1952 Chattanooga Lookouts Roster

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 86-66
Finished 1st in the SA
Manager: Cal Ermer (86-66)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe Engel Stadium
Attendance: 252,703, Avg. 3,325
1952 Chattanooga Lookouts Statistics

Playoffs - Memphis Chicks 4 games, Chattanooga Lookouts 0

The Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 86 wins and 66 losses, finishing first in the SA.

The Lookouts surrendered 674 runs, fewest in the league. Chattanooga plated 758 runs. Ellis Clary led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .311 average. Al Sima earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Sonny Dixon, too added 15 or more wins, too Jim Pearce recorded a 2.98 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1952 Chattanooga Lookouts who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Alton Brown, Ellis Clary, Roy Dietzel, Sonny Dixon, Don Grate, Harley Grossman, Roy Hawes, Hal Keller, Jerry Lane, Charlie Letchas, Cholly Naranjo, Bob Oldis, Ernie Oravetz, Frank Papish, Jim Pearce, John Perkovich, Frank Sacka, Al Sima, Lou Sleater, Bunky Stewart, Dean Stone, Sandy Ullrich, Buck Varner and Gene Verble.

Cal Ermer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Al BerlingRRJune 28, 19295'11"173Connersville, IN US
Alton BrownRRApril 16, 19256'2"195Norfolk, VA US
Ralph BrownLLJune 1, 19216'0"170Lafayette, GA US
Ellis ClaryRRSeptember 11, 19165'8"160Valdosta, GA US
Bob DanielsonRRJuly 22, 19266'0"190
Roy DietzelRRJanuary 9, 19316'0"190Baltimore, MD US
Hank DiJohnsonRMay 18, 19245'10"200Lebanon, PA US
Sonny DixonSRNovember 5, 19246'2"205Charlotte, NC US
Salvatore FedericoRRFebruary 26, 19246'0"185
Levi FleshmanRROctober 20, 19306'4"208Hyattsville, MD US
Don GrateRRAugust 27, 19236'2"180Greenfield, OH US
Harley GrossmanRRMay 5, 19306'0"170Evansville, IN US
Roy HawesLLJuly 5, 19266'2"190Shiloh, IL US
Jack JonesLLJanuary 20, 19286'2"180San Antonio, TX US
Hal KellerLRJuly 7, 19276'1"200Middletown, MD US
Jerry LaneRRFebruary 7, 19266'0"205Ashland, NY US
Charlie LetchasRROctober 3, 19155'10"150Thomasville, GA US
Robert MitchellRRFebruary 12, 19236'1"190
Ed MoellerRRJuly 5, 19286'1"180
Joe MontalvoRJune 6, 19266'4"225New York, NY US
Cholly NaranjoLRNovember 25, 19335'11"165La Habana, La Habana CU
Bob OldisRRJanuary 5, 19286'1"185Preston, IA US
Ernie OravetzSLJanuary 24, 19325'4"145Johnstown, PA US
Frank PapishRLOctober 21, 19176'2"192Pueblo, CO US
Jim PearceRRJune 9, 19256'6"180Zebulon, NC US
John PerkovichRRMarch 10, 19245'11"170Chicago, IL US
Frank SackaRRAugust 30, 19246'0"195Romulus, MI US
Al SimaRLOctober 7, 19216'0"187Mahwah, NJ US
Dick SinovicRJuly 30, 19256'0"185Portland, OR US
Lou SleaterLLSeptember 8, 19265'11"185St. Louis, MO US
Bunky StewartLLJanuary 7, 19316'0"154Jasper, NC US
Dean StoneLLSeptember 1, 19306'4"205Moline, IL US
Sandy UllrichRRJuly 25, 19216'1"180La Habana, La Habana CU
Buck VarnerLRAugust 17, 19305'10"170Hixson, TN US
Gene VerbleRRJune 29, 19285'10"163Concord, NC US
Zeke ZeiszRRNovember 13, 19275'11"193Buffalo, NY 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.




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