1953 Shawnee Hawks Roster
Team Record: 86-53
Finished 2nd in the SSL
Manager: Boyd Bartley (86-53)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 39,441, Avg. 567
Playoffs - Ada Herefords 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 1
The Shawnee Hawks of the Sooner State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 86 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the SSL.
The Hawks paced the league with just 622 runs allowed. Shawnee scored 764 runs. William Davidson topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .282 average. Donald Huffman led the squad with 20 wins, while James Peterson added 15 or more wins also James Peterson registered a 1.94 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Don Demeter played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Shawnee Hawks to do so.
Boyd Bartley served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Able | ||||||
| Richard Akers | R | October 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| James Baldacci | L | L | April 23, 1934 | 6'0" | 183 | San Jose, CA US |
| Jay Cox | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| William Davidson | R | R | November 15, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Jimmy Davis | R | R | March 25, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Don Demeter | R | R | June 25, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Bill Fennessey | R | July 24, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Delacour, AB CA | |
| Clyde Gisclair | R | R | March 25, 1934 | 5'10" | 179 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Frank Golob | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Charles Greer | R | R | January 15, 1934 | 6'2" | 215 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Martin Heinz | ||||||
| Donald Huffman | R | R | 5'8" | 169 | ||
| Donald Kenway | R | R | June 29, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| James Kilmer | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Kenneth Kleasner | R | R | March 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 205 | New Franklin, MO US |
| William Liberto | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Carl Lutz | R | R | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Joseph Martinez | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Jack Milaskey | R | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Joseph Moran | L | R | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Bruce Newlin | R | R | July 21, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Stanley Papciak | L | L | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| James Peterson | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Clarence Pillow | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Norv Ritchey | R | December 30, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Charles Rogers | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Charles Rotch | ||||||
| John Roth | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Tom Sleeper | R | R | August 11, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | Topeka, KS US |
| James Sprankle | R | R | July 22, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Harold Thompson | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Hilbert Tooley | R | R | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Leonard Tucker | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Gene Wallace | L | R | May 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Robert Wilson | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Roscoe Wilson | L | L | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Derald Wooton | R | R | December 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Wakefield, KS US |
| Jerry Wright | R | R | August 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 70 | Fort Smith, AR 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.
