| 1952 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 77–77 (.500) | |||
| League place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | Wid Matthews | |||
| Managers | Phil Cavarretta | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) | |||
| Radio | WIND (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) | |||
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The1952 Chicago Cubs season was the 81st season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 77th in theNational League and the 37th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 77–77. Starting from this season, WGN was the exclusive television broadcast partner of the Cubs franchise with the transfer of WBKB ownership to CBS.
| Team | W | L | 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 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1952 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Toby Atwell | 107 | 362 | 105 | .290 | 2 | 31 |
| 1B | Dee Fondy | 145 | 554 | 166 | .300 | 10 | 67 |
| 2B | Eddie Miksis | 93 | 383 | 89 | .232 | 2 | 19 |
| SS | Roy Smalley Jr. | 87 | 261 | 58 | .222 | 5 | 30 |
| 3B | Randy Jackson | 116 | 379 | 88 | .232 | 9 | 34 |
| OF | Hal Jeffcoat | 102 | 297 | 65 | .219 | 4 | 30 |
| OF | Frank Baumholtz | 103 | 409 | 133 | .325 | 4 | 35 |
| OF | Hank Sauer | 151 | 567 | 153 | .270 | 37 | 121 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Serena | 122 | 390 | 107 | .274 | 15 | 61 |
| Bob Addis | 93 | 292 | 86 | .295 | 1 | 20 |
| Gene Hermanski | 99 | 275 | 70 | .255 | 4 | 34 |
| Tommy Brown | 61 | 200 | 64 | .320 | 3 | 24 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 50 | 183 | 52 | .284 | 1 | 12 |
| Harry Chiti | 32 | 113 | 31 | .274 | 5 | 13 |
| Bruce Edwards | 50 | 94 | 23 | .245 | 1 | 12 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 41 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 1 | 8 |
| Johnny Pramesa | 22 | 46 | 13 | .283 | 1 | 5 |
| Leon Brinkopf | 9 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Bud Hardin | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Usher | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 34 | 250.1 | 17 | 13 | 2.70 | 157 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 41 | 202.2 | 9 | 14 | 4.44 | 110 |
| Warren Hacker | 33 | 185.0 | 15 | 9 | 2.58 | 84 |
| Paul Minner | 28 | 180.2 | 14 | 9 | 3.74 | 61 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Lown | 33 | 156.2 | 4 | 11 | 4.37 | 73 |
| Bob Kelly | 31 | 125.1 | 4 | 9 | 3.59 | 50 |
| Willie Ramsdell | 19 | 67.0 | 2 | 3 | 2.42 | 30 |
| Joe Hatten | 13 | 50.1 | 4 | 4 | 6.08 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Leonard | 45 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2.16 | 37 |
| Bob Schultz | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4.01 | 31 |
| Dick Manville | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 6 |
| Vern Fear | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 4 |
| Cal Howe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Monk Dubiel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |