1953 Johnson City Cardinals Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 84-43
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Jim Hercinger (84-43)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Keystone Field
Attendance: 48,846, Avg. 769

1953 Johnson City Cardinals Roster

Playoffs - Welch Miners 3 games, Johnson City Cardinals 0

The Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1953 season with a record of 84 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The Cardinals scored 811 runs and conceded 617 runs. Jim Hercinger led hitters with significant playing time with a .334 average. Eddie Johnson topped Johnson City with 13 wins, while Billy Joe Bowman registered a 2.1 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Joe McClain played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Johnson City Cardinals to do so.

Jim Hercinger 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
Eddie Johnson	13	4	.765	4.75	37	23					165.0	163	103	87	15	77
Jimmy Davis	12	3	.800	3.52	22	16					120.0	113	53	47	10	47
Larry Campbell	12	5	.706	4.62	35	17					154.0	167	93	79	12	86
Artie Siccardi	12	9	.571	4.75	33	14					127.0	149	82	67	10	23
Billy Joe Bowman	11	3	.786	2.10	16	14					124.0	82	42	29	5	41
John Hreljac	11	7	.611	3.26	31	20					152.0	135	67	55	14	79
Joe McClain	10	2	.833	3.42	24	10					108.0	89	50	41	6	45
Ronnie Leandri	2	2	.500	5.80	12	3					45.0	57	39	29	5	35
Totals	83	35	.703	3.93	210	117	0	0	0	0	995.0	955	529	434	77	433	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
Don Henderson	128	500	500		158	36	11	4						.316	.316	.456	.772	228
Mickey Brdar	124	504	504		152	19	12	7						.302	.302	.429	.730	216
Jim Hercinger	120	419	419		140	36	4	18						.334	.334	.568	.902	238
Grady Chavis	127	449	449		128	12	2	1						.285	.285	.327	.612	147
Richard Stanton	130	478	478		123	15	4	27						.257	.257	.475	.732	227
Joe McDuffee	129	465	465		105	17	3	2						.226	.226	.288	.514	134
William Hopkins	70	256	256		92	12	7	26						.359	.359	.766	1.125	196
John Oliver	112	368	368		82	14	3	6						.223	.223	.326	.549	120
Joe McClain	72	183	183		63	12	2	5						.344	.344	.514	.858	94
Jerome Parke	50	127	127		21	5	1	0						.165	.165	.220	.386	28
Jimmy Davis	24	49	49		16	4	1	2						.327	.327	.571	.898	28
Donald Hurst	23	82	82		13	2	0	1						.159	.159	.220	.378	18
John Hreljac	32	57	57		11	2	0	0						.193	.193	.228	.421	13
Billy Joe Bowman	18	40	40		10	1	2	0						.250	.250	.375	.625	15
Larry Campbell	37	64	64		10	2	1	0						.156	.156	.219	.375	14
Eddie Johnson	37	66	66		10	3	0	0						.152	.152	.197	.348	13
William Ivey	10	35	35		8	0	0	0						.229	.229	.229	.457	8
Artie Siccardi	34	47	47		8	1	0	1						.170	.170	.255	.426	12
Donald Camden	14	38	38		7	0	0	0						.184	.184	.184	.368	7
Thomas Field	12	8	8		3	0	0	0						.375	.375	.375	.750	3
Ronnie Leandri	12	16	16		3	0	0	0						.188	.188	.188	.375	3
Totals	1315	4251	4251	0	1163	193	53	100	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.274	.414	.688	1762	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Eddie Johnson	P	37					.000
Larry Campbell	P	35					.000
Artie Siccardi	P	33					.000
John Hreljac	P	31					.000
Jimmy Davis	P	22					.000
Billy Joe Bowman	P	16					.000
Ronnie Leandri	P	12					.000
Totals		186	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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