1952 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1952 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Gabe Paul Luke Sewell, Rogers Hornsby WCPO-TV(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore) WCPO(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore) The 1952 Cincinnati Reds season was the franchise's 63rd year as a member of the National League and its 71st consecutive year of operation in Major League Baseball. The Reds won 69 games, lost 85, and finished sixth, drawing 604,197 spectators to Crosley Field, next-to-last in the eight-team league. Offseason October 4, 1951: Johnny Pramesa and Bob Usher were traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Smoky Burgess and Bob Borkowski.Smoky Burgess page at Baseball-Reference October 14, 1951: Jim Bolger was traded by the Reds to the Buffalo Bisons for Tom Acker and Moe Savransky.Jim Bolger page at Baseball-Reference December 10, 1951: Smoky Burgess, Howie Fox and Connie Ryan were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler, and Niles Jordan. Prior to 1952 season: Charlie Rabe was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Charlie Rabe page at Baseball-Reference Regular season July 29, 1952: Manager Luke Sewell, in his third full year at the helm, is fired with Cincinnati 39–59 (.398) and in seventh place, 26 games out of the league lead. Coach Earle Brucker Sr. takes control as interim manager and the Reds win three of five decisions under him. August 5, 1952: Baseball Hall of Fame batsman Rogers Hornsby, 56, is named permanent manager. He leads the Reds to a 27–24 (.529) record for the remainder of the year, enabling them to climb to sixth place. Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions May 13, 1952: Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup were traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Eddie Kazak and Wally Westlake.Dick Sisler page at Baseball-Reference May 23, 1952: Kent Peterson and Johnny Wyrostek were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bubba Church.Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference August 7, 1952: Wally Westlake was purchased from the Reds by the Cleveland Indians.Wally Westlake page at Baseball-Reference August 28, 1952: Ewell Blackwell was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Jim Greengrass, Bob Marquis, Ernie Nevel, Johnny Schmitz and $35,000.Jim Greengrass page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1952 Cincinnati Reds roster Roster Pitchers 47 Ewell Blackwell 45 Ed Blake 38 Bud Byerly 40 Bubba Church 45 Phil Haugstad 41 Frank Hiller 25,40 Niles Jordan 39 Joe Nuxhall 35 Harry Perkowski 38 Bud Podbielan 36 Ken Raffensberger 45 Johnny Schmitz 32 Frank Smith 31 Herm Wehmeier Catchers  6 Dixie Howell 10 Hobie Landrith  9 Joe Rossi  7 Andy Seminick Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 15 Grady Hatton 10 Eddie Kazak 18 Ted Kluszewski 11 Roy McMillan 13 Eddie Pellagrini 10 Virgil Stallcup 16 Johnny Temple Outfielders 28 Cal Abrams 26 Joe Adcock 24 Bob Borkowski 25 Hank Edwards 23 Jim Greengrass 22 Willard Marshall 28 Wally Post 23 Dick Sisler 23 Wally Westlake 22 Johnny Wyrostek Manager 50 Rogers Hornsby 50 Luke Sewell Coaches 51 Earle Brucker 52 Ben Chapman 53 Phil Page 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 Andy Seminick 108 336 86 .256 14 50 1B Ted Kluszewski 135 497 159 .320 16 86 2B Grady Hatton 128 433 92 .212 9 57 SS Roy McMillan 154 540 132 .244 7 57 3B Bobby Adams 154 637 180 .283 6 48 OF Willard Marshall 107 397 106 .267 8 46 OF Bob Borkowski 126 377 95 .252 4 24 OF Joe Adcock 117 378 105 .278 13 52 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 Hank Edwards 74 184 52 .283 6 28 Wally Westlake 49 183 37 .202 3 14 Cal Abrams 71 158 44 .278 2 13 Joe Rossi Joe Rossi (baseball) 55 145 32 .221 1 6 Johnny Wyrostek 30 106 25 .236 1 10 Eddie Pellagrini 46 100 17 .170 1 3 Johnny Temple 30 97 19 .196 1 5 Jim Greengrass 18 68 21 .309 5 24 Wally Post 19 58 9 .155 2 7 Hobie Landrith 15 50 13 .260 0 4 Dixie Howell 17 37 7 .189 2 4 Dick Sisler 11 27 5 .185 0 4 Eddie Kazak 13 15 1 .067 0 0 Virgil Stallcup 2 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 Ken Raffensberger 38 247.0 17 13 2.81 93 Harry Perkowski 33 194.0 12 10 3.80 86 Herm Wehmeier 33 190.1 9 11 5.15 83 Bubba Church 29 153.1 5 9 4.34 47 Ewell Blackwell 23 102.0 3 12 5.38 48 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 Frank Hiller 28 124.0 5 8 4.63 50 Bud Podbielan 24 86.2 4 5 2.80 22 Niles Jordan 3 6.1 0 1 9.95 2 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 Frank Smith 53 12 11 7 3.75 77 Joe Nuxhall 37 1 4 1 3.22 52 Bud Byerly 12 0 1 1 5.11 14 Phil Haugstad 9 0 0 0 6.75 2 Johnny Schmitz 3 1 0 0 0.00 3 Ed Blake 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Joe Schultz A Columbia Reds Sally League Ernie White B Burlington Flints Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Len Schulte B Salisbury Reds Interstate League Mike Blazo and Dick Porter C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Dee Moore D Dublin Green Sox Georgia State League Cyril Pfeifer, George Hearn and Jack Bearden D Mattoon Indians Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Walt Dunkovich, Charlie Popovich and Bob Carson D Lawton Reds Sooner State League Tuck McWilliamsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1952 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds Category:Long stubs with short prose