1952 Kinston Eagles Statistics

Coastal Plain League (CPL) - Class: D
Team Record: 76-47
Finished 1st in the CPL
Manager: Wayne Blackburn (76-47)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Attendance: 43,301, Avg. 704

1952 Kinston Eagles Roster

Playoffs - Goldsboro Jets 4 games, Kinston Eagles 3

The Kinston Eagles of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1952 season with a record of 76 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the CPL.

The Eagles topped the circuit with 639 runs, sparked by 27 home runs. Kinston yielded 515 runs. Wayne Blackburn paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .350. Gene Host recorded 26 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 1.81 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Gene Host played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Kinston Eagles to do so.

Wayne Blackburn 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
Gene Host	26	7	.788	1.81	41						264.0	168	95	53	0	152
Lynwood Chestnut	12	10	.545	3.11	32						188.0	144	91	65	4	108
Paul Jones	11	8	.579	2.59	22						160.0	145	60	46	1	64
Millard Grissom	10	9	.526	2.48	24						167.0	116	59	46	2	94
Harold Renn	9	6	.600	3.61	26						127.0	134	72	51	7	39
Dale Ferris	4	0	1.000	2.16	10						50.0	56	19	12	1	15
Arlyn Coan	2	1	.667	4.92	12						53.0	54	33	29	1	52
Totals	74	41	.643	2.69	167	0	0	0	0	0	1009.0	817	429	302	16	524	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
Joseph Gauci	119	471	471		120	15	10	0						.255	.255	.329	.584	155
Wayne Blackburn	109	340	340		119	12	4	1						.350	.350	.418	.768	142
Charles Johnson	116	437	437		108	15	2	0						.247	.247	.291	.538	127
Donald Strickland	109	376	376		99	18	7	5						.263	.263	.388	.652	146
Ned Davis	84	323	323		96	16	3	2						.297	.297	.384	.681	124
Fred Stevenson	91	286	286		83	10	3	0						.290	.290	.346	.636	99
Allie Benza	102	329	329		72	13	5	8						.219	.219	.362	.581	119
Dale Ferris	69	261	261		71	13	5	7						.272	.272	.441	.713	115
Chris Andrews	44	169	169		42	7	3	0						.249	.249	.325	.574	55
Gene Host	45	107	107		27	5	1	1						.252	.252	.346	.598	37
Millard Grissom	45	107	107		24	5	1	2						.224	.224	.346	.570	37
Paul Jones	24	69	69		17	4	0	0						.246	.246	.304	.551	21
Robert Weber	20	67	67		16	2	1	0						.239	.239	.299	.537	20
Al Pasquinelli	22	75	75		16	0	1	0						.213	.213	.240	.453	18
Gordon O'Dell	22	60	60		13	4	0	1						.217	.217	.333	.550	20
Harold Renn	30	67	67		12	2	0	0						.179	.179	.209	.388	14
Delbert Gay	22	67	67		12	5	0	0						.179	.179	.254	.433	17
Lynwood Chestnut	34	74	74		10	0	1	0						.135	.135	.162	.297	12
Arlyn Coan	12	27	27		8	0	0	0						.296	.296	.296	.593	8
Joseph Lanza	11	28	28		8	1	0	0						.286	.286	.321	.607	9
James Caudle	13	39	39		7	1	1	0						.179	.179	.256	.436	10
Totals	1143	3779	3779	0	980	148	48	27	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.345	.605	1305	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Gene Host	P	41					.000
Lynwood Chestnut	P	32					.000
Harold Renn	P	26					.000
Millard Grissom	P	24					.000
Paul Jones	P	22					.000
Arlyn Coan	P	12					.000
Totals		157	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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