1953 Richmond Colts Roster
Team Record: 45-86
Finished 7th in the PL
Manager: Charlie Letchas (45-86)
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Ballpark: Mooers Field
Attendance: 40,000, Avg. 611
The Richmond Colts of the Piedmont League ended the 1953 season with a record of 45 wins and 86 losses, finishing seventh in the PL.
The Colts tallied 609 runs and gave up 859 runs, most in the league. Joe Monteiro led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .311. Robert Ennis topped Richmond with 12 wins, while Tom Vines earned a 4.01 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1953 Richmond Colts who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Garnett Blair, Garvin Hamner, Charlie Letchas, Ray Poole and Dizzy Sutherland.
Charlie Letchas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnett Blair | L | R | July 31, 1921 | 6'3" | 215 | East Carnegie, PA US |
| Jose Burgos | R | R | 5'6" | 150 | ||
| Harry Butts | R | L | ||||
| Mike Bycofski | L | L | May 30, 1931 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Ernie Clark | R | R | April 30, 1928 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Leonidas Dansby | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Robert Ennis | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| George Erath | R | R | July 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Alfred Everett | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ettore Giammarco | L | L | April 28, 1922 | 5'11" | 200 | Newburgh, NY US |
| Robert Gibbons | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Whit Graves | R | March 11, 1927 | Richmond, VA US | |||
| Garvin Hamner | R | R | March 18, 1924 | 5'11" | 172 | Richmond, VA US |
| Jack Hull | L | November 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Dick Knabe | R | R | February 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| John Kuchta | ||||||
| Charlie Letchas | R | R | October 3, 1915 | 5'10" | 150 | Thomasville, GA US |
| Joe Massaro | R | R | March 21, 1924 | 5'11" | 208 | |
| Joe Monteiro | R | June 2, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ray Nesbit | L | R | August 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Cabarrus County, NC US |
| Kenneth Olin | R | October 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ray Poole | L | R | January 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Salisbury, NC US |
| Donald Pope | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Theodore Rustin | R | R | September 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Joseph Rybacki | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Frank Sangalli | R | November 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Frank Santora | R | May 22, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Irv Sharp | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Billy Smith | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| George Sumey | R | R | May 15, 1924 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| Dizzy Sutherland | L | L | April 9, 1922 | 6'0" | 200 | Washington, DC US |
| Robert Tinker | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Tom Vines | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Arthur Webb | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Dewey Wilkins | R | L | July 17, 1920 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Charley Wolf | R | May 7, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| George Wright | R | 5'10" | 165 |
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.
