1953 Rock Hill Chiefs Statistics
Team Record: 51-98
Finished 6th in the TSL
Manager: James Burns (0-0), Fred Hartman (0-0), Thomas O'Connell (0-0)
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 63,542, Avg. 853
The Rock Hill Chiefs of the Tri-State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 51 wins and 98 losses, finishing sixth in the TSL.
The Chiefs scored 693 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 1101 runs, most in the circuit. Earl Motsinger paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .304. Harry Radebaugh topped Rock Hill with 13 wins and a team-best 4.07 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Kirby Higbe played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Rock Hill Chiefs to do so.
James Burns, Fred Hartman and Thomas O'Connell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Radebaugh | 13 | 12 | .520 | 4.07 | 30 | 26 | 190.0 | 171 | 112 | 86 | 15 | 124 | ||||||||||
| Kirby Higbe | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.90 | 34 | 22 | 189.0 | 233 | 121 | 103 | 15 | 66 | ||||||||||
| Art Holloway | 6 | 14 | .300 | 5.23 | 30 | 23 | 170.3 | 206 | 120 | 99 | 11 | 108 | ||||||||||
| Hugh Ernandez | 5 | 10 | .333 | 7.59 | 21 | 11 | 96.0 | 144 | 114 | 81 | 12 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Milton Ralat | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.08 | 11 | 8 | 64.0 | 62 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||
| James Blake | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.37 | 34 | 8 | 111.7 | 145 | 116 | 79 | 6 | 76 | ||||||||||
| Rafael Codinachs | 2 | 9 | .182 | 5.95 | 19 | 11 | 84.7 | 121 | 77 | 56 | 10 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Paul Taylor | 1 | 7 | .125 | 8.44 | 22 | 6 | 69.3 | 104 | 89 | 65 | 5 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 45 | 74 | .378 | 5.52 | 201 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975.0 | 1186 | 788 | 598 | 77 | 533 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Kallas | 133 | 489 | 489 | 147 | 28 | 9 | 4 | .301 | .301 | .419 | .720 | 205 | |||||||||||
| Earl Motsinger | 137 | 471 | 471 | 143 | 28 | 10 | 1 | .304 | .304 | .412 | .715 | 194 | |||||||||||
| Hal Ivy | 143 | 490 | 490 | 131 | 27 | 7 | 7 | .267 | .267 | .394 | .661 | 193 | |||||||||||
| Chester Voni | 130 | 470 | 470 | 129 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .274 | .274 | .345 | .619 | 162 | |||||||||||
| James Burns | 57 | 218 | 218 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .298 | .339 | .638 | 74 | |||||||||||
| Ed Sudol | 62 | 236 | 236 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 11 | .263 | .263 | .445 | .708 | 105 | |||||||||||
| Joseph McManus | 71 | 205 | 205 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .263 | .263 | .332 | .595 | 68 | |||||||||||
| Thomas O'Connell | 57 | 184 | 184 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .277 | .277 | .391 | .668 | 72 | |||||||||||
| Douglas Clarke | 62 | 236 | 236 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .208 | .208 | .297 | .504 | 70 | |||||||||||
| Harry Radebaugh | 75 | 143 | 143 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 3 | .266 | .266 | .455 | .720 | 65 | |||||||||||
| Ortelio Bosch | 60 | 211 | 211 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .180 | .180 | .251 | .431 | 53 | |||||||||||
| Art Holloway | 65 | 126 | 126 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .198 | .198 | .278 | .476 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Herman Mason | 22 | 85 | 85 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .353 | .624 | 30 | |||||||||||
| John Alexy | 31 | 92 | 92 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .239 | .304 | .543 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Ralph Brawner | 21 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .247 | .365 | .612 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Perley Grant | 31 | 88 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .216 | .284 | .500 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Orville Kitts | 15 | 53 | 53 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .321 | .377 | .698 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Kirby Higbe | 44 | 75 | 75 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .293 | .520 | 22 | |||||||||||
| James Balentine | 18 | 64 | 64 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .203 | .203 | .328 | .531 | 21 | |||||||||||
| James Blake | 36 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .196 | .196 | .370 | .565 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Paul Taylor | 23 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Milton Ralat | 11 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .217 | .435 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Rafael Codinachs | 19 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .040 | .040 | .040 | .080 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Hugh Ernandez | 21 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .033 | .033 | .033 | .067 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jack Ketchick | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1354 | 4184 | 4184 | 0 | 1086 | 177 | 54 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .260 | .359 | .619 | 1503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sudol | 1B | 62 | 498 | 30 | 6 | .989 | 8.516 | |
| John Alexy | 1B | 28 | 202 | 9 | 1 | .995 | 7.536 | |
| James Balentine | 1B | 17 | 136 | 12 | 4 | .974 | 8.706 | |
| Orville Kitts | 1B | 15 | 127 | 6 | 5 | .964 | 8.867 | |
| James Burns | 2B | 55 | 172 | 135 | 24 | .927 | 5.582 | |
| Thomas O'Connell | 2B | 26 | 61 | 51 | 7 | .941 | 4.308 | |
| Chester Voni | 3B | 113 | 99 | 199 | 46 | .866 | 2.637 | |
| Earl Motsinger | C | 103 | 395 | 78 | 20 | .959 | 4.592 | |
| Perley Grant | C | 27 | 116 | 9 | 4 | .969 | 4.630 | |
| Hal Ivy | OF | 121 | 208 | 19 | 10 | .958 | 1.876 | |
| Douglas Clarke | OF | 62 | 183 | 3 | 9 | .954 | 3.000 | |
| Joseph McManus | OF | 60 | 110 | 3 | 3 | .974 | 1.883 | |
| Ralph Brawner | OF | 21 | 75 | 1 | 3 | .962 | 3.619 | |
| Kirby Higbe | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| James Blake | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| Paul Taylor | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Hugh Ernandez | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| Rafael Codinachs | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Milton Ralat | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| Bill Kallas | SS | 65 | 134 | 166 | 28 | .915 | 4.615 | |
| Ortelio Bosch | SS | 60 | 113 | 174 | 24 | .923 | 4.783 | |
| Herman Mason | SS | 22 | 39 | 65 | 8 | .929 | 4.727 | |
| Totals | 998 | 2668 | 960 | 202 | 0 | .947 | 3.635 |
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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