1952 Durham Bulls Roster
Team Record: 76-59
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Ace Parker (76-59)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 68,422, Avg. 1,014
Playoffs - Durham Bulls 3 games, Winston-Salem Cardinals 0
Finals - Reidsville Luckies 4 games, Durham Bulls 0
The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 76 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the CL.
The Bulls scored 703 runs and conceded 618 runs. Emil Karlik led all regular batters with a .347 average. Eddie Neville topped Durham with 17 wins and a team-best 1.72 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1952 Durham Bulls who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Coot Veal, Ace Parker, Chick King and Buster Maynard.
Ace Parker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Baxter | S | L | 5'11" | 190 | Springdale, PA US | |
| Ralph Caldwell | R | March 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Marcus Davis | R | R | May 2, 1927 | 6'5" | 185 | |
| Duke Dawson | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Tom Falk | L | L | September 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Andrew Frazier | R | June 27, 1929 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Delbert Gay | R | 6'1" | 173 | |||
| Richard Giedlin | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Howard Henkel | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Emil Karlik | L | L | June 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Chick King | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Paris, TN US |
| Joseph Lanza | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Henry Liner | ||||||
| James Martin | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Buster Maynard | R | R | March 25, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Henderson, NC US |
| Jack Miller | R | R | July 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 178 | Jersey Shore, PA US |
| Robert Miller | R | August 4, 1929 | 6'0" | 178 | Dunn Loring, VA US | |
| Eddie Neville | L | L | September 25, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Ace Parker | R | R | May 17, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Portsmouth, VA US |
| John Robinson | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Concord, NC US |
| Coot Veal | R | R | July 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Sandersville, GA US |
| Tex Warfield | L | L | September 22, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | New York, NY US |
| Bob Warren | R | July 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Walter Wilson | L | L | November 19, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 |
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.
