1952 Columbus Red Birds Roster
Team Record: 68-85
Finished 7th in the AA
Manager: Johnny Keane (68-85)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 78,132, Avg. 1,021
The Columbus Red Birds of the American Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses, finishing seventh in the AA.
The Red Birds plated 666 runs and yielded 776 runs. Chuck Kress paced Columbus with 24 home runs, while Russ Derry walloped 15 or more, too. Chuck Kress drove in 85 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .287 clip. Floyd Melliere led the team with 15 wins, and Ralph Beard recorded a 3.66 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1952 Columbus Red Birds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Herb Moford, Danny Lynch, Vern Benson, Bobby Tiefenauer, Ralph Beard, Russ Derry, Chuck Kress, Bill Sarni, Ed Mickelson, Kurt Krieger, Jay Van Noy, Dan Lewandowski, George Eyrich, Stu Miller, Dick Rand and Willard Schmidt.
Johnny Keane served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Allen | L | L | March 23, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Ralph Beard | R | R | February 11, 1929 | 6'5" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Vern Benson | L | R | September 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 160 | Granite Quarry, NC US |
| Robert Bills | L | L | March 27, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Hastings, PA US |
| Douglas Clark | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Hal Coffman | R | R | May 8, 1929 | 6'1" | 173 | Topeka, KS US |
| Russ Derry | L | R | October 7, 1916 | 6'1" | 180 | Princeton, MO US |
| J. C. Dunn | R | R | March 8, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| George Eyrich | R | R | March 3, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Dave Johnson | R | 5'10" | 175 | Joplin, MO US | ||
| Ev Joyner | L | R | September 9, 1926 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Thomas Keating | L | R | November 10, 1926 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| William Killinger | R | R | December 1, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | , PA US |
| Chuck Kress | L | L | December 9, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Kurt Krieger | R | R | September 16, 1926 | 6'3" | 212 | Traisen, AT |
| Ralph Lageman | L | L | March 25, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | Quincy, IL US |
| Wally Lammers | R | R | October 31, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Buckley, IL US |
| Dan Lewandowski | R | R | January 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Ed Ludwig | L | L | March 30, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | Council, ID US |
| Danny Lynch | R | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 174 | Dallas, TX US |
| Herb Mancini | R | R | November 3, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| David Manier | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Floyd Melliere | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ed Mickelson | R | R | September 9, 1926 | 6'3" | 205 | Ottawa, IL US |
| Stu Miller | R | R | December 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Northampton, MA US |
| Herb Moford | R | R | August 6, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Brooksville, KY US |
| Dick Morgan | R | R | February 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Bob Moscrey | L | R | December 9, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Mo Mozzali | L | L | December 12, 1922 | 5'10" | 158 | Louisville, KY US |
| Jim Neufeldt | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Hisel Patrick | R | R | August 21, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Lee Peterson | R | R | September 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Howie Phillips | L | January 7, 1930 | 5'11" | 162 | ||
| Roy Pounds | S | L | November 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Russ Rac | R | R | June 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 188 | Galveston, TX US |
| Dick Rand | R | R | March 7, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | South Gate, CA US |
| Bill Sarni | R | R | September 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Willard Schmidt | R | R | May 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 187 | Hays, KS US |
| Donald Spencer | R | R | September 9, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | R | R | October 10, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Desloge, MO US |
| Jay Van Noy | L | R | November 4, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | Garland, UT 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.
