1953 DeLand Red Hats Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 78-56
Finished 2nd in the FSL
Manager: Raymond Dunne (78-56)
Location: DeLand, Florida
Ballpark: Conrad Park
Attendance: 23,100, Avg. 345
1953 DeLand Red Hats Statistics

Playoffs - Daytona Beach Islanders 3 games, DeLand Red Hats 1

The DeLand Red Hats of the Florida State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 78 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the FSL.

The Red Hats plated 808 runs and allowed 690 runs. Jack Cade topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .351. James Vickery led DeLand with 22 wins, while James Clarich, too added 15 or more wins, too James Vickery recorded a 2.23 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers. Raymond Dunne served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Roger AldridgeRRMarch 9, 19346'1"180Perrine, FL US
Gil BarrowROctober 14, 19325'9"150
Donald Becker
John BlodgettRRAugust 26, 19346'4"225
Jack CadeRROctober 5, 19276'0"160
Lou CalvettiLL5'10"175
Barthelemy Caron
Paul ChergeyMay 28, 1930
James ClarichRR5'11"200
John DeChant
Raymond DunneRJuly 7, 19265'10"190
David ExterRLAugust 3, 19345'8"170
Hector FaberlleS5'9"165
Lamar FidlerR5'10"160
Lou GarciaRJune 23, 19295'7"165
Hal GrinerL5'8"200
Harold HouckJuly 7, 1931Miller, SD US
Fred KiernanR5'7"161
Philip Krogel
Ross LeBeckLR6'2"180
Joseph Matesich
Murlin Miller
Stanley MillerLR6'6"210
Howard O'FlynnRAugust 22, 19336'1"190
Jim O'TooleRJuly 22, 19296'0"175
Roger PattenLR5'10"170
Gale PenzaL6'1"180
Glen PrescottL5'10"180
Jerry PritchardMarch 12, 1934
Robert RidenourR6'1"175
Thomas Roth
Louis Rotola
Jack ThorpeSRJuly 21, 19335'7"160
Ellis Titus
James VickeryR5'8"150
Arthur Warshaw

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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