1952 Spokane Indians Statistics

Western International League (WIL) - Class: A
Team Record: 91-64
Finished 2nd in the WIL
Manager: Don Osborn (91-64)
Location: Spokane, Washington
Ballpark: Avista Stadium
Attendance: 104,500, Avg. 1,348

1952 Spokane Indians Roster

The Spokane Indians of the Western International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 91 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the WIL.

The Indians scored 774 runs and conceded 637 runs. Mel Wasley led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .333. John Conant topped Spokane with 18 wins, while Frank Chase and Richard Bishop, too added 15 or more wins, too Richard Bishop registered a 3.02 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1952 Spokane Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ed Bouchee, Jack Spring and Herb Souell.

Don Osborn 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
John Conant	18	10	.643	3.13	35						247.0	253	101	86	5	75
Richard Bishop	16	13	.552	3.02	35						250.0	265	102	84	12	90
Frank Chase	16	13	.552	3.84	43						218.0	193	133	93	1	150
John Marshall	13	9	.591	3.04	41						252.0	232	117	85	5	135
Robert Roberts	11	6	.647	3.03	50						95.0	94	39	32	1	60
Gordon Palm	10	8	.556	4.26	34						150.0	151	91	71	4	121
Jack Spring	6	5	.545	3.20	21						90.0	88	41	32	0	60
Don Osborn	1	0	1.000	4.00	6						18.0	15	9	8		9
Totals	91	64	.587	3.35	265	0	0	0	0	0	1320.0	1291	633	491	28	700	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
Mel Wasley	154	561	561		187	28	5	3						.333	.333	.417	.750	234
Eddie Murphy	153	590	590		165	21	4	5						.280	.280	.354	.634	209
Sam Kanelos	138	511	511		150	18	10	0						.294	.294	.368	.661	188
James Brown	151	535	535		148	22	4	6						.277	.277	.366	.643	196
Bill Sheets	152	538	538		135	24	2	2						.251	.251	.314	.565	169
Moose Johnson	138	498	498		123	14	7	1						.247	.247	.309	.556	154
Ed Bouchee	98	320	320		102	19	5	7						.319	.319	.475	.794	152
George Huffman	93	328	328		86	14	5	1						.262	.262	.345	.607	113
Herbert Simpson	51	181	181		51	3	2	0						.282	.282	.320	.602	58
Samuel Simmons	85	189	189		50	7	0	0						.265	.265	.302	.566	57
John Conant	47	103	103		26	4	0	1						.252	.252	.320	.573	33
Herb Souell	20	72	72		19	1	1	0						.264	.264	.306	.569	22
Marlyn Burleson	28	82	82		17	1	2	0						.207	.207	.268	.476	22
Richard Bishop	85	84	84		17	2	0	0						.202	.202	.226	.429	19
Frank Chase	43	74	74		14	0	0	0						.189	.189	.189	.378	14
John Marshall	42	85	85		13	0	0	0						.153	.153	.153	.306	13
Hank Hinz	25	45	45		12	1	0	0						.267	.267	.289	.556	13
Robert Hardy	24	55	55		12	4	1	0						.218	.218	.327	.545	18
Robert Byrne	18	59	59		12	1	2	0						.203	.203	.288	.492	17
Gordon Palm	35	55	55		10	3	0	0						.182	.182	.236	.418	13
Jack Spring	22	32	32		9	1	1	0						.281	.281	.375	.656	12
Robert Roberts	53	27	27		3	1	0	0						.111	.111	.148	.259	4
Totals	1655	5024	5024	0	1361	189	51	26	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.271	.344	.615	1730	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Robert Roberts	P	50					.000
Frank Chase	P	43					.000
John Marshall	P	41					.000
John Conant	P	35					.000
Gordon Palm	P	34					.000
Jack Spring	P	21					.000
Totals		224	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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