1952 Tri-City Braves Statistics

Western International League (WIL) - Class: A
Team Record: 67-79
Finished 7th in the WIL
Manager: Charlie Gassaway (67-79)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Kennewick, Washington; Pasco, Washington; Richland, Washington
Ballpark: Sanders-Jacobs Field
Attendance: 54,022, Avg. 740

1952 Tri-City Braves Roster

The Tri-City Braves of the Western International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 67 wins and 79 losses, finishing seventh in the WIL.

The Braves scored 695 runs and allowed 742 runs. Tom Marier drove in 72 runs. Des Charouhas led all regular batters by hitting .306. Ralph Romero topped the team with 17 wins, while Bob Greenwood added 15 or more wins, too Bob Greenwood recorded a 2.45 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1952 Tri-City Braves who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Charlie Gassaway, Bob Greenwood, Al Porto and Ray Hamrick.

Charlie Gassaway 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
Ralph Romero	17	15	.531	4.19	37						277.0	279	148	129	11	152
Bob Greenwood	16	10	.615	2.45	30						220.0	148	78	60	8	153
George New	12	16	.429	3.64	41						240.0	208	126	97	2	209
Adolph Satalich	7	8	.467	4.29	38						168.0	191	102	80	1	64
David Brittain	4	6	.400	5.20	15						71.0	74	53	41	7	57
Kenneth Michelson	3	7	.300	6.62	21						72.0	98	65	53	6	55
Charlie Gassaway	2	4	.333	4.03	14						58.0	68	33	26	0	19
Dick Waibel	2	5	.286	3.20	11						59.0	71	37	21	0	23
Totals	63	71	.470	3.92	207	0	0	0	0	0	1165.0	1137	642	507	35	732	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
Des Charouhas	148	558	558		171	31	15	2						.306	.306	.427	.733	238
Vic Buccola	141	508	508		139	18	9	0						.274	.274	.344	.618	175
Nick Pesut	127	459	459		125	16	0	2						.272	.272	.320	.593	147
John Kovenz	109	397	397		121	19	7	7						.305	.305	.441	.746	175
Tom Marier	134	464	464	79	117	16	1	7	72	7				.252	.252	.336	.588	156
Donald Lopes	114	390	390		98	11	4	7						.251	.251	.354	.605	138
Ray Hamrick	49	198	198		65	10	2	1						.328	.328	.414	.742	82
Bob Rittenberg	86	294	294		62	14	1	0						.211	.211	.265	.476	78
Olney Patterson	39	135	135		29	7	3	3						.215	.215	.378	.593	51
Bill Rogers	28	116	116		23	5	0	1						.198	.198	.267	.466	31
Ralph Romero	37	102	102		20	2	0	0						.196	.196	.216	.412	22
Clayton Carr	33	80	80		18	3	0	0						.225	.225	.262	.488	21
Glen Lewis	23	70	70		17	4	1	0						.243	.243	.329	.571	23
David Brittain	21	41	41		14	1	1	1						.341	.341	.488	.829	20
Bob Greenwood	33	76	76		13	4	0	0						.171	.171	.224	.395	17
George New	41	73	73		11	0	0	0						.151	.151	.151	.301	11
Richard Palfini	16	45	45		9	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	9
Adolph Satalich	38	53	53		5	1	0	0						.094	.094	.113	.208	6
Kenneth Michelson	23	35	35		4	0	0	0						.114	.114	.114	.229	4
Dick Waibel	11	18	18		3	0	0	1						.167	.167	.333	.500	6
Charlie Gassaway	20	32	32		2	0	0	1						.062	.062	.156	.219	5
Totals	1271	4144	4144	79	1066	162	44	33	72	7	0	0	0	.257	.257	.341	.599	1415	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
George New	P	41					.000
Adolph Satalich	P	38					.000
Ralph Romero	P	37					.000
Bob Greenwood	P	30					.000
Kenneth Michelson	P	21					.000
David Brittain	P	15					.000
Charlie Gassaway	P	14					.000
Dick Waibel	P	11					.000
Totals		207	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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