1953 Salisbury Rocots Roster
Team Record: 44-67
Finished 8th in the THL
Manager: Frank Robinson (44-67)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Ballpark: Newman Park (Field)
Attendance: 21,690, Avg. 391
The Salisbury Rocots of the Tar Heel League ended the 1953 season with a record of 44 wins and 67 losses, finishing eighth in the THL.
The Rocots tallied 619 runs and allowed 692 runs. John Smith led batters with significant playing time by hitting .332. Eli Grba and Butler Jones topped Salisbury with 7 wins each, while George Crawford registered a 4.59 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Eli Grba and Jim Mahoney both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Frank Robinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Adubato | L | R | June 10, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | Cedar Grove, NJ US |
| Amos | ||||||
| Bob Atwood | R | R | March 9, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Pejepscot, ME US |
| Allen Baker | R | February 26, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Charles Baumer | ||||||
| Herbert Benner | L | L | June 23, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Joe Blasko | R | R | August 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Jack Burns | L | October 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 163 | Boston, MA US | |
| George Crawford | R | R | June 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Armand Diferdinando | R | R | September 18, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Glenn Eury | R | R | March 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 204 | |
| Clarence Gibson | R | R | May 9, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Madera, CA US |
| Eli Grba | R | R | August 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
| Kenneth Hamel | R | R | September 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Harry Harrison | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Edward Houseknecht | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Dale Johnson | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Butler Jones | R | L | January 1, 1934 | 6'4" | 195 | Sardis, NY US |
| Robert Jones | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Ed Keon | R | December 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Russell Ladner | ||||||
| George Lyon | R | R | September 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Covington, KY US |
| Andy Madalone | R | R | May 29, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Jim Mahoney | R | R | May 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Englewood, NJ US |
| Charles Montalbano | ||||||
| John Overton | L | L | 5'10" | 172 | ||
| Patrick Quinlan | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Marshall Radebach | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Bill Robertson | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Sheriff Robinson | R | September 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 175 | Cambridge, MD US | |
| James Rodgers | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Don Schenk | R | L | September 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 160 | Rowan County, NC US |
| John Smith | R | R | November 10, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | Lincoln Park, MI US |
| Don Speer | L | April 4, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Booneville, AR US | |
| James Spencer | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| James Sweeney | R | R | March 29, 1930 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Ron Velardi | ||||||
| Carmine Vinci | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Bernard Walters | ||||||
| Bruce Weaver | L | L | January 22, 1933 | 6'4" | 205 | Reading, PA US |
| Bob Wenning | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| William Williams | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Winters |
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.
