1953 Birmingham Barons Roster
Team Record: 78-76
Finished 4th in the SA
Manager: Mayo Smith (78-76)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 207,612, Avg. 2,696
Playoffs - Birmingham Barons 4 games, Memphis Chicks 1
Finals - Nashville Vols 4 games, Birmingham Barons 1
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1953 season with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the SA.
The Barons plated 757 runs and conceded 737 runs. Norm Siebern paced Birmingham with 21 home runs, while Emil Tellinger and Gus Triandos walloped 15 or more, too. Emil Tellinger accounted for 99 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .316 clip. Johnny Kucab, Red Crowder and Tom Sturdivant led the squad with 10 wins each, and Tom Sturdivant registered a 2.98 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1953 Birmingham Barons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Al Cicotte, Charles George, Bill Kennedy, Tom Kirk, Bobby Kline, Johnny Kucab, Don Leppert, Tommy O'Brien, Norm Siebern, Hal Smith, Tom Sturdivant, Gus Triandos and Bill Virdon.
Mayo Smith served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Carlson | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Richard Carr | L | R | January 5, 1931 | 6'2" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Bill Casanova | L | R | November 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 187 | Windsor, ON CA |
| Al Cicotte | R | R | December 23, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Melvindale, MI US |
| Red Crowder | R | R | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Seneca, MO US |
| Dick Fiedler | R | R | April 24, 1927 | 6'4" | 205 | Union City, NJ US |
| Jim Fiscalini | R | R | May 20, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Bill Freese | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Charlie Frey | L | August 16, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Lemay, MO US | |
| Charles George | R | R | December 25, 1912 | 6'2" | 200 | Waycross, GA US |
| Ed Grenkoski | R | R | September 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Hal Grote | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Eugene Herbert | R | R | November 30, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Glendale, NY US |
| John Hunton | R | February 15, 1927 | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Tom Jayne | R | R | September 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | TX, TX US |
| Bill Kennedy | L | L | December 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Robert Kerce | S | R | 6'5" | 180 | ||
| Tom Kirk | L | L | September 27, 1927 | 5'10" | 182 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Bobby Kline | R | R | January 27, 1929 | 6'0" | 179 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Johnny Kucab | R | R | December 17, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Olyphant, PA US |
| Don Leppert | L | R | November 20, 1930 | 5'8" | 175 | Memphis, TN US |
| Neil Lettau | R | L | 6'1" | 173 | ||
| George Maier | R | L | September 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Pete Mallory | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | Everton, MO US |
| George Moskovich | R | September 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Meredith Murray | R | R | October 28, 1928 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Tommy O'Brien | R | R | December 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 195 | Anniston, AL US |
| Edwin Oswald | R | R | August 3, 1926 | 6'2" | 192 | |
| Emil Patrick | R | R | July 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Joe Polich | R | March 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Fred Robbins | L | L | May 19, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | Easton, PA US |
| Norm Siebern | L | R | July 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Hal Smith | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | West Frankfort, IL US |
| Tom Sturdivant | L | R | April 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Gordon, KS US |
| Emil Tellinger | R | R | March 14, 1929 | 6'4" | 215 | Monessen, PA US |
| Gus Triandos | R | R | July 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bill Virdon | L | R | June 9, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Hazel Park, MI US |
| Dave Waters | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Chuck Weiss | L | February 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Belleville, IL US | |
| Lyle Westrum | R | November 18, 1927 | 5'11" | 184 | ||
| John Wingo | L | R | August 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Detroit, MI 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.
