1953 Paris Lakers Roster
Team Record: 66-53
Finished 2nd in the MOVL
Manager: Tom Sunkel (66-53)
Location: Paris, Illinois
Ballpark: Laker Stadium
Attendance: 35,000, Avg. 588
Playoffs - Paris Lakers 3 games, Mattoon Phillies 0
Finals - Decatur Commodores 3 games, Paris Lakers 2
The Paris Lakers of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1953 season with a record of 66 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the MOVL.
The Lakers plated 668 runs, tops in the circuit. Paris conceded 577 runs. Bob Staton led all regular batters with a .317 average. George Case topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.04 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Doc Bracken and Quincy Smith both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tom Sunkel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Doc Bracken | R | R | May 12, 1915 | 6'3" | 192 | Paducah, KY US |
Pasquale Capachione | L | R | April 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | Brockton, MA US |
George Case | R | R | September 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Paul Crain | ||||||
Russ Gilmore | R | August 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Sweet Springs, MO US | |
Herold Gordon | R | R | 5'9" | 162 | ||
Jim Granneman | S | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
Tommie Hester | ||||||
Donald Lewis | L | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
William MacKinnon | R | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Leonard Marion | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
Neil Maxa | R | R | October 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 175 | |
James Miller | ||||||
Samuel Misailedes | ||||||
James Paolo | L | L | 5'9" | 165 | ||
Kenneth Payne | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
Wayne Platz | S | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Edward Rouse | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Larry Rowley | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Bob Sisk | R | R | May 3, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Wayne Skoble | ||||||
Quincy Smith | S | R | February 3, 1918 | 5'10" | 171 | Danville Parish, LA US |
Bob Staton | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Donald Williams |
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.