1952 Sioux City Soos Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: Ray Mueller (83-71)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 103,004, Avg. 1,338
1952 Sioux City Soos Statistics

Playoffs - Denver Bears 3 games, Sioux City Soos 1

The Sioux City Soos of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the WL.

The Soos tallied 779 runs and surrendered 694 runs. Ernest Yelen and Amado Ibanez topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .309. Bob Giddings paced Sioux City with 19 wins, while Mario Picone added 15 or more wins, too James Singleton registered a 2.73 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1952 Sioux City Soos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Eddie Bressoud, Gail Harris, Rudy Hernández, Ray Mueller and Mario Picone.

Ray Mueller served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ray BernsL5'11"175
Eddie BressoudRRMay 2, 19326'1"175Los Angeles, CA US
Irving BurtonRRSeptember 19, 19266'4"195
Domenick CommissoR6'0"170
Bob EasterbrookLOctober 30, 19286'2"205
George ErathRRJuly 10, 19276'2"200Chicago, IL US
Don FracchiaRRFebruary 1, 19316'1"193Richmond, CA US
Salvatore FucileR6'0"180
Bob GiddingsLRDecember 23, 19266'1"150Pontiac, MI US
Klon GreeneRROctober 26, 19266'2"190
Robert HallmanL6'0"170
Gail HarrisLLOctober 15, 19316'0"195Abingdon, VA US
Rudy HernándezRRDecember 10, 19316'3"185Santiago, Santiago DO
Amado IbanezRR6'0"180
Raymond JohnsonRJuly 17, 19306'0"180
Jack Larson
Vincent LaSalaRApril 10, 19285'11"165
Bob LeeLJanuary 29, 19266'0"170
Raul LopezLLApril 15, 19235'11"154La Habana, La Habana CU
Bob LudwigRJuly 22, 19265'10"170Brooklyn, NY US
Lloyd LundeenRR6'0"185
William McMillanL5'11"184
Richard MessnerRR6'0"185
Ray MuellerRRMarch 8, 19125'9"175Pittsburg, KS US
Roy PardueRRFebruary 1, 19326'0"190
Mario PiconeRRJuly 5, 19265'11"180Brooklyn, NY US
James SingletonRLJuly 2, 19316'1"210
John UberRR6'1"165
Ernest YelenR6'0"185

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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