1952 Chicago White Sox season

Major League Baseball team season

1952 Chicago White Sox

League| American League
Ballpark| Comiskey Park
City| Chicago
Owners| Grace Comiskey
General managers| Frank Lane
Managers| Paul Richards
Television| WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
Radio| WCFL
(Bob Elson, Dick Bingham)
| <- 1951 | Seasons | 1953 ->

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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 of 81–73, good enough for third place in the American League, 14 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

## Offseason

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* 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

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### Season standings

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American League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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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1952 American League record

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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 | —

### Opening Day lineup

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* 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

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* 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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1952 Chicago White Sox

Roster
Pitchers

* 59 Luis Aloma
* 27 Hal Brown
* 29 Joe Dobson
* 12 Harry Dorish
* 16 Marv Grissom
* 34 Ken Holcombe
* 24 Hal Hudson
* 48 Howie Judson
* 37 Bill Kennedy
* 23 Lou Kretlow
* 19 Billy Pierce
* 35 Saul Rogovin
* 18 Chuck Stobbs
* 47 Al Widmar

|  | Catchers

* 47 Darrell Johnson
* 45 Sherm Lollar
* 38 Phil Masi
* 15 Bud Sheely
* \-- Red Wilson

Infielders

* 17 Chico Carrasquel
* 8 Sam Dente
* 3 Sammy Esposito
* 26 Nellie Fox
* 6 Rocky Krsnich
* 34 Ken Landenberger
* 49 Willy Miranda
* 46 Eddie Robinson
* 36 Héctor Rodríguez
* 3 Leo Thomas

|  | Outfielders

* 3 Jim Busby
* 39 Ray Coleman
* 38 Hank Edwards
* 14 Sam Mele
* 9 Minnie Miñoso
* 39 Jim Rivera
* 7 Bud Stewart
* 5 George Wilson
* 5 Tom Wright
* 2 Al Zarilla

Other batters

* 56 Don Nicholas

|  | Manager

* 22 Paul Richards

Coaches

* 33 Jimmy Adair
* 44 Ray Berres
* 28 Doc Cramer
* 40 Luman Harris

## Player stats

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### Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player  | G  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | BB  | SO  | AVG  | SB

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Jim Busby, CF  | 16  | 39  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 7  | .128  | 0
Chico Carrasquel, SS  | 100  | 359  | 69  | 89  | 7  | 4  | 1  | 42  | 33  | 27  | .248  | 2
Ray Coleman, OF  | 85  | 195  | 19  | 42  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 14  | 13  | 17  | .215  | 0
Sam Dente, SS,3B,2B,LF  | 62  | 145  | 12  | 32  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 11  | 5  | 8  | .221  | 0
Hank Edwards, LF  | 8  | 18  | 2  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | .333  | 0
Sammy Esposito, SS  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | .250  | 0
Nellie Fox, 2B  | 152  | 648  | 76  | 192  | 25  | 10  | 0  | 39  | 34  | 14  | .296  | 5
Darrell Johnson, C  | 22  | 37  | 3  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 9  | .108  | 1
Rocky Krsnich, 3B  | 40  | 91  | 11  | 21  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 15  | 12  | 9  | .231  | 0
Ken Landenberger, 1B  | 2  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | .200  | 0
Sherm Lollar, C  | 132  | 375  | 35  | 90  | 15  | 0  | 13  | 50  | 54  | 34  | .240  | 1
Phil Masi, C  | 30  | 63  | 9  | 16  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 10  | 10  | .254  | 0
Sam Mele, RF  | 123  | 423  | 46  | 105  | 18  | 2  | 14  | 59  | 48  | 40  | .248  | 1
Minnie Miñoso, LF,CF,RF,3B  | 147  | 569  | 96  | 160  | 24  | 9  | 13  | 61  | 71  | 46  | .281  | 22
Willy Miranda, SS  | 70  | 150  | 14  | 33  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 13  | 14  | .220  | 1
Don Nicholas, PH  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | .000  | 0
Jim Rivera, CF  | 53  | 201  | 27  | 50  | 7  | 3  | 3  | 18  | 21  | 27  | .249  | 13
Eddie Robinson, 1B  | 155  | 594  | 79  | 176  | 33  | 1  | 22  | 104  | 70  | 49  | .296  | 2
Héctor Rodríguez, 3B  | 124  | 407  | 55  | 108  | 14  | 0  | 1  | 40  | 47  | 22  | .265  | 7
Bud Sheely, C  | 36  | 75  | 1  | 18  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 7  | .240  | 0
Bud Stewart, LF,RF  | 92  | 225  | 23  | 60  | 10  | 0  | 5  | 30  | 28  | 17  | .267  | 3
Leo Thomas, 3B  | 19  | 24  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 6  | 4  | .167  | 0
George Wilson, RF  | 8  | 9  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | .111  | 0
Red Wilson, C  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | .000  | 0
Tom Wright, RF,LF  | 77  | 132  | 14  | 33  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 25  | 12  | 21  | .250  | 0
Al Zarilla, RF,LF  | 39  | 99  | 14  | 23  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 14  | 6  | .232  | 1
Player  | G  | AB  | R  | H  | 2B  | 3B  | HR  | RBI  | BB  | SO  | AVG  | SB

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Luis Aloma, P  | 25  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | .000  | 0
Hal Brown, P  | 51  | 19  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 8  | .158  | 0
Joe Dobson, P  | 29  | 63  | 3  | 12  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 20  | .190  | 0
Fritz Dorish, P  | 39  | 22  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 4  | .091  | 0
Marv Grissom, P  | 28  | 53  | 1  | 8  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 19  | .151  | 0
Ken Holcombe, P  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | .000  | 0
Howie Judson, P  | 21  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | .000  | 0
Bill Kennedy, P  | 47  | 13  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | .231  | 0
Lou Kretlow, P  | 19  | 20  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 14  | .050  | 0
Billy Pierce, P  | 35  | 91  | 11  | 17  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 20  | .187  | 0
Saul Rogovin, P  | 33  | 84  | 6  | 17  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 4  | 18  | .202  | 1
Chuck Stobbs, P  | 38  | 38  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 11  | .079  | 0

Team Totals

| 156 | 5316 | 610 | 1337 | 199 | 38 | 80 | 560 | 541 | 519 | .252 | 61

### Pitching

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player  | W  | L  | ERA  | G  | GS  | SV  | IP  | H  | R  | ER  | HR  | BB  | K

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Luis Aloma | 3  | 1  | 4.28  | 25  | 0  | 6  | 40.0  | 42  | 20  | 19  | 5  | 11  | 18
Hal Brown | 2  | 3  | 4.23  | 24  | 8  | 0  | 72.1  | 82  | 39  | 34  | 8  | 21  | 31
Joe Dobson | 14  | 10  | 2.51  | 29  | 25  | 1  | 200.2  | 164  | 66  | 56  | 11  | 60  | 101
Fritz Dorish | 8  | 4  | 2.47  | 39  | 1  | 11  | 91.0  | 66  | 28  | 25  | 4  | 42  | 47
Marv Grissom | 12  | 10  | 3.74  | 28  | 24  | 0  | 166.0  | 156  | 79  | 69  | 6  | 79  | 97
Ken Holcombe | 0  | 5  | 6.17  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 35.0  | 38  | 24  | 24  | 3  | 18  | 12
Hal Hudson | 0  | 0  | 2.25  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4.0  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4
Howie Judson | 0  | 1  | 4.24  | 21  | 0  | 1  | 34.0  | 30  | 17  | 16  | 4  | 22  | 15
Bill Kennedy | 2  | 2  | 2.80  | 47  | 1  | 5  | 70.2  | 54  | 27  | 22  | 4  | 38  | 46
Lou Kretlow | 4  | 4  | 2.96  | 19  | 11  | 1  | 79.0  | 52  | 31  | 26  | 5  | 56  | 63
Billy Pierce | 15  | 12  | 2.57  | 33  | 32  | 1  | 255.1  | 214  | 76  | 73  | 12  | 79  | 144
Saul Rogovin | 14  | 9  | 3.85  | 33  | 30  | 1  | 231.2  | 224  | 104  | 99  | 14  | 79  | 121
Chuck Stobbs | 7  | 12  | 3.13  | 38  | 17  | 1  | 135.0  | 118  | 54  | 47  | 9  | 72  | 73
Al Widmar | 0  | 0  | 4.50  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2.0  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2

Team Totals

| 81 | 73 | 3.25 | 156 | 156 | 28 | 1416.2 | 1251 | 568 | 512 | 86 | 578 | 774

## Farm system

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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

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1. ^ Marv Grisson at Baseball-Reference
2. ^ Joe DeMaestri at Baseball-Reference
3. ^ J. W. Porter at Baseball-Reference
4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

## References

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* 1952 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

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