1953 Bluefield Blue-Grays Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 43-82
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: Ivan Kuester (43-82)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 33,569, Avg. 537
1953 Bluefield Blue-Grays StatisticsTeam Record: 43-82
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: Ivan Kuester (43-82)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 33,569, Avg. 537
The Bluefield Blue-Grays of the Appalachian League ended the 1953 season with a record of 43 wins and 82 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Blue-Grays tallied 649 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 833 runs. Orlando Leroux paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .332 average. Dempsey Cheatwood and Lefty Phillips topped Bluefield with 7 wins each, while Dempsey Cheatwood earned a 4.03 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Ivan Kuester served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ballinger | January 17, 1926 | |||||
| Billy Batten | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Frank Billings | L | March 25, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Dempsey Cheatwood | R | R | November 10, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| John Colvard | ||||||
| Thomas Cooke | ||||||
| Jim Crawford | R | September 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Springfield, IL US | |
| Manuel Cruz | ||||||
| Richard Earl | ||||||
| Alvin Elleser | ||||||
| Alden Fetherman | November 6, 1934 | |||||
| Jerry Fetrow | May 6, 1932 | Harrisburg, PA US | ||||
| Stan Fisher | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Eduardo Garcia | ||||||
| Joseph Giel | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Frank Hampton | R | December 4, 1933 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Shannon Hardwick | R | R | November 22, 1917 | 6'3" | 190 | Maggie, VA US |
| Edmund Helems | ||||||
| Russ Johnson | R | February 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| George Kenyon | R | R | 6'1" | |||
| Ivan Kuester | L | January 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Andy Lano | R | January 6, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | Portland, ME US | |
| Orlando Leroux | R | R | 5'11" | 198 | ||
| Jason Lowery | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| James McGhee | ||||||
| Al Middlebrook | March 4, 1933 | |||||
| Charles Moore | ||||||
| Alex Morrow | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Rolando Olmo | L | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| John Parker | ||||||
| Robert Payne | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Lefty Phillips | R | L | October 29, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Dunmore, PA US |
| Jack Powell | L | February 11, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Reardon | July 14, 1933 | |||||
| Richard Reeder | ||||||
| Frank Repchik | R | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| John Santulli | ||||||
| Lewis Saum | R | R | December 19, 1933 | 6'3" | 189 | |
| Morton Schreiber | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| James Scott | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Bob Smedley | March 18, 1932 | Waynesboro, PA US | ||||
| Hiawatha Spraggins | ||||||
| Robert Staback | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| John Tennant | March 8, 1929 | |||||
| John Twarkins | January 15, 1932 | |||||
| Pasquale Vastano | ||||||
| James Walthall | R | May 8, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Princeton, WV US | |
| Earl Walton | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| William Williams | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| William Yednak | R | R | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
