1952 Hutchinson Elks Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 70-66
Finished 3rd in the WA
Manager: Wes Griffin (70-66)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hutchinson, Kansas
Ballpark: Carey Municipal Park
Attendance: 78,713, Avg. 1,158

1952 Hutchinson Elks Roster

The Hutchinson Elks of the Western Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 70 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the WA.

The Elks scored 702 runs and allowed 621 runs. Bobby Prescott paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .350. Bob Anderton topped Hutchinson with 15 wins, while Jack Brown recorded a 3.13 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Bobby Prescott played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hutchinson Elks to do so.

Wes Griffin 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 Anderton	15	10	.600	3.42	30						221.0	240	114	84	9	104
Jack Brown	14	9	.609	3.13	29						184.0	123	85	64	3	142
Joseph Stelmack	13	8	.619	3.62	26						189.0	179	93	76	12	83
Robert Denney	9	12	.429	3.32	24						168.0	160	80	62	12	55
Art Murray	7	4	.636	2.93	12						86.0	72	34	28	2	64
Steve Butchko	6	5	.545	3.13	37						95.0	93	52	33	4	56
Jack Quinn	3	7	.300	4.94	25						93.0	79	60	51	4	66
Lee Beran	2	4	.333	5.91	22						67.0	60	51	44	5	49
Totals	69	59	.539	3.61	205	0	0	0	0	0	1103.0	1006	569	442	51	619	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
Bobby Prescott	109	383	383		134	25	10	12						.350	.350	.561	.911	215
Frank Washington	132	492	492		128	20	15	5						.260	.260	.392	.652	193
Bill Wiltrout	116	454	454		117	19	4	12						.258	.258	.396	.654	180
Rex Babcock	136	491	491		100	21	7	6						.204	.204	.312	.515	153
Jack McKeon	116	358	358		78	10	1	4						.218	.218	.285	.503	102
Leonard Cline	77	296	296		67	11	2	1						.226	.226	.287	.514	85
Jack O'Keefe	61	223	223		57	18	1	3						.256	.256	.386	.641	86
Gerry Collis	57	203	203		53	8	4	0						.261	.261	.340	.601	69
Bob Flynn	56	175	175		48	11	0	3						.274	.274	.389	.663	68
Dominic Scazzero	50	181	181		46	13	2	4						.254	.254	.414	.669	75
William Linnert	60	200	200		43	9	1	0						.215	.215	.270	.485	54
Bob Anderton	48	107	107		30	4	0	0						.280	.280	.318	.598	34
Matt Kuhn	48	134	134		30	8	1	0						.224	.224	.299	.522	40
Ezell King	36	138	138		29	3	1	1						.210	.210	.268	.478	37
Ed Jacobsen	31	112	112		27	4	2	1						.241	.241	.339	.580	38
Joseph Stelmack	27	80	80		19	2	0	2						.238	.238	.338	.575	27
Jack Brown	31	75	75		17	2	2	0						.227	.227	.307	.533	23
Robert Denney	24	62	62		12	3	2	1						.194	.194	.355	.548	22
Lee Beran	31	43	43		11	3	1	0						.256	.256	.372	.628	16
Steve Butchko	37	33	33		7	3	0	0						.212	.212	.303	.515	10
James Taylor	11	34	34		7	0	1	0						.206	.206	.265	.471	9
Art Murray	13	30	30		6	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	6
Eugene Stromecki	10	38	38		6	1	0	1						.158	.158	.263	.421	10
Jack Quinn	27	21	21		2	1	0	0						.095	.095	.143	.238	3
Totals	1344	4363	4363	0	1074	199	57	56	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.246	.356	.603	1555	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Steve Butchko	P	37					.000
Bob Anderton	P	30					.000
Jack Brown	P	29					.000
Joseph Stelmack	P	26					.000
Jack Quinn	P	25					.000
Robert Denney	P	24					.000
Lee Beran	P	22					.000
Art Murray	P	12					.000
Totals		205	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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