1952 Philadelphia Phillies season
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Owners | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. |
General managers | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. |
Managers | Eddie Sawyer, Steve O'Neill |
Local television | WPTZ WCAU WFIL |
Local radio | WPEN (Claude Haring, Gene Kelly) |
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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
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 57 | 0.627 | — | 45–33 | 51–24 |
New York Giants | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 4½ | 50–27 | 42–35 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 8½ | 48–29 | 40–37 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 9½ | 47–29 | 40–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 19½ | 42–35 | 35–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 27½ | 38–39 | 31–46 |
Boston Braves | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 32 | 31–45 | 33–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 112 | 0.273 | 54½ | 23–54 | 19–58 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
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April (4–7)
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May (13–13)
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June (13–16)
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July (22–10)
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August (18–12)
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Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
League leaders
- Robin Roberts, National League Leader, Wins (28)[39]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Terre Haute, Miami[40]
Notes
- "Hamner is Given Authority as Team Captain of Phillies". Milwaukee Journal. March 18, 1952. p. 2.
- Smoky Burgess page at Baseball-Reference
- John Anderson page at Baseball-Reference
- Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference
- Tommy Glaviano page at Baseball-Reference
- "1952 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 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.
- "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. April 24, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 25, 1952. p. 38. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 25, 1952. p. 38. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. April 28, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- 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.
- "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. May 9, 1952. p. 32. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- "Major League Standings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 13, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. May 13, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. May 20, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. May 26, 1952. p. 19. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "Major League Standings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 27, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. June 23, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. June 24, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. July 15, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- "The Major Leagues". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. August 6, 1952. p. 24. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. August 7, 1952. p. 14. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- "Major League Standings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. August 11, 1952. p. 16. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "The Major Leagues". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. August 13, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. September 2, 1952. p. 18. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- "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[.]
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "1952 Original Regular Season Schedule". retrosheet.org. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (2)". retrosheet.org. September 6, 1952. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- 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
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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