1952 Pocatello Bannocks Statistics

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 78-53
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Ed Fernandes (78-53)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Pocatello, Idaho
Ballpark: Halliwell Baseball Park
Attendance: 64,793, Avg. 989
1952 Pocatello Bannocks Roster

Playoffs - Pocatello Bannocks 2 games, Billings Mustangs 1
Finals - Idaho Falls Russets 3 games, Pocatello Bannocks 0

The Pocatello Bannocks of the Pioneer League ended the 1952 season with a record of 78 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the PL.

The Bannocks scored 794 runs, most in the league. Pocatello gave up 669 runs. Howard Keefe led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .284 clip. Russ Butler topped the squad with 21 wins, while Virgil Giovannoni added 15 or more victories also Russ Butler recorded a 2.41 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ed Fernandes and Willie Tasby both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Ed Fernandes 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
Russ Butler216.7782.413927243.02111046577
Virgil Giovannoni1811.6213.553329246.02501209799
William Francis126.6673.933417167.01941017361
Robert Bowles96.6005.612015109.01047768112
Joseph Miranda84.6675.46241194.0105645738
James Howard611.3534.972819154.014410585118
Gordie Tench34.4292.457655.042201527
Totals7748.6163.8818512400001068.010505914600532000000

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
Howard Keefe1255185181471320.284.284.317.600164
Willie Tasby13150950914430922.283.283.507.790258
Stephen Hill1294884881232943.252.252.346.598169
Ernie Sierra1264694691221560.260.260.318.578149
Jess Duran13046346312017115.259.259.376.635174
Jack Sahargun12644944911625312.258.258.408.666183
Russ Rosburg8230130110020524.332.332.6711.003202
Red Prentice80295295791121.268.268.329.59797
Ernie Schuerman4716016037722.231.231.338.56954
Robert Bowles34767625410.329.329.408.73731
Ed Fernandes61100100251101.250.250.390.64039
William Francis34616116200.262.262.295.55718
Ernest Choukalos21696913201.188.188.261.44918
Russ Butler46868613200.151.151.174.32615
Virgil Giovannoni35919113301.143.143.209.35219
Bill Krider1554549200.167.167.204.37011
James Howard3156569100.161.161.179.33910
William Koart1440408100.200.200.225.4259
Kenn McGee1027276100.222.222.259.4817
Joseph Miranda2434343100.088.088.118.2064
Donald Cameron1024242100.083.083.125.2083
Totals13114370437001130198457200000.259.259.374.632163400000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Russ ButlerP39.000
William FrancisP34.000
Virgil GiovannoniP33.000
James HowardP28.000
Joseph MirandaP24.000
Robert BowlesP20.000
Gordie TenchP7.000
Totals1850000.000

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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