1952 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings Roster

Arizona-Texas League (AAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 60-80
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: Syd Cohen (60-80)
Location: Bisbee, Arizona; Douglas, Arizona
Ballpark: Copper King Park, Warren Park
Attendance: 56,206, Avg. 803
1952 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings Statistics

The Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings of the Arizona-Texas League ended the 1952 season with a record of 60 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.

The Kings scored 965 runs and gave up 1089 runs, most in the circuit. Benny Valenzuela paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .352 clip. Manuel Morales topped Bisbee-Douglas with 14 wins, while Ron Smith earned a 5.28 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1952 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Syd Cohen, Oliverio Ortiz, John Sanderson and Benny Valenzuela.

Syd Cohen served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
German BayRRDecember 12, 19245'11"190
Clayton BerriesfordLRSeptember 20, 19326'1"180Sacramento, CA US
Jimmy CantuL5'9"170
Nicholas CapelliR5'9"160
Syd CohenSLMay 7, 19065'11"180Baltimore, MD US
Guillermo FraydeRR5'11"185
Feliziano GaitanRRJanuary 5, 19305'9"160Los Angeles, CA US
Charles GodshallR6'4"200
Jeptha HolmesR5'11"165
Eduardo Jacobo
Jim LeavittRRMarch 22, 19336'0"200Orangevale, CA US
Manuel MagallónRApril 9, 19256'0"190
Arnulfo ManzoSL5'10"175
Gustavo Mercado
George MoellerR6'2"180
Manuel MoralesLR5'10"185Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX
Charles NealL6'1"195
Oliverio OrtizRRDecember 5, 19196'0"190Camaguey, Camaguey CU
Elias OsorioLLJuly 27, 19306'0"185Rio Chitre, PA
John SandersonRRAugust 14, 19276'2"185
Jesus Santos
Eduardo SerranoRRMarch 10, 19305'11"150Tuxpan, MX
Ron SmithLRJune 16, 19146'0"185Etna, WA US
Francisco Sosa
Nick SunseriLLJanuary 28, 19225'10"170Los Angeles, CA US
Benny ValenzuelaRRJune 2, 19335'10"175Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Robert Verbica

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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