1952 Minneapolis Millers Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Chick Genovese (79-75)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ballpark: Nicollet Park
Attendance: 120,185, Avg. 1,561
1952 Minneapolis Millers Statistics

Playoffs - Kansas City Blues 4 games, Minneapolis Millers 1

The Minneapolis Millers of the American Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.

The Millers scored 811 runs and allowed 751 runs. Daryl Spencer and Clint Hartung led Minneapolis with 27 home runs apiece., while Roy Broome, Bill Howerton, Ray Katt and Marv Blaylock each walloped 15 or more, too. Roy Broome drove in 99 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .305 clip. Adrián Zabala paced the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.98 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1952 Minneapolis Millers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Billy Gardner, Alex Konikowski, Jake Early, Dick Wakefield, Mario Picone, Bill Howerton, Ray Katt, Jack Harshman, Ron Samford, Pete Burnside, Andy Tomasic, Ray Dandridge, Daryl Spencer, Clint Hartung, Marv Blaylock, Adrián Zabala, Dom Dallessandro, Bob Lennon, Al Corwin, Roger Bowman and Chuck Diering.

Chick Genovese served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill BarnacleRRSeptember 9, 19185'8"165Lisle, IL US
Ray BernsLJune 7, 19275'11"175
Marv BlaylockLLSeptember 30, 19296'1"175Fort Smith, AR US
Roger BowmanRLAugust 18, 19276'0"175Amsterdam, NY US
Roy BroomeRRFebruary 17, 19215'11"160Norwood, NC US
Pete BurnsideRLJuly 2, 19306'2"180Evanston, IL US
Al CorwinRRDecember 3, 19266'1"170Newburgh, NY US
Dom DallessandroLLOctober 3, 19135'6"168Reading, PA US
Ray DandridgeRRAugust 31, 19135'7"170Richmond, VA US
Chuck DieringRRFebruary 5, 19235'10"165St. Louis, MO US
Jake EarlyLRMay 19, 19155'11"168Kings Mountain, NC US
Norman FoxRRMarch 8, 19286'3"165
Billy GardnerRRJuly 19, 19276'0"170Waterford, CT US
Fred GerkenSApril 20, 19216'0"185
Jack HarshmanLLJuly 12, 19276'2"178San Diego, CA US
Clint HartungRRAugust 10, 19226'5"210Hondo, TX US
George HellerLLJuly 27, 19276'0"180Honesdale, PA US
Bill HowertonLRDecember 12, 19215'11"185Lompoc, CA US
Ray KattRRMay 9, 19276'2"190New Braunfels, TX US
Alex KonikowskiRRJune 8, 19286'1"187Throop, PA US
Bob LennonLLSeptember 15, 19286'0"200Brooklyn, NY US
Dick LibbyLLMay 4, 19256'1"188Bridgton, ME US
Harry NicholasRRSeptember 28, 19296'2"180Valley Stream, NY US
Hugh OserRROctober 22, 19286'4"158
Mario PiconeRRJuly 5, 19265'11"180Brooklyn, NY US
Ron SamfordRRFebruary 28, 19305'11"156Dallas, TX US
Jake SchmittLLNovember 3, 19256'1"173Norwalk, CT US
Daryl SpencerRRJuly 13, 19286'2"185Wichita, KS US
Andy TomasicRRDecember 10, 19176'0"175Hokendauqua, PA US
Dick WakefieldLRMay 6, 19216'4"210Chicago, IL US
Adrián ZabalaLLAugust 26, 19165'11"165San Antonio de los Banos, CU

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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