1953 Danville Dans Statistics

Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 48-71
Finished 6th in the MOVL
Manager: Frederick Minnis (48-71)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Danville, Illinois
Ballpark: Danville Stadium
Attendance: 62,700, Avg. 1,054

1953 Danville Dans Roster

The Danville Dans of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1953 season with a record of 48 wins and 71 losses, finishing sixth in the MOVL.

The Dans tallied 619 runs and surrendered 723 runs, most in the league. Jim Partin led hitters with significant playing time with a .319 average. James Peterson topped Danville with 9 wins and a team-best 3.82 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1953 Danville Dans who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Lloyd Davenport, Jim Zapp, Rayford Finch and Willie Hutchinson.

Frederick Minnis 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
James Peterson	9	7	.562	3.82	35	11					158.0	144	87	67	2	106
Carl Lutz	7	6	.538	4.97	23	18					134.0	108	90	74	2	134
Marvin Melanson	5	6	.455	4.78	14	9					81.0	101	56	43	1	51
Dan D'Esposito	5	14	.263	4.68	30	15					146.0	141	96	76	5	103
Willie Hutchinson	4	2	.667	3.71	10	6					63.0	61	31	26	2	15
Bill Nolan	4	3	.571	4.86	17	6					76.0	83	47	41	7	40
Othello Strong	3	2	.600	1.98	10	7					59.0	45	18	13	2	22
Alvin Spearman	1	1	.500	0.00	3						11.0
Totals	38	41	.481	4.20	142	72	0	0	0	0	728.0	683	425	340	21	471	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
Jim Partin	119	524	524		167	27	7	3						.319	.319	.414	.733	217
Frederick Minnis	120	465	465		141	20	5	10						.303	.303	.432	.735	201
Bob Oefinger	103	383	383		111	16	7	5						.290	.290	.407	.697	156
William Maley	114	437	437		111	21	5	3						.254	.254	.346	.600	151
John Gordon	84	328	328		92	15	3	7						.280	.280	.409	.689	134
Peter Simone	107	377	377		77	8	5	0						.204	.204	.252	.456	95
Rudy Stanzel	49	185	185		61	7	4	1						.330	.330	.427	.757	79
Thomas Denny	46	166	166		45	7	3	5						.271	.271	.440	.711	73
Fred Pearson	36	149	149		42	4	4	6						.282	.282	.483	.765	72
Robert Rous	32	110	110		31	4	2	0						.282	.282	.355	.636	39
Carl Lutz	55	138	138		29	4	3	1						.210	.210	.304	.514	42
Ron Cooper	18	79	79		20	3	1	1						.253	.253	.354	.608	28
James Peterson	40	71	71		14	1	2	0						.197	.197	.268	.465	19
Frank Santora	20	75	75		14	1	2	0						.187	.187	.253	.440	19
Tom Brown	23	78	78		13	3	0	0						.167	.167	.205	.372	16
Willie Hutchinson	12	27	27		12	3	1	0						.444	.444	.630	1.074	17
Donald Drake	10	33	33		12	2	1	1						.364	.364	.576	.939	19
Jim Zapp	11	42	42		12	3	0	1						.286	.286	.429	.714	18
Gerald Witteveen	12	38	38		11	0	2	1						.289	.289	.474	.763	18
John Kolodziejski	14	43	43		8	0	0	1						.186	.186	.256	.442	11
Marvin Melanson	14	29	29		7	2	0	0						.241	.241	.310	.552	9
Bill Nolan	18	32	32		6	2	0	0						.188	.188	.250	.438	8
Othello Strong	13	23	23		5	0	0	1						.217	.217	.348	.565	8
Dan D'Esposito	32	46	46		5	0	0	0						.109	.109	.109	.217	5
Randy Lewis	13	31	31		4	2	0	0						.129	.129	.194	.323	6
Donald Bafus	12	17	17		3	1	0	0						.176	.176	.235	.412	4
Totals	1127	3926	3926	0	1053	156	57	47	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.268	.373	.641	1464	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
James Peterson	P	35					.000
Dan D'Esposito	P	30					.000
Bill Nolan	P	17					.000
Marvin Melanson	P	14					.000
Othello Strong	P	10					.000
Willie Hutchinson	P	10					.000
Alvin Spearman	P	3					.000
Totals		119	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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