1952 Raleigh Capitals Roster
Team Record: 79-57
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Herbert Brett (79-57)
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Ballpark: Devereux Meadow Park
Attendance: 76,566, Avg. 1,126
Playoffs - Reidsville Luckies 3 games, Raleigh Capitals 0
The Raleigh Capitals of the Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the CL.
The Capitals scored 572 runs and surrendered 554 runs. George Hallow led all regular hitters by hitting .297. Bernard Rossman topped Raleigh with 18 wins and a team-best 2.39 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Crash Davis played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Raleigh Capitals to do so.
Herbert Brett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Angell | R | July 14, 1918 | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Cosmo Avvento | ||||||
| Dick Baxter | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Bill Behie | L | October 2, 1923 | 6'2" | 215 | ||
| Ted Browning | R | R | March 17, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Benjamin Cavaliere | ||||||
| Albert Cleary | R | R | 6'0" | 193 | ||
| Crash Davis | R | R | July 14, 1919 | 6'0" | 173 | Canon, GA US |
| Max Eller | November 15, 1928 | |||||
| Frank Fabianich | R | April 4, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Jim Foxworth | R | R | March 3, 1925 | 6'0" | Johnsonville, SC US | |
| George Hallow | L | L | January 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Alvin Henencheck | R | R | June 27, 1920 | 6'2" | 178 | Lorain, OH US |
| Frank Hill | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Arthur Jacobs | R | October 17, 1923 | 5'10" | 170 | McClure, IL US | |
| Mike Kash | L | L | September 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 180 | Webster, MA US |
| James Lamb | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Robert Lyons | R | April 22, 1928 | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Donald MacLean | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Bob Pearson | R | January 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 162 | ||
| Kenneth Raddant | R | June 16, 1922 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Clarence Riddle | R | L | August 27, 1932 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Alex Ronay | R | R | September 4, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Bernard Rossman | R | R | October 28, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Norm Small | R | R | November 6, 1913 | 5'10" | 176 | Glen Cove, NY US |
| Harry Varney | ||||||
| Frank Wehner | L | L | 6'2" | 200 |
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.
