1952 Fond du Lac Panthers Roster
Team Record: 43-78
Finished 8th in the WSL
Manager: James Adlam (0-0), Jack Wilkinson (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Fairgrounds Park
Attendance: 31,374, Avg. 519
The Fond du Lac Panthers of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 43 wins and 78 losses, finishing eighth in the WSL.
The Panthers scored 561 runs and surrendered 713 runs. Daniel Murphy led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .270 average. Jimmy DePalo and John Gebhard topped Fond du Lac with 10 wins each, while John Bethel recorded a 3.15 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Moe Thacker played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fond du Lac Panthers to do so.
James Adlam and Jack Wilkinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Adlam | R | R | June 17, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| James Aiello | L | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| John Bethel | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Stanley Blank | ||||||
| Kenneth Boehne | ||||||
| Robert Burns | ||||||
| Jesse Burris | ||||||
| James De Capria | ||||||
| Jimmy DePalo | R | R | August 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Bill Enders | R | May 9, 1934 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Keith Engstrom | R | 6'2" | 173 | |||
| Willie Franco | R | R | November 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| John Gebhard | L | L | November 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| John Gierek | R | November 19, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| William Grilliot | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Fred Hasselman | R | R | April 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Joseph Herchock | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Jerry Hoffman | ||||||
| Charles Kasden | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Thomas Krebsbach | R | 5'9" | 158 | |||
| Donald Miller | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Daniel Murphy | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| James Reynolds | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Bob Ruck | R | R | June 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Donald Saatzer | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Ronald Saatzer | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Louis Salreno | L | October 2, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Fred Schnell | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| James Schrank | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Gladstone Smith | L | December 22, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| William Stephens | L | 6'1" | 175 | Wrightsville, GA US | ||
| Moe Thacker | R | R | May 21, 1934 | 6'3" | 205 | Louisville, KY US |
| Ed Wheatley | L | January 20, 1933 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Jack Wilkinson | R | R | October 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Norman Williams | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Norbert Zimmerman | L | L | 6'0" | 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.
