1952 Fort Lauderdale Braves/Key West Conchs Roster

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 40-111
Finished 8th in the FIL
Manager: Barney Lutz (40-111)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Key West, Florida
Ballpark: Wickers Field (Stadium), Westside Ball Park
Attendance: 44,482, Avg. 589
1952 Fort Lauderdale Braves/Key West Conchs Statistics

The Fort Lauderdale Braves/Key West Conchs of the Florida International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 40 wins and 111 losses, finishing eighth in the FIL.Ft. Lauderdale (8-45) was taken over by the League June 1, then transferred to Key West June 20.

The Braves/Conchs tallied 469 runs and yielded 825 runs, most in the league. Barney Lutz led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .267 clip. Gaspar Del Monte topped Fort Lauderdale/Key West with 10 wins and a team-best 3.55 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Benny Felder and Nap Reyes both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Barney Lutz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Catano Acosta
James BaloghR5'10"180
Chino BernalR5'8"185
Ortelio BoschR5'8"145
Emilio CabreraR5'11"160
Gaspar Del MonteRRJanuary 6, 19276'1"210
Gaspar Del ToroR5'8"175
Carlos DeSouzaRRJune 6, 19245'7"160
Grady DunlapL5'11"180
Benny FelderRRDecember 9, 19265'10"170Tampa, FL US
Antonio GarciaRRApril 11, 19245'7"155
Catayo GonzalezRL5'10"178
Dick HaackRRMay 31, 19226'2"200Hammond, IN US
Chuck HarigLRMarch 7, 19145'7"173, PA US
Herschel HeldRRApril 16, 19235'10"185McLoud, OK US
Raul Hernandez
Felipe JiminezRRJuly 9, 19235'11"204
Carl KolosnaRJune 12, 19246'2"195
Alberto Larraz
Barney LutzLRAugust 20, 19155'10"175
Thomas McCallLR6'0"190
Severino MendezR5'11"160
Nick PappasRRSeptember 1, 19196'1"170
Donald ReimerL6'0"175
Nap ReyesRRNovember 24, 19196'0"195Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU
Rosell Sails
Aldo SalventRROctober 4, 19295'10"180Yateras, CU
Angel ScullRROctober 2, 19285'8"165Central Mercedes, CU
Rene SolisRRJuly 23, 19255'11"170Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU
John StrezaRRApril 7, 19206'3"220Alliance, OH US
Robert SwansonRRFebruary 3, 19236'1"170Buffalo, NY US
Stanley ToddRRNovember 5, 19105'10"165, FL US
Jorge TorresRRJune 18, 19185'9"170
Beech TrojanowskiRMarch 25, 19255'7"170
Rene ValoisR6'2"175
Thomas VennRR6'2"183
Rolando ViaderoRR5'11"168
George VidalRLFebruary 6, 19265'11"165
Pete WilliamsR5'8"160
Edward ZielinskiLL5'10"175

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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