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1952 Washington Senators season

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1952 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersClark Griffith (majority owner)
ManagersBucky Harris
TelevisionWTTG
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
RadioWWDC (FM)
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
← 1951 Seasons 1953 →

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

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Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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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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


Roster

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1952 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 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

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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
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

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
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

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Level Team League Manager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Cal Ermer
B Danville Leafs Carolina League Morrie Aderholt
B Havana Cubanos Florida International League Mike Guerra
B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Ivan Kuester
C Drummondville Cubs Provincial League Herb Crompton
D Roanoke Rapids Jays Coastal Plain League Pete Appleton
D Orlando Senators Florida State League Ed Levy
D Fulton Lookouts KITTY League Sam Lamitina

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte

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