1952 Palatka Azaleas Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 78-59
Finished 3rd in the FSL
Manager: Bill Steinecke (78-59)
Location: Palatka, Florida
Ballpark: Azalea Bowl
Attendance: 31,486, Avg. 460

1952 Palatka Azaleas Roster

Playoffs - Palatka Azaleas 2 games, Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds 0
Finals - Palatka Azaleas 3 games, Daytona Beach Islanders 1

The Palatka Azaleas of the Florida State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 78 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the FSL.

The Azaleas plated 767 runs and conceded 678 runs. Merrill Smith led all regular batters by hitting .341. Cecil Hutson topped Palatka with 21 wins and a team-best 2.37 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Vern Freiburger played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Palatka Azaleas to do so.

Bill Steinecke 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
Cecil Hutson	21	10	.677	2.37	67	11					270.0	251	98	71		71
Bascom Hamm	13	8	.619	3.54	25	24					160.0	156	88	63		52
John Chapel	6	9	.400	4.88	23	19					131.0	134	83	71		66
Totals	40	27	.597	3.29	115	54	0	0	0	0	561.0	541	269	205	0	189	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
Merrill Smith	135	549	549		187	38	10	7						.341	.341	.485	.825	266
Michael Kassabian	109	373	373		120	24	3	5						.322	.322	.442	.764	165
Don Poston	132	462	462		118	16	1	3						.255	.255	.314	.569	145
Gary Sondermeyer	118	444	444		113	18	3	9						.255	.255	.369	.624	164
John Mallard	85	316	316		81	8	0	1						.256	.256	.291	.547	92
Joe Mills	29	111	111		39	10	0	0						.351	.351	.441	.793	49
Gary Hildebrand	36	140	140		39	9	0	0						.279	.279	.343	.621	48
Mason Clements	45	168	168		37	4	0	0						.220	.220	.244	.464	41
James Ragas	47	159	159		36	7	2	1						.226	.226	.314	.541	50
Charlie Baird	23	81	81		25	0	0	0						.309	.309	.309	.617	25
Cecil Hutson	70	99	99		20	5	0	0						.202	.202	.253	.455	25
Don Sonstroem	30	115	115		20	3	0	0						.174	.174	.200	.374	23
William Rannow	36	54	54		11	2	0	1						.204	.204	.296	.500	16
Carl Schultz	11	42	42		10	1	1	0						.238	.238	.310	.548	13
Frank Smith	13	45	45		10	0	0	0						.222	.222	.222	.444	10
Vern Freiburger	14	49	49		10	0	1	0						.204	.204	.245	.449	12
Jerry Earley	14	49	49		10	2	0	0						.204	.204	.245	.449	12
John Chapel	28	45	45		9	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	9
William Parker	13	49	49		8	2	0	3						.163	.163	.388	.551	19
Bascom Hamm	25	60	60		7	0	0	0						.117	.117	.117	.233	7
Totals	1040	3511	3511	0	924	153	21	30	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.344	.608	1209	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Cecil Hutson	P	67					.000
Bascom Hamm	P	25					.000
John Chapel	P	23					.000
Totals		115	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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