1953 Waco/Longview Pirates Roster
Team Record: 77-68
Finished 4th in the BSL
Manager: Buster Chatham (77-68)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Longview, Texas; Waco, Texas
Ballpark: Cherokee Park, Katy Park
Attendance: 32,646, Avg. 450
Playoffs - Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games, Waco/Longview Pirates 0
The Waco/Longview Pirates of the Big State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 77 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the BSL.Waco (16-17) transfered to Longview May 22 after a tornado destroyed Katy Park in Waco.
The Pirates scored 752 runs and allowed 690 runs. Jacques Monette paced batters with significant playing time with a .314 average. Don Dangleis topped Waco/Longview with 16 wins, while Ramon Salgado recorded a 1.71 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1953 Waco/Longview Pirates who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Brandy Davis, Bob Garber, Fred Green, Dick Hall and Sonny Senerchia.
Buster Chatham served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baas | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Loyal Bloxam | R | R | April 11, 1928 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Gus Colagerakis | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Wes Curtis | R | R | December 27, 1929 | 6'4" | 205 | Jasper, TX US |
| Don Dahlke | R | R | August 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 177 | Pomeroy, IA US |
| Don Dangleis | R | R | May 11, 1934 | 6'3" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Donald Davenport | L | 6'0" | 188 | |||
| Brandy Davis | R | R | September 10, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Newark, DE US |
| Robert Denney | R | R | 5'9" | 184 | ||
| Dick Drilling | R | R | July 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Fonda, IA US |
| David Elliott | R | L | October 31, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | St. Bernice, IN US |
| Bob Garber | R | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Hunker, PA US |
| Ernesto García | R | R | November 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Nogales, Sonora MX |
| Nico Genesta | R | L | February 2, 1933 | 5'9" | 176 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Fred Green | R | L | September 14, 1933 | 6'4" | 190 | Titusville, NJ US |
| Edmund Greicius | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Dick Hall | R | R | September 27, 1930 | 6'6" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Francis Holleran | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Neil Huff | R | R | July 14, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Cleo Lewright | R | R | November 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 160 | Kirkwood, MO US |
| Jack Maddy | R | R | September 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Oskaloosa, IA US |
| John McDevitt | R | September 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Ed McLish | R | R | June 2, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Lawton, OK US |
| John Meyers | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Jacques Monette | R | R | September 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Bob Murphy | R | August 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Donald Riley | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Oscar Rodriguez | R | R | June 28, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Cabo Rojo, PR |
| Ramon Salgado | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Ed Sallis | R | January 15, 1932 | 6'3" | 185 | Dallas, TX US | |
| Sonny Senerchia | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
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| Don Spyker | R | R | April 14, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Michael Turturro | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Tom Vangelas | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Robert Wigle | L | November 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ralph Wilcox | R | R | October 15, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Wuesthoff | R | R | May 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Alameda, CA 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.
