1953 Mexicali Eagles Roster

Arizona-Texas League (AAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 77-62
Finished 2nd in the AAL
Manager: Art Lilly (77-62)
Location: Mexicali, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Hidalgo
Attendance: 68,719, Avg. 989
1953 Mexicali Eagles Statistics

The Mexicali Eagles of the Arizona-Texas League ended the 1953 season with a record of 77 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the AAL.

The Eagles scored 910 runs and surrendered 873 runs. Moises Camacho paced all regular hitters by hitting .341. Nate Moreland topped Mexicali with 20 wins, while Jesus Armenta added 15 or more wins, too Jesus Armenta recorded a 3.52 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Rex Cecil and Nate Moreland both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Art Lilly served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jesus AlcantarRR5'11"165
Jesus ArmentaRRMarch 3, 19315'10"175, MX
Refugio BernalR6'1"195
Philip BravoRRMay 26, 1934Nelson, AZ US
Moises CamachoRRMarch 31, 19335'10"170Tlahualilo, Durango MX
Ronny CamachoRROctober 26, 19355'10"170Empalme, Sonora MX
Rex CecilLROctober 8, 19166'3"195Lindsay, OK US
Rodolfo Corella
Jose Cortes
Gerardo CortezR5'11"170
Francisco Diaz
Eduardo EscalanteLLJuly 2, 19335'11"185
Gustavo FernandezR6'0"155
Gregorio FigueroaR6'3"178
Guillermo GalindoRR5'11"160
David GarciaRRAugust 16, 19355'8"155Empalme, Sonora MX
Ricardo GarzaSRJuly 17, 19316'1"185
Humberto Grajeda
Jose IbarraRR5'11"172
Art LillyLRMarch 18, 19165'11"165Los Angeles, CA US
Norm MathewsRRApril 12, 19336'0"165Hollister, CA US
Luis Mendez
Nate MorelandRLApril 22, 19146'1"195England, AR US
Catarino PonceRR5'10"165
Francisco RamirezRRMarch 9, 19285'10"185San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi MX
Ramon Sandoval
Rodolfo SandovalRRJanuary 25, 19376'1"180Guaymas, Sonora MX
Cecilio SantanaRRNovember 23, 19306'0"160San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi MX
Manuel SerranoR5'10"160
Miguel SoteloRRJune 22, 19336'2"180Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Earl Tankersley
Regino VazquezRR6'2"155, MX
Jay Wright
Ray ZontaSR5'11"169, MX

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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