1952 Waterloo White Hawks Roster
Team Record: 65-61
Finished 3rd in the IIIL
Manager: Skeeter Webb (65-61)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 75,071, Avg. 1,192
Playoffs - Terre Haute Phillies 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 0
The Waterloo White Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1952 season with a record of 65 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the IIIL.
The White Hawks scored 693 runs and conceded 638 runs. Roy Bueschen led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .311 average. Gerald Speck topped Waterloo with 16 wins and a team-best 2.44 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Bill Cash played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Waterloo White Hawks to do so.
Skeeter Webb served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Boseo | R | R | March 27, 1927 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| Tom Breisinger | S | L | October 22, 1927 | 5'9" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Paul Buckhout | R | R | November 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Roy Bueschen | L | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Bill Cash | R | R | February 21, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Round Oak, GA US |
| William Close | R | March 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | Buck Run, PA US | |
| Ellis Daugherty | L | 6'2" | 220 | |||
| Marvin Donaldson | L | April 12, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | Glen Burnie, MD US | |
| Bob Erps | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Davenport, IA US | |
| Billy Joe Forrest | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 169 | Fulton, KY US | |
| Paul Furseth | ||||||
| Gerald Gardner | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Bob Hobbs | R | 5'9" | 172 | |||
| Lloyd Jenney | L | February 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Astoria, NY US | |
| Marty Kaelin | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Darrell Lindley | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Robert Mueller | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Emil Piscopo | R | April 30, 1930 | 5'10" | 172 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Thomas Riach | May 15, 1929 | Faribault, MN US | ||||
| Larry Richardson | L | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Gerald Speck | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Thomas Stone | ||||||
| Terry Thomas | S | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Chester Vasey | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Charlie Walsh | R | September 9, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| James Watson | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Bobby Winkles | R | R | March 11, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Tuckerman, AR US |
| Lowe Wren | R | R | December 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
