1953 Scranton Miners Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 51-100
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Morrie Aderholt (51-100)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 62,266, Avg. 825
1953 Scranton Miners Roster

The Scranton Miners of the Eastern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 51 wins and 100 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.

The Miners scored 534 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 681 runs. Vic Fucci topped all regular batters by hitting .264. Dick Welteroth and Ed Moeller led Scranton with 11 wins each, while Ed Moeller recorded a 2.89 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1953 Scranton Miners who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ben Cardoni, Roy Dietzel, Harley Grossman, Dick Welteroth and José Zardón.

Morrie Aderholt 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
Ed Moeller118.5792.893625165.01376953569
Dick Welteroth1119.3673.903231231.022211110014115
Harley Grossman49.3085.21397107.013882621037
Levi Fleshman413.2355.343015113.01457767769
Manuel Maldonado211.1544.36191499.01026248459
Totals3260.3484.15156920000715.074440133040349000000

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
Peter Meachini144480480126841.262.262.302.565145
Charley Wolf1224484481132037.252.252.357.609160
Elder Haapala1404914911132056.230.230.328.558161
Vic Fucci1184204201111252.264.264.331.595139
Charles Bell1214064061002146.246.246.362.608147
Myron Gipp12131231267420.215.215.240.45575
Mel Kerestes101238238611210.256.256.315.57175
José Zardón4716016033510.206.206.250.45640
Cliff Collins5611511525214.217.217.357.57441
Ramon Rodriguez37868623300.267.267.302.57026
Anthony Kret41909020500.222.222.278.50025
Levi Fleshman54767619610.250.250.355.60527
Justo Azpiazu23767614300.184.184.224.40817
Thomas Marino21727213010.181.181.208.38915
Dick Welteroth45797911301.139.139.215.35417
Hank DiJohnson17565610100.179.179.196.37511
Ed Moeller4160606000.100.100.100.2006
Harley Grossman4322225100.227.227.273.5006
Ralph Dixon1120204000.200.200.200.4004
Manuel Maldonado1929293000.103.103.103.2073
Jack Ketchick21551000.200.200.200.4001
Richard Hagen10881000.125.125.125.2501
Totals1353374937490879126282700000.234.234.305.539114200000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Charley Wolf1B111813445.9947.721
Justo Azpiazu1B2218792.9908.909
Charles Bell2B9727920612.9765.000
Mel Kerestes3B46507513.9062.717
Thomas Marino3B20174510.8613.100
Anthony Kret3B1921365.9193.000
Myron GippC114459698.9854.632
Ramon RodriguezC31101178.9373.806
Elder HaapalaOF1323372412.9682.735
Vic FucciOF111215134.9832.054
José ZardónOF439151.9902.233
Cliff CollinsOF222921.9691.409
Hank DiJohnsonOF1218001.0001.500
Harley GrossmanP39.000
Ed MoellerP36.000
Dick WelterothP32.000
Levi FleshmanP30.000
Manuel MaldonadoP19.000
Peter MeachiniSS13820841425.9614.507
Totals107428259591060.9733.523

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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