1952 Sunbury Giants Roster
Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 53-87
Finished 7th in the ISL
Manager: Skeeter Scalzi (0-0), James Reggio (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Meredith Field
Attendance: 31,575, Avg. 451
1952 Sunbury Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 53-87
Finished 7th in the ISL
Manager: Skeeter Scalzi (0-0), James Reggio (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Meredith Field
Attendance: 31,575, Avg. 451
The Sunbury Giants of the Inter-State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 53 wins and 87 losses, finishing seventh in the ISL.
The Giants scored 584 runs and allowed 752 runs. George Franko led all regular batters by hitting .263. Jack Larson topped Sunbury with 10 wins, while Herman West recorded a 3.42 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1952 Sunbury Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gordie Windhorn, Skeeter Scalzi and Rudy Hernández.
Skeeter Scalzi and James Reggio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Aversa | ||||||
| Donald Bailey | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Robert Brown | L | R | March 17, 1932 | 5'8" | 190 | |
| Irving Burton | R | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Jack Burton | ||||||
| John Cooney | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Les Corcoran | R | R | August 31, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Alvin D'Alonzo | November 2, 1929 | |||||
| Robert Featherstone | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Ted Forsyth | R | April 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| George Franko | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Rudy Hernández | R | R | December 10, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| James Kovarik | R | R | March 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Jack Larson | R | R | September 1, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| George Lefelar | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Raul Lopez | L | L | April 15, 1923 | 5'11" | 154 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Leonard McBride | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| James Reggio | S | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Nicholas Romeo | L | 5'11" | 172 | |||
| Skeeter Scalzi | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'6" | 160 | Lafferty, OH US |
| Daniel Toma | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| William VanderVliet | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Bennie Veal | R | R | September 5, 1930 | 6'0" | 172 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Arthur Webb | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Herman West | L | L | 6'1" | 198 | ||
| Wally Williams | R | R | August 26, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gordie Windhorn | R | R | December 19, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Watseka, IL 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.
