1953 Leesburg Lakers Roster
Team Record: 56-77
Finished 6th in the FSL
Manager: Ralph Dulaney (0-0), Frank Barrett (0-0)
Location: Leesburg, Florida
Ballpark: Venetian Gardens
Attendance: 17,000, Avg. 256
The Leesburg Lakers of the Florida State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 56 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the FSL.
The Lakers tallied 619 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 685 runs. Raul Fundora led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .303. Rolando Ortega topped Leesburg with 18 wins and a team-best 2.58 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Ray Yochim played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Leesburg Lakers to do so.
Ralph Dulaney and Frank Barrett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bass | R | R | June 11, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Lincoln Boyd | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Andy Caldwell | R | R | January 27, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Vincent Cimmino | R | R | 5'10" | 182 | ||
| Calvin Collins | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Harvey Colvin | ||||||
| Billy Deavers | ||||||
| Tom Dunbar | ||||||
| Robert Ettman | ||||||
| Peter Fay | ||||||
| Raul Fundora | R | 5'8" | 169 | |||
| Fred Gaines | ||||||
| Alfred Gandolfi | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Harry Green | S | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| James Griffith | ||||||
| Kenneth Kelly | ||||||
| James Kolker | R | R | January 27, 1929 | 6'1" | 193 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Edward McGuire | ||||||
| Norman Miller | L | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Thomas Naponen | ||||||
| Jim O'Toole | R | July 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Rolando Ortega | R | 5'8" | 150 | |||
| Wilson Osborne | ||||||
| Wayne Parnell | ||||||
| Bill Phillips | R | R | December 3, 1918 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Joseph Pruett | July 5, 1930 | |||||
| Claude Ramsey | L | 6'1" | 160 | |||
| Curtis Rogers | L | L | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| James Simmons | ||||||
| Syd Thrift | L | L | February 25, 1929 | 6'3" | 203 | Locust Hill, VA US |
| Don Urquhart | L | R | February 20, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| George Vladinedes | ||||||
| Jewel Walker | L | May 20, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Walter Wilder | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Billy Wyatt | R | R | September 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Ray Yochim | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | New Orleans, LA 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.
