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1948 Hollywood Stars

1948 > Class AAA > 1948 Pacific Coast League
Overall: 84-104
Scored 950 runs, Allowed 980 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-97

Affiliation: Chicago White Sox-AL
Manager: Mule Haas, Lou Stringer and Jimmy Dykes
Represented: Hollywood, CA
Ballpark: Gilmore Field (Hollywood, CA)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1947 / 1949

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 CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Dick Adams 28 14 61 52 10 14 1 0 0 4 0 3 7 .269 .309 .288 .598 15 0 6
2 Ed Albosta 29 34 37 35 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 .200 .200 .257 .457 9 0 2
3 Rugger Ardizoia 28 35 92 75 11 15 0 0 0 7 0 7 22 .200 .268 .200 .468 15 0 10
4 Richard Bishop 23 15 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0
5 Ray Boone 24 23 110 96 14 24 3 2 1 11 1 11 9 .250 .339 .354 .694 34 2 1
6 Bill Butland 30 44 30 26 3 7 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 .269 .367 .269 .636 7 0 0
7 Clint Cameron* 27 28 29 27 0 7 2 0 0 4 0 2 4 .259 .310 .333 .644 9 0 0
8 Carl Cox 27 54 188 170 24 38 5 0 1 16 0 14 21 .224 .283 .271 .553 46 0 4
9 Tod Davis 23 122 418 381 54 96 19 3 12 55 5 32 74 .252 .315 .412 .727 157 3 2
10 Jim Delsing* 22 122 514 463 82 154 30 5 6 56 4 38 29 .333 .392 .458 .850 212 7 6
11 Pete Gebrian 24 39 80 75 13 10 3 0 0 3 0 1 13 .133 .145 .173 .318 13 0 4
12 George Genovese* 26 11 52 45 7 9 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 .200 .308 .244 .552 11 1 0
13 Jim Gladd 25 114 400 358 42 88 14 3 7 35 1 36 52 .246 .318 .360 .679 129 2 4
14 Gordon Goldsberry* 20 11 35 27 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 6 4 .222 .364 .296 .660 8 0 2
15 Jim Goodwin* 21 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0
16 Gene Handley 33 127 500 442 71 142 22 8 2 50 11 45 34 .321 .388 .421 .809 186 3 10
17 Hooks Iott# 28 17 12 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 .300 .364 .300 .664 3 0 1
18 Milt Joffe 21 6 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 0 0
19 Lou Kahn 32 90 322 277 28 82 21 0 2 37 6 37 26 .296 .381 .394 .774 109 1 7
20 Frankie Kelleher 31 121 515 439 79 146 24 3 25 107 3 76 51 .333 .431 .572 1.003 251 0 0
21 Vern Kennedy* 41 40 70 67 10 16 4 0 0 7 3 1 5 .239 .250 .299 .549 20 0 2
22 Joe Krakauskas* 33 40 52 49 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 19 .082 .118 .102 .220 5 0 1
23 Al Libke* 29 90 274 238 34 55 14 0 2 33 0 35 32 .231 .330 .315 .645 75 0 1
24 Gordon Maltzberger 35 27 28 24 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 11 .125 .192 .167 .359 4 0 2
25 Ed Oliver 27 26 38 32 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 .219 .265 .219 .483 7 0 4
26 Joe Orrell 31 13 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0
27 Bob Reach? -- 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0
28 Don Ross 33 128 458 416 47 130 20 0 4 65 3 35 12 .313 .369 .389 .758 162 2 5
29 Rip Russell 33 144 534 486 59 142 27 1 13 57 2 38 51 .292 .345 .432 .777 210 1 9 Stats for 2 teams
30 Bill Sheets 23 6 22 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 .190 .227 .238 .465 5 0
31 Andy Skurski 32 120 405 360 67 93 16 2 3 36 11 38 46 .258 .331 .339 .670 122 1 6
32 Eddie Smith# 34 42 88 82 6 17 4 0 1 0 4 .207 .253 .293 .546 24 1 1 Stats for 2 teams
33 Chuck Stevens# 29 38 154 140 13 45 10 2 1 19 0 9 10 .321 .362 .443 .805 62 0 5
34 Lou Stringer 31 175 740 651 116 217 50 4 7 99 10 81 91 .333 .410 .455 .864 296 3 5
35 Al Unser 35 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0
36 Fred Vaughn 29 8 30 27 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 2 6 .370 .433 .444 .878 12 1 0
37 Fuzz White* 32 182 693 104 212 29 9 7 63 20 .306 .404 280 0 9 Stats for 2 teams
38 Pinky Woods 28 45 113 107 9 19 5 0 1 10 0 3 22 .178 .200 .252 .452 27 0 3
39 Al Yaylian* 24 5 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 0 0
40 Gus Zernial 25 186 795 737 130 237 47 7 40 156 3 54 130 .322 .369 .567 .937 418 2 2
40 Players 29.2 190 7212 6444 950 1837 344 40 124 886 66 633 836 .285 .352 .409 .761 2633 32 103
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 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
1 Ed Albosta 29 4 9 .308 5.85 34 3 0 117.0 134 89 76 59 58 1 0 4 1.650 10.3 4.5 4.5 0.98
2 Rugger Ardizoia 28 13 11 .542 4.11 35 15 3 228.0 229 114 104 103 109 1 0 9 1.456 9.0 4.1 4.3 1.06
3 Richard Bishop 23 1 1 .500 9.39 15 0 0 23.0 31 25 24 12 8 0 0 0 1.870 12.1 4.7 3.1 0.67
4 Bill Butland* 30 7 8 .467 5.59 44 0 0 111.0 138 91 69 40 49 2 0 0 1.604 11.2 3.2 4.0 1.23
5 Pete Gebrian 24 11 12 .478 3.84 32 12 2 197.0 206 100 84 83 95 2 1 9 1.467 9.4 3.8 4.3 1.14
6 Jim Goodwin* 21 0 1 .000 14.40 2 0 0 5.0 11 8 8 2 2 0 0 0 2.600 19.8 3.6 3.6 1.00
7 Jim Hughes 25 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 9.000 27.0 54.0 27.0 0.50
8 Hooks Iott* 28 3 5 .375 6.68 17 0 0 31.0 37 30 23 33 30 0 0 5 2.258 10.7 9.6 8.7 0.91
9 Vern Kennedy 41 9 12 .429 3.93 38 8 1 183.0 181 98 80 94 97 0 1 4 1.503 8.9 4.6 4.8 1.03
10 Joe Krakauskas* 33 5 7 .417 4.18 40 6 0 157.0 164 89 73 73 98 0 1 3 1.510 9.4 4.2 5.6 1.34
11 Gordon Maltzberger 35 7 8 .467 3.00 27 3 0 93.0 100 43 31 24 32 2 0 2 1.333 9.7 2.3 3.1 1.33
12 Ed Oliver 27 5 2 .714 4.75 26 3 0 91.0 87 57 48 67 48 0 0 4 1.692 8.6 6.6 4.7 0.72
13 Joe Orrell 31 1 3 .250 7.00 13 0 0 27.0 35 23 21 20 18 2 0 2 2.037 11.7 6.7 6.0 0.90
14 Eddie Smith* 34 13 14 .481 3.90 35 13 3 194.0 218 109 84 72 101 2 0 2 1.495 10.1 3.3 4.7 1.40 Stats for 2 teams
15 Merlin Williams 26 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0
16 Pinky Woods 28 15 20 .429 4.52 44 41 16 0 279.0 303 165 140 167 161 12 1 13 1.685 9.8 5.4 5.2 0.96
17 Al Yaylian* 24 0 1 .000 9.00 5 0 0 13.0 21 13 13 9 6 2 0 0 2.308 14.5 6.2 4.2 0.67
17 Players 30.2 84 104 .447 190 190 980

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Jim Gladd 111 484 53 14 8 .975 4.84 13
Lou Kahn 86 413 59 7 7 .985 5.49 9

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Rip Russell 102 802 66 12 70 .986 8.51 Stats for 2 teams
Chuck Stevens 38 312 28 4 29 .988 8.95
Al Libke 29 239 25 5 16 .981 9.10
Dick Adams 14 118 15 1 13 .993 9.50
Gordon Goldsberry 10 87 3 0 3 1.000 9.00

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Lou Stringer 173 479 562 27 105 .975 6.02
Gene Handley 10 23 20 1 6 .977 4.30

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Don Ross 118 88 190 22 15 .927 2.36
Gene Handley 73 45 114 8 12 .952 2.18

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Tod Davis 84 163 222 25 36 .939 4.58
Carl Cox 41 57 115 15 24 .920 4.20
Gene Handley 37 63 100 9 15 .948 4.41
Ray Boone 23 47 70 11 18 .914 5.09
George Genovese 11 15 35 1 8 .980 4.55

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Gus Zernial 184 390 15 10 2 .976 2.20
Fuzz White 172 441 19 8 1 .983 2.67 Stats for 2 teams
Jim Delsing 121 280 10 1 2 .997 2.40
Frankie Kelleher 120 216 10 2 2 .991 1.88
Andy Skurski 99 194 7 5 2 .976 2.03
Al Libke 32 40 2 1 1 .977 1.31
Rip Russell 24 49 0 1 0 .980 2.04 Stats for 2 teams

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bill Butland 44 7 21 2 1 .933 0.64
Pinky Woods 44 14 46 4 3 .938 1.36
Joe Krakauskas 40 4 25 1 2 .967 0.73
Vern Kennedy 38 18 35 2 0 .964 1.39
Rugger Ardizoia 35 15 43 5 2 .921 1.66
Eddie Smith 35 7 34 3 2 .932 1.17 Stats for 2 teams
Ed Albosta 34 4 12 2 0 .889 0.47
Pete Gebrian 32 12 32 1 2 .978 1.38
Gordon Maltzberger 27 6 27 1 1 .971 1.22
Ed Oliver 26 5 17 2 0 .917 0.85
Hooks Iott 17 3 10 0 1 1.000 0.76
Richard Bishop 15 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.20
Joe Orrell 13 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.23
Al Yaylian 5 0.00
Jim Goodwin 2 0.00
Jim Hughes 1 0.00
Merlin Williams 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Dick Adams 28 R L 6' 0.0" 185 Apr 8, 1920 Tuolumne, CA, US
Ed Albosta 29 R R 6' 1.0" 175 Oct 27, 1918 Saginaw, MI, US
Rugger Ardizoia 28 R R 5' 11.0" 180 Nov 20, 1919 Oleggio, IT
Richard Bishop 23 R R 6' 3.0" 190 1925
Ray Boone 24 R R 6' 0.0" 172 Jul 27, 1923 San Diego, CA, US
Bill Butland 30 R L 6' 5.0" 185 Mar 22, 1918 Terre Haute, IN, US
Clint Cameron 27 L R 5' 10.0" 165 Mar 7, 1921 Portland, OR, US
Carl Cox 27 R R 6' 0.0" 170 Aug 31, 1920 Joplin, MO, US
Tod Davis 23 R R 6' 2.0" 190 Jul 24, 1924 Los Angeles, CA, US
Jim Delsing 22 L R 5' 10.0" 175 Nov 13, 1925 Rudolph, WI, US
Pete Gebrian 24 R R 6' 0.0" 170 Aug 10, 1923 Bayonne, NJ, US
George Genovese 26 L R 5' 6.0" 160 Feb 22, 1922 Staten Island, NY, US
Jim Gladd 25 R R 6' 2.0" 190 Oct 2, 1922 Fort Gibson, OK, US
Gordon Goldsberry 20 L L 6' 0.0" 170 Aug 30, 1927 Sacramento, CA, US
Jim Goodwin 21 L L 6' 1.0" 170 Aug 15, 1926 St. Louis, MO, US
Gene Handley 33 R R 5' 10.0" 165 Nov 25, 1914 Kennett, MO, US
Jim Hughes 25 R R 6' 1.0" 200 Mar 21, 1923 Chicago, IL, US
Hooks Iott 28 S L 6' 2.0" 200 Dec 3, 1919 Mountain Grove, MO, US
Milt Joffe 21 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Feb 5, 1927 Los Angeles, CA, US
Lou Kahn 32 R R 5' 10.0" 200 Dec 4, 1915 St. Louis, MO, US
Frankie Kelleher 31 R R 6' 1.0" 195 Aug 22, 1916 San Francisco, CA, US
Vern Kennedy 41 L R 6' 0.0" 175 Mar 20, 1907 Kansas City, MO, US
Joe Krakauskas 33 L L 6' 1.0" 203 Mar 28, 1915 Montreal, QC, CA
Al Libke 29 L R 6' 4.0" 215 Sep 12, 1918 Tacoma, WA, US
Gordon Maltzberger 35 R R 6' 0.0" 170 Sep 4, 1912 Utopia, TX, US
Ed Oliver 27 R R 6' 1.0" 190 Dec 1, 1920 Savannah, GA, US
Joe Orrell 31 R R 6' 4.0" 210 Mar 6, 1917 National City, CA, US
Bob Reach -- Unknown
Don Ross 33 R R 6' 1.0" 185 Jul 16, 1914 Pasadena, CA, US
Rip Russell 33 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Jan 26, 1915 Los Angeles, CA, US
Bill Sheets 23 R R 5' 10.0" 181 Dec 28, 1924 Winston-Salem, NC, US
Andy Skurski 32 R 6' 0.0" 185 Nov 30, 1915 Rockford, IL, US
Eddie Smith 34 S L 5' 10.0" 174 Dec 14, 1913 Mansfield, NJ, US
Chuck Stevens 29 S L 6' 1.0" 180 Jul 10, 1918 Van Houten, NM, US
Lou Stringer 31 R R 5' 11.0" 173 May 13, 1917 Grand Rapids, MI, US
Al Unser 35 R R 6' 1.0" 175 Oct 12, 1912 Morrisonville, IL, US
Fred Vaughn 29 R R 5' 10.0" 185 Oct 18, 1918 Coalinga, CA, US
Fuzz White 32 L R 6' 0.0" 175 Jun 27, 1916 Springfield, MO, US
Merlin Williams 26 R R 6' 0.0" 195 Mar 21, 1922 New Hampshire, OH, US
Pinky Woods 28 R R 6' 5.0" 225 May 22, 1920 Waterbury, CT, US
Al Yaylian 24 L L 5' 8.0" 180 Nov 17, 1923 Fresno, CA, US
Gus Zernial 25 R R 6' 2.0" 210 Jun 27, 1923 Beaumont, TX, US

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