1952 Philadelphia Phillies season

1952 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
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

• 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
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

• 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]

Roster

1952 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 23 Bubba Church 22 Karl Drews 18 Howie Fox 20 Andy Hansen 27 Ken Heintzelman 35 Jim Konstanty 34 Russ Meyer 19 Bob Miller 33 Kent Peterson 41 Lou Possehl 37 Steve Ridzik 36 Robin Roberts 28 Curt Simmons 41 Paul Stuffel		Catchers 21 Smoky Burgess 29 Stan Lopata Infielders  5 Tommy Brown  3 Putsy Caballero  2 Granny Hamner  9 Nippy Jones  6 Willie Jones  7 Jack Lohrke  8 Connie Ryan  4 Eddie Waitkus  5 Dick Young		Outfielders  1 Richie Ashburn 16 Mel Clark 14 Del Ennis 15 Jackie Mayo 12 Bill Nicholson 17 Johnny Wyrostek Other batters 10 Del Wilber		Manager 24 Steve O'Neill 24 Eddie Sawyer Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 32 Dusty Cooke 32 Eddie Mayo 40 Maje McDonnell 31 Cy Perkins 25 Ken Silvestri

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

• Robin Roberts, National League Leader, Wins (28)^[6]

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

• 1952 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference