1953 Brunswick Pirates Roster
Team Record: 85-54
Finished 2nd in the GGL
Manager: Jack Paepke (85-54)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Brunswick, Georgia
Ballpark: Edo Miller Park
Attendance: 47,077, Avg. 677
Playoffs - Brunswick Pirates 4 games, Tifton Blue Sox 0
Finals - Brunswick Pirates 4 games, Thomasville Dodgers 3
The Brunswick Pirates of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 85 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the GGL.
The Pirates plated 828 runs and conceded 678 runs. Gene Freese led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .309 clip. Jim Nisewonger topped Brunswick with 18 wins and a team-best 1.99 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Gene Freese played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Brunswick Pirates to do so.
Jack Paepke served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Anile | R | R | August 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Phil Bach | R | R | May 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | Van Houten, NM US |
| Pete Bolin | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| John Brumbaugh | August 19, 1931 | |||||
| Robert Capone | L | October 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| John Cook | L | August 11, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Marvin Deal | R | R | July 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Samuel Farless | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Floyd Faust | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Douglas Fleming | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Gene Freese | R | R | January 8, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Wheeling, WV US |
| Edward Garton | ||||||
| Harry Gilbert | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Frank Gladich | R | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Dennis Huelfer | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Kelly | ||||||
| Don Kildoo | R | L | June 6, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | Washington, DC US |
| James Kirby | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Michael Kriczky | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Edward McGuire | ||||||
| Don McNally | R | June 20, 1929 | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Dean Miller | R | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Ray Minjock | R | R | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Taras Morozowich | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Ignatius Navarro | ||||||
| Jim Nisewonger | R | R | November 15, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jack Paepke | R | R | August 28, 1922 | 6'2" | 220 | Provo, UT US |
| William Pillar | ||||||
| Paul Quinn | ||||||
| James Scarth | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Bennie Sinquefield | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Elba, AL US |
| James Smith | ||||||
| Dutch Van Burkleo | L | L | February 27, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Glendale, CA US |
| Bob Vanasse | R | L | June 12, 1934 | 5'11" | 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.
