1953 Welch Miners Roster
Team Record: 82-43
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Jack Crosswhite (82-43)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Welch, West Virginia
Ballpark: Blakely Field
Attendance: 41,150, Avg. 658
Playoffs - Welch Miners 3 games, Johnson City Cardinals 0
The Welch Miners of the Appalachian League ended the 1953 season with a record of 82 wins and 43 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Miners topped the league with 863 runs, spearheaded by 98 home runs. Welch allowed 571 runs, least in the league. Carl Chianese drove in 82 runs. Ernie Boushy led all regular batters with a .349 average. Paul Johnston paced the team with 18 wins, while Robert Voegtlen registered a 2.91 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers. Jack Crosswhite served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Baker | R | R | December 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Ernie Boushy | R | November 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Ray Carr | L | L | May 21, 1929 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Carl Chianese | L | R | February 12, 1934 | 5'9" | 165 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Thomas Colandonalo | ||||||
| George Compton | ||||||
| Herman Creasey | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Robert Donnelly | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Richard Earl | ||||||
| Thomas Ebeling | ||||||
| James Fields | R | R | June 18, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Lebanon, VA US |
| Anthony Funari | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Samuel Germano | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Tom Giuliano | R | December 5, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Paul Johnston | L | R | June 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Salem, VA US |
| Joseph Kostelac | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| James Laney | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Richard Lee | ||||||
| John Manley | ||||||
| James Meyer | ||||||
| Harold Newton | R | R | ||||
| Paul Nix | R | R | September 4, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Greenville, AL US |
| Frank Perna | ||||||
| Paul Petrosky | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Ed Redmond | R | July 10, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Martin Sadorf | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| LeRoy Schmidt | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Theodore Shreiner | ||||||
| Fran Traill | R | October 4, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Randy Vance | April 14, 1935 | |||||
| Robert Voegtlen | R | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Bill Watts | R | May 25, 1933 | 5'7" | 180 | ||
| Frank Whitehead | R | R | December 7, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | North Holston, VA 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.
