1953 Wausau Lumberjacks Statistics

Wisconsin State League (WSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 76-49
Finished 2nd in the WSL
Manager: Wayne Blackburn (76-49)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Wausau, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Athletic Park
Attendance: 37,138, Avg. 594

1953 Wausau Lumberjacks Roster

Playoffs - Green Bay Bluejays 2 games, Wausau Lumberjacks 0

The Wausau Lumberjacks of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 76 wins and 49 losses, finishing second in the WSL.

The Lumberjacks scored 822 runs and allowed 761 runs. Steve Demeter led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .349 clip. Bob Bruce topped Wausau with 18 wins, while John Schuett, too added 15 or more wins, too John Schuett recorded a 3.08 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1953 Wausau Lumberjacks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Steve Demeter, Bob Bruce and Chuck Daniel.

Wayne Blackburn 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
Bob Bruce	18	8	.692	3.20	31	25					191.0	150	105	68	7	131
John Schuett	16	4	.800	3.08	33	14					152.0	140	63	52	5	64
Chuck Daniel	13	8	.619	4.90	40	21					191.0	222	136	104	5	102
Joseph Emery	8	11	.421	3.60	28	21					165.0	170	103	66	14	95
George Hane	5	5	.500	4.89	22	15					81.0	77	67	44	4	69
Dick Hatfield	4	4	.500	6.10	14	9					59.0	83	55	40	6	33
Peter Gazzola	1	1	.500	7.71	18	4					49.0	59	48	42	9	38
Totals	65	41	.613	4.22	186	109	0	0	0	0	888.0	901	577	416	50	532	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
Steve Demeter	124	475	475		166	29	6	15						.349	.349	.531	.880	252
Ben Mateosky	119	438	438		140	18	1	26						.320	.320	.543	.863	238
Frank Radigan	123	494	494		138	34	2	14						.279	.279	.441	.721	218
Ed Sheffield	112	437	437		128	15	12	6						.293	.293	.423	.716	185
Wayne Blackburn	114	341	341		105	20	3	0						.308	.308	.384	.692	131
Hollis Powell	69	252	252		76	7	5	6						.302	.302	.440	.742	111
Chris Andrews	74	261	261		76	10	4	1						.291	.291	.372	.663	97
Billy Ryckman	82	285	285		70	10	6	2						.246	.246	.344	.589	98
William Conley	97	249	249		58	14	3	0						.233	.233	.313	.546	78
Karl Kluckhohn	37	129	129		33	8	1	3						.256	.256	.403	.659	52
Bob Bruce	42	87	87		28	3	0	0						.322	.322	.356	.678	31
Darrell Sisemore	32	100	100		18	2	0	4						.180	.180	.320	.500	32
Chuck Daniel	42	76	76		17	4	0	0						.224	.224	.276	.500	21
Jim Johnson	32	84	84		14	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	14
John Locke	15	46	46		12	2	0	0						.261	.261	.304	.565	14
Joseph Emery	30	63	63		12	2	2	0						.190	.190	.286	.476	18
John Schuett	33	56	56		11	0	0	0						.196	.196	.196	.393	11
George Hane	22	27	27		4	0	0	0						.148	.148	.148	.296	4
Ray Giannelli	20	34	34		4	0	0	0						.118	.118	.118	.235	4
Jack Gilmore	15	13	13		3	1	0	1						.231	.231	.538	.769	7
Peter Gazzola	17	15	15		3	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	3
Dick Hatfield	14	21	21		3	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	3
Ralph Peterson	12	13	13		2	0	0	0						.154	.154	.154	.308	2
Neil Holloway	13	26	26		2	1	1	0						.077	.077	.192	.269	5
Earl Lemieux	12	7	7		1	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	1
Totals	1302	4029	4029	0	1124	180	46	78	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.279	.405	.684	1630	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Chuck Daniel	P	40					.000
John Schuett	P	33					.000
Bob Bruce	P	31					.000
Joseph Emery	P	28					.000
George Hane	P	22					.000
Peter Gazzola	P	18					.000
Dick Hatfield	P	14					.000
Totals		186	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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