1952 Denver Bears Roster
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Andy Cohen (88-66)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 461,419, Avg. 5,992
Playoffs - Denver Bears 3 games, Sioux City Soos 1
Finals - Denver Bears 3 games, Omaha Cardinals 0
The Denver Bears of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing first in the WL.
The Bears yielded 665 runs, fewest in the league. Denver plated 808 runs. Curt Roberts led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .280 average. Fernando Osorio topped the squad with 20 wins, while Barney Schultz added 15 or more wins also Barney Schultz registered a 3.18 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1952 Denver Bears who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Curt Roberts, Bobby Prescott, Orinthal Anderson, Joe Tepsic, Red Lynn, Jess Dobernic, Barney Schultz, Ed Steele, Don Carlsen and Fuzz White.
Andy Cohen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orinthal Anderson | L | R | November 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Pablo Bernard | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 168 | Panama R., PA |
| Don Carlsen | R | R | October 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gerry Collis | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Wes Curtis | R | R | December 27, 1929 | 6'4" | 205 | Jasper, TX US |
| James Dickey | L | L | April 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 184 | Bolton, GA US |
| Jess Dobernic | R | R | November 20, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Marshall Epperson | S | L | November 28, 1924 | 6'1" | 205 | Tecumseh, OK US |
| Bob Erps | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Davenport, IA US | |
| August Gregory | R | R | March 6, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Lou Kovalcik | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Doug Lewis | L | L | November 7, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Red Lynn | R | R | December 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 162 | Kenney, TX US |
| Lawrence Manier | S | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Kenneth Mapes | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ray Mink | L | R | March 25, 1926 | 6'2" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Lester Mulcahy | R | R | December 23, 1923 | 5'10" | 205 | Oakland, CA US |
| Larry Neal | R | June 29, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Santa Monica, CA US | |
| Walt Novick | R | R | September 15, 1919 | 5'8" | 175 | East Walpole, MA US |
| Fernando Osorio | R | R | November 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 165 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Buddy Phillips | R | July 15, 1925 | 5'10" | 190 | Fort Smith, AR US | |
| Bill Pinckard | R | R | January 18, 1929 | 6'3" | 210 | Rockford, IL US |
| Bobby Prescott | R | R | March 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Bob Ramsey | R | R | July 30, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Whitey Ries | R | R | July 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Rafael Rivas | L | L | May 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 155 | Puerto Padre, CU |
| Curt Roberts | R | R | August 16, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | Pineland, TX US |
| Edward Santulli | R | R | April 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Bronx, NY US |
| Barney Schultz | R | R | August 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Beverly, NJ US |
| Ed Steele | L | R | August 8, 1915 | 5'10" | 195 | Selma, AL US |
| Joseph Stelmack | R | R | August 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Donald Taylor | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Joe Tepsic | R | R | September 18, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Slovan, PA US |
| Jack Trench | R | September 16, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Dallas, TX US | |
| Rene Vega | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | , CU |
| Bob Wakefield | R | October 28, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Fuzz White | L | R | June 27, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Springfield, MO US |
| Merlin Williams | R | R | March 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | New Hampshire, OH US |
| Fred Wollpert | R | R | September 11, 1920 | 6'2" | 190 | Wickliffe, OH US |
| Kenneth Yoke | L | L | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
