1952 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 38-86
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Ed Murphy (38-86)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 32,059, Avg. 517
The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1952 season with a record of 38 wins and 86 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Chiefs scored 501 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 809 runs. Pasquale DeLucia paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .277 clip. Robert Lowe topped Grand Forks with 8 wins and a team-best 3.52 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Ed Murphy played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Grand Forks Chiefs to do so.
Ed Murphy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Bell | May 10, 1933 | |||||
| Stanley Burkholder | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Richard Campbell | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Frank Clift | S | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Raymond Coley | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Pasquale DeLucia | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| Gene Easterling | R | R | March 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Tom Hank | February 26, 1930 | Easton, PA US | ||||
| Stanley Homer | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Leroy Johnson | ||||||
| Daniel Katulka | R | R | March 8, 1924 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Gerald Keaneman | R | 5'11" | 179 | |||
| Duke Kisner | R | July 11, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | Phillipsburg, NJ US | |
| Robert Lowe | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Frank Major | R | R | March 25, 1929 | 5'7" | 152 | |
| Will McCulla | August 26, 1931 | Waukegan, IL US | ||||
| Robert McGhee | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| John Miller | R | September 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Moskus | L | L | January 23, 1934 | 6'3" | 220 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ed Murphy | R | R | August 23, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Joliet, IL US |
| Robert Myers | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Ernest Piet | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ed Sandy | R | L | October 11, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Robert Warholic | ||||||
| Wallace Watkins |
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.
