1952 Abilene Blue Sox Roster
West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
Team Record: 60-81
Finished 8th in the WTNML
Manager: Hack Miller (0-0), Otho Nitcholas (0-0)
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 64,492, Avg. 915
1952 Abilene Blue Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 60-81
Finished 8th in the WTNML
Manager: Hack Miller (0-0), Otho Nitcholas (0-0)
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 64,492, Avg. 915
The Abilene Blue Sox of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1952 season with a record of 60 wins and 81 losses, finishing eighth in the WTNML.
Hack Miller and Otho Nitcholas served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Akins | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| W. E. Arbuckle | July 18, 1929 | |||||
| Art Bowland | L | R | May 9, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Pawtucket, RI US |
| Edwin Bucynski | R | R | August 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| James Calahan | S | January 1, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Morris Card | May 15, 1919 | |||||
| George Corona | R | February 6, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Jesse Cox | L | 6'2" | 188 | |||
| Larry Cummins | R | R | July 9, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Willows, CA US |
| Nelson Davis | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Weldon Day | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Robert Falk | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Edward Fenelon | R | 5'10" | 174 | |||
| Ramon Fuentes | L | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Michael Gazella | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Warren Hancks | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Jay Haney | R | June 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Dick Hanna | ||||||
| Kenneth Harrington | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| LaVere Herrmann | R | R | November 14, 1930 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Ralph Huffman | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Isadore Leon | ||||||
| Izzy León | R | R | January 4, 1911 | 5'10" | 160 | Cruces, Las Villas CU |
| George Locher | R | R | April 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Stanley Machinsky | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Jesse McClain | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Hack Miller | R | R | February 13, 1913 | 5'11" | 215 | Celeste, TX US |
| John Morrell | ||||||
| Jerry Morris | L | R | ||||
| Otho Nitcholas | R | R | September 13, 1908 | 6'0" | 190 | McKinney, TX US |
| Patrick O'Keefe | L | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| William Plante | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Julian Pressly | R | January 18, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Bill Preston | ||||||
| Edsel Privette | S | R | November 24, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 | Franklin County, NC US |
| Phil Rizzo | R | R | November 24, 1929 | 5'8" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Fay Rosson | R | R | February 24, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Ed Santa | R | R | August 29, 1931 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Freddy Schmidt | R | R | February 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | Hartford, CT US |
| Glen Selbo | R | March 29, 1926 | 6'3" | 195 | La Crosse, WI US | |
| Mel Stein | R | L | January 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jackie Sullivan | R | R | February 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | Princeton, TX US |
| Monk Webb | L | L | 5'8" | 190 | ||
| Joe Williams | ||||||
| Oscar Williams | L | 5'8" | 160 |
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.
