1953 Great Falls Electrics Roster
Team Record: 77-54
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Lou Rochelli (77-54)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Ballpark: Centene Field
Attendance: 109,455, Avg. 1,671
Playoffs - Great Falls Electrics 2 games, Billings Mustangs 0
Finals - Salt Lake City Bees 3 games, Great Falls Electrics 0
The Great Falls Electrics of the Pioneer League ended the 1953 season with a record of 77 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the PL.
The Electrics plated 867 runs and allowed 692 runs. Oscar Sardinas paced all regular batters with a .416 average. Tom Puehl topped Great Falls with 16 wins, while Armando Suarez registered a 3.07 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
John Roseboro and Lou Rochelli both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Lou Rochelli served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Almenares | R | R | May 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Manzanillo, Granma CU |
| Russell Brodie | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Gene Castiglione | R | June 30, 1928 | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Jack Curran | R | R | September 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 185 | New York, NY US |
| Harry Curry | S | L | October 28, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ted Dean | R | R | January 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bobby Elkins | L | December 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Lillie, LA US | |
| Don Fornall | R | R | September 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | Glendive, MT US |
| Kenneth Kleasner | R | R | March 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 205 | New Franklin, MO US |
| Danilo Lastres | R | R | December 4, 1925 | 5'9" | 130 | Key West, FL US |
| Clem Moore | R | R | January 31, 1930 | 5'11" | 162 | , PA |
| James Peterson | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Joe Potts | R | R | August 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Tom Puehl | R | R | May 15, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Lou Rochelli | R | R | January 11, 1919 | 6'1" | 175 | Staunton, IL US |
| John Roseboro | L | R | May 13, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Ashland, OH US |
| Oscar Sardinas | L | L | July 18, 1930 | 5'6" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Robert Schassler | R | R | July 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Suffern, NY US |
| Earl Silverthorn | R | R | January 10, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Burlington, WA US |
| Richard Smith | R | R | June 26, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Upland, CA US |
| Hallard Snyder | R | R | October 4, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Titonka, IA US |
| Lawrence Stankey | L | L | December 9, 1933 | 6'0" | 188 | Joliet, IL US |
| Armando Suarez | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | , MX | |
| Ralph Vold | S | R | December 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Edmonton, AB CA |
| Jack Whitehead | R | R | January 17, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Scottsbluff, NE US |
| Mike Witwicki | R | R | February 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Fred Woelfle | R | November 30, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Staten Island, NY US | |
| Derald Wooton | R | R | December 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Wakefield, KS US |
| Sylvester Zacher | L | L | November 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Dupree, SD US |
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.
