1953 Eau Claire Bears Roster
Team Record: 49-77
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Rex Carr (49-77)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Carson Park
Attendance: 35,853, Avg. 569
The Eau Claire Bears of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 49 wins and 77 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Bears plated 557 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 744 runs. Lantz Blaney led all regular batters by hitting .300. Ron Del Piano topped Eau Claire with 11 wins, while Donald Straub recorded a 3.54 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Julie Bowers played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Eau Claire Bears to do so.
Rex Carr served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ballinger | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bud Belardi | R | R | December 13, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | San Jose, CA US |
| Albert Belinsky | R | R | November 21, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Norwalk, CT US |
| Lantz Blaney | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Julie Bowers | R | R | February 27, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Richard Brown | ||||||
| Rex Carr | R | R | November 30, 1915 | 6'2" | 215 | Lexington, KY US |
| William Colby | L | R | April 23, 1932 | 5'11" | 194 | |
| Donald Cross | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Walter Cusack | R | R | January 29, 1930 | 5'8" | 185 | Jamaica, NY US |
| Gilbert Dailey | R | R | March 7, 1929 | 6'3" | 210 | Moosup, CT US |
| Wendell Davis | L | R | September 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ron Del Piano | R | R | February 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Pete Dellios | R | R | August 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| George Edwards | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Harold Edwards | ||||||
| Donnie Ford | R | August 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ervin Ford | R | 6'0" | 188 | |||
| John Fuscoe | ||||||
| Ray Harbaugh | L | L | December 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Waynesboro, PA US |
| Neil Howard | R | R | April 15, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | La Grange, GA US |
| Samuel Long | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Hal Luddy | L | L | July 2, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | Brockton, MA US |
| Jack Lutz | R | R | August 15, 1931 | 6'4" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Peter Marashio | R | R | 5'8" | 175 | ||
| Mickey McGuire | L | L | January 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Bill McKeon | R | September 12, 1932 | 6'0" | 184 | ||
| Bernard McLaughlin | L | 5'10" | 174 | |||
| Donald Mills | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Leroy Molden | ||||||
| Richard Notermann | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Denny O'Melia | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Barbara, CA US | |
| Sonny Palcek | R | R | February 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Ed Redmond | R | July 10, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Charles Russo | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| George Sanford | L | R | March 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Wes Sell | R | November 28, 1928 | 6'0" | 155 | Chicago, IL US | |
| William Shuryn | R | R | March 8, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lynn Southworth | R | R | 5'10" | 195 | ||
| Joseph Stopa | R | R | May 2, 1929 | 5'9" | 155 | Chicago, IL US |
| Donald Straub | R | L | January 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| John Szarzynski | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Virgil Tieken | R | October 4, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Fred Wagner | S | L | April 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 167 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Philibert Wartman | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Charles Wrinn | R | R | December 1, 1931 | 6'3" | 195 |
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.
