1953 Ottawa Athletics Roster
Team Record: 71-83
Finished 6th in the IL
Manager: Frank Skaff (71-83)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Lansdowne Park, Decasse Park
Attendance: 149,219, Avg. 1,938
The Ottawa Athletics of the International League ended the 1953 season with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the IL.
The Athletics plated 617 runs and conceded 718 runs. Lou Limmer paced Ottawa with 15 home runs and drove in 73 runs, while leading all regular hitters by hitting .274. Bob Trice topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3.1 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
John Mackinson, Lou Limmer, Taffy Wright, Billy Shantz, Dick Rozek, Moe Burtschy, Dutch Romberger, Len Matarazzo, Skeeter Kell, Joe Taylor, Bill Harrington, Art Ditmar, Jerry Scala, Jack Littrell, Neal Watlington, Al Pinkston, Bob Trice, Mike Kume and Hal Bevan were all players from the 1953 Ottawa Athletics who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Frank Skaff served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bell | R | R | May 2, 1928 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Hal Bevan | R | R | November 15, 1930 | 6'2" | 198 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Moe Burtschy | R | R | April 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 208 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Art Ditmar | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Winthrop, MA US |
| Fred Gerken | S | April 20, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Vince Gohl | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Dick Greco | R | R | July 2, 1925 | 6'3" | 220 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Bill Harrington | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Sanford, NC US |
| Bill Hockenbury | R | R | June 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| John Hoffman | L | R | November 30, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Ed Hrabcsak | R | R | February 17, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Skeeter Kell | R | R | October 11, 1929 | 5'9" | 160 | Swifton, AR US |
| Mike Kume | R | R | May 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Premier, WV US |
| Lou Limmer | L | L | March 10, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Jack Littrell | R | R | January 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 179 | Louisville, KY US |
| John Mackinson | R | R | October 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | Orange, NJ US |
| Joe Mangini | L | February 21, 1920 | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| Len Matarazzo | R | R | September 12, 1928 | 6'4" | 195 | New Castle, PA US |
| Harry Minor | R | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Al Pinkston | L | R | October 22, 1917 | 6'5" | 225 | Newbern, AL US |
| Walter Rogers | S | April 14, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Dutch Romberger | R | R | May 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Klingerstown, PA US |
| Dick Rozek | L | L | March 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 190 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
| Jerry Scala | L | R | September 27, 1924 | 5'11" | 178 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Billy Shantz | R | R | July 31, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Pottstown, PA US |
| Jake Spruill | R | July 13, 1926 | 6'3" | 185 | DeKalb County, GA US | |
| Courtney Stempel | S | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Joe Taylor | R | R | March 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Chapman, AL US |
| Andrew Tranavitch | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Bob Trice | R | R | August 28, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | Newton, GA US |
| Neal Watlington | L | R | December 25, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | Yanceyville, NC US |
| Taffy Wright | L | R | August 10, 1911 | 5'10" | 180 | Tabor City, NC US |
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.
