1953 Fort Smith-Van Buren Twins Roster

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 49-90
Finished 6th in the WA
Manager: Edwin Walls (0-0), Edwin Dickson (0-0)
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas; Van Buren, Arkansas
Ballpark: Andrews Field
Attendance: 30,901, Avg. 445
1953 Fort Smith-Van Buren Twins Statistics

The Fort Smith-Van Buren Twins of the Western Association ended the 1953 season with a record of 49 wins and 90 losses, finishing sixth in the WA.

The Twins scored 514 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 784 runs, most in the circuit. Pete Traina led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .271. Delmar Edwards topped Fort with 20 wins and a team-best 2.56 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Edwin Walls and Edwin Dickson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill AlversonRL6'0"195
Lawrence BakerLNovember 9, 19316'0"168
Edward Baski
Edward Bateman
Hubert BrooksRRApril 14, 19306'1"175
Robert BrownRJuly 6, 19326'1"180
Robert BrownL6'0"178
Jim CharlesLFebruary 28, 19245'11"185
John Coughlin
Francis CoxRRFebruary 19, 19315'11"190
Edwin DicksonL6'0"169
Clayton DolanL5'11"179
Delmar EdwardsRR6'3"185
Lyndell FosterRDecember 30, 19315'11"170
Sam GodwinJuly 29, 1933
John Greenway
Leonard Keating
Joseph Kelly
James LillyRRNovember 10, 19346'1"185
Emmett McAfeeR6'0"185
Vern McKeeRApril 28, 19306'1"185Browns Valley, MN US
Harold Means
Joe MillerRRSeptember 29, 19345'11"190
Russell NeedhamRRFebruary 3, 19176'1"210
Jesse NelmsR5'11"202
Joseph NicholsRL5'11"160
Ralph Phillips
Shapard PryorR5'11"165
William Puckett
James Richardson
Bobby RobertsRL5'10"170
Everett Sellars
William StarnsRR6'0"160
Teddy TateRJune 13, 19325'10"175
Pete TrainaR5'10"165
Edwin WallsR5'10"170
Carl WeathertonR6'0"170
Al WhiteRROctober 15, 19346'1"205
James Womack
Bob YanenRR6'0"175
Robert YorkRR6'4"175

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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