1952 Washington Senators season

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1952  Washington Senators
League American League
Ballpark Griffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
Owners Clark Griffith (majority owner)
Managers Bucky Harris
Television WTTG
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
Radio WWDC (FM)
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
  1951 Seasons 1953  

The 1952 Washington Senators won 78 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 95590.61749–2846–31
Cleveland Indians 93610.604249–2844–33
Chicago White Sox 81730.5261444–3337–40
Philadelphia Athletics 79750.5131645–3234–43
Washington Senators 78760.5061742–3536–41
Boston Red Sox 76780.4941950–2726–51
St. Louis Browns 64900.4163142–3522–55
Detroit Tigers 501040.3254532–4518–59

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCWSCLEDETNYYPHASLBWSH
Boston 12–109–1316–68–1412–1011–118–14
Chicago 10–128–14–117–58–1411–1114–813–9–1
Cleveland 13–914–8–116–610–1213–915–712–10
Detroit 6–165–176–169–135–17–18–1411–11–1
New York 14–814–812–1013–913–914–815–7
Philadelphia 10–1211–119–1317–5–19–1314–89–13
St. Louis 11–118–147–1514–88–148–148–14–1
Washington 14–89–13–110–1211–11–17–1513–914–8–1

Roster

1952 Washington Senators
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

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 Mickey Grasso 11536178.216027
1B Mickey Vernon 154569143.2511080
2B Floyd Baker 7926369.262033
SS Pete Runnels 152555158.285164
3B Eddie Yost 157587137.2331249
OF Jim Busby 129512125.244247
OF Jackie Jensen 144570163.2861080
OF Gil Coan 10733268.205520

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Ken Wood 6121050.238632
Mel Hoderlein 7220856.269017
Clyde Kluttz 5814433.229111
Frank Campos 5311229.25908
Archie Wilson 269620.208014
Cass Michaels 228620.23317
Earl Rapp 466719.28409
Jerry Snyder 36579.15802
Irv Noren 124912.24502
Sam Mele 92812.429210
Fred Marsh 9241.04201
George Bradshaw 10235.21706
Hal Keller 11234.17400
Fred Taylor 10195.26304
Tom Upton 550.00000
Buck Varner 240.00000
Sherry Robertson 100----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bob Porterfield 31231.113142.7280
Connie Marrero 22184.11182.8877
Spec Shea 22169.01172.9365
Walt Masterson 24160.2983.7089
Julio Moreno 26147.1993.9762
Sid Hudson 762.2342.7324

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Randy Gumpert 20104.0494.2429
Don Johnson 2969.0054.4337
Lou Sleater 1457.0423.6322
Mike Fornieles 426.1221.3712
Raúl Sánchez 312.2113.556

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Sandy Consuegra 306053.0519
Tom Ferrick 274313.0228
Joe Haynes 220334.5018
Bobo Newsom 101124.975
Mickey Harris 10009.000
Bunky Stewart 100018.001
Harley Grossman 100054.000

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Cal Ermer
B Danville Leafs Carolina League Morrie Aderholt
B Havana Cubanos Florida International League Mike Guerra
B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Ivan Kuester
C Drummondville Cubs Provincial League Herb Crompton
D Roanoke Rapids Jays Coastal Plain League Pete Appleton
D Orlando Senators Florida State League Ed Levy
D Fulton Lookouts KITTY League Sam Lamitina

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