1953 St. Cloud Rox Roster
Team Record: 66-59
Finished 3rd in the NL
Manager: Charlie Fox (66-59)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 61,425, Avg. 983
Playoffs - Fargo-Moorhead Twins 2 games, St. Cloud Rox 0
The St. Cloud Rox of the Northern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 66 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Rox topped the league with just 526 runs allowed. St. Cloud scored 624 runs. Ray Maurer led all regular hitters with a .336 average. James Mazzola and Robert Lloyd paced the team with 18 wins each, while James Mazzola recorded a 2.54 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1953 St. Cloud Rox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ozzie Virgil, John Fitzgerald, Sherman Jones, Charlie Fox and John Kennedy.
Charlie Fox served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Barry | R | August 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Robert Beier | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Crane Buzby | R | L | February 16, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Nicholas Chanaka | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Robert Durue | ||||||
| Walter Fishburn | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| John Fitzgerald | L | L | September 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Irv Fowler | R | November 19, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Charlie Fox | R | R | October 7, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Leon Hilyer | ||||||
| Sherman Jones | L | R | February 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | Winton, NC US |
| John Kennedy | R | R | October 12, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Clem Kovalich | R | November 5, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| John Kudoba | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Robert Lloyd | R | R | 6'2" | 197 | ||
| Carl Lutz | R | R | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Ray Maurer | R | February 28, 1933 | 5'11" | 172 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| James Mazzola | R | R | September 5, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Robert Pelz | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Ramon Rosenkranz | L | 5'11" | 171 | |||
| Raymond Scheidt | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Alexander Schmidt | ||||||
| Robert Schultz | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Salvatore Sclafani | ||||||
| Rupert Sullivan | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Ozzie Virgil | R | R | May 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 174 | Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO |
| Francis Weisbrich | ||||||
| Donald Whalen | ||||||
| Jack Wolfe | R | R | September 5, 1931 | 6'0" | 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.
