1952 Hazard Bombers Roster
Team Record: 87-32
Finished 1st in the MSL
Manager: Merv Dornburg (87-32)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Hazard, Kentucky
Ballpark: Bomber Field
Attendance: 14,600, Avg. 245
Playoffs - Morristown Red Sox 3 games, Hazard Bombers 1
The Hazard Bombers of the Mountain States League ended the 1952 season with a record of 87 wins and 32 losses, finishing first in the MSL.
The Bombers plated 937 runs, tops in the circuit. Hazard conceded 567 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Ken Cox topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .333. Richard Phippen led the team with 17 wins, while Lloyd Fischer recorded a 3.14 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Chuck Templeton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hazard Bombers to do so.
Merv Dornburg served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Black | L | R | January 25, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Altoona, PA US |
| Nicholas Castellano | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Joseph Chapman | L | L | October 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Heisey, KY US |
| Ken Cox | L | R | August 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Ollie, KY US |
| William DiBenedetto | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Merv Dornburg | R | April 26, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Kankakee, IL US | |
| Robert Downs | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Pierre Duceppe | L | 5'8" | 163 | |||
| Lloyd Fischer | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Ken Johnson | November 7, 1927 | |||||
| Theodore Kazek | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| George Large | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| McKinley Mosley | R | R | March 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Eugene Nalley | R | R | 6'2" | 182 | ||
| Richard Phippen | ||||||
| Bill Ross | R | R | February 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Richard Sullivan | L | June 10, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Fall River, MA US | |
| Chuck Templeton | R | L | June 1, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | Detroit, MI US |
| Tom Tuzzolino | ||||||
| Robert Weir | L | L | October 23, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Toronto, ON CA |
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.
