The 1952 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 93–61, just two games behind the New York Yankees.
1952 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Ellis Ryan | |
General managers | Hank Greenberg | |
Managers | Al López | |
Television | WXEL (Bob Neal, Red Jones) | |
Radio | WERE (Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley) | |
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- June 7, 1952: Herb Score was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.[1]
- August 7, 1952: Wally Westlake was purchased by the Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Jim Hegan | 112 | 333 | 75 | .225 | 4 | 41 |
1B | Luke Easter | 127 | 437 | 115 | .263 | 31 | 97 |
2B | Bobby Ávila | 150 | 597 | 179 | .300 | 7 | 45 |
SS | Ray Boone | 103 | 316 | 83 | .263 | 7 | 45 |
3B | Al Rosen | 148 | 567 | 171 | .302 | 28 | 105 |
OF | Larry Doby | 140 | 519 | 143 | .276 | 32 | 104 |
OF | Harry Simpson | 146 | 545 | 145 | .266 | 10 | 65 |
OF | Dale Mitchell | 134 | 511 | 165 | .323 | 5 | 58 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Jim Fridley | 62 | 175 | 44 | .251 | 4 | 16 |
Merl Combs | 52 | 139 | 23 | .165 | 1 | 10 |
Joe Tipton | 43 | 105 | 26 | .248 | 6 | 22 |
Birdie Tebbetts | 42 | 101 | 25 | .248 | 1 | 8 |
Bill Glynn | 44 | 92 | 25 | .272 | 2 | 7 |
George Strickland | 31 | 88 | 19 | .216 | 1 | 8 |
Barney McCosky | 54 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 1 | 6 |
Wally Westlake | 29 | 69 | 16 | .232 | 1 | 9 |
Hank Majeski | 36 | 54 | 16 | .296 | 0 | 9 |
Pete Reiser | 34 | 44 | 6 | .136 | 3 | 7 |
Bob Kennedy | 22 | 40 | 12 | .300 | 0 | 12 |
Dave Pope | 12 | 34 | 10 | .294 | 1 | 4 |
Johnny Berardino | 35 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 0 | 2 |
Quincy Trouppe | 12 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Snuffy Stirnweiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Bob Lemon | 42 | 309.2 | 22 | 11 | 2.50 | 131 |
Mike Garcia | 46 | 292.1 | 22 | 11 | 2.37 | 143 |
Early Wynn | 42 | 285.2 | 23 | 12 | 2.90 | 153 |
Bob Feller | 30 | 191.2 | 9 | 13 | 4.74 | 81 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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 Gromek | 29 | 122.2 | 7 | 7 | 3.67 | 65 |
Sam Jones | 14 | 36.0 | 2 | 3 | 7.25 | 28 |
Bob Chakales | 5 | 12.0 | 1 | 2 | 9.75 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Lou Brissie | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.48 | 28 |
Mickey Harris | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.63 | 23 |
Dick Rozek | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.97 | 5 |
Ted Wilks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 6 |
Bill Abernathie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
George Zuverink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
editNotes
edit- ^ Herb Score at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Wally Westlake at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
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