1952 Schenectady Blue Jays Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 73-65
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Danny Carnevale (73-65)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Schenectady, New York
Ballpark: Schenectady Stadium
Attendance: 81,912, Avg. 1,187
1952 Schenectady Blue Jays Statistics

Playoffs - Binghamton Triplets 4 games, Schenectady Blue Jays 3

The Schenectady Blue Jays of the Eastern League ended the 1952 season with a record of 73 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.

The Blue Jays plated 546 runs and surrendered 554 runs. Joseph Tesauro paced all regular batters with a .311 average. Jack Sanford topped Schenectady with 16 wins, while Ron Mrozinski recorded a 2.44 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Jim Command, Stan Hollmig, Ted Kazanski, Thornton Kipper, Ron Mrozinski, Jack Sanford and Gene Snyder were all players from the 1952 Schenectady Blue Jays who played in the Majors during their careers.

Danny Carnevale served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Charles BowersRRApril 21, 19296'2"170
Joseph BreidtJune 26, 1930Elizabeth, NJ US
Alex BurkhartLDecember 23, 19296'0"175
Carl BushLJanuary 11, 19276'3"175
Danny CarnevaleRRFebruary 8, 19186'2"175
Thomas CasagrandeLLJune 4, 19306'2"210
Thomas CaseyR6'0"190
Jim CommandLROctober 15, 19286'2"200Grand Rapids, MI US
James DeeryRNovember 3, 19215'11"160St. Louis, MO US
Walter DeruckiRRAugust 18, 19265'11"178
Dick EnglandRRJanuary 2, 19286'2"185
Louis HeymanRRJune 2, 19206'3"230Chicago, IL US
Stan HollmigRRJanuary 2, 19266'2"190Fredericksburg, TX US
Lawrence HutnickDecember 12, 1929Hartford, CT US
Ted KazanskiRRJanuary 25, 19346'1"175Hamtramck, MI US
Thornton KipperRRSeptember 27, 19286'3"190Bagley, WI US
Lou MinottiRJanuary 10, 19346'1"185Elmira, NY US
Ron MrozinskiRLSeptember 16, 19305'11"160White Haven, PA US
Edwin OswaldRRAugust 3, 19266'2"192
Matt PliszkaLJuly 10, 19286'0"195Enfield, CT US
Dan RamerRRMay 25, 19276'3"185Falmouth, VA US
Jack SanfordRRMay 18, 19296'0"190Wellesley Hills, MA US
Dick SmullenLL6'0"196
Gene SnyderRLMarch 31, 19315'11"175York, PA US
Joseph TesauroLL5'9"180
John WalzRRJune 14, 19306'3"210Baltimore, MD 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.




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