1952 Philadelphia Phillies season

1952 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1883);
Location
	Shibe Park (since 1938);
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883);
Other information
Owner(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	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	57	--	.627
New York Giants	92	62	4.5	.597
St. Louis Cardinals	88	66	8.5	.571
Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	9.5	.565
Chicago Cubs	77	77	19.5	.500
Cincinnati Reds	69	85	27.5	.448
Boston Braves	64	89	32	.418
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	112	54.5	.273

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

Catchers

21 Smoky Burgess
29 Stan Lopata

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

10 Del Wilber

Manager

24 Steve O'Neill
24 Eddie Sawyer

Coaches

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Terre Haute, Miami^[7]

Notes

^ "Hamner is Given Authority as Team Captain of Phillies". Milwaukee Journal. March 18, 1952. p. 2.
^ Smoky Burgess page at Baseball-Reference
^ John Anderson page at Baseball-Reference
^ Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference
^ Tommy Glaviano page at Baseball-Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1952 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

[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, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[7] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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Contents

Offseason

Notable transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

League leaders

Farm system

Notes

References

1952 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1938)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(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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