1952 San Diego Padres Roster
Team Record: 88-92
Finished 5th in the PCL
Manager: Lefty O'Doul (88-92)
Location: San Diego, California
Ballpark: Lane Field
Attendance: 290,416, Avg. 3,227
The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1952 season with a record of 88 wins and 92 losses, finishing fifth in the PCL.
The Padres scored 680 runs and allowed 721 runs. Jack Graham led San Diego with 22 home runs and drove in 88 runs. Jackie Tobin paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .287. Memo Luna topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.94 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Herb Gorman, Al Richter, Theolic Smith, Red Embree, Ben Flowers, Harley Hisner, Memo Luna, Orinthal Anderson, Les Witherspoon, Milt Smith, Johnny Davis, Whitey Wietelmann, Jack Graham, Bill Henry, Lou Stringer, Jack Salveson, Lou Klein, Al Benton, Hank Workman, Tom Alston, Moe Franklin, Lonnie Summers, Jackie Tobin, Len Okrie, Dain Clay, Thurman Tucker, Bob Malloy and Buddy Peterson were all players from the 1952 San Diego Padres who played in the Majors during their careers.
Lefty O'Doul served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Alston | L | R | January 31, 1926 | 6'5" | 210 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Orinthal Anderson | L | R | November 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Al Benton | R | R | March 18, 1911 | 6'4" | 215 | Noble, OK US |
| Keith Bowman | R | R | September 24, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | Stapleton, NE US |
| Dain Clay | R | R | July 10, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Hicksville, OH US |
| Johnny Davis | R | R | February 6, 1917 | 6'2" | 217 | Ashland, VA US |
| Sal DeGeorge | R | R | December 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 180 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Art Dollaghan | R | R | October 4, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Denver, CO US |
| Red Embree | R | R | August 30, 1917 | 6'0" | 165 | El Monte, CA US |
| Dick Faber | L | L | July 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Guy Fletcher | R | R | August 23, 1910 | 6'0" | 190 | East Bend, NC US |
| Ben Flowers | R | R | June 15, 1927 | 6'4" | 195 | Wilson, NC US |
| Moe Franklin | R | R | April 1, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Herb Gorman | L | L | December 19, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jack Graham | L | L | December 24, 1916 | 6'2" | 200 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Bill Henry | L | L | October 15, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | Alice, TX US |
| Harley Hisner | R | R | November 6, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Maples, IN US |
| Gene Jacobs | L | February 22, 1931 | 6'0" | Flint, MI US | ||
| Billy Kerr | R | R | March 4, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Lou Klein | R | R | October 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 167 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Memo Luna | L | L | June 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Bob Malloy | R | R | May 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Canonsburg, PA US |
| Len Okrie | R | R | July 16, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Al Olsen | L | L | March 30, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Ray Perry | R | R | December 23, 1919 | 5'7" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Buddy Peterson | R | R | April 23, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
| Al Richter | R | R | February 7, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Jack Salveson | R | R | January 5, 1914 | 6'0" | 180 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Bob Schulte | R | L | October 26, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Milt Smith | R | R | March 27, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | Columbus, GA US |
| Theolic Smith | S | R | May 19, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Wabbesika, AR US |
| Harvey Storey | R | August 21, 1916 | 5'10" | 187 | Gaston, OR US | |
| Lou Stringer | R | R | May 13, 1917 | 5'11" | 173 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Lonnie Summers | R | R | August 2, 1915 | 6'0" | 210 | Davis, OK US |
| Jackie Tobin | L | R | January 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Thurman Tucker | L | R | September 26, 1917 | 5'10" | 165 | Gordon, TX US |
| William Waxman | April 24, 1932 | San Francisco, CA US | ||||
| Whitey Wietelmann | S | R | March 15, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Les Witherspoon | S | R | June 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Hank Workman | L | R | February 5, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA 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.
