1952 Pulaski Phillies Roster
Team Record: 57-60
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Al Gardella (57-60)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Pulaski, Virginia
Ballpark: Calfee Park
Attendance: 37,256, Avg. 637
Playoffs - Pulaski Phillies 2 games, Johnson City Cardinals 1
Finals - Welch Miners 3 games, Pulaski Phillies 1
The Pulaski Phillies of the Appalachian League ended the 1952 season with a record of 57 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Phillies tallied 669 runs and surrendered 694 runs. Al Gardella drove in 73 runs. Joseph Leon led batters with significant playing time by hitting .314. John Kazmerowicz topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.78 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Al Gardella played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Pulaski Phillies to do so.
Al Gardella served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Bayne | ||||||
| Burdough | ||||||
| Alex Burkhart | L | December 23, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Roger Craver | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Crewe | September 14, 1933 | |||||
| Irving Cruff | ||||||
| Bill De Roker | R | June 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 187 | Hawthorne, NJ US | |
| Howard Evans | R | R | June 23, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Conrad Galloway | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Al Gardella | L | L | January 11, 1918 | 5'10" | 172 | New York, NY US |
| Larry Geedey | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Robert Gotovac | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Herpin | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Arthur Hirst | L | L | March 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lenny Hoffert | January 24, 1932 | |||||
| Edward Johnson | ||||||
| John Kazmerowicz | R | R | January 24, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Hudson, NY US |
| Richard Knoblauch | ||||||
| Chester Lebida | ||||||
| Joseph Leon | L | R | February 14, 1932 | 6'3" | 188 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| John Liprando | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Robert McGee | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Arthur McKee | L | L | May 18, 1932 | 5'11" | 160 | Flint, MI US |
| Edward Miller | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| James Mulligan | R | April 30, 1933 | 5'11" | 184 | ||
| Robert Nemecek | ||||||
| Joseph Noga | Tresckow, PA US | |||||
| Joe Palka | ||||||
| Anthony Perneski | R | R | December 14, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Hazleton, PA US |
| Joseph Pfister | R | R | January 11, 1933 | 6'1" | ||
| Jim Prudhomme | May 23, 1934 | |||||
| Dewey Reeves | ||||||
| Rex Rupert | R | R | September 11, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Henry Walters | R | 5'11" | 210 | |||
| Kenneth Welgoss | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Wilcox | ||||||
| Tom Young | R | R | August 3, 1933 | 6'3" | 180 | Wrightsville, PA 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.
