1952 Tijuana Colts Roster
Team Record: 80-56
Finished 1st in the SIL
Manager: Fern Paredes (80-56)
Location: Tijuana, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Puerto Blanco
Attendance: 45,000, Avg. 662
The Tijuana Colts of the Southwest International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 80 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the SIL.
The Colts conceded 688 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Tijuana plated 898 runs. Pete Hughes led batters with significant playing time with a .366 average. Joe Orrell topped the squad with 21 wins, while Jose Rayle added 15 or more wins, too Joe Orrell recorded a 2.01 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Walter McCoy and Joe Orrell both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Fern Paredes served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Alcaraz | L | L | October 26, 1920 | 192 | Empalme, Sonora MX | |
| Herón Anota | R | January 21, 1923 | Reforma, Oaxaca MX | |||
| Segundo Crespo | ||||||
| Jose Delfin | ||||||
| Eduardo Gastelum | ||||||
| Jose Herrera | R | 5'10" | 182 | |||
| Francisco Higuera | R | R | 5'8" | 175 | , MX | |
| Pete Hughes | L | L | April 16, 1915 | 5'11" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jose Ibarra | R | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Spiros Lekanidis | ||||||
| Ramon Martinez | ||||||
| Norm Mathews | R | R | April 12, 1933 | 6'0" | 165 | Hollister, CA US |
| Walter McCoy | R | R | February 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 172 | Leavenworth, KS US |
| Joe Orrell | R | R | March 6, 1917 | 6'4" | 210 | National City, CA US |
| Fern Paredes | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Duane Peters | ||||||
| Jose Rayle | R | R | July 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | Tijuana, Baja California MX |
| Eduardo Reyes | ||||||
| Henry Savin | R | February 27, 1924 | 5'11" | 178 | , CA US | |
| Romualdo Urias | R | 5'11" | 172 | |||
| Ray Zonta | S | R | 5'11" | 169 | , MX |
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.
