The ninth oldest man on the list of surviving players who appeared in the 1952 Topps set, relief specialist Omar "Turk" Lown, died July 8 at the age of 92. Lown's's death brings the total of surviving players who appeared in the 1952 Topps baseball card set to 44.
Lown pitched 11 years in the major leagues; all but part of one season with one of the Chicago teams (1951-58 Cubs, 1958 Cincinnati), 1958-62 (White Sox).
Early in his career, Lown became a bullpen specialist. His last start came on Augh. 12, 1953. He pitched nearly 500 games as a reliever. He led the NL in games finished with 47 each in 1956-57, and 37 in 1959.
The SABR bioproject has a fine baseball biography of Lown, written by Adam Ulrey, at Turk Lown bio.
Here's the current list of living players from '52 Topps.
PLAYER 1952 TOPPS BIRTH TEAM
` CARD NO. DATE
Wally Westlake 38 11/08/1920 SLC
Eddie Robinson 32 12/15/1920 CWS
Eddie Robinson 32 12/15/1920 CWS
Sam Mele 94 01/21/1922 WSH
Gil Coan 91 05/18/1922 WSH
Red Schoendienst 91 02/02/1923 SLC
Solly Hemus 196 04/17/1923 SLC
Bob Kuzava 85 05/28/1923 NYY
Ed Fitz Gerald 236 05/21/1924 PIT
Ed Fitz Gerald 236 05/21/1924 PIT
Charlie Silvera 168 10/13/1924 NYY
Irv Noren 40 11/29/1924 WSH
Wayne Terwilliger 7 06/27/1925 BRO
Bobby Shantz 219 09/26/1925 PHA
Bob Addis 259 11/06/1925 CHC
Ned Garver 212 12/25/1925 SLB
Ralph Branca 274 01/06/1926 BRO
Bob Borkowski 328 01/27/1926 CIN
Randy Jackson 322 02/10/1926 CHC
Howie Judson 169 02/16/1926 CWS
Bob Miller 187 06/16/1926 PHI
Bobby Morgan 355 06/29/1926 BRO
Johnny Groth 25 07/23/1926 DET
Roy Sievers 64 11/18/1926 WSH
Carl Erskine 250 12/13/1926 BRO
Carl Scheib 116 01/01/1927 PHA
Charlie Maxwell 180 04/08/1927 BRS
Cloyd Boyer 280 09/01/1927 SLC
Bob Kelly 348 10/04/1927 CHC
Bob Kelly 348 10/04/1927 CHC
Tommy Brown 281 12/06/1927 PHI
Dick Gernert 343 09/28/1928 BRS
Joe Presko 220 10/07/1928 SLC
Bob Ross 298 11/02/1928 WSH
Joe DeMaestri 286 12/09/1928 SLB
Curt Simmons 203 05/19/1929 PHI
Ted Lepcio 335 07/28/1929 BRS
Ike Delock 329 11/11/1929 BRS
Del Crandall 162 03/05/1930 BOS
Vern Law 81 03/12/1930 PIT
Johnny Antonelli 140 04/12/1930 BOS
Dick Groat 369 11/04/1930 PIT
Bob Friend 233 11/24/1930 PIT
Willie Mays 261 05/06/1931 NYG
Tony Bartirome 332 05/09/1932 PIT
Dick Brodowski 404 07/26/1932 BRS
Bobby Del Greco 353 04/07/1933 PIT
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