1952 Beaumont Roughnecks Roster
Team Record: 77-84
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Harry Craft (77-84)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Ballpark: Stuart Stadium
Attendance: 101,717, Avg. 1,264
The Beaumont Roughnecks of the Texas League ended the 1952 season with a record of 77 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the TL.
The Roughnecks scored 592 runs and surrendered 624 runs. Al Pilarcik led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .305 clip. Hank Wyse topped Beaumont with 17 wins, while Emil Patrick, too added 15 or more wins, too Johnny Gray recorded a 2.29 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1952 Beaumont Roughnecks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Sturdivant, Bill Ramsey, Johnny Gray, Tom Upton, Hank Wyse, Jim Blackburn, Bobby Kline, Al Pilarcik, Whitey Herzog, Cliff Melton, Ford Garrison, Hal Smith and Jim Greengrass.
Harry Craft served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bell | R | R | February 10, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | Redondo Beach, CA US |
| Jim Blackburn | R | R | June 19, 1924 | 6'4" | 175 | Warsaw, KY US |
| Marty Carlson | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Red Crowder | R | R | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Seneca, MO US |
| Herbert Davis | L | L | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Arthur Dyck | R | L | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Dick Fiedler | R | R | April 24, 1927 | 6'4" | 205 | Union City, NJ US |
| Ford Garrison | R | R | August 29, 1915 | 5'10" | 180 | Greenville, SC US |
| Charles Glock | L | R | December 18, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Johnny Gray | R | R | December 11, 1926 | 6'4" | 226 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Jim Greengrass | R | R | October 24, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Addison, NY US |
| Whitey Herzog | L | L | November 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 182 | New Athens, IL US |
| Bobby Kline | R | R | January 27, 1929 | 6'0" | 179 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Kent Kurtz | L | September 14, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| David Latter | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
| Robert Maruca | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Bruce McKelvey | R | August 26, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | San Pedro, CA US | |
| Cliff Melton | L | L | January 3, 1912 | 6'5" | 203 | Brevard, NC US |
| Richard Mitchell | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Emil Patrick | R | R | July 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Alex Patterson | R | R | June 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Al Pilarcik | L | L | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Whiting, IN US |
| Hugh Radcliffe | R | R | November 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Fort Valley, GA US |
| Bill Ramsey | R | R | February 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Osceola, AR US |
| Hank Robinson | R | R | March 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 205 | Covington, TN US |
| Joe Sabatella | L | September 21, 1923 | 5'11" | 190 | Dunmore, PA US | |
| Hal Smith | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | West Frankfort, IL US |
| Woody Smith | R | R | February 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | University City, MO US |
| Tom Sturdivant | L | R | April 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Gordon, KS US |
| Robert Thomson | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Tom Upton | R | R | December 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 160 | Esther, MO US |
| Clint Weaver | L | L | September 4, 1927 | 6'2" | 204 | Huntington Park, CA US |
| Jack Wilkinson | R | R | October 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Hank Wyse | R | R | March 1, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Lunsford, AR 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.
