1952 St. Paul Saints Roster
Team Record: 80-74
Finished 3rd in the AA
Manager: Clay Bryant (80-74)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Ballpark: Lexington Park
Attendance: 125,769, Avg. 1,633
Playoffs - Milwaukee Brewers 4 games, St. Paul Saints 0
The St. Paul Saints of the American Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 80 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the AA.
The Saints scored 815 runs and allowed 801 runs. Sandy Amorós paced St. Paul with 19 home runs, while Bill Sharman and Danny Ozark walloped 15 or more as well. Bob Wilson drove in 117 runs. Sandy Amorós led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .337. Earl Mossor topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.94 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1952 St. Paul Saints who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gale Wade, Dick Whitman, Ray Moore, Clem Labine, Marion Fricano, Gino Cimoli, Ken Lehman, Earl Naylor, Sandy Amorós, Bert Haas, Spook Jacobs, Rex Barney, Al Brancato, Al Epperly, Frank Baldwin, Mickey Rocco, Jack Cassini, Ron Negray, Wayne Terwilliger, Earl Mossor, Bud Byerly, Bob Wilson and Pat McGlothin.
Clay Bryant served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Amorós | L | L | January 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Frank Baldwin | R | R | December 25, 1928 | 5'11" | 195 | High Bridge, NJ US |
| Joe Baliga | R | R | March 20, 1933 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Rex Barney | R | R | December 19, 1924 | 6'3" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
| Thaddeus Bosiack | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| Al Brancato | R | R | May 29, 1919 | 5'9" | 188 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Bud Byerly | R | R | October 26, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Webster Groves, MO US |
| Ray Cash | R | R | June 28, 1924 | 6'2" | 198 | Richmond, VA US |
| Jack Cassini | R | R | October 26, 1919 | 5'10" | 175 | Dearborn, MI US |
| Gino Cimoli | R | R | December 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Merv Dornburg | R | April 26, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Kankakee, IL US | |
| Al Epperly | L | R | May 7, 1918 | 6'2" | 194 | Glidden, IA US |
| Arnold Fischer | R | 6'0" | 210 | |||
| Marion Fricano | R | R | July 15, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Brant, NY US |
| William Glane | L | L | October 1, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bert Haas | R | R | February 8, 1914 | 5'11" | 178 | Naperville, IL US |
| Spook Jacobs | R | R | November 4, 1925 | 5'8" | 155 | Cheswold, DE US |
| Clem Labine | R | R | August 6, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Lincoln, RI US |
| Tom Lakos | R | R | May 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ken Lehman | L | L | June 10, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Seattle, WA US |
| Frank Marchio | R | R | November 16, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Pat McGlothin | L | R | October 20, 1920 | 6'3" | 180 | Coalfield, TN US |
| Pete Mondorff | R | R | April 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 220 | Emmitsburg, MD US |
| Ray Moore | R | R | June 1, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Meadows, MD US |
| Earl Mossor | L | R | July 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Forbus, TN US |
| Earl Naylor | R | R | May 19, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Ron Negray | R | R | February 26, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Peter Nicolis | L | L | April 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Hugh Oser | R | R | October 22, 1928 | 6'4" | 158 | |
| Donald Otten | S | R | February 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Danny Ozark | R | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'2" | 195 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Mickey Rocco | L | L | March 2, 1916 | 5'11" | 188 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Russ Rose | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Sierra Madre, CA US |
| Clark Samson | L | L | October 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Bill Sharman | R | R | May 25, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | Abilene, TX US |
| Wayne Terwilliger | R | R | June 27, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Clare, MI US |
| Gale Wade | L | R | January 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Hollister, MO US |
| Dick Whitman | L | R | November 9, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Woodburn, OR US |
| Bob Wilson | R | R | February 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 197 | Dallas, TX 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.
