1953 Jackson Generals Statistics
Team Record: 58-62
Finished 6th in the KITL
Manager: Mickey O'Neil (58-62)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Jackson, Tennessee
Ballpark: Municipal Park
Attendance: 17,601, Avg. 293
The Jackson Generals of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1953 season with a record of 58 wins and 62 losses, finishing sixth in the KITL.
The Generals scored 724 runs and conceded 827 runs. Gene Bennett led all regular batters by hitting .291. Ray D'Agrosa topped Jackson with 14 wins, while Howard Whitson registered a 3.72 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Mickey O'Neil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray D'Agrosa | 14 | 7 | .667 | 4.31 | 28 | 20 | 169.0 | 160 | 103 | 81 | 10 | 95 | ||||||||||
| Howard Whitson | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.72 | 33 | 23 | 191.0 | 225 | 118 | 79 | 10 | 52 | ||||||||||
| Earl Gearhart | 10 | 13 | .435 | 5.44 | 32 | 22 | 183.7 | 224 | 133 | 111 | 8 | 69 | ||||||||||
| Carroll Drostie | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.84 | 28 | 22 | 151.0 | 170 | 121 | 98 | 15 | 94 | ||||||||||
| Ivan Mills | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5.69 | 28 | 17 | 155.0 | 184 | 133 | 98 | 12 | 85 | ||||||||||
| Richard Roth | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.43 | 16 | 7 | 58.0 | 63 | 46 | 35 | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||
| James McLeod | 2 | 4 | .333 | 11.03 | 22 | 2 | 62.0 | 96 | 93 | 76 | 4 | 61 | ||||||||||
| Wally Mestan | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 58 | 59 | .496 | 5.40 | 188 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 973.7 | 1128 | 747 | 584 | 60 | 508 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Miller | 112 | 441 | 441 | 120 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .272 | .272 | .340 | .612 | 150 | |||||||||||
| Gene Bennett | 91 | 371 | 371 | 108 | 22 | 8 | 4 | .291 | .291 | .426 | .717 | 158 | |||||||||||
| Richard Wehman | 83 | 322 | 322 | 91 | 18 | 7 | 9 | .283 | .283 | .466 | .748 | 150 | |||||||||||
| Charles Re | 94 | 352 | 352 | 91 | 16 | 13 | 7 | .259 | .259 | .438 | .696 | 154 | |||||||||||
| John Scercy | 95 | 329 | 329 | 76 | 21 | 6 | 14 | .231 | .231 | .459 | .690 | 151 | |||||||||||
| Dominick Italiano | 97 | 287 | 287 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 5 | .226 | .226 | .328 | .554 | 94 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Elder | 47 | 182 | 182 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .297 | .297 | .418 | .714 | 76 | |||||||||||
| Ray D'Agrosa | 72 | 157 | 157 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .280 | .280 | .389 | .669 | 61 | |||||||||||
| Bill Newkirk | 45 | 171 | 171 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .257 | .257 | .368 | .626 | 63 | |||||||||||
| Richard Gilliam | 25 | 102 | 102 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .304 | .304 | .402 | .706 | 41 | |||||||||||
| Rollie Huss | 41 | 135 | 135 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .215 | .215 | .319 | .533 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Lloyd Burgess | 23 | 60 | 60 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .367 | .367 | .383 | .750 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Jerome Pierce | 28 | 101 | 101 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .198 | .198 | .248 | .446 | 25 | |||||||||||
| John Ramsey | 16 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .391 | .478 | .870 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Howard Whitson | 36 | 63 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .365 | .651 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Lonnie Eastham | 22 | 80 | 80 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .225 | .225 | .325 | .550 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Ivan Mills | 33 | 66 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .212 | .212 | .318 | .530 | 21 | |||||||||||
| William Sheldon | 23 | 69 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .203 | .261 | .464 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Earl Gearhart | 35 | 80 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .162 | .162 | .300 | .462 | 24 | |||||||||||
| James McLeod | 35 | 59 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .186 | .220 | .407 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Richard Kolomay | 21 | 62 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .177 | .194 | .371 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Carroll Drostie | 28 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .093 | .093 | .185 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Richard Roth | 16 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .200 | .320 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1118 | 3614 | 3614 | 0 | 920 | 166 | 61 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .376 | .630 | 1358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Whitson | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Earl Gearhart | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| Ivan Mills | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| Carroll Drostie | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| James McLeod | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Richard Roth | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 159 | 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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