1953 Gastonia Rockets Statistics

Tri-State League (TSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 66-81
Finished 5th in the TSL
Manager: Hal Van Pelt (66-81)
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
Ballpark: Sims Legion Park
Attendance: 69,052, Avg. 939
1953 Gastonia Rockets Roster

The Gastonia Rockets of the Tri-State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 66 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the TSL.

The Rockets plated 706 runs and gave up 799 runs. Jack Falls led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .326. Charlie Griffith topped Gastonia with 15 wins, while John Isaac recorded a 2.93 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Mike Garbark and Rudy Hernández both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Hal Van Pelt 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
Charlie Griffith1514.5174.914231244.026916613317136
William Williams1114.4404.053324202.0203112911879
Harold Ensley1012.4555.084815173.71711239813130
John Isaac914.3912.932923184.015082606112
Francis Skinner78.4674.202620143.713181678101
Jerry Pless67.4624.61131299.71146251744
Thomas Langston301.0003.8829795.0935241937
Jimmie Mincey05.0004.539549.7463725245
Totals6174.4524.2722913700001191.7117771556680684000000

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
Jack Falls14653653617529420.326.326.507.834272
Alfred Radsavage14857157115932414.278.278.422.701241
Paul Fouts1486196191541901.249.249.284.533176
John DiFresco14452052014430314.277.277.427.704222
Fred Leonard1324844841424849.293.293.465.758225
Robert Hallman1174184189827310.234.234.385.620161
Rudy Hernández90307307781454.254.254.371.625114
Richard Elkind7227027071832.263.263.337.60091
Bob Shaulis4818118146623.254.254.359.61365
Al Rivenbark4618218241423.225.225.319.54458
Erminio Gaido7920820835622.168.168.245.41351
Charlie Griffith46929224511.261.261.370.63034
Bob Ludwig22686819300.279.279.324.60322
Hal Van Pelt41747415000.203.203.203.40515
Francis Skinner26525213400.250.250.327.57717
Jerry Pless13393912000.308.308.308.61512
William Williams35646411000.172.172.172.34411
John Isaac31626210120.161.161.242.40315
Leonard Cline2857577100.123.123.140.2638
Harold Ensley5564647000.109.109.109.2197
Paul Harrison1015154000.267.267.267.5334
Jimmie Mincey1020203000.150.150.150.3003
Thomas Langston2928283000.107.107.107.2143
Mike Garbark1638383100.079.079.105.1844
Jim Harrison1124241000.042.042.042.0831
Totals15434993499301275238358300000.255.255.367.622183200000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Alfred Radsavage1B13710098117.9857.956
Hal Van Pelt1B1410742.9827.929
Paul Fouts2B13621718412.9712.949
Jack Falls3B12415220437.9062.871
Erminio GaidoC733294020.9495.055
Richard ElkindC583403817.9576.517
Mike GarbarkC134554.9263.846
Jim HarrisonC103832.9534.100
Fred LeonardOF1272051015.9351.693
Robert HallmanOF106244158.9702.443
Rudy HernándezOF83221118.9672.795
Bob ShaulisOF4810343.9732.229
Al RivenbarkOF459623.9702.178
Bob LudwigOF142301.9581.643
Harold EnsleyP48.000
Charlie GriffithP42.000
William WilliamsP33.000
Thomas LangstonP29.000
John IsaacP29.000
Francis SkinnerP26.000
Jerry PlessP13.000
Jimmie MinceyP9.000
John DiFrescoSS14226230335.9423.979
Totals135933919041840.9593.160

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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