1952 Ponca City Dodgers Roster

Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League (KOML) - Class: D
Team Record: 68-58
Finished 2nd in the KOML
Manager: Boyd Bartley (68-58)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Conoco Park
Attendance: 55,726, Avg. 885
1952 Ponca City Dodgers Statistics

Playoffs - Ponca City Dodgers 1 game, Iola Indians 0
Finals - Miami Eagles 2 games, Ponca City Dodgers 0

The Ponca City Dodgers of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1952 season with a record of 68 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the KOML.

The Dodgers led the league with 790 runs, fueled by 72 home runs. Ponca City yielded 645 runs, fewest in the league. Don Stewart paced all regular batters by connecting at a .318 clip. Joe Ryan and Billy Cornsilk topped the team with 15 wins each, while Billy Cornsilk registered a 2.34 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Boyd Bartley played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Ponca City Dodgers to do so.

Boyd Bartley served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Boyd BartleyRRFebruary 11, 19205'8"165Chicago, IL US
Lloyd BrazdaRRSeptember 1, 19325'11"185
Harold BurtonLLFebruary 2, 19326'0"162Colfax, VA US
Robert CarlsonR6'0"170
Robert Carter
Lee Coonradt
Billy CornsilkRRJanuary 3, 19336'1"195Stilwell, OK US
Anthony DeVelisLLMay 22, 19325'9"162Cranston, RI US
Ted DowneyNovember 6, 1933
Bobby ElkinsLDecember 9, 19336'1"175Lillie, LA US
John Gardner
Clyde GirrensRR6'1"190
Russell GreenbushRAugust 21, 19315'11"165Le Sueur, MN US
Hertzer
Gene HinesRROctober 5, 19326'0"175Sarpy County, NE US
Charles HollidayAugust 29, 1929
Elbert JarvisLJune 4, 19326'1"165
Don KeeterRRDecember 17, 19295'10"185Tulsa, OK US
Charles KeyLLAugust 4, 19315'10"155
Les MachenR6'3"180
Morris MackRNovember 29, 19285'8"160
John McDermottR5'9"185
Ray MladovichR6'1"180
Joseph ParisiRRSeptember 25, 19335'8"150Trinidad, CO US
Wayne ParsonsLFebruary 15, 19316'1"185Seattle, WA US
James PetersonRRFebruary 5, 19346'0"185Fort Worth, TX US
William Platt
Kenneth Riegel
John RothRR6'2"195
Joe RyanRRMay 14, 19326'1"190Verona, KY US
Paul SizemoreRR6'1"170
Tom SleeperRRAugust 11, 19345'10"170Topeka, KS US
Larry Smith
Don StewartLRJuly 11, 19306'0"170Prince Albert, SK CA
Ronald StuartLRNovember 11, 19325'8"175San Rafael, CA US
Ralph VoldSRDecember 3, 19306'2"190Edmonton, AB CA
Lyle WileyR5'9"160
Bernard WinslowSeptember 23, 1932
Sylvester ZacherLLNovember 25, 19325'11"170Dupree, SD 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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