1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball Independent 20–5–3 Charlie Gelbert 8th Gordon Leslie Fisher Field District II champions College World Series 3rd 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. Roster 1953 Lafayette Leopards y Joe Callahan P Ed Deorrman INF Maynard Dill C SO Wilmington, Delaware Don Divine OF Joe Dixon INF SO Easton, Pennsylvania Karl Dutt P SO Chuck Eyer INF JR Emmaus, Pennsylvania Don Gold INF Roger Gordon RHP R SO Wilmington, Delaware Bill Hogerty INF SO Princeton, New Jersey Ray Hunt INF R R SR New Brunswick, New Jersey Bob Johnson OF Bob Ketchel P SR Jack Ketrick OF Chuck Kuehn OF SR New York, New York Dana Lesher P Gordon Leslie OF SR Woodlynne, New Jersey C Don Owens LHP L SO Chick Quigg OF Ron San Giovanni OF Bob Renfrow OF George Richardson OF SO Merrick, New York Dick Somers P Bill Vercelli INF SO Cliffside Park, New Jersey November 29, 2020 Charlie Gelbert Schedule Lafayette Leopards 2 white 1953 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log ! style="Lafayette Leopards 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; April (7–2–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 2 || at 1953 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown || Unknown • Washington, D.C. || 2–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 3 || vs Fort Eustis || Unknown • Virginia Beach, Virginia || 9–10 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || April 4 || vs 1953 Navy Midshipmen Navy || Unknown • Virginia Beach, Virginia || 1–2 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#fffdd0" | 4 || April 7 || at 1953 La Salle Explorers La Salle || Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 4–4 || 1–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 11 || 1953 NYU Violets NYU || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 3–2 || 2–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 14 || at 1953 Moravian Greyhounds Moravian || Unknown • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania || 6–3 || 3–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#fffdd0" | 7 || April 17 || 1953 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 2–2 || 3–2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 22 || at 1953 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg || Unknown • Allentown, Pennsylvania || 5–2 || 4–2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 25 || 1953 Bucknell Bison Bucknell || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 8–3 || 5–2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 28 || at 1953 Albright Lions Albright || Unknown • Reading, Pennsylvania || 11–1 || 6–2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 30 || at 1953 Temple Owls Temple || Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 11–7 || 7–2–2 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; May (7–1–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || May 6 || Muhlenberg || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 11–0 || 8–2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || May 8 || 1953 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 8–0 || 9–2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#fffdd0" | 14 || May 9 || at 1953 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Engineers Lehigh || Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania || 3–3 || 9–2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 12 || at 1953 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg || Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania || 14–3 || 10–2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 14 || 1953 Scranton Royals Scranton || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 7–0 || 11–2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 16 || at 1953 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 4–0 || 12–2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 20 || 1953 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 11–0 || 13–2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 22 || 1953 Penn Quakers Penn || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 13–3 || 14–2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || May 23 || Lehigh || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 1–2 || 14–3–3 |- |- |- ! style="Lafayette Leopards 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; District II Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || June 3 || 1953 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 6–1 || 15–3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || June 4 || Penn State || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 5–3 || 16–3–3 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; June (1–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || June 6 || Lehigh || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 8–3 || 17–3–3 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; College World Series (3–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || June 11 || vs Colorado State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 6–2 || 18–3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || June 12 || vs Texas || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–7 || 18–4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || June 13 || vs Stanford || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–3 || 19–4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || June 14 || vs Boston College || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–1 || 20–4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || June 15 || vs Texas || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–4 || 20–5–3 |- https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/8623hx80d Baseball Team Reaches World Series Semi-Finals June 16, 1953 Lafayette College www.ldr.lafayatte.edu November 30, 2020 References Category:Lafayette Leopards baseball seasons Lafayette Leopards baseball Category:College World Series seasons Lafayette Leopards