1952 Wichita Indians Statistics
Team Record: 67-87
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Ralph Winegarner (67-87)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Attendance: 116,703, Avg. 1,516
The Wichita Indians of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the WL.
The Indians scored 761 runs and surrendered 873 runs, most in the circuit. Jimmy Cleverly paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .288. Pete Mesa topped Wichita with 15 wins and a team-best 3.83 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1952 Wichita Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Lefty Wallace, Harry MacPherson and Jack Bruner.
Ralph Winegarner served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Mesa | 15 | 18 | .455 | 3.83 | 44 | 270.0 | 243 | 137 | 115 | 7 | 146 | |||||||||||
Jack Bruner | 14 | 15 | .483 | 5.00 | 41 | 216.0 | 229 | 153 | 120 | 11 | 148 | |||||||||||
James Freeman | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.91 | 46 | 152.0 | 178 | 108 | 83 | 8 | 94 | |||||||||||
Ray Wicker | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5.20 | 33 | 142.0 | 149 | 101 | 82 | 9 | 66 | |||||||||||
Mel Knezovich | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.24 | 37 | 153.0 | 172 | 101 | 72 | 5 | 68 | |||||||||||
Ernie Trujillo | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.92 | 20 | 106.0 | 98 | 66 | 58 | 11 | 75 | |||||||||||
William Proverbs | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6.41 | 20 | 80.0 | 98 | 69 | 57 | 7 | 68 | |||||||||||
Lefty Wallace | 2 | 6 | .250 | 2.78 | 12 | 68.0 | 67 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 22 | |||||||||||
William Fogg | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 61 | 74 | .452 | 4.61 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1187.0 | 1234 | 761 | 608 | 60 | 687 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Zwainz | 149 | 568 | 568 | 162 | 35 | 3 | 7 | .285 | .285 | .394 | .680 | 224 | |||||||||||
Mike Colombo | 144 | 538 | 538 | 153 | 24 | 5 | 3 | .284 | .284 | .364 | .649 | 196 | |||||||||||
Jimmy Cleverly | 135 | 451 | 451 | 130 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .288 | .288 | .348 | .636 | 157 | |||||||||||
Alan Cohen | 140 | 501 | 501 | 116 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .232 | .232 | .263 | .495 | 132 | |||||||||||
Jimmy King | 137 | 418 | 418 | 112 | 28 | 4 | 10 | .268 | .268 | .426 | .694 | 178 | |||||||||||
Al Neil | 119 | 391 | 391 | 103 | 28 | 0 | 18 | .263 | .263 | .473 | .737 | 185 | |||||||||||
Steve Kovach | 106 | 366 | 366 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .232 | .437 | 85 | |||||||||||
Lee Carey | 92 | 283 | 283 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 5 | .216 | .216 | .307 | .523 | 87 | |||||||||||
Bob Ankrum | 72 | 255 | 255 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .220 | .267 | .486 | 68 | |||||||||||
Leslie Filkins | 61 | 180 | 180 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .189 | .189 | .311 | .500 | 56 | |||||||||||
Omer Tolson | 29 | 88 | 88 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .318 | .568 | 28 | |||||||||||
Bob Rittenberg | 30 | 89 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .202 | .236 | .438 | 21 | |||||||||||
Michael Lutz | 19 | 54 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .259 | .259 | .426 | .685 | 23 | |||||||||||
Ray Wicker | 44 | 65 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 13 | |||||||||||
Jack Bruner | 41 | 74 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .162 | .162 | .324 | 12 | |||||||||||
Pete Mesa | 46 | 94 | 94 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .128 | .128 | .223 | .351 | 21 | |||||||||||
James Freeman | 46 | 48 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .229 | .438 | 11 | |||||||||||
Mel Knezovich | 37 | 53 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .170 | .340 | 9 | |||||||||||
William Proverbs | 21 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .296 | .296 | .667 | .963 | 18 | |||||||||||
Ernie Trujillo | 20 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .162 | .162 | .324 | 6 | |||||||||||
John Kovenz | 17 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .128 | .154 | .282 | 6 | |||||||||||
Lee Smith | 10 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .160 | .280 | 4 | |||||||||||
Lefty Wallace | 12 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .048 | .048 | .048 | .095 | 1 | |||||||||||
William Fogg | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
Totals | 1541 | 4673 | 4673 | 0 | 1135 | 197 | 25 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .243 | .330 | .573 | 1541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Freeman | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
Pete Mesa | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
Jack Bruner | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
Mel Knezovich | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
Ray Wicker | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
Ernie Trujillo | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
William Proverbs | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
William Fogg | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
Lefty Wallace | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 267 | 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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