1952 Philadelphia Phillies season

1952  Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Ballpark	Shibe Park
City	Philadelphia
Owners	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General managers	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
Managers	Eddie Sawyer, Steve O'Neill
Television	WPTZ WCAU WFIL
Radio	WPEN (Gene Kelly, Claude Haring)
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The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 70th season in the history of the franchise, and the 15th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Shibe Park.

Offseason

In March 1952, during spring training, shortstop Granny Hamner was named captain of the team by manager Eddie Sawyer. ^[1]

Notable transactions

• December 10, 1951: Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler, and Niles Jordan were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Smoky Burgess, Howie Fox and Connie Ryan. ^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	57	.627	—	45‍–‍33	51‍–‍24
New York Giants	92	62	.597	4½	50‍–‍27	42‍–‍35
St. Louis Cardinals	88	66	.571	8½	48‍–‍29	40‍–‍37
Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	.565	9½	47‍–‍29	40‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs	77	77	.500	19½	42‍–‍35	35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds	69	85	.448	27½	38‍–‍39	31‍–‍46
Boston Braves	64	89	.418	32	31‍–‍45	33‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	112	.273	54½	23‍–‍54	19‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

1952 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	3–18–1	12–10	9–13	9–13	9–13	15–7–1	7–15
Brooklyn	18–3–1	—	13–9–1	17–5	8–14	10–12	19–3	11–11
Chicago	10–12	9–13–1	—	13–9	10–12	10–12	14–8	11–11
Cincinnati	13–9	5–17	9–13	—	6–16	10–12	16–6	10–12
New York	13–9	14–8	12–10	16–6	—	10–12	15–7	12–10
Philadelphia	13–9	12–10	12–10	12–10	12–10	—	16–6	10–12
Pittsburgh	7–15–1	3–19	8–14	6–16	7–15	6–16	—	5–17
St. Louis	15–7	11–11	11–11	12–10	10–12	12–10	17–5	—

Notable transactions

• April 29, 1952: John Anderson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[3]
• May 23, 1952: Bubba Church was traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Kent Peterson and Johnny Wyrostek. ^[4]
• August 30, 1952: Tommy Glaviano was selected off waivers by the Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals. ^[5]

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1952 Game Log [6] Overall Record: 87–67
April (4–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record – April 15 @ Giants Postponed (rain); [7] Makeup: September 4 1 April 16 @ Giants 3–5 Sal Maglie (1–0) Robin Roberts (0–1) None 17,472 0–1 2 April 17 @ Giants 5–3 (11) Jim Konstanty (1–0) George Spencer (0–1) None 13,697 1–1 3 April 18 Braves 2–3 Lew Burdette (1–0) Russ Meyer (0–1) None 15,911 1–2 4 April 19 Braves 7–9 Bert Thiel (1–0) Andy Hansen (0–1) Lew Burdette (1) 9,466 1–3 5 April 20 (1) Braves 4–3 (10) Robin Roberts (1–1) Lew Burdette (1–1) None see 2nd game 2–3 6 April 20 (2) Braves 1–2 Dave Cole (1–0) Karl Drews (0–1) Dick Donovan (1) 26,011 2–4 7 April 21 Giants 4–10 Jim Hearn (1–0) Howie Fox (0–1) Dave Koslo (1) 14,609 2–5 8 April 22 Giants 1–4 Larry Jansen (1–0) Russ Meyer (0–2) None 12,405 2–6 – April 23 Dodgers Postponed (rain); [8] Makeup: August 9 as a traditional double-header – April 24 Dodgers Postponed (rain); [9] Makeup: August 11 as a traditional double-header – April 25 @ Braves Postponed (rain); [10] Makeup: July 3 9 April 26 @ Braves 8–0 Robin Roberts (2–1) Vern Bickford (0–1) None 1,893 3–6 – April 27 (1) @ Braves Postponed (rain); [11] Makeup: August 5 as a traditional double-header – April 27 (2) @ Braves Postponed (rain); [11] Makeup: August 6 as a traditional double-header 10 April 29 @ Cubs 8–2 Curt Simmons (1–0) Bob Rush (1–2) None 8,484 4–6 11 April 30 @ Cubs 8–9 (12) Dutch Leonard (1–0) Howie Fox (0–2) None 7,221 4–7
May (13–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 12 May 1 @ Cardinals 6–3 Robin Roberts (3–1) Cliff Chambers (1–1) None 5,596 5–7 13 May 2 @ Cardinals 2–3 Vinegar Bend Mizell (1–2) Russ Meyer (0–3) None 9,462 5–8 14 May 3 @ Cardinals 0–3 Cloyd Boyer (1–0) Karl Drews (0–2) None 5,676 5–9 15 May 4 (1) @ Reds 4–5 Ewell Blackwell (1–3) Curt Simmons (1–1) Frank Smith (3) see 2nd game 5–10 16 May 4 (2) @ Reds 7–8 Harry Perkowski (2–1) Howie Fox (0–3) Frank Smith (4) 19,780 5–11 17 May 6 @ Pirates 6–0 Robin Roberts (4–1) Don Carlsen (0–1) None 9,008 6–11 18 May 7 @ Pirates 1–5 Howie Pollet (1–3) Russ Meyer (0–4) None 7,291 6–12 – May 8 @ Pirates Postponed (rain, wet grounds); [12] [13] Makeup: July 17 as a traditional double-header 19 May 10 (1) @ Dodgers 4–0 Karl Drews (1–2) Ralph Branca (2–2) None see 2nd game 7–12 20 May 10 (2) @ Dodgers 8–1 Robin Roberts (5–1) Clem Labine (0–1) None 31,777 8–12 21 May 11 @ Dodgers 3–4 (10) Carl Erskine (2–0) Howie Fox (0–4) None 9,104 8–13 – May 12 @ Dodgers Postponed (cold, wet grounds); [14] [15] Makeup: July 2 as a traditional double-header 22 May 13 Cubs 6–0 Curt Simmons (2–1) Joe Hatten (2–2) None 5,702 9–13 23 May 14 Cubs 9–2 Russ Meyer (1–4) Bob Kelly (1–3) None 3,212 10–13 24 May 15 Reds 5–1 Robin Roberts (6–1) Ewell Blackwell (1–5) None 14,752 11–13 25 May 16 Reds 3–2 (10) Ken Heintzelman (1–0) Herm Wehmeier (3–2) None 19,313 12–13 26 May 17 Reds 3–7 Frank Hiller (4–2) Howie Fox (0–5) None 5,285 12–14 27 May 18 Cardinals 3–4 Gerry Staley (7–1) Russ Meyer (1–5) Al Brazle (6) 12,380 12–15 – May 19 Cardinals Postponed (rain); [16] Makeup: June 17 as a traditional double-header – May 20 Pirates Postponed (rain); [17] [18] Makeup: June 16 28 May 21 Pirates 7–3 Robin Roberts (7–1) Murry Dickson (1–7) None 6,202 13–15 29 May 22 Pirates 6–0 Curt Simmons (3–1) Red Munger (0–2) None 3,065 14–15 30 May 23 Dodgers 1–5 Ben Wade (3–1) Karl Drews (1–3) None 30,323 14–16 31 May 24 Dodgers 0–5 Billy Loes (5–0) Russ Meyer (1–6) None 15,894 14–17 – May 25 Dodgers Postponed (rain); [19] Makeup: September 2 – May 26 Braves Postponed (rain); [20] Makeup: May 27 as a traditional double-header 32 May 27 (1) Braves 2–4 (12) Warren Spahn (4–3) Ken Heintzelman (1–1) Lew Burdette (4) see 2nd game 14–18 33 May 27 (2) Braves 5–4 (10) Andy Hansen (1–1) Sheldon Jones (0–1) None 27,225 15–18 34 May 29 Giants 6–5 Karl Drews (2–3) Hoyt Wilhelm (4–1) Ken Heintzelman (1) 3,919 16–18 35 May 30 (1) Giants 3–0 Russ Meyer (2–6) Max Lanier (1–3) None see 2nd game 17–18 36 May 30 (2) Giants 2–4 Larry Jansen (4–1) Robin Roberts (7–2) None 31,273 17–19 37 May 31 @ Pirates 3–5 Joe Muir (2–1) Lou Possehl (0–1) Woody Main (1) 6,425 17–20
June (13–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 38 June 1 (1) @ Pirates 5–1 Curt Simmons (4–1) Murry Dickson (2–8) None see 2nd game 18–20 39 June 1 (2) @ Pirates 1–2 Ted Wilks (2–2) Karl Drews (2–4) None 15,529 18–21 40 June 3 @ Reds 1–2 Frank Smith (2–1) Robin Roberts (7–3) None 6,441 18–22 41 June 4 @ Reds 8–10 Frank Smith (3–1) Ken Heintzelman (1–2) None 6,075 18–23 42 June 5 @ Reds 3–5 Harry Perkowski (5–2) Karl Drews (2–5) None 2,459 18–24 43 June 6 @ Cardinals 4–5 Al Brazle (3–0) Jim Konstanty (1–1) None 7,512 18–25 44 June 7 @ Cardinals 4–3 Jim Konstanty (2–1) Bill Werle (0–1) None 10,391 19–25 45 June 8 @ Cardinals 3–5 Willard Schmidt (1–2) Russ Meyer (2–7) Eddie Yuhas (1) 10,399 19–26 46 June 10 @ Cubs 5–10 Paul Minner (6–1) Karl Drews (2–6) None 10,125 19–27 47 June 11 @ Cubs 2–3 Turk Lown (3–2) Curt Simmons (4–2) Dutch Leonard (3) 10,765 19–28 48 June 12 @ Cubs 1–3 Warren Hacker (4–1) Robin Roberts (7–4) None 9,646 19–29 49 June 14 Pirates 4–2 Russ Meyer (3–7) Bob Friend (3–8) Jim Konstanty (1) 5,033 20–29 50 June 15 (1) Pirates 0–6 Howie Pollet (2–7) Karl Drews (2–7) None see 2nd game 20–30 51 June 15 (2) Pirates 6–3 Howie Fox (1–5) Murry Dickson (4–9) Jim Konstanty (2) 12,525 21–30 52 June 16 Pirates 5–4 Jim Konstanty (3–1) Paul LaPalme (1–1) None 2,210 22–30 53 June 17 (1) Cardinals 2–1 Curt Simmons (5–2) Bill Werle (1–2) None see 2nd game 23–30 54 June 17 (2) Cardinals 0–4 Al Brazle (4–1) Robin Roberts (7–5) Eddie Yuhas (2) 22,854 23–31 55 June 18 Cardinals 1–7 Joe Presko (4–3) Russ Meyer (3–8) None 9,973 23–32 56 June 19 Cardinals 4–6 Cloyd Boyer (3–3) Howie Fox (1–6) Al Brazle (10) 7,751 23–33 57 June 20 Reds 3–1 Robin Roberts (8–5) Ewell Blackwell (2–8) None 6,367 24–33 – June 21 Reds Postponed (rain); [21] Makeup: July 29 as a traditional double-header 58 June 22 (1) Reds 3–5 Frank Smith (6–3) Andy Hansen (1–2) None see 2nd game 24–34 59 June 22 (2) Reds 3–0 (7) [a] Karl Drews (3–7) Herm Wehmeier (4–4) None 6,891 25–34 – June 23 Cubs Postponed (rain); [22] Makeup: June 24 as a traditional double-header 60 June 24 (1) Cubs 6–0 Robin Roberts (9–5) Bob Rush (9–4) None see 2nd game 26–34 61 June 24 (2) Cubs 2–1 Russ Meyer (4–8) Johnny Klippstein (4–5) Jim Konstanty (3) 13,102 27–34 62 June 25 Cubs 1–4 Bob Kelly (2–4) Karl Drews (3–8) Dutch Leonard (4) 5,128 27–35 63 June 27 Giants 6–0 Curt Simmons (6–2) Larry Jansen (6–4) None 13,569 28–35 64 June 28 Giants 7–2 Robin Roberts (10–5) Jim Hearn (8–2) None 17,182 29–35 65 June 29 Giants 3–12 Hoyt Wilhelm (6–2) Russ Meyer (4–9) Max Lanier (4) 12,034 29–36 66 June 30 @ Dodgers 4–0 Karl Drews (4–8) Carl Erskine (7–2) None 21,377 30–36
July (22–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 67 July 1 @ Dodgers 3–4 Clem Labine (5–2) Jim Konstanty (3–2) None 7,184 30–37 68 July 2 (1) @ Dodgers 4–3 Robin Roberts (11–5) Chris Van Cuyk (5–5) None see 2nd game 31–37 69 July 2 (2) @ Dodgers 2–1 Russ Meyer (5–9) Ben Wade (6–5) Andy Hansen (1) 17,216 32–37 70 July 3 @ Braves 2–0 Curt Simmons (7–2) Jim Wilson (7–6) None 1,232 33–37 71 July 4 (1) @ Braves 1–2 (11) Lew Burdette (4–3) Karl Drews (4–9) None see 2nd game 33–38 72 July 4 (2) @ Braves 2–3 Vern Bickford (3–9) Ken Heintzelman (1–3) None 7,610 33–39 73 July 5 @ Giants 3–2 Howie Fox (2–6) Larry Jansen (7–5) None 12,691 34–39 74 July 6 (1) @ Giants 0–2 Max Lanier (3–4) Robin Roberts (11–6) None see 2nd game 34–40 75 July 6 (2) @ Giants 4–1 Russ Meyer (6–9) Sal Maglie (11–4) None 24,238 35–40 – July 8 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia 76 July 10 @ Cardinals 3–10 Gerry Staley (12–6) Curt Simmons (7–3) None 13,416 35–41 77 July 11 @ Cardinals 4–3 (10) Robin Roberts (12–6) Al Brazle (6–2) None 13,020 36–41 78 July 12 @ Cardinals 2–3 Harry Brecheen (4–3) Russ Meyer (6–10) Eddie Yuhas (4) 10,355 36–42 79 July 13 (1) @ Cubs 7–3 Karl Drews (5–9) Warren Hacker (6–3) Andy Hansen (2) see 2nd game 37–42 80 July 13 (2) @ Cubs 9–2 Steve Ridzik (1–0) Bob Rush (9–7) Jim Konstanty (4) 29,065 38–42 – July 14 @ Cubs Postponed (rain); [23] Makeup: August 24 as a traditional double-header 81 July 15 @ Pirates 10–3 Curt Simmons (8–3) Howie Pollet (3–10) None 10,244 39–42 82 July 16 @ Pirates 8–7 Robin Roberts (13–6) Murry Dickson (6–14) Andy Hansen (3) 2,569 40–42 83 July 17 (1) @ Pirates 1–2 Cal Hogue (1–0) Russ Meyer (6–11) None see 2nd game 40–43 84 July 17 (2) @ Pirates 2–4 Ted Wilks (5–4) Karl Drews (5–10) None 5,304 40–44 85 July 18 @ Reds 7–5 Jim Konstanty (4–2) Frank Hiller (4–6) Russ Meyer (1) 6,424 41–44 86 July 19 @ Reds 7–5 Karl Drews (6–10) Bud Podbielan (0–1) None 2,215 42–44 87 July 20 (1) @ Reds 5–6 (10) Frank Smith (8–7) Russ Meyer (6–12) None see 2nd game 42–45 88 July 20 (2) @ Reds 4–3 Robin Roberts (14–6) Bubba Church (1–6) None 9,170 43–45 89 July 22 (1) [b] Pirates 14–4 Russ Meyer (7–12) Cal Hogue (1–1) None see 2nd game 44–45 90 July 22 (2) [b] Pirates 8–1 Karl Drews (7–10) Woody Main (2–8) Andy Hansen (4) 11,213 45–45 91 July 23 Pirates 4–1 Steve Ridzik (2–0) Bob Friend (4–15) Robin Roberts (1) 4,611 46–45 92 July 25 Cubs 3–8 Warren Hacker (8–3) Curt Simmons (8–4) None 10,802 46–46 93 July 26 Cubs 7–2 Robin Roberts (15–6) Johnny Klippstein (6–8) None 4,312 47–46 94 July 27 (1) Cubs 12–8 Andy Hansen (2–2) Paul Minner (9–7) Jim Konstanty (5) see 2nd game 48–46 95 July 27 (2) Cubs 3–0 Karl Drews (8–10) Bob Rush (10–8) None 11,134 49–46 96 July 29 (1) Reds 6–1 Curt Simmons (9–4) Ewell Blackwell (2–11) None see 2nd game 50–46 97 July 29 (2) Reds 4–3 Andy Hansen (3–2) Ken Raffensberger (10–9) None 19,055 51–46 98 July 30 Reds 7–3 Robin Roberts (16–6) Frank Smith (8–9) None 7,505 52–46
August (18–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 99 August 1 Cardinals 5–10 Eddie Yuhas (8–2) Andy Hansen (3–3) None 18,778 52–47 100 August 2 Cardinals 6–2 Karl Drews (9–10) Gerry Staley (13–10) Robin Roberts (2) 12,889 53–47 101 August 3 Cardinals 6–0 Curt Simmons (10–4) Joe Presko (6–6) None 13,715 54–47 – August 5 (1) @ Braves Postponed (rain); [24] Makeup: August 7 as a traditional double-header – August 5 (2) @ Braves Postponed (rain); [24] Makeup: August 31 as a traditional double-header – August 6 (1) @ Braves Postponed (rain); [25] Makeup: August 30 as a traditional double-header – August 6 (2) @ Braves Postponed (rain); [25] Makeup: September 6 in Philadelphia as a traditional double-header 102 August 7 (1) @ Braves 2–1 Robin Roberts (17–6) Vern Bickford (7–11) None see 2nd game 55–47 103 August 7 (2) @ Braves 10–2 Russ Meyer (8–12) Jim Wilson (10–9) None 4,829 56–47 104 August 8 Dodgers 3–6 (10) Preacher Roe (8–1) Curt Simmons (10–5) None 16,163 56–48 105 August 9 (1) Dodgers 0–6 Billy Loes (10–5) Karl Drews (9–11) None see 2nd game 56–49 106 August 9 (2) Dodgers 2–4 Johnny Rutherford (4–2) Steve Ridzik (2–1) None 34,606 56–50 – August 10 Dodgers Postponed (rain); [26] Makeup: September 2 as a traditional double-header 107 August 11 (1) Dodgers 7–2 Robin Roberts (18–6) Ben Wade (11–7) None see 2nd game 57–50 108 August 11 (2) Dodgers 5–9 Joe Black (8–2) Howie Fox (2–7) None 39,705 57–51 – August 12 Braves Postponed (rain); [27] Makeup: August 13 as a traditional double-header 109 August 13 (1) Braves 3–0 Karl Drews (10–11) Vern Bickford (7–12) None see 2nd game 58–51 110 August 13 (2) Braves 3–9 Max Surkont (8–10) Curt Simmons (10–6) None 11,280 58–52 111 August 14 Braves 5–3 Russ Meyer (9–12) Warren Spahn (11–12) None 3,391 59–52 112 August 15 @ Dodgers 8–3 Robin Roberts (19–6) Joe Landrum (1–1) None 18,182 60–52 113 August 16 @ Dodgers 0–15 (7) Billy Loes (11–6) Curt Simmons (10–7) None 7,219 60–53 114 August 17 @ Dodgers 2–1 Karl Drews (11–11) Carl Erskine (11–5) None 18,863 61–53 115 August 19 @ Pirates 10–5 Robin Roberts (20–6) Ron Necciai (0–2) None 11,207 62–53 116 August 20 @ Pirates 3–1 Russ Meyer (10–12) Cal Hogue (1–5) None 2,755 63–53 117 August 22 @ Reds 2–3 Bud Podbielan (1–2) Andy Hansen (3–4) None 9,915 63–54 118 August 23 @ Reds 2–3 Frank Smith (9–9) Karl Drews (11–12) None 3,617 63–55 119 August 24 (1) @ Cubs 0–3 Warren Hacker (11–6) Robin Roberts (20–7) None see 2nd game 63–56 120 August 24 (2) @ Cubs 14–4 Russ Meyer (11–12) Paul Minner (11–9) None 33,820 64–56 121 August 25 @ Cubs 6–3 (10) Andy Hansen (4–4) Turk Lown (4–9) None 6,505 65–56 122 August 26 @ Cubs 2–3 (13) Bob Schultz (4–2) Andy Hansen (4–5) None 7,019 65–57 123 August 27 @ Cardinals 7–2 Curt Simmons (11–7) Vinegar Bend Mizell (8–6) None 9,129 66–57 124 August 28 @ Cardinals 10–6 Robin Roberts (21–7) Harry Brecheen (6–5) None 7,632 67–57 125 August 30 (1) @ Braves 4–2 Karl Drews (12–12) Lew Burdette (6–8) None see 2nd game 68–57 126 August 30 (2) @ Braves 8–6 Andy Hansen (5–5) Warren Spahn (12–15) None 5,277 69–57 127 August 31 (1) @ Braves 0–1 Virgil Jester (2–4) Steve Ridzik (2–2) None see 2nd game 69–58 128 August 31 (2) @ Braves 4–0 Jim Konstanty (5–2) Max Surkont (10–11) None 6,920 70–58
September (17–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record – September 1 (1) Dodgers Postponed (rain); [28] Makeup: September 23 in Brooklyn as a traditional double-header – September 1 (2) Dodgers Postponed (rain); [28] Makeup: September 24 in Brooklyn 129 September 2 (1) Dodgers 8–2 Robin Roberts (22–7) Ben Wade (11–8) None see 2nd game 71–58 130 September 2 (2) Dodgers 9–3 Karl Drews (13–12) Ray Moore (1–1) None 28,582 72–58 131 September 3 @ Giants 3–4 (10) Bill Connelly (3–0) Andy Hansen (5–6) None 15,984 72–59 132 September 4 @ Giants 3–4 (11) Al Corwin (4–0) Russ Meyer (11–13) None 5,219 72–60 133 September 5 @ Giants 4–5 Al Corwin (5–0) Jim Konstanty (5–3) Sal Maglie (1) 5,391 72–61 134 September 6 (1) Braves 7–6 (17) Robin Roberts (23–7) Bob Chipman (1–1) None see 2nd game 73–61 135 September 6 (2) Braves 1–3 [c] Ernie Johnson (5–1) Karl Drews (13–13) Lew Burdette (7) 12,474 73–62 136 September 7 Braves 2–1 Steve Ridzik (3–2) Lew Burdette (6–9) None 6,011 74–62 137 September 9 Cardinals 4–7 Eddie Yuhas (9–2) Curt Simmons (11–8) Harry Brecheen (2) 9,254 74–63 138 September 10 Cardinals 6–3 Steve Ridzik (4–2) Vinegar Bend Mizell (10–7) Jim Konstanty (6) 7,157 75–63 139 September 11 Cardinals 3–2 Robin Roberts (24–7) Cliff Chambers (4–4) None 9,177 76–63 140 September 12 (1) [d] Cubs 1–5 Paul Minner (13–9) Karl Drews (13–14) None see 2nd game 76–64 141 September 12 (2) [d] Cubs 0–7 Bob Kelly (4–9) Bob Miller (0–1) None 8,571 76–65 142 September 14 (1) Pirates 5–2 Curt Simmons (12–8) Cal Hogue (1–7) None see 2nd game 77–65 143 September 14 (2) Pirates 2–1 Russ Meyer (12–13) Jim Waugh (1–6) None 7,238 78–65 144 September 16 Reds 4–2 Robin Roberts (25–7) Niles Jordan (0–1) None 8,690 79–65 145 September 17 Reds 7–4 Karl Drews (14–14) Frank Hiller (5–8) None 3,089 80–65 146 September 19 Giants 1–0 Curt Simmons (13–8) Sal Maglie (17–8) None 10,882 81–65 147 September 20 Giants 3–2 Robin Roberts (26–7) Al Corwin (6–1) None 21,712 82–65 148 September 21 Giants 6–2 Russ Meyer (13–13) Jim Hearn (14–7) None 12,891 83–65 149 September 23 (1) @ Dodgers 4–5 Johnny Rutherford (7–7) Karl Drews (14–15) None see 2nd game 83–66 150 September 23 (2) @ Dodgers 1–0(12) Curt Simmons (14–8) Jim Hughes (2–1) Kent Peterson (1) 24,408 84–66 151 September 24 @ Dodgers 9–7 Robin Roberts (27–7) Clem Labine (8–4) None 2,136 85–66 152 September 26 @ Giants 0–8 Sal Maglie (18–8) Russ Meyer (13–14) Hoyt Wilhelm (11) 1,684 85–67 153 September 27 @ Giants 7–3 Paul Stuffel (1–0) Mario Picone (0–1) Kent Peterson (2) 3,535 86–67 154 September 28 @ Giants 7–4 Robin Roberts (28–7) Jack Harshman (0–2) None 5,933 87–67
^[a] The second game on June 22, 1952, was called after 7 innings due to darkness. [29] Contemporary newspaper accounts, [30] [31] [32] as well as Retrosheet, [29] indicate that the Cincinnati Reds protested the game, but Baseball-Reference.com does not indicate that an official protest had occurred. [33] ^[b] The original game schedule indicated Pittsburgh at Philadelphia for single games on July 22, 23, and 24. [34] ^[c] The second game on September 6 was suspended (Pennsylvania curfew [35] ) in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score 1–3 [36] and was completed September 7, 1952. [37] [38] ^[d] The original game schedule indicated Chicago at Philadelphia for single games on September 12 and 13. [34]

Roster

1952 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 23 Bubba Church 22 Karl Drews 18 Howie Fox 20 Andy Hansen 27 Ken Heintzelman 35 Jim Konstanty 34 Russ Meyer 19 Bob Miller 33 Kent Peterson 41 Lou Possehl 37 Steve Ridzik 36 Robin Roberts 28 Curt Simmons 41 Paul Stuffel		Catchers 21 Smoky Burgess 29 Stan Lopata Infielders  5 Tommy Brown  3 Putsy Caballero  2 Granny Hamner  9 Nippy Jones  6 Willie Jones  7 Jack Lohrke  8 Connie Ryan  4 Eddie Waitkus  5 Dick Young		Outfielders  1 Richie Ashburn 16 Mel Clark 14 Del Ennis 15 Jackie Mayo 12 Bill Nicholson 17 Johnny Wyrostek Other batters 10 Del Wilber		Manager 24 Steve O'Neill 24 Eddie Sawyer Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 32 Dusty Cooke 32 Eddie Mayo 40 Maje McDonnell 31 Cy Perkins 25 Ken Silvestri

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Smoky Burgess	110	371	110	.296	6	56
1B	Eddie Waitkus	146	499	144	.289	2	49
2B	Connie Ryan	154	577	139	.241	12	49
SS	Granny Hamner	151	596	164	.275	17	87
3B	Willie Jones	147	541	135	.250	18	72
OF	Del Ennis	151	592	171	.289	20	107
OF	Johnny Wyrostek	98	321	88	.274	1	37
OF	Richie Ashburn	154	613	173	.282	1	42

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Stan Lopata	57	179	49	.274	4	27
Mel Clark	47	155	52	.335	1	15
Jackie Mayo	50	119	29	.244	1	4
Bill Nicholson	55	88	24	.273	6	19
Putsy Caballero	35	42	10	.238	0	6
Nippy Jones	8	30	5	.167	1	5
Jack Lohrke	25	29	6	.207	0	1
Tommy Brown	18	25	4	.160	1	2
Dick Young	5	9	2	.222	0	0
Del Wilber	2	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Robin Roberts	39	330.0	28	7	2.59	148
Russ Meyer	37	232.1	13	14	3.14	92
Karl Drews	33	228.2	14	15	2.72	96
Curt Simmons	28	201.1	14	8	2.82	141
Howie Fox	13	62.0	2	7	5.08	16

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Steve Ridzik	24	92.2	4	2	3.01	43
Lou Possehl	4	12.2	0	1	4.97	4
Bob Miller	3	9.0	0	1	6.00	2
Paul Stuffel	2	6.0	1	0	3.00	3
Bubba Church	2	5.0	0	0	10.80	3

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Jim Konstanty	42	5	3	6	3.94	16
Andy Hansen	43	5	6	4	3.26	18
Ken Heintzelman	23	1	3	1	3.16	20
Kent Peterson	3	0	0	0	0.00	7

Awards and honors

• Robin Roberts, Sporting News Player of the Year Award
• Robin Roberts, Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award

All-Star Game

• Curt Simmons, Pitcher, Starter
• Granny Hamner, Shortstop, Starter
• Robin Roberts, Pitcher, Reserve

League leaders

• Robin Roberts, National League Leader, Wins (28) ^[39]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Baltimore Orioles	International League	Don Heffner
A	Schenectady Blue Jays	Eastern League	Dan Carnevale
A	Tri-City Braves	Western International League	Charlie Gassaway
B	Terre Haute Phillies	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Skeeter Newsome
B	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Interstate League	Leon Riley
C	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	Eddie Murphy
C	Salt Lake City Bees	Pioneer League	Hub Kittle
C	Granby Phillies	Provincial League	Al Barillari
C	Salina Blue Jays	Western Association	Floyd "Pat" Patterson
D	Pulaski Phillies	Appalachian League	Al Gardella
D	Miami Eagles	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	John Davenport
D	Bradford Phillies	PONY League	Dick Carter

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Terre Haute, Miami ^[40]

Notes

1. "Hamner is Given Authority as Team Captain of Phillies". Milwaukee Journal. March 18, 1952. p. 2.
2. Smoky Burgess page at Baseball-Reference
3. John Anderson page at Baseball-Reference
4. Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference
5. Tommy Glaviano page at Baseball-Reference
6. "1952 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
7. Lundquist, Carl (April 15, 1952). "Rain Crimps Baseball Openers: Giants-Phils, Yankees-A's Postponed". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. United Press (UP). p. 30. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
8. "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. April 24, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
9. "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 25, 1952. p. 38. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
10. "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 25, 1952. p. 38. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
11. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. April 28, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
12. Hernon, Jack (May 9, 1952). "Road Tour Welcomed By Pirates: Chicago First Stop After Club Wins Only 3 at Home". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 26. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
13. "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. May 9, 1952. p. 32. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
14. "Major League Standings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 13, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
15. "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. May 13, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
16. "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. May 20, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
17. Biederman, Lester J. (May 20, 1952). "Bravest Man in Baseball? Bill Meyer: Durocher Sympathetic With Pirate Manager; Phil Game Rained Out". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 26. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
18. Hernon, Jack (May 21, 1952). "Rained-Out Bucs, Phils Try Tonight: Dickson to Oppose Roberts; Club Eyes First Eastern Win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 19. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
19. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. May 26, 1952. p. 19. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
20. "Major League Standings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 27, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
21. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. June 23, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
22. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. June 24, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
23. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. July 15, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
24. "The Major Leagues". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. August 6, 1952. p. 24. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
25. "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. August 7, 1952. p. 14. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
26. "Major League Standings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. August 11, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
27. "The Major Leagues". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. August 13, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
28. "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. September 2, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
29. "Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 (2)". retrosheet.org. June 22, 1952. Retrieved December 26, 2016. [G]ame called for darkness; Reds manager Luke Sewell protested saying the top of the 8th no darker than the 7th[.]
30. "White Sox Sprint Toward First Place: Yanks, They Discover, Are Only Human". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. United Press (UP). June 23, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved December 26, 2016. The Reds downed the Phils, 5-3, then lost a protested 3-0 decision.
31. "Phils Blank Reds, 3-0, After Losing 5-3 Game: Second Game Called After Seven Innings Because of Darkness". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). June 23, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 26, 2016. [Luke Sewell] protested the 3-0 Phil nightcap win when the umpires ended the contest after seven innings due to darkness. Sewell bitterly protested to Umpire Dusty Boggess that if it wasn't too dark for the Phils to score three runs in the last of the seventh, on six hits, a walk and an error, it was light enough to continue. But Boggess called the game anyway.
32. "White Sox in Second Place After Split with Yanks: Cards Sweep Twin Bill from Braves Indians Defeat Red Sox, 7-0, 5-4". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. Associated Press (AP). June 23, 1952. p. 21. Retrieved December 26, 2016. Philadelphia and Cincinnati divided a doubleheader today but after Manager Luke Sewell's Reds won the opener, 5-3, on a bases-loaded, ninth inning double he protested the 3-0 Phil nightcap win when the umpires ended the contest after seven innings because of darkness.
33. "Jun 22, 1952, Reds at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. June 22, 1952. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
34. "1952 Original Regular Season Schedule". retrosheet.org. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
35. "Braves Win Then Lose With Phils". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). September 8, 1952. p. 24. Retrieved January 22, 2017. The suspended game was stopped at 10:[digits not clear] (EST) last night because of the Pennsylvania curfew law with two men on and one out.
36. "Giants Win 2 of 3, Cut Brooks' Lead to 5 Games: Take Two Saturday, Lose Sunday Indians Gain Ground on Yankees". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. Associated Press (AP). September 8, 1952. p. 21. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
37. "Sep 6, 1952, Braves at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 6, 1952. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
38. "Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (2)". retrosheet.org. September 6, 1952. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
39. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0
40. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1952 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference