1952 West Palm Beach Indians Roster
Team Record: 68-85
Finished 6th in the FIL
Manager: Billy Holm (0-0), Bubba Harris (0-0)
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Connie Mack Field
Attendance: 60,725, Avg. 794
The West Palm Beach Indians of the Florida International League ended the 1952 season with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the FIL.
The Indians plated 556 runs and surrendered 554 runs. Gordon Bragg led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .279 average. Fred Luciano topped West Palm Beach with 14 wins, while Bubba Harris recorded a 2.04 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1952 West Palm Beach Indians who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Billy Holm, Bubba Harris, Garland Lawing and Pep Rambert.
Billy Holm and Bubba Harris served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barbato | R | January 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Gene Belcher | May 6, 1932 | |||||
| Gordon Bragg | L | R | October 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Sam Brewer | R | R | April 17, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Harold Clendenin | R | R | July 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| John Fox | R | 6'4" | 195 | |||
| William Franks | R | R | March 17, 1924 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Charlie Glunt | R | R | July 4, 1919 | 5'9" | 160 | Toledo, OH US |
| Bubba Harris | R | R | February 15, 1926 | 6'4" | 204 | Sulligent, AL US |
| Raymond Hegstrom | S | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Billy Holm | R | R | July 21, 1912 | 5'10" | 168 | Chicago, IL US |
| Denis Jent | L | L | January 17, 1930 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Henry Kane | L | 6'2" | 202 | |||
| Ray Krupa | L | 6'4" | 200 | |||
| Garland Lawing | R | R | August 29, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Fred Luciano | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, CT US | |
| James Magnatta | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| George Menard | L | September 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Gus Montalbano | R | July 11, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | Bronx, NY US | |
| Alex Patterson | R | R | June 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Anthony Pirrello | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Ray Posipanka | R | March 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 188 | Cleveland, OH US | |
| Pep Rambert | R | R | August 1, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| George Sopko | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| George Spears | R | October 1, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Frank Sulkowski | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Rudy Tanner | R | February 11, 1927 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Rolando Viadero | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Mike Vukmire | R | January 2, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Chuck Weiss | L | February 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
