1953 Valdosta Browns Roster
Team Record: 55-81
Finished 7th in the GGL
Manager: Roland Stuckmeyer (0-0), Gil Torres (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Valdosta, Georgia
Ballpark: Pendleton Park
Attendance: 42,353, Avg. 623
The Valdosta Browns of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 55 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the GGL.
The Browns plated 677 runs and surrendered 853 runs. Larry Burford led batters with significant playing time by hitting .302. Vernon Fisher topped Valdosta with 15 wins, while Theodore Koenigsmark recorded a 3.51 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Gil Torres played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Valdosta Browns to do so.
Roland Stuckmeyer and Gil Torres served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Archambault | August 10, 1932 | |||||
| Hector Bonet | R | October 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Burcham | L | 6'4" | 190 | |||
| Larry Burford | R | R | March 31, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | Cape Girardeau, MO US |
| Douglas Campbell | ||||||
| Jimmy Childers | February 5, 1935 | Rutherford County, NC US | ||||
| Lefty Deneau | June 8, 1934 | Detroit, MI US | ||||
| James England | L | 5'10" | 150 | |||
| James Evans | ||||||
| Aaron Fenster | R | January 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Vernon Fisher | ||||||
| Jerry Gaisford | ||||||
| Russ Gilmore | R | August 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Sweet Springs, MO US | |
| Floyd Hammen | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Richard Hollenkamp | ||||||
| Thomas Horne | ||||||
| Edwin Keller | ||||||
| Theodore Koenigsmark | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Richard Lee | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Carl Lemons | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Roy McLemore | ||||||
| Harold Norton | ||||||
| Thomas Roberts | R | R | March 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Millwood, MO US |
| Rolf Scheel | R | R | July 15, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Richard Schultz | R | R | August 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Fern Smathers | R | R | March 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Corydon Strawser | R | 6'0" | 174 | |||
| Roland Stuckmeyer | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| James Taylor | ||||||
| Neil Thode | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Gil Torres | R | R | August 23, 1915 | 6'0" | 155 | Regla, CU |
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.
