1953 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 55-77
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Dick Landis (0-0), John Sullivan (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 37,000, Avg. 561
The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1953 season with a record of 55 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Cardinals plated 606 runs and surrendered 743 runs. Wayne Wallace and Frank Dean topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .278 clip. John Romonosky led Lynchburg with 10 wins and a team-best 3.02 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1953 Lynchburg Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Don Lassetter, John Romonosky and John Sullivan.
Dick Landis and John Sullivan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Balay | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Richard Ban | L | L | February 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Pep Baselici | R | October 20, 1928 | 5'9" | 187 | ||
| Walt Bauman | L | L | August 13, 1933 | 5'9" | 195 | |
| Melvin Chaplin | R | R | December 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Hermenio Cortes | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Larry Davidson | L | R | May 20, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Appomattox, VA US |
| Frank Dean | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Donald DeMarse | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Lou Dolci | R | December 29, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Staten Island, NY US | |
| Paul Doughty | R | R | July 5, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Bangor, ME US |
| Robert Heins | 6'6" | 225 | ||||
| William Hopkins | R | March 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Hreljac | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Robert Kosis | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Anthony LaCroix | R | R | April 23, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Dick Landis | R | June 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Don Lassetter | R | R | March 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Newnan, GA US |
| Walter Leptien | S | L | February 5, 1929 | 6'3" | 157 | |
| James McClung | L | 5'11" | 187 | |||
| Les Pinkham | R | R | April 11, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Christopher, IL US |
| Dolph Regelsky | R | November 5, 1927 | 6'3" | 205 | Chicago, IL US | |
| John Romonosky | R | R | July 7, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | Harrisburg, IL US |
| Richard Ryan | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ray Sanders | R | September 26, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Martin Sebastian | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Kip Sengstock | R | July 29, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bob Shawver | L | December 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Preston Shepherd | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| John Sullivan | R | R | November 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Red Vogel | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Wayne Wallace | R | 6'4" | 190 | |||
| Gene Wyatt | R | January 13, 1931 | 5'11" | 160 | Converse, SC US | |
| Enso Zanatta | L | R | 6'2" | 190 |
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.
