1953 Vancouver Capilanos Statistics
Team Record: 77-64
Finished 4th in the WIL
Manager: Harvey Storey (77-64)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ballpark: Nat Bailey Stadium
Attendance: 75,877, Avg. 1,076
The Vancouver Capilanos of the Western International League ended the 1953 season with a record of 77 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the WIL.
The Capilanos paced the league with just 585 runs allowed. Vancouver scored 581 runs, worst in the league,. Harvey Storey led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .343 clip. Pete Hernandez topped the team with 18 wins, while Van Fletcher added 15 or more wins, too Pete Hernandez registered a 3.06 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1953 Vancouver Capilanos who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Van Fletcher, Jim Clark, Dick Barrett and Cuddles Marshall.
Harvey Storey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Hernandez | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.06 | 30 | 30 | 244.0 | 241 | 111 | 83 | 12 | 91 | ||||||||||
| Van Fletcher | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.10 | 34 | 32 | 250.0 | 252 | 103 | 86 | 7 | 79 | ||||||||||
| Lonnie Myers | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.29 | 25 | 18 | 156.0 | 160 | 77 | 57 | 4 | 93 | ||||||||||
| Carl Gunnarson | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.32 | 33 | 12 | 122.0 | 129 | 52 | 45 | 3 | 51 | ||||||||||
| Bud Guldborg | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.87 | 16 | 12 | 91.0 | 91 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Dale Thomason | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.50 | 27 | 2 | 102.0 | 121 | 69 | 51 | 9 | 52 | ||||||||||
| Rod MacKay | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.51 | 19 | 6 | 77.0 | 89 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Dick Barrett | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.70 | 2 | 10.0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 65 | 56 | .537 | 3.29 | 186 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1052.0 | 1095 | 499 | 384 | 41 | 430 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Storey | 140 | 501 | 501 | 172 | 38 | 7 | 10 | .343 | .343 | .507 | .850 | 254 | |||||||||||
| Frank Mascaro | 141 | 548 | 548 | 159 | 30 | 10 | 6 | .290 | .290 | .414 | .704 | 227 | |||||||||||
| K Chorlton | 135 | 547 | 547 | 146 | 35 | 5 | 7 | .267 | .267 | .388 | .654 | 212 | |||||||||||
| Jack Bukowatz | 129 | 443 | 443 | 118 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .266 | .266 | .330 | .596 | 146 | |||||||||||
| Bob Duretto | 70 | 253 | 253 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .269 | .269 | .352 | .621 | 89 | |||||||||||
| Gene Petralli | 68 | 247 | 247 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 6 | .271 | .271 | .425 | .696 | 105 | |||||||||||
| Don Lundberg | 54 | 193 | 193 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .202 | .202 | .285 | .487 | 55 | |||||||||||
| Jim Leavitt | 64 | 172 | 172 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .192 | .238 | .430 | 41 | |||||||||||
| Pete Hernandez | 36 | 95 | 95 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .316 | .379 | .695 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Nick Castas | 69 | 123 | 123 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .236 | .447 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Dick Briskey | 38 | 131 | 131 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .198 | .198 | .252 | .450 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Dale Thomason | 30 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .270 | .378 | .649 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Carl Gunnarson | 33 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .289 | .553 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Van Fletcher | 34 | 84 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .107 | .107 | .214 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Lonnie Myers | 25 | 52 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .058 | .058 | .096 | .154 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Rod MacKay | 20 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Bud Guldborg | 17 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1103 | 3516 | 3516 | 0 | 920 | 166 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .361 | .623 | 1270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Petralli | 1B | 68 | 624 | 43 | 9 | .987 | 9.809 | |
| Jack Bukowatz | 2B | 81 | 220 | 264 | 13 | .974 | 5.975 | |
| Harvey Storey | 3B | 138 | 108 | 228 | 22 | .939 | 2.435 | |
| Don Lundberg | C | 54 | 240 | 39 | 5 | .982 | 5.167 | |
| Jim Leavitt | C | 49 | 200 | 37 | 6 | .975 | 4.837 | |
| Bob Duretto | C | 47 | 191 | 21 | 1 | .995 | 4.511 | |
| Frank Mascaro | OF | 140 | 245 | 19 | 7 | .974 | 1.886 | |
| K Chorlton | OF | 135 | 324 | 11 | 8 | .977 | 2.481 | |
| Nick Castas | OF | 53 | 55 | 3 | 3 | .951 | 1.094 | |
| Dick Briskey | OF | 32 | 36 | 2 | 1 | .974 | 1.188 | |
| Van Fletcher | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| Carl Gunnarson | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Pete Hernandez | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Dale Thomason | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| Lonnie Myers | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| Rod MacKay | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Bud Guldborg | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Dick Barrett | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 983 | 2243 | 667 | 75 | 0 | .975 | 2.960 |
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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