1948 Hutchinson/Springfield Cubs Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 43-87
Finished 8th in the WA
Manager: Frank Piet (43-87)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Hutchinson, Kansas; Springfield, Missouri
Ballpark: Memorial Park, Carey Municipal Park
Attendance: 39,251, Avg. 604

1948 Hutchinson/Springfield Cubs Roster

The Hutchinson/Springfield Cubs of the Western Association ended the 1948 season with a record of 43 wins and 87 losses, finishing eighth in the WA.Hutchinson (25-52) moved to Springfield July 21, first home game July 27.

Frank Piet 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 Mechelke	14	13	.519	4.43	30						189.0	198	131	93		132
William Ciske	6	10	.375	5.94	21						141.0	169	116	93		104
Paul Schnieders	6	17	.261	4.19	35						191.0	215	147	89		124
Harold Heiner	4	11	.267	5.22	21						119.0	131	94	69		64
Harrison Thomas	3	5	.375	5.62	26						104.0	106	85	65		111
Charles Morrison	3	5	.375	6.20	11						61.0	69	47	42		32
Edwin Rzadski	2	3	.400	6.27	17						66.0	82	62	46		42
Bill Rosin	1	8	.111	5.80	16						76.0	92	73	49		66
William Walker					10						0.0
Totals	39	72	.351	5.19	187	0	0	0	0	0	947.0	1062	755	546	0	675	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
Walter Rasmussen	127	490	490		161	21	5	1						.329	.329	.398	.727	195
Dusty Rhodes	131	500	500		152	21	10	13						.304	.304	.464	.768	232
Robert Pugatch	90	354	354		111	28	4	2						.314	.314	.432	.746	153
James Forbes	127	463	463		110	20	9	4						.238	.238	.346	.583	160
Augie Messuri	92	349	349		105	7	5	0						.301	.301	.350	.650	122
Bernard Kozub	165	386	386		90	9	13	5						.233	.233	.363	.596	140
Frank Piet	59	178	178		55	11	0	2						.309	.309	.404	.713	72
Ed Winceniak	56	202	202		51	2	2	0						.252	.252	.282	.535	57
Steven Parque	47	153	153		46	11	0	1						.301	.301	.392	.693	60
Eugene Bobzean	40	162	162		45	7	4	3						.278	.278	.426	.704	69
Leo Blandina	49	160	160		43	7	2	3						.269	.269	.394	.662	63
Michael Frederick	36	133	133		28	6	1	0						.211	.211	.271	.481	36
Albert Skinnes	40	129	129		26	4	0	0						.202	.202	.233	.434	30
Charles Wiles	32	101	101		24	6	2	0						.238	.238	.337	.574	34
Henry Hillis	25	80	80		23	2	0	0						.288	.288	.312	.600	25
Harold Heiner	32	84	84		17	3	1	1						.202	.202	.298	.500	25
John Juhasz	25	71	71		15	3	0	0						.211	.211	.254	.465	18
Edwin Rzadski	22	35	35		12	1	0	0						.343	.343	.371	.714	13
Richard Mechelke	31	68	68		12	0	0	0						.176	.176	.176	.353	12
William Ciske	27	53	53		11	1	0	0						.208	.208	.226	.434	12
Walter Graves	21	59	59		11	1	0	0						.186	.186	.203	.390	12
Paul Schnieders	36	64	64		11	2	0	0						.172	.172	.203	.375	13
Bill Rosin	17	32	32		8	0	1	0						.250	.250	.312	.562	10
Harrison Thomas	26	35	35		7	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	7
Charles Morrison	11	27	27		6	0	1	0						.222	.222	.296	.519	8
Paul Menking	11	16	16		2	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	2
William Walker	10	8	8		1	1	0	0						.125	.125	.250	.375	2
Totals	1385	4392	4392	0	1183	174	60	35	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.360	.630	1582	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Paul Schnieders	P	35					.000
Richard Mechelke	P	30					.000
Harrison Thomas	P	26					.000
Harold Heiner	P	21					.000
William Ciske	P	21					.000
Edwin Rzadski	P	17					.000
Bill Rosin	P	16					.000
Charles Morrison	P	11					.000
William Walker	P	10					.000
Totals		187	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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