1952 Columbus Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 87-67
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Chief Bender (87-67)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 86,671, Avg. 1,126
Playoffs - Montgomery Grays 3 games, Columbus Cardinals 2
The Columbus Cardinals of the South Atlantic League ended the 1952 season with a record of 87 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the SAL.
The Cardinals paced the league with 762 runs. Columbus yielded 655 runs. Tom Burgess led all regular hitters by connecting at a .328 clip. Dennis Reeder topped the squad with 20 wins, while Don Swartz recorded a 2.71 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Tom Burgess and Don Lassetter both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Chief Bender served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Beck | R | R | June 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Chief Bender | R | R | November 25, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Robert Betancourt | R | R | August 17, 1930 | 5'11" | 156 | |
| Tom Burgess | L | L | September 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | London, ON CA |
| Jack Byers | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Ronald Curnan | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Gill Daley | L | February 20, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Screven County, GA US | |
| Joe Ford | R | R | September 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Carter, OK US |
| Hamilton Graham | L | L | October 20, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| William Harris | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Elroy Joyce | R | R | June 22, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | Stokes County, NC US |
| Ev Joyner | L | R | September 9, 1926 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Robert Kerce | S | R | 6'5" | 180 | ||
| Edward Kosan | R | 6'5" | 170 | |||
| Karol Kwak | L | L | January 27, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Don Lassetter | R | R | March 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Newnan, GA US |
| Ted Lewandowski | R | R | November 1, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| John Mackley | R | R | May 7, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | Roan Mountain, TN US |
| Robert McDonald | L | R | 6'6" | 225 | ||
| Tom McGuire | ||||||
| Donald Mumm | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Joe Ossola | R | R | March 30, 1929 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Bill Paolisso | R | December 6, 1927 | 5'9" | 163 | ||
| Jack Randall | R | R | March 1, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Dennis Reeder | L | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Robert Rooney | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Stan Slack | R | R | June 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | Petrolia, ON CA |
| Donald Spencer | R | R | September 9, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Don Swartz | R | R | January 19, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Lorain, OH US |
| Whit Ulrich | R | R | November 15, 1931 | 6'1" | 195 | Boise, ID US |
| Leonard Wile | R | R | 6'0" | 170 |
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.
