1953 Hagerstown Braves Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
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
1953 Hagerstown Braves Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Billy BarrettLRApril 21, 19266'1"170
Ralph BernardiniRROctober 3, 19285'10"165New Haven, CT US
Joe BlakeLRSeptember 22, 19266'3"185Howe, OK US
Raymond BortzRROctober 12, 19296'0"160Quakertown, PA US
Cliff CollinsRRDecember 29, 19286'4"210Hollywood, CA US
Jack ConcannonRJune 6, 19315'10"160
Donald DamianoR5'11"175
Leslie DavisRLNovember 13, 19315'9"170Stowe, VT US
Wendell DavisLRSeptember 7, 19306'0"185
James FairchildR5'10"160
Cecil FoglemanNovember 15, 1926
Richard GuytonRJune 19, 19265'11"170
Earl HershLLMay 21, 19326'0"205Ebbvale, MD US
Arnold HersomRRMarch 12, 19255'11"185Groveton, NH US
Charles HighamLLSeptember 18, 19286'3"180Woodbury, NJ US
Tom HortonRR6'1"195
Jack HullLNovember 2, 19306'0"180
Ford JordanLRSeptember 4, 19266'0"175Raleigh, NC US
George KornackRRApril 25, 19306'0"185Chelsea, MA US
Theodore LagunaRRSeptember 6, 19326'0"176Newark, NJ US
Jack LarsonLRJune 2, 19316'1"190Green Bay, WI US
Edward LentheRRAugust 10, 19286'3"180Union City, NJ US
William LoosL6'3"170
Charley MillerRRJanuary 11, 19225'10"170Keareysville, WV US
Art MooreRRJune 20, 19235'11"180Willard, OH US
Jim MorelliLLSeptember 25, 19275'9"165Charleston, SC US
Robert MyersLL5'10"175
Richard NotermannL5'11"185
Sonny PalcekRRFebruary 28, 19296'2"175Chicago Heights, IL US
Vincent PizzitolaRRMarch 17, 19326'0"185Birmingham, AL US
Stan SlackRRJune 2, 19305'10"175Petrolia, ON CA
Lynn SouthworthRR5'10"195
Richard Van Ostrand
Willie WilsonRL5'11"180
James ZinnLRAugust 31, 19245'11"170Kansas 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.




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