1952 Seattle Rainiers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: Open
Team Record: 96-84
Finished 3rd in the PCL
Manager: Bill Sweeney (96-84)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Ballpark: Sick Stadium
Attendance: 287,333, Avg. 3,193
1952 Seattle Rainiers Statistics

The Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1952 season with a record of 96 wins and 84 losses, finishing third in the PCL.

The Rainiers scored 760 runs and yielded 666 runs. Wally Judnich led Seattle with 15 home runs and drove in 105 runs. Bob Boyd topped all regular batters by hitting .320. Vern Kindsfather paced the squad with 21 wins, while Al Widmar and Steve Nagy also added 15 or more wins also Al Widmar earned a 2.3 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1952 Seattle Rainiers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Clarence Beers, Bob Boyd, Paul Calvert, Jim Davis, Joe Erautt, Nanny Fernandez, Van Fletcher, Alex Garbowski, Bob Hall, Earl Johnson, Wally Judnich, Gus Keriazakos, Rocky Krsnich, Paul Lehner, Al Lyons, Clarence Maddern, Steve Nagy, Charley Schanz, Leo Thomas, Sam Vico, Al Widmar, Artie Wilson and Red Wilson.

Bill Sweeney served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Wes BaileyLLDecember 7, 19206'2"195Logan, UT US
Clarence BeersRRDecember 9, 19186'0"175El Dorado, KS US
Bob BoydLLOctober 1, 19195'10"170Potts Camp, MS US
Gordy BrunswickRRJanuary 12, 19256'2"205Tacoma, WA US
Paul CalvertRROctober 6, 19176'0"175Montreal, QC CA
Vance CarlsonRRNovember 14, 19256'0"180McPherson, KS US
K ChorltonRROctober 26, 19286'3"185Seattle, WA US
Claude ChristieRRSeptember 14, 19266'0"185San Francisco, CA US
Jim DavisSLSeptember 15, 19246'0"180Red Bluff, CA US
Art DelDucaRRJune 2, 19276'0"175Methuen, MA US
Joe ErauttRRSeptember 1, 19215'9"175Vibank, SK CA
Nanny FernandezRROctober 25, 19185'9"170Wilmington, CA US
Van FletcherRRAugust 6, 19246'2"185East Bend, NC US
Alex GarbowskiRRJune 25, 19226'1"185Yonkers, NY US
Bob HallRRDecember 22, 19236'2"195Swissvale, PA US
Pete HernandezRRJuly 18, 19296'0"175Hayward, CA US
Bud HutsonRFebruary 6, 19266'0"185Atkins, AR US
Earl JohnsonLLApril 2, 19196'3"190Redmond, WA US
Wally JudnichLLJanuary 24, 19166'1"205San Francisco, CA US
Gus KeriazakosRRJuly 28, 19316'3"187West Orange, NJ US
Vern KindsfatherRRDecember 12, 19245'11"176Portland, OR US
Rocky KrsnichRRAugust 5, 19276'1"174West Allis, WI US
Paul LehnerLLJuly 1, 19205'9"160Dolomite, AL US
Tom LovrichRRMarch 17, 19306'5"175Los Angeles, CA US
Don LundbergRRJanuary 13, 19306'2"210Seattle, WA US
Al LyonsRRJuly 18, 19186'2"195St. Joseph, MO US
Clarence MaddernRRSeptember 26, 19216'1"185Lowell, AZ US
Steve NagyLLMay 28, 19195'9"174Franklin, NJ US
Pete PavlickRRJanuary 16, 19265'10"180Bayonne, NJ US
Charley SchanzRRJune 8, 19196'3"215Anacortes, WA US
Leo ThomasRRJuly 26, 19235'11"178Turlock, CA US
Len TranRRFebruary 23, 19275'10"180Seattle, WA US
Sam VicoLRAugust 9, 19236'4"200San Fernando, CA US
Al WidmarRRMarch 20, 19256'3"185Cleveland, OH US
Artie WilsonLROctober 28, 19205'10"162Jefferson County, AL US
Red WilsonRRMarch 7, 19296'0"200Milwaukee, WI 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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