1953 St. Hyacinthe A's Roster
Team Record: 49-73
Finished 7th in the PL
Manager: John Sosh (0-0), Joe Rullo (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Laframboise Park
Attendance: 30,501, Avg. 500
The St. Hyacinthe A's of the Provincial League ended the 1953 season with a record of 49 wins and 73 losses, finishing seventh in the PL.
The A's scored 613 runs and gave up 799 runs, most in the circuit. Raymond Rosenwinkel topped all regular batters by connecting at a .305 clip. Michael Munsinger led St. Hyacinthe with 20 wins and a team-best 3.57 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1953 St. Hyacinthe A's who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Walter Brown, Eric MacKenzie, Joe Rullo and Ralph McCabe.
John Sosh and Joe Rullo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Asmonga | R | R | February 15, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | West Mifflin, PA US |
| Jack Bartholomew | R | January 26, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Willie Bartolovich | September 6, 1933 | |||||
| Raymond Beauchemin | ||||||
| Harold Berberian | ||||||
| Bob Berresford | R | R | June 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 200 | William Penn, PA US |
| Kenneth Blackwell | ||||||
| Alonso Brathwaite | R | R | February 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 174 | , PA |
| William Bright | ||||||
| Walter Brown | R | R | April 23, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | Jamestown, NY US |
| Larry Byerly | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Georges Carpentier | L | L | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| John Creighton | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Alexander Danelishen | R | R | May 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 195 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Robert Davidson | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Gerald Davis | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Doucet | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Don Ertz | September 26, 1934 | Plymouth, PA US | ||||
| Patrick Flanagan | ||||||
| Earl Floyd | ||||||
| Peter Gillespie | ||||||
| Donald Hines | R | January 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 198 | ||
| Robert Hinesman | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Nathaniel Horsley | ||||||
| Mike Houlemard | February 9, 1933 | |||||
| Albert Joseph | ||||||
| Roy Lozan | ||||||
| Eric MacKenzie | L | R | August 29, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Glendon, AB CA |
| Roy Matthews | R | R | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Ralph McCabe | R | R | October 21, 1918 | 6'4" | 195 | Napanee, ON CA |
| James Metcalf | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
| Solomon Mohn | R | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Michael Munsinger | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Fred Pacitto | R | 5'7" | 170 | |||
| Thomas Perez | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Guy Poupart | ||||||
| John Power | ||||||
| Henry Redmond | L | April 6, 1918 | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| J. C. Rice | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Raymond Rosenwinkel | R | December 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 165 | Bloomingdale, IL US | |
| Dan Rowsey | ||||||
| Joe Rullo | R | R | June 16, 1916 | 5'11" | 168 | New York, NY US |
| Robert Sandell | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Rocco Sgro | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Ackroyd Smith | ||||||
| John Sosh | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Raymond Steele | R | R | June 7, 1934 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Ted Toles | S | L | December 4, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | Newton Falls, OH US |
| Raymond Trava | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Vincent Vane | R | 5'7" | 160 | |||
| Paul Wargo | L | L | June 10, 1920 | 6'0" | 190 | Mayfield, PA US |
| Bob Wenning | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Budd Whitehill | R | R | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
