1953 Charleston Rebels Roster
Team Record: 55-84
Finished 7th in the SAL
Manager: Frank Oceak (0-0), Norman Shope (0-0), Larry Shepard (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Ballpark: Hampton Park
Attendance: 55,837, Avg. 803
The Charleston Rebels of the South Atlantic League ended the 1953 season with a record of 55 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the SAL.
The Rebels plated 566 runs and conceded 667 runs. Theodore Del Guercio led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .333 clip. Larry Shepard topped Charleston with 10 wins and a team-best 2.49 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Chuck Churn, Bob Garber, Glenn McQuillen, Pete Naton, Paul Pettit, John Simmons, Earl Smith, Don Williams and Grady Wilson were all players from the 1953 Charleston Rebels who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Frank Oceak, Norman Shope and Larry Shepard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Almonte | R | R | February 4, 1921 | 5'9" | 180 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Daniel Anderson | September 8, 1933 | Stanton, IA US | ||||
| Bob Anderton | R | R | April 29, 1933 | 6'3" | 180 | Cullman, AL US |
| William Ballinger | January 17, 1926 | |||||
| Lloyd Carden | R | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | Manchester, TN US |
| Chuck Churn | R | R | February 1, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Bridgetown, VA US |
| Theodore Del Guercio | R | R | December 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| George Dries | L | L | June 9, 1925 | 6'3" | 195 | Reading, PA US |
| Bob Garber | R | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Hunker, PA US |
| Perley Grant | R | June 9, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Waltham, MA US | |
| Carl Hackford | R | June 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Santa Monica, CA US | |
| Walter Halsall | R | February 7, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Ron Jackson | R | January 22, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Homer Johnston | L | December 7, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| James Long | R | December 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Griffin, GA US | |
| Dick Loomis | R | September 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| John Mackley | R | R | May 7, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | Roan Mountain, TN US |
| Henry Mayer | ||||||
| Anthony Mazurek | R | May 2, 1917 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Richard McIntyre | L | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| John McKeown | S | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Glenn McQuillen | R | R | April 19, 1915 | 6'0" | 198 | Strasburg, VA US |
| Stanley Miller | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| James Monahan | R | 5'10" | 187 | |||
| Pete Naton | R | R | September 9, 1931 | 6'1" | 200 | Flushing, NY US |
| Bill Nordberg | R | R | June 18, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Eugene Olson | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Paul Pettit | L | L | November 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Charles Rotzell | L | November 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Edward Santulli | R | R | April 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Bronx, NY US |
| Tony Segzda | R | R | April 9, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Larry Shepard | R | R | April 3, 1919 | 5'11" | 180 | Lakewood, OH US |
| Morris Shipman | R | R | October 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 215 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Norman Shope | R | R | June 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| John Simmons | R | R | July 7, 1924 | 6'1" | 192 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Paul Simmons | R | November 3, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Bradenton, FL US | |
| Earl Smith | R | R | March 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Sunnyside, WA US |
| Benjamin Stansky | R | April 10, 1926 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Jack Stonestreet | R | R | July 9, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Ed Sudol | R | R | September 13, 1920 | 6'3" | 193 | Passaic, NJ US |
| Alvin Trosin | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Harry Weakley | R | R | June 13, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Deward Williams | R | R | September 14, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Don Williams | R | R | September 14, 1931 | 6'2" | 180 | Floyd, VA US |
| Grady Wilson | R | R | November 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, GA 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.
