1952 Cincinnati Reds season

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1952  Cincinnati Reds
League National League
Ballpark Crosley Field
City Cincinnati
Owners Powel Crosley Jr.
General managers Gabe Paul
Managers Luke Sewell, Rogers Hornsby
Television WCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
Radio WCPO
(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
  1951 Seasons 1953  

The 1952 Cincinnati Reds season was the franchise's 63rd year as a member of the National League and its 71st consecutive year of operation in Major League Baseball. The Reds won 69 games, lost 85, and finished sixth, drawing 604,197 spectators to Crosley Field, next-to-last in the eight-team league.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9657.62745335124
New York Giants 9262.59750274235
St. Louis Cardinals 8866.57148294037
Philadelphia Phillies 8767.56547294038
Chicago Cubs 7777.50019½42353542
Cincinnati Reds 6985.44827½38393146
Boston Braves 6489.4183231453344
Pittsburgh Pirates 42112.27354½23541958

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 3–18–112–109–139–139–1315–7–17–15
Brooklyn 18–3–113–9–117–58–1410–1219–311–11
Chicago 10–129–13–113–910–1210–1214–811–11
Cincinnati 13–95–179–136–1610–1216–610–12
New York 13–914–812–1016–610–1215–712–10
Philadelphia 13–912–1012–1012–1012–1016–610–12
Pittsburgh 7–15–13–198–146–167–156–165–17
St. Louis 15–711–1111–1112–1010–1212–1017–5

Notable transactions

Roster

1952 Cincinnati Reds roster
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Andy Seminick 10833686.2561450
1B Ted Kluszewski 135497159.3201686
2B Grady Hatton 12843392.212957
SS Roy McMillan 154540132.244757
3B Bobby Adams 154637180.283648
OF Willard Marshall 107397106.267846
OF Bob Borkowski 12637795.252424
OF Joe Adcock 117378105.2781352

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Hank Edwards 7418452.283628
Wally Westlake 4918337.202314
Cal Abrams 7115844.278213
Joe Rossi 5514532.22116
Johnny Wyrostek 3010625.236110
Eddie Pellagrini 4610017.17013
Johnny Temple 309719.19615
Jim Greengrass 186821.309524
Wally Post 19589.15527
Hobie Landrith 155013.26004
Dixie Howell 17377.18924
Dick Sisler 11275.18504
Eddie Kazak 13151.06700
Virgil Stallcup 210.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ken Raffensberger 38247.017132.8193
Harry Perkowski 33194.012103.8086
Herm Wehmeier 33190.19115.1583
Bubba Church 29153.1594.3447
Ewell Blackwell 23102.03125.3848

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Frank Hiller 28124.0584.6350
Bud Podbielan 2486.2452.8022
Niles Jordan 36.1019.952

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Frank Smith 53121173.7577
Joe Nuxhall 371413.2252
Bud Byerly 120115.1114
Phil Haugstad 90006.752
Johnny Schmitz 31000.003
Ed Blake 20000.000

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Joe Schultz
A Columbia Reds Sally League Ernie White
B Burlington Flints Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Len Schulte
B Salisbury Reds Interstate League Mike Blazo and Dick Porter
C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Dee Moore
D Dublin Green Sox Georgia State League Cyril Pfeifer, George Hearn
and Jack Bearden
D Mattoon Indians Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Walt Dunkovich, Charlie Popovich
and Bob Carson
D Lawton Reds Sooner State League Tuck McWilliams

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