1953 Drummondville Royals Roster
Team Record: 42-79
Finished 8th in the PL
Manager: Al Gionfriddo (0-0), Joe Oliffe (0-0)
Location: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Civic Center
Attendance: 35,202, Avg. 582
The Drummondville Royals of the Provincial League ended the 1953 season with a record of 42 wins and 79 losses, finishing eighth in the PL.
The Royals scored 560 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 797 runs. Joe Oliffe led all regular batters with a .288 average. Tom Smith topped Drummondville with 9 wins, while Gerard Lefebvre registered a 3.71 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1953 Drummondville Royals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dan Bankhead, Lennie Pearson, Maurice Peatros, Al Gionfriddo and Fireman Anderson.
Al Gionfriddo and Joe Oliffe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Alberts | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Fireman Anderson | L | R | January 25, 1913 | 175 | Brevard, NC US | |
| Nicholas Arcuri | ||||||
| Ismet Baker | R | May 28, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | Queens, NY US | |
| Dan Bankhead | R | R | May 3, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Empire, AL US |
| Garnett Bankhead | ||||||
| Bob Berresford | R | R | June 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 200 | William Penn, PA US |
| Kenny Bowles | L | 5'7" | 160 | |||
| Alonso Brathwaite | R | R | February 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 174 | , PA |
| Nicholas Castellano | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Elisee Couture | ||||||
| Dante Cozzi | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Stanley Deneka | R | R | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Anthony DeVelis | L | L | May 22, 1932 | 5'9" | 162 | Cranston, RI US |
| Thomas Fauci | ||||||
| Tito Fioravanti | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Al Gionfriddo | L | L | March 8, 1922 | 5'6" | 165 | Dysart, PA US |
| Jean-Paul Goulet | R | 6'1" | 193 | |||
| Donald Graham | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Donald Hines | R | January 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 198 | ||
| James Kelly | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Frank Laga | R | R | May 9, 1920 | 6'2" | 193 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gerard Lefebvre | R | R | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Louis Legale | ||||||
| Richard Lenzi | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| James Metcalf | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
| Pierre Nantel | L | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Joe Oliffe | S | October 16, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Lennie Pearson | R | R | May 23, 1918 | 6'1" | 195 | Akron, OH US |
| Maurice Peatros | L | L | May 22, 1927 | 5'11" | 210 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Thomas Perez | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| J. C. Rice | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Dan Rowsey | ||||||
| Marcel Savard | ||||||
| Rocco Sgro | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Tom Smith | R | R | March 19, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Marcel St. Pierre | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Ed Tracy | R | July 28, 1929 | 5'10" | 200 | ||
| Tasi Vriga |
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.
