1953 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster
Team Record: 60-63
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: Barney Lutz (60-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Baseball Park
Attendance: 54,532, Avg. 887
Playoffs - Duluth Dukes 2 games, Aberdeen Pheasants 0
The Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 60 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Pheasants scored 674 runs and yielded 736 runs. Bob Hale topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .332 clip. Thomas Wozniak led Aberdeen with 18 wins and a team-best 3.38 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Tito Francona and Bob Hale both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Barney Lutz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Don Brown | R | August 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US | |
David Crocker | L | R | November 2, 1933 | 6'3" | 180 | Chelsea, MI US |
Francisco Espinosa | R | R | 5'9" | 145 | ||
Anthony Esposito | R | 5'10" | 179 | |||
Tito Francona | L | L | November 4, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Aliquippa, PA US |
Jake Gates | R | August 17, 1930 | 5'8" | 168 | ||
Alvin Green | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
Bob Hale | L | L | November 7, 1933 | 5'10" | 195 | Sarasota, FL US |
Timothy Hastings | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Edward Isley | L | R | 5'6" | 143 | ||
Lawrence Kijak | ||||||
Roy Leafgren | R | August 4, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Akron, OH US | |
Barney Lutz | L | R | August 20, 1915 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Eugene Lyles | ||||||
Billy Moody | R | July 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US | |
George Morris | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
Louis Novak | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Walt Novak | ||||||
Douglas Pohlman | L | L | April 20, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Nick Samela | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
LaVerne Schneider | L | R | September 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Robert Selecky | R | 5'9" | 157 | |||
Billy Strange | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Corydon Strawser | R | 6'0" | 174 | |||
Eugene Weglarz | R | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Fred Williams | S | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Thomas Wozniak | R | R | 6'3" | 180 |
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.