1953 Marion Marauders Statistics

Tar Heel League (THL) - Class: D
Team Record: 74-35
Finished 1st in the THL
Manager: Robert Beal (74-35)
Location: Marion, North Carolina
Ballpark: High School Stadium
Attendance: 35,322, Avg. 648

1953 Marion Marauders Roster

Playoffs - Marion Marauders 4 games, Shelby Clippers 2
Finals - Lexington Indians 4 games, Marion Marauders 2

The Marion Marauders of the Tar Heel League ended the 1953 season with a record of 74 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the THL.

The Marauders plated 798 runs, tops in the circuit. Marion conceded 577 runs. Robert Barker led batters with significant playing time by hitting .364. Kelly Swift earned 30 wins on the mound for the squad, while Elmer Thomas, too added 15 or more wins, too Kelly Swift recorded a 2.54 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Robert Beal 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
Kelly Swift	30	7	.811	2.54	52	27					287.0	220	97	81	11	126
Elmer Thomas	20	5	.800	4.86	34	29					200.0	234	139	108	13	100
James Smiley	12	2	.857	3.91	20	19					145.0	134	73	63	11	97
Norman Ayers	5	2	.714	6.83	10	7					54.0	70	47	41	3	36
Richard Hendricks	3	3	.500	4.96	13	6					69.0	80	42	38	4	24
Totals	70	19	.787	3.95	129	88	0	0	0	0	755.0	738	398	331	42	383	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
Robert Barker	109	456	456		166	27	19	8						.364	.364	.559	.923	255
Carl Miller	109	408	408		136	27	12	21						.333	.333	.613	.946	250
James Balentine	101	400	400		133	31	9	13						.332	.332	.552	.885	221
James Mendenhall	107	419	419		117	21	9	3						.279	.279	.394	.673	165
Fred Parnell	107	405	405		116	25	5	20						.286	.286	.521	.807	211
Joseph Hornacek	95	358	358		109	17	5	9						.304	.304	.455	.760	163
Billy Collins	107	362	362		103	23	4	9						.285	.285	.445	.729	161
Robert Beal	69	264	264		83	12	3	0						.314	.314	.383	.697	101
Robert Tarlton	38	109	109		25	5	1	6						.229	.229	.459	.688	50
Wayne White	38	100	100		24	4	0	1						.240	.240	.310	.550	31
James Smiley	27	62	62		17	4	0	1						.274	.274	.387	.661	24
Kelly Swift	52	100	100		14	1	1	0						.140	.140	.170	.310	17
Elmer Thomas	34	83	83		13	0	0	0						.157	.157	.157	.313	13
Billy Smith	8	28	28		9									.321	.321	.321	.643	9
Norman Ayers	10	23	23		3	1	0	0						.130	.130	.174	.304	4
Richard Hendricks	13	24	24		2	0	0	0						.083	.083	.083	.167	2
Haydon McPartland	12	12	12		1	0	0	0						.083	.083	.083	.167	1
Totals	1036	3613	3613	0	1071	198	68	91	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.296	.464	.761	1678	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Kelly Swift	P	52					.000
Elmer Thomas	P	34					.000
James Smiley	P	20					.000
Richard Hendricks	P	13					.000
Norman Ayers	P	10					.000
Totals		129	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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