1952 Lancaster Red Roses Roster
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 4th in the ISL
Manager: Jim Bivin (75-65)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Stumpf Field
Attendance: 41,913, Avg. 599
Playoffs - Lancaster Red Roses 4 games, Allentown Cardinals 1
Finals - Hagerstown Braves 4 games, Lancaster Red Roses 2
The Lancaster Red Roses of the Inter-State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the ISL.
The Red Roses scored 695 runs and yielded 635 runs. Joe Tedesco led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .296 clip. Douglas Gostlin topped Lancaster with 18 wins, while Henry Franklin added 15 or more wins also Henry Franklin registered a 2.82 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1952 Lancaster Red Roses who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Hal Bamberger, Jack Banta and John Glenn.
Jim Bivin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Bamberger | L | R | October 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 173 | Lebanon, PA US |
| Jack Banta | L | R | June 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | Hutchinson, KS US |
| Joseph Bernier | R | L | January 31, 1928 | 6'3" | 182 | |
| George Caloia | L | 5'8" | 158 | |||
| John Ceplo | R | R | March 20, 1932 | 5'10" | 170 | Montrose, NY US |
| Cecil Dotson | L | January 6, 1928 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Arnold Fischer | R | 6'0" | 210 | |||
| Henry Franklin | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| John Glenn | R | R | July 10, 1928 | 6'3" | 180 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Douglas Gostlin | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Hal Grote | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Don Hunter | L | July 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Omaha, NE US | |
| Bernard Jenis | L | 5'11" | 167 | |||
| John Jones | L | January 18, 1931 | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Bob Loddeke | R | R | December 28, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Richard Lovell | R | R | April 9, 1931 | 6'0" | 165 | Brockton, MA US |
| Morris Mack | R | November 29, 1928 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Ray McLeod | R | September 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Clem Moore | R | R | January 31, 1930 | 5'11" | 162 | , PA |
| Gerard Orleman | R | R | August 22, 1925 | 6'0" | 182 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Kent Pflasterer | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Oscar Sardinas | L | L | July 18, 1930 | 5'6" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Gerardo Soler | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | , MX | |
| Joe Tedesco | R | R | July 12, 1925 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Glen Trugillo | R | June 3, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
