1952 Seattle Rainiers Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Wes Bailey | L | L | December 7, 1920 | 6'2" | 195 | Logan, UT US |
Clarence Beers | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS US |
Bob Boyd | L | L | October 1, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Potts Camp, MS US |
Gordy Brunswick | R | R | January 12, 1925 | 6'2" | 205 | Tacoma, WA US |
Paul Calvert | R | R | October 6, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Montreal, QC CA |
Vance Carlson | R | R | November 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | McPherson, KS US |
K Chorlton | R | R | October 26, 1928 | 6'3" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
Claude Christie | R | R | September 14, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
Jim Davis | S | L | September 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Red Bluff, CA US |
Art DelDuca | R | R | June 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Methuen, MA US |
Joe Erautt | R | R | September 1, 1921 | 5'9" | 175 | Vibank, SK CA |
Nanny Fernandez | R | R | October 25, 1918 | 5'9" | 170 | Wilmington, CA US |
Van Fletcher | R | R | August 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | East Bend, NC US |
Alex Garbowski | R | R | June 25, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Yonkers, NY US |
Bob Hall | R | R | December 22, 1923 | 6'2" | 195 | Swissvale, PA US |
Pete Hernandez | R | R | July 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | Hayward, CA US |
Bud Hutson | R | February 6, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Atkins, AR US | |
Earl Johnson | L | L | April 2, 1919 | 6'3" | 190 | Redmond, WA US |
Wally Judnich | L | L | January 24, 1916 | 6'1" | 205 | San Francisco, CA US |
Gus Keriazakos | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | West Orange, NJ US |
Vern Kindsfather | R | R | December 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 176 | Portland, OR US |
Rocky Krsnich | R | R | August 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 174 | West Allis, WI US |
Paul Lehner | L | L | July 1, 1920 | 5'9" | 160 | Dolomite, AL US |
Tom Lovrich | R | R | March 17, 1930 | 6'5" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Don Lundberg | R | R | January 13, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | Seattle, WA US |
Al Lyons | R | R | July 18, 1918 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Joseph, MO US |
Clarence Maddern | R | R | September 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Lowell, AZ US |
Steve Nagy | L | L | May 28, 1919 | 5'9" | 174 | Franklin, NJ US |
Pete Pavlick | R | R | January 16, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Bayonne, NJ US |
Charley Schanz | R | R | June 8, 1919 | 6'3" | 215 | Anacortes, WA US |
Leo Thomas | R | R | July 26, 1923 | 5'11" | 178 | Turlock, CA US |
Len Tran | R | R | February 23, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
Sam Vico | L | R | August 9, 1923 | 6'4" | 200 | San Fernando, CA US |
Al Widmar | R | R | March 20, 1925 | 6'3" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
Artie Wilson | L | R | October 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 162 | Jefferson County, AL US |
Red Wilson | R | R | March 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Milwaukee, 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.