1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

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1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball
District II champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–5–3
Head coach
CaptainGordon Leslie (Senior year)
Home stadium Fisher Field
Seasons
 1952
1954  

The 1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 8th year at Lafayette.

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The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

Roster

1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
P Joe Callahan/
INF Ed Deorrman/
C Maynard Dill/
So Wilmington, Delaware
OF Don Divine/
INF Joe Dixon/
So Easton, Pennsylvania
P Karl Dutt/
So
INF Chuck Eyer/
Jr Emmaus, Pennsylvania
INF Don Gold/
RHP Roger Gordon/R
So Wilmington, Delaware
INF Bill Hogerty/
So Princeton, New Jersey
INF Ray HuntR/R
Sr New Brunswick, New Jersey
OF Bob Johnson/
P Bob Ketchel/
Sr
OF Jack Ketrick/
OF Chuck Kuehn/
Sr New York, New York
P Dana Lesher/
OF Gordon Leslie (C)/
Sr Woodlynne, New Jersey
LHP Don Owens/L
So
OF Chick Quigg/
OF Ron San Giovanni/
OF Bob Renfrow/
OF George Richardson/
So Merrick, New York
P Dick Somers/
INF Bill Vercelli/
So Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Head coach

Charlie Gelbert

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log
Regular season
April (7–2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1April 2at Georgetown Unknown • Washington, D.C. 2–11–0
2April 3vs Fort Eustis Unknown • Virginia Beach, Virginia 9–101–1
3April 4vs Navy Unknown • Virginia Beach, Virginia1–21–2
4April 7at La Salle Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4–41–2–1
5April 11 NYU Fisher FieldEaston, Pennsylvania 3–22–2–1
6April 14at Moravian Unknown • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 6–33–2–1
7April 17 Penn State Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania2–23–2–2
8April 22at Muhlenberg Unknown • Allentown, Pennsylvania 5–24–2–2
9April 25 Bucknell Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania8–35–2–2
10April 28at Albright Unknown • Reading, Pennsylvania 11–16–2–2
11April 30at Temple Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania11–77–2–2
May (7–1–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
12May 6MuhlenbergFisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania11–08–2–2
13May 8 Delaware Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania8–09–2–2
14May 9at Lehigh Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania3–39–2–3
15May 12at Gettysburg Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 14–310–2–3
16May 14 Scranton Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania7–011–2–3
17May 16at Rutgers Bainton FieldPiscataway, New Jersey 4–012–2–3
18May 20 Swarthmore Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania11–013–2–3
19May 22 Penn Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania13–314–2–3
20May 23LehighFisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania1–214–3–3
Postseason
District II Playoff (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
21June 3 Pittsburgh Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania6–115–3–3
22June 4Penn StateFisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania5–316–3–3
June (1–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
23June 6LehighFisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania8–317–3–3
College World Series (3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
24June 11vs Colorado State Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 6–218–3–3
25June 12vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–718–4–3
26June 13vs Stanford Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–319–4–3
27June 14vs Boston College Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–120–4–3
28June 15vs TexasOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–420–5–3

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References

  1. "Baseball Team Reaches World Series Semi-Finals". www.ldr.lafayatte.edu. Lafayette College. June 16, 1953. Retrieved November 30, 2020.