1953 Oakland Oaks Statistics

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: Open
Team Record: 77-103
Finished 7th in the PCL
Manager: Augie Galan (77-103)
Location: Oakland, California
Ballpark: Oaks' Park
Attendance: 135,784, Avg. 1,509
1953 Oakland Oaks Roster

The Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1953 season with a record of 77 wins and 103 losses, finishing seventh in the PCL.

The Oaks plated 777 runs and gave up 889 runs, most in the league. Bill Howerton walloped 32 home runs for Oakland, while Jim Marshall and Sam Chapman swatted 15 or more as well. Bill Howerton drove in 106 runs. Pete Milne led all regular batters with a .323 average. Al Gettel earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, and George Bamberger added 15 or more victories also Al Gettel earned a 3.2 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1953 Oakland Oaks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included James Atkins, Bill Ayers, George Bamberger, Johnny Bero, Ernie Broglio, Milo Candini, Sam Chapman, Ray Dandridge, Lorenzo Davis, Con Dempsey, Don Ferrarese, Jesse Flores, Al Gettel, Hal Gregg, Lloyd Hittle, Bill Howerton, Spider Jorgensen, Eddie Lake, Jim Marshall, Pete Milne, John O'Neil, Jack Salveson, Hank Schenz, Neill Sheridan and Johnny Van Cuyk.

Augie Galan 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
Al Gettel2414.6323.204238305309.02931251102075141602
George Bamberger1516.4845.004735124245.028914613622100111313
James Atkins915.3754.082624142170.01718077166258305
Jesse Flores87.5333.782418114126.31456653102829000
Billy Joe Waters511.3124.27371670160.3192857655040202
Don Ferrarese44.5006.2525114086.376656098456001
Bob Murphy45.4444.1521103082.383453854533104
Con Dempsey410.2865.1840500106.01177961126162100
Ernie Broglio24.3336.891152047.068393643321024
Lloyd Hittle12.3335.761030025.0351616443101
Jack Salveson14.2006.10872038.3522626599100
Jay Ragni003.3830002.7331151000
Hal Gregg004.5011002.0211021000
Eddie Lake004.5010002.0211011001
Johnny Van Cuyk004.851710026.031211431812000
Matt Zidich006.43500014.0141110456000
Milo Candini0010.611800018.73128225128000
Bill Ayers01.0006.16640019.02114134184100
Chuck Eisenmann02.0001.5050006.0661073000
Joe Chez03.0008.3880009.7101292162000
Dave Mann05.0005.931130030.33528201234112
Totals77103.4284.613661810851501526.016768977811326580605204250

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
Pete Milne1747296501102104013466107052.323.391.443.834288927
Lorenzo Davis17470667090198398139712234.296.320.436.75629224212
Spider Jorgensen170708610103170253137048226.279.368.393.76124010412
Sam Chapman17467861777162316229325445.263.324.439.7632712225
Jim Marshall15161255673152278249965051.273.336.480.816267824
Lenny Neal1736406035614427196922630.239.274.332.6052002738
Bill Howerton159567500711281913210626271.256.340.490.8302451023
Johnny Bero11134629738626193204543.209.315.327.64197413
Eddie Lake105328262415913021506233.225.373.298.67178304
Ray Dandridge631931781948810110912.270.305.326.63158706
John O'Neil621991801246700191116.256.298.294.59353308
Art Cuitti581421301638911141814.292.338.400.73852313
Hank Schenz3212010619345109081.321.379.387.76641424
Al Gettel51134129143140190011.240.246.295.54138614
James Atkins3666606131002048.217.266.233.49914002
George Bamberger4787729920030723.125.203.153.35511208
Jesse Flores244739371005058.179.273.205.4788003
Billy Joe Waters3759543720010519.130.203.167.3709100
Dave Mann222018341002015.222.263.278.5415001
Jay Ragni171515130001001.200.200.200.4003000
Don Ferrarese283027431002023.111.172.148.3214001
Bob Murphy212727130000005.111.111.111.2223100
Tommy Munoz2032282310020313.107.194.143.3364001
Babe Fuhrman101312120001001.167.231.167.3972010
Jack Salveson81412220003023.167.286.167.4522000
Harry Bartolomei122121120002002.095.095.095.1902000
Con Dempsey402424020002005.083.083.083.1672100
Matt Zidich533111000001.333.333.6671.0002000
Bill Ayers644010000001.250.250.250.5001000
Ernie Broglio111716010000004.062.062.062.1251001
Joe Chez833000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Milo Candini1822000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Neill Sheridan244000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Johnny Van Cuyk1752100000032.000.600.000.6000000
Lloyd Hittle1075000001022.000.286.000.2860000
Chuck Eisenmann5100000000001.0000010
Totals206166035936777154527044130736290543540.260.325.386.71122931452410000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Jim Marshall1B150124112011120.9929.073
Lorenzo Davis1B2920618317.9877.724
Tommy Munoz1B6361061.0006.167
Lorenzo Davis2B1052242751260.9774.752
Eddie Lake2B346972619.9594.147
Babe Fuhrman2B112001.0003.000
Spider Jorgensen3B1682023693033.9503.399
Eddie Lake3B322001.0001.333
Lorenzo Davis3B34211.8572.000
Babe Fuhrman3B110001.0001.000
Lenny NealC1736446279.9904.081624100.0
Art CuittiC1124210.9632.36400
Harry BartolomeiC9142001.0001.77800
Pete MilneOF17441816123.9732.494
Sam ChapmanOF17251325112.9803.128
Bill HowertonOF149254752.9811.752
Lorenzo DavisOF4364421.9711.581
Art CuittiOF28494011.0001.893
Eddie LakeOF220001.0001.000
Al GettelOF220001.0001.000
Dave MannOF110001.0001.000
George BambergerP47153312.9801.021
Al GettelP42214341.9411.524
Con DempseyP4051821.920.575
Billy Joe WatersP37.000
James AtkinsP26103323.9561.654
Don FerrareseP257722.875.560
Jesse FloresP24.000
Bob MurphyP21714031.0001.000
Milo CandiniP18.000
Johnny Van CuykP170530.625.294
Dave MannP1141010.9331.273
Ernie BroglioP1117001.000.727
Lloyd HittleP10.000
Jack SalvesonP8.000
Joe ChezP805011.000.625
Bill AyersP62420.7501.000
Matt ZidichP501001.000.200
Chuck EisenmannP5.000
Jay RagniP310001.000.333
Eddie LakeP110001.0001.000
Hal GreggP110001.0001.000
Johnny BeroSS1061722322155.9513.811
Eddie LakeSS468379919.9473.522
Totals178243011474148361.9753.2416024100.0

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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