1953 Union City Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 51-69
Finished 7th in the KITL
Manager: Earl Naylor (51-69)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Union City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Turner Memorial Field
Attendance: 33,392, Avg. 557
The Union City Dodgers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1953 season with a record of 51 wins and 69 losses, finishing seventh in the KITL.
The Dodgers scored 675 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 712 runs. Anthony Matsikoudes topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .260 clip. Tommy Sheridan led Union City with 11 wins and a team-best 4.04 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Earl Naylor played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Union City Dodgers to do so.
Earl Naylor served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Alberts | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| John Beaudry | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Robert Bishop | ||||||
| John Bohna | R | July 20, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | Brownsville, PA US | |
| Gayle Boykin | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Hardy Cofer | L | November 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Henry Coladonato | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| James Colvin | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Billy Cornsilk | R | R | January 3, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Stilwell, OK US |
| Ransome Crisp | R | R | October 16, 1934 | 5'9" | 165 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Daniel Daum | L | 6'0" | 162 | |||
| John Dickerson | ||||||
| Lloyd Fischer | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Jack Fiskness | L | L | August 5, 1932 | 6'2" | 185 | Spokane, WA US |
| Ray Gilbert | ||||||
| Earl Gorden | L | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Orville Gross | ||||||
| Donald Hanson | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Bruce Hekking | L | 6'3" | 210 | |||
| Donald Kenway | R | R | June 29, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Russell Ladner | ||||||
| Donald Lang | ||||||
| Vernon Lensing | ||||||
| William Lezotte | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Anthony Matsikoudes | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Lowell Mendenhall | R | May 28, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Raymond Mitchell | R | 5'11" | 194 | |||
| Eugene Nalley | R | R | 6'2" | 182 | ||
| Earl Naylor | R | R | May 19, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Ronald Petrovich | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Dan Pritchett | R | January 6, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Jerry Rellihan | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Enrique Salazar | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Dick Schlueter | R | June 7, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Tommy Sheridan | R | R | March 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Scranton, PA US |
| Al Shinn | L | L | October 15, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Robert Slayder | ||||||
| Julius Stasko | R | January 15, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Wiley Walker | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Lloyd Woodling | R | R | January 29, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | Stroudsburg, PA 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.
