1953 Waterloo White Hawks Roster
Team Record: 69-60
Finished 4th in the IIIL
Manager: Zack Taylor (69-60)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 93,153, Avg. 1,444
Playoffs - Quincy Gems 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 1
The Waterloo White Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1953 season with a record of 69 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the IIIL.
The White Hawks led the league with just 584 runs allowed. Waterloo scored 671 runs. Al Fahringer paced all regular batters with a .305 average. Mel Rainey topped the squad with 10 wins, while Robert Mueller registered a 2.96 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1953 Waterloo White Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Flanigan, Sammy Esposito and Gus Keriazakos.
Zack Taylor served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Alsop | L | L | January 10, 1929 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Richard Anderson | R | March 9, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Fred Boseo | R | R | March 27, 1927 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| Tom Breisinger | S | L | October 22, 1927 | 5'9" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Jose Bustamante | R | November 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Close | R | March 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | Buck Run, PA US | |
| Ron Cooper | L | R | January 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Arnold Davis | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Bob Erps | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Davenport, IA US | |
| Sammy Esposito | R | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Al Fahringer | R | February 11, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Tom Flanigan | R | L | September 6, 1934 | 6'3" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Clive Follmer | R | R | October 1, 1931 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Gerald Gardner | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Roger Howard | R | R | August 3, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Cart Howerton | L | October 23, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | ||
| Alfredo Ibanez | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gus Keriazakos | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | West Orange, NJ US |
| Ray Lane | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Dick Lombardi | R | September 8, 1932 | 5'11" | 186 | ||
| Robert Lowe | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Robert Mueller | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Harry Neighbors | R | July 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Dan Phalen | R | R | 6'6" | 195 | ||
| Mel Rainey | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Richard Rasmussen | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Charles Selby | R | R | August 15, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Gene Staton | R | R | March 17, 1934 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Harold Wallace | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Charlie Walsh | R | September 9, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Al Ware | R | November 16, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 |
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.
