1952 Little Rock Travelers Roster
Team Record: 68-85
Finished 7th in the SA
Manager: Willis Hudlin (68-85)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 121,482, Avg. 1,588
The Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses, finishing seventh in the SA.
The Travelers plated 586 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 732 runs. Hal Simpson led all regular hitters with a .299 average. Milo Johnson topped Little Rock with 14 wins, while John Weiss recorded a 3.21 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Charlie Letchas, Skippy Roberge, Jim Bolger, Dutch McCall, Bill Baker, Ray Yochim and Joe Erautt were all players from the 1952 Little Rock Travelers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Willis Hudlin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Atkins | L | L | March 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bill Baker | R | R | February 22, 1911 | 6'0" | 200 | Paw Creek, NC US |
| Jim Bolger | R | R | February 23, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Bill Briggs | R | L | November 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Jerry Burke | R | R | December 10, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Ray Cabanaw | L | 6'0" | 172 | |||
| James Cronin | L | R | January 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Grosse Pointe, MI US |
| Alex De La Garza | R | R | March 22, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Duke Doolittle | R | 5'10" | 215 | |||
| Joe Erautt | R | R | September 1, 1921 | 5'9" | 175 | Vibank, SK CA |
| Ernie Funk | R | R | March 11, 1930 | 6'1" | 182 | Little Rock, AR US |
| John Grice | R | R | March 15, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Dick Hoeksema | L | L | March 25, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Bill Houtz | L | L | July 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Newport, PA US |
| Kenneth Humphrey | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| David Jaska | R | February 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Milo Johnson | L | R | June 22, 1919 | 6'1" | 165 | Manitowoc, WI US |
| Charlie Letchas | R | R | October 3, 1915 | 5'10" | 150 | Thomasville, GA US |
| Edward Marchefsky | L | L | November 21, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Paul Mauldin | L | May 4, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Dutch McCall | L | L | December 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Columbia, TN US |
| Al McNeilance | R | R | September 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Charles Moore | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Mike Mordarski | R | June 2, 1925 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Hank Navarro | R | March 2, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| R. C. Otey | R | March 12, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | , AR US | |
| Ray Perry | R | R | December 23, 1919 | 5'7" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Len Pillar | R | R | March 17, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Skippy Roberge | R | R | May 19, 1917 | 5'11" | 185 | Lowell, MA US |
| Franklin Robinson | R | R | August 22, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jimmy Sady | R | April 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Hal Simpson | L | January 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Dick Thompson | R | September 9, 1929 | 6'0" | 150 | Shanghai, CN | |
| George Votruba | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| John Weiss | R | R | October 20, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Verne Williamson | R | R | November 23, 1919 | 5'8" | 140 | Mystic, IA US |
| Ray Yochim | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Harvey Zernia | L | May 31, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Milwaukee, WI 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.
