1952 Centralia Zeros Statistics

Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 41-83
Finished 7th in the MOVL
Manager: Nick Starasta (0-0), John Streza (0-0)
Location: Centralia, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 28,755, Avg. 464

1952 Centralia Zeros Roster

The Centralia Zeros of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1952 season with a record of 41 wins and 83 losses, finishing seventh in the MOVL.

The Zeros scored 480 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 687 runs. Fred Pearson led all regular hitters by hitting .287. Mike Rolla topped Centralia with 11 wins and a team-best 2.3 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Nick Starasta and John Streza 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
Mike Rolla	11	8	.579	2.30	21						176.0	148	74	45	2	66
William Turnbaugh	7	6	.538	2.58	17						108.0	102	42	31	1	44
Edward Gunner	5	13	.278	4.54	28						117.0	103	77	59	2	101
Max Smith	4	5	.444	3.65	14						79.0	80	44	32	0	32
Paul Smith	3	14	.176	4.85	29						165.0	158	121	89	4	117
Wayne Morin	1	4	.200	5.61	16						61.0	59	56	38	2	62
Melvin Griffin					12						0.0
Orie Davison					12						0.0
Howard Cox	0	6	.000	6.32	9						47.0	46	43	33	1	38
Totals	31	56	.356	3.91	158	0	0	0	0	0	753.0	696	457	327	12	460	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
Fred Pearson	100	397	397		114	14	13	3						.287	.287	.411	.698	163
Robert Downs	106	389	389		102	18	7	6						.262	.262	.391	.653	152
Louis Gary	117	459	459		101	20	3	1						.220	.220	.283	.503	130
John Streza	87	283	283		99	20	2	12						.350	.350	.562	.912	159
Albert Whitsel	100	355	355		78	13	5	3						.220	.220	.310	.530	110
Bill Watts	90	292	292		71	10	1	0						.243	.243	.284	.527	83
Paul Leslie	66	238	238		61	8	7	3						.256	.256	.387	.643	92
Jack Chinchar	55	184	184		37	11	1	6						.201	.201	.370	.571	68
Mike Rolla	29	89	89		26	9	0	1						.292	.292	.427	.719	38
Leon Castellari	15	62	62		15	1	1	0						.242	.242	.290	.532	18
Don Kommer	23	80	80		13	3	0	1						.162	.162	.238	.400	19
John Ruscin	13	49	49		11	2	0	0						.224	.224	.265	.490	13
Tom Dunbar	12	50	50		11	2	0	1						.220	.220	.320	.540	16
Edward Gunner	47	74	74		11	1	0	0						.149	.149	.162	.311	12
Max Smith	14	30	30		9	0	0	0						.300	.300	.300	.600	9
Paul Smith	35	55	55		9	4	0	0						.164	.164	.236	.400	13
Virgil Black	21	42	42		6	1	1	0						.143	.143	.214	.357	9
John Schmidt	14	47	47		6	1	0	0						.128	.128	.149	.277	7
William Turnbaugh	18	37	37		5	0	0	0						.135	.135	.135	.270	5
Orie Davison	13	16	16		4	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500	4
Lee Birkenkamp	11	26	26		4	0	0	0						.154	.154	.154	.308	4
Melvin Griffin	12	16	16		3	0	0	0						.188	.188	.188	.375	3
Gerald Krowlek	10	31	31		3	0	0	0						.097	.097	.097	.194	3
Charley Marshall	10	31	31		3	1	0	0						.097	.097	.129	.226	4
Wayne Morin	25	32	32		2	0	0	0						.062	.062	.062	.125	2
Howard Cox	10	17	17		1	0	0	0						.059	.059	.059	.118	1
Totals	1053	3381	3381	0	805	139	41	37	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.336	.574	1137	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Paul Smith	P	29					.000
Edward Gunner	P	28					.000
Mike Rolla	P	21					.000
William Turnbaugh	P	17					.000
Wayne Morin	P	16					.000
Max Smith	P	14					.000
Melvin Griffin	P	12					.000
Orie Davison	P	12					.000
Howard Cox	P	9					.000
Totals		158	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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