1953 Havana Cubanos Roster

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 63-69
Finished 4th in the FIL
Manager: Armando Marsans (63-69)
Location: Havana, Cuba
Ballpark: Estadio Latinamerico
Attendance: 23,460, Avg. 355
1953 Havana Cubanos Statistics

Playoffs - Fort Lauderdale Lions 3 games, Havana Cubanos 1

The Havana Cubanos of the Florida International League ended the 1953 season with a record of 63 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the FIL.

The Cubanos topped the league with just 596 runs allowed. Havana scored 564 runs. Luis Morales led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .313. Eusebio Perez paced the squad with 13 wins, while Vicente Lopez recorded a 2.71 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1953 Havana Cubanos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Julio Becquer, Juan Delis, Cholly Naranjo, Camilo Pascual and Carlos Pascual.

Armando Marsans served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Reynaldo Alvarez
Humberto BarbonRR5'11"189, CU
Julio BecquerLLDecember 20, 19315'11"178La Habana, La Habana CU
Carlos BellR6'0"192
Gaspar Del MonteRRJanuary 6, 19276'1"210
Juan DelisRRFebruary 27, 19285'11"170Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU
Pedro DunabeitiaR6'2"170
Gumersindo Elba
Oscar FernandezRMay 8, 19286'0"185
Andrés FleitasRNovember 8, 19165'11"175
Rodolfo Gonzalez
Eduardo GreenAugust 30, 1920
Sixto HechavarriaRR5'7"135
Manuel HidalgoR5'8"165
Raul LopezLLApril 15, 19235'11"154La Habana, La Habana CU
Vicente LopezRRSeptember 24, 19285'11"160La Habana, La Habana CU
Antonio LorenzoLL5'7"148
Antonio Martinez
Ignacio MenaR6'0"180
Severino MendezR5'11"160
Luis MoralesRRNovember 3, 19285'9"150Banes, CU
Manuel MorenoS6'0"175
Rolando Muniz
Cholly NaranjoLRNovember 25, 19335'11"165La Habana, La Habana CU
Roberto Oliva
Rolando OlmoL5'10"155
Tony PachecoRRJuly 9, 19276'0"185Punta Brava, La Habana CU
Camilo PascualRRJanuary 20, 19345'11"170La Habana, La Habana CU
Carlos PascualRRMarch 13, 19315'6"165La Habana, La Habana CU
Ramiro Pascual
Aureliano Patino
Eusebio PerezLRDecember 16, 19255'11"155Niquero, CU
Orlando SuarezR5'7"145
Ramiro VazquezLLJuly 31, 19305'7"150La Habana, La Habana CU
Rolando ViaderoRR5'11"168

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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