1953 Amarillo Gold Sox Statistics

West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
Team Record: 71-71
Finished 6th in the WTNML
Manager: Jim Matthews (71-71)
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Ballpark: Gold Coast Stadium
Attendance: 59,379, Avg. 836

1953 Amarillo Gold Sox Roster

The Amarillo Gold Sox of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1953 season with a record of 71 wins and 71 losses, finishing sixth in the WTNML.

Jim Matthews served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Eddie Locke	21	7	.750	4.22	37	26					226.0	236	120	106	20	51
Jack Venable	16	18	.471	5.71	49	33					287.0	327	222	182	21	172
Nelson Reeves	9	10	.474	6.30	27	26					160.0	193	130	112	25	80
Charles Deal	7	8	.467	7.14	29	6					108.3	160	99	86	13	54
Dario Jimenez	1	7	.125	8.27	16	10					78.3	119	93	72	19	36
Totals	54	50	.519	5.84	158	101	0	0	0	0	859.7	1035	664	558	98	393	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
John Bruzga	142	574	574		199	42	1	26						.347	.347	.559	.906	321
Jim Matthews	139	473	473		186	35	2	50						.393	.393	.793	1.186	375
Billy Wilhite	124	495	495		150	35	4	9						.303	.303	.444	.747	220
Dub Graves	129	537	537		148	28	13	12						.276	.276	.443	.719	238
Charles Neal	122	459	459		140	36	4	4						.305	.305	.427	.732	196
John Gorkis	134	485	485		130	30	3	30						.268	.268	.528	.796	256
Eddie Locke	82	280	280		103	15	4	17						.368	.368	.632	1.000	177
Sonny Tims	98	366	366		103	25	1	19						.281	.281	.511	.792	187
Robert White	66	278	278		94	23	2	13						.338	.338	.576	.914	160
Bob Hobbs	49	189	189		63	13	0	16						.333	.333	.656	.989	124
William Greer	32	126	126		46	11	3	6						.365	.365	.643	1.008	81
Jack Venable	54	126	126		37	10	0	1						.294	.294	.397	.690	50
Robert Farmer	58	116	116		24	4	1	3						.207	.207	.336	.543	39
Travis Wiginton	28	95	95		23	5	2	1						.242	.242	.368	.611	35
Charles Deal	39	66	66		22	2	1	3						.333	.333	.530	.864	35
Nelson Reeves	27	61	61		14	1	0	0						.230	.230	.246	.475	15
Dario Jimenez	17	28	28		7	1	0	0						.250	.250	.286	.536	8
Alvin Lakind	18	20	20		6	0	1	0						.300	.300	.400	.700	8
Joe Allen	11	38	38		6	1	1	0						.158	.158	.237	.395	9
Joseph O'Neal	11	34	34		4	0	0	0						.118	.118	.118	.235	4
Totals	1380	4846	4846	0	1505	317	43	210	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.311	.524	.834	2538	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Jack Venable	P	49					.000
Charles Deal	P	29					.000
Nelson Reeves	P	27					.000
Dario Jimenez	P	16					.000
Totals		121	0	0	0	0	.000

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.

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