1952 Blackwell Broncos Roster

Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League (KOML) - Class: D
Team Record: 57-69
Finished 5th in the KOML
Manager: Al Reitz (57-69)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Blackwell, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Morgan Field
Attendance: 51,000, Avg. 810
1952 Blackwell Broncos Statistics

The Blackwell Broncos of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1952 season with a record of 57 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the KOML.

The Broncos plated 696 runs and conceded 787 runs, most in the circuit. Don Geresy led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .299 clip. Joseph Adametz topped Blackwell with 13 wins and a team-best 3.33 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Jim Brosnan and Andy Varga both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Al Reitz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joseph AdametzRRAugust 30, 19315'11"155
John AndrewsJune 15, 1932
Frederick BadeR5'11"180
Wayne BakerR6'1"195
Norb Bauers
George BeckLApril 6, 19326'0"168
Wayne BensteadAugust 29, 1932
Lee BergeeJanuary 13, 1927
Stanley BonczekR5'10"175
Jim BrosnanRROctober 24, 19296'4"197Cincinnati, OH US
Bryan
Gerald CrucaniOctober 25, 1933
Harold CrucaniOctober 0, 1933
John FeltmanOctober 10, 1931Lebanon, IL US
Don GeresyRMarch 1, 19285'11"175
Tom GuderianRROctober 14, 19336'2"185Portland, OR US
Edward HughesRL6'4"205
John Jackson
Jack JeanLL6'1"175
Don KeeterRRDecember 17, 19295'10"185Tulsa, OK US
Thomas KordasR6'1"195
Charles LaCosteLJuly 8, 19326'2"190New Orleans, LA US
Ralph Lawson
Warren ListonOctober 31, 1926
Vern LovelyJuly 12, 1932
Serapio MentadoROctober 14, 19245'8"164Guanabacoa, La Habana CU
Walter Moraska
Thomas PaddockRR5'9"185
Carl PevehouseNovember 10, 1928Coffeyville, KS US
Robert Polewski
Dan PriestL6'0"200
John ReidMay 2, 1928
Al ReitzRRFebruary 10, 19045'9"155Evansville, IN US
Daniel Sears
Roy SorensenRRJune 7, 19336'1"165
Jerry Staab
Harold SumnerRRDecember 10, 19326'2"175
Andy VargaRLDecember 11, 19306'4"187Chicago, IL US
Walter Vonderheide
Dale WardJanuary 5, 1933St. Louis, MO US
Jeff WarrenRRMay 7, 19236'0"190Atlanta, GA US
Loren Welch
Robert Westgate

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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