1952 Tifton Blue Sox Roster
Team Record: 78-61
Finished 4th in the GGL
Manager: Charles George (0-0), Edmond Dickerman (0-0), Parnell Ruark (0-0)
Location: Tifton, Georgia
Ballpark: Eve Park
Attendance: 37,805, Avg. 544
Playoffs - Tifton Blue Sox 4 games, Valdosta Dodgers 0
Finals - Albany Cardinals 4 games, Tifton Blue Sox 0
The Tifton Blue Sox of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1952 season with a record of 78 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the GGL.
The Blue Sox conceded 507 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Tifton tallied 589 runs. Edmond Dickerman paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .280. Joseph Johnson topped the team with 19 wins, while Brad Clapham and Tony Sarmiento added 15 or more wins, too Tony Sarmiento registered a 1.26 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Charles George played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Tifton Blue Sox to do so.
Charles George, Edmond Dickerman and Parnell Ruark served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Carlesi | ||||||
| Emil Carter | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Jim Cater | L | L | July 31, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | Pickens, SC US |
| Edward Celardo | R | 5'11" | 173 | |||
| Brad Clapham | S | L | August 19, 1933 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Franklin Cooper | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Vinny DeIeso | ||||||
| Edmond Dickerman | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| James Dodgin | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Charles George | R | R | December 25, 1912 | 6'2" | 200 | Waycross, GA US |
| William Gibbons | ||||||
| Richard Griffith | ||||||
| Dean Harper | ||||||
| Joseph Johnson | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Willard Jones | ||||||
| Tony Pfeifer | S | R | December 1, 1931 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Joseph Powell | ||||||
| Michael Rauseo | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Donald Robinson | R | August 21, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Akron, OH US | |
| Parnell Ruark | R | R | August 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Tony Sarmiento | R | R | 5'10" | 165 |
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.
