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.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | — | 49–28 | 46–31 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 2 | 49–28 | 44–33 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 14 | 44–33 | 37–40 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 16 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
Washington Senators | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 17 | 42–35 | 36–41 |
Boston Red Sox | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 19 | 50–27 | 26–51 |
St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 31 | 42–35 | 22–55 |
Detroit Tigers | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 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 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Manager
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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 |
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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 |
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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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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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 |
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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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 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte
External links
- 1952 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1952 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com