1953 Mobile Bears Roster
Team Record: 66-87
Finished 7th in the SA
Manager: Ed Head (66-87)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
Attendance: 77,621, Avg. 1,015
The Mobile Bears of the Southern Association ended the 1953 season with a record of 66 wins and 87 losses, finishing seventh in the SA.
The Bears scored 645 runs and conceded 788 runs, most in the circuit. Bert Hamric paced Mobile with 18 home runs Ray Shearer drove in 84 runs. William Kerr led all regular hitters with a .320 average. Bill Harris topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.48 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Bill Harris, Wally Hood, Ray Shearer, Stan Rojek, Norm Larker, Dick Teed, Rudy Rufer and Bert Hamric were all players from the 1953 Mobile Bears who played in the Majors during their careers.
Ed Head served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Bennett | R | R | December 11, 1925 | 6'3" | 200 | Lowell, MA US |
| Robert Crain | R | R | November 3, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Calvin Felix | R | R | November 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Walter Fiala | R | R | September 24, 1924 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Bud Fustin | R | R | July 8, 1926 | 5'10" | 168 | Herrin, IL US |
| William Glane | L | L | October 1, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bert Hamric | L | R | March 1, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | Clarksburg, WV US |
| Bill Harris | L | R | December 3, 1930 | 5'8" | 187 | Duguayville, NB CA |
| Ashton Heckel | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Mel Himes | R | R | February 20, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Wally Hood | R | R | September 24, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| William Kerr | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Tom Lakos | R | R | May 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Norm Larker | L | L | December 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Beaver Meadows, PA US |
| Mike Lemish | R | R | July 27, 1926 | 5'9" | 195 | Fort Wayne, IN US |
| Jack Lindsey | R | March 21, 1927 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Vicente Lopez | R | R | September 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Ray McLeod | R | September 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jim Melton | S | R | September 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Kemah, TX US |
| Peter Nicolis | L | L | April 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Lyle Olsen | R | November 13, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Hugh Oser | R | R | October 22, 1928 | 6'4" | 158 | |
| Donald Otten | S | R | February 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Stan Rojek | R | R | April 21, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | North Tonawanda, NY US |
| Rudy Rufer | R | R | October 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Ridgewood, NY US |
| Bill Sharman | R | R | May 25, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | Abilene, TX US |
| Ray Shearer | R | R | September 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Jacobus, PA US |
| Fred Storck | L | L | March 17, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Dick Teed | S | R | March 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Springfield, MA US |
| George Thomas | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Ewing Turner | R | June 28, 1929 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Jay Ver Crouse | R | R | December 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 190 | |
| Jimmy Williams | R | R | May 25, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Toronto, ON CA |
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.
