1953 Williamsport Athletics Roster
Team Record: 65-85
Finished 6th in the EL
Manager: George Staller (65-85)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Bowman Field 1924-
Attendance: 64,572, Avg. 861
The Williamsport Athletics of the Eastern League ended the 1953 season with a record of 65 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the EL.
The Athletics scored 642 runs and conceded 778 runs. Héctor López paced batters with significant playing time with a .270 average. Ozzie Van Brabant topped Williamsport with 16 wins, while Jim Miller recorded a 2.83 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Joe Murray, Héctor López, George Staller, Joe Taylor, Bill Stewart, Al Pinkston, Walt Kellner, Ozzie Van Brabant and Jerry Schypinski were all players from the 1953 Williamsport Athletics who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
George Staller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Asmonga | R | R | February 15, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | West Mifflin, PA US |
| James Bell | R | R | May 2, 1928 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Robert Brown | L | L | October 25, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Thomas Casey | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Chet Cooper | R | August 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Thomas Dorsey | R | July 9, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Stephan Durst | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Marlin Fiscel | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Bob Gardner | R | August 22, 1922 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Homer Garner | R | R | June 9, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Jack Gibson | L | L | August 18, 1928 | 6'3" | 193 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Peter Gillespie | ||||||
| Tom Giuliano | R | December 5, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Joe Golden | L | May 27, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Dick Greco | R | R | July 2, 1925 | 6'3" | 220 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Cart Howerton | L | October 23, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | ||
| Dick Jok | R | February 16, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Walt Kellner | R | R | April 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Robert Koppenhaver | R | July 5, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Jerome Labanz | R | R | June 8, 1931 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Héctor López | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Marvin Lowe | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Joe Mangini | L | February 21, 1920 | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| Thomas McCall | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| James Meyer | ||||||
| Jim Miller | L | L | September 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 160 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Mike Mordarski | R | June 2, 1925 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Joe Murray | L | L | November 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 165 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Al Pinkston | L | R | October 22, 1917 | 6'5" | 225 | Newbern, AL US |
| William Riale | L | R | March 22, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Brogue, PA US |
| Lewis Richardson | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| William Robertson | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jerry Schypinski | L | R | September 16, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
| Mike Sichko | R | February 26, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Thompson, PA US | |
| George Skordian | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dick Smullen | L | L | 6'0" | 196 | ||
| Stanley Somers | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| George Staller | L | L | April 1, 1916 | 5'11" | 190 | Rutherford Heights, PA US |
| Raymond Steele | R | R | June 7, 1934 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Bill Stewart | R | R | April 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 200 | Bay City, MI US |
| Joe Taylor | R | R | March 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Chapman, AL US |
| Ozzie Van Brabant | R | R | September 28, 1926 | 6'1" | 165 | Kingsville, ON CA |
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.
