1948 Sparta Saints Statistics

Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 81-37
Finished 1st in the GSL
Manager: Woody Bottoms (81-37)
Location: Sparta, Georgia
Ballpark: Sparta Baseball Park
Attendance: 27,191, Avg. 461

1948 Sparta Saints Roster

Playoffs - Sparta Saints 3 games, Eastman Dodgers 2
Finals - Fitzgerald Pioneers 4 games, Sparta Saints 3

The Sparta Saints of the Georgia State League ended the 1948 season with a record of 81 wins and 37 losses, finishing first in the GSL.

Woody Bottoms 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
Lewis Brock	21	10	.677	1.38	37						260.0	171	59	40		73
Izzy León	20	4	.833	1.48	28						244.0	186	59	40		50
George Cook	12	7	.632	2.56	22						169.0	153	64	48		59
John McCormick	10	6	.625	2.11	18						145.0	111	47	34		62
Millard Evans	9	0	1.000	1.50	9						78.0	44	19	13		37
Bryant Goggans	5	8	.385	5.01	18						88.0	90	62	49		49
Totals	77	35	.688	2.05	132	0	0	0	0	0	984.0	755	310	224	0	330	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
Alan Swygert	108	428	428		145	29	4	2						.339	.339	.439	.778	188
Jack Collins	119	519	519		145	10	4	0						.279	.279	.314	.593	163
Woody Bottoms	99	371	371		139	20	6	0						.375	.375	.461	.836	171
Theodore Patterson	101	418	418		128	15	10	1						.306	.306	.397	.703	166
Pete Gula	108	408	408		127	20	9	3						.311	.311	.426	.738	174
Jim Ruark	119	402	402		118	27	7	3						.294	.294	.418	.711	168
Paul Stevens	83	280	280		63	4	1	1						.225	.225	.257	.482	72
Jack Sinnott	59	223	223		60	9	4	2						.269	.269	.372	.641	83
Earl Hartman	50	183	183		54	8	8	6						.295	.295	.525	.820	96
Lewis Brock	46	120	120		39	8	4	0						.325	.325	.458	.783	55
Lee Hartley	35	136	136		29	3	1	0						.213	.213	.250	.463	34
Izzy León	29	97	97		23	2	3	0						.237	.237	.320	.557	31
Bryant Goggans	44	120	120		21	5	0	0						.175	.175	.217	.392	26
John McCormick	19	55	55		11	1	1	0						.200	.200	.255	.455	14
George Cook	24	56	56		4	0	0	0						.071	.071	.071	.143	4
Totals	1043	3816	3816	0	1106	161	62	18	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.290	.379	.669	1445	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Lewis Brock	P	37					.000
Izzy León	P	28					.000
George Cook	P	22					.000
John McCormick	P	18					.000
Totals		105	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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