1953 Duluth Dukes Roster
Team Record: 73-52
Finished 2nd in the NL
Manager: Al Todd (73-52)
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
Ballpark: Wade Stadium
Attendance: 106,383, Avg. 1,702
Playoffs - Duluth Dukes 2 games, Aberdeen Pheasants 0
Finals - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 3 games, Duluth Dukes 2
The Duluth Dukes of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 73 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Dukes plated 837 runs and allowed 650 runs. Horace Greenwood paced batters with significant playing time with a .351 average. Steve Gerkin and Ken McGonagle topped Duluth with 10 wins each, while Ken McGonagle recorded a 3.48 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Steve Gerkin played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Duluth Dukes to do so.
Al Todd served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Belt | R | R | August 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Emerson, NE US |
| Don Brown | R | August 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| Bob Curley | R | R | September 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Covington, KY US |
| Robert Davis | L | L | May 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 170 | Benton Harbor, MI US |
| Keith Engstrom | R | 6'2" | 173 | |||
| Amancio Ferro | ||||||
| Stanley Franczek | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Steve Gerkin | R | R | November 19, 1912 | 6'1" | 162 | Grafton, WV US |
| Bernie Gerl | L | October 12, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| John Gierek | R | November 19, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Horace Greenwood | L | 5'7" | 167 | |||
| Eugene Haering | L | February 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Ronald Heighens | ||||||
| Kenneth Hulsebus | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Bob Isbell | L | L | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Paulding, OH US |
| Daniel Jackson | R | R | December 25, 1926 | 6'3" | 216 | , LA US |
| Lee Jackson | S | 5'7" | ||||
| Elroy Joyce | R | R | June 22, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | Stokes County, NC US |
| Robert Juehring | ||||||
| Pete Kousagan | R | R | July 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 210 | Uhrichsville, OH US |
| Ken McGonagle | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Bob Miller | L | L | July 17, 1933 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Lyle Mortenson | September 25, 1933 | |||||
| William Nee | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Richard Newberry | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Wesley Roberts | ||||||
| Edward Schaefer | ||||||
| Clifford Serbin | S | R | June 28, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Jim Snow | R | R | January 8, 1932 | 5'9" | 180 | Hartford, CT US |
| Ronald Stephens | ||||||
| Mickey Stubblefield | R | R | February 26, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | Mayfield, KY US |
| Lawrence Tessier | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Thomas Ward | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| John Whipple | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Robert Whitfield | Oakford, PA US | |||||
| William Wisneski | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bobby Wood | R | R | May 24, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Duane Zimmer | R | R | November 16, 1927 | 5'7" | 155 | Minot, ND 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.
