1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Roster
Team Record: 87-67
Finished 2nd in the WL
Manager: Don Gutteridge (87-67)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ballpark: Memorial Field
Attendance: 170,041, Avg. 2,208
Playoffs - Omaha Cardinals 3 games, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 87 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the WL.
The Sky Sox scored 894 runs, most in the league. Colorado Springs conceded 758 runs. Sam Hairston led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Connie Johnson topped the team with 18 wins, while Dick Strahs, too added 15 or more wins, too Willie Pope recorded a 3 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Cash, Gene Collins, Don Gutteridge, Sam Hairston, Connie Johnson, Gus Keriazakos, Ken Landenberger, Willie Pope, Jay Porter, Don Rudolph, Dick Strahs and Dick Welteroth.
Don Gutteridge served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Roy Bueschen | L | 5'10" | 185 | |||
Bill Cash | R | R | February 21, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Round Oak, GA US |
Gene Collins | L | L | January 7, 1925 | 5'8" | 168 | Kansas City, MO US |
Jerry Crosby | S | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Vic Fucci | L | L | September 30, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
Michael Gazella | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
Donald Griffin | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Don Gutteridge | R | R | June 19, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | Pittsburg, KS US |
Sam Hairston | R | R | January 20, 1920 | 5'10" | 187 | Crawford, MS US |
Al Jacinto | R | R | June 30, 1924 | 5'5" | 148 | Clarksburg, CA US |
Connie Johnson | R | R | December 27, 1922 | 6'4" | 200 | Stone Mountain, GA US |
Milan Kapusta | R | August 5, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Robert Kellogg | L | December 29, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Gus Keriazakos | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | West Orange, NJ US |
Ken Landenberger | L | L | July 29, 1928 | 6'3" | 200 | Lyndhurst, OH US |
Melvin Lightner | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
Frank Marino | R | R | June 20, 1921 | 5'9" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
Joe Mattis | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Paul Mauldin | L | May 4, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
George Noga | R | R | November 5, 1927 | 5'9" | 175 | New York, NY US |
Guido Pelosi | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 182 | Cudahy, WI US |
Floyd Penfold | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
Dan Phalen | R | R | 6'6" | 195 | ||
Ron Ploetz | R | L | March 6, 1930 | 6'4" | 205 | |
Vincent Plumbo | R | August 6, 1923 | 5'8" | 190 | St. Paul, MN US | |
Willie Pope | L | R | December 14, 1918 | 6'3" | 230 | Birmingham, AL US |
Jay Porter | R | R | January 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | Shawnee, OK US |
Larry Richardson | L | 6'2" | 180 | |||
Donald Robertson | R | R | December 24, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
Bill Rose | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Don Rudolph | L | L | August 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
Donald Schmudlach | L | L | 5'10" | 190 | ||
Charles Selby | R | R | August 15, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Bob Simpson | R | R | February 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Andy Skurski | R | R | November 30, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | Rockford, IL US |
Thomas Stone | ||||||
Dick Strahs | L | R | December 4, 1923 | 6'0" | 192 | Evanston, IL US |
Leander Tugerson | R | R | January 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 165 | Florence Villa, FL US |
Chester Vasey | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
James Watson | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
Dick Welteroth | R | R | August 3, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Williamsport, PA 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.