1952 Columbia Reds Roster
Team Record: 100-54
Finished 1st in the SAL
Manager: Ernie White (100-54)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Ballpark: Capital City Stadium
Attendance: 110,012, Avg. 1,429
Playoffs - Macon Peaches 3 games, Columbia Reds 0
The Columbia Reds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1952 season with a record of 100 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the SAL.
The Reds allowed 540 runs, least in the league. Columbia plated 707 runs. Bobby Wilson led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .303 average. Barney Martin earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.13 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1952 Columbia Reds who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Hal Bamberger, Barney Martin, Ken Polivka and Ted Tappe.
Ernie White served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Hal Bamberger | L | R | October 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 173 | Lebanon, PA US |
John Bebber | R | R | June 25, 1923 | 6'0" | 172 | Chicago, IL US |
John Berdella | R | April 4, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Ron Bowen | R | R | November 16, 1925 | 6'2" | 205 | Portland, OR US |
Roger Breard | L | 5'8" | 145 | |||
John Brechin | R | R | September 5, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Robert Crook | R | R | 6'2" | 225 | ||
Lewis Davis | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Charlie Fontana | L | September 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 208 | ||
Paul Fouts | R | R | April 14, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Onamia, MN US |
Edwin James | R | R | 6'2" | 188 | ||
Bill Jankowski | R | R | February 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 200 | |
Everett Johnson | R | October 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Onalaska, WI US | |
Oscar Khederian | R | R | October 31, 1920 | 5'9" | 165 | |
Vernon Kilburg | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
Jim Kleckley | R | R | September 8, 1926 | 6'4" | 204 | West Columbia, SC US |
Ralph Lucas | L | December 11, 1928 | 6'1" | 186 | Springfield, OH US | |
Barney Martin | R | R | March 3, 1923 | 5'11" | 170 | Columbia, SC US |
George McPhail | R | R | November 19, 1925 | 5'9" | 160 | Wilmington, DE US |
William Nee | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Cyril Pfeifer | L | L | February 23, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Jerry Pless | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Ken Polivka | L | L | January 21, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
David Poole | R | April 11, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Keith Schmidt | R | R | May 29, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Norman Shope | R | R | June 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Leon Snuggs | R | L | 5'11" | 195 | ||
Robert Stutts | R | January 30, 1932 | 5'8" | 175 | Charlotte, NC US | |
Jack Tanner | R | R | December 27, 1926 | 6'3" | 228 | |
Ted Tappe | L | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
Larry Taylor | R | R | August 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Bobby Wilson | R | January 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 170 | Piedmont, AL US | |
Roger Wright | R | R | 6'1" | 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.