1953 Forest City Owls Roster
Team Record: 72-40
Finished 2nd in the THL
Manager: Leonard Cross (0-0), Robert McGimsey (0-0)
Location: Forest City, North Carolina
Ballpark: Memorial Park
Attendance: 48,812, Avg. 872
Playoffs - Lexington Indians 4 games, Forest City Owls 2
The Forest City Owls of the Tar Heel League ended the 1953 season with a record of 72 wins and 40 losses, finishing second in the THL.
The Owls scored 711 runs and allowed 602 runs. Robert McGimsey paced all regular hitters by hitting .299. Jack Williamson topped Forest City with 13 wins, while Woody Rich recorded a 2.65 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Woody Rich and Kirby Higbe both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Leonard Cross and Robert McGimsey served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Biangardi | R | September 7, 1927 | 6'0" | 210 | ||
| Gerald Brackett | R | R | January 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | Cleveland County, NC US |
| Jerry Caldwell | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| John Calvert | ||||||
| Jose Castillo | ||||||
| John Cathey | ||||||
| Leonard Cross | R | 6'0" | 215 | |||
| Robert Cross | May 2, 1929 | Gaston County, NC US | ||||
| William Greene | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Billie Hare | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| John Harrington | L | May 23, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Kirby Higbe | R | R | April 8, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | Columbia, SC US |
| Julio Lopez | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Anthony Mazurek | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Robert McGimsey | L | June 14, 1918 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Luis Meza | ||||||
| George Oates | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Phillip Oates | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Hal Owens | ||||||
| Harold Reid | ||||||
| Norman Reinhardt | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Woody Rich | L | R | March 9, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Morganton, NC US |
| Gene Robinson | September 12, 1931 | |||||
| Gerald Robinson | ||||||
| Lloyd Rochester | ||||||
| George Rose | L | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Edward Rychlak | October 24, 1930 | Swedesburg, PA US | ||||
| Jim Swiggett | L | R | September 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Jack Triplett | 192 | |||||
| Dick Williams | June 9, 1928 | Morgantown, NC US | ||||
| Jack Williamson | ||||||
| Robert Withrow | February 16, 1924 | |||||
| Thomas Wycoff |
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.
