1952 Norfolk Tars Roster
Team Record: 96-36
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Mayo Smith (96-36)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: High Rock Park
Attendance: 79,085, Avg. 1,198
Playoffs - Richmond Colts 4 games, Norfolk Tars 1
The Norfolk Tars of the Piedmont League ended the 1952 season with a record of 96 wins and 36 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Tars scored 790 runs, best in the league. Norfolk conceded 487 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Leon Carter led hitters with significant playing time with a .321 average. Charles LeBrun earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Johnny Kucks, too added 15 or more wins, too Charles LeBrun registered a 1.87 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1952 Norfolk Tars who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Johnny Kucks, Mayo Smith, Woodie Held and Dick Tettelbach.
Mayo Smith served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bonebrake | R | R | March 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Chagrin Falls, OH US |
| Leon Carter | R | R | August 5, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Bill Casanova | L | R | November 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 187 | Windsor, ON CA |
| Paul Crawford | L | May 23, 1924 | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Herbert Davis | L | L | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Dave Fowler | R | 5'8" | 168 | |||
| Charles Harrison | L | 6'1" | 168 | |||
| Woodie Held | R | R | March 25, 1932 | 5'10" | 167 | Sacramento, CA US |
| John Hunton | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Stan Johnson | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Johnny Kucks | R | R | July 27, 1932 | 6'3" | 170 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| Walter Lance | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Charles LeBrun | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Pete Lussier | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Charles Messina | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| C. M. Newton | R | R | February 2, 1930 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Will Parsons | R | R | October 18, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Mayo Smith | L | R | January 17, 1915 | 6'0" | 183 | New London, MO US |
| Dick Tettelbach | R | R | June 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | New Haven, CT US |
| Frank Wehner | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Ernest Wingard | L | August 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 160 |
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.
