1952 Kansas City Blues Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the AA
Manager: George Selkirk (89-65)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 243,974, Avg. 3,168
1952 Kansas City Blues Statistics

Playoffs - Kansas City Blues 4 games, Minneapolis Millers 1
Finals - Kansas City Blues 4 games, Milwaukee Brewers 3

The Kansas City Blues of the American Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the AA.

The Blues tallied 869 runs and surrendered 723 runs. Bill Skowron walloped 31 home runs for Kansas City, while Don Bollweg, Vic Power, Kal Segrist, Andy Carey and Bill Renna each swatted 15 or more, too. Bill Skowron drove in 134 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .341 clip. Eddie Erautt led the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Jim Blackburn, Don Bollweg, Andy Carey, Bob Cerv, Al Cicotte, Eddie Erautt, Rubén Gómez, Tom Gorman, Johnny Gray, Whitey Herzog, Wally Hood, Dave Jolly, John Mackinson, Bob Marquis, Fenton Mole, Ernie Nevel, Mickey Owen, Roy Partee, Vic Power, Bill Renna, Harry Schaeffer, Art Schallock, Kal Segrist, Bill Skowron, Jerry Snyder, Marv Throneberry, Frank Verdi and Kermit Wahl were all players from the 1952 Kansas City Blues who played in the Majors during their careers.

George Selkirk served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim BlackburnRRJune 19, 19246'4"175Warsaw, KY US
Don BollwegLLFebruary 12, 19216'1"190Wheaton, IL US
Andy CareyRROctober 18, 19316'1"190Oakland, CA US
Marty CarlsonRRDecember 14, 19276'0"170
Ed CereghinoRRNovember 24, 19336'2"205San Francisco, CA US
Bob CervRRMay 5, 19256'0"200Weston, NE US
Al CicotteRRDecember 23, 19296'3"185Melvindale, MI US
Eddie ErauttRRSeptember 26, 19245'11"185Portland, OR US
John GagesLRJanuary 7, 19296'3"195
Rubén GómezRRJuly 13, 19276'0"170Arroyo, PR
Tom GormanRRJanuary 4, 19256'1"190New York, NY US
Johnny GrayRRDecember 11, 19266'4"226West Palm Beach, FL US
Ed GrenkoskiRRSeptember 3, 19276'0"185
Whitey HerzogLLNovember 9, 19315'11"182New Athens, IL US
Wally HoodRRSeptember 24, 19256'1"190Los Angeles, CA US
Dave JollyRROctober 14, 19246'0"160Stony Point, NC US
Lee JonesRRApril 1, 19286'1"190Fairfax, OK US
Kent KurtzLSeptember 14, 19305'10"160
John MackinsonRROctober 29, 19235'10"160Orange, NJ US
George MaierRLSeptember 4, 19326'0"185
Bob MarquisLLDecember 23, 19246'1"170Oklahoma City, OK US
Art MazmanianRRMay 1, 19275'9"229Detroit, MI US
Fenton MoleLLJune 14, 19256'1"200San Leandro, CA US
Ernie NevelRRAugust 17, 19195'11"190Charleston, MO US
Bob O'NealLDecember 8, 19256'0"204Cutler, IL US
Mickey OwenRRApril 4, 19165'10"190Nixa, MO US
Roy ParteeRRSeptember 7, 19175'10"180Los Angeles, CA US
Vic PowerRRNovember 1, 19276'0"186Arecibo, PR
Bill RennaRROctober 14, 19246'3"218Hanford, CA US
Jim RussellLLDecember 25, 19315'11"175Los Angeles, Ca US
Harry SchaefferLLJune 23, 19246'2"175Reading, PA US
Art SchallockLLApril 25, 19245'9"160Mill Valley, CA US
Kal SegristRRApril 14, 19316'0"180Greenville, TX US
Bill SkowronRRDecember 18, 19305'11"195Chicago, IL US
Jerry SnyderRRJuly 21, 19296'0"170Jenks, OK US
Marv ThroneberryLLSeptember 2, 19336'1"190Collierville, TN US
Frank VerdiRRJune 2, 19265'10"170Brooklyn, NY US
Kermit WahlRRNovember 18, 19225'11"170Columbia, SD 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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