1953 Lincolnton Cardinals/Statesville Sports Roster

Tar Heel League (THL) - Class: D
Team Record: 47-64
Finished 6th in the THL
Manager: Burl Storie (0-0), Ken Rudisill (0-0), Junior Dodgin (0-0), Charles Knight (0-0)
Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina; Statesville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Love Field, Statesville High School Park
Attendance: 6,941, Avg. 125
1953 Lincolnton Cardinals/Statesville Sports Statistics

The Lincolnton Cardinals/Statesville Sports of the Tar Heel League ended the 1953 season with a record of 47 wins and 64 losses, finishing sixth in the THL.

The Cardinals/Sports scored 635 runs and gave up 699 runs. Howard Henkel led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .315 clip. Manuel Marquez topped Lincolnton/Statesville with 11 wins and a team-best 4.67 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Burl Storie, Ken Rudisill, Junior Dodgin and Charles Knight served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe AbernethyRRMay 21, 19346'1"190Newton, NC US
Jerry BaughmanRROctober 11, 19285'11"175
Bob BellLJune 22, 19266'0"170
Eugene Brewster
Wade BrownLL5'5"135Wilmington, NC US
Clark
Charles Cockrell
James Collins
George Compton
Crawford
John Crossman
Eduardo DeHoguesR5'11"170
Junior DodginR5'11"165
Diosdado Fachinez
Lee FreemanL5'9"170
Raymond GlassRR6'0"190
Garland Greene
Efird GwaltneySeptember 19, 1926
John Hansil
Jim HarrisonRJanuary 13, 19325'10"185
Howard HenkelL5'9"155
George HolmesRRJune 20, 19295'8"170Mount Airy, NC US
J. W. Hyatt
Reid Ingraham
Charles KnightL6'2"195
Donald MacArthurR5'11"185
Manuel Marquez
Phyllis McAllister
Claude McGuireR6'0"190
Robert Meadows
Meyers
Robert Nesbit
Charles PhillipsR5'11"185
Powell
Bill RichardsonJuly 8, 1933
George RoseLJuly 16, 19306'1"190
Burl StorieR6'1"200
Jesse TobiasSeptember 1, 1928
Wilburn TomberlinLR6'1"175
Troy WarlickRR6'1"180
Warton
Arlo Weisner
Del WilesRDecember 17, 19256'1"185Ashe County, NC US
Carroll WrightLOctober 15, 19285'9"165Gaston County, NC US
James YarbroughR6'0"195

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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