1953 Danville Leafs Roster
Team Record: 79-59
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Andy Gilbert (79-59)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Danville, Virginia
Ballpark: League Park
Attendance: 84,494, Avg. 1,225
Playoffs - Danville Leafs 3 games, Burlington-Graham Pirates 1
Finals - Danville Leafs 4 games, Reidsville Luckies 2
The Danville Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1953 season with a record of 79 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the CL.
The Leafs led the league with 760 runs, spearheaded by 128 home runs. Danville yielded 645 runs. John Hafenecker paced all regular hitters by hitting .303. Ramón Monzant earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.73 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1953 Danville Leafs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ramón Monzant, Andy Gilbert and Bill White.
Andy Gilbert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Allen | L | R | November 3, 1924 | 6'1" | 200 | Raleigh, NC US |
| Theodore Birkeland | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| John Brady | R | R | 6'2" | 181 | ||
| Joseph Burke | R | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Robert Caldwell | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Melvin Collins | R | R | July 17, 1932 | 5'10" | 162 | |
| Max Davidson | L | May 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| George Erath | R | R | July 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Leonard Fassler | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Andy Gilbert | R | R | July 18, 1914 | 6'0" | 203 | Bradenville, PA US |
| John Hafenecker | R | December 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Earl Hemberger | L | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Fred Hinton | R | June 12, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| James Hopkins | L | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| John Joyner | R | March 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Knight | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| George Lefelar | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Lloyd Lundeen | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| James Madalone | R | 5'9" | 168 | |||
| Daniel Merotta | ||||||
| Richard Messner | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Ramón Monzant | R | R | January 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 160 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Larry Paladino | R | R | August 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | Center Ridge, AR US |
| Andrew Rellick | R | 6'2" | 210 | |||
| Arthur Rosser | R | L | February 22, 1930 | 6'4" | 170 | |
| Joseph Rovner | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| John Skarzynski | ||||||
| Daniel Toma | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Dick Urlage | R | September 6, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Covington, KY US | |
| Arthur Webb | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Bill White | L | L | January 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Lakewood, FL 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.
