1952 Wilmington Blue Rocks Roster

Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 72-66
Finished 5th in the ISL
Manager: Lee Riley (72-66)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Ballpark: Wilmington Park
Attendance: 24,526, Avg. 355
1952 Wilmington Blue Rocks Statistics

The Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Inter-State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 72 wins and 66 losses, finishing fifth in the ISL.

The Blue Rocks plated 658 runs and allowed 611 runs. Paul Farrell led all regular batters with a .286 average. Andy Bush topped Wilmington with 16 wins and a team-best 3.07 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1952 Wilmington Blue Rocks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bob Bowman, Angelo LiPetri, Jack Meyer, Seth Morehead and Gene Snyder.

Lee Riley served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob BowmanRRMay 10, 19316'1"195Laytonville, CA US
Andy BushRRJanuary 22, 19196'0"170Winchester, KY US
Thomas CaseyR6'0"190
John DiMartinoRRMarch 30, 19325'11"185
Paul FarrellR5'11"180
John FitzgibbonsR6'1"180
Louis HeymanRRJune 2, 19206'3"230Chicago, IL US
Alex HoyleRR6'2"175
Tony IammatteoRRJanuary 19, 19325'11"180Bronx, NY US
Allen LeachRL6'0"175
Angelo LiPetriRRJuly 6, 19296'1"180Brooklyn, NY US
Dale LynchRRSeptember 7, 19196'0"180Morgantown, WV US
Chet MalanoskiRRJanuary 30, 19256'0"170
Jack MeyerRRMarch 23, 19326'1"175Philadelphia, PA US
Seth MoreheadLLAugust 15, 19346'0"195Houston, TX US
George PackROctober 17, 19305'11"150
Matt PliszkaLJuly 10, 19286'0"195Enfield, CT US
Henry PtakRR6'3"185
Red RobbinsRRMay 5, 19286'1"175Lenoir, NC US
Charlie SaverineRMarch 17, 19286'0"202
Gene SnyderRLMarch 31, 19315'11"175York, PA US
Jack TrautweinLL6'3"185
Robert Warholic
Bernard WenitskiR6'2"185
Leonard WisneskiRRNovember 1, 19286'4"195Mount Carmel, PA US

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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