1952 Shreveport Sports Roster
Team Record: 84-77
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Mickey Livingston (84-77)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 153,127, Avg. 1,902
Playoffs - Shreveport Sports 4 games, Fort Worth Cats 0
Finals - Shreveport Sports 4 games, Oklahoma City Indians 1
The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1952 season with a record of 84 wins and 77 losses, finishing third in the TL.
The Sports led the league with 731 runs. Shreveport surrendered 684 runs. Grant Dunlap paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .333 clip. Jim Willis topped the team with 16 wins, while Joe Budny as well added 15 or more victories as well Jim Willis recorded a 2.72 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1952 Shreveport Sports who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Fred Baczewski, Joe Szekely, Buddy Lively, Grant Dunlap, Harry Elliott, Dick Manville, Bill Tremel, Chico García, Jim Willis, Joe Koppe, Bobby Wilkins and Mickey Livingston.
Mickey Livingston served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ackeret | R | R | May 5, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Arnie Atkins | R | R | November 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Muscatine, IA US |
| Edward Bachmann | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Fred Baczewski | L | L | May 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Robert Belford | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| George Brown | L | R | July 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Greenville, SC US |
| Joe Budny | R | R | March 14, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jake Christie | L | R | September 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Grant Dunlap | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
| Harry Elliott | R | R | December 30, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| William Evans | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Chico García | R | R | December 24, 1924 | 5'8" | 170 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Fred Harrington | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Monroe, NC US | |
| John Hoffman | L | R | November 30, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | Buffalo, NY US |
| J. W. Jones | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| John Jones | L | L | October 5, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Joe Koppe | R | R | October 19, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Detroit, MI US |
| Buddy Lively | R | R | February 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Mickey Livingston | R | R | November 15, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | Newberry, SC US |
| Dick Manville | R | R | December 25, 1926 | 6'4" | 192 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Alton McAfee | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Albert Point | L | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| James Price | L | L | March 30, 1927 | 5'9" | 174 | Augusta, GA US |
| Max Ross | R | June 14, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Hugh Sooter | R | R | May 30, 1927 | 5'9" | 174 | |
| Joe Szekely | R | R | February 2, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Mel Tappe | R | R | May 21, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | Quincy, IL US |
| Bill Tremel | R | R | July 4, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Lilly, PA US |
| Claude White | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bobby Wilkins | R | R | August 11, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Denton, NC US |
| Jim Willis | L | R | March 20, 1927 | 6'3" | 175 | Doyline, LA 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.
