1952 Des Moines Bruins Roster
Team Record: 57-97
Finished 8th in the WL
Manager: Harry Strohm (57-97)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium I
Attendance: 62,597, Avg. 813
The Des Moines Bruins of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 57 wins and 97 losses, finishing eighth in the WL.
The Bruins scored 570 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 722 runs. Fred Richards led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .289 clip. Paul Schnieders topped Des Moines with 11 wins, while Joe Kuncl earned a 3.5 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1952 Des Moines Bruins who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Fanning, Dave Hillman, Footer Johnson, George Piktuzis, Fred Richards and Andy Varga.
Harry Strohm served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bob Anderlik | R | August 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 192 | Chicago, IL US | |
Earl Birnel | R | October 18, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Robert Bortz | R | April 23, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Bob Coats | L | L | December 24, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Woodlawn, IL US |
Bob Dant | R | R | July 10, 1923 | 5'11" | 165 | Madison, IL US |
Jim Fanning | R | R | September 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
Umberto Flammini | L | L | March 3, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Pete Gasper | R | R | June 7, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Jessup, PA US |
Joe Hannah | R | R | February 1, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | Marshfield, MO US |
Dave Hillman | R | R | September 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 168 | Dungannon, VA US |
Daniel Holden | L | L | May 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Vancouver, BC CA |
Gene Hooks | R | May 15, 1928 | 6'1" | 187 | Goldsboro, NC US | |
Footer Johnson | L | L | February 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | Dayton, OH US |
Joe Kuncl | R | R | June 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Prague, NE US |
Red Lavigne | R | September 2, 1923 | 5'9" | 195 | New Orleans, LA US | |
Tom LeGros | R | R | June 27, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Mobile, AL US |
William Ley | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
George Long | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 197 | |
John Magliolo | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
Bob McKee | R | August 31, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Davenport, IA US | |
Hank Nasternak | R | December 14, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US | |
Jim O'Brien | L | R | October 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
George Piktuzis | R | L | January 3, 1932 | 6'2" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
Alby Plain | R | R | July 28, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | |
Jerry Rendlesham | R | 6'3" | 181 | |||
John Rennicke | August 11, 1929 | |||||
Fred Richards | L | L | November 3, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Warren, OH US |
James Sandock | R | R | September 26, 1931 | 6'0" | 187 | Chicago, IL US |
Paul Schnieders | L | L | August 22, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Cole County, MO US |
Horace Tangman | L | L | December 8, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Charles Teague | L | 5'8" | 160 | |||
Dick Tindall | R | December 1, 1932 | 6'2" | 225 | Trenton, NJ US | |
Andy Varga | R | L | December 11, 1930 | 6'4" | 187 | Chicago, IL US |
Richard Verbic | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Ken Weiss | ||||||
Harry Wise | L | R | 6'3" | 180 |
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.