1953 Jacksonville Braves Roster
Team Record: 93-44
Finished 1st in the SAL
Manager: Ben Geraghty (93-44)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Red Cap Stadium
Attendance: 142,721, Avg. 2,084
Playoffs - Jacksonville Braves 3 games, Savannah Indians 1
Finals - Columbia Reds 4 games, Jacksonville Braves 3
The Jacksonville Braves of the South Atlantic League ended the 1953 season with a record of 93 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the SAL.
The Braves led the league with 764 runs, sparked by 97 home runs. Jacksonville allowed 552 runs. Hank Aaron paced all regular batters by connecting at a .362 clip. Ray Crone and Larry Lassalle topped the team with 19 wins each, while Dick Kelly, too added 15 or more wins, too Larry Lassalle registered a 2.34 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1953 Jacksonville Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Buddy Lively, Ray Crone, Curt Raydon, Félix Mantilla and Hank Aaron.
Ben Geraghty served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Aaron | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Mobile, AL US |
| Stewart Alton | R | R | January 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Joseph Andrews | R | R | January 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | Fall River, MA US |
| Alvin Aucoin | R | R | September 15, 1925 | 5'11" | 195 | Port Arthur, TX US |
| Albert Belinsky | R | R | November 21, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Norwalk, CT US |
| William Casey | R | R | July 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Parkin, AR US |
| Paul Cave | L | R | November 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 179 | New Canton, VA US |
| Ray Crone | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 6'2" | 165 | Memphis, TN US |
| Vince DiLorenzo | L | L | April 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jim Frey | L | L | May 26, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Horace Garner | R | R | July 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Tom Horton | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Dick Kelly | R | L | October 7, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Quincy, MA US |
| Ralph Kennedy | R | R | December 5, 1923 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Larry Lassalle | R | L | March 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 188 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Buddy Lively | R | R | February 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| James Long | R | December 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Griffin, GA US | |
| Carlson Maloney | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Félix Mantilla | R | R | July 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Isabella, PR |
| Pete Mondorff | R | R | April 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 220 | Emmitsburg, MD US |
| Chester Morgan | L | R | March 26, 1932 | 6'3" | 175 | Skene, MS US |
| Leonard Morrison | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Bill Porter | R | R | May 23, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Lynn, MA US |
| Curt Raydon | R | R | November 18, 1933 | 6'4" | 190 | Bloomington, IL US |
| Dale Sanner | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Don Schmidt | R | R | July 20, 1924 | 6'0" | 195 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Johnny Turco | R | January 28, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Walpole, MA US | |
| Harry Warner | L | R | December 11, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Reeders, PA US |
| Willie Wilson | R | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Hugh Wise | R | R | 6'0" | 172 |
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.
