1953 Asheville Tourists Roster
Team Record: 83-67
Finished 2nd in the TSL
Manager: Ray Hathaway (83-67)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 64,186, Avg. 856
Playoffs - Anderson Rebels 3 games, Asheville Tourists 1
The Asheville Tourists of the Tri-State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 83 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the TSL.
The Tourists scored 914 runs and surrendered 784 runs. Joe Pignatano led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .316 clip. Stan Jarvis and Fred Kipp topped Asheville with 15 wins each, while Fred Kipp earned a 2.24 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1953 Asheville Tourists who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Fred Kipp, Ray Hathaway and Joe Pignatano.
Ray Hathaway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Castiglione | R | June 30, 1928 | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Jack Champlin | R | R | December 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 160 | Newburgh, NY US |
| Hardy Cofer | L | November 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Richie Colombo | R | R | February 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Brockton, MA US |
| Ken Cox | L | R | August 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Ollie, KY US |
| Donald Currie | L | L | July 5, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Ronald Dacko | R | R | May 16, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Eduardo DeHogues | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Rudolph Dillard | R | R | 5'10" | 173 | ||
| Ed Fetzer | R | R | July 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Bill Forst | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Maurice Galand | R | R | 5'10" | 163 | ||
| John Gilbert | L | L | April 7, 1930 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| William Gill | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Andy Gurri | R | July 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Ray Hathaway | R | R | October 13, 1916 | 6'0" | 165 | Greenville, OH US |
| Stan Jarvis | L | L | January 10, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Orland, CA US |
| Frank Jeffers | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Tom Jones | November 20, 1930 | 193 | ||||
| Hank Justice | L | R | August 31, 1932 | 5'10" | 187 | DuQuoin, IL US |
| Daniel Keith | L | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Fred Kipp | L | L | October 1, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | Piqua, KS US |
| Don Lewis | R | June 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 155 | Saginaw, MI US | |
| Bob Loddeke | R | R | December 28, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Owen Maguire | R | R | June 22, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Frank Marinkovich | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Ellwood May | R | R | September 24, 1925 | 5'11" | 174 | |
| Chick McCombie | R | R | January 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Elmira, PA US |
| Thomas McMullen | L | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Robert Neagle | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Julio Ondani | R | 5'11" | 180 | Boonton, NJ US | ||
| Sam Palamara | R | November 1, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| William Palumbo | R | 5'5" | 150 | |||
| Joe Pignatano | R | R | August 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Paul Pryor | July 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 220 | Woonsocket, RI US | ||
| Silas Ramsey | R | R | August 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Auburndale, NY US |
| Lynn Rogers | R | R | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Bud Shaney | R | R | January 9, 1900 | 6'0" | 170 | New Albany, IN US |
| Harry Shifflett | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Harold Shuster | R | 5'7" | 185 | |||
| Jasper Spears | R | April 12, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Cheraw, SC US | |
| Emil Syngel | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Donald Thomas | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Robert Urda | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Jack Weeks | R | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Robert Wegner | L | L | 6'7" | 230 | ||
| David Williams | R | R | September 16, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
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.
