1952 Des Moines Bruins Statistics
Team Record: 57-97
Finished 8th in the WL
Manager: Harry Strohm (57-97)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium I
Attendance: 62,597, Avg. 813
The Des Moines Bruins of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 57 wins and 97 losses, finishing eighth in the WL.
The Bruins scored 570 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 722 runs. Fred Richards led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .289 clip. Paul Schnieders topped Des Moines with 11 wins, while Joe Kuncl earned a 3.5 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1952 Des Moines Bruins who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dave Hillman, George Piktuzis, Fred Richards, Andy Varga, Jim Fanning and Footer Johnson.
Harry Strohm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Schnieders | 11 | 15 | .423 | 3.64 | 30 | 198.0 | 172 | 100 | 80 | 8 | 107 | |||||||||||
| Tom LeGros | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.82 | 21 | 125.0 | 127 | 58 | 53 | 9 | 46 | |||||||||||
| Joe Kuncl | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.50 | 46 | 167.0 | 179 | 81 | 65 | 8 | 55 | |||||||||||
| Dave Hillman | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.70 | 27 | 146.0 | 140 | 71 | 60 | 8 | 70 | |||||||||||
| George Long | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4.42 | 42 | 163.0 | 148 | 95 | 80 | 5 | 117 | |||||||||||
| Harry Wise | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.46 | 15 | 65.0 | 72 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Umberto Flammini | 5 | 11 | .312 | 4.72 | 29 | 122.0 | 128 | 78 | 64 | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||
| Richard Verbic | 5 | 13 | .278 | 3.51 | 22 | 164.0 | 148 | 78 | 64 | 6 | 71 | |||||||||||
| George Piktuzis | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4.35 | 43 | 120.0 | 103 | 82 | 58 | 5 | 111 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 57 | 92 | .383 | 3.89 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1270.0 | 1217 | 676 | 549 | 57 | 689 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Teague | 153 | 581 | 581 | 161 | 26 | 5 | 0 | .277 | .277 | .339 | .616 | 197 | |||||||||||
| Fred Richards | 126 | 491 | 491 | 142 | 29 | 7 | 8 | .289 | .289 | .426 | .715 | 209 | |||||||||||
| Red Lavigne | 121 | 423 | 423 | 121 | 25 | 2 | 13 | .286 | .286 | .447 | .733 | 189 | |||||||||||
| William Ley | 119 | 401 | 401 | 98 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .287 | .531 | 115 | |||||||||||
| Hank Nasternak | 121 | 437 | 437 | 96 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .220 | .270 | .490 | 118 | |||||||||||
| Pete Gasper | 111 | 300 | 300 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .247 | .313 | .560 | 94 | |||||||||||
| Footer Johnson | 81 | 280 | 280 | 70 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .296 | .546 | 83 | |||||||||||
| Bob Dant | 86 | 283 | 283 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .247 | .286 | .534 | 81 | |||||||||||
| Gene Hooks | 60 | 226 | 226 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .248 | .248 | .319 | .566 | 72 | |||||||||||
| Bob Anderlik | 61 | 217 | 217 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .249 | .249 | .318 | .567 | 69 | |||||||||||
| Robert Bortz | 64 | 182 | 182 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .236 | .291 | .527 | 53 | |||||||||||
| Jim O'Brien | 20 | 63 | 63 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Earl Birnel | 20 | 67 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .209 | .388 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Umberto Flammini | 30 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .209 | .209 | .419 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Tom LeGros | 21 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .227 | .432 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Dick Tindall | 15 | 52 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .173 | .192 | .365 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Jim Fanning | 19 | 52 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .173 | .212 | .385 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Richard Verbic | 22 | 55 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .164 | .164 | .327 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Joe Kuncl | 46 | 52 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Bob Coats | 14 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .226 | .290 | .516 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Bob McKee | 15 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .182 | .341 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Paul Schnieders | 31 | 65 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .108 | .138 | .246 | 9 | |||||||||||
| George Piktuzis | 43 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .171 | .171 | .286 | .457 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Dave Hillman | 32 | 46 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .130 | .130 | .261 | 6 | |||||||||||
| George Long | 42 | 53 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .094 | .132 | .226 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Horace Tangman | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Harry Wise | 17 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .136 | .273 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1508 | 4563 | 4563 | 0 | 1112 | 172 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .312 | .556 | 1424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kuncl | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
| George Piktuzis | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| George Long | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| Paul Schnieders | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Umberto Flammini | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Dave Hillman | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| Richard Verbic | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Tom LeGros | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| Harry Wise | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 275 | 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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