1952 Sioux City Soos Roster
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: Ray Mueller (83-71)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 103,004, Avg. 1,338
Playoffs - Denver Bears 3 games, Sioux City Soos 1
The Sioux City Soos of the Western League ended the 1952 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the WL.
The Soos tallied 779 runs and surrendered 694 runs. Amado Ibanez and Ernest Yelen topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .309. Bob Giddings paced Sioux City with 19 wins, while Mario Picone, too added 15 or more wins, too James Singleton registered a 2.73 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1952 Sioux City Soos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Rudy Hernández, Eddie Bressoud, Ray Mueller, Mario Picone and Gail Harris.
Ray Mueller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Berns | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Eddie Bressoud | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Irving Burton | R | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Domenick Commisso | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Bob Easterbrook | L | October 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| George Erath | R | R | July 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Don Fracchia | R | R | February 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 193 | Richmond, CA US |
| Salvatore Fucile | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Bob Giddings | L | R | December 23, 1926 | 6'1" | 150 | Pontiac, MI US |
| Klon Greene | R | R | October 26, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Robert Hallman | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Gail Harris | L | L | October 15, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | Abingdon, VA US |
| Rudy Hernández | R | R | December 10, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Amado Ibanez | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Raymond Johnson | R | July 17, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Vincent LaSala | R | April 10, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bob Lee | L | January 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Raul Lopez | L | L | April 15, 1923 | 5'11" | 154 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Bob Ludwig | R | July 22, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Lloyd Lundeen | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William McMillan | L | 5'11" | 184 | |||
| Richard Messner | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Ray Mueller | R | R | March 8, 1912 | 5'9" | 175 | Pittsburg, KS US |
| Roy Pardue | R | R | February 1, 1932 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Mario Picone | R | R | July 5, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| James Singleton | R | L | July 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| John Uber | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Ernest Yelen | R | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
