1953 Springfield Cubs Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 51-102
Finished 8th in the IL
Manager: Bruce Edwards (0-0), Jack Sheehan (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
Ballpark: Pynchon Park
Attendance: 85,281, Avg. 1,115
1953 Springfield Cubs Roster

The Springfield Cubs of the International League ended the 1953 season with a record of 51 wins and 102 losses, finishing eighth in the IL.

The Cubs scored 532 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 757 runs. Ron Northey led Springfield with 20 home runs and drove in 82 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .299. Don Elston topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 3.7 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Herb Adams, Jim Brosnan, Nelson Burbrink, Harold Daugherty, Bruce Edwards, Don Elston, Vern Fear, George Freese, Dave Hillman, Tony Jacobs, Sheldon Jones, Chris Kitsos, Ron Northey, Reggie Otero, John Pyecha, Paul Schramka, Jack Wallaesa and Jim Willis were all players from the 1953 Springfield Cubs who played in the Majors during their careers.

Bruce Edwards and Jack Sheehan 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
Don Elston917.3463.703628203224.0224115929991041001
Eugene Tarabilda710.4124.02351870150.0166866763750012
John Pyecha711.3894.14292491161.014790741010370117
Jim Brosnan417.1904.702921101161.01809884117791504
Sheldon Jones35.3753.652071074.068323042529202
Vern Fear310.2314.18221440114.0118635334230201
Jim Willis23.4003.71962051.062312102524103
Dave Hillman212.1434.42321551118.01227658106050103
Mike Mellis12.333160.0
George Long15.1677.351382049.053464044014104
Tony Jacobs460.0
Totals3992.2984.24287141060601102.01140637519575080462232270

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
Herb Adams13157653859155121203743620.288.333.355.68819102
Ron Northey14958148959146221208208233.299.406.470.87623064
Gene Hooks1506065506014520314274151.264.316.316.632174114
Walter Derucki1505635115014125845144380.276.337.380.71719445
George Freese1325294935313126296673243.266.312.381.69318813
Nelson Burbrink114386344279522424714241.276.355.381.73613100
Jack Hollis82335298397620122183033.255.323.349.67210407
Hal Meek104341304386417412213061.211.290.303.5939243
Bruce Edwards381331121732411130197.286.394.366.7604111
Robert Ludwig3712810912255011221612.229.328.303.6313303
Paul Schramka4312511762242172618.188.228.282.5103302
Don Elston51988781510030814.172.242.184.4261603
Bob Sperry145049392206004.184.184.306.4901501
John Pyecha2956521910010321.173.218.192.4101001
Scott Quakenbush305554691001009.167.167.185.3521001
Jim Brosnan3464591912140318.153.206.288.4941711
Theodore Lotz123937382012014.216.256.351.6081310
Reggie Otero304741271004031.171.227.195.422803
Dave Hillman4040315500010817.161.333.161.495501
Eugene Tarabilda3548424520030315.119.178.167.344703
Sheldon Jones202423040001005.174.174.174.348401
Vern Fear2439350400010017.114.114.114.229404
Mike Mellis16109110000013.111.200.111.311100
George Long151615110001004.067.067.067.133101
Totals14804889439945511181884244428360407531.254.320.346.66615220196400


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
George Freese1B7564650957.9879.280
Bruce Edwards1B3330426323.9911.000
Hal Meek1B2927012825.9729.724
Bob Sperry1B121051759.9611.167
Reggie Otero1B11693081.0006.545
Jack Hollis2B80187219845.9815.075
Gene Hooks2B711792361943.9565.845
Walter Derucki3B1251462661730.9603.296
George Freese3B16203353.9143.312
Robert Ludwig3B11121611.9662.545
Nelson BurbrinkC1044587288.9855.0966
Hal MeekC602233375.9734.2675
Ron NortheyOF14518714113.9481.386
Herb AdamsOF1303211043.9882.546
Gene HooksOF73114752.9601.658
George FreeseOF3882741.9572.342
Paul SchramkaOF3684321.9782.417
Jack WallaesaOF30.000
Scott QuakenbushOF22220001.0001.000
Hal MeekOF1230001.000.250
Theodore LotzOF12252001.0002.250
Tony JacobsP46.000
Don ElstonP36226114.9882.306
Eugene TarabildaP35113120.9551.200
Dave HillmanP32512021.000.531
John PyechaP2993214.9761.414
Jim BrosnanP2981920.931.931
Vern FearP2262311.9671.318
Sheldon JonesP2031212.938.750
Mike MellisP1614001.000.312
George LongP1319011.000.769
Jim WillisP9.000
Harold DaughertySS111.000
Walter DeruckiSS213164610.9414.524
Robert LudwigSS12163965.9024.583
Totals155635701332136296.9733.1501100

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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