1952 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1952 American League Briggs Stadium Detroit 50 104 y 8th Walter Briggs, Sr., Walter Briggs, Jr. Charlie Gehringer Red Rolfe, Fred Hutchinson WWJ(Van Patrick) WJBK/WXYZ(Van Patrick) The 1952 Detroit Tigers had a record of 50–104 (.325) — the worst record in Tigers' history until the 2003 Tigers finished 43–119 (.265). Virgil Trucks became the third pitcher in major league history to throw two no-hitters in one season.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 139, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Regular season As of 2025, the 1952 Tigers winning percentage ranks third-worst in the Tigers' history, as shown in this chart. The club was managed by Red Rolfe (April 15 through July 4), who compiled a win–loss record of 23–49 (.319), then by pitcher-manager Fred Hutchinson, who had a record of 27–55 (.329) from July 5 through closing day, September 28.Retrosheet.org Worst Seasons in Detroit Tigers History Rank Year Wins Losses Win % 1 2003 43 119 .2652201947114.292 3 1952 50 104 .325 4 1996 53 109 .327 5 2002 55 106 .342 6 1975 57 102 .358 Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions June 3, 1952: Dizzy Trout, George Kell, Johnny Lipon, and Hoot Evers were traded by the Tigers to the Boston Red Sox for Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield, Don Lenhardt, Johnny Pesky, and Bill Wight.Walt Dropo at Baseball Reference August 14, 1952: Dick Littlefield, Marlin Stuart, Don Lenhardt and Vic Wertz were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Jim Delsing, Ned Garver, Bud Black and Dave Madison.Bud Black at Baseball Reference Roster 1952 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 37,19 Bud Black 31 Ned Garver 34 Ted Gray 44 Billy Hoeft 21 Art Houtteman 29 Fred Hutchinson 26 Ken Johnson 38 Dick Littlefield 14 Dave Madison 37 Dick Marlowe 31 Wayne McLeland 16 Hal Newhouser 24 Marlin Stuart 11 Dizzy Trout 22 Virgil Trucks 25 Hal White 18 Bill Wight Catchers 15 Matt Batts  1 Joe Ginsberg  9 Bob Swift Infielders  8 Neil Berry 11 Walt Dropo 28 Al Federoff  2 Fred Hatfield  7 George Kell 17 Don Kolloway 26 Harvey Kuenn  2 Johnny Lipon  7 Johnny Pesky  4 Jerry Priddy 30 Ben Taylor Outfielders 24 Jim Delsing  3 Johnny Groth 32 Johnny Hopp 14 Don Lenhardt 32 George Lerchen 30 Don Lund  5 Cliff Mapes  6 Pat Mullin 12 Steve Souchock 18 Russ Sullivan 19 Bill Tuttle 20 Vic Wertz Other batters 14 Hoot Evers 19 Alex Garbowski 15 Carl Linhart Manager 29 Fred Hutchinson 10 Red Rolfe Coaches 28 Dick Bartell 36 Rick Ferrell 33 Ted Lyons 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 Joe Ginsberg 113 307 68 .221 6 36 1B Walt Dropo 115 459 128 .279 23 70 2B Jerry Priddy 75 279 79 .283 4 20 3B Fred Hatfield 112 441 104 .236 2 25 SS Neil Berry baseball 73 189 43 .228 0 13 OF Johnny Groth 141 524 149 .284 4 51 OF Vic Wertz 85 285 70 .246 17 51 OF Pat Mullin 97 255 64 .251 7 35 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 Steve Souchock 92 265 66 .249 13 45 Al Federoff 74 231 56 .242 0 14 Cliff Mapes 86 193 26 .197 9 23 Johnny Pesky 69 177 45 .254 1 9 Matt Batts 56 173 41 .237 3 13 Don Kolloway 65 173 42 .243 2 21 George Kell 39 152 45 .296 1 17 Don Lenhardt 45 144 27 .188 3 13 Johnny Lipon 39 136 30 .221 0 12 Jim Delsing 33 113 31 .274 3 15 Harvey Kuenn 19 80 26 .325 0 8 Bob Swift 28 58 8 .138 0 4 Russ Sullivan 15 52 17 .327 3 5 Johnny Hopp 42 46 10 .217 0 3 George Lerchen 14 32 5 .156 1 3 Bill Tuttle 7 25 6 .240 0 2 Don Lund 8 23 7 .304 0 1 Ben Taylor Ben Taylor (first baseman, born 1927) 7 18 3 .167 0 0 Carl Linhart 3 2 0 .000 0 0 Hoot Evers 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 Alex Garbowski 2 0 0 ---- 0 0 Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included 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 Ted Gray 35 224.0 12 17 4.14 138 Art Houtteman 35 221.0 8 20 4.36 109 Virgil Trucks 35 197.0 5 19 3.97 129 Hal Newhouser 25 154.0 9 9 3.74 57 Bill Wight 23 143.2 5 9 3.88 57 Ned Garver 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 3 Bud Black Bud Black (right-handed pitcher) 2 8.0 0 1 10.13 0 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 Billy Hoeft 34 125.0 2 7 4.32 65 Marlin Stuart 30 91.1 3 2 4.93 32 Dizzy Trout 10 27.0 1 5 5.33 20 Ken Johnson 9 11.1 0 0 6.35 10 Dick Marlowe 4 11.0 0 2 7.36 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 Hal White 41 1 8 5 3.69 18 Dick Littlefield 28 0 3 1 4.34 32 Fred Hutchinson 12 2 1 0 3.38 12 Dave Madison 10 1 1 0 7.80 7 Wayne McLeland 4 0 0 0 10.13 0 Awards and accomplishments League top five finishers Art Houtteman: AL leader in losses (20) Virgil Trucks: #2 in AL in losses (19) Ted Gray: #3 in AL in losses (17) Players ranking among top 100 of all time at position The following members of the 1952 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their positions, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: Jerry Priddy: 73rd best second baseman of all time Johnny Pesky: 20th best shortstop of all time (played 69 games for 1952 Tigers) George Kell: 30th best third baseman of all time (played only 39 games for 1952 Tigers) Vic Wertz: 61st best right fielder of all time Harvey Kuenn: 62nd best right fielder of all time (played only 19 games for 1952 Tigers) Hal Newhouser: 36th best pitcher of all time Virgil Trucks: 61st best pitcher of all time Walt Dropo's consecutive hits streak Over a three-game stretch from July 14 to July 15, Walt Dropo had hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances to tie a major league record also held by Johnny Kling (1902).Tigers' Miguel Cabrera makes history again, hits in 9 straight plate appearances https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2021/09/11/tigers-miguel-cabrera-makes-history-again-hits-9-straight-plate-appearances/8288970002/ McCosky Chris The Detroit News 2021-09-11 2021-09-13 en-US Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Buffalo Bisons International League Jack Tighe and Schoolboy Rowe AA Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Willis Hudlin A Williamsport Tigers Eastern League Paul Campbell B Durham Bulls Carolina League Ace Parker B Davenport Tigers Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Marv Olson D Kinston Eagles Coastal Plain League Wayne Blackburn D Jamestown Falcons PONY League Tony Lupien D Wausau Lumberjacks Wisconsin State League Mike Tresh LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jamestown Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Baseball-Reference.com 1952 Detroit Tigers External links Baseball BaseballLibrary.com 1952 Detroit Tigers season summary Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1952 in Detroit