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1952
Little League Champs - Kiwanis Club
Members of the
1952 Kiwanis Club team were: James Metz, Robert Walton, Ronald Schad,
Ronald Ausman, Hal Jenkins, Gary Pittinger, Gordon Chraska, Dennis
Mangan, Thomas Powers, Ray Auen, Robert Means, Byrne Doyle, Barton
Christner, Regis Giel, Richard Mezyk and Manager Henry
Hofbauer.
Click on image
for a larger picture.
* Photo reprinted
from the Brookline Journal *
1952
Little League Parade
The
inaugural Brookline Little League parade was held on the
evening of May 27, 1952. The parade began at Pioneer Avenue
and flowed along Brookline Boulevard to the new Community
Center field. It was a big day for the community of Brookline,
the Brookline Business Men's Association and all the young
ballplayers who would soon be playing Little League baseball
for the first time. The parade was followed by the opening game
of the 1952 season. Allegheny County Commissioner
John J. Kane was on hand to throw out the ceremonial first
pitch.
The officers of the
Brookline Business Men's Association Little League (l-r):
Jack Ashworth,
John Pascarosa, Morris Grumet, Cliff Waterson, Eugene Means
and Dave Frick.
The managers and coaches
of the four BBMA Little League teams. Front (l-r): Charles
Valentine,
Mike O'Neill, Ed Mathias and Henry Hofbauer. Back (l-r): Dutch Wertz,
Dave Mangan, Bud Auen, Tony Kosinsky and Joe Power.
1952 umpires: Nick Roth,
Don Campbell, Dave Frick and Jack McCaughan.
The original group of
Brookline Little Leaguers, lined up on the
hillside at the Community Center Field.
Individual
League Leaders |
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Batting (Top 25 - Min 25 AB) |
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Pitching |
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Raymond Auen
Richard Wyse
Cliff Watterson
Dan Kanell
James Nagy
Edward Schreiber
Barton Christner
William Keller
James Klingensmith
James Lowen
Charles Mathias
Richard Mezyk
Jack Lammert
Donald Hurley
Byrne Doyle
David Johns
Richard DeRenzo
Robert Wertz
Gerald Doyle
James Metz
Gerald Armento
Jack Land
Wesley Flynn
Dennis Mangan
Paul Tokey |
53-22, .415
46-19, .413
47-19, .405
44-17, .387
44-17, .387
29-11, .380
48-15, .314
56-17, .305
44-13, .297
49-14, .287
50-14, .280
55-16, .269
41-10, .245
43-10, .233
49-11, .225
51-11, .216
28-6, .214
46-9, .196
44-8, .182
50-9, .180
40-7, .175
40-7, .175
52-9, .173
48-8, .167
47-7, .149 |
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Russell Bell
William Keller
Ray Auen
Dennis Mangan
James Nagy
Cliff Watterson
Richard Mezyk
Jack Lang
Jack Lammert
Dan Kanell
Paul Tokey
Robert Wertz
Donald Hurley
William Barker
John Morgan |
2-0
1-0
1-0
8-3
7-4
6-5
3-3
2-2
4-5
1-2
1-3
0-1
0-1
0-3
0-3 |
Notes - League
MVP, James Nagy; Best Sportsman, Jack Lammert; Batting Champion, Raymond
"Buddy" Auen.
Additional Note:
Hale Jenkins, despite going 0-for-29 at the plate, walked 25 times,
giving him a more than respectable .463 On-Base-Average.
For more
information on the 1952 inaugural
Brookline Little League season, Click Here.
1952
All-Star Results
Roster Unavailable.
Inter-Sectional Games: July 4 -
Brookline over Bethel Park, 5-4; July 6 - Brookline over Pleasant Hills,
11-1; July 7 - Duquesne over Brookline, 5-3.
District Playoffs: July 15 -
Brookline over Carrick, 3-2; Brentwood eliminated Brookline,
8-2.
 
Photos from Moore Park on 7/4/52,
showing Jim Nagy warming up before the game. Brookline beat Bethel Park,
5-4,
in this first Inter-Sectional game. The game was followed by the annual
July 4th fireworks celebration.
Below are a couple photos of the district playoff game at Brentwood stadium.
Brookline lost, 8-2.
 
* Material
reprinted from Brookline Journals dated July/August/October, 1952 - Photos
provided by Ray Nagy * |
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