1953 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Roster
Team Record: 95-59
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Don Gutteridge (95-59)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ballpark: Memorial Field
Attendance: 141,117, Avg. 1,833
Playoffs - Des Moines Bruins 3 games, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Western League ended the 1953 season with a record of 95 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the WL.
The Sky Sox scored 875 runs and allowed 751 runs. Len Johnston led all regular hitters by hitting .318. Bill Rose and Willie Pope topped Colorado Springs with 16 wins each, while Willie Pope recorded a 3.38 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Joe Hicks, Gene Collins, Don Bradey, Sam Hairston, Willie Pope, Jim Landis and Earl Battey were all players from the 1953 Colorado Springs Sky Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Don Gutteridge served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Alsop | L | L | January 10, 1929 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Earl Battey | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Don Bradey | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 5'9" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Ollie Brantley | R | R | September 16, 1931 | 6'3" | 178 | Lexa, AR US |
| Tom Breisinger | S | L | October 22, 1927 | 5'9" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Gene Collins | L | L | January 7, 1925 | 5'8" | 168 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Jerry Crosby | S | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Ellis Daugherty | L | 6'2" | 220 | |||
| Arnold Davis | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Vic Fucci | L | L | September 30, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
| Sam Hairston | R | R | January 20, 1920 | 5'10" | 187 | Crawford, MS US |
| Joe Hicks | L | R | April 7, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Ivy, VA US |
| Larry Hoffman | S | R | May 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Al Jacinto | R | R | June 30, 1924 | 5'5" | 148 | Clarksburg, CA US |
| Len Johnston | L | L | March 15, 1929 | 5'10" | 167 | Pontiac, MI US |
| Robert Kerce | S | R | 6'5" | 180 | ||
| Jim Landis | R | R | March 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| William Ley | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Melvin Lightner | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Robert Mueller | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Frank Murray | L | L | November 21, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Danbury, CT US |
| Keith Nicolls | R | R | August 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Clyde Perry | R | August 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Marysville, CA US | |
| Willie Pope | L | R | December 14, 1918 | 6'3" | 230 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Hal Rhyne | R | June 29, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Bill Rose | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Charles Selby | R | R | August 15, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Eugene Sheets | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Bob Simpson | R | R | February 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Gene Staton | R | R | March 17, 1934 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Chester Vasey | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Harold Wallace | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Chuck Weiss | L | February 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Walter Yowell | R | R | January 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Etlan, VA 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.
