1952 Joplin Miners Statistics
Team Record: 87-52
Finished 1st in the WA
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (87-52)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Joplin, Missouri
Ballpark: Miners Park II
Attendance: 49,511, Avg. 712
Playoffs - Joplin Miners 4 games, Muskogee Giants 0
The Joplin Miners of the Western Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 87 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the WA.
The Miners topped the league with 773 runs, spearheaded by 79 home runs. Joplin surrendered 594 runs, fewest in the league. Norm Siebern led hitters with significant playing time with a .324 average. Frank Lucas notched 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Leo Evans as well added 15 or more victories as well Willard Ford recorded a 2.13 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1952 Joplin Miners who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ken Hunt, Johnny Blanchard, Lloyd Merritt, Jerry Lumpe and Norm Siebern.
Vern Hoscheit served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lucas | 24 | 3 | .889 | 2.72 | 31 | 238.0 | 207 | 97 | 72 | 13 | 97 | |||||||||||
| Leo Evans | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.40 | 34 | 201.0 | 192 | 97 | 76 | 5 | 81 | |||||||||||
| Willard Ford | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2.13 | 27 | 203.0 | 185 | 76 | 48 | 6 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Lloyd Merritt | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.34 | 24 | 143.0 | 132 | 76 | 53 | 5 | 63 | |||||||||||
| Keith McGinnis | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2.75 | 20 | 131.0 | 98 | 58 | 40 | 5 | 59 | |||||||||||
| James O'Reilly | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.00 | 12 | 60.0 | 53 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Glenton Washburn | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.62 | 13 | 72.0 | 72 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Michael Santoro | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.69 | 13 | 48.0 | 57 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Norris Graves | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2.65 | 13 | 78.0 | 60 | 36 | 23 | 1 | 38 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 84 | 49 | .632 | 3.02 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1174.0 | 1056 | 546 | 394 | 46 | 505 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Vitale | 132 | 523 | 523 | 152 | 32 | 8 | 8 | .291 | .291 | .428 | .719 | 224 | |||||||||||
| Norm Siebern | 137 | 463 | 463 | 150 | 33 | 6 | 13 | .324 | .324 | .505 | .829 | 234 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Lumpe | 135 | 508 | 508 | 149 | 19 | 11 | 2 | .293 | .293 | .386 | .679 | 196 | |||||||||||
| Johnny Blanchard | 123 | 439 | 439 | 132 | 31 | 2 | 30 | .301 | .301 | .585 | .886 | 257 | |||||||||||
| Raymond Clark | 122 | 451 | 451 | 112 | 16 | 5 | 6 | .248 | .248 | .346 | .594 | 156 | |||||||||||
| Jim Goff | 126 | 416 | 416 | 102 | 24 | 5 | 9 | .245 | .245 | .392 | .637 | 163 | |||||||||||
| Richard Hearn | 97 | 349 | 349 | 93 | 13 | 6 | 4 | .266 | .266 | .372 | .639 | 130 | |||||||||||
| Ken Hunt | 49 | 168 | 168 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .387 | .673 | 65 | |||||||||||
| Vern Hoscheit | 74 | 171 | 171 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .240 | .240 | .316 | .556 | 54 | |||||||||||
| Don Gilleland | 30 | 104 | 104 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .288 | .288 | .404 | .692 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Elmer Balzer | 38 | 139 | 139 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .194 | .194 | .281 | .475 | 39 | |||||||||||
| Jesse Burris | 29 | 100 | 100 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .290 | .540 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Charles Bigham | 30 | 98 | 98 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .245 | .347 | .592 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Frank Lucas | 36 | 112 | 112 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .205 | .304 | .509 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Thomas Flack | 30 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .270 | .470 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Leo Evans | 34 | 80 | 80 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .212 | .262 | .475 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Willard Ford | 28 | 77 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .221 | .390 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Jack Taylor | 12 | 51 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Keith McGinnis | 20 | 52 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Lloyd Merritt | 24 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Norris Graves | 22 | 51 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .157 | .275 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Michael Santoro | 13 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .333 | .611 | 6 | |||||||||||
| James O'Reilly | 12 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .190 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Glenton Washburn | 13 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .038 | .038 | .038 | .077 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1366 | 4565 | 4565 | 0 | 1198 | 216 | 57 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .387 | .649 | 1765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Evans | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| Frank Lucas | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Willard Ford | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| Lloyd Merritt | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| Keith McGinnis | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Glenton Washburn | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Michael Santoro | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Norris Graves | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| James O'Reilly | P | 12 | .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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