1952 Cedar Rapids Indians Roster
Team Record: 53-71
Finished 8th in the IIIL
Manager: Jimmy Bloodworth (53-71)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 94,428, Avg. 1,523
The Cedar Rapids Indians of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1952 season with a record of 53 wins and 71 losses, finishing eighth in the IIIL.
The Indians scored 542 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 627 runs. Bob Truss topped all regular batters with a .268 average. Bud Daley led Cedar Rapids with 14 wins and a team-best 3.09 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1952 Cedar Rapids Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Orie Arntzen, Dolan Nichols, Rocky Colavito, Bud Daley, Billy Harrell and Jimmy Bloodworth.
Jimmy Bloodworth served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Ackerman | R | R | January 22, 1930 | 6'2" | 207 | |
| Orie Arntzen | R | R | October 18, 1909 | 6'1" | 200 | Beverly, IL US |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | R | R | July 26, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | Tallahassee, FL US |
| Jack Bowes | R | L | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Charles Bradshaw | R | R | October 30, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Rocky Colavito | R | R | August 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Carm Cozza | June 30, 1930 | Parma, OH US | ||||
| Bud Daley | L | L | October 7, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Orange, CA US |
| Bob Diers | R | March 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Hal Dodeward | S | R | October 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 210 | Rock Valley, IA US |
| James Finn | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| James Fishback | S | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Frank Gravino | R | R | January 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Paul Groce | L | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Walter Harr | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Billy Harrell | R | R | July 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Norristown, PA US |
| James Harris | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Len Heinbigner | L | September 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Oshkosh, WI US | |
| Carl Hertz | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| William Johnson | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Vernon Kilburg | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Kenneth Klopp | January 7, 1932 | |||||
| Louis Krantz | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Daniel Murphy | ||||||
| Dolan Nichols | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Tishomingo, MS US |
| Roger Oberlin | L | July 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Phil Qualben | L | December 4, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Bob Radley | L | January 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Al Smith | L | May 20, 1932 | 6'2" | 185 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Paul Stowell | L | March 9, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Bob Truss | L | 6'1" | 176 | |||
| Jim Wilkinson | R | November 27, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Bob Wortman | R | December 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 |
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.
