1952 Salisbury Pirates Statistics

North Carolina State League (NCSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 64-43
Finished 3rd in the NCSL
Manager: Don Padgett (64-43)
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Ballpark: Newman Park (Field)
Attendance: 31,920, Avg. 597

1952 Salisbury Pirates Roster

Playoffs - Salisbury Pirates 4 games, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 0
Finals - Mooresville Moors 4 games, Salisbury Pirates 3

The Salisbury Pirates of the North Carolina State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 64 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the NCSL.

The Pirates tallied 659 runs and yielded 516 runs. Don Stafford led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .408 clip. Roy Matthews topped Salisbury with 20 wins, while Don Schenk recorded a 3.05 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Don Padgett played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Salisbury Pirates to do so.

Don Padgett 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
Roy Matthews	20	8	.714	3.22	35						229.0	133	108	82	13	76
Don Schenk	13	6	.684	3.05	25						177.0	154	79	60	8	87
Gene Staton	6	2	.750	3.05	10						62.0	42	29	21	3	33
Howard Embler	6	3	.667	4.71	26						86.0	96	57	45	5	45
Totals	45	19	.703	3.38	96	0	0	0	0	0	554.0	425	273	208	29	241	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
Don Stafford	105	392	392		160	31	3	18						.408	.408	.640	1.048	251
Gray Hampton	105	418	418		149	24	7	23						.356	.356	.612	.969	256
Glenn Eury	98	403	403		120	22	2	27						.298	.298	.563	.861	227
Dale Johnson	98	384	384		114	16	8	2						.297	.297	.396	.693	152
William Williams	101	372	372		96	17	2	1						.258	.258	.323	.581	120
Emilio Delgado	107	419	419		91	22	4	5						.217	.217	.325	.542	136
Julio Lopez	79	216	216		55	7	0	1						.255	.255	.301	.556	65
Odis Lowman	62	186	186		54	6	2	0						.290	.290	.344	.634	64
Robert Wilson	62	231	231		44	8	1	2						.190	.190	.260	.450	60
Don Padgett	48	119	119		39	9	0	5						.328	.328	.529	.857	63
Bruno Botti	39	146	146		29	2	1	5						.199	.199	.329	.527	48
Roy Matthews	35	85	85		18	4	0	0						.212	.212	.259	.471	22
Don Schenk	27	65	65		4	3	0	0						.062	.062	.108	.169	7
Gene Staton	10	20	20		3	0	0	0						.150	.150	.150	.300	3
Howard Embler	26	29	29		3	1	0	0						.103	.103	.138	.241	4
Totals	1002	3485	3485	0	979	172	30	89	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.281	.424	.705	1478	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Roy Matthews	P	35					.000
Howard Embler	P	26					.000
Don Schenk	P	25					.000
Gene Staton	P	10					.000
Totals		96	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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