1952 Tulsa Oilers Roster
Team Record: 78-83
Finished 6th in the TL
Manager: Joe Schultz (78-83)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 155,064, Avg. 1,926
The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League ended the 1952 season with a record of 78 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the TL.
The Oilers scored 614 runs and conceded 618 runs. Earl York topped hitters with significant playing time with a .307 average. Tommy Reis led Tulsa with 15 wins, while Johnny Vander Meer earned a 2.31 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Mickey Rutner, Dino Restelli, Don Gross, Hobie Landrith, Ed Sanicki, Tommy Reis, Bob Wellman, Leo Cristante, Rudy Rufer, Jim Kirby, Gail Henley, Johnny Temple, Niles Jordan, Kent Peterson, Johnny Vander Meer, Roy Jarvis, Hal Bamberger and Alex Grammas were all players from the 1952 Tulsa Oilers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Schultz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Bamberger | L | R | October 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 173 | Lebanon, PA US |
| Norman Bell | R | R | September 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Jamestown, OH US |
| John Brechin | R | R | September 5, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Frank Brown | S | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Jack Cerin | R | January 10, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Leo Cristante | R | R | December 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bob Curley | R | R | September 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Covington, KY US |
| Chuck Eisenmann | L | R | October 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 186 | Hawthorne, WI US |
| Charlie Fontana | L | September 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 208 | ||
| Leon Foulk | L | R | February 14, 1926 | 6'2" | 188 | Williamsport, PA US |
| Alex Grammas | R | R | April 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Don Gross | L | L | June 30, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Weidman, MI US |
| Gail Henley | L | R | October 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 180 | Wichita, KS US |
| Roy Jarvis | R | R | June 7, 1926 | 5'9" | 160 | Shawnee, OK US |
| Everett Johnson | R | October 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Onalaska, WI US | |
| Niles Jordan | L | L | December 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Lyman, WA US |
| Jim Kirby | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Hobie Landrith | L | R | March 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Decatur, IL US |
| Kenneth Mapes | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| George McPhail | R | R | November 19, 1925 | 5'9" | 160 | Wilmington, DE US |
| James Petersen | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Kent Peterson | R | L | December 21, 1925 | 5'10" | 170 | Goshen, UT US |
| Tommy Reis | R | R | August 6, 1914 | 6'2" | 180 | Newport, KY US |
| Dino Restelli | R | R | September 23, 1924 | 6'1" | 191 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Fletcher Robbe | L | R | March 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Rudy Rufer | R | R | October 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Ridgewood, NY US |
| Mickey Rutner | R | R | March 18, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Hempstead, NY US |
| Ed Sanicki | R | R | July 7, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | Wallington, NJ US |
| Johnny Temple | R | R | August 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Lexington, NC US |
| Hal Treinen | R | R | February 19, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Johnny Vander Meer | S | L | November 2, 1914 | 6'1" | 190 | Prospect Park, NJ US |
| Jack Walters | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jack Weisenburger | R | R | August 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Muskegon, MI US |
| Bob Wellman | R | R | July 15, 1925 | 6'4" | 210 | Norwood, OH US |
| Ed Williams | L | L | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Earl York | L | October 20, 1926 | 6'2" | 195 | Dallas, TX US | |
| Clarence Zieser | R | R | August 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Belle Plaine, IA 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.
