1952 Minneapolis Millers Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bill Barnacle | R | R | September 9, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | Lisle, IL US |
Ray Berns | L | June 7, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Marv Blaylock | L | L | September 30, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | Fort Smith, AR US |
Roger Bowman | R | L | August 18, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Amsterdam, NY US |
Roy Broome | R | R | February 17, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Norwood, NC US |
Pete Burnside | R | L | July 2, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Evanston, IL US |
Al Corwin | R | R | December 3, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | Newburgh, NY US |
Dom Dallessandro | L | L | October 3, 1913 | 5'6" | 168 | Reading, PA US |
Ray Dandridge | R | R | August 31, 1913 | 5'7" | 170 | Richmond, VA US |
Chuck Diering | R | R | February 5, 1923 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
Jake Early | L | R | May 19, 1915 | 5'11" | 168 | Kings Mountain, NC US |
Norman Fox | R | R | March 8, 1928 | 6'3" | 165 | |
Billy Gardner | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT US |
Fred Gerken | S | April 20, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Jack Harshman | L | L | July 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 178 | San Diego, CA US |
Clint Hartung | R | R | August 10, 1922 | 6'5" | 210 | Hondo, TX US |
George Heller | L | L | July 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Honesdale, PA US |
Bill Howerton | L | R | December 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Lompoc, CA US |
Ray Katt | R | R | May 9, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | New Braunfels, TX US |
Alex Konikowski | R | R | June 8, 1928 | 6'1" | 187 | Throop, PA US |
Bob Lennon | L | L | September 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Dick Libby | L | L | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Bridgton, ME US |
Harry Nicholas | R | R | September 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Valley Stream, NY US |
Hugh Oser | R | R | October 22, 1928 | 6'4" | 158 | |
Mario Picone | R | R | July 5, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Ron Samford | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 5'11" | 156 | Dallas, TX US |
Jake Schmitt | L | L | November 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 173 | Norwalk, CT US |
Daryl Spencer | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | Wichita, KS US |
Andy Tomasic | R | R | December 10, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Hokendauqua, PA US |
Dick Wakefield | L | R | May 6, 1921 | 6'4" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
Adrián Zabala | L | L | August 26, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | San 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.