1952 Panama City Fliers Roster

Alabama-Florida League (AAL) - Class: D
Team Record: 60-57
Finished 3rd in the AAL
Manager: Bill Herring (0-0), Carl Walker (0-0), John McPherson (0-0)
Location: Panama City, Florida
Ballpark: Lions Park
Attendance: 45,358, Avg. 775
1952 Panama City Fliers Statistics

Playoffs - Panama City Fliers 4 games, Eufaula Millers 1
Finals - Ozark Eagles 4 games, Panama City Fliers 1

The Panama City Fliers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1952 season with a record of 60 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the AAL.

The Fliers scored 723 runs and gave up 749 runs. Roberto Gonzalez accounted for 115 RBI and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .338 clip. Gene Summerlin led the squad with 13 wins, while George Bethea recorded a 1.99 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers. Bill Herring, Carl Walker and John McPherson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Julio AraminiSeptember 20, 1932Hartford, CT US
Aubrey Baker
Basil Ballard
Dale Bayer
George BetheaRR
Don ButtsJuly 23, 1932Worcester, MA US
Lindy Callahan
Edward CelardoR5'11"173
Nicholas Chumbris
Robert Dorland
Lauren EhrmanJanuary 26, 1931
Walton Ferrell
Joseph Ferri
Al FontenotRR
Raymond GlassRR6'0"190
Omer Glover
Roberto GonzalezR5'9"158
Bascom HammRR6'5"220
Bill HerringRRSeptember 24, 19116'2"195Seven Springs, SC US
Ray HozeyR5'10"185Calhoun Falls, SC US
Antonio Iglesias
Charles Jones
Donald KeithLR5'11"188
Walter KlossRR
Don KnightApril 10, 1931Birmingham, AL US
Harold Land
Jose Leon
Ronald LiebR6'1"180
Webb Long
Frank Luris
Mangum
Oscar Martinez
Jorge Mato
John McPhersonL6'1"195
Wilson Osborne
Robert Phillips
B. C. Rice
Ed RichardsonLRMay 24, 19335'9"165
Jorge Rodriguez
Emanuel RogersRR5'11"185
Roy SmithRRNovember 27, 19275'9"140Cowpens, SC US
Jack StanleyMarch 20, 1932
Robert Steadman
Gene SummerlinSLApril 22, 19315'11"175
Paul TebbuttRL6'2"170
Ray TimberlakeR5'10"160
Eugene Vinson
Carl WalkerL6'0"185
Herb Yoxtheimer

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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