1952 Reidsville Luckies Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 74-64
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Ralph Hodgin (74-64)
Location: Reidsville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kiker Stadium
Attendance: 59,014, Avg. 855

1952 Reidsville Luckies Roster

Playoffs - Reidsville Luckies 3 games, Raleigh Capitals 0
Finals - Reidsville Luckies 4 games, Durham Bulls 0

The Reidsville Luckies of the Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 74 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.

The Luckies scored 675 runs and yielded 616 runs. Joseph Pancoe led all regular hitters by connecting at a .304 clip. Mike Forline topped Reidsville with 18 wins and a team-best 2.89 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1952 Reidsville Luckies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jack Sanford, Ralph Hodgin and Bob Gillespie.

Ralph Hodgin 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
Mike Forline	18	11	.621	2.89	37						246.0	235	102	79	11	90
Emery Rudd	13	9	.591	4.34	37						143.0	137	84	69	6	93
Lindy Brown	12	10	.545	3.10	34						203.0	186	83	70	7	72
Bob Gillespie	10	11	.476	4.44	27						144.0	154	89	71	7	44
Nester Mitskavich	8	6	.571	4.42	38						159.0	146	84	78	8	101
Billie Frazier	5	1	.833	5.71	21						63.0	72	45	40	7	37
Kenneth Deal	4	1	.800	2.39	8						49.0	44	21	13	1	22
Adam Twarkins	3	11	.214	4.18	19						125.0	133	72	58	4	56
Totals	73	60	.549	3.80	221	0	0	0	0	0	1132.0	1107	580	478	51	515	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 Pancoe	136	510	510		155	44	3	19						.304	.304	.514	.818	262
Jack Sanford	129	466	466		133	26	3	4						.285	.285	.380	.665	177
Ralph Hodgin	119	447	447		126	26	2	8						.282	.282	.403	.685	180
Walter Frye	127	487	487		118	15	1	0						.242	.242	.277	.520	135
Stephen Walker	133	466	466		109	16	5	0						.234	.234	.290	.524	135
George Souter	116	390	390		103	19	1	13						.264	.264	.418	.682	163
Joseph Socey	127	428	428		102	19	2	11						.238	.238	.369	.607	158
Hugh Taylor	105	309	309		76	16	1	0						.246	.246	.304	.550	94
Joseph Niro	79	199	199		52	12	1	3						.261	.261	.377	.638	75
William Ballinger	64	218	218		48	5	0	2						.220	.220	.271	.491	59
Lindy Brown	35	75	75		18	0	0	0						.240	.240	.240	.480	18
Walt Dixon	17	57	57		15	2	1	3						.263	.263	.491	.754	28
William Bevill	14	64	64		13	1	0	1						.203	.203	.266	.469	17
Mike Forline	37	89	89		13	0	0	0						.146	.146	.146	.292	13
Charles Knight	14	45	45		11	2	1	0						.244	.244	.333	.578	15
Emery Rudd	37	53	53		10	1	0	0						.189	.189	.208	.396	11
Adam Twarkins	19	46	46		9	0	0	3						.196	.196	.391	.587	18
Nester Mitskavich	39	54	54		9	2	0	0						.167	.167	.204	.370	11
Bob Gillespie	27	53	53		6	1	0	1						.113	.113	.189	.302	10
Billie Frazier	24	23	23		3	1	0	0						.130	.130	.174	.304	4
Totals	1398	4479	4479	0	1129	208	21	68	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.252	.353	.605	1583	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Nester Mitskavich	P	38					.000
Emery Rudd	P	37					.000
Mike Forline	P	37					.000
Lindy Brown	P	34					.000
Bob Gillespie	P	27					.000
Billie Frazier	P	21					.000
Adam Twarkins	P	19					.000
Kenneth Deal	P	8					.000
Totals		221	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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