1952 Marion Marauders Statistics

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
Team Record: 58-50
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Perley Grant (0-0), Billy Smith (0-0), Frank Robinson (0-0)
Location: Marion, North Carolina
Ballpark: High School Stadium
Attendance: 26,353, Avg. 488

1952 Marion Marauders Roster

Playoffs - Lincolnton Cardinals 4 games, Marion Marauders 1

The Marion Marauders of the Western Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 58 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the WCL.

The Marauders plated 508 runs and yielded 555 runs. Billy Smith paced Marion with 13 home runs and drove in 80 runs. Fred Biangardi, Fred Parnell and Billy Smith topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .306. Augie Begemann led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.29 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Perley Grant, Billy Smith and Frank Robinson 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
Augie Begemann	12	10	.545	3.29	29	23					189.0	164	87	69		78
Gene Black	8	6	.571	5.53	24	15					127.0	131	83	78		86
Norman Ayers	8	10	.444	4.09	29	19					141.0	169	81	64		44
Mike Dillon	5	13	.278	3.92	26	20					140.0	139	83	61		101
Totals	42	49	.462	4.09	141	92	0	0	0	0	748.0	750	423	340	0	408	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
Billy Smith	107	392	392	62	120	20	4	13	80	10				.306	.306	.477	.783	187
Bobby Davis	107	422	422		117	24	9	3						.277	.277	.398	.675	168
Jack Falls	107	387	387		101	17	5	2						.261	.261	.346	.607	134
Fred Biangardi	81	304	304		93	14	8	4						.306	.306	.444	.750	135
Billy Collins	92	306	306		67	17	6	2						.219	.219	.333	.552	102
Perley Grant	37	139	139		32	7	1	0						.230	.230	.295	.525	41
Arthur Burdette	27	73	73		20	3	3	1						.274	.274	.438	.712	32
Thomas Looper	23	79	79		19	3	0	0						.241	.241	.278	.519	22
Thomas Selzer	34	97	97		18	6	1	0						.186	.186	.268	.454	26
J. B. Beam	18	69	69		14	3	0	0						.203	.203	.246	.449	17
Augie Begemann	29	65	65		10	1	0	0						.154	.154	.169	.323	11
Norman Ayers	29	55	55		9	0	0	0						.164	.164	.164	.327	9
Gene Black	24	48	48		7	3	0	0						.146	.146	.208	.354	10
Mike Dillon	28	55	55		7	0	0	0						.127	.127	.127	.255	7
Hoyt Clegg	11	23	23		4	1	0	0						.174	.174	.217	.391	5
Bruce Erickson	15	30	30		3	0	0	0						.100	.100	.100	.200	3
Totals	804	2589	2589	62	653	119	37	25	80	10	0	0	0	.252	.252	.356	.608	921	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Augie Begemann	P	29					.000
Norman Ayers	P	29					.000
Mike Dillon	P	26					.000
Gene Black	P	24					.000
Totals		141	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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