1953 Paducah Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 67-53
Finished 3rd in the KITL
Manager: Lee Peterson (67-53)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Paducah, Kentucky
Ballpark: Brooks Stadium
Attendance: 53,607, Avg. 893
Playoffs - Paducah Chiefs 2 games, Madisonville Miners 0
Finals - Paducah Chiefs 3 games, Fulton Lookouts 0
The Paducah Chiefs of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1953 season with a record of 67 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the KITL.
The Chiefs scored 690 runs and yielded 696 runs. Pete Aviotti led all regular hitters by hitting .321. Marty Kutyna topped Paducah with 17 wins, while Lee Peterson added 15 or more wins, too Lee Peterson recorded a 2.7 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Marty Kutyna played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Paducah Chiefs to do so.
Lee Peterson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Alsup | L | L | June 5, 1933 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Pete Aviotti | R | January 2, 1934 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Fred Baranek | September 3, 1934 | |||||
| Charles Braun | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Mel Bridges | R | R | August 22, 1933 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| John Briggs | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Burns | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Jack Chinchar | R | R | September 8, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Frank DeMichele | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Walter Dypko | R | L | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| James Greer | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Richard Gumbert | R | January 27, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Waltham, MA US | |
| Jerry Herring | L | L | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Dean Johnson | ||||||
| Marty Kutyna | R | R | November 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| William Langston | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Ron Marston | R | R | July 3, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Robert McCrary | ||||||
| Lee Peterson | R | R | September 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Gene Puckett | R | R | 6'3" | 187 | ||
| Ben Robinson | ||||||
| Owen Schraufnagel | R | R | December 5, 1934 | Abbotsford, WI US | ||
| William Sheeks | L | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Kreisler Speas | R | R | September 24, 1935 | 6'1" | 162 | |
| Dick Spiller | R | R | October 15, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Victor Steele | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Jack Taylor | April 30, 1930 | Metropolis, IL US | ||||
| Billy Weddle | R | R | July 25, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Visalia, CA US |
| Bill Wilhelm | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Galen Williams | R | R | April 8, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Merle Wise | R | August 23, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Dave Young | R | July 23, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Douglas Young | R | 5'8" | 165 |
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.
