1952 Bartlesville/Pittsburg Pirates Roster
Team Record: 59-65
Finished 4th in the KOML
Manager: Hersh Martin (0-0), Ben Hays (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Pittsburg, Kansas; Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium, Jaycee Park
Attendance: 34,267, Avg. 553
Playoffs - Miami Eagles 1 game, Bartlesville/Pittsburg Pirates 0
The Bartlesville/Pittsburg Pirates of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1952 season with a record of 59 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the KOML.Bartlesville (30-31) transferred to Pittsburg July 7.
The Pirates tallied 669 runs and conceded 787 runs, most in the league. Ben Hays topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .265 average. Joe Marx and Bob Gordon led Bartlesville/Pittsburg with 16 wins each, while Bob Gordon recorded a 3.14 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Hersh Martin played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Bartlesville/Pittsburg Pirates to do so.
Hersh Martin and Ben Hays served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Abril | L | R | January 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Manuel Abril | ||||||
| Roy Alderson | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Gerald Anderson | ||||||
| Richard Barr | ||||||
| Chino Bernal | R | 5'8" | 185 | |||
| Joe Buckstead | R | August 15, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Raymond Budway | R | R | November 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Art Bunge | L | L | September 15, 1930 | |||
| Ciro Carcaterra | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Gilberto Davila | ||||||
| Sterling Davis | R | January 24, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Wewoka, OK US | |
| Joe Fishinghawk | July 30, 1933 | Adair County, OK US | ||||
| Robert Friskel | ||||||
| Bob Gordon | May 16, 1932 | |||||
| Ervin Hartman | ||||||
| Ben Hays | October 28, 1932 | |||||
| William Jacobs | L | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Merlin Jorgensen | L | L | January 12, 1933 | 5'9" | 173 | Hurley, SD US |
| James Kerrigan | ||||||
| Marco Lopez | ||||||
| Hersh Martin | S | R | September 19, 1909 | 6'2" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Joe Marx | April 15, 1930 | Kansas City, MO US | ||||
| Charles Matzen | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jerry Mayers | April 26, 1933 | |||||
| Ivan Messmer | July 23, 1931 | |||||
| Howard Meyer | ||||||
| Red Montgomery | R | R | February 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 168 | Harjo, OK US |
| Ted Pallone | August 31, 1931 | |||||
| Burton Reagan | R | March 9, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | Inglewood, CA US | |
| Joe Skinner | R | R | August 8, 1931 | Appleton, WI US | ||
| Vernon Summers | R | R | September 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | , AR US |
| Alfonso Torres | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Vito Valenzano | ||||||
| Clifford Walling | L | R | January 17, 1932 | 6'4" | 204 | |
| Alan Willis | ||||||
| Rollin Wortley | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Arthur Yung |
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.
