1952 Portland Beavers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: Open
Team Record: 92-88
Finished 4th in the PCL
Manager: Clay Hopper (92-88)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Ballpark: Vaughn Street Park
Attendance: 322,736, Avg. 3,586
1952 Portland Beavers Statistics

The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1952 season with a record of 92 wins and 88 losses, finishing fourth in the PCL.

The Beavers led the league with just 644 runs allowed. Portland scored 670 runs. Joe Brovia paced the squad with 21 home runs, while Don Eggert walloped 15 or more, too. Joe Brovia drove in 85 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .290. Fred Sanford paced the team with 17 wins, and Red Adams and Marino Pieretti added 15 or more victories as well Red Adams earned a 2.17 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1952 Portland Beavers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Red Adams, Hank Arft, Frankie Austin, Eddie Basinski, Eddie Bockman, Joe Brovia, Clint Conatser, Jim Gladd, Jay Heard, Joe Lafata, Lyman Linde, Royce Lint, Red Lynn, Jack Maguire, Mike McCormick, Marino Pieretti, Herman Reich, Aaron Robinson, Jim Russell, Fred Sanford, Jim Tabor, Eric Tipton, Roy Welmaker and Don White.

Clay Hopper served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Red AdamsRROctober 7, 19216'0"185Parlier, CA US
Hank ArftLLJanuary 28, 19225'10"190Manchester, MO US
Frankie AustinRRMay 22, 19175'7"170, Canal Zone PA
Del BallingerLRMarch 17, 19195'8"185Fort Oglethorpe, GA US
Ed BarrRRAugust 2, 19206'0"190San Diego, CA US
Eddie BasinskiRRNovember 4, 19226'1"172Buffalo, NY US
Eddie BockmanRRJuly 26, 19205'9"175Santa Ana, CA US
Bill BottlerRRJune 4, 19326'0"200Portland, OR US
Ron BottlerRRAugust 21, 19336'1"180Portland, OR US
Joe BroviaLRFebruary 18, 19226'3"195Davenport, CA US
Frank ChaseRRJuly 29, 19306'0"170Seattle, WA US
Clint ConatserRRJuly 24, 19215'11"182Los Angeles, CA US
Vincent DeBiasiRRSeptember 24, 19206'2"192Berkeley, CA US
Bob DrillingRROctober 2, 19276'0"195Fonda, IA US
Don EggertRRAugust 2, 19286'0"177Milwaukee, WI US
Jim GladdRROctober 2, 19226'2"190Fort Gibson, OK US
Granny GladstoneRRJanuary 26, 19255'11"172Panama Canal Zone, PA
LeRoy HanRROctober 7, 19336'1"190Morrell, NE US
Jay HeardLLJanuary 17, 19205'7"155Athens, GA US
Dewey HelbigRRSeptember 21, 19326'0"200Denver, CO US
Roy HelserLLAugust 27, 19115'9"195Portland, OR US
Joe LafataLLAugust 3, 19216'0"163Detroit, MI US
Lyman LindeRRSeptember 30, 19205'11"185Rolling Prairie, WI US
Royce LintLLJanuary 1, 19216'1"165Birmingham, AL US
Red LynnRRDecember 27, 19136'0"162Kenney, TX US
Jack MaguireRRFebruary 5, 19255'11"165St. Louis, MO US
Mike McCormickRRMay 6, 19176'0"195Angel's Camp, CA US
Cal McIrvinLLMay 6, 19246'2"200Clatskanie, OR US
Marino PierettiRRSeptember 23, 19205'7"153Luccia, IT
Herman ReichRLNovember 23, 19176'2"200Bell, CA US
Aaron RobinsonLRJune 23, 19156'2"205Lancaster, SC US
Jim RussellSROctober 1, 19186'1"181Fayette City, PA US
Fred SanfordSRAugust 9, 19196'1"200Garfield, UT US
Jim TaborRRNovember 5, 19166'2"175New Hope, AL US
Eric TiptonRRApril 20, 19155'11"190Petersburg, VA US
Omer TolsonRJuly 25, 19266'1"215
Dick WaibelLRMarch 13, 19316'1"198Hillsboro, OR US
Larry WardRRMarch 18, 19256'2"185Terra Bella, CA US
Roy WelmakerSLDecember 6, 19136'0"200Atlanta, GA US
Don WhiteRRJanuary 8, 19196'1"195Everett, WA 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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