1952 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Roster
Team Record: 74-33
Finished 1st in the NCSL
Manager: James Gruzdis (74-33)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: High Point, North Carolina; Thomasville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Finch Field, Finch Field
Attendance: 17,345, Avg. 324
Playoffs - Salisbury Pirates 4 games, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 0
The High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms of the North Carolina State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 74 wins and 33 losses, finishing first in the NCSL.
The Hi-Toms paced the league with just 452 runs allowed. High scored 664 runs. John Lybrand led all regular batters with a .356 average. William Zonner and John Zavada topped the team with 16 wins each, while William Zonner registered a 2.59 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Duane Wilson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms to do so.
James Gruzdis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Aylward | R | R | June 29, 1930 | 6'5" | 195 | Boston, MA US |
| Allen Baker | R | February 26, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| James Barry | L | June 10, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Providence, RI US | |
| Armand Diferdinando | R | R | September 18, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Charlie Griffith | R | R | July 24, 1923 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Charles Gursten | ||||||
| Arvid Hamilton | L | R | March 7, 1932 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Richard Knoblauch | ||||||
| Ed Lavene | R | August 6, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Mobile, AL US | |
| John Lybrand | R | January 6, 1928 | 5'10" | 185 | Paw Creek, NC US | |
| John Oswald | ||||||
| Phil Renzi | R | May 24, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Nino Spatafore | R | R | May 6, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| James Spencer | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Gilbert Thomas | R | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| Jack Thomas | R | R | June 2, 1931 | 6'4" | 205 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Roy Tinney | L | L | May 22, 1932 | 6'3" | 190 | Altus, OK US |
| Carmine Vinci | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Bruce Weaver | L | L | January 22, 1933 | 6'4" | 205 | Reading, PA US |
| Duane Wilson | L | L | June 29, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Wichita, KS US |
| Edward Yeager | R | 5'8" | 167 | |||
| John Zavada | L | L | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| William Zonner | R | R | July 22, 1933 | 6'6" | 214 |
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.
