1952 Jacksonville Tars Roster
Team Record: 69-85
Finished 7th in the SAL
Manager: Ben Geraghty (69-85)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Red Cap Stadium
Attendance: 60,409, Avg. 785
The Jacksonville Tars of the South Atlantic League ended the 1952 season with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses, finishing seventh in the SAL.
The Tars tallied 629 runs and conceded 648 runs. Don Taussig led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .263 clip. Rinty Monahan topped Jacksonville with 17 wins, while Vince DiLorenzo registered a 2.61 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1952 Jacksonville Tars who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Rinty Monahan, Don Taussig and Nick Testa.
Ben Geraghty served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Edwin Allegar | R | R | December 12, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Stillwater, PA US |
Robert Denson | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Vince DiLorenzo | L | L | April 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Robert Featherstone | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
Oscar Fernandez | R | May 8, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Ted Forsyth | R | April 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Doc Greene | L | R | October 5, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Fairburn, GA US |
George Heller | L | L | July 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Honesdale, PA US |
Leon Hilyer | ||||||
Robert Knight | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
Milton Kress | R | 5'11" | 178 | |||
John Kropf | R | R | December 5, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Carlson Maloney | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Red McCafferty | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
Donald McMillen | R | R | 6'3" | 198 | ||
Rinty Monahan | R | R | April 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Robert Myers | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Rogelio Perez | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Alfred Radsavage | L | 6'2" | 180 | |||
Arthur Sauer | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Frederick Sherkel | L | L | January 26, 1931 | 6'3" | 175 | |
Frederick Shipman | R | December 31, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Clyde Stevens | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
Don Taussig | R | R | February 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
Charles Tedesco | R | R | January 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Nick Testa | R | R | June 29, 1928 | 5'8" | 180 | New York, NY US |
Daniel Toma | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
Arthur Webb | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
Wiley Williams | R | L | March 8, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Greenville, SC 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.