1953 Big Stone Gap Rebels Roster
Team Record: 55-70
Finished 6th in the MSL
Manager: Kelly Lunn (55-70)
Location: Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Ballpark: Bullitt Park
Attendance: 8,230, Avg. 132
The Big Stone Gap Rebels of the Mountain States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 55 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the MSL.
The Rebels scored 813 runs and conceded 937 runs. James Hensley led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .364 average. Reggie Elder topped Big Stone Gap with 18 wins and a team-best 4.65 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Joe Shipley played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Big Stone Gap Rebels to do so.
Kelly Lunn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Benfield | R | April 28, 1934 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Bobby Benintendi | June 17, 1928 | |||||
| Arturo Berrueto | R | R | 6'2" | 172 | ||
| Gerald Brackett | R | R | January 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | Cleveland County, NC US |
| Francis Brown | ||||||
| Jerry Caldwell | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| L. D. Carden | ||||||
| Dennis Clark | ||||||
| Danny Cookman | ||||||
| John Costello | ||||||
| Reggie Elder | R | R | November 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Carl Estep | ||||||
| Joseph Ference | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Glenn Gamble | R | R | 5'10" | 157 | ||
| Francis Goerend | ||||||
| Kenneth Green | S | R | 5'10" | 148 | ||
| William Halstead | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Kenneth Hartley | ||||||
| James Hensley | L | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Richard Holbrook | ||||||
| Howard Lawson | ||||||
| William Lezotte | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Lee Lindsley | R | R | 6'1" | 201 | ||
| Kelly Lunn | L | 5'9" | 165 | Marshall County, TN US | ||
| Anthony Menolascino | ||||||
| Olaf Porter | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Ernest Rogers | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Joe Shipley | R | R | May 9, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | Morristown, TN US |
| William Slemp | ||||||
| Jack Swirat | ||||||
| Herman Thompson | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Jesus Vazquez | R | R | 6'1" | 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.
