1952 Big Stone Gap Rebels Statistics

Mountain States League (MSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 57-60
Finished 4th in the MSL
Manager: Leonard Cross (57-60)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Ballpark: Bullitt Park
Attendance: 11,161, Avg. 191

1952 Big Stone Gap Rebels Roster

Playoffs - Harlan Smokies 3 games, Big Stone Gap Rebels 2

The Big Stone Gap Rebels of the Mountain States League ended the 1952 season with a record of 57 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the MSL.

The Rebels plated 728 runs and allowed 732 runs. Leonard Cross led all regular hitters with a .357 average. Joseph Ference topped Big Stone Gap with 12 wins, while Thaddeus Szczepaniak recorded a 4.13 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers. Leonard Cross 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
Joseph Ference	12	13	.480	4.92	32	26					203.0	198	145	111		162
Frank Head	11	7	.611	4.17	28	15					179.0	179	103	83		104
Thaddeus Szczepaniak	10	8	.556	4.13	23	20					159.0	156	100	73		87
William Halstead	5	3	.625	2.62	9	6					55.0	50	20	16		17
Kenneth Green	5	10	.333	5.04	21	15					134.0	138	90	75		89
Totals	43	41	.512	4.41	113	82	0	0	0	0	730.0	721	458	358	0	459	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
Leonard Cross	110	387	387		138	15	2	40						.357	.357	.716	1.072	277
Herman Thompson	104	428	428		123	23	4	3						.287	.287	.381	.668	163
Merrill Schelich	115	443	443		123	16	0	21						.278	.278	.456	.734	202
Charles Hunter	116	450	450		108	14	1	4						.240	.240	.302	.542	136
Earl Motsinger	92	332	332		107	15	6	4						.322	.322	.440	.762	146
William Halstead	74	296	296		100	16	4	11						.338	.338	.530	.868	157
Bob Hildenbrand	67	279	279		83	8	1	0						.297	.297	.333	.631	93
William Benfield	84	306	306		78	9	1	0						.255	.255	.291	.546	89
Derek Little	69	211	211		50	8	0	0						.237	.237	.275	.512	58
John Seltenreich	26	104	104		31	5	1	3						.298	.298	.452	.750	47
Beemer Hoolihan	29	107	107		27	2	1	0						.252	.252	.290	.542	31
Joseph Ference	53	90	90		19	1	0	0						.211	.211	.222	.433	20
Robert Schwermer	18	75	75		18	0	0	1						.240	.240	.280	.520	21
Reggie Elder	13	43	43		16	1	4	1						.372	.372	.651	1.023	28
Ed Yuneman	15	50	50		14	2	1	0						.280	.280	.360	.640	18
Kenneth Green	26	55	55		10	2	0	0						.182	.182	.218	.400	12
Thurman Ford	13	46	46		9	2	0	0						.196	.196	.239	.435	11
Frank Head	28	72	72		9	2	1	0						.125	.125	.181	.306	13
Thaddeus Szczepaniak	25	56	56		6	0	0	0						.107	.107	.107	.214	6
Bill Adrian	13	27	27		2	0	0	0						.074	.074	.074	.148	2
Totals	1090	3857	3857	0	1071	141	27	88	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.397	.674	1530	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Joseph Ference	P	32					.000
Frank Head	P	28					.000
Thaddeus Szczepaniak	P	23					.000
Kenneth Green	P	21					.000
Totals		104	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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