1953 Nashville Vols Roster
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the SA
Manager: Hugh Poland (85-69)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 149,578, Avg. 1,943
Playoffs - Nashville Vols 4 games, Atlanta Crackers 2
Finals - Nashville Vols 4 games, Birmingham Barons 1
The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1953 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the SA.
The Vols plated 787 runs and surrendered 763 runs. Gail Harris paced Nashville with 25 home runs, while Harvey Gentry, Bill Taylor, Bob Boring and Bob Lennon each walloped 15 or more, too. Bob Boring drove in 111 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .315. Jack Harshman recorded 23 wins on the mound for the squad, and Jim Constable, too added 15 or more wins, too Jack Harshman recorded a 3.27 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Bob Lennon, Harvey Gentry, Jack Harshman, Billy Gardner, Gail Harris, Jim Constable, Rube Novotney and Bill Taylor were all players from the 1953 Nashville Vols who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hugh Poland served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adair | R | R | October 14, 1929 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Buster Boguskie | L | R | October 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 168 | |
| Bob Boring | R | August 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Jim Constable | S | L | June 14, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Jonesborough, TN US |
| Alex Cosmidis | R | R | September 22, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Fayetteville, NC US |
| Norman Fox | R | R | March 8, 1928 | 6'3" | 165 | |
| Billy Gardner | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT US |
| Harvey Gentry | L | R | May 27, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Bob Giddings | L | R | December 23, 1926 | 6'1" | 150 | Pontiac, MI US |
| John Golich | R | November 0, 1925 | 5'11" | 187 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Gail Harris | L | L | October 15, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | Abingdon, VA US |
| Jack Harshman | L | L | July 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 178 | San Diego, CA US |
| Tom Korczowski | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Bob Lennon | L | L | September 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Dick Libby | L | L | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Bridgton, ME US |
| Ron Mahrt | R | R | September 23, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | Oakland, CA US |
| Pete Mallory | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Pete Modica | R | R | January 25, 1924 | 6'0" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Rube Novotney | R | R | August 5, 1924 | 6'0" | 187 | Streator, IL US |
| Bill Pavlick | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Billy Poland | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Robert Pottenger | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Jake Schmitt | L | L | November 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 173 | Norwalk, CT US |
| James Singleton | R | L | July 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Bill Taylor | L | L | December 30, 1929 | 6'3" | 212 | Alhambra, CA US |
| Pat Tomkinson | R | January 20, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Walsh | L | L | April 26, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Tony Wesoloski | R | R | July 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Norwich, CT 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.
