1953 Hot Springs Bathers Roster
Team Record: 63-61
Finished 5th in the CSL
Manager: Vernon Shetler (63-61)
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 43,360, Avg. 699
Playoffs - Jackson Senators 1 game, Hot Springs Bathers 0 - One-game playoff for fourth place.
The Hot Springs Bathers of the Cotton States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 63 wins and 61 losses, finishing fifth in the CSL.
The Bathers scored 683 runs and yielded 685 runs. Stephen Korfonta paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .346 clip. Kenneth Siefert topped Hot Springs with 15 wins, while Manolo Fernandez registered a 3.21 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers. Vernon Shetler served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adcock | R | R | January 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Clyde Baldwin | July 21, 1928 | |||||
| Jackie Bales | L | May 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Edward Baski | ||||||
| Robert Brooks | ||||||
| Nelson Campver | ||||||
| Guy Cook | ||||||
| Nick Demus | March 7, 1927 | |||||
| Claude Dick | ||||||
| Charles Ekas | ||||||
| Ken Fentem | R | September 29, 1931 | 6'5" | 220 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Manolo Fernandez | R | R | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Everette Fields | ||||||
| Herbert Fleischer | L | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Robert Fortmann | ||||||
| Robert Gibbons | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Billy Giddings | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Greenway | ||||||
| Richard Hauch | ||||||
| Charles Hicks | ||||||
| Doyne Hubbard | ||||||
| Dee Jarvis | ||||||
| Gene Jessen | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Stephen Korfonta | L | 6'0" | 171 | |||
| John Kuchta | ||||||
| Lucas Lerma | ||||||
| Dale Lewis | ||||||
| Harry Martin | R | December 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 175 | Miamitown, OH US | |
| Thomas Moore | S | 6'2" | 170 | |||
| Benjamin Odem | L | January 6, 1930 | Corpus Christi, TX US | |||
| Wayne Parks | ||||||
| Bob Passarella | February 5, 1927 | 192 | Scranton, PA US | |||
| Alex Ronay | R | R | September 4, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Vernon Shetler | L | L | January 19, 1919 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Kenneth Siefert | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| John Smirnoff | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Everett Sullivan | R | R | July 11, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| John Trucks | September 7, 1934 | Rison, AR US | ||||
| Clarence Tuckey | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Thomas Ward | R | R | 6'2" | 185 |
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.
