1953 Havana Cubanos Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Reynaldo Alvarez | ||||||
Humberto Barbon | R | R | 5'11" | 189 | , CU | |
Julio Becquer | L | L | December 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 178 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Carlos Bell | R | 6'0" | 192 | |||
Gaspar Del Monte | R | R | January 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 210 | |
Juan Delis | R | R | February 27, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
Pedro Dunabeitia | R | 6'2" | 170 | |||
Gumersindo Elba | ||||||
Oscar Fernandez | R | May 8, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Andrés Fleitas | R | November 8, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Rodolfo Gonzalez | ||||||
Eduardo Green | August 30, 1920 | |||||
Sixto Hechavarria | R | R | 5'7" | 135 | ||
Manuel Hidalgo | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
Raul Lopez | L | L | April 15, 1923 | 5'11" | 154 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Vicente Lopez | R | R | September 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Antonio Lorenzo | L | L | 5'7" | 148 | ||
Antonio Martinez | ||||||
Ignacio Mena | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Severino Mendez | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
Luis Morales | R | R | November 3, 1928 | 5'9" | 150 | Banes, CU |
Manuel Moreno | S | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Rolando Muniz | ||||||
Cholly Naranjo | L | R | November 25, 1933 | 5'11" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Roberto Oliva | ||||||
Rolando Olmo | L | 5'10" | 155 | |||
Tony Pacheco | R | R | July 9, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Punta Brava, La Habana CU |
Camilo Pascual | R | R | January 20, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Carlos Pascual | R | R | March 13, 1931 | 5'6" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Ramiro Pascual | ||||||
Aureliano Patino | ||||||
Eusebio Perez | L | R | December 16, 1925 | 5'11" | 155 | Niquero, CU |
Orlando Suarez | R | 5'7" | 145 | |||
Ramiro Vazquez | L | L | July 31, 1930 | 5'7" | 150 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Rolando Viadero | R | R | 5'11" | 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.