1953 Corning Independents Roster
Team Record: 40-85
Finished 8th in the PONYL
Manager: Tony Lupien (0-0), Paul O'Dea (0-0)
Location: Corning, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 24,076, Avg. 385
The Corning Independents of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1953 season with a record of 40 wins and 85 losses, finishing eighth in the PONYL.
The Independents tallied 659 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 987 runs, most in the league. Gene Andrikowich paced all regular hitters with a .262 average. Stuart Cloos, Wilbur Johnson, Bill Jones and Jerry Murphey topped Corning with 5 wins each, while Wilbur Johnson registered a 6.19 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Tony Lupien played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Corning Independents to do so.
Tony Lupien and Paul O'Dea served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Andrikowich | R | May 19, 1928 | 5'7" | 158 | Manchester, NY US | |
| Charlie Armstrong | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 5'8" | 175 | Galion, OH US |
| Kenneth Baldwin | ||||||
| Clarence Bartunek | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Merlin Beatty | R | R | June 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Thom Boyack | January 6, 1929 | |||||
| Ralph Clark | ||||||
| Stuart Cloos | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Hobert Cowger | ||||||
| John Delida | ||||||
| Robert DesRoches | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Robert Dunn | ||||||
| Richard Fero | R | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| William Gibson | R | November 27, 1921 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Earl Higgins | R | R | May 10, 1934 | |||
| Lester Hiscoe | R | October 10, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Rupert Howard | ||||||
| Howard Jennings | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Bethel Johnson | ||||||
| Wilbur Johnson | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Bill Jones | R | L | October 21, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Bob Jones | R | September 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| George Kaufman | May 26, 1935 | |||||
| Tony Lupien | L | L | April 23, 1917 | 5'10" | 185 | Chelmsford, MA US |
| Charles Luzanic | ||||||
| Perry Morren | March 22, 1935 | |||||
| Jerry Murphey | R | R | June 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | New York City, NY US |
| Albert Pare | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Thomas Pavuk | R | 6'1" | 188 | |||
| John Power | ||||||
| Kelvin Roberts | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Willie Robinson | ||||||
| Edward Russell | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| William Silver | ||||||
| Donald Smith | ||||||
| Richard Stackhouse | R | R | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Robert Turner | ||||||
| Robert Wagner | ||||||
| Ralph Wailer | ||||||
| George Willey | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Frank Winkler | L | February 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Vincent Zambon | ||||||
| Ed Zeidler | R | R | August 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| William Zimmerman | L | L | September 13, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
