1953 Natchez Indians Statistics

Cotton States League (CSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 50-75
Finished 7th in the CSL
Manager: Wayne Tucker (50-75)
Location: Natchez, Mississippi
Ballpark: Liberty Park
Attendance: 20,424, Avg. 327

1953 Natchez Indians Roster

The Natchez Indians of the Cotton States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 50 wins and 75 losses, finishing seventh in the CSL.

The Indians plated 477 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 626 runs. Wayne Tucker led batters with significant playing time by hitting .289. Hugh Radcliffe topped Natchez with 13 wins, while Tom Jayne earned a 2.92 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers. Wayne Tucker 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
Hugh Radcliffe	13	13	.500	3.74	33	18					183.0	169	95	76	18	107
Tom Jayne	11	14	.440	2.92	38	24					219.0	215	94	71	7	75
Miles McWilliams	6	10	.375	4.60	30	18					152.7	165	109	78	8	103
Harold Cottle	6	15	.286	4.10	30	20					145.0	157	99	66	4	61
Roger Hanners	4	4	.500	3.72	12	10					65.3	61	39	27	5	37
Bob Collins	4	7	.364	4.05	15	12					93.3	106	53	42	3	49
Totals	44	63	.411	3.77	158	102	0	0	0	0	858.3	873	489	360	45	432	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
Wayne Tucker	118	409	409		118	14	0	4						.289	.289	.352	.641	144
Bob Collins	109	406	406		101	14	3	3						.249	.249	.320	.569	130
George Escobio	100	308	308		77	8	0	6						.250	.250	.334	.584	103
James Griffey	81	253	253		60	18	4	4						.237	.237	.387	.625	98
John Broski	63	228	228		56	6	1	0						.246	.246	.281	.526	64
Billy Wyatt	54	200	200		48	10	0	1						.240	.240	.305	.545	61
Bill Hayden	66	220	220		48	10	3	0						.218	.218	.291	.509	64
Manuel Moreno	53	183	183		43	7	1	0						.235	.235	.284	.519	52
George Ruzina	55	178	178		41	5	0	4						.230	.230	.326	.556	58
Donald Brown	41	135	135		40	4	0	1						.296	.296	.348	.644	47
Joseph Garcia	41	127	127		29	5	1	1						.228	.228	.307	.535	39
Hugh Radcliffe	50	110	110		25	3	1	5						.227	.227	.409	.636	45
Howard Falatic	46	122	122		22	1	2	0						.180	.180	.221	.402	27
Desiderio Concepcion	18	65	65		14	3	0	0						.215	.215	.262	.477	17
Tom Jayne	38	66	66		9	0	0	0						.136	.136	.136	.273	9
Harold Cottle	32	48	48		8	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	8
Miles McWilliams	31	50	50		8	3	0	0						.160	.160	.220	.380	11
Daniel Demby	18	50	50		8	1	1	1						.160	.160	.280	.440	14
Roger Hanners	14	20	20		5	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500	5
Totals	1028	3178	3178	0	760	112	17	30	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.239	.313	.553	996	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Wayne Tucker	2B	50	122	118	13		.949	4.800
John Broski	2B	36	85	90	9		.951	4.861
Joseph Garcia	2B	29	70	74	10		.935	4.966
Donald Brown	3B	41	44	77	12		.910	2.951
James Griffey	C	78	356	53	12		.971	5.244
Howard Falatic	C	40	196	16	4		.981	5.300
Daniel Demby	C	16	64	7	2		.973	4.438
Bob Collins	OF	87	167	10	10		.947	2.034
George Escobio	OF	75	128	7	7		.951	1.800
Manuel Moreno	OF	53	111	7	5		.959	2.226
George Ruzina	OF	44	52	2	3		.947	1.227
Tom Jayne	P	38						.000
Hugh Radcliffe	P	33						.000
Miles McWilliams	P	30						.000
Harold Cottle	P	30						.000
Roger Hanners	P	12						.000
Bill Hayden	SS	66	120	182	22		.932	4.576
Billy Wyatt	SS	51	92	144	16		.937	4.627
Totals		809	1607	787	125	0	.950	2.959

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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