1953 Morristown Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 64-62
Finished 4th in the MSL
Manager: Nap Reyes (64-62)
Location: Morristown, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sherwood Park
Attendance: 37,384, Avg. 593
Playoffs - Knoxville Smokies 3 games, Morristown Red Sox 1
The Morristown Red Sox of the Mountain States League ended the 1953 season with a record of 64 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the MSL.
The Red Sox scored 851 runs and conceded 897 runs. Gustavo Ungo led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .330 clip. Alejandro Chavez topped Morristown with 18 wins and a team-best 3.81 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Pedro Ramos and Nap Reyes both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Nap Reyes served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Aderholt | May 24, 1934 | Hopewell, VA US | ||||
| Antonio Aguilar | R | R | December 13, 1933 | 5'6" | 168 | Valladolid, Yucatan MX |
| John Alexy | R | August 9, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Glenn Anderson | ||||||
| Hubert Ashe | October 12, 1930 | Knoxville, TN US | ||||
| Secundino Bonilla | ||||||
| Jim Brown | January 26, 1928 | |||||
| James Cassidy | L | L | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Alejandro Chavez | ||||||
| Charles Coburn | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Rafael Codinachs | R | R | 5'10" | 145 | ||
| Ronald Coho | November 28, 1934 | |||||
| Lee Cramer | July 25, 1930 | Norwood, MO US | ||||
| Emilio Delgado | R | 5'8" | 158 | |||
| Orlando Echevarria | R | R | May 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Ronald Frongello | ||||||
| Ramon Fuentes | L | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Jesus Gonzalez | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Raymond Hewitt | ||||||
| John Iwakiri | ||||||
| Ernesto Klein | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Carlos Lannom | ||||||
| Melvin Leach | ||||||
| Raul Llaneras | L | L | 5'11" | 150 | ||
| Julio Lopez | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Raymond Machado | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Rudolfo Mesa | ||||||
| Luis Meza | ||||||
| Robert Newby | ||||||
| Rolando Olmo | L | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Jose Otegui | ||||||
| Emigdio Perez | ||||||
| Jorge Prieto | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Telmo Ramirez | ||||||
| Pedro Ramos | S | R | April 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio CU |
| Thomas Reardon | July 14, 1933 | |||||
| Richard Reeder | ||||||
| Nap Reyes | R | R | November 24, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Roy Riley | ||||||
| Ibrahim Rios | R | R | 5'10" | 140 | ||
| George Ryan | ||||||
| Aldo Salvent | R | R | October 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Yateras, CU |
| Philip Scheetz | ||||||
| Reggie Teuma | R | 5'7" | 180 | |||
| Gustavo Ungo | ||||||
| Jesus Vazquez | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Porter Witt | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| William Yednak | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Luis Zaragoza |
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.
