1952 Tampa Smokers Statistics

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 85-68
Finished 3rd in the FIL
Manager: Joe Medwick (0-0), Oscar Rodríguez (0-0)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Ballpark: Plant Field
Attendance: 75,608, Avg. 988

1952 Tampa Smokers Roster

Playoffs - Miami Sun Sox 3 games, Tampa Smokers 2

The Tampa Smokers of the Florida International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 85 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the FIL.

The Smokers plated 557 runs and conceded 558 runs. Benny Fernandez paced all regular hitters with a .281 average. Dale Matthewson topped Tampa with 21 wins, while Rogelio Martínez also added 15 or more victories also Red Barrett recorded a 1.77 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1952 Tampa Smokers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Roger McKee, Camilo Pascual, Dale Matthewson, Chet Covington, Joe Atkins, Claro Duany, Gready McKinnis, Orlando Varona, Joe Medwick, Red Barrett, Earle Brucker, Bitsy Mott, Cecil Kaiser and Rogelio Martínez.

Joe Medwick and Oscar Rodríguez 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
Dale Matthewson	21	11	.656	2.32	36	30					260.0	229	88	67		80
Rogelio Martínez	20	12	.625	1.91	36	29					273.0	225	69	58		69
Red Barrett	12	11	.522	1.77	27	23					213.0	187	60	42		22
Dick Baxter	6	4	.600	3.13	28	5					89.0	78	50	31		57
Jose Nakamura	4	2	.667	2.68	13	7					47.0	46	20	14		34
Gready McKinnis	3	5	.375	3.21	11	10					73.0	70	37	26		40
Oscar Del Calvo					10						0.0
Dick Thompson					11						0.0
Totals	66	45	.595	2.24	172	104	0	0	0	0	955.0	835	324	238	0	302	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
Hiram Gonzalez	152	587	587		164	18	5	0						.279	.279	.327	.606	192
Benny Fernandez	145	566	566		159	33	0	3						.281	.281	.355	.636	201
Leonard Pecou	150	575	575		154	19	5	3						.268	.268	.334	.602	192
Joel Chapman	132	504	504		137	19	4	2						.272	.272	.337	.609	170
Earle Brucker	129	399	399		123	20	1	7						.308	.308	.416	.724	166
Hank Anderssohn	142	490	490		112	18	1	1						.229	.229	.276	.504	135
Lauro Pascual	65	188	188		45	5	0	0						.239	.239	.266	.505	50
Orlando Varona	44	147	147		31	3	2	0						.211	.211	.259	.469	38
Rogelio Martínez	36	100	100		22	1	0	0						.220	.220	.230	.450	23
Joe Atkins	31	100	100		21	5	0	0						.210	.210	.260	.470	26
Dempsey Albritton	21	68	68		14	1	0	0						.206	.206	.221	.426	15
Red Barrett	27	67	67		12	1	0	0						.179	.179	.194	.373	13
Jesus Garcia	35	75	75		11	1	0	0						.147	.147	.160	.307	12
Dale Matthewson	44	84	84		11	1	0	0						.131	.131	.143	.274	12
Cecil Kaiser	20	34	34		8	0	0	0						.235	.235	.235	.471	8
Raymond Willett	16	21	21		5	0	0	0						.238	.238	.238	.476	5
Dick Baxter	30	30	30		5	1	0	0						.167	.167	.200	.367	6
Gready McKinnis	11	23	23		4	0	0	0						.174	.174	.174	.348	4
Joe Medwick	11	9	9		3	2	1	0						.333	.333	.778	1.111	7
Dick Thompson	12	10	10		3	0	0	0						.300	.300	.300	.600	3
Oscar Del Calvo	11	12	12		3	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500	3
Jose Nakamura	15	10	10		2	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	2
Totals	1279	4099	4099	0	1049	148	19	16	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.256	.313	.569	1283	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Dale Matthewson	P	36					.000
Rogelio Martínez	P	36					.000
Dick Baxter	P	28					.000
Red Barrett	P	27					.000
Jose Nakamura	P	13					.000
Dick Thompson	P	11					.000
Gready McKinnis	P	11					.000
Oscar Del Calvo	P	10					.000
Totals		172	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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