1953 Fond du Lac Panthers Roster
Team Record: 68-55
Finished 4th in the WSL
Manager: Joe Consoli (68-55)
Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Fairgrounds Park
Attendance: 54,286, Avg. 883
The Fond du Lac Panthers of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 68 wins and 55 losses, finishing fourth in the WSL.
The Panthers led the league with 874 runs, spearheaded by 109 home runs. Fond du Lac allowed 761 runs. Joe Tuminelli paced all regular hitters with a .390 average. Don Jaber topped the team with 16 wins, while John Williams recorded a 3.93 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Ron Blackburn and Pedro Ballester both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Joe Consoli served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ballester | R | R | October 23, 1924 | 5'8" | 160 | Cidra Cardmeas, Matanzas CU |
| Cal Biron | R | R | January 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | , PA |
| Ron Blackburn | R | R | April 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 160 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| William Bradley | ||||||
| Hank Bruder | L | R | April 17, 1930 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Bill Causion | L | L | August 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Joe Consoli | R | July 7, 1918 | 6'0" | 180 | Reading, PA US | |
| Norris Dobbins | ||||||
| William Edwards | ||||||
| William Frady | ||||||
| Ronald Frongello | ||||||
| Don Gebbs | August 8, 1932 | |||||
| Jerry Gneiser | L | February 8, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Fond du Lac, WI US | |
| Glenn Gongorek | R | R | November 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Fond du Lac, WI US |
| Hal Gordon | R | 6'0" | 182 | |||
| Bill Holder | R | R | August 23, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Newport, TN US |
| Bob Isbell | L | L | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Paulding, OH US |
| Don Jaber | R | R | December 27, 1933 | 5'6" | 165 | |
| Robert Laskowski | R | L | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Spiros Lekanidis | ||||||
| Ronald Letan | ||||||
| Donald Mooney | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Raymond Papalio | ||||||
| Charley Pride | S | R | March 18, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Sledge, MS US |
| Donald Roberts | ||||||
| Reuben Saager | ||||||
| Clifford Serbin | S | R | June 28, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Eugene Smith | ||||||
| Robert Sommerville | ||||||
| James Stephany | ||||||
| Joe Tuminelli | R | R | March 27, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| John Williams | S | R | 6'0" | 203 |
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.
