1953 Lincoln Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 71-83
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Lou Finney (0-0), Walt Linden (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Ballpark: Sherman Field
Attendance: 87,615, Avg. 1,138
The Lincoln Chiefs of the Western League ended the 1953 season with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the WL.
The Chiefs scored 602 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 669 runs. Glenn McQuillen paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .284. Norm Brown topped Lincoln with 21 wins, while Robert Mathieson registered a 2.46 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1953 Lincoln Chiefs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Stanley Glenn, Fred Hancock, Norm Brown, Glenn McQuillen, Jim Zapp, Lonnie Summers, Jack Daniels, Clarence Beers, Tommy Neill, Fred Waters and Walt Linden.
Lou Finney and Walt Linden served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bauer | S | L | October 21, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Ralph Bedford | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Clarence Beers | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS US |
| James Bell | R | R | May 2, 1928 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Norm Brown | S | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
| Junior Bunch | L | L | April 2, 1926 | 6'0" | 155 | |
| Andy Bush | R | R | January 22, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Winchester, KY US |
| Vance Carlson | R | R | November 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | McPherson, KS US |
| Jack Caro | R | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 174 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Nelvin Cooper | R | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | High Point, NC US |
| Jack Daniels | L | L | December 21, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | Chester, PA US |
| Bill Denney | R | R | December 28, 1931 | 6'2" | 186 | Paris, IL US |
| Salvatore Federico | R | R | February 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Pete Fox | R | L | September 5, 1921 | 5'6" | 150 | Mendon, OH US |
| Lloyd Freund | R | R | November 28, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Johnsburg, IL US |
| Stanley Glenn | R | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'3" | 197 | Wachatreague, VA US |
| Fred Hancock | R | R | March 28, 1920 | 5'8" | 170 | Allenport, PA US |
| Daniel Holden | L | L | May 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Robert Jaderlund | L | R | January 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Roslyn, WA US |
| Gerald Kaires | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Edward Lenthe | R | R | August 10, 1928 | 6'3" | 180 | Union City, NJ US |
| Walt Linden | R | R | March 27, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Robert Mathieson | R | R | September 15, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Glenn McQuillen | R | R | April 19, 1915 | 6'0" | 198 | Strasburg, VA US |
| Art Moore | R | R | June 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | Willard, OH US |
| Tommy Neill | L | R | November 7, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Hartselle, AL US |
| Herman Rhodes | R | R | August 13, 1924 | 6'1" | 175 | Linden, TN US |
| Joe Rivich | September 0, 1927 | |||||
| Moe Santomauro | R | R | June 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Jack Scott | R | R | November 21, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Great Falls, MT US |
| Ira Smith | R | R | May 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Donald Straub | R | L | January 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Lonnie Summers | R | R | August 2, 1915 | 6'0" | 210 | Davis, OK US |
| Sam Suplizio | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | Du Bois, PA US | |
| Fred Waters | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Benton, MS US |
| James Watson | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Thomas Weaver | R | September 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Dick Willis | R | R | July 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | San Joaquin County, CA US |
| Dallas Womack | L | L | November 23, 1927 | 6'3" | 204 | Guy, AR US |
| Roger Wright | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jim Zapp | R | R | April 18, 1924 | 6'3" | 232 | Nashville, TN 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.
