1952 Oklahoma City Indians Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 82-79
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Tommy Tatum (82-79)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 146,972, Avg. 1,826

1952 Oklahoma City Indians Roster

Playoffs - Oklahoma City Indians 4 games, Dallas Eagles 2
Finals - Shreveport Sports 4 games, Oklahoma City Indians 1

The Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas League ended the 1952 season with a record of 82 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.

The Indians plated 717 runs and allowed 710 runs. Frank Kellert led all regular batters with a .303 average. Ernest Groth topped Oklahoma City with 15 wins, while Jim Atchley recorded a 2.53 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1952 Oklahoma City Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ernest Groth, Joe Frazier, Dino Restelli, Al Gerheauser, Strick Shofner, Ted Pawelek, Bill Greason, Lou Lombardo, Thurman Tucker, Frank Kellert, Ribs Raney, Tommy Tatum and Vern Kennedy.

Tommy Tatum 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
Ernest Groth	15	12	.556	3.43	34	31					207.0	188	85	79		77
Vern Kennedy	11	4	.733	2.23	42	0					101.0	88	29	25		48
Bill Greason	9	1	.900	2.14	11	10					80.0	53	21	19		26
Jim Atchley	9	10	.474	2.53	20	17					139.0	136	45	39		35
Al Gerheauser	8	8	.500	4.21	53	13					184.0	188	105	86		70
Ribs Raney	8	10	.444	4.34	27	24					143.0	128	81	69		94
Len Pillar	4	3	.571	4.56	21	6					79.0	85	48	40		42
Jake Henson	4	4	.500	3.95	38	12					130.0	134	68	57		63
Hugh King	4	6	.400	3.72	14	11					75.0	74	44	31		34
Mel Nee	2	2	.500	0.00	11						23.0	32				10
Matt Zidich	2	3	.400	5.61	17	10					85.0	104	59	53		33
Connie Swensson	1	1	.500	0.00	5						12.0	12				12
Vic Michalec	0	0		0.00	2						3.0	8				5
Morris Shipman	0	0		0.00	2						2.0	3				5
Lou Lombardo	0	2	.000	0.00	5						11.0	14				6
Rusty Walters	0	2	.000	0.00	2						5.0	7				8
Alois Zilian	0	4	.000	0.00	10						35.0	43				16
Totals	77	72	.517	3.41	314	134	0	0	0	0	1314.0	1297	585	498	0	584	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
Frank Kellert	161	594	594		180	33	3	22						.303	.303	.480	.783	285
Joe Frazier	156	574	574		169	48	1	14						.294	.294	.455	.749	261
Rusty Burns	149	541	541		160	34	2	23						.296	.296	.494	.789	267
Joe Damato	160	580	580		160	30	7	11						.276	.276	.409	.684	237
Allan Cross	143	543	543		132	21	3	0						.243	.243	.293	.536	159
Thomas Lind	152	526	526		118	19	1	2						.224	.224	.276	.500	145
Thurman Tucker	72	179	179		47	6	0	0						.263	.263	.296	.559	53
Tommy Tatum	76	192	192		44	5	1	4						.229	.229	.328	.557	63
Ernest Groth	44	81	81		19	3	0	0						.235	.235	.272	.506	22
Al Gerheauser	59	77	77		17	5	0	0						.221	.221	.286	.506	22
Dick Kinaman	25	56	56		15	2	0	0						.268	.268	.304	.571	17
Ted Pawelek	27	55	55		13	3	0	0						.236	.236	.291	.527	16
Jake Henson	40	47	47		12	3	0	0						.255	.255	.319	.574	15
Teddy Tate	27	71	71		11	0	0	0						.155	.155	.155	.310	11
Vern Kennedy	42	30	30		10	3	0	0						.333	.333	.433	.767	13
Matt Zidich	19	35	35		9	2	0	0						.257	.257	.314	.571	11
Walter Wrona	10	35	35		5	0	0	1						.143	.143	.229	.371	8
Bill Greason	12	29	29		4	0	0	1						.138	.138	.241	.379	7
Joe Bell	11	16	16		3	1	0	0						.188	.188	.250	.438	4
Hugh King	14	25	25		3	0	0	0						.120	.120	.120	.240	3
Len Pillar	22	26	26		3	2	0	0						.115	.115	.192	.308	5
Ribs Raney	27	45	45		3	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133	3
Jim Atchley	20	45	45		3	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133	3
Robert Leonhard	8	11	11		2	0	0	0						.182	.182	.182	.364	2
Mel Nee	11	5	5		1	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	1
Robert Brown	11	13	13		1	1	0	0						.077	.077	.154	.231	2
Harold Long	2	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Rusty Walters	2	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Alois Zilian	10	8	8		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1512	4443	4443	0	1144	221	18	78	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.257	.368	.625	1635	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Al Gerheauser	P	53					.000
Vern Kennedy	P	42					.000
Jake Henson	P	38					.000
Ernest Groth	P	34					.000
Ribs Raney	P	27					.000
Len Pillar	P	21					.000
Jim Atchley	P	20					.000
Matt Zidich	P	17					.000
Hugh King	P	14					.000
Mel Nee	P	11					.000
Bill Greason	P	11					.000
Alois Zilian	P	10					.000
Totals		298	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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