1952 Sacramento Solons Statistics
Team Record: 66-114
Finished 8th in the PCL
Manager: Joe Gordon (66-114)
Location: Sacramento, California
Ballpark: Moreing Field
Attendance: 159,776, Avg. 1,775
The Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1952 season with a record of 66 wins and 114 losses, finishing eighth in the PCL.
The Solons plated 566 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 757 runs, most in the circuit. Joe Gordon paced Sacramento with 16 home runs Bill Glynn drove in 55 runs. Bob Dillinger led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .287 clip. Glenn Elliott topped the squad with 12 wins, while Ken Gables recorded a 2.55 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1952 Sacramento Solons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bob Dillinger, Ben Taylor, Dino Restelli, Richie Myers, Glenn Elliott, Vinnie Smith, Ken Gables, Joe Gordon, Bill Glynn, Chet Johnson, Joe Marty, Fuzz White, Herman Reich, Jesse Flores, Eddie Bockman, Orval Grove, Bobby Sturgeon, Mike McCormick, Johnny Ostrowski, Danny Litwhiler and Bob Hall.
Joe Gordon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Elliott | 12 | 18 | .400 | 3.19 | 40 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 254.0 | 232 | 99 | 90 | 41 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Chet Johnson | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.06 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 206.0 | 224 | 111 | 93 | 90 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Jesse Flores | 10 | 20 | .333 | 2.78 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 240.0 | 223 | 93 | 74 | 60 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Ken Gables | 9 | 11 | .450 | 2.55 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 205.0 | 158 | 75 | 58 | 76 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Frank Nelson | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.83 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 115.0 | 121 | 54 | 49 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Orval Grove | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4.19 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 146.0 | 154 | 90 | 68 | 89 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Burt Barkelew | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.65 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 116.0 | 120 | 63 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Bull Palica | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.89 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 88 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Jack Pickart | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.78 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 49.0 | 47 | 31 | 26 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bud Watkins | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Hall | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.50 | 4 | 3 | 28.0 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| Roger Osenbaugh | 1 | 9 | .100 | 5.07 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 87.0 | 104 | 53 | 49 | 67 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Richie Myers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Walt Clough | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 66 | 114 | .367 | 3.58 | 360 | 175 | 0 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 1557.0 | 1543 | 748 | 620 | 0 | 611 | 0 | 667 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | 153 | 631 | 585 | 67 | 168 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 12 | 34 | 25 | .287 | .326 | .364 | .690 | 213 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Richie Myers | 163 | 692 | 633 | 78 | 158 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 13 | 49 | 43 | .250 | .308 | .359 | .666 | 227 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Bill Glynn | 106 | 456 | 409 | 46 | 124 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 1 | 43 | 47 | .303 | .372 | .474 | .847 | 194 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Eddie Bockman | 140 | 499 | 440 | 37 | 114 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 51 | 52 | .259 | .337 | .361 | .699 | 159 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Joe Gordon | 122 | 429 | 370 | 39 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 49 | 39 | .246 | .340 | .424 | .765 | 157 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Dino Restelli | 69 | 278 | 249 | 39 | 89 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 25 | 24 | .357 | .422 | .530 | .953 | 132 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Len Attyd | 98 | 395 | 363 | 28 | 85 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 55 | .234 | .268 | .292 | .560 | 106 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Vinnie Smith | 90 | 296 | 283 | 13 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 42 | .226 | .255 | .269 | .524 | 76 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Ben Taylor | 61 | 236 | 222 | 16 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 27 | .252 | .284 | .320 | .604 | 71 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Joe Marty | 80 | 260 | 228 | 19 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 31 | .237 | .323 | .311 | .634 | 71 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Jim McKeegan | 101 | 329 | 301 | 23 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 51 | .166 | .223 | .259 | .482 | 78 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Johnny Ostrowski | 61 | 229 | 204 | 24 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 22 | 38 | .240 | .314 | .426 | .741 | 87 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Mike McCormick | 52 | 213 | 192 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 21 | .224 | .294 | .266 | .559 | 51 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Ed Roberts | 74 | 170 | 161 | 14 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .255 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 46 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Bobby Sturgeon | 40 | 161 | 155 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .239 | .267 | .303 | .570 | 47 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Steinagel | 67 | 207 | 184 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 51 | .185 | .261 | .261 | .522 | 48 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Al Anicich | 63 | 196 | 178 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 38 | .185 | .245 | .253 | .498 | 45 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Fuzz White | 47 | 143 | 125 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | .200 | .296 | .216 | .512 | 27 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Dick Kinaman | 22 | 61 | 58 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .207 | .246 | .293 | .539 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Gables | 36 | 72 | 65 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .169 | .169 | .215 | .385 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Danny Litwhiler | 16 | 56 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .184 | .273 | .429 | .701 | 21 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Jesse Flores | 32 | 82 | 65 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | .138 | .253 | .138 | .392 | 9 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Glenn Elliott | 41 | 93 | 72 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 25 | .111 | .220 | .125 | .345 | 9 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Bob Hall | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .538 | .538 | 1.000 | 1.538 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Nelson | 45 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .269 | .296 | .423 | .719 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Chet Johnson | 37 | 70 | 60 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .117 | .172 | .133 | .305 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Don Van Buskirk | 4 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .385 | .429 | .692 | 1.121 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Pete Estrada | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .312 | .375 | .688 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Orval Grove | 36 | 44 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .111 | .135 | .111 | .246 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Donald Alfano | 19 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Herman Reich | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Burt Barkelew | 45 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .125 | .160 | .167 | .327 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Roger Osenbaugh | 21 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .125 | .192 | .125 | .317 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Jim Deyo | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .176 | .188 | .364 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bud Watkins | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bull Palica | 53 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Johnny Moore | 7 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .077 | .200 | .077 | .277 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Pickart | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Walt Clough | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Art Thrasher | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 2043 | 6533 | 5895 | 557 | 1417 | 242 | 43 | 77 | 507 | 48 | 0 | 485 | 773 | .240 | .300 | .335 | .635 | 1976 | 0 | 19 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Glynn | 1B | 106 | 946 | 100 | 10 | 92 | .991 | 9.868 | ||||
| Ben Taylor | 1B | 60 | 535 | 31 | 14 | 57 | .976 | 9.433 | ||||
| Dino Restelli | 1B | 10 | 96 | 12 | 3 | 10 | .973 | 1.800 | ||||
| Joe Gordon | 1B | 6 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .965 | 9.167 | ||||
| Joe Gordon | 2B | 99 | 256 | 275 | 15 | 83 | .973 | 5.364 | ||||
| Eddie Bockman | 2B | 42 | 92 | 85 | 4 | 17 | .978 | 4.214 | ||||
| Bobby Sturgeon | 2B | 36 | 83 | 93 | 3 | 14 | .983 | 4.889 | ||||
| Don Van Buskirk | 2B | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | .917 | 5.500 | ||||
| Frank Nelson | 2B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Bob Dillinger | 3B | 106 | 97 | 203 | 19 | 25 | .940 | 2.830 | ||||
| Eddie Bockman | 3B | 60 | 53 | 137 | 10 | 10 | .950 | 3.167 | ||||
| Joe Marty | 3B | 8 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 2.625 | ||||
| Bobby Sturgeon | 3B | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| Jim McKeegan | 3B | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Donald Alfano | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Jim McKeegan | C | 94 | 325 | 32 | 14 | 7 | .962 | 3.798 | 5 | |||
| Vinnie Smith | C | 84 | 343 | 38 | 10 | 5 | .974 | 4.536 | 7 | |||
| Dick Kinaman | C | 20 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .978 | 4.350 | 0 | |||
| Dino Restelli | OF | 60 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .988 | 2.750 | ||||
| Joe Marty | OF | 54 | 87 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .937 | 1.648 | ||||
| Jack Steinagel | OF | 52 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 1.962 | ||||
| Al Anicich | OF | 52 | 83 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .955 | 1.635 | ||||
| Bob Dillinger | OF | 44 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .953 | 1.841 | ||||
| Ed Roberts | OF | 37 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .969 | 1.703 | ||||
| Fuzz White | OF | 31 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .956 | 2.097 | ||||
| Pete Estrada | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | ||||
| Jim Deyo | OF | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.750 | ||||
| Eddie Bockman | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | ||||
| Johnny Moore | OF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.667 | ||||
| Bull Palica | P | 53 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .966 | .528 | ||||
| Burt Barkelew | P | 44 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .974 | .841 | ||||
| Glenn Elliott | P | 40 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.475 | ||||
| Frank Nelson | P | 39 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .897 | ||||
| Chet Johnson | P | 37 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 4 | .904 | 1.270 | ||||
| Orval Grove | P | 36 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .958 | 1.278 | ||||
| Ken Gables | P | 35 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 1 | .909 | 1.143 | ||||
| Jesse Flores | P | 32 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 5 | .954 | 1.938 | ||||
| Roger Osenbaugh | P | 18 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.056 | ||||
| Jack Pickart | P | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .538 | ||||
| Bud Watkins | P | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 2.750 | ||||
| Bob Hall | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| Walt Clough | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| Richie Myers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Richie Myers | SS | 162 | 323 | 554 | 48 | 108 | .948 | 5.414 | ||||
| Eddie Bockman | SS | 22 | 44 | 53 | 3 | 14 | .970 | 4.409 | ||||
| Totals | 1637 | 4108 | 1978 | 205 | 482 | .967 | 3.718 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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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