1953 Paris Indians Roster
Team Record: 48-96
Finished 8th in the BSL
Manager: John Davis (48-96)
Location: Paris, Texas
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium, City Ball Park
Attendance: 40,658, Avg. 565
The Paris Indians of the Big State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 48 wins and 96 losses, finishing eighth in the BSL.
The Indians tallied 569 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 812 runs, most in the league. Warren Sliter led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .244 average. Charles Hinkle topped Paris with 10 wins, while Alex Carrasquel registered a 4.07 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1953 Paris Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Red Barrett, Alex Carrasquel, Buck Frierson, Carlos Paula, Clarence Beers and John Davis.
John Davis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Abshire | S | L | April 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Jesus Avila | ||||||
| Red Barrett | R | R | February 14, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | Santa Barbara, CA US |
| Charles Battle | ||||||
| Clarence Beers | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS US |
| Bill Blackwell | L | R | January 13, 1927 | 5'10" | 168 | Lockhart, TX US |
| Pete Carmona | R | R | October 28, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Alex Carrasquel | R | R | July 24, 1912 | 6'1" | 182 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Roy Chapman | ||||||
| John Davis | R | R | July 15, 1915 | 5'11" | 172 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Nelson Davis | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Mario Diaz | R | R | 5'8" | 162 | La Habana, La Habana CU | |
| Oral Dryden | R | R | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Antonio Estrella | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Buck Frierson | R | R | July 29, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicota, TX US |
| Conrado Gil | ||||||
| Guillermo Grajeda | R | R | February 10, 1925 | 5'7" | 160 | Alamos, Sonora MX |
| Robert Grisham | ||||||
| Charles Hinkle | R | R | 5'10" | 174 | ||
| Remy LeBlanc | R | R | March 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | New Iberia, LA US |
| Robert Leonhard | L | R | July 12, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jorge Lopez | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | , MX | |
| Roberto Montelongo | R | R | April 17, 1927 | 5'7" | 156 | Sabinas, Coahuila MX |
| Hoover Nance | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Pedro Naranjo | L | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Herman Niehaus | R | R | January 4, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| George Owen | L | R | October 30, 1926 | 6'1" | 205 | Boston, MA US |
| Carlos Paula | R | R | November 28, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Julio Ramos | L | L | July 9, 1925 | 5'8" | 135 | San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Rio CU |
| Orlando Rodriguez | L | L | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Frank Scarpace | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Bill Scopetone | L | 5'6" | 170 | |||
| Warren Sliter | R | May 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Richard Tross | R | R | March 31, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Manuel Valdez | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Reineirio Valdivia | ||||||
| Orlando Verona | ||||||
| Carlos Villarreal | R | March 21, 1917 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX | |||
| Malcolm Waite | R | R | October 2, 1925 | 6'3" | 190 | Seattle, WA US |
| Thomas Weaver | R | September 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US | |
| George Yanen | R | R | February 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Charles Yount | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Paul Zubak | R | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
