1953 Pulaski Phillies Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 66-59
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: Al Gardella (66-59)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Pulaski, Virginia
Ballpark: Calfee Park
Attendance: 24,400, Avg. 390

1953 Pulaski Phillies Roster

The Pulaski Phillies of the Appalachian League ended the 1953 season with a record of 66 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the AL.

The Phillies tallied 769 runs and yielded 716 runs. William Whiteko paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .304. Bob Spry topped Pulaski with 16 wins, while Rich Smithson recorded a 2.35 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Al Gardella played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Pulaski Phillies to do so.

Al Gardella 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
Bob Spry	16	12	.571	4.70	40	28					203.0	188	128	106	4	108
Edwin Asplund	14	7	.667	3.29	28	17					156.0	169	75	57	6	62
Rich Smithson	10	2	.833	2.35	18	16					115.0	99	45	30	1	62
Carmen Del Vecchio	8	9	.471	4.91	31	16					132.0	158	98	72	4	68
Gene Florcyk	7	7	.500	2.91	39	6					139.0	135	72	45	2	63
Al Gardella	4	4	.500	6.11	28	6					81.0	101	64	55	9	43
Earl Hunsinger	4	5	.444	5.32	15	14					71.0	74	52	42	0	55
Bernard Crawford	2	6	.250	4.88	13	9					48.0	41	43	26	2	41
Totals	65	52	.556	4.12	212	112	0	0	0	0	945.0	965	577	433	28	502	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
William Whiteko	127	507	507		154	27	8	2						.304	.304	.400	.704	203
William Dougan	127	526	526		146	24	13	9						.278	.278	.424	.702	223
Larry Geedey	124	480	480		127	15	11	4						.265	.265	.367	.631	176
Kenneth Welgoss	110	416	416		126	23	6	6						.303	.303	.430	.733	179
Glenn Owens	123	432	432		119	22	9	11						.275	.275	.444	.720	192
Raymond Von Hagel	111	380	380		98	15	6	1						.258	.258	.337	.595	128
Thomas Yuhas	72	237	237		88	10	5	1						.371	.371	.468	.840	111
Edward Hollod	75	268	268		87	17	4	4						.325	.325	.463	.787	124
Kenneth Menkel	67	242	242		80	18	10	2						.331	.331	.512	.843	124
Al Gardella	98	256	256		69	11	2	0						.270	.270	.328	.598	84
Bob Spry	56	88	88		22	3	2	1						.250	.250	.364	.614	32
Frank Pecci	34	117	117		21	4	1	1						.179	.179	.256	.436	30
Don Harter	29	89	89		19	6	0	0						.213	.213	.281	.494	25
Carmen Del Vecchio	34	55	55		16	3	0	0						.291	.291	.345	.636	19
Rich Smithson	18	48	48		8	2	0	0						.167	.167	.208	.375	10
Edwin Asplund	36	60	60		8	2	0	0						.133	.133	.167	.300	10
Gene Florcyk	39	51	51		6	1	0	0						.118	.118	.137	.255	7
Francis Taylor	22	17	17		5	2	0	0						.294	.294	.412	.706	7
Robert Gunnell	14	12	12		4	1	0	0						.333	.333	.417	.750	5
Bernard Crawford	13	21	21		4	0	0	0						.190	.190	.190	.381	4
Joseph Kubes	10	23	23		4	0	2	0						.174	.174	.348	.522	8
Al Birunas	16	14	14		2	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	2
Earl Hunsinger	15	26	26		1	0	0	0						.038	.038	.038	.077	1
Totals	1370	4365	4365	0	1214	206	79	42	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.390	.668	1704	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Bob Spry	P	40					.000
Gene Florcyk	P	39					.000
Carmen Del Vecchio	P	31					.000
Edwin Asplund	P	28					.000
Rich Smithson	P	18					.000
Earl Hunsinger	P	15					.000
Bernard Crawford	P	13					.000
Totals		184	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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