1953 Mayfield Clothiers Roster
Team Record: 58-61
Finished 5th in the KITL
Manager: Austin Knickerbocker (58-61)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Mayfield, Kentucky
Ballpark: Graves County War Memorial Park
Attendance: 24,553, Avg. 413
The Mayfield Clothiers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1953 season with a record of 58 wins and 61 losses, finishing fifth in the KITL.
The Clothiers scored 723 runs and surrendered 683 runs. Austin Knickerbocker led all regular batters by connecting at a .338 clip. Norman Faulconer and Andrew Mascia topped Mayfield with 13 wins each, while Norman Faulconer registered a 3.2 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Austin Knickerbocker played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Mayfield Clothiers to do so.
Austin Knickerbocker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Berka | February 18, 1931 | Charter Oak, IA US | ||||
| William Black | L | R | January 25, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Altoona, PA US |
| William Boak | August 19, 1933 | |||||
| Virgil Brisson | R | R | September 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 183 | Bladen County, NC US |
| Raymond Burpoe | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Danny Cookman | ||||||
| Robert DePalo | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Norman Faulconer | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Walter Fishburn | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Glenn Gostick | R | January 17, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Minneapolis, MN US | |
| Clayton Haney | December 15, 1930 | Limestone County, AL US | ||||
| Bob Hildenbrand | R | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Theodore Hiller | ||||||
| Jack Jones | R | R | May 12, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Austin Knickerbocker | R | R | October 15, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Bangall, NY US |
| Edward Kopacz | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Clem Kovalich | R | November 5, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| John Lytle | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Horace Malfa | R | 5'11" | 177 | |||
| Andrew Mascia | R | 6'4" | 185 | |||
| Frank Mech | L | August 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Frank Mendizza | ||||||
| Vincent Monaco | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| William O'Donnell | ||||||
| Raymond Riviere | ||||||
| Frank Rosato | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Kent Rossman | L | R | January 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 210 | |
| John Scollard | L | 6'1" | 191 | |||
| Bill Sells | R | December 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| George Telepas | L | L | November 20, 1935 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Harv Tomter | L | R | June 15, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Trempealeau County, WI US |
| Frank Trawinski | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Patrick Zaccone | June 11, 1933 |
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.
