1953 San Diego Padres Roster
Team Record: 88-92
Finished 6th in the PCL
Manager: Lefty O'Doul (88-92)
Location: San Diego, California
Ballpark: Lane Field
Attendance: 168,617, Avg. 1,874
The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1953 season with a record of 88 wins and 92 losses, finishing sixth in the PCL.
The Padres scored 704 runs and allowed 741 runs. Earl Rapp led San Diego with 24 home runs, while Dick Faber and Tom Alston walloped 15 or more also. Earl Rapp recorded 108 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by hitting .311. Memo Luna paced the team with 17 wins, plus Bob Kerrigan, too added 15 or more wins, too Memo Luna earned a 2.67 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Tom Alston, Al Benton, Earle Brucker, Dain Clay, Cliff Fannin, Al Federoff, Moe Franklin, Herb Gorman, Joe Grace, Memo Luna, Bob Malloy, Jack Merson, Buddy Peterson, Earl Rapp, Jack Salveson, Milt Smith, Theolic Smith, Lou Stringer and Lonnie Summers were all players from the 1953 San Diego Padres who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Lefty O'Doul served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tom Alston | L | R | January 31, 1926 | 6'5" | 210 | Greensboro, NC US |
Al Benton | R | R | March 18, 1911 | 6'4" | 215 | Noble, OK US |
Earle Brucker | L | R | August 25, 1925 | 6'2" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Dain Clay | R | R | July 10, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Hicksville, OH US |
Dave Dahle | R | L | August 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Lloyd Dickey | L | L | September 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
Dick Faber | L | L | July 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | Santa Ana, CA US |
Cliff Fannin | L | R | May 13, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | Louisa, KY US |
Al Federoff | R | R | July 11, 1924 | 5'10" | 165 | Bairdford, PA US |
Moe Franklin | R | R | April 1, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
Herb Gorman | L | L | December 19, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
Joe Grace | L | R | January 5, 1914 | 6'1" | 180 | Gorham, IL US |
Ev Hall | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Gary, IN US |
Tommy Herrera | R | R | November 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 172 | Laredo, TX US |
Bob Kerrigan | L | L | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
Remy LeBlanc | R | R | March 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | New Iberia, LA US |
Memo Luna | L | L | June 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
Bob Malloy | R | R | May 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Canonsburg, PA US |
Red Mathis | R | R | January 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 200 | Adairsville, GA US |
Jack Merson | R | R | January 17, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Elkridge, MD US |
Frank Murray | L | March 11, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US | |
Chris Nicolosi | S | R | September 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
Buddy Peterson | R | R | April 23, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
Walt Pocekay | L | R | June 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | Richmond, CA US |
Earl Rapp | L | R | May 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 185 | Corunna, MI US |
Jose Rayle | R | R | July 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | Tijuana, Baja California MX |
Jack Salveson | R | R | January 5, 1914 | 6'0" | 180 | Fullerton, CA US |
Bob Schulte | R | L | October 26, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
Milt Smith | R | R | March 27, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | Columbus, GA US |
Theolic Smith | S | R | May 19, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Wabbesika, AR US |
Lou Stringer | R | R | May 13, 1917 | 5'11" | 173 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
Lonnie Summers | R | R | August 2, 1915 | 6'0" | 210 | Davis, OK US |
William Thomason | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Emporia, VA US |
Bob Van Eman | L | L | October 19, 1923 | 6'1" | 180 | New Castle, PA US |
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.