1953 Monroe Sports Roster
Cotton States League (CSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 50-76
Finished 8th in the CSL
Manager: Fred Harrington (50-76)
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
Ballpark: Casino Park
Attendance: 40,918, Avg. 649
1953 Monroe Sports StatisticsTeam Record: 50-76
Finished 8th in the CSL
Manager: Fred Harrington (50-76)
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
Ballpark: Casino Park
Attendance: 40,918, Avg. 649
The Monroe Sports of the Cotton States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 50 wins and 76 losses, finishing eighth in the CSL.
The Sports scored 533 runs and allowed 630 runs. Fred Harrington paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .308 average. Hugh Blanton topped Monroe with 17 wins, while Marvin Hatcher registered a 2.86 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Fred Harrington served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Bartkowski | L | L | February 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Hugh Blanton | R | R | September 8, 1923 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Adrian Burk | ||||||
| Ray Coss | R | July 1, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Cossville, MO US | |
| Mack Cothren | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Nelson Daehn | L | R | March 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Joe Edmonds | ||||||
| Fred Gaines | ||||||
| Onyx Gaines | July 20, 1929 | |||||
| Donald Goeken | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Fred Harrington | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Monroe, NC US | |
| Marvin Hatcher | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| James Jaynes | R | February 15, 1928 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Jay Jeffries | R | November 27, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Dale Myrland | L | L | 6'1" | 182 | ||
| William Parsons | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Philip Possessky | R | R | September 29, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Shenandoah, PA US |
| Kenneth Post | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Gene Robinson | September 12, 1931 | |||||
| Raymond Rogers | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Bill Sharp | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Roy Sorensen | R | R | June 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| John Stasney | 5'10" | 185 | ||||
| Reed Stephens | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Lewis Stutts | R | August 25, 1931 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Gene Summerlin | S | L | April 22, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Luverne Thompson | ||||||
| William Thornhill | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Claude White | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| James Wingard | L | L | 5'11" | 180 |
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.
