1952 Indianapolis Indians Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 75-79
Finished 6th in the AA
Manager: Gene Desautels (75-79)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark: Owen J. Bush Stadium
Attendance: 165,220, Avg. 2,146
1952 Indianapolis Indians Statistics

The Indianapolis Indians of the American Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the AA.

The Indians scored 794 runs and yielded 866 runs. Al Smith led Indianapolis with 20 home runs Milt Nielsen drove in 87 runs. Dave Pope topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .352 average. George Zuverink paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.75 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.

George Zuverink, Luke Easter, Gene Desautels, Jim Fridley, Al Smith, Dino Restelli, Bill Higdon, Ben Taylor, Harry Malmberg, Snuffy Stirnweiss, Windy McCall, Paul Lehner, Frank Kalin, Herb Conyers, Quincy Trouppe, Herb Score, Milt Nielsen, Sam Vico, Bill Abernathie, Dave Pope, Ray Narleski, Frank Papish, Earl Turner, Bubba Harris, Lloyd Gearhart, Bob Chakales and Sam Jones were all players from the 1952 Indianapolis Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.

Gene Desautels served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill AbernathieRRJanuary 30, 19295'10"190Torrance, CA US
Jack BaumerRROctober 24, 19285'11"190Tulsa, OK US
Bob ChakalesRRAugust 10, 19276'1"185Asheville, NC US
Lamar ChambersLRFebruary 16, 19236'0"170
Herb ConyersLRJanuary 8, 19216'5"210Cowgill, MO US
Gene DesautelsRRJune 13, 19075'11"170Worcester, MA US
Lloyd DickeyLLSeptember 18, 19296'1"170San Francisco, CA US
Thomas DobkinsL5'11"175
Luke EasterLRAugust 4, 19156'4"240Jonestown, MS US
Jim FridleyRRSeptember 6, 19246'2"205Phillippi, WV US
Lloyd GearhartRLAugust 10, 19235'11"180New Lebanon, OH US
Bubba HarrisRRFebruary 15, 19266'4"204Sulligent, AL US
Bill HigdonLRApril 27, 19246'1"193Camp Hill, AL US
Bud HutsonRFebruary 6, 19266'0"185Atkins, AR US
Sam JonesRRDecember 14, 19256'4"192Stewartsville, OH US
Frank KalinRROctober 3, 19176'0"200Steubenville, OH US
Bob KerriganLLSeptember 1, 19205'11"185Syracuse, NY US
Dick KinamanRRNovember 10, 19256'1"190Los Angeles, CA US
Paul LehnerLLJuly 1, 19205'9"160Dolomite, AL US
Harry MalmbergRRJuly 31, 19256'1"170Fairfield, AL US
Windy McCallLLJuly 18, 19256'0"180San Francisco, CA US
Joe MontalvoRJune 6, 19266'4"225New York, NY US
Ray NarleskiRRNovember 25, 19286'1"175Camden, NJ US
Milt NielsenLLFebruary 8, 19255'11"190Tyler, MN US
Frank PapishRLOctober 21, 19176'2"192Pueblo, CO US
Ray PetrzelkaRRDecember 2, 19276'3"195
Andy PhillipRMarch 7, 19226'3"198Granite City, IL US
Dave PopeLRJune 17, 19215'10"170Talladega, AL US
Dino RestelliRRSeptember 23, 19246'1"191St. Louis, MO US
Mel RueRJune 8, 19255'8"140
Herb ScoreLLJune 7, 19336'2"185Rosedale, NY US
Charles SippleRRMarch 22, 19205'11"175Hazleton, PA US
Al SmithRRFebruary 7, 19286'0"189Kirkwood, MO US
Snuffy StirnweissRROctober 26, 19185'8"175New York, NY US
Ben TaylorLLSeptember 30, 19276'0"175Metropolis, IL US
Bill TosheffRRJune 2, 19266'1"185
Quincy TrouppeSRDecember 25, 19126'2"225Dublin, GA US
Earl TurnerRRMay 6, 19235'9"170Pittsfield, MA US
Sam VicoLRAugust 9, 19236'4"200San Fernando, CA US
Jim VitterRRApril 27, 19255'9"180Dillonvale, OH US
Bobby WilsonRRJuly 23, 19225'10"175Goldsboro, NC US
George ZuverinkRRAugust 20, 19246'4"195Holland, MI US

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.




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