1952 Salisbury Pirates Roster
Team Record: 64-43
Finished 3rd in the NCSL
Manager: Don Padgett (64-43)
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Ballpark: Newman Park (Field)
Attendance: 31,920, Avg. 597
Playoffs - Salisbury Pirates 4 games, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 0
Finals - Mooresville Moors 4 games, Salisbury Pirates 3
The Salisbury Pirates of the North Carolina State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 64 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the NCSL.
The Pirates tallied 659 runs and yielded 516 runs. Don Stafford led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .408 clip. Roy Matthews topped Salisbury with 20 wins, while Don Schenk recorded a 3.05 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Don Padgett played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Salisbury Pirates to do so.
Don Padgett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Botti | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| George Burrell | R | R | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Carl Chastain | L | R | April 25, 1931 | 5'10" | 160 | Biltmore, NC US |
| Emilio Delgado | R | 5'8" | 158 | |||
| Howard Embler | ||||||
| Samuel Erwin | ||||||
| Glenn Eury | R | R | March 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 204 | |
| Gray Hampton | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Dale Johnson | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Julio Lopez | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Odis Lowman | 5'7" | 160 | ||||
| Roy Matthews | R | R | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| William Newsome | 6'1" | 185 | ||||
| Don Padgett | L | R | December 5, 1911 | 6'0" | 190 | Caroleen, NC US |
| Ken Rapchick | ||||||
| Don Schenk | R | L | September 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 160 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Don Stafford | L | July 30, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Taylorsville, NC US | |
| Gene Staton | R | R | March 17, 1934 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| William Williams | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Robert Wilson | L | 5'11" | 154 |
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.
