1953 Texarkana Bears Roster
Team Record: 78-68
Finished 3rd in the BSL
Manager: Chuck Hawley (78-68)
Location: Texarkana, Texas
Ballpark: City League Ball Park
Attendance: 89,604, Avg. 1,227
Playoffs - Tyler East Texans 4 games, Texarkana Bears 1
The Texarkana Bears of the Big State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 78 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the BSL.
The Bears scored 823 runs and allowed 711 runs. Oran Davis led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .334. Pat Scantlebury earned 24 wins on the mound for Texarkana, while Jack Bumgarner also added 15 or more wins also Pat Scantlebury registered a 3.37 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1953 Texarkana Bears who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Floyd Speer, Pat Scantlebury and Al Gerheauser.
Chuck Hawley served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Acosta | L | L | August 12, 1916 | 5'11" | 200 | |
| Bill Ankoviak | L | L | March 9, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Irving Boim | R | R | July 2, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jack Bumgarner | R | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Norman, OK US |
| Bernard Coulter | R | 5'8" | 162 | |||
| Oran Davis | L | R | April 22, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Alice, TX US |
| Walt Dunkovich | R | R | May 31, 1925 | 5'9" | 162 | |
| Al Gerheauser | L | L | June 24, 1917 | 6'3" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Joe Geyer | July 19, 1929 | |||||
| Chuck Hawley | R | R | April 3, 1915 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| John Herr | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Leonard Hunt | L | L | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Steve Karas | R | November 20, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| William Lewis | R | 6'0" | 198 | |||
| John Manopoli | R | R | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Aureliano Patino | ||||||
| Gib Phillips | ||||||
| Tex Sanner | L | L | August 22, 1920 | 6'3" | 210 | Geuda Springs, KS US |
| Moe Santomauro | R | R | June 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Pat Scantlebury | L | L | November 11, 1917 | 6'1" | 180 | Gatun, Canal Zone PA |
| Sam Scarpone | November 5, 1929 | |||||
| Bob Signaigo | R | November 13, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Bob Sisk | R | R | May 3, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| John Smirnoff | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| John Smith | S | R | November 25, 1934 | 6'1" | 160 | Cocoa, FL US |
| Oscar Solorzano | ||||||
| Floyd Speer | R | R | January 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 180 | Booneville, AR US |
| Robert Swanson | R | R | February 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, 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.
