1952 Ciudad Juarez Indios Roster
Team Record: 84-55
Finished 1st in the AAL
Manager: Manolo Fortés (84-55)
Location: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Deportivo
Attendance: 64,870, Avg. 933
The Ciudad Juarez Indios of the Arizona-Texas League ended the 1952 season with a record of 84 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the AAL.
The Indios paced the league with just 875 runs allowed. Ciudad Juarez scored 1051 runs. Burro Hernandez topped all regular batters with a .381 average. Vince Gonzales recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, while René Valdés and Armando Torres added 15 or more wins, too Armando Torres registered a 4.08 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1952 Ciudad Juarez Indios who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Vince Gonzales, Oliverio Ortiz, René Valdés and Armando Torres.
Manolo Fortés served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonel Aldama | R | R | July 20, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | Arabas Colon, CU |
| Roberto Canales | R | 5'9" | 198 | |||
| Victor Canales | R | 5'8" | 185 | |||
| Mauro Contreras | R | R | 5'11" | 192 | ||
| Eduardo Cruz | L | 5'6" | 169 | |||
| Enrique Fernandez | R | R | February 4, 1924 | 6'1" | 186 | |
| Manolo Fortés | S | R | April 8, 1913 | 6'2" | 192 | Perico, CU |
| Alejandro Garciglia | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| Vince Gonzales | L | L | September 28, 1925 | 6'1" | 165 | Quivican, CU |
| Burro Hernandez | R | R | February 5, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | Tlahualilo, Durango MX |
| Manuel Juárez | R | January 16, 1927 | 5'9" | 167 | ||
| Alfredo Nevarez | ||||||
| Oliverio Ortiz | R | R | December 5, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Camaguey, Camaguey CU |
| Alfredo Perez | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Dilio Rodriguez | ||||||
| Jose Sandoval | ||||||
| Alberto Sosa | L | L | 5'8" | 14 | ||
| Armando Torres | R | November 29, 1915 | La Habana, La Habana CU | |||
| René Valdés | R | R | June 2, 1929 | 6'3" | 175 | Guanabacoa, La Habana CU |
| Luis Villanueva | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
