1948 Hannibal Pilots Statistics

Central League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 67-62
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Walt DeFreitas (67-62)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Hannibal, Missouri
Attendance: 41,124, Avg. 638

1948 Hannibal Pilots Roster

Playoffs - Keokuk Pirates 4 games, Hannibal Pilots 1

The Hannibal Pilots of the Central League ended the 1948 season with a record of 67 wins and 62 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.

Walt DeFreitas 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
Ronald McLeland	18	5	.783	2.39	24						177.0	134	57	47		67
Louis Vavro	11	10	.524	2.77	28						185.0	135	73	57		96
Ken Michael	9	9	.500	4.15	25						178.0	186	107	82		83
Merrill Merkle	9	12	.429	3.33	25						162.0	125	84	60		113
Charles Roberts	7	5	.583	4.58	22						116.0	107	69	59		81
Earl Doud	7	9	.438	5.34	24						150.0	163	108	89		74
Joe Polaha					12						0.0
Totals	61	50	.550	3.66	160	0	0	0	0	0	968.0	850	498	394	0	514	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
Weldon Idol	130	513	513		155	28	2	5						.302	.302	.394	.696	202
Tony Costa	130	511	511		150	15	9	3						.294	.294	.376	.669	192
Bill Schambon	130	492	492		134	23	4	9						.272	.272	.390	.663	192
Walt DeFreitas	122	419	419		122	24	2	5						.291	.291	.394	.685	165
Al Kaiser	114	425	425		118	27	4	12						.278	.278	.445	.722	189
Hank Schmulbach	112	408	408		104	14	1	1						.255	.255	.301	.556	123
Art Lucchesi	107	397	397		98	20	1	7						.247	.247	.355	.602	141
George Martz	115	381	381		89	12	2	3						.234	.234	.299	.533	114
Edward Williamson	49	150	150		26	2	0	0						.173	.173	.187	.360	28
Frank Lis	23	65	65		19	5	0	0						.292	.292	.369	.662	24
Merrill Merkle	29	58	58		13	0	1	0						.224	.224	.259	.483	15
William Hart	25	74	74		13	2	0	3						.176	.176	.324	.500	24
Louis Vavro	28	71	71		12	1	1	1						.169	.169	.254	.423	18
Joe Polaha	23	44	44		9	0	0	1						.205	.205	.273	.477	12
James Rinehart	13	46	46		9	2	0	0						.196	.196	.239	.435	11
Ken Michael	26	79	79		8	1	0	0						.101	.101	.114	.215	9
Charles Roberts	22	48	48		6	1	2	0						.125	.125	.229	.354	11
Earl Doud	24	58	58		6	0	0	0						.103	.103	.103	.207	6
Ronald McLeland	24	66	66		6	2	0	0						.091	.091	.121	.212	8
Totals	1246	4305	4305	0	1097	179	29	50	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.255	.345	.600	1484	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Louis Vavro	P	28					.000
Ken Michael	P	25					.000
Merrill Merkle	P	25					.000
Ronald McLeland	P	24					.000
Earl Doud	P	24					.000
Charles Roberts	P	22					.000
Joe Polaha	P	12					.000
Totals		160	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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