1953 Hannibal Cardinals Statistics

Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 55-62
Finished 4th in the MOVL
Manager: Tince Leonard (55-62)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Hannibal, Missouri
Ballpark: Clemens Field
Attendance: 35,200, Avg. 602

1953 Hannibal Cardinals Roster

Playoffs - Decatur Commodores 3 games, Hannibal Cardinals 0

The Hannibal Cardinals of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1953 season with a record of 55 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the MOVL.

The Cardinals scored 640 runs and yielded 655 runs. Warren Hancks led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .313 clip. Tince Leonard topped Hannibal with 18 wins and a team-best 3.06 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers. Tince Leonard 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
Tince Leonard	18	8	.692	3.06	33	21					206.0	203	85	70	6	21
John Wills	11	9	.550	4.10	34	18					182.0	187	107	83	12	70
Warren Allen	10	8	.556	4.79	29	17					139.0	151	99	74	9	75
James Allen	8	1	.889	4.08	13	11					86.0	82	47	39	7	48
Jerry McGhay	3	4	.429	4.57	10	8					65.0	64	38	33	3	42
Larry Henke	2	8	.200	5.97	16	11					89.0	115	68	59	6	47
Ervin Armin	2	10	.167	4.98	17	12					85.0	95	54	47	5	54
Totals	54	48	.529	4.28	152	98	0	0	0	0	852.0	897	498	405	48	357	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
Warren Hancks	113	406	406		127	13	6	1						.313	.313	.382	.695	155
Jerry Hood	116	401	401		103	17	6	6						.257	.257	.374	.631	150
Earl Dreisbach	97	382	382		102	23	5	13						.267	.267	.455	.723	174
Joseph Guidice	90	338	338		100	24	5	10						.296	.296	.485	.781	164
Charles Keller	51	225	225		74	10	3	4						.329	.329	.453	.782	102
Bernard Coulter	70	262	262		52	8	2	0						.198	.198	.244	.443	64
Tince Leonard	67	151	151		45	6	2	2						.298	.298	.404	.702	61
Danny Pavone	46	158	158		42	9	3	2						.266	.266	.399	.665	63
Richard Gumbert	50	158	158		36	7	0	0						.228	.228	.272	.500	43
Donald Hudson	46	154	154		34	3	3	10						.221	.221	.474	.695	73
Nathan Haber	49	169	169		33	7	1	1						.195	.195	.266	.462	45
LeRoy Parmeley	38	134	134		27	3	1	3						.201	.201	.306	.507	41
Gary Grosnickle	35	113	113		25	4	2	1						.221	.221	.319	.540	36
Fred Anthony	25	80	80		21	2	0	0						.262	.262	.288	.550	23
John Wills	39	72	72		15	0	1	0						.208	.208	.236	.444	17
Eugene Lyles	27	63	63		12	5	0	0						.190	.190	.270	.460	17
Robert Denaro	10	37	37		8	2	1	0						.216	.216	.324	.541	12
Neil Fiala	16	52	52		8	0	1	0						.154	.154	.192	.346	10
Sam Scarpone	10	28	28		6	1	2	0						.214	.214	.393	.607	11
Warren Allen	29	48	48		6	2	1	0						.125	.125	.208	.333	10
Ervin Armin	17	34	34		5	0	0	0						.147	.147	.147	.294	5
Larry Henke	16	29	29		4	1	0	0						.138	.138	.172	.310	5
James Allen	13	31	31		2	0	1	0						.065	.065	.129	.194	4
Jerry McGhay	10	22	22		1	0	0	0						.045	.045	.045	.091	1
Totals	1080	3547	3547	0	888	147	46	53	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.363	.613	1286	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
John Wills	P	34					.000
Warren Allen	P	29					.000
Ervin Armin	P	17					.000
Larry Henke	P	16					.000
James Allen	P	13					.000
Jerry McGhay	P	10					.000
Totals		119	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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