1953 Vidalia Indians Roster
1953 Vidalia Indians StatisticsThe Vidalia Indians of the Georgia State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 41 wins and 82 losses, finishing eighth in the GSL.
The Indians scored 695 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 909 runs. Jim Burns topped all regular batters by hitting .347. Charles Price and Michael Callahan led Vidalia with 7 wins each, while Fred Plushanski registered a 4.23 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Joe Shipley and Jake Daniel both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Lowell Hamons, Jake Daniel and Don Cross served as manager.
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| Player |
Bats |
Throws |
Birth Date |
Height |
Weight |
Hometown |
| Robert Badour | | | | | | |
| Edward Bauer | | | | | | |
| Billy Beale | | | | | | |
| John Benson | R | | | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Frank Bettineschi | | | | | | |
| Kenneth Boyce | | | | | | |
| Bert Briscoe | R | | September 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| John Brown | | | | | | |
| Jim Burns | L | L | December 29, 1920 | 6'2" | 205 | Morgantown, WV US |
| Michael Callahan | R | R | | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Stanley Colangelo | | | | | | |
| Darrell Corder | R | R | September 5, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Don Cross | R | R | November 14, 1915 | 5'7" | 165 | Gold Hill, NC US |
| Jake Daniel | L | L | April 22, 1911 | 5'11" | 175 | Roanoke, AL US |
| Ronald Dawson | | | | | | |
| Mayes Dobbins | | | April 15, 1925 | | | Cobb County, GA US |
| Robert Driggers | L | | | 6'1" | 177 | |
| Charles Feola | | | | | | |
| Clayton Haney | | | December 15, 1930 | | | Limestone County, AL US |
| Perry Hannah | | | | | | |
| Ralph Heaton | | | | | | |
| Allan Heisler | | | | | | |
| Grady Hollis | | | | | | |
| Alton Howard | | | | | | |
| Jackie Jones | R | | October 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Edward Kopacz | R | R | | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Paul Kruppa | | | July 7, 1934 | | | |
| Austin McCluskey | R | R | | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Frank McGowan | | | | | | |
| Edwin Menapace | | | October 21, 1926 | | | |
| William Meyers | R | | | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Richard Musser | | | June 15, 1934 | | | |
| Thomas O'Neal | | | | | | |
| William Patriss | R | | | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Fred Plushanski | | | July 15, 1929 | | | |
| Charles Price | R | R | January 18, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| John Raeburn | | | | | | |
| Harold Reeves | R | | | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Philip Richter | | | | | | |
| Donald Ricketson | R | | | 6'0" | 190 | |
| John Romeo | | | | | | |
| Edward Russell | L | L | | 6'1" | 185 | |
| John Saporito | L | R | | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Glenn Schultz | | | | | | |
| Jack Schultz | L | | | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ray Scriptjack | | | | | | |
| Joe Shipley | R | R | May 9, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | Morristown, TN US |
| Robert Sterrett | | | April 25, 1934 | | | |
| Harold Sweet | | | | | | |
| Frank Tepedino | R | | | 5'7" | 147 | |
| Larry Trapasso | R | R | | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Jim Vanderbeek | L | L | March 11, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | Teaneck, NJ US |
| Louis Watkins | | | | | | |
| Kenneth Wright | | | | | | |
| Bill Young | R | | | 5'11" | 180 | |
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.
