1953 Schenectady Blue Jays Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
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
1953 Schenectady Blue Jays Statistics

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, Turk Farrell, Thornton Kipper, Jack Meyer, Skeeter Newsome, Stan Palys and Danny Schell were all players from the 1953 Schenectady Blue Jays who played in the Majors during their careers.

Skeeter Newsome served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Herbert AgaseLLJanuary 23, 19286'1"180
Charles BowersRRApril 21, 19296'2"170
Bob BowmanRRMay 10, 19316'1"195Laytonville, CA US
Thomas CasagrandeLLJune 4, 19306'2"210
Thomas CaseyR6'0"190
Bob ConleyRRFebruary 1, 19346'1"188Mousie, KY US
Tom CooperSRJuly 27, 19315'11"175Kansas City, KS US
Paul FarrellR5'11"180
Turk FarrellRRApril 8, 19346'4"215Boston, MA US
Dave GottschalkRRMarch 28, 19316'1"185
Wally HabelRAugust 24, 19315'11"175
Robert KarasekL5'7"175
Thornton KipperRRSeptember 27, 19286'3"190Bagley, WI US
Stanley Konopka
Jack MeyerRRMarch 23, 19326'1"175Philadelphia, PA US
Gene MooreRMay 25, 19286'1"210Lake City, SC US
Robert NemesRRMarch 28, 19276'1"180
Skeeter NewsomeRROctober 18, 19105'9"155Phenix City, AL US
Stan PalysRRMay 1, 19306'2"190Blakely, PA US
Henry PtakRR6'3"185
Dan RamerRRMay 25, 19276'3"185Falmouth, VA US
Charlie SaverineRMarch 17, 19286'0"202
Danny SchellRRDecember 26, 19276'1"195Fostoria, MI US
Edwin SimpsonRRJune 23, 19316'3"200
Dick SmullenLL6'0"196
William SpanglerL5'11"160
Joseph TesauroLL5'9"180
John TurkRRMay 4, 19316'0"200Cleveland, OH US
Edward WaytulaRJanuary 5, 19276'2"180
Bernard WenitskiR6'2"185
Richard ZackR5'11"180
Edward ZinkerRR6'4"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.




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