1953 Mattoon Phillies Statistics

Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 64-56
Finished 3rd in the MOVL
Manager: James Deery (64-56)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Mattoon, Illinois
Ballpark: Mattoon Baseball Park
Attendance: 61,000, Avg. 1,017

1953 Mattoon Phillies Roster

Playoffs - Paris Lakers 3 games, Mattoon Phillies 0

The Mattoon Phillies of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1953 season with a record of 64 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the MOVL.

The Phillies allowed 551 runs, least in the league. Mattoon plated 598 runs, worst in the circuit,. James Deery led all regular batters by hitting .313. Louis Shade topped the team with 16 wins, while Dennis Hamilton also added 15 or more victories also Bill Bright recorded a 2.51 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. James Deery 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
Louis Shade	16	10	.615	3.22	30	28					215.0	214	93	77	8	91
Dennis Hamilton	15	9	.625	3.40	32	24					196.0	140	93	74	5	139
Nels Hoerner	11	10	.524	3.71	34	20					182.0	170	92	75	7	67
Bill Bright	10	6	.625	2.51	19	18					140.0	95	53	39	3	90
Thomas Cronin	6	10	.375	3.85	28	15					131.0	115	72	56	2	94
Gene Easterling	3	5	.375	4.18	11	8					56.0	58	32	26	0	39
Totals	61	50	.550	3.39	154	113	0	0	0	0	920.0	792	435	347	25	520	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
James Deery	119	463	463		145	26	11	1						.313	.313	.423	.737	196
Earnest Pharr	120	452	452		125	8	14	0						.277	.277	.356	.633	161
Don Strichek	120	472	472		125	23	6	9						.265	.265	.396	.661	187
Alex Sirota	117	447	447		114	27	5	7						.255	.255	.385	.640	172
Al Watkins	104	380	380		92	19	4	13						.242	.242	.416	.658	158
Robert Hunter	79	301	301		89	17	3	0						.296	.296	.372	.668	112
Robert McGee	103	407	407		89	15	4	2						.219	.219	.290	.509	118
Kelvin Roberts	69	273	273		82	12	2	2						.300	.300	.381	.681	104
James Davis	63	246	246		73	13	5	4						.297	.297	.439	.736	108
Marshall Radebach	46	178	178		51	10	4	3						.287	.287	.438	.725	78
Albert Gabriel	21	81	81		23	5	2	0						.284	.284	.395	.679	32
Nels Hoerner	42	89	89		21	6	0	0						.236	.236	.303	.539	27
Louis Shade	30	77	77		13	1	0	1						.169	.169	.221	.390	17
Dennis Hamilton	33	56	56		10	3	0	1						.179	.179	.286	.464	16
Bill Bright	19	56	56		6	1	0	1						.107	.107	.179	.286	10
William Hoffman	14	27	27		5	2	0	0						.185	.185	.259	.444	7
Gene Easterling	11	18	18		4	0	0	0						.222	.222	.222	.444	4
Thomas Cronin	28	48	48		4	1	0	0						.083	.083	.104	.188	5
Totals	1138	4071	4071	0	1071	189	60	44	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.371	.634	1512	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Nels Hoerner	P	34					.000
Dennis Hamilton	P	32					.000
Louis Shade	P	30					.000
Thomas Cronin	P	28					.000
Bill Bright	P	19					.000
Gene Easterling	P	11					.000
Totals		154	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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