1953 Abilene Blue Sox Roster

West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
Team Record: 43-97
Finished 8th in the WTNML
Manager: Ike Palmer (0-0), Hersh Martin (0-0), Ike Palmer (0-0)
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 44,148, Avg. 631
1953 Abilene Blue Sox Statistics

The Abilene Blue Sox of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1953 season with a record of 43 wins and 97 losses, finishing eighth in the WTNML.

Ike Palmer, Hersh Martin and Ike Palmer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
William AkinsR6'0"195
Quintin BascoApril 4, 1930
George Bethany
Curt BorrettMarch 12, 1929
Edwin BuczR5'10"175
Donald Burza
Donald CarlineR5'10"180
Eddie CarnettLLOctober 21, 19166'0"185Springfield, MO US
Bryan Conn
Larry CumminsRRJuly 9, 19306'2"190Willows, CA US
Drennon Daves
Weldon DayR5'10"180
Herbert FleischerLL6'0"178
John Flowers
George ForkerwaySeptember 1, 1932
James Frederick
Michael GazellaRAugust 16, 19276'2"170
Loba Gibson
Conrado Gil
Nelson GrantAugust 15, 1933
John Harrison
Harold HoffmanAugust 30, 1926
Laurence KelcherRR6'5"190
William Lee
Isaac Linden
Miguel Marquez
Hersh MartinSRSeptember 19, 19096'2"190Birmingham, AL US
Arthur Matherson
William McPherson
Juan MejidoLJanuary 22, 19256'2"195
Peter Meyers
Maurice Mirman
Marcus Morgan
Jerry MorrisLR
Arthur Neal
Harold Niemeyer
Walt Novak
Ronald Odekirk
Ike PalmerLJune 11, 19246'0"185Greenbrier, AR US
Rudy PalmerJanuary 17, 1929Greenbrier, AR US
Lloyd PearsonLOctober 28, 19225'11"185
Stanley Pekor
William PitcherRL6'1"165
William PlanteR5'7"155
Albert RichardsonLR5'8"165
Manuel RodriguezRR6'0"165
Joseph Ruiz
Kenneth SakewitzR5'11"185
Newt SecrestRROctober 12, 19216'1"195Hope, AR US
John SingletonAugust 22, 1930
Hershel SteeleR5'10"160
Israel TenR5'6"154
Duane WahlLR5'11"172
Milton Wallendorf
Henry Walters
John Webster
Larry WhiteLLJanuary 6, 1933
L. T. Wiley
Joe Williams
Paul ZubakR6'0"185

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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