1952 Philadelphia Phillies season

1952 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s) R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
Manager(s) 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

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1952 National League Records

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

Roster

1952 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Burgess, SmokySmoky Burgess 110 371 110 .296 6 56
2B Ryan, ConnieConnie Ryan 154 577 139 .241 12 49
SS Hamner, GrannyGranny Hamner 151 596 164 .275 17 87

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

Pitching

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
Drews, KarlKarl Drews 33 228.2 14 15 2.72 96
Fox, HowieHowie Fox 13 62 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
Church, BubbaBubba Church 2 5 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
Hansen, AndyAndy Hansen 43 5 6 4 3.26 18
Peterson, KentKent Peterson 3 0 0 0 0.00 7

Awards and honors

League leaders

Farm system

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[7]

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. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ 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

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