1952 Idaho Falls Russets Roster
Team Record: 75-56
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Svend Jessen (75-56)
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Ballpark: Highland Park
Attendance: 58,643, Avg. 895
Playoffs - Idaho Falls Russets 2 games, Great Falls Electrics 0
Finals - Idaho Falls Russets 3 games, Pocatello Bannocks 0
The Idaho Falls Russets of the Pioneer League ended the 1952 season with a record of 75 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the PL.
The Russets plated 718 runs and yielded 655 runs. John Hack topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .320 clip. Ken Kimball recorded 26 wins on the mound for Idaho Falls, while Earl Escalante also added 15 or more wins also Ken Kimball recorded a 2.69 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
John Briggs played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Idaho Falls Russets to do so.
Svend Jessen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Chuck Balassi | R | April 13, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Reno Barbisan | R | R | May 29, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | New Waterford, NS CA |
John Briggs | R | R | January 24, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Natoma, CA US |
Claude Buckley | R | R | October 22, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Bucoda, WA US |
Willy Emery | R | R | July 10, 1931 | 5'11" | 185 | Auburn, CA US |
Earl Escalante | R | R | January 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
Pete Estrada | R | R | October 23, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Globe, AZ US |
John Hack | R | R | August 9, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Covina, CA US |
Cal Humphreys | R | R | January 15, 1934 | 6'1" | 200 | Seattle, WA US |
Svend Jessen | L | L | December 18, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | San Leandro, CA US |
Ken Kimball | R | R | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
Richard Palfini | R | 5'8" | 150 | |||
Jack Pickart | R | R | July 25, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
Wilton Sherman | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
Ray Sisler | R | R | February 1, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
Ernie Sites | R | September 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US | |
Phil Staehle | L | L | September 11, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | Berkeley, CA US |
Don Van Buskirk | R | R | October 6, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Colorado Springs, CO US |
LeRoy Winter | R | R | October 3, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Orland, CA US |
Richard Zaccarelli | R | R | June 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Nanaimo, BC CA |
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.