1953 St. Louis Cardinals Organizational Leaders

1953 St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Alfred Viotto	Ardmore Cardinals	D	195	43	14	30
Thomas Leonard	Sanford Giants	D	191	27	4	2
J. C. Dunn	Sanford Giants	D	179	29	8	20
Don Richmond	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	172	33	8	15
Kenny Hilyer	Albany Cardinals	D	171	30	5	15
Ev Joyner	Columbus Cardinals, Columbus Red Birds	A, AAA	165	25	10	10
Chuck Kress	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	165	26	10	25
Jackie Brandt	Ardmore Cardinals	D	161	28	7	27
Pedro Ventura	Ardmore Cardinals	D	161	22	6	5
Don Henderson	Johnson City Cardinals	D	158	36	11	4

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Alfred Viotto	Ardmore Cardinals	D	.384	195	508
Thomas Leonard	Sanford Giants	D	.380	191	502
Jackie Brandt	Ardmore Cardinals	D	.357	161	451
Robert Zuccarini	Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals	D	.350	144	411
Dick Sisler	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	.348	46	132
J. C. Dunn	Sanford Giants	D	.347	179	516
Tom Burgess	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	.346	141	407
Donald McLennan	Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals	D	.346	121	350
Donald Cooper	Hamilton Cardinals	D	.344	134	390
Joe McClain	Johnson City Cardinals	D	.344	63	183

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Alfred Viotto	Ardmore Cardinals	D	30
William Hopkins	Lynchburg Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals	B, D	28
Jackie Brandt	Ardmore Cardinals	D	27
Richard Stanton	Johnson City Cardinals	D	27
Chuck Kress	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	25
John Herman	Peoria Chiefs	B	23
Fred Marolewski	Houston Buffalos	AA	23
Russ Rac	Omaha Cardinals	A	23
Tom Burgess	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	22
Russ Derry	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	20
J. C. Dunn	Sanford Giants	D	20
George Schachle	Winston-Salem Cardinals, Columbus Cardinals	A, B	20
Douglas Young	Paducah Chiefs	D	20

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Alfred Viotto	Ardmore Cardinals	D	43
Ron Plaza	Hamilton Cardinals	D	37
Don Henderson	Johnson City Cardinals	D	36
Jim Hercinger	Johnson City Cardinals	D	36
Larry Ciaffone	Houston Buffalos	AA	33
Robert Kosis	Lynchburg Cardinals, Hamilton Cardinals	B, D	33
Bill Paolisso	Columbus Cardinals, Winston-Salem Cardinals	A, B	33
Howie Phillips	Houston Buffalos	AA	33
Don Richmond	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	33
Fred Koenig	St. Joseph Cardinals	C	32

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Bobby Smith	St. Joseph Cardinals, Fresno Cardinals	C	21
Jimmie Cantrell	Dothan Rebels	D	16
Jack Lee	Omaha Cardinals	A	15
Gene Davis	Albany Cardinals	D	14
Alfred Viotto	Ardmore Cardinals	D	14
Bill Batty	Sanford Giants	D	13
Mickey Brdar	Johnson City Cardinals	D	12
Heaford McKinney	Albany Cardinals	D	12
Mo Mozzali	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	12
William Burton	Fresno Cardinals	C	11
Don Henderson	Johnson City Cardinals	D	11
Fred Koenig	St. Joseph Cardinals	C	11

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Chuck Kress	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	121
Tom Burgess	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	93
Don Richmond	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	89
Lou Ortiz	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	81
Larry Miggins	Houston Buffalos, Columbus Red Birds	AA, AAA	74
Mo Mozzali	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	72
Larry Ciaffone	Houston Buffalos	AA	66
Russ Derry	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	65
Fred Marolewski	Houston Buffalos	AA	65
Harry Elliott	Houston Buffalos	AA	63

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Spencer Davis	Dothan Rebels	D	22	4
Fred Huthmaker	Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals	D	19	9
Ernest Palmieri	Sanford Giants	D	19	10
Tince Leonard	Hannibal Cardinals	D	18	8
Bob Schaffer	Ardmore Cardinals	D	17	5
Marty Kutyna	Paducah Chiefs	D	17	7
Leo Scarpa	Hamilton Cardinals	D	17	8
Rogers Fister	St. Joseph Cardinals	C	17	11
Douglas Clark	Columbus Cardinals	A	17	13
Glen Crable	Ardmore Cardinals	D	17	13

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Spencer Davis	Dothan Rebels	D	1.21	22	4
Rogers Fister	St. Joseph Cardinals	C	2.33	17	11
Marty Kutyna	Paducah Chiefs, Ardmore Cardinals	D	2.80	17	8
Tince Leonard	Hannibal Cardinals	D	3.06	18	8

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Floyd Wooldridge	Houston Buffalos	AA	6
Al Papai	Houston Buffalos	AA	5
Niles Jordan	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	3
Jack Cardey	Columbus Red Birds, Houston Buffalos	AA, AAA	2
George Condrick	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
Cot Deal	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
Jack Faszholz	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
Fred Hahn	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
Dennis Reeder	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
Ralph Beard	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	1
Gary Blaylock	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	1
Cloyd Boyer	Houston Buffalos	AA	1
Robert Hoch	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	1
James Kirk	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	1
Herb Moford	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	1
John Romonosky	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	1
Octavio Rubert	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	1
Gene Swinger	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Floyd Wooldridge	Houston Buffalos	AA	145
Gary Blaylock	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	114
Al Papai	Houston Buffalos	AA	101
Jack Cardey	Houston Buffalos, Columbus Red Birds	AA, AAA	95
Cot Deal	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	84
Ralph Beard	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	82
Octavio Rubert	Rochester Red Wings, Houston Buffalos	AA, AAA	81
Bob Clear	Houston Buffalos	AA	79
Willard Schmidt	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	77
Dennis Reeder	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	72

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