1952 Hickory Rebels Roster
Team Record: 28-79
Finished 5th in the WCL
Manager: Norm Small (0-0), Eddie Yount (0-0), Charlie Bowles (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Ballpark: Lenoir Rhyne College Park
Attendance: 14,720, Avg. 275
The Hickory Rebels of the Western Carolina League ended the 1952 season with a record of 28 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the WCL.
The Rebels plated 428 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 736 runs, most in the league. George Holmes led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .299. Hal Griggs topped Hickory with 14 wins and a team-best 4.18 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Hal Griggs and Charlie Bowles both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Norm Small, Eddie Yount and Charlie Bowles served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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George Anthony | ||||||
John Baia | ||||||
Charles Ballinger | ||||||
Sammy Bell | L | R | September 4, 1910 | 5'7" | 145 | Charlotte, NC US |
Charles Bost | R | January 29, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Gene Bottorff | L | L | November 9, 1931 | 6'4" | 182 | |
Charlie Bowles | R | R | March 15, 1917 | 6'3" | 180 | Norwood, MA US |
Earl Castellow | R | March 24, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Charles Craig | October 18, 1931 | |||||
Ralph Dixon | L | November 13, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Clyde Greene | ||||||
Hal Griggs | R | R | August 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Shannon, GA US |
Efird Gwaltney | September 19, 1926 | |||||
Alfred Havelka | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
George Holmes | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 5'8" | 170 | Mount Airy, NC US |
Joseph Hornacek | R | March 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | Beaver Falls, PA US | |
Edward Hughes | R | L | 6'4" | 205 | ||
Ed Husted | May 28, 1931 | |||||
Bennett Jaynes | R | R | April 20, 1922 | 5'8" | 175 | |
Guy King | ||||||
Ray Lindsay | R | R | December 5, 1907 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Harry McKee | ||||||
Pud Miller | R | August 19, 1922 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
Fred Parnell | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Jack Powell | L | February 11, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Vern Schmall | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
Al Seeger | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Norm Small | R | R | November 6, 1913 | 5'10" | 176 | Glen Cove, NY US |
James Taylor | ||||||
Joseph Uram | R | 6'2" | 181 | |||
Dominic Vallone | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
John Williams | S | R | 6'0" | 203 |
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.