1952 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings

1952 > Class C > 1952 Arizona-Texas League
Overall: 60-80
Scored 965 runs, Allowed 1089 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 62-78

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Syd Cohen
Represented: Bisbee, AZ and Douglas, AZ
Ballpark: Warren Ballpark (II) (Bisbee, AZ) and 15th Street Park (Douglas, AZ)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1951 / 1953

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
1	German Bay	28	32		103		30	3	0	0					.291		.320		33
2	Clayton Berriesford*	19	23		33		3	0	0	0					.091		.091		3
3	Francisco Bustamente?	--	11		34		4	0	0	0					.118		.118		4
4	Jimmy Cantu*	29	140		534		176	19	20	2					.330		.451		241
5	Nicholas Capelli	20	87		348		108	10	2	1					.310		.359		125		Stats for 2 teams
6	Syd Cohen#	46	38		76		21	2	0	0					.276		.303		23
7	Guillermo Frayde	20	88		264		60	4	3	0					.227		.265		70
8	Feliziano Gaitan	22	19		23		2	1	0	0					.087		.130		3
9	Charles Godshall	25	120		455		145	26	14	15					.319		.536		244		Stats for 2 teams
10	Jeptha Holmes	27	20		67		11	1	2	0					.164		.239		16		Stats for 2 teams
11	Eduardo Jacobo?	--	20		10		1	0	0	0					.100		.100		1
12	Jim Leavitt	19	19		50		11	4	0	0					.220		.300		15
13	Manuel Magallon	27	45		194		80	15	3	13					.412		.722		140
14	Arnulfo Manzo#	21	56		115		30	2	0	0					.261		.278		32
15	Gustavo Mercado?	--	13		18		2	0	0	0					.111		.111		2
16	George Moeller	22	46		102		27	6	1	2					.265		.402		41
17	Manuel Morales*	27	77		179		41	4	2	0					.229		.274		49
18	Charles Neal*	21	68		258		81	18	3	2					.314		.430		111
19	Baby Ortiz	32	17		29		6	1	0	0					.207		.241		7		Stats for 3 teams
20	Elias Osorio*	21	135		532		165	23	11	6					.310		.429		228
21	John Sanderson	22	47		192		58	10	6	9					.302		.557		107
22	Eduardo Serrano	22	124		500		142	29	3	6					.284		.390		195
23	Ron Smith*	38	26		64		17	2	0	0					.266		.297		19
24	Francisco Sosa?	--	43		92		20	0	2	2					.217		.326		30		Stats for 2 teams
25	Nicholas Sunseri*	30	27		109		31	4	2	4					.284		.468		51
26	Benny Valenzuela	19	135		531		187	45	14	2					.352		.501		266
27	Robert Verbica?	--	19		57		14	3	1	0					.246		.333		19
	27 Players	23.8	140	5693	4960	965	1484	236	88	65	819	120	663	636	.299	.382	.422	.803	2091	70

Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1	Clayton Berriesford	19	4	5	.444	7.95	22	11	86.0	102	90	76	76	2.070	10.7	8.0
2	Syd Cohen*	46	2	6	.250	4.71	26	3	84.0	118	72	44	32	1.786	12.6	3.4
3	Feliziano Gaitan	22	0	4	.000	9.20	15	4	46.0	74	64	47	27	2.196	14.5	5.3
4	Eduardo Jacobo?	--					19
5	Arnulfo Manzo*	21	3	4	.429	5.04	24	6	84.0	100	66	47	47	1.750	10.7	5.0
6	George Moeller?	22	5	8	.385	5.16	17	14	103.0	93	87	59	92	1.796	8.1	8.0
7	Manuel Morales	27	14	17	.452	5.88	41	31	234.0	314	205	153	134	1.915	12.1	5.2
8	Baby Ortiz	32	0	6	.000	5.95	12	7	62.0	88	61	41	41	2.081	12.8	6.0	Stats for 3 teams
9	Jesus Santos?	--	4	2	.667	4.70	8	8	46.0	63	38	24	24	1.891	12.3	4.7
10	Ron Smith	38	12	9	.571	5.28	26	23	172.0	221	122	101	61	1.640	11.6	3.2
11	Francisco Sosa?	--	14	18	.438	6.10	39	31	230.0	328	193	156	88	1.809	12.8	3.4	Stats for 2 teams
	11 Players	28.7	60	80	.429		140	140			1089

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

	G
Manuel Morales	41
Francisco Sosa	39	Stats for 2 teams
Syd Cohen	26
Ron Smith	26
Clayton Berriesford	22
Eduardo Jacobo	19
Feliziano Gaitan	15
Baby Ortiz	12	Stats for 3 teams
Jesus Santos	8

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
German Bay	28	R		5' 11.0"	190	1924
Clayton Berriesford	19	L	R	6' 1.0"	180	Sep 20, 1932	Sacramento, CA, US
Francisco Bustamente	--					Unknown
Jimmy Cantu	29	L		5' 9.0"	170	1923
Nicholas Capelli	20	R		5' 9.0"	160	1932
Syd Cohen	46	S	L	5' 11.0"	180	May 7, 1906	Baltimore, MD, US
Guillermo Frayde	20	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	1932
Feliziano Gaitan	22	R	R	5' 9.0"	160	Jan 5, 1930	Los Angeles, CA, US
Charles Godshall	25	R		6' 4.0"	200	1927
Jeptha Holmes	27	R		5' 11.0"	165	1925
Eduardo Jacobo	--					Unknown
Jim Leavitt	19	R	R	6' 0.0"	200	Mar 22, 1933	Orangevale, CA, US
Manuel Magallon	27	R		6' 0.0"	190	Apr 9, 1925
Arnulfo Manzo	21	S	L	5' 10.0"	175	1931
Gustavo Mercado	--					Unknown
George Moeller	22	R		6' 2.0"	180	1930
Manuel Morales	27	L	R	5' 10.0"	185	1925	Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, MX
Charles Neal	21	L		6' 1.0"	195	1931
Baby Ortiz	32	R	R	6' 0.0"	190	Dec 5, 1919	Camaguey, Camaguey, CU
Elias Osorio	21	L		6' 0.0"	185	Jul 27, 1930	Rio Chitre, PA
John Sanderson	22	R	R	6' 2.0"	185	1930
Jesus Santos	--					Unknown
Eduardo Serrano	22	R	R	5' 11.0"	150	Mar 10, 1930	Tuxpan, MX
Ron Smith	38	L	R	6' 0.0"	185	Jun 16, 1914	Etna, WA, US
Francisco Sosa	--					Unknown
Nicholas Sunseri	30	L	L	5' 10.0"	170	Jan 28, 1922	Los Angeles, CA, US
Benny Valenzuela	19	R	R	5' 10.0"	175	Jun 2, 1933	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, MX
Robert Verbica	--					Unknown

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