1953 Hagerstown Braves Roster
Team Record: 78-53
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Fred Dorman (0-0), Jimmy Zinn (0-0), Billy Jurges (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 57,246, Avg. 874
Playoffs - Newport News Dodgers 4 games, Hagerstown Braves 0
The Hagerstown Braves of the Piedmont League ended the 1953 season with a record of 78 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the PL.
The Braves plated 727 runs, tops in the circuit. Hagerstown gave up 519 runs. Joe Blake topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .297 clip. Stan Slack led the team with 15 wins, while Tom Horton recorded a 2.11 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Earl Hersh played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hagerstown Braves to do so.
Fred Dorman, Jimmy Zinn and Billy Jurges served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Billy Barrett | L | R | April 21, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Ralph Bernardini | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | New Haven, CT US |
Joe Blake | L | R | September 22, 1926 | 6'3" | 185 | Howe, OK US |
Raymond Bortz | R | R | October 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 160 | Quakertown, PA US |
Cliff Collins | R | R | December 29, 1928 | 6'4" | 210 | Hollywood, CA US |
Jack Concannon | R | June 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
Donald Damiano | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Leslie Davis | R | L | November 13, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | Stowe, VT US |
Wendell Davis | L | R | September 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | |
James Fairchild | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
Cecil Fogleman | November 15, 1926 | |||||
Richard Guyton | R | June 19, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Earl Hersh | L | L | May 21, 1932 | 6'0" | 205 | Ebbvale, MD US |
Arnold Hersom | R | R | March 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | Groveton, NH US |
Charles Higham | L | L | September 18, 1928 | 6'3" | 180 | Woodbury, NJ US |
Tom Horton | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Jack Hull | L | November 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Ford Jordan | L | R | September 4, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Raleigh, NC US |
George Kornack | R | R | April 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Chelsea, MA US |
Theodore Laguna | R | R | September 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 176 | Newark, NJ US |
Jack Larson | L | R | June 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Green Bay, WI US |
Edward Lenthe | R | R | August 10, 1928 | 6'3" | 180 | Union City, NJ US |
William Loos | L | 6'3" | 170 | |||
Charley Miller | R | R | January 11, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Keareysville, WV US |
Art Moore | R | R | June 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | Willard, OH US |
Jim Morelli | L | L | September 25, 1927 | 5'9" | 165 | Charleston, SC US |
Robert Myers | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Richard Notermann | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
Sonny Palcek | R | R | February 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
Vincent Pizzitola | R | R | March 17, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Birmingham, AL US |
Stan Slack | R | R | June 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Petrolia, ON CA |
Lynn Southworth | R | R | 5'10" | 195 | ||
Richard Van Ostrand | ||||||
Willie Wilson | R | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
James Zinn | L | R | August 31, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | Kansas City, MO 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.