1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
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
1952 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Roy BueschenL5'10"185
Bill CashRRFebruary 21, 19196'1"190Round Oak, GA US
Gene CollinsLLJanuary 7, 19255'8"168Kansas City, MO US
Jerry CrosbyS5'11"175
Vic FucciLLSeptember 30, 19255'11"175Newark, NJ US
Michael GazellaRAugust 16, 19276'2"170
Donald GriffinRRJanuary 7, 19225'11"180
Don GutteridgeRRJune 19, 19125'10"165Pittsburg, KS US
Sam HairstonRRJanuary 20, 19205'10"187Crawford, MS US
Al JacintoRRJune 30, 19245'5"148Clarksburg, CA US
Connie JohnsonRRDecember 27, 19226'4"200Stone Mountain, GA US
Milan KapustaRAugust 5, 19235'10"175
Robert KelloggLDecember 29, 19225'11"175
Gus KeriazakosRRJuly 28, 19316'3"187West Orange, NJ US
Ken LandenbergerLLJuly 29, 19286'3"200Lyndhurst, OH US
Melvin LightnerR5'8"155
Frank MarinoRRJune 20, 19215'9"180Chicago, IL US
Joe MattisLL6'0"170
Paul MauldinLMay 4, 19235'10"180
George NogaRRNovember 5, 19275'9"175New York, NY US
Guido PelosiRRJanuary 1, 19265'11"182Cudahy, WI US
Floyd PenfoldRR6'3"197
Dan PhalenRR6'6"195
Ron PloetzRLMarch 6, 19306'4"205
Vincent PlumboRAugust 6, 19235'8"190St. Paul, MN US
Willie PopeLRDecember 14, 19186'3"230Birmingham, AL US
Jay PorterRRJanuary 17, 19336'2"180Shawnee, OK US
Larry RichardsonL6'2"180
Donald RobertsonRRDecember 24, 19256'0"175Portland, OR US
Bill RoseRR5'11"190
Don RudolphLLAugust 16, 19315'11"195Baltimore, MD US
Donald SchmudlachLL5'10"190
Charles SelbyRRAugust 15, 19336'0"185Cincinnati, OH US
Bob SimpsonRRFebruary 12, 19326'2"180
Andy SkurskiRRNovember 30, 19156'0"185Rockford, IL US
Thomas Stone
Dick StrahsLRDecember 4, 19236'0"192Evanston, IL US
Leander TugersonRRJanuary 5, 19276'1"165Florence Villa, FL US
Chester VaseyR5'11"170
James WatsonR5'11"190
Bill WellsRRMarch 22, 19296'0"177Des Moines, IA US
Dick WelterothRRAugust 3, 19275'11"165Williamsport, 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.




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