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Raymond Otis Boone was an American professional baseball infielder and scout who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Primarily a third baseman and shortstop,he was a two-time American League All-Star,and led his league in runs batted in with 116 in 1955. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 172 pounds (78 kg).
Ronald Lavern Hansen is an American former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1958–1962),Chicago White Sox,Washington Senators (1968),New York Yankees (1970–1971) and Kansas City Royals (1972). He batted and threw right-handed. In a 15-season career,Hansen was a .234 hitter with 106 home runs and 501 RBI in 1384 games.
Constantine Gregory "Gus" Niarhos was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox (1950–51),Boston Red Sox (1952–53) and Philadelphia Phillies (1954–55). Niarhos batted and threw right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
Joseph Paul DeMaestri,nicknamed "Froggy",was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1951),St. Louis Browns (1952),Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1953–59) and New York Yankees (1960–61). Born in San Francisco,he batted and threw right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Lynford Horbart Lary,nicknamed "Broadway",was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees,Boston Red Sox,Washington Senators,St. Louis Browns,Cleveland Indians,Brooklyn Dodgers,and St. Louis Cardinals.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1952 throughout the world.
Norman Leroy Siebern was an American professional baseball player and scout. He appeared in 1,406 games over a 12-year career in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder for the New York Yankees,Kansas City Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,California Angels,San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox between 1956 and 1968. A two-time World Series champion and four-time American League All-Star,his best season came in 1962 with the Athletics when he hit 25 home runs,with 117 runs batted in and a .308 batting average. He might be most remembered,however,as being one of the players the Yankees traded for Roger Maris on December 11,1959.
Jerry Dean Lumpe was an American professional baseball player and coach. He had a 12-season career in Major League Baseball,primarily as a second baseman,for the New York Yankees (1956–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1959–1963) and Detroit Tigers (1964–1967),played in two World Series,and was selected to the 1964 American League All-Star team. Named for National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome "Dizzy" Dean,Lumpe was born in Lincoln,Missouri. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
James Henry Delsing was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who is most remembered for having been the pinch runner for 3 ft 7 in (1.09 m)-tall Eddie Gaedel on August 19,1951. He also was the centerfielder replaced by Hall of Famer Al Kaline in Kaline's major league debut on June 25,1953. During his career,which spanned 822 games over 10 seasons,Delsing played for the Chicago White Sox,New York Yankees,St. Louis Browns,Detroit Tigers,and Kansas City Athletics.
Herbert Eugene Plews was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He played four years in the majors,from 1956 to 1959 with the Washington Senators and in 1959 for the Boston Red Sox. In the minor leagues he played for Kansas City,Binghamton,Norfolk,and Denver before reaching the majors in 1956,and Toronto,Birmingham,Hawaii,Tacoma,and Arkansas after his major league career ended. During his playing career he served in the military from 1951 to 1952,during the Korean War. Plews batted left-handed and threw right-handed;he was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg).
Clinton Dawson Courtney,nicknamed "Scrap Iron",was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1951),St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,Chicago White Sox (1955),Washington Senators (1955–1959) and Kansas City Athletics (1961). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Milton Joseph Bolling was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1952 through 1958 for the Boston Red Sox (1952–1957),Washington Senators (1957) and Detroit Tigers (1958). Bolling batted and threw right-handed. He was the older brother of Frank Bolling.
Forest Glenn Wright was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball from 1924 through 1935 for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers,and Chicago White Sox.
Gerald Edward Priddy was an American professional baseball player and a second baseman in Major League Baseball for 11 years. He played for the New York Yankees (1941–1942),Washington Senators,St. Louis Browns (1948–1949),and Detroit Tigers (1950–1953).
The 1952 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 52nd season in the major leagues,and its 53rd season overall. They finished with a record of 81–73,good enough for third place in the American League,14 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
Earl Wellington Rapp was an American professional baseball outfielder and scout. In Major League Baseball,he played in 1949 and from 1951 to 1952 for the Detroit Tigers,Chicago White Sox,New York Giants,St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators. Born in Corunna,Michigan,but raised in Swedesboro,New Jersey,he batted left-handed,threw right-handed,stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Alfred James Robertson was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played in 69 games for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1954–1955).
Robert George Wiesler was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and Washington Senators in parts of five seasons spanning 1951–1958. Listed at 6' 3",188 lb.,he was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed.
Robert Rudolph Marquis was an American professional baseball player and outfielder whose eight-year career (1947–1954) included a stint with the Cincinnati Redlegs of Major League Baseball in its 1953 season. A native of Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,Marquis batted and threw left-handed. He stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Keith Marshall "Kite" Thomas was an American professional baseball outfielder during the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in 137 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics (1952–53) and Washington Senators (1953). The native of Kansas City,Kansas,threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
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- ↑ [Southeast Missouri State University The Baseball Cube]
- ↑ Baseball Reference