1952 Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals Statistics

Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 72-52
Finished 2nd in the GSL
Manager: Arnold Riesgo (72-52)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Baxley, Georgia; Hazlehurst, Georgia
Ballpark: Roland Cook Stadium
Attendance: 27,586, Avg. 445

1952 Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals Roster

Playoffs - Vidalia Indians 4 games, Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals 2

The Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals of the Georgia State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 72 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the GSL.

The Hazlehurst- Cardinals paced the circuit with 788 runs, sparked by 97 home runs. Baxley surrendered 634 runs. James Beavers led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .363 clip. Walt Bauman topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.75 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Arnold Riesgo 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 Bauman	20	5	.800	2.75	30	26					213.0	184	90	65		96
Charles Royer	14	7	.667	3.78	28	26					188.0	161	93	79		20
Don Quinn	12	9	.571	4.65	35	10					149.0	169	96	77		65
Howard Rapert	8	8	.500	5.31	24	12					117.0	126	80	69		78
Fred Huthmaker	7	4	.636	3.69	21	13					117.0	125	62	48		48
Willie Pinion	4	4	.500	4.80	16	13					90.0	89	61	48		70
Carl Mapes	2	4	.333	4.06	9	5					51.0	60	32	23		15
Totals	67	41	.620	3.98	163	105	0	0	0	0	925.0	914	514	409	0	392	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
James Beavers	122	526	526		191	46	5	21						.363	.363	.589	.952	310
William McGhee	115	463	463		156	37	5	25						.337	.337	.600	.937	278
Bob Shawver	122	450	450		139	19	11	12						.309	.309	.480	.789	216
Gene Wyatt	103	434	434		122	19	3	12						.281	.281	.422	.703	183
Robert Zuccarini	124	449	449		115	21	0	15						.256	.256	.403	.659	181
Bill Wilson	100	377	377		114	13	2	4						.302	.302	.379	.682	143
Chester Ploszaj	120	453	453		107	12	0	0						.236	.236	.263	.499	119
Arnold Riesgo	86	248	248		74	18	4	5						.298	.298	.464	.762	115
James Burton	89	268	268		56	9	1	2						.209	.209	.272	.481	73
Charles Royer	32	83	83		20	0	0	0						.241	.241	.241	.482	20
Walt Bauman	31	82	82		19	1	0	0						.232	.232	.244	.476	20
Pat Dundee	23	71	71		14	1	0	0						.197	.197	.211	.408	15
Gerald Burnett	16	42	42		10	0	2	0						.238	.238	.333	.571	14
Howard Rapert	25	46	46		9	1	1	1						.196	.196	.326	.522	15
Fred Huthmaker	21	40	40		8	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	8
Don Quinn	38	57	57		8	0	0	0						.140	.140	.140	.281	8
Fay Hemings	10	32	32		5	0	0	0						.156	.156	.156	.312	5
Willie Pinion	17	34	34		5	0	0	0						.147	.147	.147	.294	5
Carl Mapes	12	22	22		2	0	0	0						.091	.091	.091	.182	2
Totals	1206	4177	4177	0	1174	197	34	97	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.281	.414	.695	1730	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Don Quinn	P	35					.000
Walt Bauman	P	30					.000
Charles Royer	P	28					.000
Howard Rapert	P	24					.000
Fred Huthmaker	P	21					.000
Willie Pinion	P	16					.000
Carl Mapes	P	9					.000
Totals		163	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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