1953 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 55-70
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Carl Hosler (0-0), Frank Calo (0-0)
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 52,063, Avg. 833
The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 55 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Chiefs scored 651 runs and yielded 816 runs, most in the circuit. Frank Calo led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .283 clip. Chet Dickey topped Grand Forks with 14 wins, while Burt Ostby recorded a 3.07 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Dave Roberts played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Grand Forks Chiefs to do so.
Carl Hosler and Frank Calo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Beck | June 12, 1932 | |||||
| Vern Belt | R | R | August 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Emerson, NE US |
| Frank Calo | R | R | April 12, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Pasquale DeLucia | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| Chet Dickey | L | R | August 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Miami, MB CA |
| Larry Doughty | ||||||
| William Dutter | ||||||
| Francisco Fernandez | ||||||
| Billy Joe Forrest | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 169 | Fulton, KY US | |
| Joe Fortin | R | June 20, 1923 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Mitchell Francis | R | 6'4" | 224 | |||
| Samuel Fratto | , UT US | |||||
| Carl Hosler | S | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Leroy Johnson | ||||||
| Willie Jones | ||||||
| Chuck Leahy | R | R | June 6, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Elbridge Lock | ||||||
| Frank Major | R | R | March 25, 1929 | 5'7" | 152 | |
| Francisco Marrero | ||||||
| William Maupin | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Donald Mills | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Harold Norris | S | R | September 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Snicartie, IL US |
| Burt Ostby | R | L | October 8, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Hennepin County, MN US |
| Fred Parker | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
| Phil Rizzo | R | R | November 24, 1929 | 5'8" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dave Roberts | L | L | June 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 172 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Bob Rogers | November 30, 1934 | |||||
| Ed Sandy | R | L | October 11, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Joseph Simon | ||||||
| Ernest St. George | ||||||
| William Stumpus | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | Boston, MA US |
| Bud Swan | September 4, 1926 | DeSmet, WA US | ||||
| Bernard Tanzillo | ||||||
| Frank Walenga | R | November 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Wallace Watkins |
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.
