1953 West Palm Beach Indians Roster
Team Record: 57-80
Finished 5th in the FIL
Manager: Whitey Platt (0-0), Bubba Harris (0-0)
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Connie Mack Field
Attendance: 52,077, Avg. 760
The West Palm Beach Indians of the Florida International League ended the 1953 season with a record of 57 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the FIL.
The Indians scored 513 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 620 runs. Whitey Platt led hitters with significant playing time with a .301 average. Bubba Harris topped West Palm Beach with 18 wins and a team-best 2.7 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1953 West Palm Beach Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bubba Harris, Whitey Platt and Don Plarski.
Whitey Platt and Bubba Harris served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Adams | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Ken Beardslee | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 165 | Woodville, MI US |
| Billy Boyette | R | R | April 13, 1928 | 5'11" | 155 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Gordon Bragg | L | R | October 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| James Brown | ||||||
| Donald Callaway | L | R | November 18, 1932 | 6'0" | 171 | |
| Paul Crawford | L | May 23, 1924 | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Dick Dotson | L | R | August 30, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| James Durkin | R | R | June 1, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Hector Faberlle | S | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Emmett Groover | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Bubba Harris | R | R | February 15, 1926 | 6'4" | 204 | Sulligent, AL US |
| Robert Harris | ||||||
| Gene Harvey | R | 5'11" | 165 | Savannah, GA US | ||
| Julius Hlava | ||||||
| Louis Job | R | R | July 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| John Jones | L | January 18, 1931 | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Jules LeBoff | May 5, 1927 | Elizabeth, NJ US | ||||
| Fred Luciano | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, CT US | |
| John Lyons | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Carmelo Maldonado | L | L | 5'6" | 150 | ||
| John McCants | ||||||
| John McCulloch | ||||||
| Mack Meeks | L | March 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Gus Montalbano | R | July 11, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | Bronx, NY US | |
| Glenn Noback | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Pasquale Pescitelli | L | May 6, 1929 | 5'8" | 160 | Amityville, NY US | |
| Don Plarski | R | R | November 9, 1929 | 5'6" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Whitey Platt | R | R | August 21, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Ralph Prince | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Roger Rada | L | August 12, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Al Reitz | R | R | February 10, 1904 | 5'9" | 155 | Evansville, IN US |
| Ralph Rosado | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Lilburn Smith | R | R | October 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
| George Sopko | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Gene Stewart | L | December 12, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Frank Sulkowski | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Syd Thrift | L | L | February 25, 1929 | 6'3" | 203 | Locust Hill, VA US |
| Thomas Venn | R | R | 6'2" | 183 |
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.
