1953 Tifton Blue Sox Statistics

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 84-55
Finished 3rd in the GGL
Manager: Edd Hartness (84-55)
Location: Tifton, Georgia
Ballpark: Eve Park
Attendance: 31,260, Avg. 450

1953 Tifton Blue Sox Roster

Playoffs - Brunswick Pirates 4 games, Tifton Blue Sox 0

The Tifton Blue Sox of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 84 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the GGL.

The Blue Sox scored 764 runs and surrendered 633 runs. Edd Hartness led all regular hitters by hitting .322. Jim Cater topped Tifton with 21 wins, while Brad Clapham and Joseph Johnson, too added 15 or more wins, too Jim Cater earned a 2.66 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Edd Hartness 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
Jim Cater	21	10	.677	2.66	35	32					254.0	195	113	75	2	155
Joseph Johnson	16	10	.615	3.24	37	28					222.0	225	101	80	9	97
Brad Clapham	15	11	.577	3.78	38	26					231.0	230	128	97	6	117
Carl Davis	6	5	.545	3.11	23	9					98.3	109	43	34	3	35
Joseph Volpe	3	1	.750	6.32	15	6					47.0	59	44	33	2	51
Totals	61	37	.622	3.37	148	101	0	0	0	0	852.3	818	429	319	22	455	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
Loran Chafin	133	532	532		166	20	13	0						.312	.312	.398	.711	212
Edd Hartness	135	491	491		158	25	6	6						.322	.322	.434	.756	213
Paul Turtzo	135	473	473		136	23	2	6						.288	.288	.383	.670	181
Franklin Cooper	136	477	477		135	30	2	0						.283	.283	.354	.637	169
Frank Calobrisi	128	502	502		129	12	4	0						.257	.257	.297	.554	149
Edward Celardo	127	394	394		95	12	3	0						.241	.241	.287	.528	113
Donald Robinson	93	314	314		80	11	0	3						.255	.255	.318	.573	100
Robert Ford	46	183	183		44	4	1	0						.240	.240	.273	.514	50
Newton Harrison	50	161	161		33	4	0	0						.205	.205	.230	.435	37
Brad Clapham	59	121	121		31	4	4	2						.256	.256	.405	.661	49
Robert Johnston	40	146	146		30	5	0	1						.205	.205	.260	.466	38
Charles Ware	28	85	85		24	2	0	0						.282	.282	.306	.588	26
James Little	39	118	118		21	3	0	0						.178	.178	.203	.381	24
Jim Cater	36	100	100		19	3	1	0						.190	.190	.240	.430	24
Joseph Johnson	38	70	70		17	4	1	0						.243	.243	.329	.571	23
John DiRoberto	20	56	56		14	2	0	0						.250	.250	.286	.536	16
Ivy Johnson	27	63	63		11	0	0	0						.175	.175	.175	.349	11
Edgar DeFore	17	43	43		8	4	0	0						.186	.186	.279	.465	12
Carl Davis	24	38	38		7	1	0	0						.184	.184	.211	.395	8
Jerome Adams	22	51	51		5	2	0	0						.098	.098	.137	.235	7
Joseph Volpe	15	19	19		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1348	4437	4437	0	1163	171	37	18	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.262	.330	.592	1462	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Brad Clapham	P	38					.000
Joseph Johnson	P	37					.000
Jim Cater	P	35					.000
Carl Davis	P	23					.000
Joseph Volpe	P	15					.000
Totals		148	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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