1953 Ada Herefords Roster
Team Record: 84-54
Finished 3rd in the SSL
Manager: Louis Brower (84-54)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Ada, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Hereford Park
Attendance: 36,128, Avg. 524
Playoffs - Ada Herefords 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 1
Finals - McAlester Rockets 4 games, Ada Herefords 1
The Ada Herefords of the Sooner State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 84 wins and 54 losses, finishing third in the SSL.
The Herefords plated 958 runs and surrendered 743 runs. Tony Costa led all regular hitters with a .333 average. Dusty Rhodes topped Ada with 21 wins, while George Werrmann also added 15 or more victories also Dusty Rhodes recorded a 3.2 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Louis Brower served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Albert | 5'9" | 168 | ||||
| George Blash | L | R | November 4, 1933 | 5'7" | 200 | |
| J. C. Bohanning | ||||||
| Lloyd Bohn | ||||||
| Bob Bonebrake | R | R | February 9, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Larry Boyd | R | R | August 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Sapulpa, OK US |
| Larry Burford | R | R | March 31, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | Cape Girardeau, MO US |
| Ronald Coburn | R | L | August 9, 1933 | 5'9" | 175 | Barre, VT US |
| Tony Costa | L | L | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| James Cumbie | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Charles Duffield | ||||||
| Mike Goffredo | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Waldo Gonzalez | R | R | April 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Earl Higgins | R | R | May 10, 1934 | |||
| Pablo Labrador | S | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Gerald Mann | ||||||
| Fenton McCarn | April 7, 1929 | |||||
| Donald McGregor | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| James Miller | ||||||
| Bob Norden | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Reginald Pitre | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dusty Rhodes | L | L | May 4, 1934 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Ross Sergo | July 20, 1931 | Lohrville, WI US | ||||
| Ronald Slawski | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Pete Smith | R | R | July 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | San Augustine, TX US |
| John Takacs | ||||||
| Neil Thode | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| George Werrmann | R | R | July 8, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Fred Williams | S | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Charles Yount | R | R | 5'10" | 160 |
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.
