1953 Alexandria Aces Roster
Evangeline League (EL) - Class: C
Team Record: 68-69
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Harry Strohm (68-69)
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Ballpark: Bringhurst Field
Attendance: 66,819, Avg. 975
1953 Alexandria Aces StatisticsTeam Record: 68-69
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Harry Strohm (68-69)
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Ballpark: Bringhurst Field
Attendance: 66,819, Avg. 975
The Alexandria Aces of the Evangeline League ended the 1953 season with a record of 68 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.
The Aces scored 754 runs and surrendered 763 runs. George Foster led all regular batters by hitting .297. John Laliberte topped Alexandria with 15 wins, while Joseph Kopach recorded a 3.1 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Harry Strohm served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Bartkowski | L | L | February 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bob Bauer | L | R | November 14, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Decatur, IL US |
| Ricardo Bravo | ||||||
| Lindy Callahan | ||||||
| John Coddington | R | R | July 9, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| George Foster | R | April 9, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Onyx Gaines | July 20, 1929 | |||||
| Gipson Gayle | R | September 3, 1923 | 5'10" | 170 | Centreville, MS US | |
| Jack Hall | R | December 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Thealka, KY US | |
| Joseph Horvath | ||||||
| James Jaynes | R | February 15, 1928 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Jack Jean | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Eddie Johnson | R | R | March 3, 1922 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Joseph Kapalin | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Harold Knight | R | R | May 13, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Joseph Kopach | R | R | October 6, 1922 | 6'0" | 165 | Charleroi, PA US |
| John Laliberte | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jeral Landrum | ||||||
| Joseph LeBlanc | L | 5'8" | 162 | |||
| Billy Lynn | L | R | October 20, 1927 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Fred Miller | ||||||
| Charles Nichols | 6'4" | 182 | ||||
| Don Phillips | R | March 23, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| William Simon | R | R | 6'2" | |||
| Huey Solice | L | 5'10" | 154 | |||
| Robert Sprentall | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Larry St. Amant | R | R | December 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Irving St. Pe | R | R | ||||
| Fred Stegall | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Tangel | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Arthur Visconti | R | 5'7" | 180 | |||
| Harold Walther | R | 5'10" | 188 | |||
| John Walther | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Robert Weber | R | 5'8" | 170 |
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.
