1952 Hickory Rebels Statistics

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
Team Record: 28-79
Finished 5th in the WCL
Manager: Norm Small (0-0), Eddie Yount (0-0), Charlie Bowles (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: Lenoir Rhyne College Park
Attendance: 14,720, Avg. 275

1952 Hickory Rebels Roster

The Hickory Rebels of the Western Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 28 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the WCL.

The Rebels plated 428 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 736 runs, most in the league. George Holmes led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .299. Hal Griggs topped Hickory with 14 wins and a team-best 4.18 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Hal Griggs and Charlie Bowles both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Norm Small, Eddie Yount and Charlie Bowles 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
Hal Griggs	14	13	.519	4.18	31	28					222.0	206	117	103		156
Efird Gwaltney	7	16	.304	6.89	33	22					171.0	157	140	131		134
Bennett Jaynes	3	5	.375	5.94	8	7					53.0	62	40	35		21
Ray Lindsay	1	3	.250	5.18	4						33.0	34	22	19		9
George Anthony					10						0.0
Edward Hughes					11						0.0
Totals	25	37	.403	5.41	97	57	0	0	0	0	479.0	459	319	288	0	320	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
George Holmes	94	331	331		99	13	2	0						.299	.299	.350	.650	116
Jack Powell	77	261	261		79	15	2	1						.303	.303	.387	.690	101
Vern Schmall	56	224	224		56	10	3	2						.250	.250	.348	.598	78
Pud Miller	44	160	160		53	7	0	6						.331	.331	.488	.819	78
Sammy Bell	48	178	178		52	9	1	3						.292	.292	.404	.697	72
Ed Husted	44	148	148		40	8	2	3						.270	.270	.412	.682	61
Gene Bottorff	43	173	173		40	11	0	1						.231	.231	.312	.543	54
Al Seeger	44	180	180		40	11	3	1						.222	.222	.333	.556	60
Earl Castellow	39	138	138		38	11	0	0						.275	.275	.355	.630	49
Joseph Uram	52	159	159		32	2	1	0						.201	.201	.226	.428	36
Charles Craig	45	142	142		29	2	0	1						.204	.204	.239	.444	34
Norm Small	20	82	82		28	10	2	2						.341	.341	.585	.927	48
Efird Gwaltney	49	88	88		27	4	2	3						.307	.307	.500	.807	44
Hal Griggs	39	93	93		20	2	1	4						.215	.215	.387	.602	36
Charlie Bowles	18	56	56		15	4	2	0						.268	.268	.411	.679	23
Clyde Greene	15	55	55		11	3	0	0						.200	.200	.255	.455	14
Charles Ballinger	13	41	41		7	0	0	0						.171	.171	.171	.341	7
John Baia	16	29	29		4	0	0	0						.138	.138	.138	.276	4
Bennett Jaynes	10	23	23		2	0	0	0						.087	.087	.087	.174	2
George Anthony	13	24	24		2	0	0	0						.083	.083	.083	.167	2
Edward Hughes	12	16	16		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	791	2601	2601	0	674	122	21	27	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.353	.612	919	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Efird Gwaltney	P	33					.000
Hal Griggs	P	31					.000
Edward Hughes	P	11					.000
George Anthony	P	10					.000
Bennett Jaynes	P	8					.000
Totals		93	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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