1953 Danville Dans Roster
Team Record: 48-71
Finished 6th in the MOVL
Manager: Frederick Minnis (48-71)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Danville, Illinois
Ballpark: Danville Stadium
Attendance: 62,700, Avg. 1,054
The Danville Dans of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1953 season with a record of 48 wins and 71 losses, finishing sixth in the MOVL.
The Dans tallied 619 runs and surrendered 723 runs, most in the league. Jim Partin led hitters with significant playing time with a .319 average. James Peterson topped Danville with 9 wins and a team-best 3.82 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1953 Danville Dans who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Lloyd Davenport, Rayford Finch, Jim Zapp and Willie Hutchinson.
Frederick Minnis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bade | ||||||
| Donald Bafus | R | R | April 9, 1935 | 6'2" | 190 | Newton, KS US |
| Maurice Becker | August 31, 1933 | |||||
| James Bergstrom | ||||||
| Elmer Boston | May 22, 1928 | |||||
| Tom Brown | R | R | 5'6" | 170 | ||
| Hurley Carrera | ||||||
| Frank Clift | S | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Wendell Clifton | L | R | July 18, 1931 | 6'2" | 196 | |
| Ron Cooper | L | R | January 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Willie Cunningham | S | R | June 7, 1935 | 5'9" | 172 | |
| Dan D'Esposito | L | L | March 16, 1934 | 6'0" | 173 | |
| Lloyd Davenport | L | L | October 28, 1911 | 5'4" | 150 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Lonnie Davis | ||||||
| Thomas Denny | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Donald Drake | R | R | ||||
| Rayford Finch | July 12, 1924 | |||||
| Donnie Ford | R | August 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Peter Gazzola | R | R | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Carmine Giordano | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| John Gordon | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Edward Gunner | ||||||
| John Hackett | ||||||
| Bill Harrison | R | R | November 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 167 | Vinton, IA US |
| Dick Hatfield | R | R | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Herb Heiserer | R | R | July 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Willie Hutchinson | R | R | January 26, 1915 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Russell Johnson | ||||||
| Roger King | L | L | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| John Kolodziejski | ||||||
| Carl Lemons | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Randy Lewis | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Carl Lutz | R | R | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| William Maley | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Marvin Melanson | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Frederick Minnis | R | June 9, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bill Nolan | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Bob Oefinger | L | L | September 4, 1933 | 6'3" | 185 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
| Jim Partin | L | March 26, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Fred Pearson | R | 5'11" | 162 | |||
| James Peterson | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Stewart Riles | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Willie Roberts | ||||||
| Robert Rous | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Frank Santora | R | May 22, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Robert Schlemmer | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Peter Simone | R | R | 6'1" | 194 | ||
| Darrell Sisemore | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Theodore Solomon | L | 6'0" | 158 | |||
| Alvin Spearman | R | R | August 26, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Rudy Stanzel | June 29, 1931 | |||||
| Othello Strong | S | R | ||||
| William Unger | ||||||
| Gerald Witteveen | ||||||
| Jim Zapp | R | R | April 18, 1924 | 6'3" | 232 | Nashville, TN 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.
