1952 Santa Barbara Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 74-66
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: George Scherger (74-66)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Ballpark: Laguna Park
Attendance: 36,259, Avg. 518
Playoffs - Fresno Cardinals 3 games, Santa Barbara Dodgers 1
The Santa Barbara Dodgers of the California League ended the 1952 season with a record of 74 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the CL.
The Dodgers plated 698 runs and yielded 675 runs. Asdrubal Baro led batters with significant playing time with a .296 average. Jake Abbott earned 23 wins on the mound for Santa Barbara, while Ray Malgradi, too added 15 or more wins, too Jake Abbott recorded a 2.19 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1952 Santa Barbara Dodgers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Nat Peeples, Ed Palmquist and Jim Gentile.
George Scherger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Abbott | L | L | June 15, 1931 | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Charlie Adams | L | L | February 28, 1934 | 5'10" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Ernie Anast | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Asdrubal Baro | R | R | November 21, 1926 | 5'10" | 172 | Mayari, Holguin CU |
| Elvin Boyd | ||||||
| Joseph Chapman | L | L | October 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Heisey, KY US |
| Jerome Cruger | L | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| John Crumley | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Elizabethtown, TN US |
| Willie Davis | R | September 13, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Gerald Didier | L | R | August 27, 1932 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Robert Frenn | ||||||
| Jim Gentile | L | L | June 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Richard Graybeal | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Donald Green | L | L | March 19, 1932 | 5'9" | 150 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Larry Hampshire | L | R | September 23, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Frank Hardy | L | R | December 5, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Havre, MT US |
| Stan Jarvis | L | L | January 10, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Orland, CA US |
| Hank Justice | L | R | August 31, 1932 | 5'10" | 187 | DuQuoin, IL US |
| George Kendall | R | R | December 10, 1931 | 6'1" | 205 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Ray Malgradi | R | R | August 28, 1922 | 5'8" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Arthur McBride | R | R | August 13, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Glenn McMinn | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 165 | Chillicothe, TX US |
| Robert Minter | R | R | January 15, 1931 | 6'4" | 180 | Denver, CO US |
| Fred Monge | R | R | June 6, 1924 | 5'11" | 162 | Wilmington, CA US |
| Kenneth Myers | L | R | August 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roy Neville | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Herb Olson | L | R | November 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Wenatchee, WA US |
| Ed Palmquist | R | R | June 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Wayne Parsons | L | February 15, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Seattle, WA US | |
| Nat Peeples | R | R | June 29, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Memphis, TN US |
| Foster Roberson | R | R | January 8, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Fresno, CA US |
| Bill Ross | R | R | February 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Fullerton, CA US |
| George Scherger | R | R | November 10, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | Dickinson, ND US |
| Richard Smith | R | R | June 26, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Upland, CA US |
| Donald Spencer | ||||||
| Emerson Unzicker | R | L | August 15, 1932 | 5'8" | 165 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Dick Wiegand | R | L | February 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| William Wolfe | R | R | June 28, 1929 | 6'1" |
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.
