1952 Hagerstown Braves Roster

Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 85-48
Finished 1st in the ISL
Manager: Fred Dorman (85-48)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 48,367, Avg. 727
1952 Hagerstown Braves Statistics

Playoffs - Hagerstown Braves 4 games, York White Roses 0
Finals - Hagerstown Braves 4 games, Lancaster Red Roses 2

The Hagerstown Braves of the Inter-State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 85 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the ISL.

The Braves paced the league with 755 runs, fueled by 43 home runs. Hagerstown allowed 551 runs. Lloyd Freund led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .312 clip. Bob Giggie topped the team with 18 wins, while Charley Miller added 15 or more wins also Bob Giggie recorded a 2.82 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Bob Giggie played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hagerstown Braves to do so.

Fred Dorman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joseph ChristianRRMay 9, 19315'10"180Moon Run, PA US
Jack ConcannonRJune 6, 19315'10"160
Lloyd FreundRRNovember 28, 19285'11"180Johnsburg, IL US
Bob GiggieRRAugust 13, 19336'1"200Dorchester, MA US
Arnold HersomRRMarch 12, 19255'11"185Groveton, NH US
Robert JaderlundLRJanuary 29, 19276'0"180Roslyn, WA US
Ford JordanLRSeptember 4, 19266'0"175Raleigh, NC US
George KornackRRApril 25, 19306'0"185Chelsea, MA US
Theodore LagunaRRSeptember 6, 19326'0"176Newark, NJ US
Jack LarsonLRJune 2, 19316'1"190Green Bay, WI US
Gerald LevinsonRRMarch 10, 19286'0"185New Rochelle, NY US
William LoosL6'3"170
Charley MillerRRJanuary 11, 19225'10"170Keareysville, WV US
John MulcahyRROctober 4, 19266'0"190Peabody, MA US
John NoskeMay 12, 1928Washington, DC US
John OlsenL6'2"170
Anthony PirrelloR5'10"185
Vincent PizzitolaRRMarch 17, 19326'0"185Birmingham, AL US
John Platt
Clarence RiddleRLAugust 27, 19326'1"188
Stan SlackRRJune 2, 19305'10"175Petrolia, ON CA
Willie WilsonRL5'11"180
James ZinnLRAugust 31, 19245'11"170Kansas City, MO 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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