1953 Jamestown Falcons Roster
Team Record: 88-37
Finished 1st in the PONYL
Manager: Danny Carnevale (88-37)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Jamestown, New York
Ballpark: Russell Diethrich, Jr. Park
Attendance: 49,023, Avg. 784
Playoffs - Jamestown Falcons 3 games, Bradford Phillies 0
Finals - Jamestown Falcons 4 games, Hamilton Cardinals 1
The Jamestown Falcons of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1953 season with a record of 88 wins and 37 losses, finishing first in the PONYL.
The Falcons scored 913 runs, best in the league. Jamestown yielded 586 runs, fewest in the league. George Alusik led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .372 clip. Vincent Trakan topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.51 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1953 Jamestown Falcons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included George Alusik, Ken Rowe, Ken Walters and Bob Shaw.
Danny Carnevale served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Alusik | R | R | February 11, 1935 | 6'3" | 175 | Ashley, PA US |
| Allie Benza | R | R | January 8, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Danny Carnevale | R | R | February 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Joseph Emery | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| John Fickinger | R | R | October 11, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Ashland, PA US |
| Paul Franks | L | L | September 10, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Stew Hein | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Jim Johnson | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Watertown, SD US |
| Mike Lotz | R | R | April 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Francis McElroy | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Robert Mische | R | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gene Neff | R | February 28, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Warren Neuberger | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Thomas Potes | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Ken Rowe | R | R | December 31, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Ferndale, MI US |
| Tom Sarna | R | March 7, 1934 | 6'2" | 189 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Bob Shaw | R | R | June 29, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Bronx, NY US |
| Max Simmons | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Al Taylor | R | R | May 2, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Robert Taylor | L | December 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Vincent Trakan | R | R | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| Peter Viteretto | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Ken Walters | R | R | November 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Bob Ward | L | L | December 31, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Brookline, MA US |
| Ron Witucki | R | R | July 19, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Richard Wright |
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.
