1953 Wichita Indians Statistics

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 58-96
Finished 8th in the WL
Manager: George Hausmann (0-0), Mark Christman (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Attendance: 68,683, Avg. 892
1953 Wichita Indians Roster

The Wichita Indians of the Western League ended the 1953 season with a record of 58 wins and 96 losses, finishing eighth in the WL.

The Indians plated 676 runs and surrendered 784 runs. Jerry Jacobs led batters with significant playing time by hitting .304. James Upchurch topped Wichita with 11 wins, while Mel Held earned a 3.23 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1953 Wichita Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mark Christman, George Hausmann, Mel Held, Chuck Locke and Jim Pisoni.

George Hausmann and Mark Christman 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
James Upchurch1115.4234.034324183.01979582884
Mel Held88.5003.232419170.016077611054
Chuck Locke818.3083.314129242.02051188914149
Bob Schmitt64.6006.04231185.01006557864
Bill Pilgram511.3125.562715123.013394761192
Norm Rynard310.2314.082515119.01187054878
Burke McLaughlin23.4004.6520662.0694232361
Julian Ladera15.1673.6317762.0584125337
Billy Hyde01.0009.905010.016121184
Totals4475.3704.1522512600001056.0105661448765627040000

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
Jerry Jacobs14152052015839220.304.304.502.806261
Bob Masser14147447413319820.281.281.481.762228
William Springfield1304834831332548.275.275.393.669190
Mike Colombo1525545541332191.240.240.316.556175
Pete Konyar12145245210922016.241.241.396.637179
Richard Honacki1234464461061524.238.238.307.545137
Steve Kovach108373373981500.263.263.303.566113
Louie Letlow96353353821020.232.232.272.50496
Bob Knoke7525325356701.221.221.261.48266
Russ Rosburg6018918941738.217.217.413.63078
Bill Milligan3813013025513.192.192.315.50841
Victor Fassero3310010023601.230.230.320.55032
Mark Christman47828218002.220.220.293.51224
James Upchurch46626216100.258.258.274.53217
Jim Pisoni21565611200.196.196.232.42913
Chuck Locke42767611201.145.145.211.35516
Juan Perez21616110201.164.164.246.41015
Mel Held25656510100.154.154.169.32311
George Hausmann2035359010.257.257.314.57111
Charlie Buck2138389211.237.237.421.65816
Bill Pilgram2743435200.116.116.163.2797
Bob Schmitt2322223100.136.136.182.3184
Witty Quintana1035352000.057.057.057.1142
Ray Wicker2216161100.062.062.125.1882
Julian Ladera1718181000.056.056.056.1111
Burke McLaughlin2020201000.050.050.050.1001
Norm Rynard2738381100.026.026.053.0792
William Brown21330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals16284997499701205206338700000.241.241.348.589173800000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Louie Letlow1B907714515.9829.067
Bill Milligan1B383071911.9678.579
Mark Christman1B158683.9696.267
Jerry Jacobs2B13536836942.9465.459
George Hausmann2B1019242.9564.300
Pete Konyar3B12111723222.9412.884
Juan Perez3B1923343.9503.000
Steve KovachC101539668.9875.990
Bob KnokeC55258347.9775.309
Mike ColomboOF150267256.9801.947
Bob MasserOF134215713.9451.657
William SpringfieldOF792021310.9562.722
Russ RosburgOF5310926.9492.094
Victor FasseroOF306566.9222.367
Jim PisoniOF164053.9382.812
James UpchurchP43.000
Chuck LockeP41.000
Bill PilgramP27.000
Norm RynardP25.000
Mel HeldP24.000
Bob SchmittP23.000
Burke McLaughlinP20.000
Julian LaderaP17.000
Billy HydeP5.000
Richard HonackiSS12321038632.9494.846
Witty QuintanaSS1024326.9035.600
Totals1404362013071950.9623.509

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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