1952 Nashville Vols Roster
Team Record: 73-79
Finished 6th in the SA
Manager: Hugh Poland (73-79)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 113,193, Avg. 1,489
The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 73 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the SA.
The Vols scored 805 runs, most in the league. Nashville yielded 776 runs. Rance Pless led all regular batters by hitting .364. Al Worthington and Pete Modica topped the squad with 13 wins each, while Al Worthington registered a 3.54 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Pete Burnside, Jim Constable, Bob Lennon, Jim Marshall, Tommy Neill, Rube Novotney, Rance Pless, Dusty Rhodes and Al Worthington were all players from the 1952 Nashville Vols who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Hugh Poland served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adair | R | R | October 14, 1929 | 6'5" | 215 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Jim Atchley | R | R | August 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI US |
| Buster Boguskie | L | R | October 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 168 | Nashville, TN US |
| Bob Boring | R | August 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Pete Burnside | R | L | July 2, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Evanston, IL US |
| Jim Constable | S | L | June 14, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Jonesborough, TN US |
| Vince DiLorenzo | L | L | April 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Umberto Flammini | L | L | March 3, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | East Boston, MA US |
| George Heller | L | L | July 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Honesdale, PA US |
| Ziggy Jasinski | R | R | December 3, 1925 | 5'9" | 164 | Maspeth, NY US |
| John Kropf | R | R | December 5, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Bob Lennon | L | L | September 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Dick Libby | L | L | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Bridgton, ME US |
| John Liptak | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Ron Mahrt | R | R | September 23, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | Oakland, CA US |
| Pete Mallory | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | Everton, MO US |
| Jim Marshall | L | L | May 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Danville, IL US |
| William McMillan | L | 5'11" | 184 | |||
| Joseph Micciche | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Pete Modica | R | R | January 25, 1924 | 6'0" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Tommy Neill | L | R | November 7, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Hartselle, AL US |
| Rube Novotney | R | R | August 5, 1924 | 6'0" | 187 | Streator, IL US |
| Roy Pardue | R | R | February 1, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bill Pavlick | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Rance Pless | R | R | December 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | Greeneville, TN US |
| Charlie Ray | L | February 23, 1920 | 6'2" | 200 | Jemison, AL US | |
| Dusty Rhodes | L | R | May 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | Mathews, AL US |
| Frederick Sherkel | L | L | January 26, 1931 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| William Simunek | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
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| Clyde Stevens | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Pat Tomkinson | R | January 20, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Uber | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Al Worthington | R | R | February 5, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | Birmingham, AL 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.
