1953 Harlingen Capitols Statistics

Gulf Coast League (GCL) - Class: B
Team Record: 77-69
Finished 3rd in the GCL
Manager: Robert Hamric (77-69)
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Ballpark: Harlingen Baseball Park (Field)
Attendance: 53,649, Avg. 735

1953 Harlingen Capitols Roster

Playoffs - Texas City Texans 4 games, Harlingen Capitols 3

The Harlingen Capitols of the Gulf Coast League ended the 1953 season with a record of 77 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the GCL.

Robert Hamric 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
James Price	24	4	.857	1.93	34	25					229.0	175	74	49		84
Bill Guthrie	12	9	.571	4.02	37	10					195.0	106	121	87		106
Ramón Roger	12	10	.545	2.73	29	17					191.0	180	71	58		41
Jorge Piloto	12	17	.414	4.58	39	12					218.0	237	145	111		107
Jodie Howington	5	2	.714	2.25	9	7					60.0	49	16	15		6
Marvin Christensen	3	11	.214	5.05	19	7					123.0	132	74	69		69
Arthur Purcell	1	4	.200	5.24	11	6					55.0	60	37	32		26
Totals	69	57	.548	3.54	178	84	0	0	0	0	1071.0	939	538	421	0	439	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
Ray Mink	141	597	597		174	26	9	1						.291	.291	.370	.662	221
Keith Carpenter	141	539	539		154	19	11	3						.286	.286	.378	.664	204
James Bynon	131	520	520		139	26	1	28						.267	.267	.483	.750	251
Paul Eames	135	484	484		135	25	3	3						.279	.279	.362	.640	175
Robert Hamric	120	479	479		120	11	2	17						.251	.251	.388	.639	186
Jim Higgins	114	410	410		106	12	5	2						.259	.259	.327	.585	134
Carlos Perez	93	208	208		78	6	1	2						.375	.375	.442	.817	92
Marvin Christensen	78	248	248		63	8	0	0						.254	.254	.286	.540	71
Buck Frierson	46	172	172		52	8	3	3						.302	.302	.436	.738	75
Alfred Digirolomo	74	255	255		49	7	0	5						.192	.192	.278	.471	71
James Price	43	98	98		20	2	1	0						.204	.204	.245	.449	24
Bill Guthrie	40	94	94		17	2	0	0						.181	.181	.202	.383	19
Refan Tomski	26	64	64		13	4	0	0						.203	.203	.266	.469	17
Roberto Martinez	11	27	27		6	0	0	1						.222	.222	.333	.556	9
Totals	1193	4195	4195	0	1126	156	36	65	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.268	.369	.638	1549	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Keith Carpenter	1B	141	558	47	14		.977	4.291
Ray Mink	2B	84	615	242	14		.984	1.202
Robert Hamric	2B	53	87	129	9		.960	4.075
Alfred Digirolomo	3B	74	73	128	28		.878	2.716
Paul Eames	C	130	788	84	18		.980	6.708
Refan Tomski	C	21	82	7	5		.947	4.238
James Bynon	OF	131	687	16	8		.989	5.366
Carlos Perez	OF	92	130	10	5		.966	1.522
Marvin Christensen	OF	54	72	3	4		.949	1.389
Buck Frierson	OF	46	74	7	2		.976	1.761
Bill Guthrie	P	37						.000
James Price	P	34						.000
Jim Higgins	SS	114	167	202	43		.896	3.237
Totals		1011	3333	875	150	0	.966	4.162

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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