1952 Florida State Negro Baseball League

Standings with one game remaining

Team	Won	Lost	Pct.
Bradenton Nine Devils	20	2	.903
Orlando All-Stars	17	6	.739
Daytona Beach	14	8	.636
Tampa All-Stars	13	8	.613
St. Petersburg Pelicans	11	12	.478
Cocoa Brownies	9	13	.403
Clearwater Black Sox	8	16	.333
Ocala  Black Barons	0	21	.000

Bradenton Nine Devils are declared league champions

FSNBL – East/West Classic played at new Campbell Park Field, St. Pete, 9/21/52

Also played All-Star game at Plant Field, Tampa in August

O. A, Holbert – President

St. Pete Pelicans                                Joe Bryant – Owner

Bradenton Nine Devils                     Bish Christopher – Owner

Tampa All-Stars                                Mitchell Felder – Owner

David “Fats” Waitman – Promoter

Clearwater Black Sox                       Charlie Floyd – owner, Ed Robinson – scorer

Orlando All-Stars                             F. E. Crosby – Owner

Daytona Beach                                  Jim Taylor – Owner

** League founding owner Jesse Richardson from Lakeland now owns the Florida Cubans travelling nationally having won 3 tournaments in Canada

Bradenton Nine Devils

Mgr/Util Givens “Buck” Walker	OF Waymon “Honey Bread Armstead	SS James “Son” Copeland
3B Robert “Bubba” Bowden	P James “Snow” Riley	C Julie (Jewis Lee) Davis
P/1B Will “Red” Hughes	OF D. Eddie Parrimon	P Curtis Lewis
OF Elijah Barber	P/C Levi :Broke Up” Smith	2B Wilkens
P Ed Spencer	P Armond Bell	1B/3B Jasper Goff
1B/P Hugh Yancy	P Charles Brown

Orlando All-Stars

Mgr/C Charlie Pelham	P Clarence Brown	P Leroy Anderson
UT Jimmy Thonpson	P Leander “Schoolboy” Tugerson	P Pete “Mack” McPherson
3B Willie Williams	1B Buddy Hicks	OF Pryor
P Ted Lefty Richardson	SS S. Scottie	OF Edward Casmier
P E. V. Cooley	P “Speedball” Donaldson	2B Otis
P Bobby Peel	P Eldridge	IF Alexander
P Curtis Anderson	OF Hunter

Daytona Beach Red Wings

Mgr. Jim Taylor	3B Raymond Charles	1B/SS Robert W. Brown
C Millard “Popeye” Taylor	OF Charles Gary	P Sisco
P/1B Lefty Casmisky	P Lewis	OF Aikens
P Joseph Wallace	OF James Avery	P Turner
2B Lester Jackson	OF Sanders	Ut John Charles

Tampa All-Stars Mgr. David “Fats” Waitman

C Rosell Sales	OF Adam Young	P Eugene Brannon
SS Quack Brown	P Otis Gambrell	P Gibson
1B Noah Taylor	P John “Bebe” Gibbons	3B Haggie
2B Hollis Coleman	P “Big” Brantley	OF Busby
CF Bill Meeks	C McRae	C Fields
2B Mutt Brooks	OF Billy Jones	OF Alex Jones
P James “Lefty” Bell	3B Henry

St. Petersburg Pelicans

Mgr/Util Jim Oliver	Util J. D. Brown	P Jim “Mudcat” Grant
C Eddie Nixon	OF Bully Leggett	OF Richard Oliver
1B Mack “Red” Anderson	IF F. “Schoolboy” Kimble	P John “Gunbelly” Church
2B Frank Grayson	IF Walter Jones	IF H. Oliver
SS Ed Charles	2B Billy Felder	SS/OF Eddie Oliver
CF Charles McCoy	OF Fernandez Holland	OF F. Fernandez
OF Buddy Brockington	OF Willie Rackett	OF Lee Artist Burgess
P Elmore Edwards	P C. L. Sam Howard	P L. C. Monroe
OF Oscar Ingram	OF Roy “Babe” Hardin	3B Black
P Clifford Jones	C/OF F. Latson	OF Adam Young
P Jeff Hines	OF Emerson
P Jim Mudcat Grant	OF Alex Jones

Cocoa Brownies/Indians/Giants

Mgr/3B Sylvester Weaver	Owner/P John Henry Hunter	3B Joseph “Shoeless Joe” Jackson
SS Clarence Council	OF L. L. (Levi) Smith	OF Walker
OF Bobby Jenkins	1B Richard Blake	OF Davis
P Sammy White	OF Jupiter	P Hunter
C Fletcher McElroy	2B L. Loomis	P Willie Weaver
P John “Ivory” Smith	OF Lee

Clearwater Black Sox

Mgr. Joe Allen	C Leroy Hooks	P Belev
C J. “Big Catch” Caito	OF Paul	P Johnson
OF/P Red Moore	IF Brown	P Kirkland
P John Keene	P Boley	P Brooks
3B/1B J. Shaw	C Colbert	P Harris
SS J. Freeman	SS Hatchett	P Williams
OF N. King	OF Bradley	P McDuffie
CF Washington	3B L. Hobbs	C Lewis
1B/OF Lawson	OF Calvin
P/OF R. Warren	2B Robinson

Ocala Brown Bombers

Mgr Neddie Norman	C H. Goodman	SS Johnson
2B Robert L. Davis	SS Carroll	P McKnight
3B/C Robert Bryant	3B Washington	P Harris
Util/P Dan Killens	3B Stokes	P Brown
OF/P William Powell	OF Bidding	P Zowe
P Riley Lawrence	OF Florence	C James
1B/P King	P Jensen

Final 1st Half Standings

The All-Star format called for the 1st half champion to meet the All-Stars from the remainder of the league. President Holbert ordered a three game play-off to break the tie. Orlando won the first game at Orlando. The 2nd and 3rd games were scheduled as a double header at Bradenton. The Nine Devils won the 1st game in 11 innings. The 2nd game was halted due to darkness with a tied score. President Holbert declared that Orlando and Bradenton would form a combined team to play the all-stars from the other six teams.

All-Stars Bradenton-Orlando 6, Plant Field, Tampa, 8/3/52

All-Star Roster:

OF Bill Meeks Tpa	OF Charles Gary DB	OF Jones Tpa
OF Charles McCoy St P	OF Washington Clw	OF Joseph “Shoeless Joe” Jackson Coaco
IF Jim Oliver St. P	IF Frank Grayson St. P	IF Noah Taylor Tpa
IF Mutt Brooks Tpa	IF Quack Brown Tpa	IF L. Hobbs Clw
IF J. Shaw Clw	IF J. Freeman Clw	IF Lester Jackson DB
IF Raymond Charles DB	IF Clarence Council Coaco	C Millard “Popeye” Taylor DB
C Eddie Nixon St. P	C Fletcher McAvoy Co	C “Big Catch” Caito Cl
P Otis Gambrell Tpa	P Eugene Blanton Tpa	P Jeff Hines St. P
P Sammie wallace Coa	P Joe Wallace DB	P Red Moore Clw

Ocala was supposed to provide four players, there is no record of any appearing in the game.

Bradenton-Orlando Roster:

P Jim “Schoolboy” Tugerson Orl	P James “Snow” Riley Brad	P Will “Red” Hughes Brad
P Ed Spencer Brad	P Mack McPherson Orl	P Bobby Peel Orl
P Leroy Anderson Orl	P Clarence Brown Orl	2B Wilkens Brad
C Charlie Pelham Orl	C Julie Davis Brad	!B Hugh Yancy Brad
3B Robert “Bubba” Bowden Brad	SS James “Son” Copeland Brad	OF Waymon “Honey Bread Armstead Brad
3B “Buck” Walker Brad	SS S. Scottie Orl	1B Buddy Hicks Orl
IF Jimmy Thompson Orl	IF Willie Williams Orl	IF Alexander Orl
OF Elijah Barber Brad	OF Ed Parrimon Brad	OF Pryor Orl
OF Edward Casmier Or	OF Hunter Orl

Umpires: Albert Frazier, Joe Askew, Charlie Stokes, E, H, McLin

Given the success of the East-West game in St. Petersburg in ’51, another one was scheduled for ’52. St. Petersburg was also selected to host. this time as the grand opening of the new Campbell Park ball field on Sept. 21st. 20 years later (1972) the field would be named Jim Oliver Field after the St. Petersburg man that participated in every FSNBL game and mentored many young men in St. Pete youth leagues in addition to the negro league teams for more than 20 years.

East-West Classic, Campbell Park, St, Petersburg, 9/21/52

West 3 East 1 – Combined no=hitter for the West

West Roster:

3B Robert “Bubba” Bowden Brad	SS Quack Brown Tpa	Util Jim Oliver St. P
SS James “Son” Copeland Brad	CF Bill Meeks Tpa	C Eddie Nixon St. P
C Julie (Jewis Lee) Davis Brad	1B Noah Taylor Tpa	CF Charles McCoy StP
OF D. Eddie Parrimon Brad	2B Hollis Coleman Tpa	2B Frank Grayson St. P
P James “Snow” Riley Brad	P Otis Gambrell Tpa	P Elmore Edwards St. P
B Will “Red” Hughes Brad	P Red Moore Clw	P Jeff Hines St. P
3B/1B J. Shaw	C “Big Catch” Caito Cl
SS J. Freeman	OF N. King Clw

East Roster:

C Charlie Pelham Orl	C “Popeye” Taylor DB	OF Bobby Jenkins Co
IF Jimmy Thompson Or	OF Charles Gary DB	OF Joseph Jackson Coaco
IF Willie Williams Orl	IF Lester Jackson DB	IF Clarence Council Co
SS S. Scottie Orl	1B W. Brown DB	OF L. L. Smith Coaco
P Clarence Brown Orl	P Lefty Casmisky DB	P Sammie White Coa
P Mack McPherson Orl	P Joe Wallace DB	P John “Ivory” Smith C
P Leroy Anderson Orl	3B/C Robert Bryant OC	C H. Goodman Ocala
Util/P Dan Killens Oc	2B Robert L. Davis OC

Umpires: E. H. McLin, Plate, Ralph Nelson & H. Bradley bases

League Umpires:

E. H. McLin St. Pete	Howard “Bo” Williams St. Pete	David Gomez St. Pete
Oscar Johnson Ocala	John L. Morgan Ocala	A. T. Goins St. Pete
Charlie Stokes Orlando	H. Bradley Orlando	Joe Askew Bradenton
Jimmie Lee Smith Clw	Johnnie Graves Clw	Ralph Nelson Brad
Charlie Stokes Orl	H. Bradley Orlando	Leonard Butler Sarasota
Raymond Fordham Tpa	Albert Frazier Tpa