1953 Batavia Clippers Roster
Team Record: 46-78
Finished 7th in the PONYL
Manager: George Kinnamon (46-78)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Batavia, New York
Ballpark: Dwyer Stadium
Attendance: 25,813, Avg. 416
The Batavia Clippers of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1953 season with a record of 46 wins and 78 losses, finishing seventh in the PONYL.
The Clippers plated 698 runs and yielded 836 runs. Román Mejías paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .322. James Pomykala topped Batavia with 10 wins, while Lester Humphreys registered a 4.39 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Román Mejías played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Batavia Clippers to do so.
George Kinnamon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Anderson | September 8, 1933 | Stanton, IA US | ||||
| Robert Austin | R | R | December 19, 1923 | 6'0" | 180 | Foss, OK US |
| Hayward Babin | ||||||
| William Beane | L | R | December 24, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Charles Berry | L | R | 5'11" | |||
| Russel Betts | R | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| John Brumbaugh | August 19, 1931 | |||||
| Tom Cayavec | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Richard Conner | S | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| George Ferguson | ||||||
| Reyes Figueroa | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Douglas Fleming | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Art Frantz | R | R | March 1, 1921 | 6'0" | ||
| William Gay | 6'0" | 190 | ||||
| James Halligan | December 6, 1930 | Warren, ME US | ||||
| Albert Hodous | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Lester Humphreys | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 6'2" | 197 | Buena Vista, VA US |
| David Jimenez | R | R | 6'3" | 188 | , CU | |
| Tom King | R | R | July 1, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| George Kinnamon | R | October 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Etowah, TN US | |
| Jack Lewis | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Wilford Lockett | ||||||
| David Lowenthal | S | L | January 4, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Robert Marianella | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Norman McCracken | January 16, 1935 | North Charleroi, PA US | ||||
| Román Mejías | R | R | August 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Abreus, CU |
| Dean Miller | R | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Melvin Mrdjenovich | ||||||
| Ignatius Navarro | ||||||
| Emil Panko | R | R | August 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Yonkers, NY US |
| Lanson Persley | ||||||
| James Pomykala | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Roberto Sanchez | R | R | January 31, 1934 | 5'6" | 160 | Camaguey, Camaguey CU |
| William Shires | L | June 20, 1931 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Don Sides | November 5, 1930 | Dora, AL US | ||||
| James Smith | ||||||
| Kenneth Southard | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Joe Szark | ||||||
| LeGrand Yale | July 14, 1933 | |||||
| Mike Zanardi | L | February 17, 1934 | 6'0" | 170 | Chester, CT US | |
| Eugene Zimmerlink | L | L | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
