1953 Hutchinson Elks Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 2nd in the WA
Manager: Wes Griffin (80-60)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hutchinson, Kansas
Ballpark: Carey Municipal Park
Attendance: 87,718, Avg. 1,253

1953 Hutchinson Elks Roster

Playoffs - Hutchinson Elks 3 games, Topeka Owls 0
Finals - Hutchinson Elks 4 games, St. Joseph Cardinals 1

The Hutchinson Elks of the Western Association ended the 1953 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the WA.

The Elks topped the circuit with 819 runs, ignited by 105 home runs. Hutchinson allowed 600 runs, least in the league. Rex Babcock led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .279. Roger Sawyer paced the squad with 22 wins, while Bob Anderton and Mike Hoffman as well added 15 or more victories as well Roger Sawyer recorded a 1.99 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Wes Griffin 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
Roger Sawyer	22	5	.815	1.99	32	32					258.0	204	87	57	5	76
Bob Anderton	16	6	.727	2.50	28	28					202.0	161	84	56	8	77
Mike Hoffman	15	11	.577	2.64	29	24					198.0	143	72	58	4	115
Albert Woods	11	4	.733	2.84	24	15					130.0	117	58	41	7	49
Richard McIntyre	6	9	.400	4.72	22	19					141.0	144	104	74	4	83
William Miller	5	13	.278	4.69	23	13					121.0	130	86	63	6	90
William Stewart	3	5	.375	3.20	43	0					90.0	76	47	32	4	35
Totals	78	53	.595	3.01	201	131	0	0	0	0	1140.0	975	538	381	38	525	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
Loren Doll	141	512	512		141	18	2	4						.275	.275	.342	.617	175
Lamar Moore	138	522	522		139	31	7	19						.266	.266	.462	.728	241
Matt Kuhn	136	537	537		138	13	17	11						.257	.257	.406	.663	218
Rex Babcock	139	484	484		135	30	8	8						.279	.279	.424	.702	205
Gordon Figard	141	516	516		130	17	7	16						.252	.252	.405	.657	209
Joe Beran	141	504	504		129	22	4	37						.256	.256	.536	.792	270
Adrian Rechichar	141	587	587		128	21	8	3						.218	.218	.296	.514	174
Joe Buckstead	79	258	258		69	7	3	0						.267	.267	.318	.585	82
John Meyers	48	140	140		40	9	1	6						.286	.286	.493	.779	69
Roger Sawyer	32	107	107		27	1	0	0						.252	.252	.262	.514	28
Duane Eckert	25	79	79		20	4	0	0						.253	.253	.304	.557	24
Bob Anderton	37	84	84		20	0	1	0						.238	.238	.262	.500	22
Mike Hoffman	32	90	90		19	3	0	1						.211	.211	.278	.489	25
William Miller	22	47	47		14	2	0	0						.298	.298	.340	.638	16
William Stewart	46	36	36		10	2	3	0						.278	.278	.500	.778	18
Richard McIntyre	23	53	53		8	0	0	0						.151	.151	.151	.302	8
Albert Woods	24	46	46		4	0	0	0						.087	.087	.087	.174	4
Totals	1345	4602	4602	0	1171	180	61	105	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.254	.389	.643	1788	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
William Stewart	P	43					.000
Roger Sawyer	P	32					.000
Mike Hoffman	P	29					.000
Bob Anderton	P	28					.000
Albert Woods	P	24					.000
William Miller	P	23					.000
Richard McIntyre	P	22					.000
Totals		201	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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