1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Statistics

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 87-67
Finished 2nd in the WL
Manager: Don Gutteridge (87-67)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ballpark: Memorial Field
Attendance: 170,041, Avg. 2,208
1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Roster

Playoffs - Omaha Cardinals 3 games, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 87 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the WL.

The Sky Sox scored 894 runs, most in the league. Colorado Springs conceded 758 runs. Sam Hairston led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Connie Johnson topped the team with 18 wins, while Dick Strahs, too added 15 or more wins, too Willie Pope recorded a 3 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Cash, Gene Collins, Don Gutteridge, Sam Hairston, Connie Johnson, Gus Keriazakos, Ken Landenberger, Willie Pope, Jay Porter, Don Rudolph, Dick Strahs and Dick Welteroth.

Don Gutteridge 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
Connie Johnson189.6673.3830248.02151049316103
Dick Strahs1612.5713.7035231.0242116959116
Willie Pope125.7063.0023159.016664531533
Bill Rose1112.4784.6734216.02321241121972
Donald Robertson85.6153.561796.01104838534
Don Rudolph72.7785.342564.0674438545
Gus Keriazakos65.5455.2820109.012065641565
Floyd Penfold28.2006.091565.0755544649
Dick Welteroth170.0
Totals8058.5804.07216000001188.0122762053790517000000

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
Ken Landenberger14958158118339726.315.315.540.855314
Vic Fucci1365775771682144.291.291.362.653209
Sam Hairston13450350315929312.316.316.457.773230
Bill Wells1345015011393113.277.277.361.639181
Jerry Crosby14652752713723226.260.260.459.719242
Al Jacinto1093983981122420.281.281.352.633140
Robert Kellogg1013383381001914.296.296.393.689133
Andy Skurski1193813819813112.257.257.391.648149
Jay Porter66282282962219.340.340.521.862147
George Noga106339339871227.257.257.366.622124
Guido Pelosi3311611633512.284.284.397.68146
Connie Johnson3610410425120.240.240.288.52930
Paul Mauldin14505014400.280.280.360.64018
Chester Vasey16515113203.255.255.471.72524
James Watson14343411510.324.324.529.85318
Willie Pope23585811001.190.190.241.43114
Dick Strahs36828211400.134.134.183.31715
Donald Robertson1733339100.273.273.303.57610
Bill Rose3473739200.123.123.151.27411
Donald Griffin1232328100.250.250.281.5319
Vincent Plumbo1625255200.200.200.280.4807
Gus Keriazakos2237375110.135.135.216.3518
Don Rudolph2515152000.133.133.133.2672
Floyd Penfold1624242000.083.083.083.1672
Dick Welteroth1710101000.100.100.100.2001
Totals153151715171014382612910900000.278.278.403.681208400000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dick StrahsP35.000
Bill RoseP34.000
Connie JohnsonP30.000
Don RudolphP25.000
Willie PopeP23.000
Gus KeriazakosP20.000
Dick WelterothP17.000
Donald RobertsonP17.000
Floyd PenfoldP15.000
Totals2160000.000

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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