1952 Fitzgerald Pioneers Statistics

Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-70
Finished 6th in the GSL
Manager: Ace Adams (0-0), Charley Ridgeway (0-0), Ace Adams (0-0)
Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia
Ballpark: Blue & Grey Park
Attendance: 33,172, Avg. 527

1952 Fitzgerald Pioneers Roster

The Fitzgerald Pioneers of the Georgia State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 56 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the GSL.

The Pioneers plated 708 runs and allowed 850 runs, most in the league. Charley Ridgeway paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .361 clip. Fred Pippin topped Fitzgerald with 16 wins, while John Sullivan recorded a 3.54 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ace Adams played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fitzgerald Pioneers to do so.

Ace Adams, Charley Ridgeway and Ace Adams 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
Fred Pippin	16	15	.516	4.29	42	35					258.0	269	171	123		183
John Sullivan	7	9	.438	3.54	32	16					140.0	144	94	55		83
Joseph Super	6	5	.545	3.13	15	10					95.0	98	50	33		29
Kenneth Adams	5	9	.357	3.73	22	16					147.0	161	88	61		48
Michael Smith	3	2	.600	4.59	10	8					51.0	49	34	26		28
Vince Sermania	3	4	.429	7.10	13	7					52.0	62	49	41		47
Frank Christie	2	4	.333	5.60	10	5					45.0	52	40	28		42
Richard Drew					13						0.0
Bennie Sinquefield					12						0.0
Totals	42	48	.467	4.19	169	97	0	0	0	0	788.0	835	526	367	0	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
Charley Ridgeway	120	479	479		173	23	5	1						.361	.361	.436	.797	209
Ray Nichting	126	466	466		144	15	10	8						.309	.309	.436	.745	203
Howard Davis	121	493	493		131	16	2	1						.266	.266	.312	.578	154
Fred Weaver	120	416	416		115	14	0	1						.276	.276	.317	.594	132
Richard Daniels	99	375	375		102	17	1	1						.272	.272	.331	.603	124
Frank Avinger	62	241	241		74	13	0	0						.307	.307	.361	.668	87
Jeptha Holmes	74	277	277		71	11	2	2						.256	.256	.332	.588	92
Robert Pate	63	228	228		42	4	3	1						.184	.184	.241	.425	55
Bennie Sinquefield	48	143	143		39	5	2	4						.273	.273	.420	.692	60
Fred Pippin	57	124	124		30	5	1	0						.242	.242	.298	.540	37
Kenneth Adams	42	100	100		28	3	1	0						.280	.280	.330	.610	33
Sal Fantasia	26	88	88		18	4	1	2						.205	.205	.341	.545	30
Roy Tucker	18	61	61		12	3	0	1						.197	.197	.295	.492	18
Randolph White	23	70	70		12	1	1	0						.171	.171	.214	.386	15
Frank Christie	14	21	21		8	1	0	0						.381	.381	.429	.810	9
John Sullivan	34	43	43		6	0	0	0						.140	.140	.140	.279	6
Michael Smith	11	20	20		5	0	0	1						.250	.250	.400	.650	8
Joseph Super	17	37	37		5	0	0	0						.135	.135	.135	.270	5
Ace Adams	10	7	7		4	1	0	0						.571	.571	.714	1.286	5
Vince Sermania	14	19	19		1	1	0	0						.053	.053	.105	.158	2
Joe Reliford	1	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Richard Drew	14	17	17		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1114	3726	3726	0	1020	137	29	23	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.274	.345	.618	1284	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Joe Reliford	OF	1	1	1	0		1.000	2.000
Fred Pippin	P	42						.000
John Sullivan	P	32						.000
Kenneth Adams	P	22						.000
Joseph Super	P	15						.000
Vince Sermania	P	13						.000
Richard Drew	P	13						.000
Michael Smith	P	10						.000
Frank Christie	P	10						.000
Totals		158	1	1	0	0	1.000	.013

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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