1952 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1952 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Frank Lane Paul Richards WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WCFL(Bob Elson, Dick Bingham) 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 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.Marv Grisson at Baseball-Reference 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.Joe DeMaestri at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CWS Opening Day lineup 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 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.J. W. Porter at Baseball-Reference Roster 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 Batting 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 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 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 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 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 Minor League Baseball 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, MadisonvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1952 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White Category:1952 in Chicago