1952 Eau Claire Bears Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 72-53
Finished 3rd in the NL
Manager: Bill Adair (72-53)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Carson Park
Attendance: 61,429, Avg. 983
1952 Eau Claire Bears Statistics

Playoffs - Superior Blues 2 games, Eau Claire Bears 1

The Eau Claire Bears of the Northern League ended the 1952 season with a record of 72 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the NL.

The Bears led the league with 704 runs, powered by 91 home runs. Eau Claire allowed 560 runs. Hank Aaron paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .336. Bill Conroy topped the team with 16 wins, while Kenneth Reitmeier earned a 3.13 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1952 Eau Claire Bears who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Hank Aaron, Julie Bowers, Wes Covington and Johnny Goryl.

Bill Adair served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hank AaronRRFebruary 5, 19346'0"180Mobile, AL US
Bill AdairRRFebruary 10, 19136'0"168Mobile, AL US
Donald AutenRSeptember 21, 19326'0"185
Earl BassLR6'2"190
Lantz BlaneyRR6'0"190
Julie BowersRRFebruary 27, 19265'10"175
Robert BrownLLJune 21, 19285'10"180Brooklyn, NY US
Orlando CasellasL5'7"160
Bill ConroyLLNovember 28, 19306'2"175Boston, MA US
Wes CovingtonLRMarch 27, 19326'1"205Laurinburg, NC US
Chuck DoehlerLJune 23, 19346'0"180Orange, NJ US
Richard EngquistRRApril 19, 19296'2"200Detroit, MI US
James FairchildR5'10"160
Ron GendreauRJuly 15, 19286'0"175
Johnny GorylRROctober 21, 19335'10"175Cumberland, RI US
Arthur HowardRRMarch 1, 19325'11"160Hanson, MA US
Don JordanRRMarch 17, 19326'0"160Eau Claire, WI US
George KornackRRApril 25, 19306'0"185Chelsea, MA US
Robert MacConnellR6'0"190
Chester MorganLRMarch 26, 19326'3"175Skene, MS US
George PattersonRRApril 9, 19285'10"175Wellesley Hills, MA US
Kenneth ReitmeierSLDecember 26, 19326'2"185Richmond, MN US
Gordon RoachRRJuly 22, 19296'4"225Goodwood, ON CA
Tyler RobinsonRRApril 6, 19305'11"175
Elmer TothRROctober 6, 19306'3"175Perrypolis, PA US
Michael WalshLRMay 20, 19316'1"190Lebanon, NH 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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