1952 Birmingham Barons Roster
Team Record: 64-90
Finished 8th in the SA
Manager: Al Vincent (0-0), Red Mathis (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 177,898, Avg. 2,310
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses, finishing eighth in the SA.
The Barons plated 706 runs and yielded 865 runs, most in the circuit. Tommy O'Brien led all regular batters by connecting at a .315 clip. John Mackinson topped Birmingham with 16 wins, while Bill Kennedy recorded a 3.86 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Ken Aspromonte, Milt Bolling, Norm Brown, Jack Bruner, Herb Conyers, Bob DiPietro, Ben Flowers, Bill Kennedy, Walt Lanfranconi, Johnny Lucadello, John Mackinson, Windy McCall, Tommy O'Brien, Jim Piersall, Marv Rackley, Ed Sadowski, Bob Scherbarth, Lefty Wallace and Dick Young were all players from the 1952 Birmingham Barons who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Al Vincent and Red Mathis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Aspromonte | R | R | September 22, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Al Bennett | R | R | December 11, 1925 | 6'3" | 200 | Lowell, MA US |
| Milt Bolling | R | R | August 9, 1930 | 6'1" | 177 | Mississippi City, MS US |
| Bill Boyce | R | R | February 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Brighton, MA US |
| Robert Broome | L | L | October 27, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Norm Brown | S | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
| Jack Bruner | L | L | July 1, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Waterloo, IA US |
| Clifford Coggin | R | R | November 3, 1924 | 6'0" | 199 | Athens, Alaskan Terr US |
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| Herb Conyers | L | R | January 8, 1921 | 6'5" | 210 | Cowgill, MO US |
| David Cyrus | L | R | July 18, 1927 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| James Dickey | L | L | April 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 184 | Bolton, GA US |
| Bob DiPietro | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Chuck Eisenmann | L | R | October 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 186 | Hawthorne, WI US |
| Ben Flowers | R | R | June 15, 1927 | 6'4" | 195 | Wilson, NC US |
| William Fogg | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| John Gilbert | R | R | March 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | Revere, MA US |
| Charles Haag | R | R | September 7, 1919 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Jack Hartsell | R | R | April 30, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Wauseon, OH US |
| Bill Kennedy | L | L | December 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Walt Lanfranconi | R | R | November 9, 1916 | 5'7" | 155 | Barre, VT US |
| Johnny Lucadello | S | R | February 22, 1919 | 5'11" | 160 | Thurber, TX US |
| Dale Lynch | R | R | September 7, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | Morgantown, WV US |
| John Mackinson | R | R | October 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | Orange, NJ US |
| Red Mathis | R | R | January 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 200 | Adairsville, GA US |
| Windy McCall | L | L | July 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Stan McWilliams | R | R | November 3, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Carmine Melignano | R | R | January 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 200 | New York, NY US |
| John Minarcin | R | July 24, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | North Vandergrift, PA US | |
| John Miskulin | L | L | March 5, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | Aliquippa, PA US |
| Roy Nicely | R | R | February 2, 1918 | 6'0" | 172 | Joplin, MO US |
| Phil Noto | R | R | May 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Tommy O'Brien | R | R | December 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 195 | Anniston, AL US |
| Jim Piersall | R | R | November 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | Waterbury, CT US |
| Marv Rackley | L | L | July 25, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Seneca, SC US |
| Walter Rogers | S | April 14, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Daniel Ryan | R | R | June 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | Albany, NY US |
| Ed Sadowski | R | R | January 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bob Scherbarth | R | R | January 18, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Rollin Schuster | R | R | May 3, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | Woodcliff Lake, NJ US |
| Edward Sobczak | R | R | November 6, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Marvin Stendel | R | September 8, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Al Van Alstyne | R | R | July 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Lefty Wallace | L | L | August 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Evansville, IN US |
| Dick Young | L | R | June 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Seattle, WA US |
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.
