1953 Forest City Owls Statistics

Tar Heel League (THL) - Class: D
Team Record: 72-40
Finished 2nd in the THL
Manager: Leonard Cross (0-0), Robert McGimsey (0-0)
Location: Forest City, North Carolina
Ballpark: Memorial Park
Attendance: 48,812, Avg. 872
1953 Forest City Owls Roster

Playoffs - Lexington Indians 4 games, Forest City Owls 2

The Forest City Owls of the Tar Heel League ended the 1953 season with a record of 72 wins and 40 losses, finishing second in the THL.

The Owls scored 711 runs and allowed 602 runs. Robert McGimsey paced all regular hitters by hitting .299. Jack Williamson topped Forest City with 13 wins, while Woody Rich recorded a 2.65 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Kirby Higbe and Woody Rich both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Leonard Cross and Robert McGimsey 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
Jack Williamson133.8124.35279120.01327058848
William Greene127.6324.432318132.01447665755
Woody Rich112.8462.651815136.01194740548
Lloyd Rochester76.5385.60251498.01037661663
Kirby Higbe62.7503.459660.0572523318
Norman Reinhardt511.3125.861914109.08782713108
John Cathey46.4004.85171191.01077049555
Totals5837.6114.43138870000746.074944636737395000000

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
Robert Cross10945345313127105.289.289.426.715193
Jose Castillo112419419113231011.270.270.451.721189
Robert McGimsey1053743741122651.299.299.404.703151
Billie Hare1133723721081537.290.290.403.694150
Gene Robinson92385385961363.249.249.338.587130
George Oates101346346891465.257.257.376.633130
Jerry Robinson5617517536663.206.206.360.56663
Leonard Cross27969621615.219.219.458.67744
Jack Williamson34505018110.360.360.420.78021
John Cathey21464613402.283.283.500.78323
Kirby Higbe14353512510.343.343.543.88619
Woody Rich22545412100.222.222.241.46313
Thomas Wycoff32454511110.244.244.311.55614
Hal Owens15474711100.234.234.255.48912
Dick Williams1336369100.250.250.278.52810
William Greene2346468100.174.174.196.3709
Norman Reinhardt2239397000.179.179.179.3597
Lloyd Rochester3142427011.167.167.286.45212
Harold Reid1024244001.167.167.292.4587
Gerald Brackett1412122000.167.167.167.3332
Totals966309630960820145514400000.265.265.387.652119900000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jack WilliamsonP27.000
Lloyd RochesterP25.000
William GreeneP23.000
Norman ReinhardtP19.000
Woody RichP18.000
John CatheyP17.000
Kirby HigbeP9.000
Totals1380000.000

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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