1952 Tarboro Tars Roster
Coastal Plain League (CPL) - Class: D
Team Record: 49-71
Finished 7th in the CPL
Manager: Billy Long (49-71)
Location: Tarboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Park (Field)
Attendance: 28,439, Avg. 474
1952 Tarboro Tars StatisticsTeam Record: 49-71
Finished 7th in the CPL
Manager: Billy Long (49-71)
Location: Tarboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Park (Field)
Attendance: 28,439, Avg. 474
The Tarboro Tars of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1952 season with a record of 49 wins and 71 losses, finishing seventh in the CPL.
The Tars scored 545 runs and gave up 709 runs, most in the circuit. Sam Stell topped hitters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Robert Kunze led Tarboro with 12 wins, while Thomas Pritchard registered a 3.76 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Billy Long served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Coleman | ||||||
| Alex DeRosa | November 4, 1932 | Gallatin, PA US | ||||
| Gerard Devine | ||||||
| Joe Drach | R | R | October 22, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| James Fitzgerald | ||||||
| Cecil Fogleman | November 15, 1926 | |||||
| Walter Jackson | ||||||
| William Kerr | ||||||
| Jack Ketchick | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Kunze | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Nicholas Lapadula | ||||||
| Leonard Liverman | November 8, 1933 | Beaufort County, NC US | ||||
| Billy Long | R | June 17, 1917 | 5'8" | 152 | ||
| Angelo Nardi | ||||||
| Ed Nodolski | June 2, 1933 | Moosic, PA US | ||||
| Al Nozzi | July 10, 1931 | |||||
| Kenneth Olin | R | October 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Pavuk | R | 6'1" | 188 | |||
| Lefty Phillips | R | L | October 29, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Dunmore, PA US |
| Thomas Pritchard | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| William Rance | ||||||
| Troy Sears | June 18, 1932 | Belhaven, NC US | ||||
| Mickey Shafton | ||||||
| Luke Snell | November 7, 1932 | |||||
| Sam Stell | August 18, 1925 | 192 | Raleigh, NC US | |||
| Cohen Tart | ||||||
| William Tiedt | ||||||
| Robert Wolaschuck |
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.
