1953 Lafayette Bulls Roster
Team Record: 68-69
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Earl Caldwell (68-69)
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Ballpark: Braham Stadium
Attendance: 62,525, Avg. 913
Playoffs - Lafayette Bulls 4 games, Crowley Millers 2
Finals - Thibodaux Giants 4 games, Lafayette Bulls 1
The Lafayette Bulls of the Evangeline League ended the 1953 season with a record of 68 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.
The Bulls scored 831 runs and gave up 759 runs. Freddie Barocco paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .338. J. B. Richard topped Lafayette with 16 wins, while Earl Caldwell recorded a 2.08 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Earl Caldwell played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lafayette Bulls to do so.
Earl Caldwell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Acosta | L | L | August 12, 1916 | 5'11" | 200 | |
| Richard Anderson | R | March 9, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Freddie Barocco | R | R | September 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Jules Bensel | R | R | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Earl Caldwell | L | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Earl Caldwell | R | R | April 9, 1905 | 6'1" | 178 | Sparks, TX US |
| Tomas Centeno | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Leo Christopher | July 14, 1930 | St. Louis, MO US | ||||
| Paul Comeaux | ||||||
| Hobert Cowger | ||||||
| Don Gabor | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Juan Garcia | R | R | 5'10" | 145 | ||
| Bobby German | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Gignac | ||||||
| Jesse Gomez | R | R | October 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 172 | Edcouch, TX US |
| Richard Griffith | ||||||
| Donald Lavigne | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Benny Leonard | L | February 24, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Richard Marshall | R | L | November 26, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| William Mills | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Harley Morgan | ||||||
| Ray Parker | R | L | 5'8" | 152 | ||
| Curtis Ray | L | 6'3" | 192 | |||
| J. B. Richard | R | R | January 10, 1920 | 5'10" | 160 | Scott, LA US |
| Ramón Roger | R | R | July 30, 1913 | 6'0" | 193 | , MX |
| Shag Shahid | November 17, 1925 | Charleston, SC US | ||||
| John Smirnoff | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Pete Thomassie | L | 5'7" | 145 | |||
| Refan Tomski | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Bill Trahan | November 11, 1931 | Youngsville, LA US | ||||
| James Troutman | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Gary Tuggle | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Joe Turk | R | R | September 30, 1922 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Rafael Zavalla |
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.
