1953 Temple Eagles Roster
Team Record: 72-73
Finished 5th in the BSL
Manager: Salty Parker (0-0), Lon Goldstein (0-0)
Location: Temple, Texas
Ballpark: American Legion Park
Attendance: 66,341, Avg. 915
The Temple Eagles of the Big State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 72 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the BSL.
The Eagles scored 581 runs and yielded 636 runs. Al Hunt topped hitters with significant playing time with a .306 average. Chris Nicolosi and Jesse Priest led Temple with 15 wins each, while Chris Nicolosi registered a 2.75 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Lon Goldstein and Tommy Warren both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Salty Parker and Lon Goldstein served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ackers | R | R | July 21, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Robert Adcock | R | R | January 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Ted Browning | R | R | March 17, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| George Cothren | ||||||
| Jesse Cox | L | 6'2" | 188 | |||
| Billy DeLoach | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Herbert Dwire | R | R | 6'4" | 175 | ||
| Lon Goldstein | L | L | May 13, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Austin, TX US |
| John Harrington | L | May 23, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Tommy Herrera | R | R | November 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 172 | Laredo, TX US |
| Al Hunt | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Kenny Jones | R | October 9, 1924 | 5'5" | 147 | ||
| Gerald Kaires | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| M. O. Lagrone | R | August 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | Panola County, TX US | |
| Donald Lavigne | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Harold Long | R | 6'3" | 205 | |||
| Bill McClain | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | Temple, TX US | |
| Jerry Morris | L | R | ||||
| Max Newcom | R | R | February 7, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Chris Nicolosi | S | R | September 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Len Pillar | R | R | March 17, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Jesse Priest | R | R | September 18, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Briggs, TX US |
| Mike Rainey | L | R | November 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Emil Schroeder | R | January 26, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Fred Smith | R | R | May 14, 1922 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Gordon Tanner | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Teddy Tate | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bill Turk | R | June 2, 1923 | 5'6" | 165 | , OH US | |
| Charlie Tuttle | R | August 1, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | Dallas, TX US | |
| Tommy Warren | S | L | July 5, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Lester White | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Jack Wilkinson | R | R | October 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
