1953 Quincy Gems Roster
Team Record: 70-58
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (70-58)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Quincy, Illinois
Ballpark: Q-Stadium
Attendance: 75,363, Avg. 1,178
Playoffs - Quincy Gems 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 1
Finals - Quincy Gems 3 games, Evansville Braves 0
The Quincy Gems of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1953 season with a record of 70 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
The Gems scored 735 runs and conceded 658 runs. Ed Barbarito led all regular hitters with a .321 average. Keith Speck topped Quincy with 13 wins, while Norris Graves recorded a 3.59 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1953 Quincy Gems who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Don Leppert, Marv Throneberry and Woodie Held.
Vern Hoscheit served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Abromowitz | R | R | May 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| James Anderson | L | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| James Arend | R | R | December 23, 1928 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Ted Atkinson | R | July 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ed Barbarito | S | R | April 24, 1928 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Paul Battavio | R | R | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Dave Benedict | L | L | March 1, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Billy Bethel | R | R | April 29, 1930 | 6'3" | 187 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| John Bethel | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Bob Brock | R | October 11, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Sam Chetta | R | R | 5'11" | 205 | ||
| Thomas Flack | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Gene Frye | R | January 4, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Hickory, NC US | |
| Peter Gentile | R | January 22, 1930 | 6'1" | 191 | ||
| Tom Gott | L | September 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Norris Graves | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Richard Hearn | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Rodney Heath | ||||||
| Woodie Held | R | R | March 25, 1932 | 5'10" | 167 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Dale Hittle | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Vern Hoscheit | R | April 1, 1922 | 5'9" | 190 | Brunswick, NE US | |
| Jerry Kudajeski | L | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Don Leppert | L | R | November 20, 1930 | 5'8" | 175 | Memphis, TN US |
| Vincent Lupica | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Dale Maycock | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Keith Speck | R | R | September 11, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | Perry, IA US |
| George Stein | R | R | January 6, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Marv Throneberry | L | L | September 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Collierville, TN US |
| Len Wiesner | R | November 9, 1929 | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| John Wyatt | R | R | October 30, 1931 | 5'11" | 150 | East St. Louis, IL 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.
