1953 Pueblo Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 78-77
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: George Pfister (78-77)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Pueblo, Colorado
Ballpark: Runyon Field
Attendance: 103,878, Avg. 1,340
Playoffs - Denver Bears 3 games, Pueblo Dodgers 0
The Pueblo Dodgers of the Western League ended the 1953 season with a record of 78 wins and 77 losses, finishing third in the WL.
The Dodgers scored 795 runs and conceded 797 runs. Kent Pflasterer paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .350. Melvin Waters topped Pueblo with 18 wins, while Karl Spooner recorded a 2.53 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
George Pfister, Glen Gorbous, Maury Wills, Tom Kirk, Nat Peeples, Karl Spooner, Red Witt and Jim Gentile were all players from the 1953 Pueblo Dodgers who played in the Majors during their careers.
George Pfister served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bryja | R | R | February 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Raymond Cucchiarini | R | June 6, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Lacey Curry | R | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | Wichita Falls, TX US |
| Jack Elkins | L | R | December 26, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Ed Fetzer | R | R | July 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Joe Frisina | L | R | October 26, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Tidioute, PA US |
| Jim Gentile | L | L | June 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Glen Gorbous | L | R | July 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Drumheller, AB CA |
| Lowell Grosskopf | R | R | November 15, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Morris Hall | S | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Danny Hayling | R | R | October 5, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Port Limon, CR |
| Robert Hoffman | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Kern | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Tom Kirk | L | L | September 27, 1927 | 5'10" | 182 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Tom Lakos | R | R | May 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Lou Landini | R | March 24, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | , IT | |
| Earl McClellan | R | R | December 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| John McKinnon | R | R | March 6, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Providence, RI US |
| Glenn McMinn | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 165 | Chillicothe, TX US |
| Hugh Moxley | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Nat Peeples | R | R | June 29, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Memphis, TN US |
| George Pfister | R | R | September 4, 1918 | 6'0" | 200 | Bound Brook, NJ US |
| Kent Pflasterer | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Norman Postolese | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Ramon Rodriguez | R | R | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Dick Schroeder | R | December 30, 1928 | 6'3" | 230 | ||
| Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
| Karl Spooner | R | L | June 23, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Oriskany Falls, NY US |
| Armando Suarez | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | , MX | |
| John Walker | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Melvin Waters | R | R | October 7, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Maury Wills | S | R | October 2, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Washington, DC US |
| Red Witt | R | R | November 9, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Long Beach, CA 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.
