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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.
The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series , where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns .
1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home 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 Hunt
R/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
Injured
Current redshirt
Schedule [ edit ]
1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log
Regular season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
1
April 2
at Georgetown
Unknown • Washington, D.C.
2–1
1–0
2
April 3
vs Fort Eustis
Unknown • Virginia Beach, Virginia
9–10
1–1
3
April 4
vs Navy
Unknown • Virginia Beach, Virginia
1–2
1–2
4
April 7
at La Salle
Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4–4
1–2–1
5
April 11
NYU
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
3–2
2–2–1
6
April 14
at Moravian
Unknown • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
6–3
3–2–1
7
April 17
Penn State
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
2–2
3–2–2
8
April 22
at Muhlenberg
Unknown • Allentown, Pennsylvania
5–2
4–2–2
9
April 25
Bucknell
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
8–3
5–2–2
10
April 28
at Albright
Unknown • Reading, Pennsylvania
11–1
6–2–2
11
April 30
at Temple
Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11–7
7–2–2
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
12
May 6
Muhlenberg
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
11–0
8–2–2
13
May 8
Delaware
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
8–0
9–2–2
14
May 9
at Lehigh
Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3–3
9–2–3
15
May 12
at Gettysburg
Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
14–3
10–2–3
16
May 14
Scranton
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
7–0
11–2–3
17
May 16
at Rutgers
Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey
4–0
12–2–3
18
May 20
Swarthmore
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
11–0
13–2–3
19
May 22
Penn
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
13–3
14–2–3
20
May 23
Lehigh
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
1–2
14–3–3
Postseason
District II Playoff (2–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
21
June 3
Pittsburgh
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
6–1
15–3–3
22
June 4
Penn State
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
5–3
16–3–3
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
23
June 6
Lehigh
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
8–3
17–3–3
College World Series (3–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
24
June 11
vs Colorado State
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska
6–2
18–3–3
25
June 12
vs Texas
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska
2–7
18–4–3
26
June 13
vs Stanford
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska
4–3
19–4–3
27
June 14
vs Boston College
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska
2–1
20–4–3
28
June 15
vs Texas
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska
3–4
20–5–3
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References [ edit ]
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics