1953 Edmonton Eskimos Statistics

Western International League (WIL) - Class: A
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 3rd in the WIL
Manager: Bobby Sturgeon (79-61)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ballpark: John Ducey Stadium
Attendance: 92,758, Avg. 1,325
1953 Edmonton Eskimos Roster

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Western International League ended the 1953 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the WIL.

The Eskimos plated 727 runs and surrendered 663 runs. Clint Weaver led batters with significant playing time by hitting .354. John Conant earned 24 wins on the mound for Edmonton, while Ray McNulty, too added 15 or more wins, too John Conant recorded a 3.17 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1953 Edmonton Eskimos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were George Caster, Leon Day and Bobby Sturgeon.

Bobby Sturgeon 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
John Conant2413.6493.174232275.0264111971372
Ray McNulty177.7083.182927229.022996811371
Don Tisnerat137.6503.383219184.01838569876
Jack Widner1012.4555.372624166.0174107991593
Pat Utley67.4625.07201494.0856253789
Leon Day55.5004.84231093.01145950755
Lawrence Manier39.2504.602511133.01519568961
Totals7860.5653.9619713700001174.0120061551772517000000

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
Clint Weaver12244444415731618.354.354.572.926254
Andy Skurski13449749715221913.306.306.463.769230
Sam Kanelos14054754714632811.267.267.415.682227
Dick Morgan12245245213620413.301.301.449.750203
Robert Thomson14055855813223414.237.237.367.604205
Vern Campbell1354954951183136.238.238.349.588173
Bobby Sturgeon1184274271041503.244.244.300.543128
Red Prentice93310310971015.313.313.400.713124
Don Herman92277277591011.213.213.267.48074
Bob Meisner4216216237612.228.228.315.54351
Ray McNulty36888832503.364.364.523.88646
John Conant4510810823200.213.213.231.44425
Louis Vitous18676719312.284.284.448.73130
Leon Day44707016610.229.229.343.57124
Don Tisnerat32646415400.234.234.297.53119
Jack Widner2657578100.140.140.158.2989
Pat Utley2130306000.200.200.200.4006
Lawrence Manier2743436100.140.140.163.3027
Salvatore Aprea1124243000.125.125.125.2503
Totals13984720472001266221399100000.268.268.389.658183800000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Clint Weaver1B787354516.9801.000
Bobby Sturgeon2B982032505.9894.622
Sam Kanelos3B9710216426.9112.742
Bob Meisner3B42257212.8902.310
Dick MorganC1186275715.9795.797
Vern CampbellOF1342521412.9571.985
Andy SkurskiOF133344117.9812.669
Red PrenticeOF619196.9431.639
Don HermanOF466846.9231.565
Louis VitousOF151811.9501.267
John ConantP42.000
Don TisneratP32.000
Ray McNultyP29.000
Jack WidnerP26.000
Lawrence ManierP25.000
Leon DayP23.000
Pat UtleyP20.000
Robert ThomsonSS14025848344.9445.293
Totals1159272311101500.9623.307

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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