1952 St. Augustine Saints Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 10-37
in the FSL
Manager: Bert Shepard (0-0), Robert Rucker (0-0), Stan Karpinski (0-0)
Location: St. Augustine, Florida
Ballpark: Francis Field
Attendance: 6,909, Avg. 294
1952 St. Augustine Saints Statistics

The St. Augustine Saints of the Florida State League ended the 1952 season with a record of 10 wins and 37 lossesGainesville and St. Augustine disbanded June 2.

The Saints plated 167 runs, worst in the circuit, and gave up 399 runs. Claude Shoemake paced batters with significant playing time with a .291 average, while Milton Ralat recorded a 3.17 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Bert Shepard played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the St. Augustine Saints to do so.

Bert Shepard, Robert Rucker and Stan Karpinski served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert Allen
Lionel Bannister
Howard BoltonRAugust 18, 19296'1"190
Albert Bowen
Merrill CarkinJuly 8, 1933North Woodstock, NH US
Alfred CashR5'11"170
Aubrey DickinsonR6'0"185
Enrique Farres
Jimmy JohnstonDecember 27, 1925
Stan KarpinskiRRMay 19, 19226'2"205
Harold Land
Oscar Martinez
John McCardellL6'0"167
Thomas O'BarrRR6'0"175
Gale Owens
Richard Pellicer
R. E. Powell
Milton RalatRRJune 18, 19245'9"156
Robert RuckerROctober 10, 19246'0"172
Bert ShepardLLJune 28, 19205'11"185Dana, IN US
Claude ShoemakeL6'3"235
Robert Soukup
Nicholas StefanoRSeptember 13, 19285'8"170
Melvin WalkerL6'1"178

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.




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