1953 Philadelphia Athletics Organizational Leaders

1953 Philadelphia Athletics Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Ernie Boushy	Welch Miners	D	169	30	6	12
Joe Taylor	Ottawa Athletics, Williamsport Athletics	A, AAA	168	25	5	17
Ray Carr	Welch Miners	D	163	31	16	21
Harold Crotts	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	155	27	5	19
Tommy Giordano	Savannah Indians	A	155	26	5	24
Héctor López	Williamsport Athletics	A	153	16	4	6
Norman Abrams	Cordele A's	D	152	13	4	0
Tom Giuliano	Williamsport Athletics, Welch Miners	A, D	152	33	6	20
Carl Chianese	Welch Miners	D	150	38	5	8
Walter Rogers	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	150	22	8	1

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Taffy Wright	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	.353	117	331
Ernie Boushy	Welch Miners	D	.349	169	484
Ed Redmond	Welch Miners	D	.342	80	234
Joe Vilk	Fayetteville Athletics	B	.342	40	117
Tom Jasonis	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	.339	139	410
Harold Crotts	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	.336	155	461
Howard Warrell	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	.334	147	440
Ray Carr	Welch Miners	D	.326	163	500
Paul Johnston	Welch Miners	D	.324	55	170
Joe Taylor	Ottawa Athletics, Williamsport Athletics	A, AAA	.319	168	527

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Howard Warrell	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	26
Tommy Giordano	Savannah Indians	A	24
Ray Carr	Welch Miners	D	21
Tom Giuliano	Williamsport Athletics, Welch Miners	A, D	20
Wiley Williams	Savannah Indians	A	20
Harold Crotts	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	19
Joe Taylor	Ottawa Athletics, Williamsport Athletics	A, AAA	17
John Dugan	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	16
Lou Limmer	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	15
Harry Minor	Savannah Indians	A	13
Raymond Rosenwinkel	St. Hyacinthe A's	C	13

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Carl Chianese	Welch Miners	D	38
Tom Giuliano	Williamsport Athletics, Welch Miners	A, D	33
Bill Kasper	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	32
Ray Carr	Welch Miners	D	31
Jack Littrell	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	31
Malcolm McKeithan	Fayetteville Athletics	B	31
Ernie Boushy	Welch Miners	D	30
David Shea	Cordele A's	D	30
Howard Warrell	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	28
John Creighton	Fayetteville Athletics, St. Hyacinthe A's	B, C	27
Harold Crotts	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	27
Joseph Singleton	Savannah Indians	A	27

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Ray Carr	Welch Miners	D	16
Bill Kasper	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	12
Tom Jasonis	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	11
John Dobias	Cordele A's	D	10
Walter Rogers	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	8
Al Isreal	Savannah Indians	A	7
Joe Mangini	Savannah Indians, Williamsport Athletics	A	7
Buddy Reedy	Savannah Indians	A	7
Howard Warrell	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	7
Ernie Boushy	Welch Miners	D	6
Tom Giuliano	Welch Miners, Williamsport Athletics	A, D	6
Jack Littrell	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	6
David Shea	Cordele A's	D	6

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Carl Chianese	Welch Miners	D	82
Lou Limmer	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	73
Taffy Wright	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	56
Hal Bevan	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	50
Walter Rogers	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	49
Joe Taylor	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	45
Jack Littrell	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	43
Jerry Scala	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	35
Skeeter Kell	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	30
Billy Shantz	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	27

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Bob Trice	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	21	10
Michael Munsinger	St. Hyacinthe A's	C	20	13
Paul Johnston	Welch Miners	D	18	8
Ozzie Van Brabant	Williamsport Athletics	A	16	15
Robert Voegtlen	Welch Miners	D	14	10
Alfred Burch	Savannah Indians	A	14	13
Leo Bacon	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	13	5
LeRoy Schmidt	Welch Miners	D	12	4
Moe Burtschy	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	12	7
Jim Miller	Williamsport Athletics	A	12	11

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Jim Miller	Williamsport Athletics	A	2.83	12	11
Robert Voegtlen	Welch Miners	D	2.91	14	10
Leo Bacon	Hopkinsville Hoppers	D	3.04	13	5
Bob Trice	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	3.10	21	10
LeRoy Schmidt	Welch Miners	D	3.12	12	4
Alfred Burch	Savannah Indians	A	3.26	14	13
Ozzie Van Brabant	Williamsport Athletics	A	3.29	16	15
Michael Munsinger	St. Hyacinthe A's	C	3.57	20	13
Paul Johnston	Welch Miners	D	3.66	18	8

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Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Bob Trice	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	4
Moe Burtschy	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	1
Art Ditmar	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	1
John Mackinson	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	1
Dutch Romberger	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
John Mackinson	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	73
Bill Harrington	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	70
Ed Hrabcsak	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	64
Moe Burtschy	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	62
Mike Kume	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	60
Bob Trice	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	57
Dutch Romberger	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	49
Dick Rozek	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	47
Art Ditmar	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	45
Vince Gohl	Ottawa Athletics	AAA	34

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