1952 Marion Marauders Roster
Team Record: 58-50
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Perley Grant (0-0), Billy Smith (0-0), Frank Robinson (0-0)
Location: Marion, North Carolina
Ballpark: High School Stadium
Attendance: 26,353, Avg. 488
Playoffs - Lincolnton Cardinals 4 games, Marion Marauders 1
The Marion Marauders of the Western Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 58 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the WCL.
The Marauders plated 508 runs and yielded 555 runs. Billy Smith paced Marion with 13 home runs and drove in 80 runs. Fred Parnell, Billy Smith and Fred Biangardi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .306. Augie Begemann led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.29 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Perley Grant, Billy Smith and Frank Robinson served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Ayers | January 10, 1928 | |||||
| J. B. Beam | L | R | March 31, 1923 | 192 | Gaston County, NC US | |
| Augie Begemann | L | L | August 6, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Fred Biangardi | R | September 7, 1925 | 6'0" | 210 | ||
| Gene Black | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Arthur Burdette | ||||||
| Hoyt Clegg | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Billy Collins | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Robert Cross | May 2, 1929 | Gaston County, NC US | ||||
| Bobby Davis | November 8, 1928 | |||||
| Mike Dillon | R | R | November 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Yakima, WA US |
| Ralph Dixon | L | November 13, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bruce Erickson | 5'9" | 155 | ||||
| Jack Falls | L | R | June 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Perley Grant | R | June 9, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Waltham, MA US | |
| Jim Harrison | R | January 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Alfred Havelka | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Joseph Hornacek | R | March 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | Beaver Falls, PA US | |
| Guy King | ||||||
| Thomas Looper | ||||||
| Robert McGimsey | L | June 14, 1918 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Fred Parnell | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Arnold Reece | ||||||
| Robert Schwermer | ||||||
| Thomas Selzer | ||||||
| Billy Smith | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Jack Triplett | 192 |
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.
