1953 Denver Bears Roster
Team Record: 94-60
Finished 2nd in the WL
Manager: Andy Cohen (94-60)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 322,128, Avg. 4,183
Playoffs - Denver Bears 3 games, Pueblo Dodgers 0
Finals - Des Moines Bruins 3 games, Denver Bears 1
The Denver Bears of the Western League ended the 1953 season with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the WL.
The Bears scored 901 runs, best in the league. Denver conceded 677 runs. Whitey Ries led all regular batters with a .329 average. Jake Thies topped the team with 16 wins, while Nelson King, too added 15 or more wins, too Jake Thies recorded a 2.43 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Orinthal Anderson, Nelson King, Dick Manville, Butch McCord, Bobby Prescott, Curt Roberts, Barney Schultz, Jack Shepard and Jake Thies were all players from the 1953 Denver Bears who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Andy Cohen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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John Albini | R | R | May 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Orinthal Anderson | L | R | November 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Roque Contreras | R | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
August Gregory | R | R | March 6, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
Pat Haggerty | L | June 30, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
Ron Hagler | R | R | December 16, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Earl Hochstatter | L | 6'2" | 215 | |||
Francis Holleran | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Nelson King | R | R | March 15, 1928 | 6'6" | 185 | Shenandoah, PA US |
Dick Manville | R | R | December 25, 1926 | 6'4" | 192 | Des Moines, IA US |
Butch McCord | L | L | November 2, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
Tommy Munoz | L | L | August 11, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | San Leandro, CA US |
Fernando Osorio | R | R | November 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 165 | Panama, Panama PA |
Bobby Prescott | R | R | March 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Colon, Colon PA |
Harry Pritts | L | L | February 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Frank Rice | R | January 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Grafton, NE US | |
Whitey Ries | R | R | July 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
Rafael Rivas | L | L | May 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 155 | Puerto Padre, CU |
Curt Roberts | R | R | August 16, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | Pineland, TX US |
Ramon Salgado | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Edward Santulli | R | R | April 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Bronx, NY US |
Barney Schultz | R | R | August 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Beverly, NJ US |
Jack Shepard | R | R | May 13, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Clovis, CA US |
Charles Sipple | R | R | March 22, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | Hazleton, PA US |
Jake Thies | R | R | April 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
Bob Wakefield | R | October 28, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL 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.