1952 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1952 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 52nd season in the major leagues, and its 53rd season overall. They finished with a record of 81–73, good enough for third place in the American League , 14 games behind the first place New York Yankees .
Offseason
October 10, 1951: Marv Rotblatt , Jerry Dahlke , Bill Fischer , and Dick Duffy (minors) were traded by the White Sox to the Seattle Rainiers for Marv Grissom and Hal Brown .[ 1]
November 27, 1951: Joe DeMaestri , Gordon Goldsberry , Dick Littlefield , Gus Niarhos , and Jim Rivera were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Al Widmar , Sherm Lollar , and Tom Upton .[ 2]
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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
—
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
Roster
1952 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
AVG
SB
Jim Busby , CF
16
39
5
5
0
0
0
0
2
7
.128
0
Chico Carrasquel , SS
100
359
69
89
7
4
1
42
33
27
.248
2
Ray Coleman , OF
85
195
19
42
7
1
2
14
13
17
.215
0
Sam Dente , SS,3B,2B,LF
62
145
12
32
0
1
0
11
5
8
.221
0
Hank Edwards , LF
8
18
2
6
0
0
0
1
0
2
.333
0
Sammy Esposito , SS
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.250
0
Nellie Fox , 2B
152
648
76
192
25
10
0
39
34
14
.296
5
Darrell Johnson , C
22
37
3
4
0
0
0
1
5
9
.108
1
Rocky Krsnich , 3B
40
91
11
21
7
2
1
15
12
9
.231
0
Ken Landenberger , 1B
2
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.200
0
Sherm Lollar , C
132
375
35
90
15
0
13
50
54
34
.240
1
Phil Masi , C
30
63
9
16
1
1
0
7
10
10
.254
0
Sam Mele , RF
123
423
46
105
18
2
14
59
48
40
.248
1
Minnie Miñoso , LF,CF,RF,3B
147
569
96
160
24
9
13
61
71
46
.281
22
Willy Miranda , SS
70
150
14
33
4
1
0
7
13
14
.220
1
Don Nicholas , PH
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
Jim Rivera , CF
53
201
27
50
7
3
3
18
21
27
.249
13
Eddie Robinson , 1B
155
594
79
176
33
1
22
104
70
49
.296
2
Héctor Rodríguez , 3B
124
407
55
108
14
0
1
40
47
22
.265
7
Bud Sheely , C
36
75
1
18
2
0
0
3
12
7
.240
0
Bud Stewart , LF,RF
92
225
23
60
10
0
5
30
28
17
.267
3
Leo Thomas , 3B
19
24
1
4
0
0
0
6
6
4
.167
0
George Wilson , RF
8
9
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
.111
0
Red Wilson , C
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
0
Tom Wright , RF,LF
77
132
14
33
5
3
2
25
12
21
.250
0
Al Zarilla , RF,LF
39
99
14
23
4
1
2
7
14
6
.232
1
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
AVG
SB
Luis Aloma , P
25
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
.000
0
Hal Brown , P
51
19
6
3
1
0
1
3
1
8
.158
0
Joe Dobson , P
29
63
3
12
0
0
0
3
4
20
.190
0
Fritz Dorish , P
39
22
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
4
.091
0
Marv Grissom , P
28
53
1
8
4
0
0
4
1
19
.151
0
Ken Holcombe , P
7
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
.000
0
Howie Judson , P
21
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
.000
0
Bill Kennedy , P
47
13
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
.231
0
Lou Kretlow , P
19
20
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
14
.050
0
Billy Pierce , P
35
91
11
17
1
0
0
3
6
20
.187
0
Saul Rogovin , P
33
84
6
17
3
0
1
7
4
18
.202
1
Chuck Stobbs , P
38
38
1
3
0
0
0
3
6
11
.079
0
Team Totals
156
5316
610
1337
199
38
80
560
541
519
.252
61
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
H
R
ER
HR
BB
K
Luis Aloma
3
1
4.28
25
0
6
40.0
42
20
19
5
11
18
Hal Brown
2
3
4.23
24
8
0
72.1
82
39
34
8
21
31
Joe Dobson
14
10
2.51
29
25
1
200.2
164
66
56
11
60
101
Fritz Dorish
8
4
2.47
39
1
11
91.0
66
28
25
4
42
47
Marv Grissom
12
10
3.74
28
24
0
166.0
156
79
69
6
79
97
Ken Holcombe
0
5
6.17
7
7
0
35.0
38
24
24
3
18
12
Hal Hudson
0
0
2.25
2
0
0
4.0
7
2
1
0
1
4
Howie Judson
0
1
4.24
21
0
1
34.0
30
17
16
4
22
15
Bill Kennedy
2
2
2.80
47
1
5
70.2
54
27
22
4
38
46
Lou Kretlow
4
4
2.96
19
11
1
79.0
52
31
26
5
56
63
Billy Pierce
15
12
2.57
33
32
1
255.1
214
76
73
12
79
144
Saul Rogovin
14
9
3.85
33
30
1
231.2
224
104
99
14
79
121
Chuck Stobbs
7
12
3.13
38
17
1
135.0
118
54
47
9
72
73
Al Widmar
0
0
4.50
1
0
0
2.0
4
1
1
1
0
2
Team Totals
81
73
3.25
156
156
28
1416.2
1251
568
512
86
578
774
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Memphis, Superior, Madisonville [ 4]
Notes
^ Marv Grisson at Baseball-Reference ^ Joe DeMaestri at Baseball-Reference ^ J. W. Porter at Baseball-Reference ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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