1953 Wellsville Braves Roster
Team Record: 59-67
Finished 6th in the PONYL
Manager: Ted Sepkowski (59-67)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Wellsville, New York
Ballpark: Tullar Field
Attendance: 44,509, Avg. 706
The Wellsville Braves of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1953 season with a record of 59 wins and 67 losses, finishing sixth in the PONYL.
The Braves scored 765 runs and surrendered 794 runs. Ted Sepkowski led all regular batters by connecting at a .339 clip. George Player topped Wellsville with 14 wins and a team-best 4.57 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ted Sepkowski played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Wellsville Braves to do so.
Ted Sepkowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Altomer | S | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Augustoni | L | L | February 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Bill Bethea | L | L | August 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Patrick Boggs | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Donald Buchanan | R | R | November 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Charles Cadario | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Robert Callicutt | ||||||
| Jack Crance | R | R | March 31, 1929 | 6'1" | 167 | |
| Leslie Davis | R | L | November 13, 1931 | 5'9" | 170 | Stowe, VT US |
| Chuck Doehler | L | June 23, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Orange, NJ US | |
| Richard Fero | R | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Sylvester Henry | R | 5'8" | 161 | |||
| James Holt | ||||||
| Ed Husted | May 28, 1931 | |||||
| Chuck Johnston | R | R | June 3, 1933 | 6'0" | 170 | Compton, CA US |
| Robert Lehman | ||||||
| Kenneth May | ||||||
| Hazen Minda | ||||||
| Carlo Mione | ||||||
| John Mitchell | R | R | January 21, 1936 | 6'2" | 12 | |
| Leroy Molden | ||||||
| William Moore | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| James Mullen | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John O'Neill | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Robert Packer | R | R | September 12, 1932 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| George Player | R | R | August 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Charles Russo | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Ted Sepkowski | L | R | November 9, 1923 | 5'11" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Edward Serley | R | R | 6'3" | 182 | ||
| Doug Smith | L | L | March 30, 1934 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Robert Smith | L | 5'10" | 174 | |||
| Joseph Soto | R | R | June 12, 1933 | 5'11" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Herbert Taylor | ||||||
| Virgil Tieken | R | October 4, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bill Wright | R | May 18, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| LeGrand Yale | July 14, 1933 |
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.
