1953 Tyler East Texans Roster
Team Record: 81-63
Finished 2nd in the BSL
Manager: Billy Capps (81-63)
Location: Tyler, Texas
Ballpark: East Texan Park
Attendance: 50,273, Avg. 698
Playoffs - Tyler East Texans 4 games, Texarkana Bears 1
Finals - Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games, Tyler East Texans 3
The Tyler East Texans of the Big State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 81 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the BSL.
The East Texans paced the league with just 572 runs allowed. Tyler scored 611 runs. Dean Stafford led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .341 clip. Edward Bowles and Gale Pringle topped the team with 17 wins each, while Gale Pringle recorded a 2.27 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1953 Tyler East Texans who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Kirby, George Walker and Hank Wyse.
Billy Capps served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Bowles | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Frank Calo | R | R | April 12, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Joseph Campbell | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Billy Capps | R | R | February 27, 1919 | 5'11" | 170 | Lawton, OK US |
| Irving Carlson | R | R | December 1, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Vance Carlson | R | R | November 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | McPherson, KS US |
| Garry Clark | R | R | August 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 168 | Highland Park, MI US |
| Hobert Cowger | ||||||
| Nelson Davis | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Mike Dooley | R | July 23, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| James Eskenberry | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Salvatore Federico | R | R | February 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Leonardo Goicoechea | L | L | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| William Golibart | ||||||
| Harold Haddican | R | R | June 11, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Satanta, KS US |
| William James | ||||||
| Hugh King | R | R | 6'2" | 176 | ||
| Jim Kirby | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Neil Lettau | R | L | 6'1" | 173 | ||
| Frank Martin | R | R | August 10, 1920 | 6'1" | 220 | |
| Paul Middleton | R | 5'8" | 162 | |||
| James Nelms | ||||||
| Alex Patterson | R | R | June 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Harold Pinson | L | July 29, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Rome, GA US | |
| Gale Pringle | R | R | January 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 180 | Hollis, OK US |
| Julio Ramos | L | L | July 9, 1925 | 5'8" | 135 | San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Rio CU |
| Ernest Sadler | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Dean Stafford | R | R | December 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Robert Swanson | R | R | February 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Rene Vega | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | , CU |
| Moose Vucelich | L | November 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Dilles Bottom, OH US | |
| George Walker | R | R | February 5, 1915 | 6'0" | 180 | Waco, TX US |
| Hank Wyse | R | R | March 1, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Lunsford, AR 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.
