1953 Cordele A's Roster
Team Record: 35-104
Finished 8th in the GGL
Manager: Joe Rullo (0-0), Lewis Richardson (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Cordele, Georgia
Attendance: 17,705, Avg. 255
The Cordele A's of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 35 wins and 104 losses, finishing eighth in the GGL.
The A's plated 587 runs and surrendered 973 runs, most in the league. David Shea led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .298 average. Anthony Fabrizio topped Cordele with 6 wins, while Robert Meagher registered a 4.39 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Joe Rullo played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Cordele A's to do so.
Joe Rullo and Lewis Richardson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Abrams | L | R | October 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 158 | |
| Joseph Alves | R | 5'7" | 145 | |||
| Eldred Baker | ||||||
| Clement Barberra | ||||||
| Jack Bartholomew | R | January 26, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Edward Bateman | ||||||
| Kenneth Blackwell | ||||||
| Howard Comegys | ||||||
| Hugh Daley | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Joseph DeSpirito | March 3, 1935 | |||||
| John Dobias | March 4, 1929 | |||||
| Robert Donnelly | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Don Donofry | ||||||
| Chick Dudley | R | January 9, 1932 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Anthony Fabrizio | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Gaidzis | ||||||
| Alva Griffin | August 18, 1933 | Marshville, NC US | ||||
| Larry Horine | March 4, 1931 | |||||
| Albert Joseph | ||||||
| Roy Kemp | R | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Buddy Langley | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Joseph Matesich | ||||||
| James McCrary | R | October 15, 1929 | 5'7" | 148 | Lexington, NC US | |
| John McDonald | ||||||
| Robert Meagher | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Herman Osburn | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Frank Perna | ||||||
| Samuel Phillips | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Lewis Richardson | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Joe Rullo | R | R | June 16, 1916 | 5'11" | 168 | New York, NY US |
| Marty Sardoff | ||||||
| Robert Sayle | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| David Shea | R | 6'2" | 192 | |||
| Raymond Shiffner | R | 6'5" | 185 | |||
| Austin Stern | ||||||
| Earl Stroud | September 15, 1934 | |||||
| Henry Warner | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Carl Watson | L | L | May 5, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Georgetown, DE 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.
