1952 Cleveland Indians Organizational Leaders

1952 Cleveland Indians Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Eddie Knoblauch	Dallas Eagles	AA	171	31	12	2
Dave Pope	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	167	29	7	13
Richard Baller	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	165	16	9	6
Dick Zwainz	Wichita Indians	A	162	35	3	7
John Herman	Bakersfield Indians	C	160	34	5	11
Harry Malmberg	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	158	18	7	1
Joe Macko	Dallas Eagles	AA	156	21	7	16
Mike Colombo	Wichita Indians	A	153	24	5	3
Lawrence Baker	Fort Smith Indians	C	151	33	8	1
Edward Cook	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	151	26	6	21
Milt Nielsen	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	151	22	5	8

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Dave Pope	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	.352	167	475
Bruce Ohlinger	Reading Indians	A	.331	50	151
Dave Hoskins	Dallas Eagles	AA	.328	42	128
Howard Tesnow	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	.326	142	436
Billy Harrell	Reading Indians, Cedar Rapids Indians	A, B	.321	69	215
Phil Qualben	Spartanburg Peaches, Cedar Rapids Indians	B	.316	120	380
Michael Lutz	Wichita Indians, Reading Indians	A	.313	139	444
Eugene Pollard	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	.312	132	423
Milt Nielsen	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	.311	151	486
John Herman	Bakersfield Indians	C	.308	160	519

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Michael Lutz	Reading Indians, Wichita Indians	A	25
Pete Kousagan	Bakersfield Indians	C	23
Edward Cook	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	21
Al Smith	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	20
Rocky Colavito	Spartanburg Peaches, Cedar Rapids Indians	B	19
Al Neil	Reading Indians, Wichita Indians	A	19
Joe Macko	Dallas Eagles	AA	16
Gene Lillard	Bakersfield Indians	C	14
Elijah Morris	Bakersfield Indians	C	14
Dave Pope	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	13

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Dick Zwainz	Wichita Indians	A	35
John Herman	Bakersfield Indians	C	34
Lawrence Baker	Fort Smith Indians	C	33
Henry Geary	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	32
Lavern Grace	Bakersfield Indians	C	31
Eddie Knoblauch	Dallas Eagles	AA	31
Al Neil	Wichita Indians, Reading Indians	A	31
Dave Pope	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	29
Jimmy King	Wichita Indians	A	28
Michael Lutz	Reading Indians, Wichita Indians	A	27

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Eddie Knoblauch	Dallas Eagles	AA	12
Al Smith	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	12
James Finn	Spartanburg Peaches, Cedar Rapids Indians	B	10
Richard Baller	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	9
Jack Castro	Fort Smith Indians	C	9
Jack Creel	Dallas Eagles	AA	9
Joseph Fuller	Reading Indians	A	9
Bob Truss	Cedar Rapids Indians	B	9
Lawrence Baker	Fort Smith Indians	C	8
Lee Irby	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	8
Richard Renner	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	8
Harry Scherting	Dallas Eagles	AA	8

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Milt Nielsen	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	87
Dave Pope	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	79
Al Smith	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	69
Lloyd Gearhart	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	60
Harry Malmberg	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	60
Quincy Trouppe	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	40
Snuffy Stirnweiss	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	39
Jack Baumer	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	36
Bobby Wilson	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	36
Herb Conyers	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	25

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Dave Hoskins	Dallas Eagles	AA	22	10
Bill Upton	Spartanburg Peaches	B	21	9
Eddie Gasque	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	20	7
Hal Erickson	Dallas Eagles	AA	20	14
Paul McAuley	Green Bay Bluejays	D	18	8
Billy Joe Davidson	Spartanburg Peaches	B	16	8
Marion Murszewski	Spartanburg Peaches	B	16	9
Howard Rodemoyer	Reading Indians	A	15	8
Richard Wenger	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	15	9
Wally Seward	Green Bay Bluejays	D	15	10
Pete Mesa	Wichita Indians	A	15	18

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Dave Hoskins	Dallas Eagles	AA	2.12	22	10
Hal Erickson	Dallas Eagles	AA	2.59	20	14
Richard Wenger	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	2.62	15	9
Eddie Gasque	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	2.67	20	7
Howard Rodemoyer	Reading Indians	A	2.73	15	8
Marion Murszewski	Spartanburg Peaches	B	2.88	16	9
Paul McAuley	Green Bay Bluejays	D	3.06	18	8
Wally Seward	Green Bay Bluejays	D	3.16	15	10

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
George Zuverink	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	2
Lloyd Dickey	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	1
Ray Narleski	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Ray Narleski	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	132
Charles Sipple	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	88
George Zuverink	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	70
Bob Chakales	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	69
Herb Score	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	61
Lloyd Dickey	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	56
Bill Abernathie	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	51
Bob Kerrigan	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	47
Frank Papish	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	41
Sam Jones	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	24

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