1952 Chicago White Sox season
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1952 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey | |
| General manager(s) | Frank Lane | |
| Manager(s) | Paul Richards | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Dick Bingham) |
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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 81-73, good enough for third place in the American League, 14 games behind the 1st place New York Yankees.
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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
| 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
- Chico Carrasquel, ss
- Nellie Fox, 2b
- Minnie Miñoso, lf
- Eddie Robinson, 1b
- Ray Coleman, rf
- Sherm Lollar, c
- Jim Busby, cf
- Héctor Rodríguez, 3b
- Billy Pierce, p
Notable transactions
- July 28, 1952: Jay Porter and Ray Coleman were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Darrell Johnson and Jim Rivera.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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 | Sherm Lollar | 132 | 375 | 90 | .240 | 13 | 50 |
| SS | Chico Carrasquel | 100 | 359 | 89 | .248 | 1 | 42 |
| OF | Ray Coleman | 85 | 195 | 42 | .215 | 2 | 14 |
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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| Don Nicholas | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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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| Joe Dobson | 29 | 200.2 | 14 | 10 | 2.51 | 101 |
| Marv Grissom | 28 | 166 | 12 | 10 | 3.74 | 97 |
| Ken Holcombe | 7 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 6.17 | 12 |
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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| Hal Brown | 24 | 72.1 | 2 | 3 | 4.23 | 31 |
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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| Bill Kennedy | 47 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.80 | 46 |
| Harry Dorish | 39 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2.47 | 47 |
| Luis Aloma | 25 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4.28 | 18 |
| Al Widmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern Association | Luke Appling |
| A | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Western League | Don Gutteridge |
| B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Skeeter Webb |
| B | Gastonia Rockets | Tri-State League | Hal VanPelt |
| C | Superior Blues | Northern League | Wally Millies |
| D | Madisonville Miners | KITTY League | Franklin Robinson |
| D | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | Wisconsin State League | Ira Hutchinson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Memphis, Superior, Madisonville[4]
Notes
- ^ Marv Grisson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe DeMaestri page at Baseball Reference
- ^ J. W. Porter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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