1952 Oakland Oaks Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: Open
Team Record: 104-76
Finished 2nd in the PCL
Manager: Mel Ott (104-76)
Location: Oakland, California
Ballpark: Oaks' Park
Attendance: 234,952, Avg. 2,611
1952 Oakland Oaks Statistics

The Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1952 season with a record of 104 wins and 76 losses, finishing second in the PCL.

The Oaks scored 755 runs and surrendered 704 runs. Tookie Gilbert walloped 31 home runs for Oakland, while Sam Chapman swatted 15 or more, too. Tookie Gilbert accounted for 118 RBI. Pete Milne led all regular batters with a .286 average. Al Gettel topped the team with 17 wins, and George Bamberger registered a 2.88 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1952 Oakland Oaks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bill Ayers, George Bamberger, Johnny Bero, Roger Bowman, Ralph Buxton, Milo Candini, Sam Chapman, Loyd Christopher, Lorenzo Davis, Bill Evans, Al Gettel, Tookie Gilbert, Hal Gregg, Lloyd Hittle, Spider Jorgensen, Eddie Lake, Ray Lamanno, Paul Lehner, Danny Litwhiler, Pete Milne, Ray Noble, Johnny Ostrowski, Rudy Rufer, Harry Schaeffer, Hank Schenz and Johnny Van Cuyk.

Mel Ott served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Art AmayaRROctober 5, 19336'2"210San Mateo, CA US
Len AttydRRMay 3, 19255'7"140Oakland, CA US
Bill AyersRRSeptember 27, 19196'3"185Newnan, GA US
George BambergerRRAugust 1, 19236'0"175Staten Island, NY US
Johnny BeroLRDecember 22, 19226'0"170Gary, WV US
Roger BowmanRLAugust 18, 19276'0"175Amsterdam, NY US
Ralph BuxtonRRJune 7, 19115'11"163Weyburn, SK CA
Milo CandiniRRAugust 3, 19176'0"187Manteca, CA US
Sam ChapmanRRApril 11, 19166'0"180Tiburon, CA US
Loyd ChristopherRRDecember 31, 19196'2"190Richmond, CA US
Dave DahleRLAugust 25, 19276'0"180Los Angeles, CA US
Lorenzo DavisRRJuly 3, 19176'3"188Piper, AL US
Bill EvansRRMarch 25, 19196'2"180Quanah, TX US
Al GettelRRSeptember 17, 19176'3"200Norfolk, VA US
Tookie GilbertLRApril 4, 19296'2"185New Orleans, LA US
Hal GreggRRJuly 11, 19216'3"195Anaheim, CA US
Lloyd HittleRLFebruary 21, 19245'10"164Acampo, CA US
Spider JorgensenLRNovember 3, 19195'9"155Folsom, CA US
Eddie LakeRRMarch 18, 19165'7"159Antioch, CA US
Ray LamannoRRNovember 17, 19196'0"185Oakland, CA US
Paul LehnerLLJuly 1, 19205'9"160Dolomite, AL US
Danny LitwhilerRRAugust 31, 19165'10"198Ringtown, PA US
Ron MahrtRRSeptember 23, 19296'1"195Oakland, CA US
Dave MannRRJune 2, 19326'2"190Berkeley, CA US
Pete MilneLRApril 10, 19256'1"180Mobile, AL US
Tommy MunozLLAugust 11, 19345'11"170San Leandro, CA US
Lenny NealRRDecember 2, 19245'11"185Scio, OR US
Ray NobleRRMarch 15, 19195'11"210Central Hatillo, CU
Johnny OstrowskiRROctober 17, 19175'10"170Chicago, IL US
Charlie OubreRROctober 15, 19295'10"185Hahnville, LA US
Jay RagniLLJune 25, 19215'10"165Dawson, NM US
Rudy RuferRROctober 28, 19266'0"165Ridgewood, NY US
Harry SchaefferLLJune 23, 19246'2"175Reading, PA US
Hank SchenzRRApril 11, 19195'9"175New Richmond, OH US
Johnny Van CuykLLJuly 7, 19216'1"190Little Chute, WI US
Thomas WeaverRSeptember 25, 19305'11"175Chicago, IL US
Jim ZavitkaRRApril 16, 19266'0"165Elba, NE 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.




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