1953 Montgomery Grays Roster
Team Record: 50-90
Finished 8th in the SAL
Manager: Charlie Metro (50-90)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Ballpark: Paterson Field
Attendance: 64,279, Avg. 918
The Montgomery Grays of the South Atlantic League ended the 1953 season with a record of 50 wins and 90 losses, finishing eighth in the SAL.
The Grays scored 540 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 656 runs. Pierce McWhorter accounted for 42 RBI. George Risley led all regular batters by hitting .277. Roger Higgins and Gene Host topped the squad with 10 wins each, while Gene Host earned a 3.15 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
John Baumgartner, Charlie Metro, Gene Host, Lou Lombardo, Coot Veal, Bobo Osborne and Walt Streuli were all players from the 1953 Montgomery Grays who played in the Majors during their careers.
Charlie Metro served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baumgartner | R | R | May 29, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Ray Cabanaw | L | 6'0" | 172 | |||
| Harry Coe | L | L | February 13, 1933 | 6'1" | 163 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Francis Dale | ||||||
| Marcus Davis | R | R | May 2, 1927 | 6'5" | 185 | |
| Frederick Flemming | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Bill Furlong | R | L | December 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bill Glendenning | R | R | January 11, 1931 | 6'6" | 230 | |
| Roger Higgins | R | R | March 19, 1927 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Gene Host | S | L | January 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 190 | Leeper, PA US |
| Kenneth Humphrey | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Keith Jones | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Gerald Kleinsmith | R | R | June 10, 1928 | 5'11" | 166 | |
| Ernest Lawrence | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Bill Letchworth | R | R | October 13, 1925 | 6'4" | 205 | Sebastian, FL US |
| Richard Lisiecki | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Edwin Little | R | August 16, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Grandville, MI US | |
| Lou Lombardo | L | L | November 18, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | Carlstadt, NJ US |
| Billy Lynn | L | R | October 20, 1927 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| James Martin | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert McCullough | ||||||
| William McDowell | L | March 18, 1921 | 5'9" | 172 | Okolona, MS US | |
| Pierce McWhorter | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Charlie Metro | R | R | April 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 178 | Nanty Glo, PA US |
| Don Morrow | R | 6'5" | 200 | |||
| Clarence O'Connor | L | 5'11" | 195 | |||
| Patrick O'Neill | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Bobo Osborne | L | R | October 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Chattahoochee, GA US |
| Don Petschow | S | R | June 5, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Les Pinkham | R | R | April 11, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Christopher, IL US |
| Andrew Prieboy | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Radulovich | L | R | June 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 205 | Detroit, MI US |
| Charlie Richison | R | January 14, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Keota, OK US | |
| George Risley | R | R | February 28, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | Fairfield, CT US |
| Jimmy Sady | R | April 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Tom Sarna | R | March 7, 1934 | 6'2" | 189 | Chicago, IL US | |
| John Sass | R | October 19, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | , MI US | |
| Jack Schultz | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Walt Streuli | R | R | September 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | Memphis, TN US |
| Ewell Utley | R | R | September 28, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | Paris, AR US |
| Coot Veal | R | R | July 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Sandersville, GA 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.
