1952 Cincinnati Reds season

1952 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Luke Sewell, Rogers Hornsby
Local television	WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
Local radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
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The 1952 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League.

Offseason

October 4, 1951: Johnny Pramesa and Bob Usher were traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Smoky Burgess and Bob Borkowski.^[1]
October 14, 1951: Jim Bolger was traded by the Reds to the Buffalo Bisons for Tom Acker and Moe Savransky.^[2]
December 10, 1951: Smoky Burgess, Howie Fox and Connie Ryan were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler, and Niles Jordan.^[1]
Prior to 1952 season: Charlie Rabe was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[3]

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

May 13, 1952: Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup were traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Eddie Kazak and Wally Westlake.^[4]
May 23, 1952: Kent Peterson and Johnny Wyrostek were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bubba Church.^[5]
August 7, 1952: Wally Westlake was purchased from the Reds by the Cleveland Indians.^[6]
August 28, 1952: Ewell Blackwell was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Jim Greengrass, Bob Marquis, Ernie Nevel, Johnny Schmitz and $35,000.^[7]

Roster

1952 Cincinnati Reds roster

Roster

Pitchers

47 Ewell Blackwell

45 Ed Blake

38 Bud Byerly

40 Bubba Church

45 Phil Haugstad

41 Frank Hiller

25,40 Niles Jordan

39 Joe Nuxhall

35 Harry Perkowski

38 Bud Podbielan

36 Ken Raffensberger

45 Johnny Schmitz

32 Frank Smith

31 Herm Wehmeier

Catchers

6 Dixie Howell

10 Hobie Landrith

9 Joe Rossi

7 Andy Seminick

Infielders

12 Bobby Adams

15 Grady Hatton

10 Eddie Kazak

18 Ted Kluszewski

11 Roy McMillan

13 Eddie Pellagrini

10 Virgil Stallcup

16 Johnny Temple

Outfielders

28 Cal Abrams

26 Joe Adcock

24 Bob Borkowski

25 Hank Edwards

23 Jim Greengrass

22 Willard Marshall

28 Wally Post

23 Dick Sisler

23 Wally Westlake

22 Johnny Wyrostek

Manager

50 Rogers Hornsby

50 Luke Sewell

Coaches

51 Earle Brucker

52 Ben Chapman

53 Phil Page

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	Seminick, AndyAndy Seminick	108	336	86	.256	14	50
OF	Borkowski, BobBob Borkowski	126	377	95	.252	4	24

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
Westlake, WallyWally Westlake	49	183	37	.202	3	14
Rossi, JoeJoe Rossi	55	145	32	.221	1	6
Wyrostek, JohnnyJohnny Wyrostek	30	106	25	.236	1	10
Pellagrini, EddieEddie Pellagrini	46	100	17	.170	1	3
Greengrass, JimJim Greengrass	18	68	21	.309	5	24
Sisler, DickDick Sisler	11	27	5	.185	0	4

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
Church, BubbaBubba Church	29	153.1	5	9	4.34	47
Blackwell, EwellEwell Blackwell	23	102	3	12	5.38	48

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	L	SV	ERA	SO
Byerly, BudBud Byerly	12	1	1	5.11	14
Haugstad, PhilPhil Haugstad	9	0	0	6.75	2
Blake, EdEd Blake	2	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Joe Schultz
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Ernie White
B	Burlington Flints	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Len Schulte
B	Salisbury Reds	Interstate League	Mike Blazo and Dick Porter
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Dee Moore
D	Dublin Green Sox	Georgia State League	Cyril Pfeifer, George Hearn and Jack Bearden
D	Mattoon Indians	Mississippi–Ohio Valley League	Walt Dunkovich, Charlie Popovich and Bob Carson
D	Lawton Reds	Sooner State League	Tuck McWilliams

References

1 2 Smoky Burgess page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jim Bolger page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Charlie Rabe page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Dick Sisler page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Wally Westlake page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jim Greengrass page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1952 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

1952 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1952 All-Star Game 1952 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Daytona Tortugas (A Adv.)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Rojos (Rookie)

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