1952 Salt Lake City Bees Roster
Team Record: 60-71
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Hub Kittle (60-71)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballpark: Derks Field
Attendance: 93,920, Avg. 1,434
The Salt Lake City Bees of the Pioneer League ended the 1952 season with a record of 60 wins and 71 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Bees scored 685 runs and allowed 662 runs. Gus Colagerakis paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .319 clip. John Anderson topped Salt Lake City with 14 wins and a team-best 2.81 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
John Anderson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Salt Lake City Bees to do so.
Hub Kittle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | R | R | November 23, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Robert Bandelier | R | L | August 26, 1933 | 5'10" | 158 | Pawhuska, OK US |
| David Brittain | R | R | September 15, 1931 | 6'4" | 210 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Gus Colagerakis | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Edward Coleman | R | R | April 25, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 | Spokane, WA US |
| Robert Donkersley | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Fred Farnsworth | R | R | June 6, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Ely, NV US |
| Mil Fore | L | R | February 16, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 | Lodi, CA US |
| James Gorman | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Don Gust | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Chuck Hagen | R | R | August 15, 1933 | 6'4" | 220 | Ruth, NV US |
| Gordon Hernandez | R | R | March 27, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Rocklin, CA US |
| Walt Hesse | May 28, 1933 | |||||
| Marion Hill | L | R | January 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Jefferson City, MO US |
| Raymond Jacobs | R | March 17, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Charles Kitsman | L | R | October 2, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Seattle, WA US |
| Hub Kittle | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Knudson | L | L | September 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 150 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Marty Krug | L | L | August 27, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | Glendale, CA US |
| Jack Lee | L | L | May 21, 1932 | 6'1" | 183 | Bowling Green, MO US |
| Jerry Roewer | R | R | April 26, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Bill Rogers | R | July 10, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| William Stumpus | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | Boston, MA US |
| George Triandos | R | R | December 17, 1927 | 6'3" | 220 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Benny Zaranka | R | R | 6'4" | 185 |
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.
