1953 Sherman-Denison Twins Roster

Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 61-77
Finished 6th in the SSL
Manager: Albert McCarty (61-77)
Location: Denison, Texas; Sherman, Texas
Ballpark: Twin City Park
Attendance: 18,784, Avg. 272
1953 Sherman-Denison Twins Statistics

The Sherman-Denison Twins of the Sooner State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 61 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the SSL.

The Sherman- Twins scored 782 runs and conceded 887 runs. Albert McCarty paced all regular batters with a .322 average. Bill Spieth topped Denison with 16 wins, while John Stasney recorded a 3.38 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Monty Stratton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Sherman-Denison Twins to do so.

Albert McCarty served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jose Alonso
Don AndersonRJune 21, 19325'10"190
Lavance AnthonyL5'11"175
Don Bishop
Jake BlomerJuly 22, 1915191
Bobbie BoatmanMay 19, 1933
Clem Bruning
Donald Bruno
Donald Burza
Carl ByrdRRJuly 13, 19156'2"190
Rogelio Cajete
Pedro CardenalRRDecember 23, 19355'10"170La Habana, La Habana CU
Donald Chamberlain
William Colbert
Roy Corder
Eddie Coursey
Ernie CroneSR6'5"235
Rogers Duncan
Raul EscuderoR5'10"170
Doug Etheridge
Charles Evans
Leroy FinklerLL6'2"180
Robert Franks
Donald GoekenL6'2"190
Rogelio GonzalezRR5'11"167, MX
Richard GoodellRR6'1"170
Ismael Guasp
Connie HeardR5'8"160
Shedrick Hearn
Marvin HoeckendorfRSeptember 18, 19296'0"195
Carroll HostetterLJuly 18, 19296'0"162Warwick, OK US
Gerald Kistler
Kenneth KleasnerRRMarch 23, 19306'2"205New Franklin, MO US
Robert LeachLL6'0"190
William Lee
Raymond LewisRR5'11"175
Albert McCartySLAugust 16, 19186'3"220
Robert McCreary
Howard Morganstern
Omer ParkerRR6'0"150
Don PhillipsRMarch 23, 19355'10"175
Kenneth PostR5'10"165
Albert RichardsonLR5'8"165
Eloyd RobinsonR5'11"180
Gene RobinsonSeptember 12, 1931
Ray Schuler
Robert SkinnerLAugust 6, 19255'8"180
John SmithSRNovember 25, 19346'1"160Cocoa, FL US
Bill SpiethRR5'8"165
John Stasney5'10"185
Monty StrattonRRMay 21, 19126'5"180Wagner, TX US
Kenneth Strong
Herbert Taylor
Cleve Willingham
Robert YorkRR6'4"175

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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