1952 Macon Peaches Roster
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the SAL
Manager: Edd Hartness (83-71)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Macon, Georgia
Ballpark: Luther Williams Park
Attendance: 75,963, Avg. 987
Playoffs - Macon Peaches 3 games, Columbia Reds 0
Finals - Montgomery Grays 4 games, Macon Peaches 2
The Macon Peaches of the South Atlantic League ended the 1952 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the SAL.
The Peaches plated 617 runs and surrendered 604 runs. Frank DiPrima led batters with significant playing time with a .332 average. Sid West topped Macon with 19 wins, while Eugene Tarabilda added 15 or more victories also Knowles Piercey registered a 2.16 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Cal Howe played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Macon Peaches to do so.
Edd Hartness served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Balogh | R | R | August 18, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | Quecreek, PA US |
| Joseph Banicki | L | L | June 5, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Roman Bartkowski | L | L | February 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| James Batchelor | R | September 22, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | Nashville, TN US | |
| Bill Bower | R | August 8, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Sam Brusa | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Richard Czaplewski | L | April 3, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Winona, MN US | |
| Vito DeVito | R | R | December 17, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Stamford, CT US |
| Frank DiPrima | R | R | December 13, 1926 | 5'9" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Grady Dunlap | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Don Geresy | R | March 1, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Edd Hartness | L | March 12, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Murphy, NC US | |
| Bob Hobbs | R | 5'9" | 172 | |||
| Bobby Howard | R | May 6, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Cal Howe | L | L | November 27, 1924 | 6'3" | 230 | Rock Falls, IL US |
| George Judkins | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Edward Kosan | R | 6'5" | 170 | |||
| Paul Mauldin | L | May 4, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Thomas McCall | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Jim O'Brien | L | R | October 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Dean Padgett | L | 6'2" | 183 | |||
| Knowles Piercey | L | L | January 31, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Alby Plain | R | R | July 28, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Alex Sirota | R | 6'3" | 175 | |||
| John Smith | L | 5'8" | 154 | |||
| Otis Stephens | L | 6'2" | 193 | |||
| Norris Strickland | L | 6'2" | 192 | |||
| Eugene Tarabilda | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Sid West | L | R | 5'11" | 204 | ||
| Harry Wise | L | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Nat Yablon | S | R | April 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 173 | |
| Robert Zachritz | R | R | January 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Edward Zielinski | L | L | 5'10" | 175 |
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.
