SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE :
(Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 29 August 1953)
Hiram Marshall of Regina Caps has been declared batting champion of the Western Canada Baseball League with a .353 average.
Marshall, who played left field and third base besides taking a turn behind the plate, had 42 hits in 199 trips to the plate.
Slugging specialist was Bob Herron of North Battleford who led in total bases with 139; in doubles, with 17; in runs batted in, with 60; and in home runs, with 12. His average of .341 was also good for runner-up spot to Marshall.
Herron tied with teammate Curtis Tate and Moose Jaw's Johnny Ford for the lead in triples, with five apiece. Base-stealing champion was Mario Herrera of Saskatoon with 19.
Behind Herron in the home run department came Percy Trimont of Regina and Roy Dean of North Battleford, each with seven. Dean and Tate were prominent in runs batted in, each with 43.
Regina had the best hitting club with a .278 percentage, followed by North Battleford with .273, Moose Jaw with .249 and Saskatoon with .240. Beavers hit the most home runs, 38, which was 17 better than the runner-up Caps.
In team fielding, North Battleford led with .942 while Saskatoon rated at .935 and Moose Jaw and Regina had identical .915 marks. Beavers led the league in double plays with 58.
Lefty Mike Dzingelowski was the loop's top hurler with four wins and no defeats. Chuck Holdaway of Beavers and Mike Kanshin of Saskatoon had 5-1 marks. In strikeouts, Bennie Griggs of Saskatoon nosed out teammate Ted Wills, 92-91
Average : Hiram Marshall RGC - .353
Runs : Curtis Tate NB - 67
Hits : Tate NB - 80
Doubles : Bob Herron NB - 17
Triples : Herron NB, Tate NB & John Ford MMA - 5
Home Runs : Herron NB - 12
RBI - Herron NB - 60
Stolen Bases : Mario Herrera SKG - 19
SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1953 SKBL Marshall Hiram RGC 119 21 42 .353
1953 SKBL Herron Bob NB 223 44 76 17 5 12 60 .341
1953 SKBL Dean Roy NB 151 31 51 7 43 .338
1953 SKBL Trimont Percy RGC 145 36 49 7 .338
1953 SKBL Reyes Leopoldo SKG 152 28 51 .336
1953 SKBL Tyler Walt MMA 152 20 50 .329
1953 SKBL Gary Charles RGC 177 35 57 .322
1953 SKBL Williams Roy RGC 147 32 47 .320
1953 SKBL Nelson Ken NB 255 59 79 .310
1953 SKBL Tate Curtis NB 264 67 80 5 43 .303
1953 SKBL Latham Horace RGC 117 17 35 .299
1953 SKBL Blackman Jesse NB 197 39 58 .294
1953 SKBL Henry Al MMA 126 22 37 .294
1953 SKBL Lloyd Johnny RGC 175 30 50 .286
1953 SKBL Watrous Sherman SKG 186 37 52 .280
1953 SKBL Ryan James SKG 176 35 49 .278
1953 SKBL Zayas Roberto SKG-MMA 132 27 36 .273
1953 SKBL Ford Johnny MMA 214 36 57 5 .266
1953 SKBL Rodness Bob NB 141 23 37 .262
1953 SKBL Thompson John MMA 196 38 51 .260
1953 SKBL Breckner Len SKG 154 16 40 .260
1953 SKBL Snead Sylvester RGC-SKG 116 14 30 .259
1953 SKBL Robinette Rip MMA 159 24 40 .252
1953 SKBL Johnson Harold SKG-MMA 147 25 37 .252
1953 SKBL Karlson Len SKG 184 28 46 .250
1953 SKBL Herrera Mario SKG 19
Source : Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 29 August 1953
Wins : Coleman NB & Griggs SKG - 9
Strikeouts : Griggs SKG - 92
SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
1953 SKBL Coleman Johnny NB 9 4 .692 34 68
1953 SKBL Griggs Bennie SKG 9 7 .563 67 92
1953 SKBL Dean Les NB 8 4 .667 47 48
1953 SKBL Blackman Jesse NB 7 6 .538 70 68
1953 SKBL Wills Ted SKG 6 3 .667 40 91
1953 SKBL Wilder Bill RGC 6 3 .667 33 55
1953 SKBL Holdaway Chuck NB 5 1 .833 44 43
1953 SKBL Kanshin Mike SKG 5 1 .833 16 45
1953 SKBL Morrow Jim SKG 5 2 .714 17 27
1953 SKBL Pickens Frank RGC 5 5 .500 33 60
1953 SKBL Dzingelowski Mike NB 4 0 1.000 18 51
1953 SKBL Vera Jose SKC-RGC 3 2 .600 37 26
(a) Mike Dzingelowski would later be known as Mike Dayne.
NB = North Battleford Beavers, SKG = Saskatoon Gems, RGC = Regina Caps, MMA = Moose Jaw Maples
SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE :
Jim Burge of the Weyburn Beavers captured the 1953 batting championship of the Southern Baseball League with a .437 average. Burge topped teammate Jack Shupe who finished at .377. Hank Mitchell of Milestone was third, at .345.
Lionel Hap L'Heureux of Notre Dame Hounds was the leading pitcher with 6 wins in 10 starts. Lloyd Woolley of the Regina Caps had the best percentage with a perfect 5-0 won-lost mark.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1953 SBL Burge Jim WY 71 31 .437
1953 SBL Shupe Jack WY 69 26 .377
1953 SBL Mitchell Hank MA 58 20 .345
1953 SBL Helfrick Johnny WY 59 20 .339
1953 SBL Turner Bob RGR 93 30 .323
1953 SBL Campbell Garnet AV 69 22 .319
1953 SBL Germann Frank ND 67 21 .313
1953 SBL Coleshaw John MA 62 19 .306
1953 SBL Covert Keith WY 72 22 .306
1953 SBL Campbell Gordon AV 85 26 .306
Source : Regina Leader-Post, August 19, 1953
Wins : Lionel L'Heureux ND - 6
Won-Lost Pct : Lloyd Woolley RRC - 5-0, 1.000
Games : Gordon Campbell AV - 13
Games Started : L'Heureux ND, Campbell AV - 10
Complete Games : L'Heureuz ND, Campbell AV - 8
SOUTHERN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
1953 SBL L'Heureux Lionel ND 12 10 8 6 4 .600
1953 SBL Shupe Gayle WY 10 7 7 5 3 .625
1953 SBL Campbell Gordon AV 13 10 8 5 6 .455
1953 SBL Woolley Lloyd RRC 9 6 4 5 0 1.000
1953 SBL Leverick Tom RGR 7 7 5 4 2 .667
1953 SBL Harrison Cliff RRC 9 7 4 4 3 .571
1953 SBL Hogg Ralph WY 9 8 6 4 4 .500
1953 SBL Richardson Wes RGR 6 5 3 3 1 .750
1953 SBL Dombowsky Hugo AV 6 6 5 3 2 .600
1953 SBL Wall Vic RRC 7 6 5 3 3 .500
1953 SBL Gemmell Bud WY 2 2 0 2 0 1.000
1953 SBL Larter Ron RRC 4 3 3 2 1 .667
1953 SBL Mitchelmore Don RGR 5 3 2 2 1 .667
1953 SBL Steele Dale ND 8 5 4 2 2 .500
1953 SBL Mitchell Hank MA 9 6 6 2 4 .333
1953 SBL Covert Keith WY 3 2 1 1 0 1.000
1953 SBL Schiebelbein Rudy ND 2 2 0 1 1 .500
1953 SBL Germann Frank ND 2 1 0 1 1 .500
1953 SBL Bell Bob MA 3 3 2 1 1 .500
1953 SBL McFadyen George RGR 7 3 3 1 2 .333
1953 SBL Janis Lawrence RGR 4 2 0 1 3 .250
1953 SBL Sterzer Al ND 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1953 SBL Booth Frank RGR 2 1 0 0 0 .000
1953 SBL Goff RGR 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1953 SBL Tysdal Elmer AV 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1953 SBL Scott Dick AV 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1953 SBL Buttgereit Walter AV 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1953 SBL Daley Tim ND 1 1 1 0 1 .000
1953 SBL Dornstauder Hank ND 1 1 0 0 1 .000
1953 SBL Diehl Lawrence MA 1 1 0 0 1 .000
1953 SBL Grad MA 1 1 1 0 1 .000
1953 SBL Kober Ken MA 1 1 1 0 1 .000
1953 SBL Dieter Lawrence MA 1 1 0 0 1 .000
1953 SBL Snell Eric MA 2 1 1 0 1 .000
1953 SBL Hoeft Fritz MA 1 1 0 0 1 .000
1953 SBL Campbell Garnet AV 3 3 1 0 2 .000
1953 SBL Heidt Ed MA 6 4 2 0 4 .000
RRC = Regina Royal Caps, WY = Weyburn Beavers, RGR = Regina Red Sox, ND = Notre Dame Hounds,
AV = Avonlea Arrows, MA = Milestone Athletics.
CHINOOK (ALBERTA) LEAGUE :
Fennessey Leads Chinook Batsmen (The Calgary Herald, August 25, 1953)
Bill Fennessey of Purity 99, coming on with a rush in the late stages of the campaign, took the Chinook Baseball League batting crown away from Gus Kyle of Universal Mercurys, the leader right up to last week.
Fennessey garnered 41 hits in an even 100 times at bat and was well ahead of Kyle who boasted a .394 average. All players with 70 or more times at bat qualified for the batting title and the trophy that goes with it.
Kyle, on the other hand, was the leader in hits 50; runs batted in 52; and doubles 10. Ron Stewart of Mercurys scored the most runs 35, and had the most triples, four. Cyril Ing of Red Deer, now with the pro Stampeders, led the pack with 10 home runs. [Although the stats printed show Ing with just 7 homers.] Hank Bassen stole the most bases, 17.
In the pitching department, Bert Lahey of Purity 99 boasted the best earned runs average 1.62. Pitchers who had taken part in five games or more qualified for honors.
Don Kirk, Carstairs southpaw ace, was the leader in all other departments. He had the best record of all, 15-1, and had the most strikeouts, 168.
Average : Bill Fennessey C99 - .410
Hits : Gus Kyle CGM - 50
Doubles : Kyle CGM - 10
Triples : Ron Stewart CGM - 4
Home Runs : Cyril Ing RD - 7
RBI : Kyle CGM - 52
Runs : Stewart CGM - 35
Stolen Bases : Hank Bassen CGM - 17
CHINOOK LEAGUE FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1953 CBL Fennessey Bill C99 25 100 24 41 7 0 6 15 22 .410
1953 CBL Kyle Gus CGM 31 127 31 50 10 3 6 7 52 .394
1953 CBL Ing Cyril RD 25 113 21 40 3 0 7 4 21 .354
1953 CBL Stewart Ron CGM 27 108 35 38 8 4 6 14 28 .352
1953 CBL Torrence Babe CS 20 71 17 25 3 3 4 4 17 .352
1953 CBL Abel Dave CGM 27 123 22 41 8 1 6 1 36 .333
1953 CBL Dunning Bernie RD 23 99 18 33 8 1 2 3 9 .333
1953 CBL Shields CGM 23 84 27 28 5 0 0 15 7 .333
1953 CBL McKinnon Jim DH 25 107 16 35 5 0 2 6 25 .327
1953 CBL VanWassenhove Reg C99 31 138 30 45 6 0 0 7 9 .326
1953 CBL Service Bill RD 26 111 15 36 6 1 2 3 27 .324
1953 CBL Bassen Hank CGM 21 81 31 26 3 1 0 17 18 .321
1953 CBL Wylie Harvey CGM 22 89 26 28 2 1 2 14 10 .315
1953 CBL Saville Jim DH 24 97 20 30 8 0 0 0 15 .309
1953 CBL Casebeer Mernus CS 29 125 25 37 5 1 1 4 11 .296
1953 CBL Smith RD 26 115 26 33 5 0 2 0 13 .287
1953 CBL Lahey Bert C99 26 94 9 27 1 0 0 4 15 .287
1953 CBL Weaver Bing C99 23 84 14 23 5 0 0 5 6 .274
1953 CBL Bond Leroy C99 22 73 14 20 7 0 0 3 9 .274
1953 CBL Andronyk Jack DH 26 111 27 30 1 0 2 8 17 .270
1953 CBL Noble Harold CS 27 100 20 27 2 0 5 0 15 .270
1953 CBL Sparrow Bill DH 22 75 17 20 9 0 0 4 7 .267
1953 CBL Thederahn Bill C99 25 93 12 24 2 0 3 4 14 .258
1953 CBL Loewen Don CS 29 129 21 33 4 0 3 7 15 .256
Source : The Calgary Herald, August 25, 1953
Wins : Kirk CS - 15
Games : Kirk CS - 19
Innings : Kirk CS - 143
Strikeouts : Kirk CS - 168
ERA - Lahey C99 - 1.57
CHINOOK LEAGUE FINAL G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
1953 CBL Lahey Bert C99 5 1 3 .250 29 26 17 5 5 18 2 1 1.57
1953 CBL Kruger Pete RD 9 2 3 .400 49 41 18 10 9 42 3 2 1.83
1953 CBL Kirk Don CS 19 15 1 .938 143 103 40 30 40 168 3 3 1.88
1953 CBL MacEwen Bentley CGM 18 13 2 .867 119 79 40 27 41 157 10 6 2.03
1953 CBL Lauer Bert CGM 9 7 2 .778 80 64 25 19 38 79 5 4 2.14
1953 CBL Bradley Lloyd C99 7 4 1 .800 47 63 29 12 11 41 0 1 2.28
1953 CBL Stone Frank C99 15 4 4 .500 108 92 51 30 35 58 0 9 2.48
1953 CBL Knight RD 7 2 2 .500 45 37 20 14 18 13 0 2 2.80
1953 CBL Nociar Rudy DH 12 4 7 .364 102 90 56 32 20 67 4 4 2.82
1953 CBL Martin Dave RD 13 6 5 .545 105 98 54 34 23 74 2 2 2.91
1953 CBL Gazely Pete RD 12 4 4 .500 70 62 45 25 31 50 3 3 3.20
1953 CBL Ryan Ernie C99 7 1 2 .333 32 33 20 12 8 13 5 9 3.38
1953 CBL Brian Ken CS 7 2 3 .400 47 34 24 18 23 27 6 0 3.45
1953 CBL Casebeer Lloyd CS 7 2 0 1.000 35 30 20 14 10 7 3 1 3.63
1953 CBL Neilsen Dale DH 13 2 6 .250 96 96 68 39 44 57 15 5 3.65
1953 CBL Gibson Brian C99 9 4 4 .500 59 54 37 25 32 31 0 4 3.79
1953 CBL Boesse DH 5 1 1 .500 23 23 16 11 8 11 2 0 4.24
1953 CBL Berlando Jim DH 6 3 2 .600 36 30 24 18 20 39 2 4 4.50
* Players' first names were not included in the newspaper report, added through additional research
RD = Red Deer Dodgers, C99 = Calgary Purity 99, DH = Drumheller Miners,
CGM = Calgary Universal Mercurys, CS = Carstairs Cardinals
FOOTHILLS (ALBERTA) BASEBALL LEAGUE :
The only Foothills statistics unearthed thus far for the 1953 season are the batting and pitching stats for import Hubert Glenn of the Claresholm Meteors.
Glenn was the hitting and pitching star of the league, batting .450 with 13 home runs and fashioning a 16-7 won-lost record on the mound.
FOOTHILLS LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1953 FBL Glenn Hubert CL 62 14 6 13 12 .450
Source : Lethbridge Herald, September 16, 1953
FOOTHILLS LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
1953 FBL Glenn Hubert CL 16 7 .696
ManDak LEAGUE :
The Winnipeg Free Press reported (September 4, 1953, p.24)
SCARBOROUGH TOPS HITTERS
Dean Scarborough, the slugging first baseman of the Minot Mallards is the ManDak Baseball League batting champion for 1953, according to statistics released by Stan Pepler.
Scarborough, who joined the Mallards when Mickey Rocco was released to Winnipeg Royals, took over with great gusto, and at one time was hitting the ball at well over .400. But that was too great a pace for anyone to keep up.
The closest man to Scarborough was Lester Lockett of Carman Cardinals, who met the apple at a highly respectable .332 pace, and one point back of Lockett at .331 was another Mallard, Duke Bowman.
The selections were based on 150 or more times at bat. Actually, Carlos Forten, young pitcher with Winnipeg, was tops with .375, but he batted only 24 times. Sugar Cain of Minot, and the league's winningest pitcher, hit .357 at 112 times at bat.
Big Pete Hughes of the Royals, the most walked man in the league, although it doesn't show up in the statistics, apparently wasn't being given those passes for nothing. Besides ending up sixth in the batting race with a .324 average, he set an all-time league record for home runs in one season by polling 13 circuit clouts. One top of that, he led the league with runs batted in with 66, 11 more than his nearest rival, Lyman Bostock of Carman, who had 55.
Curly Williams, who joined Carman Cardinals after they had played about 15 games, could quite feasibly have beaten Hughes in home run production had he been in the league all season. He was only one homer behind Hughes.
Bob Strader of Royals, after a slow start, came on to top the league in doubles with 24, seven more than Herb Souell of Carman, Connie Juelke and Chuck Carroll of Minot and Bill Spaeter of Royals.
Cowan Hyde, who doesn't appear big enough to hit the ball out of the infield, proved quite a power to the Brandon Greys as he laced 10 triples to pace the loop.
Jesse Douglas, who started the season with Winnipeg, but finished with Brandon, showed his prowess on the base paths with 13 stolen bases, one more than teammate Clarence King.
The pitching statistics present a problem. Which pitcher is the best? Going strictly on percentage, Ed Albosta, manager and relief ace of Minot, would appear to have the title with eight victories and two defeats for an .800 average. But somehow Sugar Cain seems to be tops with the most wins 12, as against five losses for a .706 average. There is no earned run average listed. Here are the complete records.
Average : Dean Scarborough MI - .356
Hits : John Washington BR - 98
Doubles : Bob Strader WR - 24
Triples : Cowan Hyde BR - 10
Home Runs : Pete Hughes WR - 12
Runs : Lyman Bostock CA - 62
RBI : Hughes WR - 66
Stolen Bases : Jesse Douglas BR - 13
MANDAK FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1953 MD Scarborough Dean MI 49 222 49 79 10 2 2 4 17 .356
1953 MD Rocco Mickey WR 12 16 .333 b
1953 MD Lockett Lester CA 56 232 34 77 11 1 1 2 30 .332
1953 MD Bowman Duke MI 70 281 46 93 15 7 2 6 49 .331
1953 MD Washington John BR 71 300 46 98 12 1 4 7 45 .327
1953 MD Robinson Norm CA 64 243 43 79 9 0 1 10 35 .325
1953 MD Hughes Pete WR 74 241 54 78 13 0 13 0 66 .324
1953 MD Longest Chick CA 57 221 53 71 12 2 6 6 40 .321
1953 MD Bostock Lyman CA 72 307 62 97 16 4 2 7 55 .316
1953 MD Valentine James BR 55 216 20 66 12 1 1 2 25 .306
1953 MD Souell Herb CA 72 318 58 96 17 3 5 7 39 .302
1953 MD Cleveland Bill WR 52 165 28 49 12 3 1 4 18 .297
1953 MD Atkins Joe CA 55 197 40 58 9 1 7 1 40 .294
1953 MD King Clarence BR 70 277 51 81 16 6 4 12 46 .292
1953 MD Hyde Cowan BR 63 271 48 79 16 10 0 9 30 .292
1953 MD Juelke Connie MI 59 245 42 71 17 2 11 0 49 .290
1953 MD Carroll Chuck MI 66 266 51 77 17 3 3 2 38 .289
1953 MD Williams Willie Curly CA 57 199 45 57 15 1 12 4 40 .286
1953 MD Corcoran Don MI 59 204 37 58 8 8 3 0 22 .284
1953 MD Renfroe Othello MI 64 219 43 60 11 2 3 3 45 .274
1953 MD McLean Zoonie MI 45 173 24 47 8 4 2 0 20 .272
1953 MD Mitchell Joseph BR 60 209 34 56 6 5 2 5 34 .268
1953 MD Andrews Sonny CA 62 239 51 64 9 1 5 3 29 .268
1953 MD Strader Bob WR 73 318 57 83 24 0 8 3 48 .261
1953 MD Rittenberg Bob WR 69 258 36 67 16 2 1 2 40 .260
1953 MD Wilson Chuck BR 66 247 48 64 12 7 9 6 45 .259
1953 MD Spaeter Bill WR 56 230 37 59 17 2 5 1 41 .257
1953 MD Douglas Jesse BR 53 206 40 52 14 2 2 13 25 .252
1953 MD Louden Lou WR 65 274 48 69 8 1 2 1 32 .252
1953 MD Massaro Joe MI 59 251 35 63 9 1 2 1 35 .251
1953 MD Andux Orlando BR 67 233 42 57 16 5 0 6 17 .245
1953 MD Bowman Ed MI 60 218 35 53 7 0 0 2 21 .243
1953 MD Butcher Dick WR 74 279 45 62 8 0 7 5 33 .222
1953 MD Cabrera Rafe WR 57 189 30 42 5 2 4 8 27 .222
1953 MD Turner Bob CA 54 201 26 41 6 2 1 1 33 .204
(Fewer than 150 ABs)
1953 MD Forten Carlos WR 21 24 2 9 0 0 0 0 1 .375
1953 MD Cash Bill BR 30 102 26 37 6 23 .363 a
1953 MD Cain Sugar MI 40 112 18 40 10 1 2 0 18 .357
1953 MD Fields Wilmer BR 24 101 36 6 4 35 .356 c
1953 MD Griffith Bob BR 23 49 7 17 4 0 0 0 9 .347
1953 MD McKerlie Almer CA 21 76 11 26 7 0 2 1 7 .342
1953 MD Rhodes Harry CA 40 93 15 30 8 4 1 1 16 .323
1953 MD Brown Barney BR 18 49 8 15 2 0 0 0 10 .306
1953 MD Lott Benjamin CA 37 136 25 41 9 4 1 7 21 .301
1953 MD Martin Warren MI 11 27 6 8 1 0 0 0 1 .296
1953 MD Parker Tom BR 20 49 7 14 3 0 0 1 9 .286
1953 MD Moore Dee WR 39 121 17 34 6 0 0 1 15 .281
1953 MD Banks Jim BR 33 76 13 21 3 2 1 0 18 .276
1953 MD Easterling Howard BR 14 60 9 16 1 5 .267 a
1953 MD Brown Danny WPG 16 53 8 14 0 3 .264 a
1953 MD Cooper Jack MI 14 38 8 10 0 4 .263 a
1953 MD Hutchinson Willie CA 16 36 4 9 1 0 0 0 3 .250
1953 MD Wells Sr Willie BR 21 47 3 11 2 0 0 0 4 .234
1953 MD Parker Fred WR 14 30 4 7 1 0 1 0 5 .233
1953 MD Gibbons Dirk WR 23 56 12 13 2 0 0 0 3 .232
1953 MD Albosta Ed MI 20 28 2 6 1 1 0 1 2 .214
1953 MD Newberry James CA 31 50 8 10 0 0 0 0 5 .200
1953 MD McKinnis Gread BR 26 35 4 7 1 0 1 0 5 .200
1953 MD Dempsey Larry MI 21 31 9 6 1 0 0 0 3 .194
1953 MD Price Hal WR 20 45 5 7 1 0 0 0 3 .156
1953 MD Jenkins PeeWee BR 18 22 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 .136
1953 MD Letau Niel MI 6 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133
1953 MD McCoy Walter CA 23 53 5 6 3 0 0 0 3 .113
1953 MD Washburn Bill WR 23 57 2 6 3 0 0 0 3 .105
1953 MD Preston Al CA 16 20 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100
1953 MD Merrill Rollie WR 22 45 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 .089
1953 MD Amaro Mario BR 15 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .050
1953 MD Pine Felix CA 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1953 MD Triplett Mel MI
Source : Winnipeg Free Press, September 4, 1953, p.24
(a) To July 1st. Bill Cash stats final as he left previous to July 1st.
(b) Winnipeg Free Press, August 22, 1953, p.24
(c) Compiled from game reports/box scores
Wins : Cain MI - 12
Games : Newberry CA - 30
Games Started : Washburn WG - 20
Complete Games : Cain MI - 15
Innings : Cain MI - 156
Strikeouts : Cain MI - 123
MANDAK FINAL G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
1953 MD Cain, Sugar MI 17 17 15 12 5 .706 156 124 70 48 123
1953 MD Gibbons, Dirk WG 19 16 8 11 5 .688 123 149 91 55 75
1953 MD Washburn, Bill WG 21 20 12 10 7 .588 151 140 83 68 95
1953 MD McCoy, Walter CA 21 14 9 10 8 .556 134 162 106 69 89
1953 MD Brown, Barnet BR 15 11 7 9 4 .692 122 116 60 53 76
1953 MD Albosta, Ed MI 18 3 3 8 2 .800 82 73 37 18 48
1953 MD Rhodes, Harry CA 26 3 2 8 4 .667 85 72 52 63 54
1953 MD Griffith, Bob BR 21 14 6 8 6 .571 118 119 69 34 53
1953 MD McKinnis, Gread BR 25 11 3 7 5 .583 100 98 45 39 78
1953 MD Parker, Tom BR 12 11 6 6 4 .600 87 85 44 38 62
1953 MD Jenkins, PeeWee BR 16 7 2 5 2 .714 57 52 40 37 28
1953 MD Parker, Fred WG 12 5 1 5 3 .625 68 70 39 25 41
1953 MD Newberry, James CA 30 15 6 5 9 .357 137 193 102 43 64
1953 MD Merrill, Rollie WG 21 17 7 5 13 .278 134 151 88 46 62
1953 MD Kanshin, Mike WG 11 5 2 4 0 1.000 a
1953 MD Lettau, Neil MI 6 5 3 4 1 .800 44 39 18 25 37
1953 MD Price, Hal WG 14 10 6 4 2 .667 89 58 58 42 54
1953 MD Martin, Warren MI 10 9 5 4 3 .571 66 71 35 30 28
1953 MD Porter, Andy CA 13 12 4 4 4 .500 a
1953 MD Preston, Al CA 16 11 2 4 5 .444 69 86 68 65 43
1953 MD Forten, Carlos WG 19 8 2 3 5 .375 67 85 49 27 46
1953 MD Dempsey, Larry MI 14 8 4 3 5 .375 72 75 40 26 27
1953 MD Hutchinson, Willie CA 12 9 5 3 6 .333 91 100 62 41 49
1953 MD Gowett, Chuck WG 6 2 2 2 0 1.000 a
1953 MD Murray, Mal MI 5 4 1 2 1 .667 a
1953 MD Whitcher, Bob MI 10 6 4 2 3 .400 a
1953 MD Amaro, Mario BR 15 7 1 2 6 .250 64 64 43 54 31
1953 MD Pine, Felix CA 5 5 1 1 2 .333 26 18 19 23 3
1953 MD Lowe, Tom MI 3 3 1 1 2 .333 a
1953 MD Moore, Dee WG 4 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Williams, Mike MI/WG 4 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Wells, Willie BR 4 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Brewer, Chet CA 3 2 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Scarborough, Dean MI 3 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Landsen, Whitey MI 2 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Fields, Wilmer BR 2 1 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Longest, Chick CA 1 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Cobbe, Gerald CA 1 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Cowan, WG 1 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Murray, John CA 1 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Beck, Paul WG 1 0 0 0 0 .000 a
1953 MD Banks, Jim BR 14 3 1 0 1 .000 49 49 37 38 49
1953 MD Chapman, Roy MI 5 1 0 0 1 .000 a
1953 MD McCoy, Ray CA 3 3 0 0 1 .000 a
1953 MD Kelly, John MI 2 2 0 0 1 .000 a
1953 MD Renfroe, Othello MI 1 1 0 0 1 .000 a
1953 MD Klaudt, Roy MI 1 1 0 0 1 .000 a
1953 MD Lombardo, Lou MI 6 3 2 0 3 .000 a
1953 MD Cleveland, Bill WG 9 3 2 0 5 .000 a
* Winnipeg Free Press, September 4, 1953, p.24
* G, GS, CG, W, L compiled from game reports, box scores
* There were some minor differences between the published stats and the game-by-game analysis.
The published report had Albosta with 19 games, Price 16, Gibbons 20, Tom Parker 13, McKinnis 26,
Dempsey 13, Forten 20, Merrill 22. Lettau was shown with a 3-1 record, Gibbons 10-6, Martin 5-3,
Griffith 8-5, Pine 1-1, Newberry 5-10, Forten 3-6.
MI = Minot Mallards, BR = Brandon Greys, CA = Carman Cardinals, WR = Winnipeg Royals
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE :
Billy Flick of the Waterloo Tigers won the batting title in the Intercounty League, with an average of .349. Ed Steele, a former Negro Leaguer, paced the loop in home runs with 14.
Mel Duncan of the Kitchener Panthers and Gentry Jessup of Galt Terriers led the moundsmen. Duncan had the best percentage with a 12-4 record, while Jessup won the most games, 15, and had the most strikeouts, 140.
Average : Flick WAT - .349
Hits : Flick WAT - 88
Home Runs : Steele Ed GT - 14
RBI : Napier Eddie GU - 53
Stolen Bases : Welker Dick KR - 38
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1953 IC Flick Billy WAT .349
Source : Intercounty Record Book
Wins : Jessup Gentry GT - 15
Won-Lost Pct : Duncan KR - .750
Strikeouts : Jessup GT - 140
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
1953 IC Duncan Mel KR 12 4 .750
Source : Intercounty Record Book
BRS=Brantford Red Sox, GT=Galt Terriers, GU=Guelph Maple Leafs, KR=Kitchener Panthers,
LDN=London Majors, STT=St. Thomas Elgins, WAT=Waterloo Tigers, OS=Oshawa Merchants
BASIN LEAGUE :
Ray Fletcher of Winner, with a .381 mark, topped hitters in the Basin League. Teammate Jack Shaeffer was the runner-up at .362. Carroll Hardy of Pierre was third, at .356. Fletcher also topped the loop in runs batted in with 19.
Harry Northrup of Winner was the leading pitcher, winning five of six decisions. Wendell Hill, also of the Pheasants, took the earned-run crown, posted an ERA of 1.57. Pete Fox of Winner finished at 4-1. Bob Ridenour of Valentine had an ERA of 1.65. Northrup was third at 1.92.
Average : Fletcher WP - .381
RBI : Fletcher WP - 19
Home Runs : Williams CB, Moore WP - 3
BASIN LEAGUE FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1953 BL Fletcher Ray WP 16 63 24 19 .381
1953 BL Shaeffer Jack WP 14 58 21 14 .362
1953 BL Hardy Carroll PC 16 59 21 .356
1953 BL Boettcher Mike CB 11 44 15 .341
1953 BL Wellman Guy MK 14 49 15 .306
1953 BL Burkley Dick WP 12
1953 BL Musgrave Bob PC 12
1953 BL Moore Homer WP 3 10
1953 BL Williams Bob CB 3
Source : The Daily Republic, Mitchell, SD, August 24, 1953
Wins : Northrup WP - 5
ERA : Hill WP - 1.57
BASIN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
1953 BL Northrup Harry WP 5 1 .833 1.92
1953 BL Fox Pete WP 4 1 .800 3.58
1953 BL Sabalaskey John MK 4 3 .571
1953 BL Huffstetler John VH 4 3 .571
1953 BL Quayle Don PC 4 4 .500
1953 BL Hill Wendell WP 2 2 .500 1.57
1953 BL Jensen Merle CB 2 2 .500
1953 BL Ridenour Bob VH 1.66
1953 BL Cook Ed PC 2.31
WP=Winner Pheasants, PC=Pierre Cowboys, VH=Valentine Hearts, MK=Mitchell Kernels,
CB=Chamberlain Chiefs