1952 Memphis Chicks Roster
Team Record: 81-74
Finished 3rd in the SA
Manager: Luke Appling (81-74)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 174,830, Avg. 2,256
Playoffs - Memphis Chicks 4 games, Chattanooga Lookouts 0
Playoffs - Memphis Chicks 1 game, New Orleans Pelicans 0 - One-game playoff for fourth place.
Finals - Memphis Chicks 4 games, Mobile Bears 2
The Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 81 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the SA.
The Chicks plated 757 runs and yielded 736 runs. Dixie Upright led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .318. Frank Biscan topped Memphis with 17 wins and a team-best 3.2 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Mickey Rutner, Don Nicholas, Bill Higdon, Al Kozar, Tommy Fine, Bud Thomas, Ed White, Jay Porter, Sammy Meeks, Woody Rich, Dixie Upright, Tom Hurd, Frank Biscan, Dixie Howell, Jim Suchecki, Ross Grimsley and Ed McGhee were all players from the 1952 Memphis Chicks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Luke Appling served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Biscan | L | L | March 13, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Tom Breisinger | S | L | October 22, 1927 | 5'9" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Dick Briskey | R | R | October 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Yakima, WA US |
| Ellis Daugherty | L | 6'2" | 220 | |||
| Harry Donabedian | R | January 9, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Tommy Fine | S | R | October 10, 1914 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Floyd Fogg | R | May 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Ned Folmar | R | R | December 14, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | Goshen, AL US |
| Donald Griffin | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Ross Grimsley | L | L | June 4, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Americus, KS US |
| Pete Hernandez | R | R | July 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | Hayward, CA US |
| Bill Higdon | L | R | April 27, 1924 | 6'1" | 193 | Camp Hill, AL US |
| Dixie Howell | L | R | January 7, 1920 | 6'2" | 210 | Harold, KY US |
| Tom Hurd | R | R | May 27, 1924 | 5'9" | 155 | Danville, VA US |
| Al Jacinto | R | R | June 30, 1924 | 5'5" | 148 | Clarksburg, CA US |
| Al Kozar | R | R | July 5, 1921 | 5'9" | 173 | McKees Rocks, PA US |
| Terry Loy | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| John Maldovan | R | R | May 17, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Ed McGhee | R | R | September 29, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | Perry, AR US |
| Sammy Meeks | R | R | April 23, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | Anderson, SC US |
| Don Nicholas | L | R | October 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 150 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Russell Oppliger | R | R | August 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Floyd Penfold | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
| Don Pinciotti | R | October 25, 1922 | 6'0" | 203 | ||
| Ron Ploetz | R | L | March 6, 1930 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Jay Porter | R | R | January 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | Shawnee, OK US |
| Woody Rich | L | R | March 9, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Morganton, NC US |
| Donald Robertson | R | R | December 24, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
| Ralph Rowe | L | R | July 14, 1924 | 5'6" | 160 | Newberry, SC US |
| Mickey Rutner | R | R | March 18, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Hempstead, NY US |
| Bob Snyder | R | R | October 6, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | , WA US |
| Jim Suchecki | R | R | August 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bud Thomas | R | R | March 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Sedalia, MO US |
| Terry Thomas | S | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Dixie Upright | L | L | May 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Ed White | R | R | April 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Anniston, AL 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.
