1953 Hopkinsville Hoppers Roster
Team Record: 59-60
Finished 4th in the KITL
Manager: Norman Wilson (0-0), Ed Wright (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Kentucky Park
Attendance: 32,192, Avg. 541
Playoffs - Fulton Lookouts 2 games, Hopkinsville Hoppers 1
The Hopkinsville Hoppers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1953 season with a record of 59 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the KITL.
The Hoppers led the league with 850 runs, spearheaded by 99 home runs. Hopkinsville allowed 792 runs. Tom Jasonis paced all regular hitters with a .339 average. Leo Bacon topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.04 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Ed Wright played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hopkinsville Hoppers to do so.
Norman Wilson and Ed Wright served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Aguiar | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Leo Bacon | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Willie Bartolovich | September 6, 1933 | |||||
| Pete Bizzle | R | R | March 31, 1930 | 5'11" | 150 | Viar, TN US |
| William Bright | ||||||
| Robert Brown | L | L | October 25, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Kent Burgess | ||||||
| Benjamin Chanley | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Howard Comegys | ||||||
| Harold Crotts | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| John Dugan | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Stephan Durst | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| James Elrod | ||||||
| Charles Feola | ||||||
| Marlin Fiscel | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Samuel Germano | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Raymond Glass | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Pete Harbold | R | R | March 23, 1935 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Marion Hill | L | R | January 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Jefferson City, MO US |
| Leeson Hogarth | R | 6'3" | 170 | |||
| Tom Jasonis | R | May 22, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bill Kasper | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Curtis King | R | 5'10" | 158 | |||
| Buddy Langley | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Richard Lee | ||||||
| Eddie Lempas | R | 5'11" | 150 | |||
| Marvin Lowe | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| John Manley | ||||||
| Ralph Martin | ||||||
| Matthew Niederhauser | December 27, 1928 | |||||
| Leonard Schuermann | L | R | August 2, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Howard Shriener | ||||||
| Stanley Somers | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Jerry Strayer | ||||||
| Jack Strunk | ||||||
| Raymond Szymanski | R | R | 5'10" | 179 | ||
| Barry Trate | October 4, 1934 | Reading, PA US | ||||
| Howard Warrell | R | August 25, 1928 | 5'11" | 173 | ||
| Richard Webster | ||||||
| George Williamson | August 5, 1928 | Wellsburg, WV US | ||||
| James Wilson | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Norman Wilson | R | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Ed Wright | R | R | May 15, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Dyersburg, TN US |
| James Yurman |
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.
