1952 Superior Blues Roster
Team Record: 81-42
Finished 1st in the NL
Manager: Wally Millies (81-42)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Superior, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Superior Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 65,282, Avg. 1,061
Playoffs - Superior Blues 2 games, Eau Claire Bears 1
Finals - Superior Blues 3 games, Sioux Falls Canaries 0
The Superior Blues of the Northern League ended the 1952 season with a record of 81 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Blues conceded 488 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Superior tallied 669 runs. Jose Bustamante paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .313. Alfredo Ibanez topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 2.26 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1952 Superior Blues who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Cash, Gene Collins and Gideon Applegate.
Wally Millies served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Alsop | L | L | January 10, 1929 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Dick Anderson | L | September 26, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Duluth, MN US | |
| Gideon Applegate | R | R | December 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ray Baer | R | R | October 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Bob Bennett | R | July 25, 1930 | 6'2" | 205 | Cicero, IL US | |
| Gerald Boldt | ||||||
| Bruno Botti | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Thomas Brophy | L | June 5, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jose Bustamante | R | November 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Bill Cash | R | R | February 21, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Round Oak, GA US |
| Gene Collins | L | L | January 7, 1925 | 5'8" | 168 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Billy Joe Forrest | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 169 | Fulton, KY US | |
| Alfredo Ibanez | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gibson McGlothlin | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Guido Pelosi | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 182 | Cudahy, WI US |
| Dan Phalen | R | R | 6'6" | 195 | ||
| Jim Rentschler | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Thomas Riach | May 15, 1929 | Faribault, MN US | ||||
| Bob Simpson | R | R | February 12, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Harold Wallace | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Charlie Walsh | R | September 9, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Charles Wiles | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Walter Yowell | R | R | January 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Etlan, VA 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.
