1953 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
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
1953 Aberdeen Pheasants Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Don BrownRAugust 21, 19306'1"185Buffalo, NY US
David CrockerLRNovember 2, 19336'3"180Chelsea, MI US
Francisco EspinosaRR5'9"145
Anthony EspositoR5'10"179
Tito FranconaLLNovember 4, 19335'11"190Aliquippa, PA US
Jake GatesRAugust 17, 19305'8"168
Alvin GreenRR6'1"188
Bob HaleLLNovember 7, 19335'10"195Sarasota, FL US
Timothy HastingsL5'11"170
Edward IsleyLR5'6"143
Lawrence Kijak
Roy LeafgrenRAugust 4, 19306'1"190Akron, OH US
Barney LutzLRAugust 20, 19155'10"175
Eugene Lyles
Billy MoodyRJuly 25, 19305'11"175Kansas City, MO US
George MorrisR5'9"160
Louis NovakRR6'0"175
Walt Novak
Douglas PohlmanLLApril 20, 19346'2"190
Nick SamelaR5'11"170
LaVerne SchneiderLRSeptember 10, 19336'3"200
Robert SeleckyR5'9"157
Billy StrangeR6'0"180
Corydon StrawserR6'0"174
Eugene WeglarzRL6'2"195
Fred WilliamsSR6'3"195
Thomas WozniakRR6'3"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.




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