1952 Ponca City Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 68-58
Finished 2nd in the KOML
Manager: Boyd Bartley (68-58)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Conoco Park
Attendance: 55,726, Avg. 885
Playoffs - Ponca City Dodgers 1 game, Iola Indians 0
Finals - Miami Eagles 2 games, Ponca City Dodgers 0
The Ponca City Dodgers of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1952 season with a record of 68 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the KOML.
The Dodgers led the league with 790 runs, fueled by 72 home runs. Ponca City yielded 645 runs, fewest in the league. Don Stewart paced all regular batters by connecting at a .318 clip. Joe Ryan and Billy Cornsilk topped the team with 15 wins each, while Billy Cornsilk registered a 2.34 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Boyd Bartley played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Ponca City Dodgers to do so.
Boyd Bartley served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Bartley | R | R | February 11, 1920 | 5'8" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Lloyd Brazda | R | R | September 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Harold Burton | L | L | February 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 162 | Colfax, VA US |
| Robert Carlson | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Robert Carter | ||||||
| Lee Coonradt | ||||||
| Billy Cornsilk | R | R | January 3, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Stilwell, OK US |
| Anthony DeVelis | L | L | May 22, 1932 | 5'9" | 162 | Cranston, RI US |
| Ted Downey | November 6, 1933 | |||||
| Bobby Elkins | L | December 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 175 | Lillie, LA US | |
| John Gardner | ||||||
| Clyde Girrens | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Russell Greenbush | R | August 21, 1931 | 5'11" | 165 | Le Sueur, MN US | |
| Hertzer | ||||||
| Gene Hines | R | R | October 5, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Sarpy County, NE US |
| Charles Holliday | August 29, 1929 | |||||
| Elbert Jarvis | L | June 4, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Don Keeter | R | R | December 17, 1929 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Charles Key | L | L | August 4, 1931 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Les Machen | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Morris Mack | R | November 29, 1928 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| John McDermott | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Ray Mladovich | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Joseph Parisi | R | R | September 25, 1933 | 5'8" | 150 | Trinidad, CO US |
| Wayne Parsons | L | February 15, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Seattle, WA US | |
| James Peterson | R | R | February 5, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| William Platt | ||||||
| Kenneth Riegel | ||||||
| John Roth | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Joe Ryan | R | R | May 14, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | Verona, KY US |
| Paul Sizemore | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Tom Sleeper | R | R | August 11, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | Topeka, KS US |
| Larry Smith | ||||||
| Don Stewart | L | R | July 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Prince Albert, SK CA |
| Ronald Stuart | L | R | November 11, 1932 | 5'8" | 175 | San Rafael, CA US |
| Ralph Vold | S | R | December 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Edmonton, AB CA |
| Lyle Wiley | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Bernard Winslow | September 23, 1932 | |||||
| Sylvester Zacher | L | L | November 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Dupree, SD 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.
