1952 Allentown Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 82-57
Finished 2nd in the ISL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (82-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Max Hess Stadium
Attendance: 49,707, Avg. 715
Playoffs - Lancaster Red Roses 4 games, Allentown Cardinals 1
The Allentown Cardinals of the Inter-State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 82 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the ISL.
The Cardinals scored 675 runs and conceded 567 runs. Wendell Forbes paced all regular batters by connecting at a .287 clip. Gene Swinger and Robert Hoch topped Allentown with 15 wins each, while Robert Hoch recorded a 1.78 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1952 Allentown Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Hal Smith, Pidge Browne and Ted Wieand.
Whitey Kurowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Barth | R | February 1, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Ronald Berger | R | October 7, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Bills | L | L | March 27, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Hastings, PA US |
| Pidge Browne | L | L | March 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Peekskill, NY US |
| Bryce Carmichael | R | R | January 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | London, ON CA |
| Edward Christoff | R | 6'3" | 210 | |||
| John Clark | R | June 3, 1929 | 6'1" | 179 | Spruce Hill Township, PA US | |
| Al Cummins | R | June 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Angelo Dal Porto | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Wendell Forbes | L | January 22, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Hamilton Graham | L | L | October 20, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Robert Hoch | L | L | August 20, 1925 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| James Kirk | R | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Fred Koenig | R | R | April 27, 1921 | 6'3" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ron Kump | L | R | November 25, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Cashtown, PA US |
| Hector Mayer | R | R | November 25, 1927 | 5'10" | 172 | Nogales, Sonora MX |
| Russell McGovern | L | 5'8" | 150 | |||
| Bob Murphy | R | August 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Joe Ossola | R | R | March 30, 1929 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Jack Randall | R | R | March 1, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Hal Smith | R | R | June 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 186 | Barling, AR US |
| Gene Swinger | R | R | October 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Dick Umberger | L | L | 6'5" | 200 | ||
| Thomas Westcott | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Ted Wieand | R | R | April 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Walnutport, 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.
