1953 Palatka Azaleas/Lakeland Pilots Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 47-89
Finished 8th in the FSL
Manager: Charlie Baird (0-0), Peter Kantor (0-0), Paul Crawford (0-0), Al Pirtle (0-0), Peter Kantor (0-0), Chuck Aleno (0-0)
Location: Lakeland, Florida; Palatka, Florida
Ballpark: Henley Stadium, Azalea Bowl
Attendance: 28,506, Avg. 419

1953 Palatka Azaleas/Lakeland Pilots Roster

The Palatka Azaleas/Lakeland Pilots of the Florida State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 47 wins and 89 losses, finishing eighth in the FSL.Palatka (13-22) transferred to Lakeland May 15.

The Azaleas/Pilots plated 657 runs and conceded 977 runs, most in the league. Al Pirtle topped all regular batters with a .337 average. Bascom Hamm led Palatka/Lakeland with 10 wins and a team-best 4.52 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Chuck Aleno played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Palatka Azaleas/Lakeland Pilots to do so.

Charlie Baird, Peter Kantor, Paul Crawford, Al Pirtle, Peter Kantor and Chuck Aleno 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
Bascom Hamm	10	19	.345	4.52	44	27					239.0	303	182	120	4	76
Dewey Funkhouser	7	3	.700	2.52	13	10					82.0	85	44	23	4	28
John Scargle	4	7	.364	4.35	18	10					91.0	109	57	44	3	26
Dick Dotson	3	5	.375	6.16	12	10					73.0	97	63	50	5	47
Charlie Senger	2	6	.250	3.83	6	7					54.0	67	36	23	2	29
Chuck Aleno	1	3	.250	3.22	17	3					67.0	68	33	24	5	22
Carmen Donato	1	6	.143	4.92	10	9					53.0	65	44	29	2	25
Totals	28	49	.364	4.27	120	76	0	0	0	0	659.0	794	459	313	25	253	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
Al Pirtle	105	410	410		138	25	0	11						.337	.337	.478	.815	196
Robert Arendt	131	488	488		128	21	7	7						.262	.262	.377	.639	184
Bobby Roberts	122	437	437		99	18	2	1						.227	.227	.284	.510	124
Hal Smeltzly	78	288	288		76	11	6	5						.264	.264	.396	.660	114
John Sykes	76	313	313		75	4	7	1						.240	.240	.307	.546	96
Chuck Aleno	64	226	226		69	14	0	6						.305	.305	.447	.752	101
Roger Baer	76	239	239		62	4	0	1						.259	.259	.289	.548	69
Michael Kassabian	36	120	120		41	6	0	1						.342	.342	.417	.758	50
Martin Williamson	45	155	155		37	3	0	0						.239	.239	.258	.497	40
Peter Kantor	21	79	79		28	6	3	0						.354	.354	.506	.861	40
Bascom Hamm	48	89	89		20	0	0	0						.225	.225	.225	.449	20
Charlie Baird	21	50	50		14	2	0	0						.280	.280	.320	.600	16
Troy Weeks	17	57	57		13	2	0	1						.228	.228	.316	.544	18
Paul Crawford	10	29	29		11	3	0	0						.379	.379	.483	.862	14
Manuel Seoane	16	38	38		9	0	0	0						.237	.237	.237	.474	9
James Miller	12	45	45		9	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	9
Dick Dotson	17	46	46		9	2	0	0						.196	.196	.239	.435	11
John Scargle	27	50	50		8	1	0	0						.160	.160	.180	.340	9
Manuel Moreno	15	47	47		6	1	0	0						.128	.128	.149	.277	7
Joseph Tuccillo	30	86	86		6	3	0	0						.070	.070	.105	.174	9
Dewey Funkhouser	18	45	45		5	0	0	0						.111	.111	.111	.222	5
Joseph Galucci	17	56	56		5	2	0	0						.089	.089	.125	.214	7
Carmen Donato	10	19	19		3	0	0	0						.158	.158	.158	.316	3
William Jones	13	8	8		1	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	1
Charlie Senger	10	16	16		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1035	3436	3436	0	872	128	25	34	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.254	.335	.589	1152	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Bascom Hamm	P	44					.000
John Scargle	P	18					.000
Dewey Funkhouser	P	13					.000
Dick Dotson	P	12					.000
Carmen Donato	P	10					.000
Charlie Senger	P	6					.000
Totals		103	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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