1953 Cocoa Indians Roster
Team Record: 78-59
Finished 3rd in the FSL
Manager: Bama Rowell (78-59)
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Ballpark: Charles D. Provost Park
Attendance: 24,579, Avg. 359
The Cocoa Indians of the Florida State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 78 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the FSL.
The Indians scored 810 runs and surrendered 773 runs. Bama Rowell led batters with significant playing time with a .345 average. Virgil Frazier topped Cocoa with 18 wins, while Bill Letchworth registered a 2.3 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bama Rowell and Ray Daviault both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bama Rowell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Alborano | March 17, 1934 | |||||
| Joseph Brumfield | ||||||
| Walter Busma | L | 5'7" | 180 | |||
| Andy Caldwell | R | R | January 27, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Donald Callaway | L | R | November 18, 1932 | 6'0" | 171 | |
| Charles Cooper | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Joseph Corso | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Donald Crosson | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ray Daviault | R | R | May 27, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Montreal, QC CA |
| John DeChant | ||||||
| Joseph Docker | ||||||
| David Exter | R | L | August 3, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Lamar Fidler | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Virgil Frazier | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Lou Garcia | R | June 23, 1929 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Thomas Hayes | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| George Hughes | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Orland Johnson | R | July 22, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Robert Jones | ||||||
| Lewis Klein | R | R | July 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| James Kolker | R | R | January 27, 1929 | 6'1" | 193 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Bill Letchworth | R | R | October 13, 1925 | 6'4" | 205 | Sebastian, FL US |
| Domingo Lopez | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Francisco Lopez | R | L | 5'10" | 158 | ||
| Richard Lupardo | L | L | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Enio Martinez | R | 5'11" | 158 | |||
| Rudy Mayling | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| John McCardell | L | 6'0" | 167 | |||
| Jose Rodriguez | ||||||
| Leonard Roth | ||||||
| Bama Rowell | L | R | January 13, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Citronelle, AL US |
| Leo Simard | L | November 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Dewey Thurman | L | February 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 210 | Rockwood, TN US | |
| Edward Vadimsky | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Robert Whitefleet | ||||||
| Charles Zaia | R | 6'0" | 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.
