1953 Fulton Lookouts Roster

Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KITL) - Class: D
Team Record: 70-50
Finished 1st in the KITL
Manager: Samuel Lamitina (70-50)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Fulton, Kentucky
Ballpark: Fairfield Park
Attendance: 27,473, Avg. 458
1953 Fulton Lookouts Statistics

Playoffs - Fulton Lookouts 2 games, Hopkinsville Hoppers 1
Finals - Paducah Chiefs 3 games, Fulton Lookouts 0

The Fulton Lookouts of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1953 season with a record of 70 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the KITL.

The Lookouts scored 810 runs and surrendered 744 runs. Howard Weeks led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .373. Ronald Foster topped Fulton with 21 wins, while Bob Sherman, too added 15 or more wins, too Bob Sherman recorded a 3.53 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Samuel Lamitina served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerry AlsupLLJune 5, 19335'8"155
William AtkinsonRR6'0"150
Leon AuBuchonRROctober 8, 19336'0"175
William BlackLRJanuary 25, 19335'10"170Altoona, PA US
Albert BrownLR6'0"170
Kent Burgess
Douglas ClickL6'3"170
Danny Cookman
Jimmy DambachSeptember 21, 1926192
Christopher DeAngelo
Salvatore DeMatteisR5'10"170
Edwin EricksenRMarch 31, 19305'11"170
Alden FethermanNovember 6, 1934
George FisherR5'11"184
Dennis Fitzgerald
Forrester
Ronald FosterLRJanuary 12, 19346'0"168
Harold Gaines
Edward GaskiRR6'0"185
Dick HartsellRNovember 27, 19305'10"169
Robert Jones
Lowe Knowles
Samuel LamitinaR5'11"190
Carl McGee
Charles Moore
Thomas Moore
Joseph Powell
Charles RaichRR6'0"190
Lewis SaumRRDecember 19, 19336'3"189
James ScottL6'0"190
Bob ShermanRLApril 5, 19316'0"184Middleboro, MA US
Ernest ShotwellL6'2"185
Joseph UramR6'2"181
Johnie VenableLROctober 26, 19356'1"185
Ned WaldropLLOctober 3, 19226'3"215Rutherfordton, NC US
Howard WeeksLLApril 7, 19206'0"185

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.




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