1953 Stockton Ports Statistics

California League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 72-68
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Bill Salkeld (72-68)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Stockton, California
Ballpark: Billy Hebert Field
Attendance: 63,257, Avg. 904
1953 Stockton Ports Roster

Playoffs - Stockton Ports 3 games, Bakersfield Indians 0
Finals - San Jose Red Sox 4 games, Stockton Ports 2

The Stockton Ports of the California League ended the 1953 season with a record of 72 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.

The Ports tallied 679 runs and surrendered 593 runs. Jim O'Brien led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Tony Freitas topped Stockton with 22 wins, while Bob Thorpe added 15 or more wins, too Tony Freitas recorded a 2.39 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1953 Stockton Ports who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bob Thorpe, Bill Salkeld, Frank Ernaga and Tony Freitas.

Bill Salkeld 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
Tony Freitas229.7102.393432279.0261100741145
Bob Thorpe168.6673.523329248.0251121971191
Art Bielefeld129.5713.853327215.0215116921495
Bud Watkins99.5002.592318167.01367048466
Bob Crane513.2784.473717157.0154111781187
Samuel Nunn410.2864.832312104.3977156767
Totals6858.5403.4218313500001170.3111458944558451000000

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
Jim O'Brien1365525521811750.328.328.377.705208
Harry Clements1415835831733242.297.297.376.672219
Wes Moore1415775771633235.282.282.374.657216
John Kreuter1374824821371556.284.284.373.658180
Frank Ernaga1103993999818213.246.246.398.644159
Dom Campana73266266621427.233.233.380.613101
Duane Hermon6826026060931.231.231.300.53178
Robert Bortz66224224571031.254.254.339.59476
Bill Salkeld91251251578013.227.227.414.641104
John Buttrey7224124148505.199.199.282.48168
Bob Thorpe4611211223400.205.205.241.44627
Dick Adams20696914400.203.203.261.46418
Art Bielefeld33666612200.182.182.212.39414
Bob Crane37575711200.193.193.228.42113
Bud Watkins23626210000.161.161.161.32310
Tony Freitas35878710300.115.115.149.26413
George Pullings1653536210.113.113.189.30210
Larry LaBounty2017175000.294.294.294.5885
Samuel Nunn2338385100.132.132.158.2896
William Moore1114140000.000.000.000.0000
Totals12994410441001132178285300000.257.257.346.602152500000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
John Kreuter1B13711317126.9798.774
John Buttrey2B381056512.9344.474
Harry Clements3B14114635521.9603.553
Bill SalkeldC744315212.9766.527
Robert BortzC50292426.9826.680
Jim O'BrienOF1362071512.9491.632
Frank ErnagaOF110290105.9842.727
Dom CampanaOF7317776.9682.521
Duane HermonOF681071414.8961.779
Dick AdamsOF183221.9711.889
George PullingsOF1313301.0001.231
Bob CraneP37.000
Tony FreitasP34.000
Bob ThorpeP33.000
Art BielefeldP33.000
Bud WatkinsP23.000
Samuel NunnP23.000
Wes MooreSS11219031659.8964.518
Totals115331219521740.9593.533

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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