1952 Boston Red Sox season
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1952 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Joe Cronin | |
| Manager(s) | Lou Boudreau | |
| Local television | WBZ-TV, Ch. 4, and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7 | |
| Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob DeLaney, Tom Hussey) |
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The 1952 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses.
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 95 | 59 | .617 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 14 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 75 | .513 | 16 |
| Washington Senators | 78 | 76 | .506 | 17 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19 |
| St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | .416 | 31 |
| Detroit Tigers | 50 | 104 | .325 | 45 |
Opening Day lineup
| 7 | Dom DiMaggio | CF |
| 6 | Johnny Pesky | 3B |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 3 | Walt Dropo | 1B |
| 37 | Faye Throneberry | RF |
| 2 | Jimmy Piersall | SS |
| 17 | Mel Parnell | P |
| 12 | Ted Lepcio | 2B |
| 11 | Gus Niarhos | C |
Notable transactions
- June 3, 1952: Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield, Don Lenhardt, Johnny Pesky, and Bill Wight were traded by the Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Dizzy Trout, George Kell, Johnny Lipon, and Hoot Evers.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Sammy White | 115 | 381 | 107 | .281 | 10 | 49 |
| 1B | Dick Gernert | 102 | 367 | 89 | .243 | 19 | 67 |
| OF | Dom DiMaggio | 128 | 486 | 143 | .294 | 6 | 33 |
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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| Johnny Pesky | 25 | 67 | 10 | .149 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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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| James Atkins | 3 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.48 | 2 |
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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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Pinky Higgins |
| AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Al Vincent and Red Mathis |
| A | Albany Senators | Eastern League | Jack Burns |
| B | Roanoke Ro-Sox | Piedmont League | Owen Scheetz |
| C | San Jose Red Sox | California League | Red Marion |
| D | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | North Carolina State League | Jim Gruzdis |
Notes
References
- 1952 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1952 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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