1952 Topeka Owls Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 63-76
Finished 4th in the WA
Manager: A. J. Matulis (0-0), Jack Dean (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 64,967, Avg. 935

1952 Topeka Owls Roster

The Topeka Owls of the Western Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 63 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the WA.

The Owls plated 667 runs and gave up 709 runs. Arnold Green led hitters with significant playing time with a .306 average. Jack Dean topped Topeka with 18 wins and a team-best 2.78 ERA, leading regular hurlers. A. J. Matulis and Jack Dean 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
Jack Dean	18	15	.545	2.78	41						259.0	219	101	80	14	93
Wayne Tjaden	10	13	.435	3.85	31						215.0	191	118	92	4	106
A. J. Matulis	9	2	.818	5.07	15						110.0	119	72	62	9	47
Richard Pahmahmie	7	12	.368	3.50	43						167.0	155	98	65	15	75
Samuel Frazier	5	11	.312	3.90	27						134.0	122	78	58	4	66
Ladell Ford	4	7	.364	4.29	23						107.0	94	66	51	9	68
Alfred Dreizler					10						0.0
Shelby Kincaid					10						0.0
Totals	53	60	.469	3.70	200	0	0	0	0	0	992.0	900	533	408	55	455	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
Arnold Green	122	506	506		155	8	11	4						.306	.306	.389	.696	197
Joseph Banicki	116	445	445		124	23	7	10						.279	.279	.429	.708	191
Bob Coats	119	448	448		123	21	9	2						.275	.275	.375	.650	168
Joe Hannah	118	423	423		117	19	5	5						.277	.277	.381	.657	161
Donald Hoskin	114	407	407		109	21	0	5						.268	.268	.356	.624	145
Bob McKee	120	445	445		93	17	1	8						.209	.209	.306	.515	136
Donald Annen	89	339	339		90	20	2	10						.265	.265	.425	.690	144
Jerry Rendlesham	67	244	244		66	14	0	2						.270	.270	.352	.623	86
Charles Stickels	67	242	242		53	7	1	1						.219	.219	.269	.488	65
Jack Hasten	46	170	170		39	7	0	3						.229	.229	.324	.553	55
A. J. Matulis	48	88	88		26	4	1	2						.295	.295	.432	.727	38
Gene Bottorff	46	131	131		25	3	0	0						.191	.191	.214	.405	28
Ray Bellino	16	63	63		18	2	1	1						.286	.286	.397	.683	25
Jack Dean	46	102	102		17	4	1	2						.167	.167	.284	.451	29
Mace Pool	22	58	58		16	0	0	1						.276	.276	.328	.603	19
Claude Freeman	24	73	73		16	1	1	0						.219	.219	.260	.479	19
Thomas Kordas	17	58	58		15	4	0	0						.259	.259	.328	.586	19
John Rennicke	15	50	50		11	1	0	1						.220	.220	.300	.520	15
Richard Pahmahmie	43	61	61		11	0	2	0						.180	.180	.246	.426	15
Ladell Ford	23	39	39		8	1	0	0						.205	.205	.231	.436	9
George Beck	16	52	52		7	2	0	1						.135	.135	.231	.365	12
Wayne Tjaden	35	77	77		7	0	0	0						.091	.091	.091	.182	7
Shelby Kincaid	14	20	20		5	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500	5
Samuel Frazier	31	38	38		5	0	0	0						.132	.132	.132	.263	5
Chuck Jorgensen	10	11	11		3	2	0	0						.273	.273	.455	.727	5
Alfred Dreizler	10	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1394	4592	4592	0	1159	181	42	58	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.252	.348	.600	1598	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Richard Pahmahmie	P	43					.000
Jack Dean	P	41					.000
Wayne Tjaden	P	31					.000
Samuel Frazier	P	27					.000
Ladell Ford	P	23					.000
Shelby Kincaid	P	10					.000
Alfred Dreizler	P	10					.000
Totals		185	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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