1953 Fargo-Moorhead Twins Roster
Team Record: 86-39
Finished 1st in the NL
Manager: Zeke Bonura (0-0), Santo Luberto (0-0), Zeke Bonura (0-0)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Moorhead, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota
Ballpark: Barnett Field
Attendance: 108,210, Avg. 1,731
Playoffs - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 2 games, St. Cloud Rox 0
Finals - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 3 games, Duluth Dukes 2
The Fargo-Moorhead Twins of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 86 wins and 39 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Fargo- Twins scored 915 runs, most in the league. Moorhead yielded 646 runs. Santo Luberto led all regular batters with a .361 average. Donald Nance and Raymond Seif topped the squad with 20 wins each, while Raymond Seif recorded a 2.52 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Roger Maris played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fargo-Moorhead Twins to do so.
Zeke Bonura, Santo Luberto and Zeke Bonura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Borovicka | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Braeseke | R | September 4, 1932 | 5'11" | 177 | ||
| Joe Camacho | R | May 29, 1928 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Herb Damico | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Verne Deering | R | L | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Ken Elliott | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Galen Fiss | R | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 207 | Johnson, KS US | |
| Frank Gravino | R | R | January 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Charles Irwin | ||||||
| Santo Luberto | R | June 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Roger Maris | L | R | September 10, 1934 | 6'0" | 197 | Hibbing, MN US |
| Jerry Mehlisch | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Bobby Melton | R | March 8, 1932 | 5'10" | 194 | ||
| Ray Mendoza | L | L | September 26, 1929 | 6'5" | 190 | |
| John Morse | R | January 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | Fresno, CA US | |
| Gordon Morud | ||||||
| Donald Nance | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Kelvin Roberts | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Raymond Seif | R | R | June 24, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Wilfrid Sirois | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jerald Underwood | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| James Washam | ||||||
| Richard Wenger | L | L | August 3, 1930 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Donald Wolf | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Ray Yelle | R | R | April 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 195 | Park Hill, ON CA |
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.
