1952 Wichita Indians Statistics

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 67-87
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Ralph Winegarner (67-87)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Attendance: 116,703, Avg. 1,516

1952 Wichita Indians Roster

The Wichita Indians of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the WL.

The Indians scored 761 runs and surrendered 873 runs, most in the circuit. Jimmy Cleverly paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .288. Pete Mesa topped Wichita with 15 wins and a team-best 3.83 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1952 Wichita Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Lefty Wallace, Harry MacPherson and Jack Bruner.

Ralph Winegarner 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
Pete Mesa	15	18	.455	3.83	44						270.0	243	137	115	7	146
Jack Bruner	14	15	.483	5.00	41						216.0	229	153	120	11	148
James Freeman	8	6	.571	4.91	46						152.0	178	108	83	8	94
Ray Wicker	7	4	.636	5.20	33						142.0	149	101	82	9	66
Mel Knezovich	6	10	.375	4.24	37						153.0	172	101	72	5	68
Ernie Trujillo	5	10	.333	4.92	20						106.0	98	66	58	11	75
William Proverbs	4	5	.444	6.41	20						80.0	98	69	57	7	68
Lefty Wallace	2	6	.250	2.78	12						68.0	67	26	21	2	22
William Fogg					14						0.0
Totals	61	74	.452	4.61	267	0	0	0	0	0	1187.0	1234	761	608	60	687	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
Dick Zwainz	149	568	568		162	35	3	7						.285	.285	.394	.680	224
Mike Colombo	144	538	538		153	24	5	3						.284	.284	.364	.649	196
Jimmy Cleverly	135	451	451		130	17	5	0						.288	.288	.348	.636	157
Alan Cohen	140	501	501		116	12	2	0						.232	.232	.263	.495	132
Jimmy King	137	418	418		112	28	4	10						.268	.268	.426	.694	178
Al Neil	119	391	391		103	28	0	18						.263	.263	.473	.737	185
Steve Kovach	106	366	366		75	8	1	0						.205	.205	.232	.437	85
Lee Carey	92	283	283		61	11	0	5						.216	.216	.307	.523	87
Bob Ankrum	72	255	255		56	12	0	0						.220	.220	.267	.486	68
Leslie Filkins	61	180	180		34	5	1	5						.189	.189	.311	.500	56
Omer Tolson	29	88	88		22	2	2	0						.250	.250	.318	.568	28
Bob Rittenberg	30	89	89		18	3	0	0						.202	.202	.236	.438	21
Michael Lutz	19	54	54		14	1	1	2						.259	.259	.426	.685	23
Ray Wicker	44	65	65		13	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	13
Jack Bruner	41	74	74		12	0	0	0						.162	.162	.162	.324	12
Pete Mesa	46	94	94		12	3	0	2						.128	.128	.223	.351	21
James Freeman	46	48	48		10	1	0	0						.208	.208	.229	.438	11
Mel Knezovich	37	53	53		9	0	0	0						.170	.170	.170	.340	9
William Proverbs	21	27	27		8	5	1	1						.296	.296	.667	.963	18
Ernie Trujillo	20	37	37		6	0	0	0						.162	.162	.162	.324	6
John Kovenz	17	39	39		5	1	0	0						.128	.128	.154	.282	6
Lee Smith	10	25	25		3	1	0	0						.120	.120	.160	.280	4
Lefty Wallace	12	21	21		1	0	0	0						.048	.048	.048	.095	1
William Fogg	14	8	8		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1541	4673	4673	0	1135	197	25	53	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.243	.330	.573	1541	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
James Freeman	P	46					.000
Pete Mesa	P	44					.000
Jack Bruner	P	41					.000
Mel Knezovich	P	37					.000
Ray Wicker	P	33					.000
Ernie Trujillo	P	20					.000
William Proverbs	P	20					.000
William Fogg	P	14					.000
Lefty Wallace	P	12					.000
Totals		267	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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