1953 Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds Roster
Team Record: 68-65
Finished 5th in the FSL
Manager: Red Treadway (68-65)
Location: Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Greater Beaches Stadium
Attendance: 17,785, Avg. 267
The Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds of the Florida State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 68 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the FSL.
The Sea Birds scored 722 runs and yielded 635 runs. Red Treadway led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .364 clip. Joseph Angel earned 28 wins on the mound for Jacksonville Beach and a team-best 2.64 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Red Treadway played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds to do so.
Red Treadway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Joseph Angel | R | R | July 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 167 | St. Clair County, AL US |
Floyd Bridges | R | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Clyde Briggs | L | R | July 9, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Gates County, NC US |
Dempsie Britt | May 14, 1929 | |||||
Stephen Chuba | R | September 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Robert Duncan | ||||||
Richard Epps | ||||||
Don Ford | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
James Foster | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Henry Geary | L | May 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Boston, MA US | |
Richard Griffith | ||||||
Sidney Hatfield | R | August 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
John Hazen | ||||||
Richard Jack | R | R | 6'9" | 215 | ||
William Kitchen | ||||||
Ronald Kohlenberger | ||||||
William Liberto | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
James Long | R | December 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Griffin, GA US | |
Fred Marjenhoff | ||||||
John Martin | ||||||
Edward Paruch | ||||||
Herky Payne | February 11, 1929 | |||||
August Pompelia | R | 5'9" | 178 | |||
Donald Reimer | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Clyde Reinert | R | April 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
J. B. Richard | R | R | January 10, 1920 | 5'10" | 160 | Scott, LA US |
Leslie Richards | L | L | 5'9" | 165 | ||
Warren Saye | L | July 11, 1925 | 192 | Collinsville, AL US | ||
Harold Shuster | R | 5'7" | 185 | |||
Donald Smith | ||||||
Red Treadway | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athalone, NC US |
Bobby Trump | L | June 19, 1932 | 5'10" | 159 | Suffolk, VA US | |
Pasquale Vastano | ||||||
John West | R | November 4, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Dave Whitten | March 16, 1928 | |||||
James Yarbrough | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
Harmon Young | R | R | September 30, 1921 | 5'9" | 187 | Dunbar, WV US |
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.