1952 Columbia Reds Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
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
1952 Columbia Reds Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hal BambergerLROctober 29, 19246'0"173Lebanon, PA US
John BebberRRJune 25, 19236'0"172Chicago, IL US
John BerdellaRApril 4, 19246'2"190
Ron BowenRRNovember 16, 19256'2"205Portland, OR US
Roger BreardL5'8"145
John BrechinRRSeptember 5, 19306'3"195
Robert CrookRR6'2"225
Lewis DavisR5'10"170
Charlie FontanaLSeptember 21, 19296'0"208
Paul FoutsRRApril 14, 19255'9"170Onamia, MN US
Edwin JamesRR6'2"188
Bill JankowskiRRFebruary 10, 19266'1"200
Everett JohnsonROctober 7, 19266'1"185Onalaska, WI US
Oscar KhederianRROctober 31, 19205'9"165
Vernon KilburgRR6'2"200
Jim KleckleyRRSeptember 8, 19266'4"204West Columbia, SC US
Ralph LucasLDecember 11, 19286'1"186Springfield, OH US
Barney MartinRRMarch 3, 19235'11"170Columbia, SC US
George McPhailRRNovember 19, 19255'9"160Wilmington, DE US
William NeeLL6'1"170
Cyril PfeiferLLFebruary 23, 19175'10"170
Jerry PlessRR6'1"175
Ken PolivkaLLJanuary 21, 19215'10"175Chicago, IL US
David PooleRApril 11, 19285'11"170
Keith SchmidtRRMay 29, 19296'0"190
Norman ShopeRRJune 14, 19156'0"190
Leon SnuggsRL5'11"195
Robert StuttsRJanuary 30, 19325'8"175Charlotte, NC US
Jack TannerRRDecember 27, 19266'3"228
Ted TappeLRFebruary 2, 19316'3"185Seattle, WA US
Larry TaylorRRAugust 7, 19306'1"175
Bobby WilsonRJanuary 11, 19246'2"170Piedmont, AL US
Roger WrightRR6'1"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.




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