1953 Lincolnton Cardinals/Statesville Sports Roster
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
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 Abernethy | R | R | May 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | Newton, NC US |
| Jerry Baughman | R | R | October 11, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | North, SC US |
| Bob Bell | L | June 22, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Brewster | ||||||
| Wade Brown | L | L | 5'5" | 135 | Wilmington, NC US | |
| Clark | ||||||
| Charles Cockrell | ||||||
| James Collins | ||||||
| George Compton | ||||||
| Crawford | ||||||
| John Crossman | ||||||
| Eduardo DeHogues | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Junior Dodgin | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Diosdado Fachinez | ||||||
| Lee Freeman | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Raymond Glass | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Garland Greene | ||||||
| Efird Gwaltney | September 19, 1926 | |||||
| John Hansil | ||||||
| Jim Harrison | R | January 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Howard Henkel | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| George Holmes | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 5'8" | 170 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| J. W. Hyatt | ||||||
| Reid Ingraham | ||||||
| Charles Knight | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Donald MacArthur | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Manuel Marquez | ||||||
| Phyllis McAllister | ||||||
| Claude McGuire | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Robert Meadows | ||||||
| Meyers | ||||||
| Robert Nesbit | ||||||
| Charles Phillips | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Powell | ||||||
| Bill Richardson | July 8, 1933 | Millville, MA US | ||||
| George Rose | L | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Monroe, NC US | |
| Burl Storie | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Jesse Tobias | September 1, 1928 | |||||
| Wilburn Tomberlin | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Troy Warlick | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Warton | ||||||
| Arlo Weisner | ||||||
| Del Wiles | R | December 17, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Ashe County, NC US | |
| Carroll Wright | L | October 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | Gaston County, NC US | |
| James Yarbrough | R | 6'0" | 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.
