1953 Charlotte Hornets Statistics
Team Record: 74-71
Finished 3rd in the TSL
Manager: Pete Appleton (74-71)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 59,630, Avg. 822
Playoffs - Charlotte Hornets 3 games, Spartanburg Peaches 0
Finals - Charlotte Hornets 3 games, Anderson Rebels 0
The Charlotte Hornets of the Tri-State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 74 wins and 71 losses, finishing third in the TSL.
The Hornets conceded 667 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Charlotte tallied 709 runs. Pompeyo Davalillo topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .305 clip. Harold Byfuss led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.74 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1953 Charlotte Hornets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included George Bradshaw, Pompeyo Davalillo, Dick Hyde and Hal Griggs.
Pete Appleton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Byfuss | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.74 | 34 | 32 | 246.0 | 191 | 100 | 75 | 8 | 123 | ||||||||||
| Hal Griggs | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.54 | 36 | 28 | 210.0 | 203 | 123 | 106 | 8 | 105 | ||||||||||
| Pete Treece | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.08 | 45 | 3 | 92.7 | 96 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Dick Hyde | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.32 | 31 | 17 | 152.0 | 149 | 74 | 56 | 4 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Albert Brown | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.36 | 26 | 13 | 117.7 | 129 | 71 | 57 | 8 | 58 | ||||||||||
| Bill Barkley | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3.89 | 37 | 22 | 178.0 | 187 | 103 | 77 | 6 | 68 | ||||||||||
| Antonio Garcia | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.21 | 9 | 6 | 57.0 | 47 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Charles Steinmetz | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.74 | 13 | 7 | 67.3 | 62 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Mike Dayne | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.01 | 8 | 7 | 50.3 | 50 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 70 | 65 | .519 | 3.71 | 239 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1171.0 | 1114 | 603 | 483 | 46 | 527 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pompeyo Davalillo | 105 | 455 | 455 | 139 | 25 | 5 | 2 | .305 | .305 | .396 | .701 | 180 | |||||||||||
| Gray Hampton | 119 | 481 | 481 | 136 | 26 | 5 | 9 | .283 | .283 | .414 | .696 | 199 | |||||||||||
| Dale Powell | 133 | 524 | 524 | 131 | 21 | 7 | 14 | .250 | .250 | .397 | .647 | 208 | |||||||||||
| Ray Wietecha | 100 | 381 | 381 | 97 | 19 | 9 | 13 | .255 | .255 | .454 | .709 | 173 | |||||||||||
| Frank Colasinski | 85 | 324 | 324 | 96 | 11 | 4 | 4 | .296 | .296 | .392 | .688 | 127 | |||||||||||
| Juan Vistuer | 116 | 402 | 402 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 5 | .239 | .239 | .333 | .572 | 134 | |||||||||||
| Garland Anderson | 82 | 256 | 256 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .305 | .387 | .691 | 99 | |||||||||||
| George Bradshaw | 71 | 243 | 243 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .292 | .321 | .613 | 78 | |||||||||||
| Richard Ackermann | 83 | 236 | 236 | 31 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .242 | .242 | .305 | .547 | 72 | ||||||||
| Arnold Stroecker | 79 | 206 | 206 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .306 | .568 | 63 | |||||||||||
| William Wollet | 61 | 170 | 170 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .276 | .276 | .353 | .629 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Manuel Junco | 49 | 159 | 159 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .245 | .245 | .321 | .566 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Hugh Smith | 55 | 143 | 143 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .301 | .545 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Milton McEneny | 43 | 149 | 149 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .228 | .282 | .510 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Philip Mateja | 29 | 83 | 83 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .277 | .373 | .651 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Harold Byfuss | 35 | 83 | 83 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .253 | .470 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Howard Weeks | 17 | 57 | 57 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .281 | .333 | .614 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Dick Hyde | 33 | 57 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .246 | .246 | .491 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Hal Griggs | 40 | 76 | 76 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .237 | .395 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Mike Dayne | 11 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .353 | .647 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Charles Steinmetz | 13 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .217 | .391 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Bill Barkley | 37 | 57 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .070 | .070 | .070 | .140 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Pete Treece | 45 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Albert Brown | 30 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .042 | .042 | .042 | .083 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1471 | 4626 | 4626 | 31 | 1209 | 198 | 42 | 53 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .357 | .618 | 1650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Powell | 1B | 131 | 1063 | 70 | 28 | .976 | 8.649 | |
| Milton McEneny | 2B | 43 | 92 | 117 | 5 | .977 | 4.860 | |
| Gray Hampton | 2B | 38 | 96 | 92 | 4 | .979 | 4.947 | |
| Richard Ackermann | 2B | 25 | 57 | 69 | 5 | .962 | 5.040 | |
| Frank Colasinski | 3B | 43 | 50 | 92 | 3 | .979 | 3.302 | |
| Arnold Stroecker | C | 63 | 305 | 32 | 10 | .971 | 5.349 | |
| George Bradshaw | C | 59 | 322 | 32 | 2 | .994 | 6.000 | |
| Garland Anderson | C | 47 | 234 | 23 | 11 | .959 | 5.468 | |
| Juan Vistuer | OF | 109 | 285 | 8 | 10 | .967 | 2.688 | |
| Ray Wietecha | OF | 100 | 195 | 9 | 7 | .967 | 2.040 | |
| William Wollet | OF | 45 | 99 | 9 | 3 | .973 | 2.400 | |
| Manuel Junco | OF | 41 | 77 | 4 | 4 | .953 | 1.976 | |
| Hugh Smith | OF | 30 | 48 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 1.633 | |
| Howard Weeks | OF | 16 | 22 | 0 | 3 | .880 | 1.375 | |
| Pete Treece | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| Bill Barkley | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| Hal Griggs | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| Harold Byfuss | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| Dick Hyde | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Albert Brown | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Charles Steinmetz | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Antonio Garcia | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Mike Dayne | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| Pompeyo Davalillo | SS | 105 | 228 | 311 | 31 | .946 | 5.133 | |
| Philip Mateja | SS | 27 | 45 | 59 | 15 | .874 | 3.852 | |
| Totals | 1161 | 3218 | 928 | 142 | 0 | .967 | 3.571 |
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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