1953 Valdosta Browns Statistics

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 55-81
Finished 7th in the GGL
Manager: Roland Stuckmeyer (0-0), Gil Torres (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Valdosta, Georgia
Ballpark: Pendleton Park
Attendance: 42,353, Avg. 623

1953 Valdosta Browns Roster

The Valdosta Browns of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 55 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the GGL.

The Browns plated 677 runs and surrendered 853 runs. Larry Burford led batters with significant playing time by hitting .302. Vernon Fisher topped Valdosta with 15 wins, while Theodore Koenigsmark recorded a 3.51 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Gil Torres played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Valdosta Browns to do so.

Roland Stuckmeyer and Gil Torres 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
Vernon Fisher	15	13	.536	3.67	34	31					223.0	242	119	91	3	80
Theodore Koenigsmark	8	8	.500	3.50	19	17					123.3	101	75	48	1	90
Rolf Scheel	5	8	.385	5.47	33	11					130.0	125	105	79	6	119
Richard Lee	5	10	.333	5.37	29	21					139.0	150	104	83	3	106
Richard Schultz	4	3	.571	5.62	17	7					81.7	95	77	51	0	75
Gil Torres	4	5	.444	3.15	14	6					60.0	55	30	21	3	10
Thomas Horne	4	5	.444	5.13	19	11					105.3	107	78	60	2	76
Lefty Deneau	3	6	.333	5.57	17	7					72.7	83	66	45	0	55
Neil Thode	3	7	.300	4.55	18	11					87.0	94	61	44	2	55
Roy McLemore	3	10	.231	4.43	21	14					138.0	148	95	68	5	31
Totals	54	75	.419	4.58	221	136	0	0	0	0	1160.0	1200	810	590	25	697	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
Larry Burford	122	450	450		136	19	7	4						.302	.302	.402	.704	181
Harold Norton	118	466	466		132	18	3	0						.283	.283	.335	.618	156
Floyd Hammen	130	510	510		120	18	3	1						.235	.235	.288	.524	147
James Evans	132	464	464		117	11	3	0						.252	.252	.289	.541	134
Thomas Burcham	93	336	336		107	14	9	3						.318	.318	.440	.759	148
Douglas Campbell	122	370	370		89	7	0	0						.241	.241	.259	.500	96
Roland Stuckmeyer	79	265	265		78	13	5	2						.294	.294	.404	.698	107
Aaron Fenster	75	248	248		58	16	1	2						.234	.234	.331	.565	82
Corydon Strawser	69	208	208		46	10	2	2						.221	.221	.317	.538	66
Gil Torres	46	142	142		42	8	0	3						.296	.296	.415	.711	59
Hector Bonet	31	100	100		30	3	0	0						.300	.300	.330	.630	33
James England	40	133	133		30	3	0	0						.226	.226	.248	.474	33
Carl Lemons	37	123	123		28	11	1	1						.228	.228	.358	.585	44
Fern Smathers	28	104	104		18	2	0	0						.173	.173	.192	.365	20
Vernon Fisher	38	85	85		16	3	1	0						.188	.188	.247	.435	21
Richard Lee	37	79	79		14	1	0	0						.177	.177	.190	.367	15
Charles Archambault	15	50	50		12	1	1	0						.240	.240	.300	.540	15
Richard Hollenkamp	24	65	65		12	1	0	0						.185	.185	.200	.385	13
Richard Schultz	17	37	37		10	0	0	0						.270	.270	.270	.541	10
Rolf Scheel	33	49	49		8	0	0	0						.163	.163	.163	.327	8
Jerry Gaisford	16	51	51		8	1	0	0						.157	.157	.176	.333	9
James Taylor	14	43	43		7	2	1	0						.163	.163	.256	.419	11
Theodore Koenigsmark	19	46	46		6	1	0	0						.130	.130	.152	.283	7
Neil Thode	18	31	31		5	3	0	0						.161	.161	.258	.419	8
Roy McLemore	21	35	35		5	1	0	0						.143	.143	.171	.314	6
Lefty Deneau	17	25	25		4	0	0	0						.160	.160	.160	.320	4
Thomas Horne	19	38	38		4	0	0	0						.105	.105	.105	.211	4
Totals	1410	4553	4553	0	1142	167	37	18	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.251	.316	.566	1437	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Vernon Fisher	P	34					.000
Rolf Scheel	P	33					.000
Richard Lee	P	29					.000
Roy McLemore	P	21					.000
Theodore Koenigsmark	P	19					.000
Thomas Horne	P	19					.000
Neil Thode	P	18					.000
Richard Schultz	P	17					.000
Lefty Deneau	P	17					.000
Totals		207	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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