1952 Iola Indians Roster
Team Record: 79-47
Finished 1st in the KOML
Manager: Floyd Temple (0-0), Woody Fair (0-0)
Location: Iola, Kansas
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Attendance: 42,327, Avg. 672
Playoffs - Ponca City Dodgers 1 game, Iola Indians 0
The Iola Indians of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1952 season with a record of 79 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the KOML.
The Indians scored 754 runs and gave up 659 runs. Gaspar Del Toro paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .325 average. Joe Vilk earned 26 wins on the mound for Iola, while Harold Hoffman and Bill Wigle added 15 or more victories as well Bill Wigle recorded a 2.44 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers. Floyd Temple and Woody Fair served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Baker | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Chino Bernal | R | 5'8" | 185 | |||
| Charles Black | ||||||
| Johnny Brkich | R | L | November 24, 1932 | 6'3" | 190 | Luscar, AB CA |
| Pete Cerick | May 22, 1931 | Washington, DC US | ||||
| James Cesanek | ||||||
| Ernie Chastain | August 19, 1931 | |||||
| Bernard Coulter | R | 5'8" | 162 | |||
| Vic Damon | ||||||
| Gaspar Del Toro | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Woody Fair | R | April 11, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Jerry Gleason | R | R | October 29, 1933 | 6'6" | 180 | |
| Thomas Guinn | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Jack Hasten | R | R | February 9, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Springfield, MO US |
| Harold Hoffman | August 30, 1926 | |||||
| Charles Jenks | R | R | October 16, 1923 | 5'7" | 150 | Dallas County, IA US |
| Ralph Lawson | ||||||
| Dick Masley | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Jim Maxwell | R | R | September 27, 1931 | |||
| Alfredo Padron | R | R | 5'11" | 145 | ||
| Cecil Parks | November 2, 1932 | |||||
| William Schreier | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Seary | ||||||
| Chuck Sisson | R | March 28, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Floyd Temple | February 3, 1926 | Coffeyville, KS US | ||||
| Melvin Thompson | ||||||
| Vito Valenzano | ||||||
| Joe Vilk | L | R | 5'11" | 150 | ||
| Paul Weeks | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Bill Wigle | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Ed Wilson | July 31, 1928 | 192 | Wichita, KS 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.
