1952 Middlesboro Athletics Roster

Mountain States League (MSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 47-72
Finished 5th in the MSL
Manager: Leon Culberson (0-0), Red Goff (0-0), Joseph McManus (0-0)
Location: Middlesboro, Kentucky
Attendance: 15,364, Avg. 258
1952 Middlesboro Athletics Statistics

The Middlesboro Athletics of the Mountain States League ended the 1952 season with a record of 47 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the MSL.

The Athletics scored 560 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 786 runs. Joseph McManus paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .340 average. James Blake topped Middlesboro with 11 wins, while Rafael Codinachs registered a 2.78 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.

Leon Culberson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Middlesboro Athletics to do so.

Leon Culberson, Red Goff and Joseph McManus served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Earlton Berry
Wallace Billingsley
James BlakeRApril 7, 19286'1"180
Benjamin BonineLL6'2"160
William Caskey
Rafael CodinachsRR5'10"145
Carroll Culberson
Leon CulbersonRRAugust 6, 19185'11"180Hall's Station, GA US
William Deddens
Don Duff
Everette EdwardsL6'4"175
Frank Estes
John FlemingLFebruary 13, 19345'10"170
Orlando FrancesconiL5'8"150
Raymond Hewitt
Art HollowayApril 24, 1929
Bob HoukRAugust 17, 19316'0"195
Robert KibbleRR
Joseph McManusRLFebruary 12, 19275'11"185
Tommy MizeR5'6"160Birmingham, AL US
Clarence PeaceAugust 18, 1924
John PittilloR5'8"160
Robert Potts
Oscar RodriguezRRJune 28, 19315'11"175Cabo Rojo, PR
Tom Saint
Paul SizemoreRR6'1"170
Gordon Woods

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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