1952 Lakeland Pilots Roster
Team Record: 51-103
Finished 7th in the FIL
Manager: Rip Sewell (0-0), Hubert Bates (0-0)
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Henley Stadium
Attendance: 43,909, Avg. 570
The Lakeland Pilots of the Florida International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 51 wins and 103 losses, finishing seventh in the FIL.
The Pilots plated 477 runs and allowed 672 runs. Gene Stewart led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Billy Boyette topped Lakeland with 11 wins, while Roy Sinquefield registered a 2.56 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1952 Lakeland Pilots who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ted Pawelek, Hubert Bates, Ted Cieslak and Chet Covington.
Rip Sewell and Hubert Bates served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Bates | R | R | March 16, 1912 | 6'0" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Billy Boyette | R | R | April 13, 1928 | 5'11" | 155 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Jose Burgos | R | R | 5'6" | 150 | ||
| Rafael Casanova | R | October 24, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Reed Chadwick | R | 6'1" | 205 | |||
| Ted Cieslak | R | R | November 22, 1912 | 5'10" | 175 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Chet Covington | S | L | November 6, 1910 | 6'2" | 195 | Cairo, IL US |
| James Davidson | S | R | April 3, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Babe Ellis | L | 6'1" | 160 | |||
| Paul Eskew | L | August 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Woody Fair | R | April 11, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Roberto Fernandez | R | October 22, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Harry Geis | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Charles Glock | L | R | December 18, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Bill Godwin | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Paul Klafter | R | R | February 5, 1929 | 5'11" | 198 | Sandusky, OH US |
| Walter Kowalski | R | January 13, 1923 | 5'11" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| William LaFrance | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Louis Lukasiuk | R | October 1, 1914 | 5'5" | 172 | , NJ US | |
| Mike Mikan | L | L | November 30, 1918 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Elwood Moore | R | R | July 23, 1917 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Ted Pawelek | L | R | August 15, 1919 | 5'10" | 202 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Eugene Pereyra | R | R | 6'2" | 225 | ||
| Gerald Riffenburg | R | L | November 5, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jack Rothenhausler | L | R | July 29, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Frank Santora | R | May 22, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Dean Scarborough | R | January 31, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Windom, MN US | |
| Roy Sinquefield | L | R | January 22, 1925 | 5'9" | 165 | Coffee County, AL US |
| Gene Stewart | L | December 12, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Robert Swanson | R | R | February 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Donald Van Nest | L | October 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Vern Watercutter | R | March 2, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Pete Williams | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Alois Zilian | R | R | November 12, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 |
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.
