1953 Meridian Millers Roster
Team Record: 79-46
Finished 1st in the CSL
Manager: Tod Davis (79-46)
Location: Meridian, Mississippi
Ballpark: Buckwalter Stadium
Attendance: 59,514, Avg. 952
Playoffs - Meridian Millers 4 games, Jackson Senators 2
Finals - Meridian Millers 4 games, El Dorado Oilers 0
The Meridian Millers of the Cotton States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 79 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the CSL.
The Millers led the league with 730 runs. Meridian allowed 552 runs, least in the league. Hugh Glaze paced all regular batters by hitting .355. Bobby Harrison topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.15 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Anse Moore played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Meridian Millers to do so.
Tod Davis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leamond Alford | ||||||
| Jack Bartholomew | R | January 26, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Warren Bourgeois | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Lindy Callahan | ||||||
| James Carpenter | ||||||
| Robert Christiansen | ||||||
| Homer Cornett | ||||||
| Thomas Davis | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| James Dupuy | ||||||
| Wendell Forbes | L | January 22, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Irvin Giordanengo | ||||||
| Hugh Glaze | R | R | August 30, 1922 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Howard Gordon | ||||||
| Charles Gross | ||||||
| Bobby Harrison | R | R | April 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Jerrel Harrod | ||||||
| Francis Healy | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Van Huppert | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Harold Knight | R | R | May 13, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Joseph Kopach | R | R | October 6, 1922 | 6'0" | 165 | Charleroi, PA US |
| Frank Lackey | March 27, 1930 | |||||
| William Lewis | R | 6'0" | 198 | |||
| Anse Moore | L | R | September 22, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | Delhi, LA US |
| Guillermo Morales | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| William Mullineaux | L | 6'2" | 170 | |||
| Gene Pompelia | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Dolph Regelsky | R | November 5, 1927 | 6'3" | 205 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Ray Roberts | ||||||
| Ray Rogers | July 3, 1931 | |||||
| Dexter Torrance | ||||||
| Cyril Trofholz | ||||||
| Thomas White |
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.
