1953 Ardmore Cardinals Statistics

Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 91-46
Finished 1st in the SSL
Manager: Bennie Warren (91-46)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Cardinal Park
Attendance: 43,000, Avg. 628

1953 Ardmore Cardinals Roster

Playoffs - McAlester Rockets 3 games, Ardmore Cardinals 1

The Ardmore Cardinals of the Sooner State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 91 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the SSL.

The Cardinals led the league with 1004 runs, fueled by 113 home runs. Ardmore surrendered 763 runs. Alfred Viotto paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .384 clip. Glen Crable and Bob Schaffer topped the team with 17 wins each, while William Keppel added 15 or more wins also Bob Schaffer recorded a 3.38 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1953 Ardmore Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bob Blaylock, Marty Kutyna, Jackie Brandt and Bennie Warren.

Bennie Warren 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
Bob Schaffer	17	5	.773	3.38	38	17					189.0	158	90	71	12	65
Glen Crable	17	13	.567	4.00	46	24					234.0	232	142	104	22	127
William Keppel	16	9	.640	4.76	35	26					223.0	232	148	118	14	141
Roy Moore	14	8	.636	4.40	38	17					182.0	138	115	89	12	160
James Farmer	10	4	.714	5.87	29	23					135.0	110	116	88	2	189
Bob Blaylock	9	1	.900	3.49	12	11					80.0	63	41	31	5	67
George Tucker	3	2	.600	4.41	9	5					49.0	61	29	24	1	18
Jerry Herring	2	1	.667	5.06	10	6					48.0	55	42	27	5	43
Marty Kutyna	0	1	.000	0.00	1						7.0	4	3	0		2
Totals	88	44	.667	4.33	218	129	0	0	0	0	1147.0	1053	726	552	73	812	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
Alfred Viotto	137	508	508		195	43	14	30						.384	.384	.701	1.085	356
Jackie Brandt	120	451	451		161	28	7	27						.357	.357	.630	.987	284
Pedro Ventura	134	549	549		161	22	6	5						.293	.293	.383	.676	210
Leon Akers	136	482	482		106	24	6	5						.220	.220	.326	.546	157
Charlie Voss	137	479	479		105	24	2	7						.219	.219	.322	.541	154
Robert Folkert	105	379	379		101	19	8	9						.266	.266	.430	.697	163
James Miller	95	360	360		90	17	2	12						.250	.250	.408	.658	147
Don O'Brien	56	211	211		61	12	2	3						.289	.289	.408	.697	86
Bennie Warren	63	162	162		52	8	1	12						.321	.321	.605	.926	98
Bob Skelton	54	158	158		33	5	2	1						.209	.209	.285	.494	45
William Looney	28	107	107		25	4	0	0						.234	.234	.271	.505	29
John Dwyer	23	83	83		22	4	1	1						.265	.265	.373	.639	31
Roy Moore	40	80	80		20	5	0	0						.250	.250	.312	.562	25
Glen Crable	50	93	93		19	3	1	0						.204	.204	.258	.462	24
Bob Schaffer	40	73	73		17	2	0	0						.233	.233	.260	.493	19
Earl Dreisbach	18	68	68		16	3	2	1						.235	.235	.382	.618	26
William Keppel	35	99	99		16	2	0	0						.162	.162	.182	.343	18
James Farmer	29	59	59		11	3	2	0						.186	.186	.305	.492	18
George Tucker	10	16	16		3	2	0	0						.188	.188	.312	.500	5
Bob Blaylock	12	31	31		3	1	0	0						.097	.097	.129	.226	4
Frank Barrick	2	8	8		2									.250	.250	.250	.500	2
Jerry Herring	10	18	18		1	0	0	0						.056	.056	.056	.111	1
Totals	1334	4474	4474	0	1220	231	56	113	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.425	.698	1902	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Glen Crable	P	46					.000
Bob Schaffer	P	38					.000
Roy Moore	P	38					.000
William Keppel	P	35					.000
James Farmer	P	29					.000
Bob Blaylock	P	12					.000
Jerry Herring	P	10					.000
George Tucker	P	9					.000
Marty Kutyna	P	1					.000
Totals		218	0	0	0	0	.000

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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