1949 Natchez Indians Statistics
Cotton States League (CSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 73-66
Finished 3rd in the CSL
Manager: Joe Rullo (73-66)
Location: Natchez, Mississippi
Ballpark: Liberty Park
Attendance: 35,168, Avg. 506
1949 Natchez Indians RosterTeam Record: 73-66
Finished 3rd in the CSL
Manager: Joe Rullo (73-66)
Location: Natchez, Mississippi
Ballpark: Liberty Park
Attendance: 35,168, Avg. 506
Playoffs - Natchez Indians 4 games, El Dorado Oilers 3
Finals - Natchez Indians 4 games, Pine Bluff Cardinals 1
The Natchez Indians of the Cotton States League ended the 1949 season with a record of 73 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the CSL.
Joe Rullo 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 Mink | 19 | 8 | .704 | 1.83 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 231.0 | 217 | 67 | 47 | 49 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Donald Rodd | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.75 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 216.0 | 196 | 91 | 66 | 84 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| John Miskulin | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.44 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 220.0 | 197 | 121 | 84 | 124 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Dick Midkiff | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.30 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 90.0 | 94 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Larry Fox | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.08 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 147.0 | 158 | 117 | 83 | 110 | 77 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| August Mormino | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.57 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 63.0 | 74 | 38 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Frank Demyan | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 63.0 | 69 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 69 | 54 | .561 | 3.27 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 1030.0 | 1005 | 514 | 374 | 0 | 467 | 0 | 575 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ruzina | 135 | 611 | 522 | 95 | 153 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 9 | 74 | 29 | .293 | .386 | .387 | .773 | 202 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Jim Gilbert | 126 | 520 | 455 | 83 | 137 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 74 | 3 | 55 | 55 | .301 | .379 | .442 | .821 | 201 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Jack Chandler | 126 | 527 | 453 | 81 | 128 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 15 | 60 | 76 | .283 | .379 | .417 | .796 | 189 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| Joe Rullo | 125 | 493 | 408 | 68 | 117 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 74 | 14 | 71 | 52 | .287 | .400 | .417 | .817 | 170 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Ray Mink | 111 | 378 | 345 | 49 | 98 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 14 | 28 | 37 | .284 | .341 | .394 | .736 | 136 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Jack Custer | 106 | 456 | 397 | 54 | 95 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 49 | 80 | .239 | .330 | .363 | .693 | 144 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Bob Collins | 117 | 401 | 363 | 48 | 93 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 29 | 62 | .256 | .320 | .328 | .648 | 119 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Robert Sprentall | 70 | 334 | 258 | 44 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 73 | 28 | .252 | .417 | .310 | .727 | 80 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Claude Roberts | 70 | 274 | 238 | 29 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 42 | .269 | .363 | .382 | .745 | 91 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| James Griffey | 49 | 128 | 105 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 18 | .229 | .367 | .295 | .662 | 31 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Bridges | 24 | 99 | 89 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | .236 | .313 | .337 | .650 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Harold Webster | 48 | 149 | 131 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 50 | .130 | .224 | .198 | .423 | 26 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Roy Binger | 15 | 72 | 60 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .233 | .343 | .300 | .643 | 18 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| John Miskulin | 48 | 108 | 84 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 29 | .143 | .294 | .167 | .461 | 14 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Frank Cracchiolo | 14 | 58 | 53 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | .189 | .259 | .264 | .523 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Donald Rodd | 37 | 87 | 75 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .133 | .217 | .173 | .390 | 13 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Dick Midkiff | 20 | 42 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .219 | .286 | .281 | .567 | 9 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Larry Fox | 32 | 61 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .125 | .236 | .167 | .403 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Dave Bellamy | 14 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .114 | .170 | .114 | .284 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Walter Kuras | 12 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .222 | .391 | .278 | .669 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Demyan | 16 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .190 | .227 | .190 | .418 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| August Mormino | 12 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .167 | .231 | .375 | .606 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 1327 | 4921 | 4223 | 637 | 1088 | 181 | 57 | 45 | 561 | 99 | 0 | 582 | 668 | .258 | .353 | .359 | .712 | 1518 | 0 | 38 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Custer | 1B | 106 | 854 | 51 | 20 | 70 | .978 | 8.538 | ||||
| Ray Mink | 1B | 17 | 130 | 5 | 5 | 9 | .964 | 7.941 | ||||
| Frank Cracchiolo | 1B | 13 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .991 | 8.923 | ||||
| Claude Roberts | 2B | 70 | 127 | 137 | 18 | 30 | .936 | 3.771 | ||||
| Joe Rullo | 2B | 53 | 131 | 120 | 14 | 21 | .947 | 4.736 | ||||
| Robert Sprentall | 2B | 19 | 40 | 41 | 4 | 9 | .953 | 4.263 | ||||
| George Ruzina | 3B | 86 | 108 | 180 | 24 | 15 | .923 | 3.349 | ||||
| Bob Collins | 3B | 51 | 44 | 84 | 25 | 5 | .837 | 2.510 | ||||
| James Griffey | C | 47 | 166 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .974 | 3.936 | 2 | |||
| Harold Webster | C | 43 | 211 | 26 | 5 | 3 | .979 | 5.512 | 4 | |||
| Jim Gilbert | OF | 126 | 304 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .972 | 2.452 | ||||
| Jack Chandler | OF | 120 | 201 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .946 | 1.742 | ||||
| Bob Collins | OF | 55 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .932 | 1.255 | ||||
| Robert Sprentall | OF | 53 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .979 | 1.774 | ||||
| Ray Mink | OF | 51 | 85 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .966 | 1.686 | ||||
| Roy Binger | OF | 15 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.067 | ||||
| John Miskulin | P | 38 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 2 | .960 | 1.263 | ||||
| Donald Rodd | P | 36 | 5 | 51 | 9 | 0 | .862 | 1.556 | ||||
| Ray Mink | P | 34 | 16 | 50 | 3 | 3 | .957 | 1.941 | ||||
| Larry Fox | P | 30 | 6 | 36 | 9 | 4 | .824 | 1.400 | ||||
| Dick Midkiff | P | 16 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.062 | ||||
| Frank Demyan | P | 16 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | .688 | ||||
| August Mormino | P | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.333 | ||||
| Joe Rullo | SS | 69 | 128 | 181 | 21 | 26 | .936 | 4.478 | ||||
| George Ruzina | SS | 55 | 95 | 134 | 27 | 18 | .895 | 4.164 | ||||
| Dave Bellamy | SS | 14 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 6 | .891 | 3.500 | ||||
| Jack Bridges | SS | 10 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 1 | .769 | 3.000 | ||||
| Totals | 1255 | 3006 | 1270 | 241 | 239 | .947 | 3.407 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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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