1953 St. Joseph Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 1st in the WA
Manager: Harold Olt (83-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 58,647, Avg. 838
Playoffs - St. Joseph Cardinals 3 games, Joplin Miners 0
Finals - Hutchinson Elks 4 games, St. Joseph Cardinals 1
The St. Joseph Cardinals of the Western Association ended the 1953 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the WA.
The Cardinals scored 700 runs and surrendered 603 runs. Glen Zimmerman paced all regular batters with a .290 average. Rogers Fister topped St. Joseph with 17 wins and a team-best 2.33 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1953 St. Joseph Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bobby Smith, Bill Smith, Roy Wright and Bob Duliba.
Harold Olt served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Alberts | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| John Allen | ||||||
| James Burton | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Melvin Chaplin | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Francis Cox | R | R | February 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Albert Daffner | R | R | 6'2" | 174 | ||
| Paul Demont | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Ed Donnelly | L | L | August 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Jay Drake | R | March 1, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 | Humboldt, KS US | |
| Bob Duliba | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Glen Lyon, PA US |
| Milton Farley | R | 6'0" | ||||
| Rogers Fister | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Sam Goodsoozian | R | April 28, 1931 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Clint Hardwick | L | November 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Chuck Hollingsworth | R | R | July 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | St. Joseph, MO US |
| Robert Huffman | ||||||
| Fred Koenig | R | R | April 27, 1921 | 6'3" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Rolf Moeller | R | R | November 21, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Harold Olt | L | R | October 9, 1919 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| Rollie Rice | L | August 3, 1933 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Tex Seymour | L | 6'4" | 210 | |||
| Bill Smith | L | L | June 8, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Washington, DC US |
| Bobby Smith | R | R | May 28, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Hood River, OR US |
| William Turnbaugh | R | L | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| John Willingham | R | R | May 19, 1932 | 5'11" | 182 | Bevier, MO US |
| Roy Wright | R | R | September 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | Buchtel, OH US |
| Glen Zimmerman | L | 5'11" | 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.
