1952 Tifton Blue Sox Roster

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 78-61
Finished 4th in the GGL
Manager: Charles George (0-0), Edmond Dickerman (0-0), Parnell Ruark (0-0)
Location: Tifton, Georgia
Ballpark: Eve Park
Attendance: 37,805, Avg. 544
1952 Tifton Blue Sox Statistics

Playoffs - Tifton Blue Sox 4 games, Valdosta Dodgers 0
Finals - Albany Cardinals 4 games, Tifton Blue Sox 0

The Tifton Blue Sox of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1952 season with a record of 78 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the GGL.

The Blue Sox conceded 507 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Tifton tallied 589 runs. Edmond Dickerman paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .280. Joseph Johnson topped the team with 19 wins, while Tony Sarmiento and Brad Clapham, too added 15 or more wins, too Tony Sarmiento registered a 1.26 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Charles George played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Tifton Blue Sox to do so.

Charles George, Edmond Dickerman and Parnell Ruark served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Vincent Carlesi
Emil CarterR5'7"155
Jim CaterLLJuly 31, 19266'2"185Pickens, SC US
Edward CelardoR5'11"173
Brad ClaphamSLAugust 19, 19336'1"160
Franklin CooperL5'11"170
Vinny DeIeso
Edmond DickermanR5'8"160
James DodginL5'11"165
Charles GeorgeRRDecember 25, 19126'2"200Waycross, GA US
William Gibbons
Richard Griffith
Dean Harper
Joseph JohnsonRR5'11"160
Willard Jones
Tony PfeiferSRDecember 1, 19316'3"170
Joseph Powell
Michael RauseoR5'10"170
Donald RobinsonRAugust 21, 19276'1"195Akron, OH US
Parnell RuarkRRAugust 5, 19256'0"190
Tony SarmientoRR5'10"165

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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