1953 Fitzgerald Pioneers Statistics

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 62-77
Finished 5th in the GGL
Manager: Bob Carson (0-0), Charley Ridgeway (0-0), Lowell Hamons (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia
Ballpark: Blue & Grey Park
Attendance: 39,264, Avg. 565

1953 Fitzgerald Pioneers Roster

The Fitzgerald Pioneers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 62 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the GGL.

The Pioneers scored 701 runs and gave up 789 runs. Donald Stoyle led all regular hitters by connecting at a .331 clip. John Claset and John Husich topped Fitzgerald with 13 wins each, while John Husich recorded a 2.9 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Bob Carson, Charley Ridgeway and Lowell Hamons 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 Husich	13	8	.619	2.90	29	21					180.0	163	74	58	2	109
John Claset	13	15	.464	3.75	35	31					228.0	222	144	95	4	155
Donald Vaughn	11	9	.550	3.73	26	20					156.7	168	86	65	3	92
Richard Podolski	7	7	.500	4.20	33	13					150.0	171	95	70	5	58
Edwin Schneider	6	6	.500	2.96	14	11					85.0	73	36	28	0	33
Kenneth Adams	3	3	.500	4.65	12	7					62.0	78	56	32	1	21
Leon Brock	2	6	.250	6.20	17	6					74.0	86	62	51	5	45
Leonard Knodel	1	6	.143	4.67	16	5					52.0	61	44	27	2	36
George McLeod	1	7	.125	6.45	9	7					53.0	59	42	38	1	46
Totals	57	67	.460	4.01	191	121	0	0	0	0	1040.7	1081	639	464	23	595	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
Donald Stoyle	127	478	478		158	46	2	7						.331	.331	.479	.810	229
Charley Ridgeway	136	508	508		140	13	0	0						.276	.276	.301	.577	153
Howard Davis	135	498	498		123	15	2	0						.247	.247	.285	.532	142
Robert Stutts	114	414	414		118	14	6	10						.285	.285	.420	.705	174
Anthony Fabbio	134	427	427		98	15	2	0						.230	.230	.274	.504	117
Loyal Park	88	289	289		84	14	4	4						.291	.291	.408	.699	118
Van Hill	70	232	232		61	9	3	0						.263	.263	.328	.591	76
Jerome Pierce	95	310	310		61	7	3	0						.197	.197	.239	.435	74
William Thompson	55	194	194		54	10	3	13						.278	.278	.562	.840	109
Bob Carson	44	170	170		49	7	0	1						.288	.288	.347	.635	59
Ferdinand Cavallaro	47	171	171		42	9	0	0						.246	.246	.298	.544	51
Max Smith	45	151	151		39	6	1	0						.258	.258	.311	.570	47
James Robinette	28	99	99		21	1	2	0						.212	.212	.263	.475	26
Edwin Schneider	24	43	43		15	3	1	0						.349	.349	.465	.814	20
Jack Bearden	15	51	51		15	3	0	1						.294	.294	.412	.706	21
John Husich	38	69	69		14	1	0	0						.203	.203	.217	.420	15
John Claset	32	82	82		12	2	0	0						.146	.146	.171	.317	14
Frederick Houdzinski	17	55	55		11	1	0	0						.200	.200	.218	.418	12
Kenneth Adams	28	59	59		11	1	0	0						.186	.186	.203	.390	12
George McLeod	14	27	27		8	0	0	1						.296	.296	.407	.704	11
Richard Podolski	34	47	47		8	1	0	0						.170	.170	.191	.362	9
Donald Vaughn	32	53	53		7	2	1	1						.132	.132	.264	.396	14
Leon Brock	17	25	25		1	0	0	0						.040	.040	.040	.080	1
Richard Jack	11	15	15		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Leonard Knodel	18	15	15		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1398	4482	4482	0	1150	180	30	38	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.257	.336	.592	1504	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
John Claset	P	35					.000
Richard Podolski	P	33					.000
John Husich	P	29					.000
Donald Vaughn	P	26					.000
Leon Brock	P	17					.000
Leonard Knodel	P	16					.000
Edwin Schneider	P	14					.000
George McLeod	P	9					.000
Totals		179	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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