1952 Winston-Salem Cardinals Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 74-63
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Harold Olt (0-0), Jimmy Brown (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Southside Park, Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 60,118, Avg. 878
1952 Winston-Salem Cardinals Statistics

Playoffs - Durham Bulls 3 games, Winston-Salem Cardinals 0

The Winston-Salem Cardinals of the Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 74 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the CL.

The Cardinals scored 700 runs and conceded 617 runs. Paul Owens led hitters with significant playing time with a .338 average. Lee Peterson topped Winston-Salem with 19 wins and a team-best 1.94 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Johnny Grodzicki played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Winston-Salem Cardinals to do so.

Harold Olt and Jimmy Brown served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dom BarczewskiROctober 17, 19256'1"175St. Louis, MO US
Gene BarthRFebruary 1, 19306'1"195St. Louis, MO US
William BernierRR5'8"165
Delton ChildsLMay 10, 19275'9"175Timpson, TX US
Francis CoxRRFebruary 19, 19315'11"190
J. C. DunnRRMarch 8, 19266'2"205
Benny FasanoLL5'9"175
Walter FasslerR5'10"165
Johnny GrodzickiRRFebruary 26, 19176'1"200Nanticoke, PA US
Roland HubbardRL6'2"185
Don KohlerRLMay 24, 19296'3"195
Karol KwakLLJanuary 27, 19305'10"160Chicago, IL US
William LongR6'0"175
Jim MichalecRRSeptember 24, 19295'11"185
Donald NiedringhausR5'10"165St. Louis, MO US
Bill OberschmidtLApril 15, 19305'8"175
Harold OltLROctober 9, 19195'10"195
Paul OwensRRFebruary 7, 19246'3"190Salamanca, NY US
Lee PetersonRRSeptember 6, 19205'10"175
Bobby PowledgeL5'10"167
Jack RamseyR5'11"170
Robert RooneyR5'10"170
Eli RussoROctober 20, 19255'10"180
Coy TaylorRRJune 9, 19276'1"195
Glen ZimmermanL5'11"170

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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