1952 Atlanta Crackers Statistics
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 2nd in the SA
Manager: Dixie Walker (82-72)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ballpark: Ponce de Leon Park II
Attendance: 232,994, Avg. 3,026
Playoffs - Mobile Bears 4 games, Atlanta Crackers 2
The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing second in the SA.
The Crackers scored 803 runs and allowed 711 runs. Junior Wooten led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .347. Art Fowler topped Atlanta with 16 wins and a team-best 3.36 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1952 Atlanta Crackers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Harry Hanebrink, Bill Currie, Dwain Sloat, Normie Roy, John Perkovich, Johnny Rucker, Buddy Hicks, Jack Brittin, Junior Wooten, Frank Fanovich, Jerry Lane, Art Fowler, Carl Willey, Chuck Tanner and Ray Crone.
Dixie Walker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Fowler | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.36 | 38 | 30 | 236.0 | 224 | 100 | 88 | 96 | |||||||||||
| Jack Brittin | 14 | 6 | .700 | 3.60 | 37 | 23 | 190.0 | 199 | 92 | 76 | 65 | |||||||||||
| Carl Willey | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.19 | 25 | 20 | 129.0 | 130 | 71 | 60 | 64 | |||||||||||
| Howard Anderson | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.50 | 27 | 16 | 114.0 | 122 | 65 | 57 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Bill Currie | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.48 | 33 | 25 | 183.0 | 194 | 101 | 91 | 59 | |||||||||||
| Dwain Sloat | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.38 | 18 | 11 | 88.0 | 84 | 39 | 33 | 48 | |||||||||||
| Joe Payne | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.27 | 15 | 7 | 59.0 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Joe Reardon | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.44 | 36 | 1 | 81.0 | 74 | 38 | 31 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Alfred Dumouchelle | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0.00 | 9 | 31.0 | 30 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Kirkland | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 6 | 17.0 | 23 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Crone | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.00 | 6 | 19.0 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Andrew Elko | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.00 | 7 | 35.0 | 42 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Normie Roy | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 2 | 7.0 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Fanovich | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 9 | 18.0 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Stewart Alton | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 8 | 19.0 | 22 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 78 | 69 | .531 | 3.55 | 276 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1226.0 | 1258 | 568 | 483 | 0 | 554 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Wooten | 124 | 496 | 496 | 172 | 29 | 3 | 4 | .347 | .347 | .442 | .788 | 219 | |||||||||||
| Vernon Petty | 144 | 508 | 508 | 158 | 39 | 3 | 2 | .311 | .311 | .411 | .722 | 209 | |||||||||||
| Chuck Tanner | 117 | 440 | 440 | 152 | 18 | 11 | 2 | .345 | .345 | .450 | .795 | 198 | |||||||||||
| Harry Hanebrink | 145 | 495 | 495 | 144 | 15 | 8 | 6 | .291 | .291 | .390 | .681 | 193 | |||||||||||
| Buddy Hicks | 144 | 525 | 525 | 131 | 26 | 5 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .347 | .596 | 182 | |||||||||||
| Johnny Rucker | 107 | 390 | 390 | 113 | 22 | 6 | 12 | .290 | .290 | .469 | .759 | 183 | |||||||||||
| Jim Solt | 101 | 323 | 323 | 100 | 16 | 1 | 6 | .310 | .310 | .421 | .731 | 136 | |||||||||||
| Jack Parks | 92 | 306 | 306 | 83 | 10 | 4 | 14 | .271 | .271 | .467 | .739 | 143 | |||||||||||
| Jim Basso | 76 | 238 | 238 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 7 | .315 | .315 | .492 | .807 | 117 | |||||||||||
| Charles Williams | 82 | 202 | 202 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .272 | .272 | .366 | .639 | 74 | |||||||||||
| Alvin Aucoin | 47 | 165 | 165 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .358 | .624 | 59 | |||||||||||
| Howard Boles | 31 | 118 | 118 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .288 | .288 | .483 | .771 | 57 | |||||||||||
| Bob Montag | 28 | 98 | 98 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .306 | .306 | .469 | .776 | 46 | |||||||||||
| Art Fowler | 38 | 72 | 72 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .250 | .472 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Jack Brittin | 38 | 66 | 66 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .197 | .364 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Bill Currie | 34 | 66 | 66 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .152 | .197 | .348 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Joe Reardon | 38 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .296 | .556 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Joe Payne | 15 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .227 | .455 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Howard Anderson | 27 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Carl Willey | 25 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .067 | .156 | .222 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Alfred Dumouchelle | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Dwain Sloat | 20 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .074 | .074 | .148 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Frank Fanovich | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Kirkland | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Stewart Alton | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Crone | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Normie Roy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andrew Elko | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1521 | 4710 | 4710 | 0 | 1354 | 224 | 49 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .287 | .402 | .689 | 1892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Fowler | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| Jack Brittin | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| Joe Reardon | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| Bill Currie | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Howard Anderson | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| Carl Willey | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| Dwain Sloat | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| Joe Payne | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 229 | 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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