1953 Little Rock Travelers Roster
Team Record: 66-87
Finished 8th in the SA
Manager: Paul Campbell (66-87)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 104,081, Avg. 1,361
The Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association ended the 1953 season with a record of 66 wins and 87 losses, finishing eighth in the SA.
The Travelers scored 643 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 757 runs. Ralph Atkins walloped 34 home runs for Little Rock and drove in 100 runs. David Jaska led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .329 average. Milo Johnson topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.82 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Jim Bunning, Frank Bolling, Chick King, Russ Sullivan, John Baumgartner, Carl Linhart, Paul Campbell, George Bullard and Dutch McCall were all players from the 1953 Little Rock Travelers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Paul Campbell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Atkins | L | L | March 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| John Baumgartner | R | R | May 29, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Frank Bolling | R | R | November 16, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Mobile, AL US |
| George Bullard | R | R | October 24, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | Lynn, MA US |
| Jim Bunning | R | R | October 23, 1931 | 6'3" | 190 | Southgate, KY US |
| Paul Campbell | L | L | September 1, 1917 | 5'10" | 185 | Paw Creek, NC US |
| Lawrence Ciesielski | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Arthur Edmunds | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Kenneth Fremming | L | R | May 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Bill Furlong | R | L | December 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| John Grice | R | R | March 15, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Roger Higgins | R | R | March 19, 1927 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Dick Hoeksema | L | L | March 25, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| David Jaska | R | February 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Ivan Johannes | L | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Milo Johnson | L | R | June 22, 1919 | 6'1" | 165 | Manitowoc, WI US |
| Thaddeus Kapuscinski | R | R | January 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Chick King | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Paris, TN US |
| Ernest Lawrence | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Carl Linhart | L | R | December 14, 1929 | 5'11" | 184 | Zborov, Olomouc CZ |
| Edward Marchefsky | L | L | November 21, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Dutch McCall | L | L | December 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Columbia, TN US |
| Maurice Mikesell | R | June 21, 1927 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Mike Mordarski | R | June 2, 1925 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Edwin Oswald | R | R | August 3, 1926 | 6'2" | 192 | |
| R. C. Otey | R | March 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | , AR US | |
| Daniel Ryan | R | R | June 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Jimmy Sady | R | April 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Louie Schaufele | R | January 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 208 | ||
| Jack Schultz | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Hal Simpson | L | January 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Donald Striegel | L | L | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Russ Sullivan | L | R | February 19, 1923 | 6'0" | 196 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| Ewell Utley | R | R | September 28, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | Paris, AR US |
| Jim Warner | R | R | September 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Verne Williamson | R | R | November 23, 1919 | 5'8" | 140 | Mystic, IA 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.
