1952 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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German Bay | R | R | December 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Clayton Berriesford | L | R | September 20, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
Jimmy Cantu | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Nicholas Capelli | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
Syd Cohen | S | L | May 7, 1906 | 5'11" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
Guillermo Frayde | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Feliziano Gaitan | R | R | January 5, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Charles Godshall | R | 6'4" | 200 | |||
Jeptha Holmes | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
Eduardo Jacobo | ||||||
Jim Leavitt | R | R | March 22, 1933 | 6'0" | 200 | Orangevale, CA US |
Manuel Magallón | R | April 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Arnulfo Manzo | S | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Gustavo Mercado | ||||||
George Moeller | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
Manuel Morales | L | R | 5'10" | 185 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX | |
Charles Neal | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
Oliverio Ortiz | R | R | December 5, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Camaguey, Camaguey CU |
Elias Osorio | L | L | July 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Rio Chitre, PA |
John Sanderson | R | R | August 14, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Jesus Santos | ||||||
Eduardo Serrano | R | R | March 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 150 | Tuxpan, MX |
Ron Smith | L | R | June 16, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | Etna, WA US |
Francisco Sosa | ||||||
Nick Sunseri | L | L | January 28, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Benny Valenzuela | R | R | June 2, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Los 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.