1953 Muskogee Giants Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 57-81
Finished 5th in the WA
Manager: Harold Kollar (57-81)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Athletic Park
Attendance: 41,749, Avg. 605

1953 Muskogee Giants Roster

The Muskogee Giants of the Western Association ended the 1953 season with a record of 57 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the WA.

The Giants tallied 619 runs and conceded 757 runs. Daniel Toma led all regular batters by hitting .313. Alexander Murawski and Dom Zanni topped Muskogee with 15 wins each, while Jack Gruell recorded a 3.5 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Dom Zanni and Sherman Jones both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Harold Kollar 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
Alexander Murawski	15	14	.517	3.70	38	23					214.0	185	116	88	10	100
Dom Zanni	15	15	.500	3.66	55	17					236.0	198	124	96	12	170
Jack Gruell	12	11	.522	3.50	40	22					206.0	174	112	80	17	128
Carroll Mattson	5	10	.333	5.12	35	21					146.0	109	103	83	6	156
James McDonald	5	13	.278	4.64	36	25					200.0	178	136	103	13	152
Alexander Schmidt	3	3	.500	4.10	26	8					112.0	155	62	51	5	94
Sherman Jones	0	6	.000	9.00	13						33.0	28		33		55
Totals	55	72	.433	4.19	243	116	0	0	0	0	1147.0	1027	653	534	63	855	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
Daniel Toma	115	486	486		152	20	12	7						.313	.313	.447	.759	217
Dan Chepkauskas	134	453	453		127	21	4	13						.280	.280	.430	.711	195
Eugene Muller	128	488	488		124	11	5	6						.254	.254	.334	.588	163
Harold Kollar	119	426	426		121	26	3	6						.284	.284	.401	.685	171
Edward Opich	116	415	415		95	12	3	6						.229	.229	.316	.545	131
Clell Callaway	97	356	356		80	9	1	4						.225	.225	.289	.514	103
James Madalone	72	255	255		65	5	2	2						.255	.255	.314	.569	80
LeRoy O'Neill	103	318	318		63	11	2	2						.198	.198	.264	.462	84
Robert Koperwhats	56	213	213		59	1	2	2						.277	.277	.329	.606	70
John Joyner	66	234	234		59	6	1	5						.252	.252	.350	.603	82
Ray Skrzypczak	51	145	145		31	4	1	2						.214	.214	.297	.510	43
Dom Zanni	70	103	103		25	4	0	6						.243	.243	.456	.699	47
John Skarzynski	63	152	152		24	6	0	3						.158	.158	.257	.414	39
George Reid	22	84	84		17	3	0	0						.202	.202	.238	.440	20
Alexander Murawski	40	76	76		14	2	1	1						.184	.184	.276	.461	21
Jack Gruell	41	74	74		13	0	1	1						.176	.176	.243	.419	18
Glenn Gostick	14	42	42		12	2	0	0						.286	.286	.333	.619	14
Carroll Mattson	39	62	62		12	3	0	3						.194	.194	.387	.581	24
Russell Stuart	33	108	108		12	2	1	0						.111	.111	.148	.259	16
James McDonald	40	73	73		10	1	0	0						.137	.137	.151	.288	11
John Benson	10	32	32		7	1	1	0						.219	.219	.312	.531	10
Sherman Jones	12	9	9		1	1	0	0						.111	.111	.222	.333	2
Alexander Schmidt	25	33	33		1	0	0	0						.030	.030	.030	.061	1
Totals	1466	4637	4637	0	1124	151	40	69	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.337	.579	1562	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Dom Zanni	P	55					.000
Jack Gruell	P	40					.000
Alexander Murawski	P	38					.000
James McDonald	P	36					.000
Carroll Mattson	P	35					.000
Alexander Schmidt	P	26					.000
Sherman Jones	P	13					.000
Totals		243	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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