1953 Madisonville Miners Roster
Team Record: 67-53
Finished 2nd in the KITL
Manager: Everett Robinson (67-53)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Madisonville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Municipal Park (Stadium)
Attendance: 37,324, Avg. 622
Playoffs - Paducah Chiefs 2 games, Madisonville Miners 0
The Madisonville Miners of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1953 season with a record of 67 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the KITL.
The Miners topped the league with just 656 runs allowed. Madisonville scored 790 runs. Buddy Davis led all regular batters by connecting at a .317 clip. Rudy Árias paced the team with 16 wins, while Shelby Kincaid registered a 3.18 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Joe Hicks and Rudy Árias both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Everett Robinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Anderson | ||||||
| Rudy Árias | L | L | June 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Las Villas, CU |
| Donald Bafus | R | R | April 9, 1935 | 6'2" | 190 | Newton, KS US |
| Bob Bennett | R | R | May 16, 1934 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Clyde Berry | R | September 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Foy Boyd | R | R | January 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Wendell Clifton | L | R | July 18, 1931 | 6'2" | 196 | |
| Alvin Conway | R | R | August 3, 1933 | 5'11" | 196 | |
| Buddy Davis | ||||||
| Lee DeWan | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| William Harrell | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Bill Harrison | R | R | November 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 167 | Vinton, IA US |
| Dick Heihs | L | February 2, 1933 | 5'8" | 160 | Pekin, IL US | |
| Joe Hicks | L | R | April 7, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Ivy, VA US |
| William Johnson | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Shelby Kincaid | S | R | July 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Robert Klein | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Robert Lesko | L | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Donald Liddle | ||||||
| James Mahoney | ||||||
| James Mitchell | R | July 15, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Paul Myers | L | L | August 18, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bill Pass | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Larry Richardson | L | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Everett Robinson | L | L | October 12, 1916 | 6'1" | 175 | Hobart, IN US |
| Johnny Sansone | March 30, 1933 | |||||
| Richard Schultz | R | R | August 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gene Staton | R | R | March 17, 1934 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Dave Weinstein | ||||||
| James Williams | S | R | 6'3" | 171 |
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.
