1953 McAlester Rockets Statistics

Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 83-56
Finished 4th in the SSL
Manager: Bill Cope (83-56)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: McAlester, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Jefferson-Lee Stadium
Attendance: 40,485, Avg. 583

1953 McAlester Rockets Roster

Playoffs - McAlester Rockets 3 games, Ardmore Cardinals 1
Finals - McAlester Rockets 4 games, Ada Herefords 1

The McAlester Rockets of the Sooner State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 83 wins and 56 losses, finishing fourth in the SSL.

The Rockets scored 801 runs and surrendered 774 runs. Russ Blankenship accounted for 35 RBI. Russ Snyder led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .432 clip. Ronald Saatzer topped the team with 17 wins, while Bob Shipman recorded a 2.7 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Russ Snyder played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the McAlester Rockets to do so.

Bill Cope 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
Ronald Saatzer	17	11	.607	3.00	33	31					261.0	225	143	87	6	181
Charles Kasden	14	7	.667	3.12	26	21					173.0	163	81	60	7	57
Bob Shipman	13	3	.812	2.70	23	18					170.0	122	63	51	0	122
Alfred Kipper	13	9	.591	2.83	27	23					172.0	156	92	54	3	111
Teddy Sparks	5	1	.833	3.52	11	2					46.0	42	22	18	1	21
Jack Koski	5	5	.500	5.11	21	7					111.0	131	83	63	8	53
Harry Johnson	4	1	.800	4.09	10	4					55.0	58	39	25	0	51
Chuck Gageby	4	1	.800	5.28	9	6					46.0	46	31	27	2	47
Totals	75	38	.664	3.35	160	112	0	0	0	0	1034.0	943	554	385	27	643	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
Russ Snyder	138	556	556		240	32	16	2						.432	.432	.558	.989	310
Carl Zellar	136	527	527		167	51	7	12						.317	.317	.509	.825	268
James Schrank	138	532	532		133	26	8	14						.250	.250	.408	.658	217
William Grilliot	128	478	478		124	29	3	5						.259	.259	.364	.623	174
Bill Cope	118	406	406		113	15	0	7						.278	.278	.367	.645	149
Donald Saatzer	125	404	404		89	8	5	7						.220	.220	.317	.537	128
Claude Cleveland	85	328	328		82	6	5	2						.250	.250	.317	.567	104
Russ Blankenship	84	297	297	42	73	14	3	0	35	9				.246	.246	.313	.559	93
Len Costa	67	249	249		59	10	1	0						.237	.237	.285	.522	71
Charles Johnson	39	135	135		44	4	1	0						.326	.326	.370	.696	50
Fred Calaicone	40	152	152		39	9	2	2						.257	.257	.382	.638	58
Ronald Saatzer	56	124	124		16	2	0	4						.129	.129	.242	.371	30
Keith Steck	21	59	59		13	0	0	2						.220	.220	.322	.542	19
Harold Means	14	46	46		10	2	0	0						.217	.217	.261	.478	12
Keith Mitchell	11	43	43		9	0	0	0						.209	.209	.209	.419	9
Charles Kasden	26	57	57		8	1	1	0						.140	.140	.193	.333	11
Jack Koski	21	37	37		7	1	0	0						.189	.189	.216	.405	8
Harry Johnson	12	26	26		6	0	1	0						.231	.231	.308	.538	8
Mark Ahan	13	30	30		6	1	0	0						.200	.200	.233	.433	7
Bob Shipman	24	63	63		6	0	0	0						.095	.095	.095	.190	6
Alfred Kipper	29	63	63		3	1	1	0						.048	.048	.095	.143	6
Teddy Sparks	11	15	15		2	0	0	0						.133	.133	.133	.267	2
Donald Smith	13	33	33		2	0	0	0						.061	.061	.061	.121	2
Totals	1349	4660	4660	42	1251	212	54	57	35	9	0	0	0	.268	.268	.374	.642	1742	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Ronald Saatzer	P	33					.000
Alfred Kipper	P	27					.000
Charles Kasden	P	26					.000
Bob Shipman	P	23					.000
Jack Koski	P	21					.000
Teddy Sparks	P	11					.000
Harry Johnson	P	10					.000
Chuck Gageby	P	9					.000
Totals		160	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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