1953 New Iberia Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 52-84
Finished 6th in the EL
Manager: Arthur Visconti (0-0), John Millard (0-0), Joseph Powers (0-0)
Location: New Iberia, Louisiana
Ballpark: Rebel Park
Attendance: 53,407, Avg. 785
The New Iberia Cardinals of the Evangeline League ended the 1953 season with a record of 52 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the EL.
The Cardinals scored 623 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 786 runs. George Crowson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .303 average. John Lagan topped New Iberia with 17 wins and a team-best 3.66 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Ray Yochim played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the New Iberia Cardinals to do so.
Arthur Visconti, John Millard and Joseph Powers served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bettin | L | February 15, 1935 | 5'9" | 185 | Oshkosh, WI US | |
| Ricardo Bravo | ||||||
| Guy Brill | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Ken Campbell | October 26, 1927 | |||||
| Mario Cardenas | R | , US | ||||
| Emile Chaillot | L | September 27, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Mobile, AL US | |
| Leo Christopher | July 14, 1930 | St. Louis, MO US | ||||
| Garry Clark | R | R | August 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 168 | Highland Park, MI US |
| Paul Comeaux | ||||||
| George Crowson | R | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Earl Cunniff | S | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Rudy Escobar | L | L | November 30, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Jose Fernandez | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Herbert Fleischer | L | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Milton Gaudet | ||||||
| Johnny George | R | R | August 4, 1920 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Carl Goggins | July 1, 1930 | |||||
| Richard Klein | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Lou Kucharski | July 1, 1929 | |||||
| John Lagan | L | L | December 18, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Al Lichtenstein | R | September 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Frank Lupis | ||||||
| John Meier | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| John Millard | R | 5'11" | 167 | |||
| Harley Morgan | ||||||
| Donald Murphy | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Robert O'Connell | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| John Owen | R | R | April 13, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Rolando Penalver | ||||||
| Perez | ||||||
| John Petrick | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Quincie Powell | ||||||
| Joseph Powers | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Roger Quinn | ||||||
| Edmond Rogers | ||||||
| Alfred Schindler | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Alan Siff | S | R | August 8, 1931 | 6'3" | 210 | Upper Nyack, NY US |
| Larry St. Amant | R | R | December 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Nicholas Stanziani | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Bill Tanner | R | R | August 1, 1942 | 6'4" | 212 | |
| Refan Tomski | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Arthur Visconti | R | 5'7" | 180 | |||
| Mike Walsh | L | June 13, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ray Yochim | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Rafael Zavalla |
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.
