1953 Harlan Smokies Statistics

Mountain States League (MSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 53-72
Finished 7th in the MSL
Manager: Cliff Melton (0-0), Barry Cox (0-0), James Grigg (0-0)
Location: Harlan, Kentucky
Ballpark: Browning-Leonard Park
Attendance: 20,630, Avg. 330

1953 Harlan Smokies Roster

The Harlan Smokies of the Mountain States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 53 wins and 72 losses, finishing seventh in the MSL.

The Smokies scored 813 runs and allowed 890 runs. Barry Cox topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .324. Robert McNeil paced Harlan with 19 wins and a team-best 4.25 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Cliff Melton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Harlan Smokies to do so.

Cliff Melton, Barry Cox and James Grigg 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
Robert McNeil	19	13	.594	4.25	39	30					269.0	283	167	127	20	78
Frank Cole	9	11	.450	6.06	28	23					156.0	159	129	105	17	121
Joseph Tancabel	6	2	.750	5.12	15	10					95.0	113	68	54	10	43
Jim Gilheart	6	17	.261	4.88	34	21					166.0	151	133	90	14	153
Clifford Walls	4	6	.400	5.51	26	7					111.0	121	82	68	8	75
Donald June	0	3	.000	7.80	12	3					45.0	75	52	39	7	20
Totals	44	52	.458	5.16	154	94	0	0	0	0	842.0	902	631	483	76	490	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
Barry Cox	122	454	454		147	18	3	24						.324	.324	.535	.859	243
Clifton Patrick	126	497	497		141	28	6	18						.284	.284	.473	.757	235
Charles Ferguson	119	468	468		128	17	1	10						.274	.274	.378	.652	177
Stewart Riles	92	374	374		104	17	2	5						.278	.278	.374	.652	140
Robert Self	89	324	324		101	16	3	6						.312	.312	.435	.747	141
John Trucks	79	310	310		100	21	2	4						.323	.323	.442	.765	137
Jerome Essinger	56	334	334		92	12	4	2						.275	.275	.353	.629	118
Richard Lupardo	30	104	104		36	6	2	2						.346	.346	.500	.846	52
Robert McNeil	47	129	129		30	5	0	0						.233	.233	.271	.504	35
Frank Cole	43	77	77		20	4	0	0						.260	.260	.312	.571	24
Leroy Browning	20	71	71		16	1	0	1						.225	.225	.282	.507	20
Joe Abernethy	15	54	54		13	2	0	2						.241	.241	.389	.630	21
Jerry Gordon	19	55	55		13	4	2	0						.236	.236	.382	.618	21
Jim Gilheart	34	60	60		13	3	0	1						.217	.217	.317	.533	19
Joseph Tancabel	15	38	38		10	2	0	1						.263	.263	.395	.658	15
Jimmy Cummings	12	49	49		10	0	0	0						.204	.204	.204	.408	10
John Shanks	12	41	41		9	1	0	0						.220	.220	.244	.463	10
Diosdado Fachinez	16	50	50		6	3	0	0						.120	.120	.180	.300	9
Donald June	12	18	18		4	0	0	0						.222	.222	.222	.444	4
Robert Boggs	10	23	23		4	1	0	0						.174	.174	.217	.391	5
Robert Reckelhoff	10	26	26		4	1	0	0						.154	.154	.192	.346	5
Clifford Walls	26	36	36		4	0	0	0						.111	.111	.111	.222	4
Totals	1004	3592	3592	0	1005	162	25	76	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.402	.682	1445	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Robert McNeil	P	39					.000
Jim Gilheart	P	34					.000
Frank Cole	P	28					.000
Clifford Walls	P	26					.000
Joseph Tancabel	P	15					.000
Donald June	P	12					.000
Totals		154	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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