1952 Miami Sun Sox Roster
Team Record: 104-48
Finished 1st in the FIL
Manager: Max Macon (104-48)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Miami, Florida
Ballpark: Miami Stadium
Attendance: 121,203, Avg. 1,595
Playoffs - Miami Sun Sox 3 games, Tampa Smokers 2
Finals - Miami Sun Sox 4 games, Miami Beach Flamingos 3
The Miami Sun Sox of the Florida International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 104 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the FIL.
The Sun Sox yielded 315 runs, fewest in the league. Miami tallied 549 runs. Paul Armstrong paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .279 average. Bill Harris earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Laban Dean, Gil Torres and Billy Darden each as well added 15 or more victories as well Bill Harris recorded a 0.83 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Karl Spooner, Gil Torres, Max Macon, Chico Fernández, Gabe Gabler, Dick Gray and Bill Harris were all players from the 1952 Miami Sun Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Max Macon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Armstrong | R | 5'9" | 152 | |||
| Jimmy Bragan | R | R | March 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 198 | Birmingham, AL US |
| George Caloia | L | 5'8" | 158 | |||
| Billy Darden | R | R | July 27, 1926 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Laban Dean | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Cecil Dotson | L | January 6, 1928 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Chico Fernández | R | R | March 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Gabe Gabler | L | R | August 4, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Miguel Gaspar | R | R | September 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 182 | |
| Dick Gray | R | R | July 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 165 | Jefferson, PA US |
| Lowell Grosskopf | R | R | November 15, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bill Harris | L | R | December 3, 1930 | 5'8" | 187 | Duguayville, NB CA |
| Hank Justice | L | R | August 31, 1932 | 5'10" | 187 | DuQuoin, IL US |
| Joe Kwiatkowski | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Edward Little | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Vicente Lopez | R | R | September 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Max Macon | L | L | October 14, 1915 | 6'3" | 175 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Thomas Murphy | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Mike Napoli | R | R | March 6, 1932 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| William Polubiatka | L | 5'8" | 140 | |||
| Charles Rotzell | L | November 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Arturo Seijas | R | R | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Oscar Sierra | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Claude Siple | R | February 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
| Karl Spooner | R | L | June 23, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Oriskany Falls, NY US |
| Gil Torres | R | R | August 23, 1915 | 6'0" | 155 | Regla, CU |
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.
