1953 Thomasville Dodgers Statistics
Team Record: 90-47
Finished 1st in the GGL
Manager: John Angelone (90-47)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Thomasville, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 41,223, Avg. 602
Playoffs - Thomasville Dodgers 4 games, Albany Cardinals 2
Finals - Brunswick Pirates 4 games, Thomasville Dodgers 3
The Thomasville Dodgers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 90 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the GGL.
The Dodgers led the league with just 604 runs allowed. Thomasville scored 862 runs. James Stephenson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .333 clip. Robert Koczwara topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.28 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. John Angelone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Koczwara | 15 | 2 | .882 | 2.28 | 41 | 4 | 142.0 | 104 | 50 | 36 | 2 | 85 | ||||||||||
| George Wasconis | 14 | 2 | .875 | 3.46 | 22 | 16 | 125.0 | 118 | 56 | 48 | 1 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Edward Jezek | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.61 | 26 | 22 | 152.0 | 109 | 59 | 44 | 0 | 88 | ||||||||||
| Chick McCombie | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.82 | 18 | 16 | 115.0 | 84 | 45 | 36 | 2 | 73 | ||||||||||
| John McLean | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4.11 | 23 | 14 | 116.0 | 97 | 62 | 53 | 2 | 103 | ||||||||||
| Deane Mink | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.00 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 53 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 51 | ||||||||||
| William Chandler | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.18 | 15 | 11 | 79.7 | 83 | 46 | 37 | 4 | 52 | ||||||||||
| Silas Ramsey | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.44 | 20 | 19 | 136.0 | 121 | 71 | 52 | 4 | 78 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Wright | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.72 | 13 | 5 | 46.0 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Gayle Boykin | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.43 | 19 | 3 | 54.7 | 51 | 48 | 33 | 3 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 82 | 39 | .678 | 3.31 | 213 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1041.3 | 869 | 499 | 383 | 18 | 671 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultus Alvarez | 139 | 547 | 547 | 164 | 26 | 21 | 12 | .300 | .300 | .490 | .790 | 268 | |||||||||||
| James Stephenson | 140 | 484 | 484 | 161 | 29 | 7 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .421 | .754 | 204 | |||||||||||
| John Angelone | 131 | 465 | 465 | 142 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .305 | .305 | .368 | .673 | 171 | |||||||||||
| Larry Hampshire | 139 | 482 | 482 | 139 | 20 | 9 | 3 | .288 | .288 | .386 | .674 | 186 | |||||||||||
| Bob Yoder | 90 | 346 | 346 | 104 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .301 | .301 | .382 | .682 | 132 | |||||||||||
| William Dixon | 136 | 450 | 450 | 104 | 13 | 4 | 6 | .231 | .231 | .318 | .549 | 143 | |||||||||||
| Bobby Elkins | 82 | 290 | 290 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 3 | .252 | .252 | .366 | .617 | 106 | |||||||||||
| Jim Koranda | 65 | 243 | 243 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 5 | .267 | .267 | .403 | .671 | 98 | |||||||||||
| Bob Carter | 59 | 198 | 198 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .283 | .283 | .354 | .636 | 70 | |||||||||||
| Joe Gulvas | 56 | 195 | 195 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .354 | .621 | 69 | |||||||||||
| Jim Hughes | 22 | 93 | 93 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .409 | .742 | 38 | |||||||||||
| William Gonet | 39 | 138 | 138 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .217 | .268 | .486 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Bienvenido Salas | 35 | 116 | 116 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .276 | .509 | 32 | |||||||||||
| William Riepple | 24 | 99 | 99 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .222 | .404 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Silas Ramsey | 20 | 53 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .245 | .491 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Hugo Marocchi | 14 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .229 | .271 | .500 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Edward Jezek | 26 | 53 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .264 | .472 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Robert Koczwara | 47 | 77 | 77 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .169 | .312 | 13 | |||||||||||
| George Wasconis | 24 | 49 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .184 | .204 | .388 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Richard Naylor | 15 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .281 | .531 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Clark Mixon | 11 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .385 | .769 | 5 | |||||||||||
| William Chandler | 15 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Billy Bledsoe | 12 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .211 | .421 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Deane Mink | 18 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .138 | .138 | .241 | .379 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Chick McCombie | 18 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .130 | .217 | 6 | |||||||||||
| John McLean | 23 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .073 | .073 | .073 | .146 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Gayle Boykin | 19 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Wright | 13 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1432 | 4675 | 4675 | 0 | 1256 | 188 | 70 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .359 | .628 | 1680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Koczwara | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| Edward Jezek | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| John McLean | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| George Wasconis | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Silas Ramsey | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Gayle Boykin | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Chick McCombie | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| Deane Mink | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| William Chandler | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Jerry Wright | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 213 | 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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