1957 Corning Red Sox Roster
New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: D
Team Record: 65-52
Finished 3rd in the NYPL
Manager: Elmer Yoter (65-52)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Corning, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 38,526, Avg. 659
1957 Corning Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 65-52
Finished 3rd in the NYPL
Manager: Elmer Yoter (65-52)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Corning, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 38,526, Avg. 659
Playoffs - Erie Sailors 2 games, Corning Red Sox 1
The Corning Red Sox of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1957 season with a record of 65 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the NYPL.
The Red Sox plated 607 runs and yielded 506 runs.
Players from the 1957 Corning Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Russ Gibson, Jay Ritchie, Bob Heffner and Merlin Nippert.
Elmer Yoter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Amershek | R | R | November 21, 1938 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Harley Anderson | R | R | October 19, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Anthony Baker | L | L | June 25, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Norman Bernard | L | L | February 23, 1937 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| David Charron | R | R | April 14, 1937 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Wayne Coughtry | R | R | July 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jack Creed | L | L | July 14, 1937 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Joseph DeCandido | R | R | May 25, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Freddie Duvall | R | R | December 11, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Harry Fenn | R | R | January 25, 1937 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Russ Gibson | R | R | May 6, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Fall River, MA US |
| Fred Haddix | R | L | November 21, 1930 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Willard Hamill | L | R | February 4, 1936 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| James Hebert | R | R | September 30, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Charles Heerlein | R | R | July 19, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Bob Heffner | R | R | September 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | Allentown, PA US |
| Dick Hergenrader | R | R | September 13, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Richard Hidalgo | R | August 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Warren Hodgdon | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Robert Lewis | R | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Donald Martini | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Richard McCabe | R | R | September 14, 1938 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Walt Napier | L | L | October 15, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Merlin Nippert | R | R | September 1, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Mangum, OK US |
| Robert O'Day | L | L | December 27, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| James Owens | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Richard Peterson | December 24, 1938 | |||||
| Louis Profumo | R | R | April 28, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | Alameda, CA US |
| Scott Quakenbush | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Don Richards | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jay Ritchie | R | R | November 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 175 | Salisbury, NC US |
| Edward Schuermann | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Marvin Shoemaker | L | R | July 2, 1931 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Jerry Snider | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| James Spencer | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Thomas Trochim | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Edward Vallery | S | L | 5'11" | 215 | ||
| Donald Virga | L | L | 6'2" | 201 | ||
| Kenneth Wolfe | R | R | April 12, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 |
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.
