1953 Wichita Falls Spudders Statistics
Team Record: 85-58
Finished 1st in the BSL
Manager: Whitey Wietelmann (85-58)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
Ballpark: Spudder Park
Attendance: 71,247, Avg. 996
Playoffs - Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games, Waco/Longview Pirates 0
Finals - Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games, Tyler East Texans 3
The Wichita Falls Spudders of the Big State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 85 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the BSL.
The Spudders topped the circuit with 919 runs, ignited by 174 home runs. Wichita Falls allowed 761 runs. Al Neil topped all regular batters with a .356 average. Jim Vitter led the squad with 20 wins, while Noel Oquendo added 15 or more wins, too Jim Vitter recorded a 3.33 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1953 Wichita Falls Spudders who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Whitey Wietelmann, Harley Hisner and Johnny Lucadello.
Whitey Wietelmann served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Vitter | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.33 | 41 | 24 | 265.0 | 258 | 124 | 98 | 11 | 72 | ||||||||||
Noel Oquendo | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.69 | 40 | 28 | 232.0 | 203 | 108 | 95 | 10 | 107 | ||||||||||
Harley Hisner | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3.87 | 27 | 21 | 165.0 | 161 | 78 | 71 | 5 | 75 | ||||||||||
Whitey Wietelmann | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.47 | 20 | 10 | 114.0 | 115 | 52 | 44 | 4 | 47 | ||||||||||
Jose Rayle | 8 | 7 | .533 | 5.47 | 32 | 6 | 97.0 | 117 | 72 | 59 | 8 | 58 | ||||||||||
Burke McLaughlin | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.32 | 18 | 13 | 102.0 | 121 | 70 | 49 | 5 | 48 | ||||||||||
Bob Bauer | 5 | 3 | .625 | 6.25 | 16 | 7 | 59.0 | 73 | 48 | 41 | 4 | 35 | ||||||||||
Frank Hill | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.94 | 15 | 6 | 50.0 | 64 | 51 | 33 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
Ray Wicker | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.40 | 11 | 8 | 47.0 | 51 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||
Stan Milankovich | 2 | 6 | .250 | 7.88 | 12 | 8 | 48.0 | 63 | 50 | 42 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||
Totals | 85 | 57 | .599 | 4.24 | 232 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179.0 | 1226 | 684 | 555 | 59 | 507 | 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 |
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Al Neil | 137 | 519 | 519 | 185 | 43 | 4 | 39 | .356 | .356 | .680 | 1.037 | 353 | |||||||||||
Frederick Shipman | 137 | 607 | 607 | 176 | 34 | 8 | 15 | .290 | .290 | .446 | .736 | 271 | |||||||||||
Perry Roberts | 127 | 499 | 499 | 173 | 48 | 5 | 9 | .347 | .347 | .517 | .864 | 258 | |||||||||||
Ev Hall | 120 | 499 | 499 | 169 | 27 | 5 | 9 | .339 | .339 | .467 | .806 | 233 | |||||||||||
Howard Boles | 110 | 424 | 424 | 141 | 34 | 3 | 36 | .333 | .333 | .682 | 1.014 | 289 | |||||||||||
Johnny Lucadello | 131 | 429 | 429 | 129 | 28 | 2 | 10 | .301 | .301 | .445 | .746 | 191 | |||||||||||
Jim Warner | 132 | 466 | 466 | 121 | 20 | 3 | 32 | .260 | .260 | .521 | .781 | 243 | |||||||||||
Humberto Marti | 119 | 377 | 377 | 103 | 20 | 3 | 5 | .273 | .273 | .382 | .655 | 144 | |||||||||||
Whitey Wietelmann | 98 | 323 | 323 | 90 | 24 | 0 | 8 | .279 | .279 | .427 | .706 | 138 | |||||||||||
Lee Smith | 78 | 187 | 187 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .225 | .225 | .332 | .556 | 62 | |||||||||||
Milton Kress | 29 | 110 | 110 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .391 | .664 | 43 | |||||||||||
Jim Vitter | 47 | 104 | 104 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .308 | .558 | 32 | |||||||||||
Noel Oquendo | 41 | 82 | 82 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .183 | .183 | .354 | .537 | 29 | |||||||||||
Harley Hisner | 27 | 60 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .233 | .317 | .550 | 19 | |||||||||||
Joe Duffield | 12 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .275 | .475 | 11 | |||||||||||
Jose Rayle | 32 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .171 | .229 | .400 | 8 | |||||||||||
Frank Hill | 19 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .280 | .480 | 7 | |||||||||||
Abelardo Fleitas | 12 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .207 | .379 | 6 | |||||||||||
Burke McLaughlin | 18 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .132 | .237 | 5 | |||||||||||
Ray Wicker | 11 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 | 4 | |||||||||||
Stan Milankovich | 12 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .158 | .316 | .474 | 6 | |||||||||||
Bob Bauer | 16 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .087 | .174 | 2 | |||||||||||
Totals | 1465 | 4910 | 4910 | 0 | 1450 | 304 | 39 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .295 | .479 | .775 | 2354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perry Roberts | 1B | 113 | 928 | 49 | 18 | .982 | 8.646 | |
Jim Warner | 2B | 131 | 304 | 25 | 13 | .962 | 2.511 | |
Johnny Lucadello | 2B | 119 | 321 | 363 | 13 | .981 | 5.748 | |
Joe Duffield | 2B | 11 | 25 | 24 | 3 | .942 | 4.455 | |
Frederick Shipman | 3B | 133 | 120 | 270 | 29 | .931 | 2.932 | |
Humberto Marti | C | 112 | 561 | 46 | 3 | .995 | 5.420 | |
Lee Smith | C | 50 | 202 | 18 | 4 | .982 | 4.400 | |
Al Neil | OF | 137 | 234 | 10 | 13 | .949 | 1.781 | |
Howard Boles | OF | 110 | 202 | 9 | 9 | .959 | 1.918 | |
Milton Kress | OF | 17 | 39 | 3 | 1 | .977 | 2.471 | |
Jim Vitter | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
Noel Oquendo | P | 40 | .000 | |||||
Jose Rayle | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
Harley Hisner | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
Burke McLaughlin | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
Bob Bauer | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
Frank Hill | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
Stan Milankovich | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
Ray Wicker | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
Ev Hall | SS | 115 | 196 | 335 | 38 | .933 | 4.617 | |
Whitey Wietelmann | SS | 33 | 75 | 98 | 8 | .956 | 5.242 | |
Totals | 1293 | 3207 | 1250 | 152 | 0 | .967 | 3.447 |
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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