1953 Fargo-Moorhead Twins Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 86-39
Finished 1st in the NL
Manager: Zeke Bonura (0-0), Santo Luberto (0-0), Zeke Bonura (0-0)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Moorhead, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota
Ballpark: Barnett Field
Attendance: 108,210, Avg. 1,731
1953 Fargo-Moorhead Twins Statistics

Playoffs - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 2 games, St. Cloud Rox 0
Finals - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 3 games, Duluth Dukes 2

The Fargo-Moorhead Twins of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 86 wins and 39 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Fargo- Twins scored 915 runs, most in the league. Moorhead yielded 646 runs. Santo Luberto led all regular batters with a .361 average. Raymond Seif and Donald Nance topped the squad with 20 wins each, while Raymond Seif recorded a 2.52 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Roger Maris played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fargo-Moorhead Twins to do so.

Zeke Bonura, Santo Luberto and Zeke Bonura served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert BorovickaLR6'1"185
Kenneth BraesekeRSeptember 4, 19325'11"177
Joe CamachoRMay 29, 19286'0"178
Herb DamicoLR5'10"160
Verne DeeringRL6'2"210
Ken ElliottRR6'0"175
Galen FissRJuly 10, 19316'0"207Johnson, KS US
Frank GravinoRRJanuary 29, 19235'10"187
Charles Irwin
Santo LubertoRJune 25, 19276'1"187
Roger MarisLRSeptember 10, 19346'0"197Hibbing, MN US
Jerry MehlischR5'11"185
Bobby MeltonRMarch 8, 19325'10"194
Ray MendozaLLSeptember 26, 19296'5"190
John MorseRJanuary 14, 19296'0"195Fresno, CA US
Gordon Morud
Donald NanceRR6'2"195
Kelvin RobertsL6'1"185
Raymond SeifRRJune 24, 19336'1"190
Wilfrid SiroisRR6'0"175
Jerald UnderwoodR6'1"175
James Washam
Richard WengerLLAugust 3, 19306'1"178
Donald WolfRR5'10"175
Ray YelleRRApril 6, 19335'11"195Park Hill, ON CA

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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