1952 Kansas City Blues Roster
Team Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the AA
Manager: George Selkirk (89-65)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 243,974, Avg. 3,168
Playoffs - Kansas City Blues 4 games, Minneapolis Millers 1
Finals - Kansas City Blues 4 games, Milwaukee Brewers 3
The Kansas City Blues of the American Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the AA.
The Blues tallied 869 runs and surrendered 723 runs. Bill Skowron walloped 31 home runs for Kansas City, while Andy Carey, Don Bollweg, Vic Power, Kal Segrist and Bill Renna each swatted 15 or more, too. Bill Skowron drove in 134 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .341 clip. Eddie Erautt led the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 3 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Harry Schaeffer, Rubén Gómez, Don Bollweg, Marv Throneberry, Frank Verdi, Tom Gorman, Kermit Wahl, Al Cicotte, Kal Segrist, Johnny Gray, Andy Carey, Jim Blackburn, Vic Power, Art Schallock, Bob Cerv, Bob Marquis, Bill Renna, Roy Partee, Whitey Herzog, Mickey Owen, Ernie Nevel, John Mackinson, Wally Hood, Jerry Snyder, Dave Jolly, Eddie Erautt, Fenton Mole and Bill Skowron were all players from the 1952 Kansas City Blues who played in the Majors during their careers.
George Selkirk served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Blackburn | R | R | June 19, 1924 | 6'4" | 175 | Warsaw, KY US |
| Don Bollweg | L | L | February 12, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Wheaton, IL US |
| Andy Carey | R | R | October 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Marty Carlson | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Ed Cereghino | R | R | November 24, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bob Cerv | R | R | May 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Weston, NE US |
| Al Cicotte | R | R | December 23, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Melvindale, MI US |
| Eddie Erautt | R | R | September 26, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| John Gages | L | R | January 7, 1929 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Rubén Gómez | R | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Arroyo, PR |
| Tom Gorman | R | R | January 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Johnny Gray | R | R | December 11, 1926 | 6'4" | 226 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Ed Grenkoski | R | R | September 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Whitey Herzog | L | L | November 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 182 | New Athens, IL US |
| Wally Hood | R | R | September 24, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dave Jolly | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'0" | 160 | Stony Point, NC US |
| Lee Jones | R | R | April 1, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Fairfax, OK US |
| Kent Kurtz | L | September 14, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| John Mackinson | R | R | October 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | Orange, NJ US |
| George Maier | R | L | September 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bob Marquis | L | L | December 23, 1924 | 6'1" | 170 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Art Mazmanian | R | R | May 1, 1927 | 5'9" | 229 | Detroit, MI US |
| Fenton Mole | L | L | June 14, 1925 | 6'1" | 200 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Ernie Nevel | R | R | August 17, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Charleston, MO US |
| Bob O'Neal | L | December 8, 1925 | 6'0" | 204 | Cutler, IL US | |
| Mickey Owen | R | R | April 4, 1916 | 5'10" | 190 | Nixa, MO US |
| Roy Partee | R | R | September 7, 1917 | 5'10" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Vic Power | R | R | November 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 186 | Arecibo, PR |
| Bill Renna | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'3" | 218 | Hanford, CA US |
| Jim Russell | L | L | December 25, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, Ca US |
| Harry Schaeffer | L | L | June 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Art Schallock | L | L | April 25, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | Mill Valley, CA US |
| Kal Segrist | R | R | April 14, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Greenville, TX US |
| Bill Skowron | R | R | December 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jerry Snyder | R | R | July 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | Jenks, OK US |
| Marv Throneberry | L | L | September 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Collierville, TN US |
| Frank Verdi | R | R | June 2, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Kermit Wahl | R | R | November 18, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | Columbia, SD 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.
