1952 Fitzgerald Pioneers Statistics

Georgia State League (GSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-70
Finished 6th in the GSL
Manager: Ace Adams (0-0), Charley Ridgeway (0-0), Ace Adams (0-0)
Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia
Ballpark: Blue & Grey Park
Attendance: 33,172, Avg. 527
1952 Fitzgerald Pioneers Roster

The Fitzgerald Pioneers of the Georgia State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 56 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the GSL.

The Pioneers plated 708 runs and allowed 850 runs, most in the league. Charley Ridgeway paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .361 clip. Fred Pippin topped Fitzgerald with 16 wins, while John Sullivan recorded a 3.54 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ace Adams played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fitzgerald Pioneers to do so.

Ace Adams, Charley Ridgeway and Ace Adams 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
Fred Pippin1615.5164.294235258.0269171123183
John Sullivan79.4383.543216140.0144945583
Joseph Super65.5453.13151095.098503329
Kenneth Adams59.3573.732216147.0161886148
Michael Smith32.6004.5910851.049342628
Vince Sermania34.4297.1013752.062494147
Frank Christie24.3335.6010545.052402842
Richard Drew130.0
Bennie Sinquefield120.0
Totals4248.4674.19169970000788.08355263670460000000

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
Charley Ridgeway1204794791732351.361.361.436.797209
Ray Nichting12646646614415108.309.309.436.745203
Howard Davis1214934931311621.266.266.312.578154
Fred Weaver1204164161151401.276.276.317.594132
Richard Daniels993753751021711.272.272.331.603124
Frank Avinger62241241741300.307.307.361.66887
Jeptha Holmes74277277711122.256.256.332.58892
Robert Pate6322822842431.184.184.241.42555
Bennie Sinquefield4814314339524.273.273.420.69260
Fred Pippin5712412430510.242.242.298.54037
Kenneth Adams4210010028310.280.280.330.61033
Sal Fantasia26888818412.205.205.341.54530
Roy Tucker18616112301.197.197.295.49218
Randolph White23707012110.171.171.214.38615
Frank Christie1421218100.381.381.429.8109
John Sullivan3443436000.140.140.140.2796
Michael Smith1120205001.250.250.400.6508
Joseph Super1737375000.135.135.135.2705
Ace Adams10774100.571.571.7141.2865
Vince Sermania1419191100.053.053.105.1582
Joe Reliford1110000.000.000.000.0000
Richard Drew1417170000.000.000.000.0000
Totals11143726372601020137292300000.274.274.345.618128400000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Joe RelifordOF11101.0002.000
Fred PippinP42.000
John SullivanP32.000
Kenneth AdamsP22.000
Joseph SuperP15.000
Vince SermaniaP13.000
Richard DrewP13.000
Michael SmithP10.000
Frank ChristieP10.000
Totals15811001.000.013

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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