1954 Corning Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 77-47
Finished 1st in the PONYL
Manager: Sheriff Robinson (77-47)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Corning, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 61,582, Avg. 993
Playoffs - Corning Red Sox 3 games, Hornell Dodgers 0
Finals - Corning Red Sox 4 games, Jamestown Falcons 1
The Corning Red Sox of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1954 season with a record of 77 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the PONYL.
The Red Sox paced the circuit with 848 runs. Corning surrendered 673 runs. James Hirsch led all regular batters by hitting .365. Bob Adubato topped the team with 16 wins, while Eli Grba earned a 3.36 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1954 Corning Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jim Mahoney, Eli Grba, Marlan Coughtry and Jerry Zimmerman.
Sheriff Robinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Adubato | L | R | June 10, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | Cedar Grove, NJ US |
| Cliff Allmon | R | R | December 31, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | Ventura, CA US |
| Bob Atwood | R | R | March 9, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Pejepscot, ME US |
| Joe Blasko | R | R | August 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| John Boon | ||||||
| Lou Conti | November 9, 1934 | South Hadley, MA US | ||||
| Marlan Coughtry | L | R | September 11, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | Hollywood, CA US |
| James Delaney | ||||||
| Gale Dennis | R | R | October 12, 1936 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Arthur Getgen | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Eli Grba | R | R | August 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
| Harold Gruner | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Robert Guttilla | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Richard Hidalgo | R | August 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| James Hirsch | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Carl Hutzler | R | R | 5'11" | 184 | ||
| Robert Jones | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Michael Kraich | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Billy Lyday | ||||||
| Jim Mahoney | R | R | May 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Englewood, NJ US |
| Gerald Pregon | R | September 16, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Patrick Quinlan | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Phil Renzi | R | May 24, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bruce Robarge | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Gene Rosen | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Robert Scheurmann | ||||||
| James Spencer | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Robb Stemper | R | 6'3" | 202 | |||
| Ted Stone | R | R | December 26, 1932 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| James Sweeney | R | R | March 29, 1930 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Ricky Tarys | L | L | April 29, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Samuel Trezza | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bruce Weaver | L | L | January 22, 1933 | 6'4" | 205 | Reading, PA US |
| Butsy Zimmerman | R | September 15, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Jerry Zimmerman | R | R | September 21, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
| William Zonner | R | R | July 22, 1933 | 6'6" | 214 |
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.
