1952 Rutherford County Owls Roster
Team Record: 46-58
Finished 4th in the WCL
Manager: Cliff Bolton (0-0), William Greene (0-0)
Location: Spindale, North Carolina
Attendance: 20,687, Avg. 398
Playoffs - Shelby Farmers 4 games, Rutherford County Owls 0
The Rutherford County Owls of the Western Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 46 wins and 58 losses, finishing fourth in the WCL.
The Owls scored 475 runs and yielded 545 runs. Ken Paschal led all regular batters with a .304 average. Norman Reinhardt topped Rutherford County with 16 wins, while William Greene registered a 3.32 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Cliff Bolton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Rutherford County Owls to do so.
Cliff Bolton and William Greene served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeRoy Anderson | ||||||
| Cliff Bolton | L | R | April 10, 1907 | 5'9" | 160 | High Point, NC US |
| Gerald Brackett | R | R | January 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | Cleveland County, NC US |
| Horace Burns | ||||||
| Basil Butler | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| James Cassidy | L | L | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Robert Cross | May 2, 1929 | Gaston County, NC US | ||||
| Hal Dedmon | L | January 16, 1922 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Ralph Dixon | L | November 13, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Edward Dubeshko | ||||||
| William Greene | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| George Jordan | ||||||
| Dick Klingman | R | R | March 8, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Bill Lutes | L | L | July 11, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Stockdale, PA US |
| Richard McClendon | ||||||
| Bill McKenney | R | March 28, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| James Mendenhall | ||||||
| Donald Ottoson | R | R | November 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 165 | Evanston, IL US |
| Farce Oxendine | June 24, 1918 | |||||
| Bernard Pardue | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Ken Paschal | R | R | April 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 198 | Osage County, MO US |
| George Radick | ||||||
| Thomas Reardon | July 14, 1933 | |||||
| Norman Reinhardt | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Kenneth Rhyne | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Robert Schwermer | ||||||
| Jerry Sheehan | R | R | February 27, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Charles Sipe | ||||||
| Craig Smith | ||||||
| Jack Triplett | 192 | |||||
| John Williams | S | R | 6'0" | 203 | ||
| Jack Williamson | ||||||
| Ray Withers | L | 5'6" | 130 | |||
| Robert Withrow | February 16, 1924 |
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.
