1953 Seattle Rainiers Roster
Team Record: 98-82
Finished 2nd in the PCL
Manager: Bill Sweeney (98-82)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Ballpark: Sick Stadium
Attendance: 224,562, Avg. 2,495
The Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1953 season with a record of 98 wins and 82 losses, finishing second in the PCL.
The Rainiers led the league with 804 runs. Seattle surrendered 714 runs. Ray Orteig paced the squad with 28 home runs, and Wally Judnich walloped 15 or more, too. Wally Judnich drove in 101 runs. Artie Wilson topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .332. Al Widmar paced the squad with 20 wins, while Bill Evans and Vern Kindsfather, too added 15 or more wins, too Vern Kindsfather registered a 3.01 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Nanny Fernandez, Merrill Combs, Jim Suchecki, Al Widmar, Leo Thomas, Steve Nagy, Alex Garbowski, Artie Wilson, Sam Zoldak, Jackie Tobin, Bill Evans, Carlos Pascual, Clarence Maddern, Wally Judnich, Gordon Goldsberry, George Schmees and Jim Davis were all players from the 1953 Seattle Rainiers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bill Sweeney served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordy Brunswick | R | R | January 12, 1925 | 6'2" | 205 | Tacoma, WA US |
| K Chorlton | R | R | October 26, 1928 | 6'3" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
| Claude Christie | R | R | September 14, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Clifford Coggin | R | R | November 3, 1924 | 6'0" | 199 | Athens, Alaskan Terr US |
| Merrill Combs | L | R | December 11, 1919 | 6'0" | 172 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jim Davis | S | L | September 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Red Bluff, CA US |
| Art DelDuca | R | R | June 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Methuen, MA US |
| Bill Evans | R | R | March 25, 1919 | 6'2" | 180 | Quanah, TX US |
| Nanny Fernandez | R | R | October 25, 1918 | 5'9" | 170 | Wilmington, CA US |
| Alex Garbowski | R | R | June 25, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Yonkers, NY US |
| Gordon Goldsberry | L | L | August 30, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Cal Humphreys | R | R | January 15, 1934 | 6'1" | 200 | Seattle, WA US |
| Wally Judnich | L | L | January 24, 1916 | 6'1" | 205 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Vern Kindsfather | R | R | December 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 176 | Portland, OR US |
| Tom Lovrich | R | R | March 17, 1930 | 6'5" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Clarence Maddern | R | R | September 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Lowell, AZ US |
| Lonnie Myers | R | R | October 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Everett, WA US |
| Steve Nagy | L | L | May 28, 1919 | 5'9" | 174 | Franklin, NJ US |
| Ray Orteig | R | R | December 20, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Orchards, WA US |
| Carlos Pascual | R | R | March 13, 1931 | 5'6" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Robert Roberts | R | R | September 30, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | Spokane, WA US |
| George Schmees | L | L | September 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Jim Suchecki | R | R | August 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Leo Thomas | R | R | July 26, 1923 | 5'11" | 178 | Turlock, CA US |
| Dale Thomason | R | R | May 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Ewav, WA US |
| Jackie Tobin | L | R | January 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Al Widmar | R | R | March 20, 1925 | 6'3" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Artie Wilson | L | R | October 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 162 | Jefferson County, AL US |
| Sam Zoldak | L | L | December 8, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY 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.
