1953 Panama City Fliers Statistics

Alabama-Florida League (AAL) - Class: D
Team Record: 69-47
Finished 1st in the AAL
Manager: Chase Riddle (69-47)
Location: Panama City, Florida
Ballpark: Lions Park
Attendance: 43,150, Avg. 744

1953 Panama City Fliers Roster

Playoffs - Dothan Rebels 4 games, Panama City Fliers 3

The Panama City Fliers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 69 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the AAL.

The Fliers plated 859 runs, tops in the circuit. Panama City yielded 696 runs. Chase Riddle led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .411 clip. Thomas Springer topped the team with 18 wins, while Donald Keith recorded a 3.52 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Chase Riddle 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
Thomas Springer	18	12	.600	4.48	36	31					235.0	225	137	117	6	94
Donald Keith	14	4	.778	3.52	27	21					161.0	151	85	63	4	87
Dave Hutchinson	9	9	.500	5.72	20	20					140.0	142	113	89	9	131
Calvin Saunders	5	3	.625	5.79	30	5					87.0	96	64	56	7	55
Lloyd Brill	4	2	.667	1.87	9	6					53.0	39	16	11	0	25
Chase Riddle	1	3	.250	6.32	14	1					47.0	63	37	33	4	28
Totals	51	33	.607	4.59	136	84	0	0	0	0	723.0	716	452	369	30	420	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
Chase Riddle	117	436	436		179	29	9	25						.411	.411	.690	1.101	301
Bill Farrar	115	492	492		157	31	8	2						.319	.319	.427	.746	210
Robert Phillips	94	371	371		131	17	8	0						.353	.353	.442	.795	164
Wayland Goza	114	450	450		124	35	4	12						.276	.276	.451	.727	203
Joe Pearce	83	368	368		119	25	4	1						.323	.323	.421	.745	155
Ed Richardson	100	376	376		116	17	10	3						.309	.309	.431	.739	162
Thomas Barton	114	394	394		116	19	6	5						.294	.294	.411	.706	162
Lawrence Koppe	42	172	172		49	7	4	0						.285	.285	.372	.657	64
Leon Hilyer	49	183	183		46	2	3	1						.251	.251	.311	.563	57
Joseph Ellison	72	196	196		45	7	2	0						.230	.230	.286	.515	56
Thomas Springer	42	104	104		16	4	0	0						.154	.154	.192	.346	20
Dave Hutchinson	34	59	59		12	1	0	0						.203	.203	.220	.424	13
Donald Keith	42	83	83		12	1	0	0						.145	.145	.157	.301	13
Calvin Saunders	39	48	48		8	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	8
Lloyd Brill	13	33	33		4	2	0	0						.121	.121	.182	.303	6
Barry Hutchins	12	17	17		3	1	0	0						.176	.176	.235	.412	4
Totals	1082	3782	3782	0	1137	198	58	49	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.301	.423	.723	1598	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Thomas Springer	P	36					.000
Calvin Saunders	P	30					.000
Donald Keith	P	27					.000
Dave Hutchinson	P	20					.000
Lloyd Brill	P	9					.000
Totals		122	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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