1952 St. Louis Cardinals season
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The 1952 St. Louis, Missouri and the 61st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 88–66 during the season and finished third in the National League.
Following his acquisition during the offseason, Eddie Stanky was named player-manager and eased himself out of the lineup over the course of the season.[1]
Offseason
- December 11, 1951: New York Giants for Eddie Stanky.[2]
- Prior to 1952 season: Bob Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 57 | .627 | — | 45–33 | 51–24 |
| New York Giants | 92 | 62 | .597 | 4½ | 50–27 | 42–35 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 66 | .571 | 8½ | 48–29 | 40–37 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 67 | .565 | 9½ | 47–29 | 40–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 77 | .500 | 19½ | 42–35 | 35–42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 85 | .448 | 27½ | 38–39 | 31–46 |
| Boston Braves | 64 | 89 | .418 | 32 | 31–45 | 33–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 112 | .273 | 54½ | 23–54 | 19–58 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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: Eddie Kazak and Wally Westlake were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup.[4]
- August 30, 1952: Tommy Glaviano was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Del Rice | 147 | 495 | 128 | .259 | 11 | 65 |
| 1B | Dick Sisler | 119 | 418 | 109 | .261 | 13 | 60 |
| 2B | Red Schoendienst | 152 | 620 | 188 | .303 | 7 | 67 |
| SS | Solly Hemus | 151 | 570 | 153 | .268 | 15 | 52 |
| 3B | Billy Johnson | 94 | 282 | 71 | .252 | 2 | 34 |
| OF | Stan Musial | 154 | 578 | 194 | .336 | 21 | 91 |
| OF | Peanuts Lowrey | 132 | 374 | 107 | .286 | 1 | 48 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 140 | 510 | 153 | .300 | 11 | 101 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Rice | 98 | 295 | 85 | .288 | 7 | 45 |
| Tommy Glaviano | 80 | 162 | 39 | .241 | 3 | 19 |
| Larry Miggins | 42 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 2 | 10 |
| Eddie Stanky | 53 | 83 | 19 | .229 | 0 | 7 |
| Wally Westlake | 21 | 74 | 16 | .216 | 0 | 10 |
| Steve Bilko | 20 | 72 | 19 | .264 | 1 | 6 |
| Les Fusselman | 32 | 63 | 10 | .159 | 1 | 3 |
| Vern Benson | 20 | 47 | 9 | .191 | 2 | 5 |
| Virgil Stallcup | 29 | 31 | 4 | .129 | 0 | 1 |
| Neal Hertweck | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sarni | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Mauch | 7 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Kazak | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Gorman | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Staley | 35 | 239.2 | 17 | 14 | 3.27 | 93 |
Vinegar Bend Mizell |
30 | 190.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.65 | 146 |
| Stu Miller | 12 | 88.0 | 6 | 3 | 2.05 | 64 |
| Harvey Haddix | 7 | 42.0 | 2 | 2 | 2.79 | 31 |
| Red Munger | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 1 |
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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| Joe Presko | 28 | 146.2 | 7 | 10 | 4.05 | 63 |
| Cloyd Boyer | 23 | 110.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.24 | 44 |
Harry Breechen |
25 | 100.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.32 | 54 |
| Cliff Chambers | 26 | 98.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.12 | 47 |
| Willard Schmidt | 18 | 34.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.19 | 30 |
| Mike Clark | 12 | 25.1 | 2 | 0 | 6.04 | 10 |
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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| Al Brazle | 46 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 2.72 | 55 |
| Eddie Yuhas | 54 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2.72 | 39 |
| Bill Werle | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.85 | 23 |
| Dick Bokelmann | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.24 | 5 |
Bob Tiefenauer |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 3 |
| Jack Crimian | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.72 | 4 |
| Jackie Collum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Fred Hahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Columbus Red Birds | American Association
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Johnny Keane |
| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Harry Walker |
| AA | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Al Hollingsworth |
A
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Columbus Cardinals
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Sally League | Sheldon "Chief" Bender |
A
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Omaha Cardinals | Western League | George Kissell |
B
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Winston-Salem Cardinals
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Carolina League | Harold Olt and Jimmy Brown |
B
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Allentown Cardinals | Interstate League | Whitey Kurowski |
B
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Lynchburg Cardinals
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Piedmont League | Jimmy Brown and Harold Olt |
C
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Fresno Cardinals
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California League | Roland LeBlanc |
D
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Johnson City Cardinals | Appalachian League | Jim Hercinger |
D
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Goldsboro Jets
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Coastal Plain League | Wes Livengood |
D
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Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals
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Georgia State League | Arnie Riesgo |
D
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Albany Cardinals | Georgia–Florida League | Gene Corbett |
D
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Paducah Chiefs | KITTY League
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Bob Stanton and Greg Masson |
D
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Hamilton Cardinals | PONY League
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Harold Contini |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Fresno, Albany[6]
References
- ^ "Eddie Stanky". Retrieved August 11, 2008.
- ^ Eddie Stanky at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bobby Gene Smith at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Dick Sisler at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Tommy Glaviano at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007