1952 Oklahoma City Indians Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 82-79
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Tommy Tatum (82-79)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 146,972, Avg. 1,826
1952 Oklahoma City Indians Statistics

Playoffs - Oklahoma City Indians 4 games, Dallas Eagles 2
Finals - Shreveport Sports 4 games, Oklahoma City Indians 1

The Oklahoma City Indians of the Texas League ended the 1952 season with a record of 82 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.

The Indians plated 717 runs and allowed 710 runs. Frank Kellert led all regular batters with a .303 average. Ernest Groth topped Oklahoma City with 15 wins, while Jim Atchley recorded a 2.53 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1952 Oklahoma City Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Frazier, Al Gerheauser, Bill Greason, Ernest Groth, Frank Kellert, Vern Kennedy, Lou Lombardo, Ted Pawelek, Ribs Raney, Dino Restelli, Strick Shofner, Tommy Tatum and Thurman Tucker.

Tommy Tatum served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AtchleyRRAugust 8, 19236'2"170Battle Creek, MI US
Danny BaichRRDecember 25, 19245'10"190Detroit, MI US
Joe BellR5'11"185
Robert BrownRJuly 6, 19326'1"180
Rusty BurnsRJune 17, 19186'2"200Independence, KS US
Allan CrossLRNovember 26, 19236'0"175
Joe DamatoRRJanuary 26, 19225'9"165Chicago, IL US
Lou FarottoRApril 22, 19235'11"171
Joe FrazierLROctober 6, 19226'0"180Liberty, NC US
Al GerheauserLLJune 24, 19176'3"190St. Louis, MO US
Bill GreasonRRSeptember 3, 19245'10"170Atlanta, GA US
Ernest GrothRRMay 3, 19225'9"185Beaver Falls, PA US
Jake HensonRRDecember 17, 19226'2"212Pauls Valley, OK US
Frank KellertRRJuly 6, 19246'2"185Oklahoma City, OK US
Vern KennedyLRMarch 20, 19076'0"175Kansas City, MO US
Dick KinamanRRNovember 10, 19256'1"190Los Angeles, CA US
Hugh KingRR6'2"176
Robert LeonhardLRJuly 12, 19256'1"185
Thomas LindRRNovember 14, 19266'1"185Baltimore, MD US
Lou LombardoLLNovember 18, 19286'2"210Carlstadt, NJ US
Harold LongR6'3"205
Vic MichalecLLJune 13, 19286'1"185Shiner, TX US
Mel NeeRROctober 17, 19226'0"180
Ted PawelekLRAugust 15, 19195'10"202Chicago Heights, IL US
Rudy PaynichRRMarch 29, 19266'3"200Bisbee, AZ US
Len PillarRRMarch 17, 19246'1"195
Ribs RaneyRRFebruary 16, 19236'4"190Detroit, MI US
Dino RestelliRRSeptember 23, 19246'1"191St. Louis, MO US
Morris ShipmanRROctober 29, 19316'2"215Oklahoma City, OK US
Strick ShofnerLRJuly 23, 19195'10"187Crawford, TX US
Connie SwenssonSL6'0"165
Teddy TateRJune 13, 19325'10"175
Tommy TatumRRJuly 16, 19196'0"185Decatur, TX US
Thurman TuckerLRSeptember 26, 19175'10"165Gordon, TX US
Rusty WaltersSRJanuary 3, 19235'10"175
Walter WronaR6'0"195
Matt ZidichLRJune 15, 19276'0"185San Francisco, CA US
Alois ZilianRRNovember 12, 19236'2"180

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.




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