1953 Daytona Beach Islanders Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 86-49
Finished 1st in the FSL
Manager: Ed Levy (86-49)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 65,353, Avg. 968

1953 Daytona Beach Islanders Roster

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

The Daytona Beach Islanders of the Florida State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 86 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the FSL.

The Islanders scored 921 runs, best in the league. Daytona Beach gave up 619 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Buck Pardue led hitters with significant playing time with a .341 average. William Miller topped the squad with 22 wins, while Ernest Craumer and Richard Mitchener added 15 or more victories also Richard Mitchener earned a 3.08 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Bobby Locke and Ed Levy both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Ed Levy served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
William Miller	22	6	.786	3.15	43	29					257.0	265	125	90	8	101
Richard Mitchener	19	10	.655	3.08	30	30					257.0	222	125	88	3	162
Ernest Craumer	15	4	.789	4.37	38	25					179.0	128	107	87	4	205
Bobby Locke	13	16	.448	3.18	43	28					238.0	182	119	84	3	179
Stan Skaza	7	3	.700	3.38	18	10					88.0	70	48	33	4	85
Zachary Gray	6	5	.545	3.00	18	9					84.0	63	40	28	2	62
Totals	82	44	.651	3.35	190	131	0	0	0	0	1103.0	930	564	410	24	794	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Richard Baller	129	555	555		183	20	10	6						.330	.330	.434	.764	241
Mike Bellone	132	556	556		171	35	8	9						.308	.308	.448	.755	249
Buck Pardue	131	495	495		169	38	3	8						.341	.341	.479	.820	237
Lee Irby	130	533	533		167	30	17	6						.313	.313	.467	.780	249
John Skorupski	135	497	497		140	18	9	9						.282	.282	.408	.690	203
Ed Levy	116	440	440		133	33	2	14						.302	.302	.482	.784	212
Richard Zuccato	114	399	399		113	28	5	8						.283	.283	.439	.722	175
Don Bartley	88	321	321		109	13	4	0						.340	.340	.405	.745	130
Bobby Locke	66	121	121		36	5	3	2						.298	.298	.438	.736	53
William Miller	46	97	97		22	1	0	0						.227	.227	.237	.464	23
Richard Mitchener	39	96	96		18	2	1	0						.188	.188	.229	.417	22
Ernest Craumer	40	72	72		16	2	1	0						.222	.222	.278	.500	20
William Zimmerman	17	52	52		10	3	1	0						.192	.192	.288	.481	15
Zachary Gray	21	30	30		5	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	5
Stan Skaza	18	25	25		2	0	0	0						.080	.080	.080	.160	2
Totals	1222	4289	4289	0	1294	228	64	62	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.302	.428	.730	1836	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
William Miller	P	43					.000
Bobby Locke	P	43					.000
Ernest Craumer	P	38					.000
Richard Mitchener	P	30					.000
Stan Skaza	P	18					.000
Zachary Gray	P	18					.000
Totals		190	0	0	0	0	.000

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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