
1953 Fort Smith-Van Buren Twins Roster
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
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 |
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Bill Alverson | R | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Lawrence Baker | L | November 9, 1931 | 6'0" | 168 | ||
Edward Baski | ||||||
Edward Bateman | ||||||
Hubert Brooks | R | R | April 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Robert Brown | R | July 6, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Robert Brown | L | 6'0" | 178 | |||
Jim Charles | L | February 28, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
John Coughlin | ||||||
Francis Cox | R | R | February 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Edwin Dickson | L | 6'0" | 169 | |||
Clayton Dolan | L | 5'11" | 179 | |||
Delmar Edwards | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
Lyndell Foster | R | December 30, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Sam Godwin | July 29, 1933 | |||||
John Greenway | ||||||
Leonard Keating | ||||||
Joseph Kelly | ||||||
James Lilly | R | R | November 10, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Emmett McAfee | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
Vern McKee | R | April 28, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Browns Valley, MN US | |
Harold Means | ||||||
Joe Miller | R | R | September 29, 1934 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Russell Needham | R | R | February 3, 1917 | 6'1" | 210 | |
Jesse Nelms | R | 5'11" | 202 | |||
Joseph Nichols | R | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
Ralph Phillips | ||||||
Shapard Pryor | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
William Puckett | ||||||
James Richardson | ||||||
Bobby Roberts | R | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Everett Sellars | ||||||
William Starns | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
Teddy Tate | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Pete Traina | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Edwin Walls | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Carl Weatherton | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
Al White | R | R | October 15, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | |
James Womack | ||||||
Bob Yanen | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Robert York | R | R | 6'4" | 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.