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1952 Southern Association

1952 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 617 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1951 / 1953
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1951 / 1953

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1951 / 1953

League Standings

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Chattanooga Lookouts MIN 86 66 .566 --
Atlanta Crackers ATL 82 72 .532 5
Memphis Chickasaws CHW 81 74 .523 6.5
Mobile Bears LAD 80 73 .523 6.5
New Orleans Pelicans PIT 80 75 .516 7.5
Nashville Volunteers SFG 73 79 .480 13
Little Rock Travelers DET 68 85 .444 18.5
Birmingham Barons BOS 64 90 .416 23
This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Nashville Volunteers NYG 26.1 5.23 154 5851 5240 805 1510 294 32 132 730 20 559 691 .288 .357 .432 .789 2264 52
Atlanta Crackers BSN 26.8 5.18 155 5923 5270 803 1518 252 59 91 727 30 594 499 .288 .360 .410 .770 2161 59
Mobile Bears BRO 24.7 5.07 153 5820 5224 775 1499 239 65 95 709 74 482 598 .287 .347 .412 .759 2153 114
Chattanooga Lookouts WSH 26.9 4.92 154 5861 5159 758 1431 272 61 66 686 33 616 593 .277 .354 .392 .747 2023 86
Memphis Chickasaws CHW 26.9 4.85 156 5853 5134 757 1373 237 57 94 687 141 673 693 .267 .352 .391 .743 2006 46
New Orleans Pelicans PIT 24.7 4.78 155 5839 5110 741 1316 223 57 115 658 56 672 695 .258 .344 .391 .735 1998 57
Birmingham Barons BOS 27.6 4.58 154 5829 5156 706 1369 240 41 87 637 41 612 638 .266 .343 .379 .722 1952 61
Little Rock Travelers DET 28.7 3.83 153 5646 5023 586 1294 196 34 61 542 24 543 540 .258 .330 .347 .677 1741 80
League Totals 26.6 4.81 1234 46622 41316 5931 11310 1953 406 741 5376 419 4751 4947 .274 .349 .394 .743 16298 555

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Chattanooga Lookouts WSH 26.5 4.38 86 66 .566 154 154 674
Mobile Bears BRO 25.4 4.44 80 73 .523 153 153 680
Atlanta Crackers BSN 26.1 4.59 82 72 .532 155 155 711
Memphis Chickasaws CHW 29.8 4.72 81 74 .523 156 156 736
Little Rock Travelers DET 27.3 4.78 68 85 .444 153 153 732
New Orleans Pelicans PIT 24.3 4.88 80 75 .516 155 155 757
Nashville Volunteers NYG 24.1 5.04 73 79 .480 154 154 776
Birmingham Barons BOS 27.6 5.62 64 90 .416 154 154 865
League Totals 26.4 4.81 614 614 .500 1234 1234 5931

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Atlanta Crackers BSN 155 3964 1667 164 149 .972 10 Dixie Walker
Little Rock Travelers DET 153 3828 1585 166 139 .970 10 n/a
Mobile Bears BRO 153 3951 1569 177 194 .969 10 Ed Head
Nashville Volunteers NYG 154 3902 1760 196 222 .967 8 Hugh Poland
Birmingham Barons BOS 154 3954 1677 200 160 .966 13 Red Mathis and Al Vincent
Chattanooga Lookouts WSH 154 3859 1688 219 164 .962 10 Cal Ermer
New Orleans Pelicans PIT 155 3966 1587 220 160 .962 13 Danny Murtaugh
Memphis Chickasaws CHW 156 3996 1739 227 149 .962 15 Luke Appling
League Totals 1234 31420 13272 1569 1337 .966 89