1953 Schenectady Blue Jays Roster
Team Record: 86-65
Finished 3rd in the EL
Manager: Skeeter Newsome (86-65)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Schenectady, New York
Ballpark: Schenectady Stadium
Attendance: 66,320, Avg. 878
Playoffs - Reading Indians 4 games, Schenectady Blue Jays 2
The Schenectady Blue Jays of the Eastern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 86 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the EL.
The Blue Jays scored 671 runs and allowed 671 runs. Danny Schell led all regular hitters with a .333 average. Thomas Casagrande topped Schenectady with 16 wins, while Edward Zinker recorded a 2.07 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Bowman, Bob Conley, Jack Meyer, Skeeter Newsome, Stan Palys, Danny Schell, Turk Farrell and Thornton Kipper were all players from the 1953 Schenectady Blue Jays who played in the Majors during their careers.
Skeeter Newsome served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Agase | L | L | January 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Charles Bowers | R | R | April 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Bob Bowman | R | R | May 10, 1931 | 6'1" | 195 | Laytonville, CA US |
| Thomas Casagrande | L | L | June 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Thomas Casey | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Bob Conley | R | R | February 1, 1934 | 6'1" | 188 | Mousie, KY US |
| Tom Cooper | S | R | July 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Paul Farrell | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Turk Farrell | R | R | April 8, 1934 | 6'4" | 215 | Boston, MA US |
| Dave Gottschalk | R | R | March 28, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Wally Habel | R | August 24, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Robert Karasek | L | 5'7" | 175 | |||
| Thornton Kipper | R | R | September 27, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | Bagley, WI US |
| Stanley Konopka | ||||||
| Jack Meyer | R | R | March 23, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Gene Moore | R | May 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 210 | Lake City, SC US | |
| Robert Nemes | R | R | March 28, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Skeeter Newsome | R | R | October 18, 1910 | 5'9" | 155 | Phenix City, AL US |
| Stan Palys | R | R | May 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Blakely, PA US |
| Henry Ptak | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Dan Ramer | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'3" | 185 | Falmouth, VA US |
| Charlie Saverine | R | March 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 202 | ||
| Danny Schell | R | R | December 26, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Fostoria, MI US |
| Edwin Simpson | R | R | June 23, 1931 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Dick Smullen | L | L | 6'0" | 196 | ||
| William Spangler | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Joseph Tesauro | L | L | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| John Turk | R | R | May 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 200 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Edward Waytula | R | January 5, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Bernard Wenitski | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Richard Zack | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Edward Zinker | R | R | 6'4" | 197 |
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.
