1953 Roanoke Ro-Sox Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 39-53
in the PL
Manager: Elmer Yoter (39-53)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Ballpark: Maher Field
Attendance: 39,302, Avg. 854
1953 Roanoke Ro-Sox Statistics

The Roanoke Ro-Sox of the Piedmont League ended the 1953 season with a record of 39 wins and 53 lossesRoanoke withdrew July 24.

The Ro-Sox scored 444 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 543 runs. Guy Morton led all regular batters by hitting .302. John Patula topped Roanoke with 8 wins, while James Difrederico earned a 3.49 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1953 Roanoke Ro-Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jerry Casale, Neil Chrisley, Arnold Earley and Guy Morton.

Elmer Yoter served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AdubatoLRJune 10, 19346'3"195Cedar Grove, NJ US
Al AntinelliRRNovember 28, 19336'3"225
Allen BakerRFebruary 26, 19305'10"180
Bob BrockROctober 11, 19275'11"185
Jack BurnsLOctober 29, 19306'0"163Boston, MA US
Jerry CasaleRRSeptember 27, 19336'2"200Brooklyn, NY US
Bob CaselliLRFebruary 9, 19306'0"170Sacramento, CA US
Neil ChrisleyLRDecember 16, 19316'3"187Calhoun Falls, SC US
George ContrattoLLJune 29, 19296'1"175Benld, IL US
George CrawfordRRJune 28, 19296'2"182
Armand DiferdinandoRRSeptember 18, 19335'10"175
James DifredericoRR5'9"175
Jacob DonaldsonRROctober 1, 19285'10"175Brooklyn, NY US
Arnold EarleyLLJune 4, 19336'1"195Lincoln Park, MI US
Dick EnglandRRJanuary 2, 19286'2"185
Vincent FurfaroRMay 1, 19315'9"178
Clarence GibsonRRMay 9, 19346'0"180Madera, CA US
Leo GroeschenLLJuly 21, 19286'5"185
Harold GrunerR5'10"175
Arvid HamiltonLRMarch 7, 19325'9"160
Jack HartsellRRApril 30, 19276'1"190Wauseon, OH US
Richard HidalgoRAugust 2, 19315'11"190
James LivesayJanuary 30, 1932
Norman LuoniLLAugust 13, 19316'5"208Dorchester, MA US
Gene MooreRMay 25, 19286'1"210Lake City, SC US
Arthur MorganR5'8"168
Guy MortonRRNovember 4, 19306'2"200Tuscaloosa, AL US
Julio OndaniR5'11"180Boonton, NJ US
John PatulaRR6'1"190
Richard PedrottiRRNovember 27, 19326'0"180Highland Park, CA US
John PfeifferRJuly 5, 19316'1"185Chicago, IL US
Marshall RadebachL6'1"195
Bill SlackLRMay 3, 19335'10"175Sarnia, ON CA
Neilan SmithLL5'10"175
Jack StallingsLApril 8, 19315'9"165
Carmine VinciR6'0"165
Red WhitsonSRJanuary 27, 19336'0"170Norfolk, VA US
Fred ZirellaR5'9"170

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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