1953 South Atlantic League Leaders
1953 South Atlantic League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1953 South Atlantic League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Aaron | Jacksonville Braves | 208 | 36 | 14 | 22 |
Jim Bolger | Columbia Reds | 163 | 27 | 16 | 10 |
Ev Joyner | Columbus Cardinals | 161 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Tommy Giordano | Savannah Indians | 155 | 26 | 5 | 24 |
Lewis Davis | Columbia Reds | 151 | 31 | 5 | 6 |
Bill Raehse | Columbia Reds | 150 | 24 | 7 | 5 |
Joseph Andrews | Jacksonville Braves | 149 | 28 | 0 | 8 |
Oscar Khederian | Columbia Reds | 149 | 33 | 3 | 5 |
Red Lavigne | Macon Peaches | 147 | 24 | 1 | 12 |
Theodore Del Guercio | Charleston Rebels | 145 | 28 | 7 | 13 |
Joseph Singleton | Savannah Indians | 145 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Player | Team | RBI |
---|---|---|
Pierce McWhorter | Montgomery Grays | 42 |
Pete Naton | Charleston Rebels | 15 |
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corky Valentine | Columbia Reds | 2.11 | 13 | 6 |
Barney Martin | Columbia Reds | 2.14 | 17 | 6 |
Larry Lassalle | Jacksonville Braves | 2.34 | 19 | 5 |
Ray Crone | Jacksonville Braves | 2.38 | 19 | 11 |
Larry Shepard | Charleston Rebels | 2.49 | 10 | 8 |
Cal Howe | Macon Peaches | 2.50 | 11 | 7 |
Clarence Zieser | Columbia Reds | 2.59 | 18 | 9 |
Paul Almonte | Charleston Rebels | 2.65 | 7 | 13 |
Mel Tappe | Augusta Rams | 2.66 | 7 | 8 |
Joe Kuncl | Macon Peaches | 2.79 | 16 | 18 |
Wes Carr | Macon Peaches | 2.93 | 7 | 8 |
Ron Kump | Columbus Cardinals | 2.95 | 10 | 5 |
Thomas Keating | Columbus Cardinals | 2.97 | 11 | 11 |
Bill Nordberg | Charleston Rebels | 3.09 | 8 | 13 |
Gene Host | Montgomery Grays | 3.15 | 10 | 13 |
Dick Kelly | Jacksonville Braves | 3.16 | 17 | 6 |
Maurice Fisher | Columbia Reds | 3.21 | 16 | 7 |
Alfred Burch | Savannah Indians | 3.26 | 14 | 13 |
Douglas Clark | Columbus Cardinals | 3.28 | 17 | 13 |
Roger Higgins | Montgomery Grays | 3.30 | 10 | 10 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders