1948 Joplin Miners Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 75-57
Finished 3rd in the WA
Manager: Johnny Sturm (75-57)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Joplin, Missouri
Ballpark: Miners Park II
Attendance: 72,006, Avg. 1,091

1948 Joplin Miners Roster

Playoffs - St. Joseph Cardinals 3 games, Joplin Miners 2

The Joplin Miners of the Western Association ended the 1948 season with a record of 75 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the WA.

Johnny Sturm 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
Bill Freese	20	7	.741	2.87	30						223.0	192	94	71		66
Norman Rollins	13	7	.650	5.24	27						158.0	139	115	92		135
Donald Murray	10	4	.714	4.79	27						141.0	144	100	75		116
Gene Colaw	10	7	.588	5.32	33						154.0	165	100	91		96
Charles Nichols	7	7	.500	2.93	42						135.0	131	75	44		66
Herbert Preul	6	6	.500	4.76	19						85.0	100	58	45		60
Teddy Eberhard	6	10	.375	4.53	29						151.0	144	111	76		134
Ernest Bartlett					10						0.0
Totals	72	48	.600	4.25	217	0	0	0	0	0	1047.0	1015	653	494	0	673	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
Johnny Sturm	132	453	453		163	45	2	8						.360	.360	.521	.881	236
Bob Signaigo	133	521	521		146	24	9	8						.280	.280	.407	.687	212
Paul Tretiak	122	470	470		131	19	7	0						.279	.279	.349	.628	164
George Sawyer	128	468	468		130	12	15	6						.278	.278	.406	.684	190
Bill Cope	134	466	466		120	26	4	2						.258	.258	.343	.601	160
Eddie Freese	82	281	281		91	8	8	2						.324	.324	.431	.754	121
A. B. Everett	59	233	233		67	10	4	3						.288	.288	.403	.691	94
Russell Hawley	81	294	294		61	10	6	2						.207	.207	.303	.510	89
Roy Carlson	80	234	234		59	7	3	0						.252	.252	.308	.560	72
Roy Gilmore	48	184	184		56	8	6	6						.304	.304	.511	.815	94
Olin Martin	38	121	121		37	6	2	0						.306	.306	.388	.694	47
Jim Finigan	18	72	72		26	5	2	0						.361	.361	.486	.847	35
Charlie Fontana	17	58	58		16	1	1	1						.276	.276	.379	.655	22
Norman Rollins	32	61	61		12	0	0	0						.197	.197	.197	.393	12
Donald Murray	28	55	55		10	1	0	0						.182	.182	.200	.382	11
Teddy Eberhard	37	62	62		10	3	0	0						.161	.161	.210	.371	13
Gene Colaw	45	65	65		10	2	0	0						.154	.154	.185	.338	12
Bill Freese	30	83	83		9	0	0	0						.108	.108	.108	.217	9
Charles Nichols	44	48	48		5	1	1	0						.104	.104	.167	.271	8
Ernest Bartlett	11	18	18		3	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	3
Herbert Preul	19	28	28		2	2	0	0						.071	.071	.143	.214	4
Totals	1318	4275	4275	0	1164	190	70	38	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.272	.376	.648	1608	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Charles Nichols	P	42					.000
Gene Colaw	P	33					.000
Bill Freese	P	30					.000
Teddy Eberhard	P	29					.000
Norman Rollins	P	27					.000
Donald Murray	P	27					.000
Herbert Preul	P	19					.000
Ernest Bartlett	P	10					.000
Totals		217	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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