1952 Terre Haute Phillies Roster
Team Record: 75-49
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Skeeter Newsome (75-49)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 63,267, Avg. 1,020
Playoffs - Terre Haute Phillies 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 0
Finals - Terre Haute Phillies 3 games, Evansville Braves 1
The Terre Haute Phillies of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1952 season with a record of 75 wins and 49 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
The Phillies led the league with just 500 runs allowed. Terre Haute scored 634 runs. Joseph Podoley paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .283 average. Herbert Agase topped the team with 16 wins, while James Brown recorded a 2.7 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1952 Terre Haute Phillies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Stan Palys, Skeeter Newsome and Thornton Kipper.
Skeeter Newsome served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Agase | L | L | January 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jack Anderson | L | R | November 3, 1930 | 6'3" | 190 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| James Anderson | L | R | January 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| James Brown | R | L | April 21, 1932 | 5'10" | 188 | Greenville, IL US |
| Thomas Casey | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Gerald Claycomb | R | February 27, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Gus Colagerakis | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Wally Habel | R | August 24, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| James Herlihy | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Thornton Kipper | R | R | September 27, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | Bagley, WI US |
| Anthony Kret | R | September 22, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Donald Marshall | R | 5'8" | 169 | |||
| Robert Nemes | R | R | March 28, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Skeeter Newsome | R | R | October 18, 1910 | 5'9" | 155 | Phenix City, AL US |
| Stan Palys | R | R | May 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Blakely, PA US |
| Rudolph Paparella | L | L | 6'3" | 201 | ||
| Joseph Podoley | L | R | March 28, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Dan Ramer | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'3" | 185 | Falmouth, VA US |
| Charlie Saverine | R | March 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 202 | ||
| John Walz | R | R | June 14, 1930 | 6'3" | 210 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Dan Watson | R | January 26, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Edward Zinker | R | R | 6'4" | 197 |
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.
