1952 Modesto Reds Roster
California League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 67-73
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Buck Elliott (0-0), Clint Cameron (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 74,155, Avg. 1,059
1952 Modesto Reds StatisticsTeam Record: 67-73
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Buck Elliott (0-0), Clint Cameron (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 74,155, Avg. 1,059
The Modesto Reds of the California League ended the 1952 season with a record of 67 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The Reds plated 776 runs and yielded 825 runs. Clint Cameron led batters with significant playing time with a .291 average. Eugene Bryant topped Modesto with 17 wins and a team-best 3.49 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bennie Daniels played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Modesto Reds to do so.
Buck Elliott and Clint Cameron served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Abril | L | R | January 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Bill Aiza | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'4" | 175 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Daniel Anderson | September 8, 1933 | Stanton, IA US | ||||
| Charlie Beene | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 175 | Bixby, OK US |
| Sylvester Bell | ||||||
| Eugene Bryant | R | R | April 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Clint Cameron | L | R | March 7, 1921 | 5'10" | 165 | Portland, OR US |
| Gene Corso | R | R | March 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Bennie Daniels | L | R | June 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 193 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Buck Elliott | L | R | February 27, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Lewisburg, PA US |
| Pete Furibondo | R | R | May 12, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | Rochester, NY US |
| Feliziano Gaitan | R | R | January 5, 1930 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Alfred Galindo | R | R | March 21, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Albert Gibb | L | R | June 2, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Dick Green | R | R | February 28, 1932 | 6'0" | 188 | Tucson, AZ US |
| James Hanson | R | R | February 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Herbert Johnson | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Bill Kappel | R | R | October 22, 1932 | 6'3" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Donald Lopes | R | R | September 6, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | San Jose, CA US |
| Charles Matzen | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Red Montgomery | R | R | February 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 168 | Harjo, OK US |
| Larry Neal | R | June 29, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Santa Monica, CA US | |
| Don Paulsen | R | R | April 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Graceville, MN US |
| Charles Pryor | R | R | May 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Norman Rousselot | R | R | November 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Donald Seely | R | R | ||||
| Wallace Sinner | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 5'9" | 155 | Harvard, NE US |
| Al Spaeter | L | March 4, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Arky Stanton | R | R | September 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Diggott, AR US |
| Vernon Summers | R | R | September 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | , AR US |
| Louis Uribe | R | November 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jim Warner | R | R | September 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Frank Wilburn | ||||||
| Ralph Wilcox | R | R | October 15, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Alan Wilson | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dick Wilson | R | R | October 24, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Salina, KS US |
| Robert Wuesthoff | R | R | May 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Alameda, CA 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.
