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 Swift307.8112.545227287.0220978111126
Elmer Thomas205.8004.863429200.023413910813100
James Smiley122.8573.912019145.013473631197
Norman Ayers52.7146.8310754.0704741336
Richard Hendricks33.5004.9613669.0804238424
Totals7019.7873.95129880000755.073839833142383000000

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 Barker10945645616627198.364.364.559.923255
Carl Miller109408408136271221.333.333.613.946250
James Balentine10140040013331913.332.332.552.885221
James Mendenhall1074194191172193.279.279.394.673165
Fred Parnell10740540511625520.286.286.521.807211
Joseph Hornacek953583581091759.304.304.455.760163
Billy Collins1073623621032349.285.285.445.729161
Robert Beal69264264831230.314.314.383.697101
Robert Tarlton3810910925516.229.229.459.68850
Wayne White3810010024401.240.240.310.55031
James Smiley27626217401.274.274.387.66124
Kelly Swift5210010014110.140.140.170.31017
Elmer Thomas34838313000.157.157.157.31313
Billy Smith828289.321.321.321.6439
Norman Ayers1023233100.130.130.174.3044
Richard Hendricks1324242000.083.083.083.1672
Haydon McPartland1212121000.083.083.083.1671
Totals10363613361301071198689100000.296.296.464.761167800000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Kelly SwiftP52.000
Elmer ThomasP34.000
James SmileyP20.000
Richard HendricksP13.000
Norman AyersP10.000
Totals1290000.000

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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