1952 Victoria Tyees Roster
Team Record: 94-55
Finished 1st in the WIL
Manager: Cecil Garriott (94-55)
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ballpark: Royal Athletic Park
Attendance: 105,948, Avg. 1,422
The Victoria Tyees of the Western International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 94 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the WIL.
The Tyees scored 835 runs, most in the league. Victoria yielded 726 runs. Bob Moniz topped all regular batters by hitting .330. Ben Lorino recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Jay Heard added 15 or more victories as well Cal McIrvin recorded a 2.28 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1952 Victoria Tyees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jay Heard, Cecil Garriott and Jim Clark.
Cecil Garriott served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Abernathy | L | L | November 1, 1922 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Harvey Allen | ||||||
| Bernie Anderson | L | R | January 6, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Duncan, BC CA |
| Bill Bottler | R | R | June 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Ron Bottler | R | R | August 21, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Portland, OR US |
| Luther Branham | R | R | 5'6" | 160 | ||
| Leonard Chenard | ||||||
| Jim Clark | R | R | September 21, 1927 | 5'9" | 150 | Baggaley, PA US |
| Ric Gard | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Cecil Garriott | L | R | August 15, 1916 | 5'8" | 165 | Harristown, IL US |
| Granny Gladstone | R | R | January 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 172 | Panama Canal Zone, PA |
| Carl Gunnarson | S | January 1, 1917 | 5'11" | 190 | Mozart, SK CA | |
| LeRoy Han | R | R | October 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Morrell, NE US |
| Jay Heard | L | L | January 17, 1920 | 5'7" | 155 | Athens, GA US |
| Dewey Helbig | R | R | September 21, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Denver, CO US |
| Ben Lorino | L | L | May 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Trinidad, CO US |
| Mark Marcucci | R | R | June 5, 1922 | 5'8" | 200 | Bozzano, IT |
| Milt Martin | R | R | April 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Cal McIrvin | L | L | May 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 200 | Clatskanie, OR US |
| Bob Moniz | L | R | August 13, 1925 | 5'9" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Dane Petitt | R | R | May 10, 1924 | 5'11" | 174 | Henlawson, WV US |
| Don Pries | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Bill Prior | L | R | January 18, 1923 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Jim Propst | L | L | August 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 155 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Joseph Rajeski | January 14, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| George Randolph | ||||||
| Walter Towns | January 10, 1932 | |||||
| Jack Treece | R | R | July 26, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| John Valerie | ||||||
| John Wilburn | L | 6'2" | 192 | |||
| William Wisneski | R | R | 5'10" | 175 |
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.
