1953 El Dorado Oilers Roster
Team Record: 67-59
Finished 2nd in the CSL
Manager: Bill Adair (67-59)
Location: El Dorado, Arkansas
Ballpark: Jim Griffith Field
Attendance: 47,938, Avg. 761
Playoffs - El Dorado Oilers 4 games, Pine Bluff Judges 0
Finals - Meridian Millers 4 games, El Dorado Oilers 0
The El Dorado Oilers of the Cotton States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 67 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the CSL.
The Oilers scored 675 runs and yielded 675 runs. Patrick O'Keefe paced all regular batters by hitting .340. Robert Brown topped El Dorado with 15 wins and a team-best 3.18 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Bill Adair served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Adair | R | R | February 10, 1913 | 6'0" | 168 | Mobile, AL US |
| Donald Allen | L | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Milt Ardrey | R | R | November 26, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Cheyenne Wells, CO US |
| Pel Austin | R | July 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Peach Orchard, AR US | |
| Bill Brightwell | R | R | June 23, 1926 | 6'3" | 230 | |
| Robert Brown | L | L | June 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| William Carr | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Ray Coss | R | July 1, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Cossville, MO US | |
| Jimmy Cummings | R | R | March 21, 1934 | 6'6" | 225 | |
| Robert Ford | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Neil Howard | R | R | April 15, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | La Grange, GA US |
| Jay Jeffries | R | November 27, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Richard Kolomay | July 12, 1933 | |||||
| Paul Kruppa | July 7, 1934 | |||||
| Alberto Larraz | ||||||
| Willie Lovallo | R | R | June 23, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Torrington, CT US |
| Jimmy Morgan | R | R | February 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Leland Myers | ||||||
| Thomas Naponen | ||||||
| Herman Niehaus | R | R | January 4, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Patrick O'Keefe | L | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Curtis Ray | L | 6'3" | 192 | |||
| Bill Ross | R | R | February 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Richard Rostenkowski | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Richard Royce | R | R | July 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 210 | Napa, CA US |
| Gyles Russell | R | May 16, 1913 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Scott | S | October 20, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | Wichita Falls, TX US | |
| Frank Shank | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Charles Slaber | L | L | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Joseph Slaber | ||||||
| Donald Straub | R | L | January 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Thomas Weaver | R | September 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL 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.
