1953 Scranton Miners Statistics
Team Record: 51-100
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Morrie Aderholt (51-100)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 62,266, Avg. 825
The Scranton Miners of the Eastern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 51 wins and 100 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.
The Miners scored 534 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 681 runs. Vic Fucci topped all regular batters by hitting .264. Dick Welteroth and Ed Moeller led Scranton with 11 wins each, while Ed Moeller recorded a 2.89 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1953 Scranton Miners who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Harley Grossman, Ben Cardoni, Dick Welteroth, Roy Dietzel and José Zardón.
Morrie Aderholt 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Moeller | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.89 | 36 | 25 | 165.0 | 137 | 69 | 53 | 5 | 69 | ||||||||||
Dick Welteroth | 11 | 19 | .367 | 3.90 | 32 | 31 | 231.0 | 222 | 111 | 100 | 14 | 115 | ||||||||||
Harley Grossman | 4 | 9 | .308 | 5.21 | 39 | 7 | 107.0 | 138 | 82 | 62 | 10 | 37 | ||||||||||
Levi Fleshman | 4 | 13 | .235 | 5.34 | 30 | 15 | 113.0 | 145 | 77 | 67 | 7 | 69 | ||||||||||
Manuel Maldonado | 2 | 11 | .154 | 4.36 | 19 | 14 | 99.0 | 102 | 62 | 48 | 4 | 59 | ||||||||||
Totals | 32 | 60 | .348 | 4.15 | 156 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 715.0 | 744 | 401 | 330 | 40 | 349 | 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 |
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Peter Meachini | 144 | 480 | 480 | 126 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .262 | .262 | .302 | .565 | 145 | |||||||||||
Charley Wolf | 122 | 448 | 448 | 113 | 20 | 3 | 7 | .252 | .252 | .357 | .609 | 160 | |||||||||||
Elder Haapala | 140 | 491 | 491 | 113 | 20 | 5 | 6 | .230 | .230 | .328 | .558 | 161 | |||||||||||
Vic Fucci | 118 | 420 | 420 | 111 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .264 | .264 | .331 | .595 | 139 | |||||||||||
Charles Bell | 121 | 406 | 406 | 100 | 21 | 4 | 6 | .246 | .246 | .362 | .608 | 147 | |||||||||||
Myron Gipp | 121 | 312 | 312 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .215 | .215 | .240 | .455 | 75 | |||||||||||
Mel Kerestes | 101 | 238 | 238 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .315 | .571 | 75 | |||||||||||
José Zardón | 47 | 160 | 160 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .206 | .250 | .456 | 40 | |||||||||||
Cliff Collins | 56 | 115 | 115 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .217 | .217 | .357 | .574 | 41 | |||||||||||
Ramon Rodriguez | 37 | 86 | 86 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .302 | .570 | 26 | |||||||||||
Anthony Kret | 41 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 | 25 | |||||||||||
Levi Fleshman | 54 | 76 | 76 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .355 | .605 | 27 | |||||||||||
Justo Azpiazu | 23 | 76 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .184 | .224 | .408 | 17 | |||||||||||
Thomas Marino | 21 | 72 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .181 | .181 | .208 | .389 | 15 | |||||||||||
Dick Welteroth | 45 | 79 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .139 | .139 | .215 | .354 | 17 | |||||||||||
Hank DiJohnson | 17 | 56 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .196 | .375 | 11 | |||||||||||
Ed Moeller | 41 | 60 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 6 | |||||||||||
Harley Grossman | 43 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .273 | .500 | 6 | |||||||||||
Ralph Dixon | 11 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 4 | |||||||||||
Manuel Maldonado | 19 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .103 | .103 | .207 | 3 | |||||||||||
Jack Ketchick | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | |||||||||||
Richard Hagen | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | |||||||||||
Totals | 1353 | 3749 | 3749 | 0 | 879 | 126 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .234 | .305 | .539 | 1142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charley Wolf | 1B | 111 | 813 | 44 | 5 | .994 | 7.721 | |
Justo Azpiazu | 1B | 22 | 187 | 9 | 2 | .990 | 8.909 | |
Charles Bell | 2B | 97 | 279 | 206 | 12 | .976 | 5.000 | |
Mel Kerestes | 3B | 46 | 50 | 75 | 13 | .906 | 2.717 | |
Thomas Marino | 3B | 20 | 17 | 45 | 10 | .861 | 3.100 | |
Anthony Kret | 3B | 19 | 21 | 36 | 5 | .919 | 3.000 | |
Myron Gipp | C | 114 | 459 | 69 | 8 | .985 | 4.632 | |
Ramon Rodriguez | C | 31 | 101 | 17 | 8 | .937 | 3.806 | |
Elder Haapala | OF | 132 | 337 | 24 | 12 | .968 | 2.735 | |
Vic Fucci | OF | 111 | 215 | 13 | 4 | .983 | 2.054 | |
José Zardón | OF | 43 | 91 | 5 | 1 | .990 | 2.233 | |
Cliff Collins | OF | 22 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .969 | 1.409 | |
Hank DiJohnson | OF | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
Harley Grossman | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
Ed Moeller | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
Dick Welteroth | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
Levi Fleshman | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
Manuel Maldonado | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
Peter Meachini | SS | 138 | 208 | 414 | 25 | .961 | 4.507 | |
Totals | 1074 | 2825 | 959 | 106 | 0 | .973 | 3.523 |
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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