1952 Idaho Falls Russets Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
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
1952 Idaho Falls Russets Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chuck BalassiRApril 13, 19245'10"180
Reno BarbisanRRMay 29, 19296'0"195New Waterford, NS CA
John BriggsRRJanuary 24, 19345'10"175Natoma, CA US
Claude BuckleyRROctober 22, 19276'1"190Bucoda, WA US
Willy EmeryRRJuly 10, 19315'11"185Auburn, CA US
Earl EscalanteRRJanuary 5, 19185'11"185San Luis Obispo, CA US
Pete EstradaRROctober 23, 19305'10"175Globe, AZ US
John HackRRAugust 9, 19275'10"170Covina, CA US
Cal HumphreysRRJanuary 15, 19346'1"200Seattle, WA US
Svend JessenLLDecember 18, 19225'11"185San Leandro, CA US
Ken KimballRRMay 4, 19256'1"185Salt Lake City, UT US
Richard PalfiniR5'8"150
Jack PickartRRJuly 25, 19306'2"195Sacramento, CA US
Wilton ShermanL5'10"175
Ray SislerRRFebruary 1, 19305'11"185Sacramento, CA US
Ernie SitesRSeptember 6, 19205'10"175Pittsburgh, PA US
Phil StaehleLLSeptember 11, 19285'10"170Berkeley, CA US
Don Van BuskirkRROctober 6, 19295'10"180Colorado Springs, CO US
LeRoy WinterRROctober 3, 19246'0"180Orland, CA US
Richard ZaccarelliRRJune 17, 19275'10"170Nanaimo, 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.




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