1952 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1952 American League Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Ellis Ryan Hank Greenberg Al López WXEL(Bob Neal, Red Jones) WERE(Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley) The 1952 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 93–61, just two games behind the New York Yankees. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions June 7, 1952: Herb Score was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Herb Score at Baseball-Reference August 7, 1952: Wally Westlake was purchased by the Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.Wally Westlake at Baseball-Reference Roster 1952 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 18 Bill Abernathie 12 Lou Brissie 29 Bob Chakales 19 Bob Feller 25 Mike Garcia 27 Steve Gromek 20 Mickey Harris 22 Sam Jones 21 Bob Lemon 26 Dick Rozek 29 Ted Wilks 24 Early Wynn 17 George Zuverink Catchers  4 Jim Hegan 15 Birdie Tebbetts 18 Joe Tipton 16 Quincy Trouppe Infielders  1 Bobby Ávila  2 Johnny Berardino  8 Ray Boone 11 Merl Combs  9 Luke Easter  6 Bill Glynn  5 Hank Majeski  7 Al Rosen  5 Snuffy Stirnweiss  2 George Strickland Outfielders 14 Larry Doby 31 Jim Fridley 33 Bob Kennedy 32 Barney McCosky  3 Dale Mitchell  6 Dave Pope 23 Pete Reiser 35 Harry Simpson 31 Wally Westlake Manager 10 Al López Coaches 44 Tony Cuccinello (Third Base) 42 Jake Flowers (First Base) 43 Mel Harder (Pitching) 40 Bill Lobe (Bullpen) 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 Jim Hegan 112 333 75 .225 4 41 1B Luke Easter Luke Easter (baseball) 127 437 115 .263 31 97 2B Bobby Ávila 150 597 179 .300 7 45 SS Ray Boone 103 316 83 .263 7 45 3B Al Rosen 148 567 171 .302 28 105 OF Larry Doby 140 519 143 .276 32 104 OF Harry Simpson 146 545 145 .266 10 65 OF Dale Mitchell Dale Mitchell (baseball) 134 511 165 .323 5 58 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 Jim Fridley 62 175 44 .251 4 16 Merl Combs 52 139 23 .165 1 10 Joe Tipton 43 105 26 .248 6 22 Birdie Tebbetts 42 101 25 .248 1 8 Bill Glynn Bill Glynn (baseball) 44 92 25 .272 2 7 George Strickland George Strickland (baseball) 31 88 19 .216 1 8 Barney McCosky 54 80 17 .213 1 6 Wally Westlake 29 69 16 .232 1 9 Hank Majeski 36 54 16 .296 0 9 Pete Reiser 34 44 6 .136 3 7 Bob Kennedy 22 40 12 .300 0 12 Dave Pope 12 34 10 .294 1 4 Johnny Berardino 35 32 3 .094 0 2 Quincy Trouppe 12 10 1 .100 0 0 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1 0 0 ---- 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 Bob Lemon 42 309.2 22 11 2.50 131 Mike Garcia Mike Garcia (AL pitcher) 46 292.1 22 11 2.37 143 Early Wynn 42 285.2 23 12 2.90 153 Bob Feller 30 191.2 9 13 4.74 81 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 Steve Gromek 29 122.2 7 7 3.67 65 Sam Jones Sam Jones (baseball) 14 36.0 2 3 7.25 28 Bob Chakales 5 12.0 1 2 9.75 7 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 Lou Brissie 42 3 2 2 3.48 28 Mickey Harris 29 3 0 1 4.63 23 Dick Rozek 10 1 0 0 4.97 5 Ted Wilks 7 0 0 1 3.86 6 Bill Abernathie 1 0 0 0 13.50 0 George Zuverink 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Gene Desautels AA Dallas Eagles Texas League L. D. Meyer A Reading Indians Eastern League Kerby Farrell A Wichita Indians Western League Ralph Winegarner B Cedar Rapids Indians Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Jimmy Bloodworth B Spartanburg Peaches Tri-State League Pinky May C Bakersfield Indians California League Gene Lillard C Fort Smith Indians Western Association Harry Griswold D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Red Kress D Green Bay Blue Jays Wisconsin State League Phil SeghiJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1952 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians