1953 Sioux Falls Canaries Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 59-65
Finished 5th in the NL
Manager: Dale Lynch (59-65)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ballpark: Howard Wood Field
Attendance: 51,251, Avg. 827
1953 Sioux Falls Canaries Statistics

The Sioux Falls Canaries of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 59 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.

The Canaries scored 691 runs and conceded 688 runs. Gerry MacKay led all regular batters with a .335 average. Ray Coombs topped Sioux Falls with 18 wins and a team-best 2.87 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Sammy Gee and Casey Wise both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Dale Lynch served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Nick AlivojvodicRRFebruary 13, 19266'2"205
Floyd BakerRRJuly 27, 19296'0"172
Lee BohlenderRRAugust 3, 19296'0"175Dayton, OH US
Lloyd Bryant
Ray CoombsMay 9, 1928
Wayne CummingsS6'2"190
Blas FernandezR5'10"170
Samuel FrazierRR6'2"175
Sammy GeeRRJanuary 2, 19285'8"170Cleburne, TX US
Robert HannyLRSeptember 11, 19295'11"190Elkhorn, WI US
Richard JanaconeRRFebruary 2, 19286'2"185
William LovettAugust 18, 1932
Dale LynchRRSeptember 7, 19196'0"180Morgantown, WV US
Gerry MacKayLRFebruary 19, 19306'0"165Kenton, MB CA
Dean MannsRRFebruary 23, 19296'0"179Centralia, IL US
Bob McEvillyRNovember 14, 19305'11"175
Sam MeyerRRDecember 17, 19316'2"185Phoenix, AZ US
Gene NelsonRR6'0"170
Nicholas PeregudR5'7"155
Joseph PuchinskiR5'9"168
Tom ReaSRAugust 2, 19346'3"196Detroit, MI US
Robert Smith
Gary SondermeyerRDecember 5, 19256'4"200Hawthorne, NJ US
Vincent TianoLLOctober 15, 19275'10"170
Casey WiseSRSeptember 8, 19326'0"170Lafayette, IN 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.




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