1952 Hazard Bombers Statistics

Mountain States League (MSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 87-32
Finished 1st in the MSL
Manager: Merv Dornburg (87-32)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Hazard, Kentucky
Ballpark: Bomber Field
Attendance: 14,600, Avg. 245

1952 Hazard Bombers Roster

Playoffs - Morristown Red Sox 3 games, Hazard Bombers 1

The Hazard Bombers of the Mountain States League ended the 1952 season with a record of 87 wins and 32 losses, finishing first in the MSL.

The Bombers plated 937 runs, tops in the circuit. Hazard conceded 567 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Ken Cox topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .333. Richard Phippen led the team with 17 wins, while Lloyd Fischer recorded a 3.14 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Chuck Templeton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hazard Bombers to do so.

Merv Dornburg 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
Richard Phippen	17	4	.810	3.20	28	14					152.0	116	61	54		63
Lloyd Fischer	12	4	.750	3.14	29	14					146.0	126	67	51		79
Theodore Kazek	12	5	.706	3.19	21	19					161.0	134	74	57		121
Eugene Nalley	11	7	.611	4.64	24	14					132.0	132	85	68		72
McKinley Mosley	10	0	1.000	2.71	12	11					93.0	63	30	28		61
Bill Ross	10	5	.667	5.58	20	17					121.0	105	88	75		101
William DiBenedetto	9	4	.692	4.28	18	18					124.0	85	74	59		153
Chuck Templeton	3	0	1.000	3.21	5						28.0	11	18	10		49
Totals	84	29	.743	3.78	157	107	0	0	0	0	957.0	772	497	402	0	699	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
Nicholas Castellano	119	468	468		128	19	2	5						.274	.274	.355	.628	166
Richard Sullivan	110	444	444		122	15	6	8						.275	.275	.390	.664	173
Ken Johnson	118	396	396		118	24	2	5						.298	.298	.407	.705	161
Robert Weir	118	426	426		113	27	10	12						.265	.265	.460	.725	196
Ken Cox	84	333	333		111	22	1	8						.333	.333	.477	.811	159
George Large	118	457	457		110	15	6	13						.241	.241	.385	.626	176
Joseph Chapman	90	354	354		98	13	6	4						.277	.277	.381	.658	135
Merv Dornburg	70	221	221		73	14	2	7						.330	.330	.507	.837	112
Pierre Duceppe	77	384	384		73	9	2	1						.190	.190	.232	.422	89
Tom Tuzzolino	50	172	172		41	6	0	0						.238	.238	.273	.512	47
Robert Downs	17	75	75		15	3	0	0						.200	.200	.240	.440	18
William DiBenedetto	19	48	48		14	3	0	0						.292	.292	.354	.646	17
Eugene Nalley	25	58	58		14	2	0	0						.241	.241	.276	.517	16
Theodore Kazek	24	66	66		13	0	1	2						.197	.197	.318	.515	21
Bill Ross	24	54	54		11	3	0	0						.204	.204	.259	.463	14
Richard Phippen	28	55	55		11	0	1	0						.200	.200	.236	.436	13
William Black	10	37	37		10	0	2	0						.270	.270	.378	.649	14
McKinley Mosley	12	37	37		6	0	0	0						.162	.162	.162	.324	6
Lloyd Fischer	29	56	56		5	2	0	0						.089	.089	.125	.214	7
Totals	1142	4141	4141	0	1086	177	41	65	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.262	.372	.634	1540	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Lloyd Fischer	P	29					.000
Richard Phippen	P	28					.000
Eugene Nalley	P	24					.000
Theodore Kazek	P	21					.000
Bill Ross	P	20					.000
William DiBenedetto	P	18					.000
McKinley Mosley	P	12					.000
Totals		152	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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