1953 Wilkes-Barre Barons Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 54-95
Finished 7th in the EL
Manager: Danny Litwhiler (54-95)
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Artillery Park
Attendance: 89,773, Avg. 1,205

1953 Wilkes-Barre Barons Roster

The Wilkes-Barre Barons of the Eastern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 54 wins and 95 losses, finishing seventh in the EL.

The Barons plated 546 runs and allowed 802 runs, most in the circuit. Tom Korczowski paced all regular batters by connecting at a .285 clip. Harry Desert and Bill Sherman topped Wilkes-Barre with 13 wins each, while Alan Thune recorded a 3.23 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1953 Wilkes-Barre Barons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tommy Hughes, Charlie Bowles and Danny Litwhiler.

Danny Litwhiler 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
Harry Desert	13	14	.481	3.81	43	25					210.0	218	114	89	9	91
Bill Sherman	13	15	.464	4.34	46	29					232.0	244	141	112	7	129
Irving Burton	7	14	.333	4.53	41	21					177.0	196	108	89	7	69
William Fogg	6	16	.273	4.80	41	20					148.0	171	101	79	7	89
Charlie Bowles	4	2	.667	3.08	23	6					79.0	71	37	27	6	24
Leslie Klesitz	4	6	.400	4.31	16	11					71.0	84	38	34	2	52
Alan Thune	4	13	.235	3.23	35	19					131.0	107	68	47	3	90
Totals	51	80	.389	4.10	245	131	0	0	0	0	1048.0	1091	607	477	41	544	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
Bill Boyce	144	557	557		155	20	10	7						.278	.278	.388	.666	216
Pete Caniglia	147	530	530		147	15	4	16						.277	.277	.411	.689	218
Tom Korczowski	133	485	485		138	17	3	12						.285	.285	.406	.691	197
Danny Litwhiler	133	418	418		113	16	2	26						.270	.270	.505	.775	211
Hyman Prosk	141	449	449		106	12	0	4						.236	.236	.290	.526	130
Dick Camilli	100	319	319		71	8	3	6						.223	.223	.323	.545	103
Arthur Dunham	73	238	238		66	11	10	2						.277	.277	.433	.710	103
Roger Isringhaus	100	245	245		58	4	0	1						.237	.237	.265	.502	65
Gerard Orleman	121	323	323		58	10	2	4						.180	.180	.260	.440	84
Chuck Orner	68	186	186		46	3	3	0						.247	.247	.296	.543	55
John Streza	38	143	143		33	6	0	3						.231	.231	.336	.566	48
James Harris	33	118	118		22	2	0	2						.186	.186	.254	.441	30
Harry Desert	43	64	64		17	1	0	0						.266	.266	.281	.547	18
Tom Falk	25	86	86		17	2	0	0						.198	.198	.221	.419	19
James Turner	25	67	67		12	1	0	0						.179	.179	.194	.373	13
Leslie Klesitz	31	38	38		9	2	0	0						.237	.237	.289	.526	11
Phillip Condu	24	46	46		9	2	0	0						.196	.196	.239	.435	11
Irving Burton	41	53	53		9	0	1	0						.170	.170	.208	.377	11
George Lambrinos	12	31	31		8	1	0	0						.258	.258	.290	.548	9
Alan Thune	43	40	40		8	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	8
Charlie Bowles	40	44	44		8	3	0	2						.182	.182	.386	.568	17
William Fogg	41	37	37		7	1	0	0						.189	.189	.216	.405	8
Bill Sherman	47	80	80		4	1	0	0						.050	.050	.062	.112	5
Andrew Daly	24	3	3		1	0	0	0						.333	.333	.333	.667	1
Joseph Petriello	15	8	8		1	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	1
William Simunek	15	23	23		1	0	0	0						.043	.043	.043	.087	1
Totals	1657	4631	4631	0	1124	138	38	85	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.243	.344	.587	1593	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Dick Camilli	1B	54	398	30	10		.977	7.926
John Streza	1B	38	315	19	11		.968	8.789
Tom Falk	1B	25	222	16	2		.992	9.520
Hyman Prosk	2B	111	322	292	22		.965	5.532
James Harris	2B	32	96	59	10		.939	4.844
Bill Boyce	3B	83	103	197	26		.920	3.614
Roger Isringhaus	C	89	306	38	8		.977	3.865
Chuck Orner	C	62	263	33	1		.997	4.774
James Turner	C	17	84	15	3		.971	5.824
Pete Caniglia	OF	146	270	19	20		.935	1.979
Gerard Orleman	OF	101	246	11	6		.977	2.545
Danny Litwhiler	OF	83	115	10	5		.962	1.506
Arthur Dunham	OF	70	131	5	4		.971	1.943
Phillip Condu	OF	14	19	1	1		.952	1.429
Bill Sherman	P	46						.000
Harry Desert	P	43						.000
William Fogg	P	41						.000
Irving Burton	P	41						.000
Alan Thune	P	35						.000
Charlie Bowles	P	23						.000
Leslie Klesitz	P	16						.000
Tom Korczowski	SS	132	207	434	38		.944	4.856
Totals		1302	3097	1179	167	0	.962	3.284

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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