1953 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings Roster
Team Record: 59-80
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: Syd Cohen (59-80)
Location: Bisbee, Arizona; Douglas, Arizona
Ballpark: Copper King Park, Warren Park
Attendance: 44,650, Avg. 642
The Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings of the Arizona-Texas League ended the 1953 season with a record of 59 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.
The Kings plated 857 runs and allowed 952 runs. Manuel Magallón paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .368 clip. Ron Smith earned 23 wins on the mound for Bisbee-Douglas, while Manuel Morales added 15 or more wins also Ron Smith earned a 4.36 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1953 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Syd Cohen, Benny Valenzuela and Earl Wilson.
Syd Cohen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bandelier | R | L | August 26, 1933 | 5'10" | 158 | Pawhuska, OK US |
| German Bay | R | R | December 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Gilbert Blanco | ||||||
| Louis Bogdanovich | ||||||
| Chadwick Bradbury | S | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Jimmy Cantu | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Jose Castillo | R | R | January 5, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Syd Cohen | S | L | May 7, 1906 | 5'11" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Ted Dean | R | R | January 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jose Dominguez | ||||||
| Bill Eastburn | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 205 | Glendale, CA US |
| Guillermo Frayde | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Guillermo Galindo | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Melvin Gemberling | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Vernon Highfield | L | R | September 7, 1931 | 5'7" | 172 | , OK US |
| Stephen Hill | R | R | May 25, 1934 | 6'2" | 165 | Muskogee, OK US |
| James Hubbard | ||||||
| Lloyd Jones | R | R | October 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Donald Kenway | R | R | June 29, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| R. B. King | ||||||
| Jim Loepp | R | R | May 15, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Manuel Magallón | R | April 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Arnulfo Manzo | S | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Manuel Morales | L | R | 5'10" | 185 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX | |
| Arthur Muche | ||||||
| Donald Seamans | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Domingo Sepulveda | ||||||
| Eduardo Serrano | R | R | March 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 150 | Tuxpan, MX |
| Ron Smith | L | R | June 16, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | Etna, WA US |
| Richard Steinhauer | L | 6'4" | 220 | |||
| Donald Terry | S | L | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Benny Valenzuela | R | R | June 2, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Daniel Vucurevich | ||||||
| Earl Wilson | R | R | October 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 216 | Ponchatoula, LA 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.
