1953 Owensboro Oilers Roster
Team Record: 49-71
Finished 8th in the KITL
Manager: Marvin Crater (49-71)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Ballpark: Miller Field
Attendance: 64,375, Avg. 1,073
The Owensboro Oilers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1953 season with a record of 49 wins and 71 losses, finishing eighth in the KITL.
The Oilers plated 688 runs and allowed 840 runs, most in the league. Marvin Crater led batters with significant playing time by hitting .357. Elvie Pfautz topped Owensboro with 12 wins and a team-best 3.69 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Jack McMahan played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Owensboro Oilers to do so.
Marvin Crater served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bjornsen | R | R | July 20, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Perth Amboy, NJ US |
| Russ Blankenship | L | L | October 13, 1933 | 6'4" | 185 | Colonial Heights, VA US |
| Leroy Browning | R | R | January 18, 1930 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Vic Caradona | L | July 26, 1935 | 5'6" | 160 | ||
| Dave Cook | R | 5'11" | 185 | Albany, NY US | ||
| Marvin Crater | R | May 15, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Davis | L | 5'11" | 178 | |||
| Bill Dietrich | R | R | November 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Jack Dorrell | September 21, 1933 | Picher, OK US | ||||
| Jack Esswein | June 13, 1933 | Cape Girardeau, MO US | ||||
| Stan Fisher | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Robert Forchee | ||||||
| Chuck Gageby | L | R | October 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 192 | Ward, SD US |
| Lewis Gilbert | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| David Harrell | L | L | 5'10" | 140 | ||
| William Harrell | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Bobby Johnston | November 14, 1934 | |||||
| Richard Kimball | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Bud King | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| George Leara | ||||||
| John Liptak | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| James Matson | ||||||
| Steven Maxoutopoulis | ||||||
| Jack McMahan | R | L | July 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Hot Springs, AR US |
| Donald Miller | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Earl Newsome | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Franklin Petree | ||||||
| Elvie Pfautz | R | R | September 30, 1934 | 6'2" | 175 | Ephrata, PA US |
| John Picone | R | R | July 18, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | San Jose, CA US |
| David Poehlein | ||||||
| Robert Roelofsz | ||||||
| Donald Roseberry | ||||||
| Robert Self | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| John Sellen | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Henry Stewart | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Bill Tipton | September 25, 1933 | |||||
| Joey Tucker | R | February 23, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | Preble County, OH US | |
| Richard Turelli | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Ray Weinhold | ||||||
| James Wilson | R | 5'6" | 155 | |||
| Anthony Young | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Robert Young |
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.
