1953 Knoxville Smokies Roster
Team Record: 70-55
Finished 2nd in the MSL
Manager: Vince Pankovits (70-55)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Chapman Highway Park
Attendance: 36,255, Avg. 580
Playoffs - Knoxville Smokies 3 games, Morristown Red Sox 1
Finals - Knoxville Smokies 3 games, Maryville-Alcoa Twins 1
The Knoxville Smokies of the Mountain States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 70 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the MSL.
The Smokies scored 920 runs and surrendered 803 runs. Paul Griffith led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .316 clip. Jim Tugerson earned 29 wins on the mound for Knoxville and a team-best 3.71 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers. Vince Pankovits served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Allen | March 3, 1931 | Buncombe County, NC US | ||||
| Earl Ashcraft | ||||||
| Al Ball | August 2, 1933 | |||||
| Jerry Baughman | R | R | October 11, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Charles Bradford | ||||||
| Jim Brown | January 26, 1928 | |||||
| Ken Buckles | R | R | August 20, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Davenport, IA US |
| Jack Campbell | ||||||
| Richard Carney | ||||||
| Deryl Case | R | R | August 14, 1923 | 6'2" | 209 | |
| David Clapp | R | R | August 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Robert Diehl | R | R | May 28, 1931 | 6'1" | 195 | Iowa City, IA US |
| Bo Dyer | August 5, 1929 | Selma, AL US | ||||
| William Forbes | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Joe Galen | R | 6'0" | 189 | |||
| Raymond Glass | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Paul Griffith | L | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Robert Grose | August 8, 1925 | 192 | Lemon, PA US | |||
| Richard Hauch | ||||||
| Brodus Haynes | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Tom Humphrey | ||||||
| Pedro Iglesia | ||||||
| Edward Isley | L | R | 5'6" | 143 | ||
| Jackie Jones | R | October 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Lloyd Koehnke | February 21, 1932 | |||||
| Lucas Lerma | ||||||
| Jerry Lindley | ||||||
| Lawrence Manuiam | ||||||
| John McCarthy | ||||||
| Jerome McGoldrick | ||||||
| David Mobley | L | R | 5'8" | 175 | ||
| Vince Pankovits | R | September 23, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Windber, PA US | |
| James Rengers | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Art Sabulsky | R | October 18, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | New Kensington, PA US | |
| Fred Sarracino | ||||||
| Leonard Schuermann | L | R | August 2, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jack Seagraves | ||||||
| Victor Steele | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Jim Tugerson | R | R | March 7, 1923 | 6'4" | 196 | Florence Villa, FL US |
| Leander Tugerson | R | R | January 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 165 | Florence Villa, FL US |
| James Williams | S | R | 6'3" | 178 | ||
| Burgess Wolfenbarger | August 5, 1920 | 192 | , TN US |
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.
