1952 Marion Marauders Statistics

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
Team Record: 58-50
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Perley Grant (0-0), Billy Smith (0-0), Frank Robinson (0-0)
Location: Marion, North Carolina
Ballpark: High School Stadium
Attendance: 26,353, Avg. 488
1952 Marion Marauders Roster

Playoffs - Lincolnton Cardinals 4 games, Marion Marauders 1

The Marion Marauders of the Western Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 58 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the WCL.

The Marauders plated 508 runs and yielded 555 runs. Billy Smith paced Marion with 13 home runs and drove in 80 runs. Fred Biangardi, Fred Parnell and Billy Smith topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .306. Augie Begemann led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.29 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Perley Grant, Billy Smith and Frank Robinson 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
Augie Begemann1210.5453.292923189.0164876978
Gene Black86.5715.532415127.0131837886
Norman Ayers810.4444.092919141.0169816444
Mike Dillon513.2783.922620140.01398361101
Totals4249.4624.09141920000748.07504233400408000000

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
Billy Smith10739239262120204138010.306.306.477.783187
Bobby Davis1074224221172493.277.277.398.675168
Jack Falls1073873871011752.261.261.346.607134
Fred Biangardi81304304931484.306.306.444.750135
Billy Collins92306306671762.219.219.333.552102
Perley Grant3713913932710.230.230.295.52541
Arthur Burdette27737320331.274.274.438.71232
Thomas Looper23797919300.241.241.278.51922
Thomas Selzer34979718610.186.186.268.45426
J. B. Beam18696914300.203.203.246.44917
Augie Begemann29656510100.154.154.169.32311
Norman Ayers2955559000.164.164.164.3279
Gene Black2448487300.146.146.208.35410
Mike Dillon2855557000.127.127.127.2557
Hoyt Clegg1123234100.174.174.217.3915
Bruce Erickson1530303000.100.100.100.2003
Totals804258925896265311937258010000.252.252.356.60892100000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Augie BegemannP29.000
Norman AyersP29.000
Mike DillonP26.000
Gene BlackP24.000
Totals1410000.000

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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