1953 Grand Rapids Chicks Roster
Team Record: 62-44
Finished 2nd in the AAGPBL
Manager: Woody English (62-44)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Playoffs - Grand Rapids Chicks 2 games, Rockford Peaches 1
Finals - Grand Rapids Chicks 2 games, Kalamazoo Lassies 0
The Grand Rapids Chicks of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ended the 1953 season with a record of 62 wins and 44 losses, finishing second in the AAGPBL.
Woody English served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Barker | R | R | March 13, 1935 | Grandville, MI | ||
| Mary Lou Caden | R | R | July 19, 1931 | Chicago, IL | ||
| Betty Decker | R | R | August 28, 1928 | Springfield, IL | ||
| Miss Gasby | ||||||
| Barbara Gates | Downers Grove, IL | |||||
| Annie Gosbee | December 29, 1935 | Essex, MA | ||||
| Katherine James | R | R | July 11, 1933 | Hedrick, OK | ||
| Marilyn Jenkins | R | R | September 18, 1934 | Grand Rapids, MI | ||
| Jaynie Krick | R | S | October 1, 1929 | Auburn, IN | ||
| Karen Kunkel | R | R | March 4, 1934 | Negaunee, MI | ||
| Jeneane Lesko | L | L | March 28, 1935 | Lakeview, OH | ||
| Ruth Mason | Moose Jaw, SK | |||||
| Joyce Messinger | Lansing, MI | |||||
| Dolores Moore | R | R | October 27, 1932 | Chicago, IL | ||
| Dorothy Mueller | R | R | December 25, 1925 | Cheviot, OH | ||
| Marilyn Olinger | R | R | June 7, 1928 | Columbus, OH | ||
| Magdalen Redman | R | R | July 2, 1930 | Waupun, WI | ||
| Joyce Ricketts | R | L | April 25, 1933 | Oquawka, IL | ||
| Earlene Risinger | R | R | March 20, 1927 | Hess, OK | ||
| Doris Satterfield | R | R | July 27, 1926 | North Belmont, NC | ||
| Jean Smith | R | R | May 9, 1928 | Harbor Springs, MI | ||
| Ruby Surman | R | S | June 19, 1934 | Negaunee, MI | ||
| Ina Dell Towers | Belmont, MI | |||||
| Inez Voyce | L | L | August 16, 1924 | Rathbun, IA | ||
| Eleanor Warner | R | R | November 1, 1933 | Long Park, IL | ||
| Renae Youngberg | R | R | April 3, 1933 | Waukegan, IL | ||
| Marie Zeigler | R | R | July 3, 1937 | Belding, MI | ||
| Alma Ziegler | R | R | January 9, 1918 | Los Angeles, CA |
