| 1952 Washington Senators | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
| City | Washington, D.C. | |
| Owners | Clark Griffith (majority owner) | |
| Managers | Bucky Harris | |
| Television | WTTG (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
| Radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
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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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 95 | 59 | .617 | — | 49–28 | 46–31 |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 | 49–28 | 44–33 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 14 | 44–33 | 37–40 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 75 | .513 | 16 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
| Washington Senators | 78 | 76 | .506 | 17 | 42–35 | 36–41 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19 | 50–27 | 26–51 |
| St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | .416 | 31 | 42–35 | 22–55 |
| Detroit Tigers | 50 | 104 | .325 | 45 | 32–45 | 18–59 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–12 | — | 8–14–1 | 17–5 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 14–8–1 | — | 16–6 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
| Detroit | 6–16 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 5–17–1 | 8–14 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 17–5–1 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 9–13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
| Washington | 14–8 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 14–8–1 | — | |||||
| 1952 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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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 | Mickey Grasso | 115 | 361 | 78 | .216 | 0 | 27 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 154 | 569 | 143 | .251 | 10 | 80 |
| 2B | Floyd Baker | 79 | 263 | 69 | .262 | 0 | 33 |
| SS | Pete Runnels | 152 | 555 | 158 | .285 | 1 | 64 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 157 | 587 | 137 | .233 | 12 | 49 |
| OF | Jim Busby | 129 | 512 | 125 | .244 | 2 | 47 |
| OF | Jackie Jensen | 144 | 570 | 163 | .286 | 10 | 80 |
| OF | Gil Coan | 107 | 332 | 68 | .205 | 5 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Wood | 61 | 210 | 50 | .238 | 6 | 32 |
| Mel Hoderlein | 72 | 208 | 56 | .269 | 0 | 17 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 58 | 144 | 33 | .229 | 1 | 11 |
| Frank Campos | 53 | 112 | 29 | .259 | 0 | 8 |
| Archie Wilson | 26 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 0 | 14 |
| Cass Michaels | 22 | 86 | 20 | .233 | 1 | 7 |
| Earl Rapp | 46 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 0 | 9 |
| Jerry Snyder | 36 | 57 | 9 | .158 | 0 | 2 |
| Irv Noren | 12 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Mele | 9 | 28 | 12 | .429 | 2 | 10 |
| Fred Marsh | 9 | 24 | 1 | .042 | 0 | 1 |
| George Bradshaw | 10 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
| Hal Keller | 11 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Taylor | 10 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Upton | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Varner | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherry Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Porterfield | 31 | 231.1 | 13 | 14 | 2.72 | 80 |
| Connie Marrero | 22 | 184.1 | 11 | 8 | 2.88 | 77 |
| Spec Shea | 22 | 169.0 | 11 | 7 | 2.93 | 65 |
| Walt Masterson | 24 | 160.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.70 | 89 |
| Julio Moreno | 26 | 147.1 | 9 | 9 | 3.97 | 62 |
| Sid Hudson | 7 | 62.2 | 3 | 4 | 2.73 | 24 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Gumpert | 20 | 104.0 | 4 | 9 | 4.24 | 29 |
| Don Johnson | 29 | 69.0 | 0 | 5 | 4.43 | 37 |
| Lou Sleater | 14 | 57.0 | 4 | 2 | 3.63 | 22 |
| Mike Fornieles | 4 | 26.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.37 | 12 |
| Raúl Sánchez | 3 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.55 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Consuegra | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3.05 | 19 |
| Tom Ferrick | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.02 | 28 |
| Joe Haynes | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.50 | 18 |
| Bobo Newsom | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.97 | 5 |
| Mickey Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Bunky Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
| Harley Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
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