1953 Douglas Trojans Statistics

Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 76-50
Finished 4th in the GSL
Manager: Chuck Bledsoe (76-50)
Location: Douglas, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Park
Attendance: 26,613, Avg. 422

1953 Douglas Trojans Roster

Playoffs - Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals 4 games, Douglas Trojans 1

The Douglas Trojans of the Georgia State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 76 wins and 50 losses, finishing fourth in the GSL.

The Trojans plated 876 runs and allowed 770 runs. Van Davis topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .340. Richard Kostner led Douglas with 16 wins and a team-best 3.07 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Chuck Bledsoe 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
Richard Kostner	16	6	.727	3.07	28	17					182.0	166	74	62	12	77
Don Quinn	11	1	.917	4.81	27	12					129.0	148	88	69	11	77
Max Carpenter	11	6	.647	5.13	27	19					158.0	172	124	90	12	123
Roy McKay	11	6	.647	6.08	32	20					154.0	148	122	104	10	140
Leonard Knodel	6	4	.600	4.12	13	10					83.0	76	46	38	2	53
Paul Chergey	5	5	.500	4.14	13	8					74.0	69	45	34	5	35
John Cathey	5	6	.455	4.88	13	9					83.0	94	58	45	4	43
Ward Wilson	3	3	.500	3.88	12	8					58.0	41	35	25	2	57
Totals	68	37	.648	4.56	165	103	0	0	0	0	921.0	914	592	467	58	605	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
Chuck Bledsoe	123	503	503		162	24	4	5						.322	.322	.416	.738	209
Van Davis	126	441	441		150	24	1	44						.340	.340	.698	1.039	308
Don Murray	123	498	498		143	27	3	4						.287	.287	.378	.665	188
Robert Conn	122	467	467		142	28	3	7						.304	.304	.422	.726	197
Ray Timberlake	99	401	401		121	5	5	0						.302	.302	.339	.641	136
Lamar Brown	90	358	358		111	11	3	4						.310	.310	.391	.701	140
Richard Kostner	87	250	250		74	13	4	3						.296	.296	.416	.712	104
Ford Taylor	68	262	262		72	8	0	3						.275	.275	.340	.615	89
Hoyt McCravy	38	147	147		49	9	0	3						.333	.333	.456	.789	67
Anthony Sarno	35	121	121		31	5	1	1						.256	.256	.339	.595	41
Joseph Dacus	21	90	90		26	1	0	0						.289	.289	.300	.589	27
Ben Yates	31	111	111		25	4	1	0						.225	.225	.279	.505	31
Ferdinand Cavallaro	20	75	75		19	0	0	2						.253	.253	.333	.587	25
Donald McDaniel	22	78	78		15	1	2	0						.192	.192	.256	.449	20
Max Carpenter	29	66	66		11	3	0	1						.167	.167	.258	.424	17
Roy McKay	33	70	70		11	3	0	0						.157	.157	.200	.357	14
John Cathey	14	40	40		8	2	1	0						.200	.200	.300	.500	12
Louis DeStefano	17	43	43		8	2	0	0						.186	.186	.233	.419	10
Leonard Knodel	13	30	30		7	0	0	0						.233	.233	.233	.467	7
James Smith	10	15	15		3	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	3
Ward Wilson	12	20	20		3	2	0	0						.150	.150	.250	.400	5
Paul Chergey	16	26	26		3	1	0	0						.115	.115	.154	.269	4
Don Quinn	27	51	51		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1176	4163	4163	0	1194	173	28	77	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.287	.397	.684	1654	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Roy McKay	P	32					.000
Don Quinn	P	27					.000
Max Carpenter	P	27					.000
Leonard Knodel	P	13					.000
Paul Chergey	P	13					.000
John Cathey	P	13					.000
Ward Wilson	P	12					.000
Totals		137	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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