1952 Marion Marauders
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| 1952 Marion Marauders | |
| League: | Western Carolina League |
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The Marion Marauders were a Class D minor league baseball team based in Marion, North Carolina. The 1952 Marauders compiled a record of 60-50 in the six-team Western Carolina League and finished the season in third place, 11 1/2 games behind the first place Lincolnton Cardinals. Marion was swept in the first round of the playoffs by Lincolnton.[1]
The Marauders were an independent team, as were most lower-level minor league teams in 1952, and had no working agreement with a major league team. Only one player on the roster was under contract to a major league team: 18-year-old Frank Callihan, a pitcher who was signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Browns and assigned to Marion.
The team played its home games at Marion High School Field.
An official team picture was published on page 5 of the September 1, 1952 edition of the McDowell News. Players pictured are: Bill Smith, Fred Parnell, Al Havelka, Bobby Davis, Bruce Erickson, Bill Collins, Joe Hornacek, Fred Biangardi, Junior Begemann, Frank Robinson (manager), Lawson Brown, Boger McGimsey, Eugene Black, Frank Callihan, Mike Dillon, and Jack Falls. Also pictured is Gerald Lewis, the batboy.
Second baseman Bob Davis was voted by fans as Marion's Most Popular Player. Davis and pitcher Junior Begemann, first baseman Bill Smith, and outfielder Jack Falls were selected by league sports writers, broadcasters, and managers to the league All-Star Team.[2]
The president of the Marion baseball club was J. F. Snipes, and the business manager was J. C. Rabb.[3]
NOTE: The 1952 season record for the Marion Marauders shown here was 60-50 based upon the article published at season end in the McDowell News.[4] Baseball-reference.com lists the season record as 58-50. Since the McDowell News has write-ups for every regular season game and complete box scores for many, it seems reasonable to accept the standings as published in the newspaper at the time.
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Marion Begins Playoffs at Lincolnton Tonight". The McDowell News, 1952-September-01.
- ↑ "4 Marauders Named on All-Star Team". The McDowell News, 1952-July-10.
- ↑ "4 Marauders Named on All-Star Team". The McDowell News, 1952-July-10.
- ↑ "4 Marion Begins Playoffs at Lincolnton Tonight". The McDowell News, 1952-September-01.
