1952 Des Moines Bruins Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
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
1952 Des Moines Bruins Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AnderlikRAugust 29, 19275'11"192Chicago, IL US
Earl BirnelROctober 18, 19265'10"170
Robert BortzRApril 23, 19305'11"170
Bob CoatsLLDecember 24, 19296'0"180Woodlawn, IL US
Bob DantRRJuly 10, 19235'11"165Madison, IL US
Jim FanningRRSeptember 14, 19275'11"180Chicago, IL US
Umberto FlamminiLLMarch 3, 19285'10"165
Pete GasperRRJune 7, 19295'11"175Jessup, PA US
Joe HannahRRFebruary 1, 19315'11"200Marshfield, MO US
Dave HillmanRRSeptember 14, 19275'11"168Dungannon, VA US
Daniel HoldenLLMay 26, 19255'11"165Vancouver, BC CA
Gene HooksRMay 15, 19286'1"187Goldsboro, NC US
Footer JohnsonLLFebruary 15, 19325'11"175Dayton, OH US
Joe KunclRRJune 6, 19276'1"170Prague, NE US
Red LavigneRSeptember 2, 19235'9"195New Orleans, LA US
Tom LeGrosRRJune 27, 19316'1"185Mobile, AL US
William LeyR6'0"170
George LongRRFebruary 5, 19306'1"197
John MaglioloL5'10"165
Bob McKeeRAugust 31, 19325'11"170Davenport, IA US
Hank NasternakRDecember 14, 19226'0"175Buffalo, NY US
Jim O'BrienLROctober 29, 19276'0"185St. Paul, MN US
George PiktuzisRLJanuary 3, 19326'2"200Chicago, IL US
Alby PlainRRJuly 28, 19276'0"178
Jerry RendleshamR6'3"181
John RennickeAugust 11, 1929
Fred RichardsLLNovember 3, 19276'1"185Warren, OH US
James SandockRRSeptember 26, 19316'0"187Chicago, IL US
Paul SchniedersLLAugust 22, 19265'11"175Cole County, MO US
Horace TangmanLLDecember 8, 19265'10"180
Charles TeagueL5'8"160
Dick TindallRDecember 1, 19326'2"225Trenton, NJ US
Andy VargaRLDecember 11, 19306'4"187Chicago, IL US
Richard VerbicRR6'2"190
Ken Weiss
Harry WiseLR6'3"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.




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