1953 Grand Forks Chiefs Statistics

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 55-70
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Carl Hosler (0-0), Frank Calo (0-0)
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 52,063, Avg. 833

1953 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster

The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 55 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.

The Chiefs scored 651 runs and yielded 816 runs, most in the circuit. Frank Calo led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .283 clip. Chet Dickey topped Grand Forks with 14 wins, while Burt Ostby recorded a 3.07 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Dave Roberts played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Grand Forks Chiefs to do so.

Carl Hosler and Frank Calo 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
Chet Dickey	14	10	.583	4.28	35	19					183.0	149	111	87	12	132
Burt Ostby	13	6	.684	3.07	24	19					164.0	151	66	56	4	65
Ed Sandy	7	11	.389	3.68	28	22					171.0	178	109	70	5	96
Harold Norris	3	8	.273	6.89	21	17					94.0	93	89	72	5	80
William Dutter	2	4	.333	5.03	14	5					68.0	84	50	38	3	41
Francisco Fernandez	2	5	.286	6.58	19	7					52.0	71	57	38	3	38
Totals	41	44	.482	4.44	141	89	0	0	0	0	732.0	726	482	361	32	452	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
Frank Major	123	507	507		136	21	3	3						.268	.268	.339	.607	172
Dave Roberts	125	465	465		125	20	1	15						.269	.269	.413	.682	192
Frank Calo	109	406	406		115	23	1	8						.283	.283	.404	.687	164
Pasquale DeLucia	104	365	365		91	15	4	4						.249	.249	.345	.595	126
Frank Walenga	95	326	326		90	20	2	4						.276	.276	.387	.663	126
William Maupin	85	300	300		84	12	0	10						.280	.280	.420	.700	126
Bernard Tanzillo	65	224	224		57	5	2	1						.254	.254	.308	.562	69
William Stumpus	56	185	185		44	11	3	0						.238	.238	.330	.568	61
Carl Hosler	42	144	144		41	9	2	4						.285	.285	.458	.743	66
Joe Fortin	34	124	124		36	3	3	3						.290	.290	.435	.726	54
Chet Dickey	43	91	91		22	4	0	0						.242	.242	.286	.527	26
Burt Ostby	42	81	81		16	1	0	0						.198	.198	.210	.407	17
Wallace Watkins	20	77	77		15	0	0	2						.195	.195	.273	.468	21
Mitchell Francis	17	40	40		10	3	0	0						.250	.250	.325	.575	13
Ed Sandy	30	58	58		9	2	0	0						.155	.155	.190	.345	11
Ernest St. George	19	44	44		5	0	0	0						.114	.114	.114	.227	5
Francisco Marrero	16	16	16		3	1	0	0						.188	.188	.250	.438	4
Bud Swan	10	15	15		2	0	0	0						.133	.133	.133	.267	2
Francisco Fernandez	21	17	17		2	0	0	0						.118	.118	.118	.235	2
William Dutter	15	21	21		2	0	0	0						.095	.095	.095	.190	2
Harold Norris	21	32	32		2	0	0	0						.062	.062	.062	.125	2
Paul Beck	14	16	16		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1106	3554	3554	0	907	150	21	54	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.255	.355	.610	1261	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Chet Dickey	P	35					.000
Ed Sandy	P	28					.000
Burt Ostby	P	24					.000
Harold Norris	P	21					.000
Francisco Fernandez	P	19					.000
William Dutter	P	14					.000
Totals		141	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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