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8 unusual facts about 1953 in baseball


1953 Caribbean Series

The V edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1953.

Big State League

But beginning in 1953, the Big State League's teams struggled to reach six figures in that category.

Bob Milliken

Robert Fogle Milliken (August 25, 1926 – January 4, 2007) was a reliever and spot starter in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1953-54).

Clyde McCullough

McCullough played in two All Star games for the NL, in 1948 and 1953.

Mike Roarke

The Braves, who had moved to Milwaukee just before the 1953 season, employed one of the best and most durable catchers of the 1950s, Del Crandall, and were also one of the era's deepest and strongest Major League clubs.

Mike Sandlock

Michael Joseph Sandlock (born October 17, 1915) is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1942 and 1953.

Tookie Gilbert

Gilbert was a formidable slugger during his minor league career in the Class AA Southern Association, where he played for the Nashville Vols, and led the American Association in homers with 29 in 1951 while a member of the Minneapolis Millers, but as a major leaguer he batted only .203 in 183 games played and 482 at bats in appearances for the 1950 and 1953 Giants.

William Walsingham, Jr.

In January 1953, Saigh was forced to dispose of the Cardinals after his conviction on income tax charges.



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