1952 Elmira Pioneers Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-68
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: George Fallon (72-68)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Elmira, New York
Ballpark: Dunn Field
Attendance: 93,637, Avg. 1,338

1952 Elmira Pioneers Roster

The Elmira Pioneers of the Eastern League ended the 1952 season with a record of 72 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.

The Pioneers scored 656 runs, most in the league. Elmira conceded 588 runs. Ashton Heckel led all regular batters by hitting .291. Walt Jasinski topped the team with 16 wins, while Walt Jasinski and Herb Banton earned a 2.87 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1952 Elmira Pioneers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Charlie Neal, Lee Griffeth, Nat Peeples, Glen Gorbous, Gale Wade and Bob Lillis.

George Fallon 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
Walt Jasinski	16	2	.889	2.87	21	20					160.0	141	56	51		32
Herb Banton	10	7	.588	2.87	27	21					157.0	138	70	50		88
Joe Bielemeier	10	7	.588	3.12	26	21					156.0	153	66	54		36
Robert Wegner	10	9	.526	3.48	42	18					163.0	155	76	63		72
Dick Hanlon	8	11	.421	4.08	28	11					108.0	100	60	49		59
Edward Yasinski	7	7	.500	3.50	40	15					139.0	128	66	54		65
Lee Griffeth	6	10	.375	3.10	19	15					125.0	107	49	43		40
Richard Lovell	1	1	.500		4						0.0
Joseph Bernier	1	2	.333		4						0.0
Lynn Rogers	1	4	.200	4.92	19	4					64.0	52	39	35		47
Chick McCombie	0	0			2						0.0
Rudolph Dillard	0	0			3						0.0
Robert Louis	0	0			2						0.0
Ernest Nichols	0	1	.000		4						0.0
Johnny Williams	0	1	.000		7						0.0
Earl McClellan	0	3	.000		3						0.0
Totals	70	65	.519	3.35	251	125	0	0	0	0	1072.0	974	482	399	0	439	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
Ashton Heckel	132	468	468		136	24	2	5						.291	.291	.382	.673	179
Bill Boudreau	141	514	514		130	32	8	3						.253	.253	.364	.617	187
William Kerr	118	435	435		123	23	7	2						.283	.283	.382	.664	166
Milt Joffe	124	411	411		118	23	10	6						.287	.287	.436	.723	179
Gale Wade	105	375	375		108	25	8	10						.288	.288	.477	.765	179
Charlie Neal	126	418	418		103	16	6	2						.246	.246	.328	.574	137
Bob Lillis	76	310	310		63	15	1	0						.203	.203	.258	.461	80
Robert Louis	84	256	256		61	8	2	0						.238	.238	.285	.523	73
Carl Tumlinson	53	221	221		57	11	2	5						.258	.258	.394	.652	87
Ray Cash	81	244	244		57	9	0	6						.234	.234	.344	.578	84
Kenneth Worley	69	183	183		41	3	0	0						.224	.224	.240	.464	44
Oscar Sierra	38	120	120		28	6	0	1						.233	.233	.308	.542	37
Herb Banton	49	80	80		19	4	1	3						.238	.238	.425	.662	34
Walt Jasinski	22	62	62		17	1	1	0						.274	.274	.323	.597	20
Glen Gorbous	14	51	51		13	1	1	0						.255	.255	.314	.569	16
Nat Peeples	12	47	47		12	3	1	2						.255	.255	.489	.745	23
Robert Wegner	42	45	45		11	1	0	0						.244	.244	.267	.511	12
Bill Pinckard	12	32	32		9	3	0	2						.281	.281	.562	.844	18
Jack Litzelfelner	15	28	28		8	1	0	0						.286	.286	.321	.607	9
Edward Yasinski	40	39	39		7	1	0	1						.179	.179	.282	.462	11
Joe Bielemeier	26	44	44		7	0	0	0						.159	.159	.159	.318	7
Dick Hanlon	28	34	34		6	1	0	0						.176	.176	.206	.382	7
Joe Tedesco	10	28	28		5	0	0	0						.179	.179	.179	.357	5
Lynn Rogers	19	17	17		4	3	0	0						.235	.235	.412	.647	7
Lee Griffeth	19	42	42		4	0	0	1						.095	.095	.167	.262	7
Totals	1455	4504	4504	0	1147	214	50	49	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.255	.357	.612	1608	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Robert Wegner	P	42					.000
Edward Yasinski	P	40					.000
Dick Hanlon	P	28					.000
Herb Banton	P	27					.000
Joe Bielemeier	P	26					.000
Walt Jasinski	P	21					.000
Lynn Rogers	P	19					.000
Lee Griffeth	P	19					.000
Totals		222	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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