1953 Tifton Blue Sox Roster

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 84-55
Finished 3rd in the GGL
Manager: Edd Hartness (84-55)
Location: Tifton, Georgia
Ballpark: Eve Park
Attendance: 31,260, Avg. 450
1953 Tifton Blue Sox Statistics

Playoffs - Brunswick Pirates 4 games, Tifton Blue Sox 0

The Tifton Blue Sox of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 84 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the GGL.

The Blue Sox scored 764 runs and surrendered 633 runs. Edd Hartness led all regular hitters by hitting .322. Jim Cater topped Tifton with 21 wins, while Joseph Johnson and Brad Clapham added 15 or more wins, too Jim Cater earned a 2.66 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Edd Hartness served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jerome Adams
Andrew AshtonMay 1, 1930New Smyrna Beach, FL US
Robert Badour
Kenneth Boyce
Leon Braun
Raymond Bush
Frank CalobrisiRApril 16, 19335'9"150
Irving Carn
Jim CaterLLJuly 31, 19266'2"185Pickens, SC US
Edward CelardoR5'11"173
Loran ChafinLAugust 9, 19265'8"160
Brad ClaphamSLAugust 19, 19336'1"160
Franklin CooperL5'11"170
Carl DavisLL5'11"165
Edgar DeFore
John DiRoberto
Robert FordR5'9"145
Newton HarrisonR5'7"140
Edd HartnessLMarch 12, 19186'0"195Murphy, NC US
Norman HughesRR6'1"185
Ivy JohnsonL5'9"170
Joseph JohnsonRR5'11"160
Robert JohnstonR5'10"168
James Little
Carlos Lopez
Douglas McPartland
Edwin MenapaceOctober 21, 1926
Stanley MiarkaRFebruary 8, 19326'1"185Chicago, IL US
Richard MusserJune 15, 1934
Thomas RobertsRRMarch 3, 19285'11"165
Donald RobinsonRAugust 21, 19276'1"195Akron, OH US
Tony SarmientoRR5'10"165
Paul TurtzoLDecember 1, 19285'10"180
William Upchurch
Joseph VolpeRR6'0"155
Charles Ware

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.




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