1952 Montgomery Grays Roster
Team Record: 86-68
Finished 3rd in the SAL
Manager: Charlie Metro (86-68)
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Ballpark: Paterson Field
Attendance: 85,152, Avg. 1,106
Playoffs - Montgomery Grays 3 games, Columbus Cardinals 2
Finals - Montgomery Grays 4 games, Macon Peaches 2
The Montgomery Grays of the South Atlantic League ended the 1952 season with a record of 86 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the SAL.
The Grays scored 761 runs and surrendered 643 runs. Pierce McWhorter accounted for 37 RBI. Leonard Morrison paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .308. Norm Brown topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.63 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Grady Wilson, Norm Brown, Kirby Higbe, Ed Sadowski, Charlie Metro, Lou Lombardo, Ángel Fleitas and John Hall were all players from the 1952 Montgomery Grays who played in the Majors during their careers.
Charlie Metro served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Bachmann | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Joseph Boehmer | ||||||
| Norm Brown | S | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
| Spencer Davis | L | L | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Ángel Fleitas | R | R | November 10, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Abreus, CU |
| Dick Greco | R | R | July 2, 1925 | 6'3" | 220 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Dick Haack | R | R | May 31, 1922 | 6'2" | 200 | Hammond, IN US |
| James Halkard | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| John Hall | R | R | January 9, 1924 | 6'2" | 170 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Kirby Higbe | R | R | April 8, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | Columbia, SC US |
| Roger Higgins | R | R | March 19, 1927 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Billy Johnson | R | R | November 29, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Stan Karpinski | R | R | May 19, 1922 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Tommy Litchford | L | L | March 6, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Lou Lombardo | L | L | November 18, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | Carlstadt, NJ US |
| William McDowell | L | March 18, 1921 | 5'9" | 172 | Okolona, MS US | |
| John McPherson | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Pierce McWhorter | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Charlie Metro | R | R | April 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 178 | Nanty Glo, PA US |
| John Minarcin | R | July 24, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | North Vandergrift, PA US | |
| Leonard Morrison | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Charles Nease | L | 6'0" | 183 | |||
| James Ollis | R | January 24, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ed Sadowski | R | R | January 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Charles Samaklis | L | R | February 13, 1919 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Jack Scott | R | R | November 21, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Great Falls, MT US |
| Chris Sidaris | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Rube Stohs | R | L | September 5, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Grady Wilson | R | R | November 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, GA 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.
