1953 Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Statistics

Wisconsin State League (WSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 53-70
Finished 6th in the WSL
Manager: Wally Millies (53-70)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Witter Field
Attendance: 37,066, Avg. 603

1953 Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Roster

The Wisconsin Rapids White Sox of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 53 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the WSL.

The White Sox scored 595 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 654 runs. Richard Szymczak paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .293. Luis Perez topped Wisconsin Rapids with 13 wins and a team-best 2.69 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Johnny Schaive played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox to do so.

Wally Millies 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
Luis Perez	13	8	.619	2.69	30	22					181.0	187	89	54	8	68
Rich Ramos	11	5	.688	3.33	18	14					119.0	104	56	44	7	56
Lewis Glidewell	9	13	.409	3.42	28	23					171.0	127	77	65	4	131
Ollie Brantley	7	11	.389	3.89	25	15					141.0	141	85	61	17	65
Neil Roberts	3	3	.500	5.26	12	7					53.0	42	34	31	7	46
Darold Satchell	3	8	.273	5.33	29	9					98.0	106	75	58	9	71
Johnny Ross	2	6	.250	4.08	21	6					86.0	86	59	39	7	54
Robert Tritsch	2	6	.250	4.55	15	12					85.0	60	66	43	3	104
Totals	50	60	.455	3.81	178	108	0	0	0	0	934.0	853	541	395	62	595	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
Gene Evans	123	485	485		139	10	6	1						.287	.287	.338	.625	164
Richard Szymczak	121	410	410		120	21	5	7						.293	.293	.420	.712	172
Charley Schaffernoth	117	406	406		108	17	1	9						.266	.266	.379	.645	154
Frank Layana	111	343	343		87	21	2	10						.254	.254	.414	.668	142
Joseph Borzellino	123	390	390		84	13	3	0						.215	.215	.264	.479	103
Fred Cassel	59	214	214		51	6	1	1						.238	.238	.290	.528	62
Bill Witmer	64	221	221		48	7	1	6						.217	.217	.339	.557	75
Gerald Witteveen	41	147	147		39	4	3	2						.265	.265	.374	.639	55
Harold Wallace	42	151	151		38	6	1	5						.252	.252	.404	.656	61
Robert Rous	42	146	146		37	6	0	0						.253	.253	.295	.548	43
Mitchell June	33	128	128		34	5	4	1						.266	.266	.391	.656	50
Dick Lombardi	35	125	125		33	5	2	0						.264	.264	.336	.600	42
Richard Lewis	21	72	72		16	4	1	1						.222	.222	.347	.569	25
Thomas Denny	16	59	59		14	1	1	1						.237	.237	.339	.576	20
Ollie Brantley	27	55	55		13	2	1	0						.236	.236	.309	.545	17
Lewis Glidewell	30	66	66		13	2	1	0						.197	.197	.258	.455	17
Johnny Ross	21	34	34		12	0	0	0						.353	.353	.353	.706	12
Haven Schmidt	21	56	56		12	2	0	2						.214	.214	.357	.571	20
Robert Tritsch	21	40	40		11	1	0	0						.275	.275	.300	.575	12
John Kolodziejski	11	30	30		10	2	0	1						.333	.333	.500	.833	15
Johnny Schaive	16	50	50		10	3	2	1						.200	.200	.400	.600	20
Luis Perez	34	63	63		10	3	0	1						.159	.159	.254	.413	16
Gerald Weber	19	33	33		8	1	0	0						.242	.242	.273	.515	9
Rich Ramos	17	44	44		6	0	0	0						.136	.136	.136	.273	6
William Harris	12	17	17		5	0	1	0						.294	.294	.412	.706	7
Neil Roberts	13	17	17		3	0	0	0						.176	.176	.176	.353	3
Darold Satchell	29	29	29		3	1	0	0						.103	.103	.138	.241	4
Totals	1219	3831	3831	0	964	143	36	49	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.252	.346	.598	1326	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Luis Perez	P	30					.000
Darold Satchell	P	29					.000
Lewis Glidewell	P	28					.000
Ollie Brantley	P	25					.000
Johnny Ross	P	21					.000
Rich Ramos	P	18					.000
Robert Tritsch	P	15					.000
Neil Roberts	P	12					.000
Totals		178	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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