1953 Harlan Smokies Statistics

Mountain States League (MSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 53-72
Finished 7th in the MSL
Manager: Cliff Melton (0-0), Barry Cox (0-0), James Grigg (0-0)
Location: Harlan, Kentucky
Ballpark: Browning-Leonard Park
Attendance: 20,630, Avg. 330
1953 Harlan Smokies Roster

The Harlan Smokies of the Mountain States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 53 wins and 72 losses, finishing seventh in the MSL.

The Smokies scored 813 runs and allowed 890 runs. Barry Cox topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .324. Robert McNeil paced Harlan with 19 wins and a team-best 4.25 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Cliff Melton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Harlan Smokies to do so.

Cliff Melton, Barry Cox and James Grigg 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
Robert McNeil1913.5944.253930269.02831671272078
Frank Cole911.4506.062823156.015912910517121
Joseph Tancabel62.7505.12151095.011368541043
Jim Gilheart617.2614.883421166.01511339014153
Clifford Walls46.4005.51267111.01218268875
Donald June03.0007.8012345.0755239720
Totals4452.4585.16154940000842.090263148376490000000

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
Barry Cox12245445414718324.324.324.535.859243
Clifton Patrick12649749714128618.284.284.473.757235
Charles Ferguson11946846812817110.274.274.378.652177
Stewart Riles923743741041725.278.278.374.652140
Robert Self893243241011636.312.312.435.747141
John Trucks793103101002124.323.323.442.765137
Jerome Essinger56334334921242.275.275.353.629118
Richard Lupardo3010410436622.346.346.500.84652
Robert McNeil4712912930500.233.233.271.50435
Frank Cole43777720400.260.260.312.57124
Leroy Browning20717116101.225.225.282.50720
Joe Abernethy15545413202.241.241.389.63021
Jerry Gordon19555513420.236.236.382.61821
Jim Gilheart34606013301.217.217.317.53319
Joseph Tancabel15383810201.263.263.395.65815
Jimmy Cummings12494910000.204.204.204.40810
John Shanks1241419100.220.220.244.46310
Diosdado Fachinez1650506300.120.120.180.3009
Donald June1218184000.222.222.222.4444
Robert Boggs1023234100.174.174.217.3915
Robert Reckelhoff1026264100.154.154.192.3465
Clifford Walls2636364000.111.111.111.2224
Totals10043592359201005162257600000.280.280.402.682144500000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Robert McNeilP39.000
Jim GilheartP34.000
Frank ColeP28.000
Clifford WallsP26.000
Joseph TancabelP15.000
Donald JuneP12.000
Totals1540000.000

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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