1952 Oshkosh Giants Statistics

Wisconsin State League (WSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 63-58
Finished 3rd in the WSL
Manager: David Garcia (63-58)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Municipal Athletic Field
Attendance: 41,899, Avg. 693

1952 Oshkosh Giants Roster

The Oshkosh Giants of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 63 wins and 58 losses, finishing third in the WSL.

The Giants scored 622 runs and conceded 678 runs. Dave Garcia led batters with significant playing time by hitting .327. Dan Banaszak topped Oshkosh with 6 wins and a team-best 3.79 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Gordie Windhorn and Bob Schmidt both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

David Garcia 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
Dan Banaszak	6	7	.462	3.79	15						102.0	104	56	43	1	55
Joseph Burke	5	6	.455	5.62	13						80.0	62	68	50	0	106
Robert Schmidt	4	3	.571	5.87	25						89.0	117	68	58	3	44
Ronald Edwards	4	4	.500	3.21	12						70.0	58	42	25	4	42
Victor Vick	4	8	.333	6.06	27						101.0	98	88	68	10	110
Dick Lesch	3	3	.500	2.47	7						51.0	41	22	14	1	22
Robert Gormley	3	4	.429	4.12	11						59.0	54	29	27	3	41
Gus Hartsoe	2	4	.333	5.28	10						46.0	44	48	27	1	36
Dave Garcia					11						0.0
Totals	31	39	.443	4.70	131	0	0	0	0	0	598.0	578	421	312	23	456	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
Dave Garcia	117	404	404		132	30	2	15						.327	.327	.522	.849	211
Gordie Windhorn	102	384	384		112	22	5	4						.292	.292	.406	.698	156
Bob Schmidt	119	424	424		105	17	0	11						.248	.248	.366	.613	155
Paul Bentley	120	379	379		93	9	3	21						.245	.245	.451	.697	171
Kenneth Whitehead	88	280	280		81	8	5	6						.289	.289	.418	.707	117
Joseph DeBellis	95	294	294		76	15	1	0						.259	.259	.316	.575	93
John Pratico	83	202	202		42	6	1	5						.208	.208	.322	.530	65
Edward Opich	49	167	167		40	7	1	0						.240	.240	.293	.533	49
Howard Bierman	43	147	147		34	4	2	0						.231	.231	.286	.517	42
Weldon Grimsley	52	154	154		34	5	2	0						.221	.221	.279	.500	43
Donald Mills	51	155	155		27	3	1	0						.174	.174	.206	.381	32
Frank Szekula	29	106	106		24	5	2	1						.226	.226	.340	.566	36
Dan Banaszak	40	78	78		18	2	0	0						.231	.231	.256	.487	20
Ed Barry	18	65	65		12	1	0	1						.185	.185	.246	.431	16
Stan Stewart	20	69	69		11	0	0	0						.159	.159	.159	.319	11
Robert Gormley	13	25	25		8	1	0	0						.320	.320	.360	.680	9
Ronald Edwards	20	36	36		7	1	1	0						.194	.194	.278	.472	10
Tom Costello	15	43	43		7	2	0	1						.163	.163	.279	.442	12
Rich Meiseman	14	49	49		7	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	7
Robert Schmidt	26	41	41		5	4	0	0						.122	.122	.220	.341	9
Al Shinn	10	15	15		3	2	0	0						.200	.200	.333	.533	5
Victor Vick	27	37	37		3	1	0	0						.081	.081	.108	.189	4
Gus Hartsoe	10	15	15		1	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133	1
Joseph Burke	12	29	29		1	0	0	0						.034	.034	.034	.069	1
Totals	1173	3598	3598	0	883	145	26	65	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.245	.354	.600	1275	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Victor Vick	P	27					.000
Robert Schmidt	P	25					.000
Joseph Burke	P	13					.000
Ronald Edwards	P	12					.000
Robert Gormley	P	11					.000
Gus Hartsoe	P	10					.000
Dick Lesch	P	7					.000
Totals		105	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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