1952 Fort Smith Indians Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 60-77
Finished 6th in the WA
Manager: Harry Griswold (60-77)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Ballpark: Andrews Field
Attendance: 46,520, Avg. 679

1952 Fort Smith Indians Roster

The Fort Smith Indians of the Western Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 60 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the WA.

The Indians scored 594 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 688 runs. Lawrence Baker paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .297 clip. Ray Yelle and Bob Yanen topped Fort Smith with 14 wins each, while Bob Yanen earned a 2.45 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Dan Osinski played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fort Smith Indians to do so.

Harry Griswold 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
Bob Yanen	14	9	.609	2.45	39						213.0	179	78	58	7	75
Ray Yelle	14	10	.583	3.18	38						195.0	154	99	69	6	144
Donald Wolf	11	14	.440	3.62	35						204.0	183	108	82	13	133
Dan Osinski	11	16	.407	3.58	37	12					221.0	188	119	88	10	171
William Lansinger	7	13	.350	4.47	34						179.0	191	122	89	8	73
Wilfrid Sirois	0	7	.000	5.33	12						49.0	51	41	29	0	45
Totals	60	77	.438	3.76	225	12	0	0	0	0	1167.0	1086	660	488	51	717	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
Lawrence Baker	137	508	508		151	33	8	1						.297	.297	.400	.697	203
Ernesto Blanco	126	513	513		145	13	2	1						.283	.283	.322	.604	165
Jack Castro	136	509	509		131	21	9	7						.257	.257	.375	.633	191
Richard Mohn	96	324	324		95	9	6	3						.293	.293	.386	.679	125
Richard Hofleit	91	344	344		94	16	5	3						.273	.273	.375	.648	129
George Gongola	98	331	331		77	5	2	1						.233	.233	.269	.502	89
Dick Dutton	64	234	234		69	16	1	4						.295	.295	.423	.718	99
Jerry Mehlisch	96	281	281		69	9	3	1						.246	.246	.310	.555	87
Bob McEvilly	88	298	298		62	12	1	1						.208	.208	.265	.473	79
Richard Strunak	31	105	105		24	4	1	1						.229	.229	.314	.543	33
John Ryan	25	68	68		15	0	0	0						.221	.221	.221	.441	15
Bob Yanen	39	72	72		14	1	1	0						.194	.194	.236	.431	17
Dan Osinski	38	79	79		13	2	0	0						.165	.165	.190	.354	15
Jim Charles	14	53	53		12	4	0	2						.226	.226	.415	.642	22
William Lansinger	34	61	61		12	2	0	0						.197	.197	.230	.426	14
Adam Topinko	17	47	47		11	1	1	1						.234	.234	.362	.596	17
Ray Yelle	38	71	71		9	2	2	0						.127	.127	.211	.338	15
Donald Wolf	36	73	73		9	0	0	0						.123	.123	.123	.247	9
Wilfrid Sirois	13	19	19		4	2	0	0						.211	.211	.316	.526	6
Totals	1250	4038	4038	0	1024	154	42	26	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.254	.332	.585	1340	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Bob Yanen	P	39					.000
Ray Yelle	P	38					.000
Dan Osinski	P	37					.000
Donald Wolf	P	35					.000
William Lansinger	P	34					.000
Wilfrid Sirois	P	12					.000
Totals		225	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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