines Bruins, Cedar Rapids Indians	A, B	13	11
John Raines	Hickory Rebels	D	12	5
Art Bielefeld	Stockton Ports	C	12	9
Bob Spicer	Los Angeles Angels	Open	12	10
Richard Verbic	Des Moines Bruins	A	12	14

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Joe Stanka	Los Angeles Angels, Des Moines Bruins, Cedar Rapids Indians	A, B, Open	2.06	13	11
Tony Freitas	Stockton Ports	C	2.39	22	9
Joe Kuncl	Macon Peaches	A	2.79	16	18
Bob Zick	Los Angeles Angels, Des Moines Bruins	A, Open	2.94	14	12
Don Watkins	Des Moines Bruins, Los Angeles Angels	A, Open	3.06	15	10
Richard Verbic	Des Moines Bruins	A	3.30	12	14
Joe Hatten	Los Angeles Angels	Open	3.35	17	11
Ray Coombs	Sioux Falls Canaries, Cedar Rapids Indians	B, C	3.52	21	10
Bob Thorpe	Stockton Ports	C	3.52	16	8
Cal McLish	Los Angeles Angels	Open	3.71	16	11
Art Bielefeld	Stockton Ports	C	3.85	12	9
Bob Spicer	Los Angeles Angels	Open	3.90	12	10

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Joe Hatten	Los Angeles Angels	Open	4
Don Elston	Springfield Cubs	AAA	3
Cal McLish	Los Angeles Angels	Open	2
Bill Moisan	Los Angeles Angels	Open	2
Jim Brosnan	Springfield Cubs	AAA	1
Ed Chandler	Los Angeles Angels	Open	1
Randy Gumpert	Los Angeles Angels	Open	1
Dave Hillman	Springfield Cubs	AAA	1
William Padget	Los Angeles Angels	Open	1
John Pyecha	Springfield Cubs	AAA	1
Willie Ramsdell	Los Angeles Angels	Open	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Joe Hatten	Los Angeles Angels	Open	152
Cal McLish	Los Angeles Angels	Open	114
Don Elston	Springfield Cubs	AAA	104
Bill Moisan	Los Angeles Angels	Open	93
Jim Brosnan	Springfield Cubs	AAA	91
Bob Spicer	Los Angeles Angels	Open	76
John Pyecha	Springfield Cubs	AAA	70
William Padget	Los Angeles Angels	Open	60
Ed Chandler	Los Angeles Angels	Open	59
Randy Gumpert	Los Angeles Angels	Open	52

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