1952 Savannah Indians Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 74-79
Finished 6th in the SAL
Manager: George Staller (74-79)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Attendance: 78,289, Avg. 1,023
1952 Savannah Indians Statistics

The Savannah Indians of the South Atlantic League ended the 1952 season with a record of 74 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the SAL.

The Indians plated 636 runs and conceded 657 runs. Tom Hamilton led batters with significant playing time by hitting .343. Bill Harrington topped Savannah with 19 wins and a team-best 2.68 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Joe Coleman, Frank Fanovich, Tommy Giordano, Tom Hamilton, Bill Harrington, Ken Johnson and George Staller were all players from the 1952 Savannah Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.

George Staller served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Eddie AnchericoRLJuly 12, 19266'0"175Cambridge, MA US
Bill BergeronRNovember 22, 19255'8"165New Canaan, CT US
Joe ColemanRRJuly 30, 19226'2"200Medford, MA US
John DuncanLRSeptember 29, 19196'4"195
Frank FanovichLLJanuary 11, 19235'11"180New York, NY US
Tommy GiordanoRROctober 9, 19256'0"175Newark, NJ US
Tom HamiltonLRSeptember 29, 19256'4"213Altoona, KS US
Bill HarringtonRROctober 3, 19285'11"160Sanford, NC US
Cart HowertonLOctober 23, 19276'2"193
Ken JohnsonRRJune 16, 19336'4"210West Palm Beach, FL US
Don Lamb
John LanggoodR5'10"165
Thomas McCallLR6'0"190
Thomas McGroartyLL5'10"175
Jerry MintonSRApril 6, 19286'0"175West Union, OH US
Tony NapolesRR5'11"170
Harry RaulersonLRFebruary 25, 19266'0"190
Mike SichkoRFebruary 26, 19245'11"175Thompson, PA US
Paul SimmonsRNovember 3, 19265'10"175Bradenton, FL US
Steve SobocanRRDecember 15, 19306'0"188
Al SpazianoRRNovember 20, 19205'10"175
Jake SpruillRJuly 13, 19266'3"185DeKalb County, GA US
George StallerLLApril 1, 19165'11"190Rutherford Heights, PA US
Courtney StempelSR6'0"160
Jorge TorresRRJune 18, 19185'9"170
Andrew TranavitchR5'10"175
Ramiro VazquezLLJuly 31, 19305'7"150La Habana, La Habana CU
Bo WaddleLMarch 13, 19255'9"185
Harold WoodRRNovember 23, 19286'0"180

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.




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