1953 Pocatello Bannocks Statistics

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 40-92
Finished 8th in the PL
Manager: Hersh Martin (0-0), Butch Moran (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Pocatello, Idaho
Ballpark: Halliwell Baseball Park
Attendance: 39,202, Avg. 594

1953 Pocatello Bannocks Roster

The Pocatello Bannocks of the Pioneer League ended the 1953 season with a record of 40 wins and 92 losses, finishing eighth in the PL.

The Bannocks scored 645 runs and surrendered 934 runs, most in the circuit. Richard Sobeck paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .326 clip. Don Orwiler topped Pocatello with 11 wins and a team-best 4.37 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Hersh Martin played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Pocatello Bannocks to do so.

Hersh Martin and Butch Moran 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
Don Orwiler	11	17	.393	4.37	31	27					212.0	223	129	103	15	137
Alonso Ruiz	9	14	.391	5.60	36	23					186.3	232	150	116	16	118
Gordie Tench	6	11	.353	4.99	25	19					137.0	141	94	76	9	81
Dean Kime	4	4	.500	5.03	13	4					48.3	60	36	27	5	25
Leland Smith	4	15	.211	5.61	34	15					128.3	146	112	80	10	116
Donald Seybold	2	8	.200	7.16	30	10					109.3	167	108	87	12	58
Jack Martin	2	15	.118	5.79	32	19					146.0	154	112	94	8	145
Harold Hurn	1	5	.167	6.68	15	8					67.3	96	62	50	10	35
Totals	39	89	.305	5.51	216	125	0	0	0	0	1034.7	1219	803	633	85	715	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
Donald Cameron	130	477	477		142	26	4	11						.298	.298	.438	.736	209
Bryce Carmichael	127	476	476		142	30	5	11						.298	.298	.452	.750	215
Richard Sobeck	115	417	417		136	23	8	17						.326	.326	.542	.868	226
Richard Watson	129	559	559		135	13	3	0						.242	.242	.275	.517	154
Tommie Roberson	111	367	367		107	27	5	12						.292	.292	.490	.782	180
Jack Sahargun	105	351	351		80	19	1	5						.228	.228	.330	.558	116
Clarence Camara	84	298	298		65	10	1	0						.218	.218	.258	.477	77
Ken Nardinelli	86	266	266		40	5	1	1						.150	.150	.188	.338	50
Butch Moran	57	121	121		37	3	1	6						.306	.306	.496	.802	60
Jim Barrett	34	139	139		34	10	1	1						.245	.245	.353	.597	49
Eddie Rettagliata	51	124	124		33	3	0	0						.266	.266	.290	.556	36
Don Orwiler	54	116	116		25	2	2	0						.216	.216	.267	.483	31
Jerry Taylor	43	104	104		13	3	0	0						.125	.125	.154	.279	16
Lester Stone	19	43	43		10	1	0	2						.233	.233	.395	.628	17
Hersh Martin	22	49	49		10	1	0	0						.204	.204	.224	.429	11
Alonso Ruiz	43	72	72		10	2	0	0						.139	.139	.167	.306	12
Stephen Hill	19	58	58		8	2	0	0						.138	.138	.172	.310	10
Dean Kime	15	20	20		6	0	0	0						.300	.300	.300	.600	6
Gordie Tench	27	46	46		5	0	0	0						.109	.109	.109	.217	5
Jack Martin	34	49	49		5	1	0	0						.102	.102	.122	.224	6
Ervin Hatzenbuhler	13	34	34		4	0	0	0						.118	.118	.118	.235	4
Harold Hurn	21	40	40		4	0	0	0						.100	.100	.100	.200	4
Leland Smith	34	41	41		4	0	0	0						.098	.098	.098	.195	4
Donald Meaders	13	28	28		3	0	0	0						.107	.107	.107	.214	3
Chet Dickey	11	11	11		2	0	0	0						.182	.182	.182	.364	2
Donald Seybold	30	34	34		2	0	0	0						.059	.059	.059	.118	2
Ralph Foy	10	24	24		1	0	0	0						.042	.042	.042	.083	1
Totals	1437	4364	4364	0	1063	181	32	66	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.345	.589	1506	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Alonso Ruiz	P	36					.000
Leland Smith	P	34					.000
Jack Martin	P	32					.000
Don Orwiler	P	31					.000
Donald Seybold	P	30					.000
Gordie Tench	P	25					.000
Harold Hurn	P	15					.000
Dean Kime	P	13					.000
Totals		216	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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